running backs with the most rushing yards and only 1 catch in a season

Ace Gutowsky has rushed for the most yards by a running back in a season when he has 1 or fewer catch, with 827 yards in 1936.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	REC	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Ace Gutowsky A. Gutowsky	827	1	1936	DET	12	191	4.3	68.9	6	30		30.0	2.5	0
2	Andra Franklin A. Franklin	746	0	1983	MIA	15	224	3.3	49.7	8	0			0.0	0
3	Bill Paschal B. Paschal	737	0	1944	NYG	10	196	3.8	73.7	9	0			0.0	0
4	Chris Ivory C. Ivory	716	1	2010	NO	12	137	5.2	59.7	5	17	1	17.0	1.4	0
5	Joe Geri J. Geri	705	1	1950	PIT	12	188	3.8	58.8	2	33		33.0	2.8	1
6	Bill Dudley B. Dudley	696	1	1942	PIT	11	162	4.3	63.3	5	24		24.0	2.2	0
7	Johnny Clement J. Clement	670	1	1947	PIT	10	129	5.2	67.0	4	6		6.0	0.6	0
8	Dutch Clark D. Clark	628	1	1936	DET	12	123	5.1	52.3	7	5		5.0	0.4	0
9	George Grosvenor G. Grosvenor	612	1	1936	TOT	10	170	3.6	61.2	4	6		6.0	0.6	0
10	Lewis Tillman L. Tillman	585	1	1993	NYG	16	121	4.8	36.6	3	21		21.0	1.3	0
11	Jack Hinkle J. Hinkle	571	1	1943	P-P	10	116	4.9	57.1	3	3		3.0	0.3	0
12	Frankie Sinkwich F. Sinkwich	563	0	1944	DET	10	150	3.8	56.3	6	0			0.0	0
13	Joe Maniaci J. Maniaci	544	0	1939	CHB	9	77	7.1	60.4	4	0			0.0	0
14	Joe Geri J. Geri	543	0	1949	PIT	12	133	4.1	45.3	5	0			0.0	0
15	Shonn Greene S. Greene	540	0	2009	NYJ	14	108	5.0	38.6	2	0	5		0.0	0
16	Bronko Nagurski B. Nagurski	533	1	1933	CHB	13	128	4.2	41.0	1	23		23.0	1.8	0
17	Bronko Nagurski B. Nagurski	529	1	1936	CHB	11	122	4.3	48.1	3	12		12.0	1.1	0
18	Ace Gutowsky A. Gutowsky	517	0	1934	DET	13	146	3.5	39.8	5	0			0.0	0
19	Bobby Wilson B. Wilson	505	1	1936	BKN	12	104	4.9	42.1	3	12		12.0	1.0	1
20	Gary Famiglietti G. Famiglietti	503	1	1942	CHB	10	118	4.3	50.3	8	12		12.0	1.2	0
21	Fred McAfee F. McAfee	494	1	1991	NO	9	109	4.5	54.9	2	8		8.0	0.9	0
22	Clarke Hinkle C. Hinkle	476	0	1936	GB	12	100	4.8	39.7	5	0			0.0	0
23	Tuffy Leemans T. Leemans	474	0	1940	NYG	10	132	3.6	47.4	1	0			0.0	0
24	Tony Canadeo T. Canadeo	464	0	1947	GB	12	103	4.5	38.7	2	0			0.0	0
25	George Grosvenor G. Grosvenor	461	0	1937	CHC	11	143	3.2	41.9	2	0			0.0	0

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