top 10 nfl rb carries in a single season

Running backs had their most rush attempts in a season in 1978, with 14,864 carries.

POSITION ATT SEASON GP RUSH YDS YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1
Running Back
14,864
1978
2,360
58,958
4.0
25.0
409
20,903
2,459
8.5
8.9
70
2
Running Back
14,051
1979
2,390
56,092
4.0
23.5
431
24,549
2,834
8.7
10.3
105
3
Running Back
13,508
1977
2,012
51,977
3.8
25.8
296
17,826
2,027
8.8
8.9
77
4
Running Back
13,366
1981
2,275
53,741
4.0
23.6
392
27,193
3,102
8.8
12.0
121
5
Running Back
13,325
1976
1,931
53,837
4.0
27.9
346
19,226
2,235
8.6
10.0
68
6
Running Back
13,145
1980
2,336
52,008
4.0
22.3
371
27,220
3,161
8.6
11.7
113
7
Running Back
12,949
1983
2,170
52,970
4.1
24.4
389
23,956
2,640
9.1
11.0
111
8
Running Back
12,759
2003
2,198
53,351
4.2
24.3
364
20,083
2,640
3,643
7.6
9.1
78
9
Running Back
12,747
2004
2,064
53,334
4.2
25.8
375
18,876
2,442
3,370
7.7
9.1
77
10
Running Back
12,737
2005
2,120
51,826
4.1
24.4
379
17,286
2,302
3,181
7.5
8.2
68
11
Running Back
12,733
2006
2,060
53,374
4.2
25.9
374
19,432
2,524
3,445
7.7
9.4
58
12
Running Back
12,546
2008
2,055
53,256
4.2
25.9
418
18,929
2,420
3,343
7.8
9.2
88
13
Running Back
12,535
1984
2,234
50,837
4.1
22.8
357
20,870
2,501
8.3
9.3
89
14
Running Back
12,449
2007
2,067
51,829
4.2
25.1
342
18,653
2,495
3,441
7.5
9.0
54
15
Running Back
12,425
2009
2,031
53,245
4.3
26.2
376
19,362
2,445
3,373
7.9
9.5
84
16
Running Back
12,338
1985
1,949
51,188
4.1
26.3
391
23,273
2,556
9.1
11.9
100
17
Running Back
12,254
1975
1,871
48,380
3.9
25.9
371
17,967
2,121
8.5
9.6
96
18
Running Back
12,208
1986
2,077
47,983
3.9
23.1
354
25,479
2,869
8.9
12.3
101
19
Running Back
12,156
2010
1,996
50,769
4.2
25.4
344
19,852
2,492
3,407
8.0
9.9
72
20
Running Back
12,104
2002
2,177
50,285
4.2
23.1
379
22,002
2,837
3,898
7.8
10.1
97
21
Running Back
12,077
2011
2,018
52,031
4.3
25.8
324
19,893
2,458
3,407
8.1
9.9
78
22
Running Back
12,050
2012
2,145
51,000
4.2
23.8
332
18,686
2,348
3,241
8.0
8.7
65
23
Running Back
12,041
1988
2,072
48,006
4.0
23.2
353
22,704
2,500
9.1
11.0
94
24
Running Back
12,038
1997
2,142
48,127
4.0
22.5
329
19,725
2,415
8.2
9.2
78
25
Running Back
11,997
1996
2,050
46,784
3.9
22.8
312
20,114
2,530
8.0
9.8
82
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