Lionel Vital has the most rushing yards per game for the Washington Redskins in a season, with 115.3 per game in his rookie season in 1987.
| NAME | RUSH YDS/G | SEASON | TM | GP | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | L. Vital | 115.3 | 1987 | 3 | 346 | 80 | 4.3 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 13.0 | 4.3 | 0 | ||
| 2 | | L. Brown | 101.3 | 1972 | 12 | 1,216 | 285 | 4.3 | 8 | 473 | 32 | 14.8 | 39.4 | 4 | ||
| 3 | | A. Morris | 100.8 | 2012 | 16 | 1,613 | 335 | 4.8 | 13 | 77 | 11 | 16 | 7.0 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| 4 | | S. Davis | 100.4 | 1999 | 14 | 1,405 | 290 | 4.8 | 17 | 111 | 23 | 28 | 4.8 | 7.9 | 0 | |
| 5 | | C. Portis | 94.8 | 2005 | 16 | 1,516 | 352 | 4.3 | 11 | 216 | 30 | 41 | 7.2 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| 6 | | C. Portis | 92.9 | 2008 | 16 | 1,487 | 342 | 4.3 | 9 | 218 | 28 | 36 | 7.8 | 13.6 | 0 | |
| 7 | | J. Riggins | 89.8 | 1983 | 15 | 1,347 | 375 | 3.6 | 24 | 29 | 5 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 0 | ||
| 8 | | S. Davis | 89.5 | 2001 | 16 | 1,432 | 356 | 4.0 | 5 | 205 | 28 | 37 | 7.3 | 12.8 | 0 | |
| 9 | | J. Riggins | 88.5 | 1984 | 14 | 1,239 | 327 | 3.8 | 14 | 43 | 7 | 6.1 | 3.1 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | S. Davis | 87.9 | 2000 | 15 | 1,318 | 332 | 4.0 | 11 | 313 | 33 | 49 | 9.5 | 20.9 | 0 | |
| 11 | | C. Portis | 87.7 | 2004 | 15 | 1,315 | 343 | 3.8 | 5 | 235 | 40 | 57 | 5.9 | 15.7 | 2 | |
| 12 | | C. Battles | 87.4 | 1937 | 10 | 874 | 216 | 4.0 | 5 | 81 | 9 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 1 | ||
| 13 | | L. Brown | 86.5 | 1970 | 13 | 1,125 | 237 | 4.7 | 5 | 341 | 37 | 9.2 | 26.2 | 2 | ||
| 14 | | M. Thomas | 84.7 | 1976 | 13 | 1,101 | 254 | 4.3 | 5 | 290 | 28 | 10.4 | 22.3 | 4 | ||
| 15 | | T. Allen | 84.6 | 1996 | 16 | 1,353 | 347 | 3.9 | 21 | 194 | 32 | 6.1 | 12.1 | 0 | ||
| 16 | | T. Allen | 81.8 | 1995 | 16 | 1,309 | 338 | 3.9 | 10 | 232 | 31 | 7.5 | 14.5 | 1 | ||
| 17 | | G. Rogers | 80.2 | 1986 | 15 | 1,203 | 303 | 4.0 | 18 | 24 | 3 | 8.0 | 1.6 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | F. Akins | 79.7 | 1945 | 10 | 797 | 147 | 5.4 | 6 | 57 | 8 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 0 | ||
| 19 | | A. Morris | 79.7 | 2013 | 16 | 1,275 | 276 | 4.6 | 7 | 78 | 9 | 12 | 8.7 | 4.9 | 0 | |
| 20 | | R. Goode | 79.3 | 1951 | 12 | 951 | 208 | 4.6 | 9 | 45 | 3 | 15.0 | 3.8 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | C. Portis | 78.9 | 2007 | 16 | 1,262 | 325 | 3.9 | 11 | 389 | 47 | 58 | 8.3 | 24.3 | 0 | |
| 22 | | H. Mul-Key | 77.5 | 1972 | 2 | 155 | 33 | 4.7 | 1 | 66 | 4 | 16.5 | 33.0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | E. Byner | 76.2 | 1990 | 16 | 1,219 | 297 | 4.1 | 6 | 279 | 31 | 9.0 | 17.4 | 1 | ||
| 24 | | R. Torain | 74.2 | 2010 | 10 | 742 | 164 | 4.5 | 4 | 125 | 18 | 27 | 6.9 | 12.5 | 2 | |
| 25 | | L. Brown | 72.9 | 1971 | 13 | 948 | 253 | 3.7 | 4 | 176 | 16 | 11.0 | 13.5 | 2 | ||
WASStatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards per game going back to the 1932 season.
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 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
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 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
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 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
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 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
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 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
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 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
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 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |