washington players most rushing yards in a season 1932 to 2000

From 1932 through 2000, Stephen Davis had the most rushing yards for the Washington Redskins in a season, with 1,405 yards in 1999.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Stephen Davis S. Davis	1,405	1999	WAS	14	290	4.8	100.4	17	111	23	28	4.8	7.9	0
2	Terry Allen T. Allen	1,353	1996	WAS	16	347	3.9	84.6	21	194	32		6.1	12.1	0
3	John Riggins J. Riggins	1,347	1983	WAS	15	375	3.6	89.8	24	29	5		5.8	1.9	0
4	Stephen Davis S. Davis	1,318	2000	WAS	15	332	4.0	87.9	11	313	33	49	9.5	20.9	0
5	Terry Allen T. Allen	1,309	1995	WAS	16	338	3.9	81.8	10	232	31		7.5	14.5	1
6	John Riggins J. Riggins	1,239	1984	WAS	14	327	3.8	88.5	14	43	7		6.1	3.1	0
7	Earnest Byner E. Byner	1,219	1990	WAS	16	297	4.1	76.2	6	279	31		9.0	17.4	1
8	Larry Brown L. Brown	1,216	1972	WAS	12	285	4.3	101.3	8	473	32		14.8	39.4	4
9	George Rogers G. Rogers	1,203	1986	WAS	15	303	4.0	80.2	18	24	3		8.0	1.6	0
10	John Riggins J. Riggins	1,153	1979	WAS	16	260	4.4	72.1	9	163	28		5.8	10.2	3
11	Larry Brown L. Brown	1,125	1970	WAS	13	237	4.7	86.5	5	341	37		9.2	26.2	2
12	Mike Thomas M. Thomas	1,101	1976	WAS	13	254	4.3	84.7	5	290	28		10.4	22.3	4
13	George Rogers G. Rogers	1,093	1985	WAS	15	231	4.7	72.9	7	29	4		7.3	1.9	0
14	Reggie Brooks R. Brooks	1,063	1993	WAS	16	223	4.8	66.4	3	186	21		8.9	11.6	0
15	Earnest Byner E. Byner	1,048	1991	WAS	16	274	3.8	65.5	5	308	34		9.1	19.3	0
16	John Riggins J. Riggins	1,014	1978	WAS	15	248	4.1	67.6	5	299	31		9.6	19.9	0
17	Earnest Byner E. Byner	998	1992	WAS	16	262	3.8	62.4	6	338	39		8.7	21.1	1
18	Rob Goode R. Goode	951	1951	WAS	12	208	4.6	79.3	9	45	3		15.0	3.8	0
19	Larry Brown L. Brown	948	1971	WAS	13	253	3.7	72.9	4	176	16		11.0	13.5	2
20	Mike Thomas M. Thomas	919	1975	WAS	14	235	3.9	65.6	4	483	40		12.1	34.5	3
21	Joe Washington J. Washington	916	1981	WAS	14	210	4.4	65.4	4	558	70		8.0	39.9	3
22	Larry Brown L. Brown	888	1969	WAS	14	202	4.4	63.4	4	302	34		8.9	21.6	0
23	Cliff Battles C. Battles	874	1937	WAS	10	216	4.0	87.4	5	81	9		9.0	8.1	1
24	Larry Brown L. Brown	860	1973	WAS	14	273	3.2	61.4	8	482	40		12.1	34.4	6
25	Gerald Riggs G. Riggs	834	1989	WAS	12	201	4.1	69.5	4	67	7		9.6	5.6	0

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PASS

459

Daniels

RUSH

239

Croskey-Merritt

REC

203

McLaurin

Team Rankings

PPG

23.0

17th

OPP PPG

29.8

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RUSH YDS/G

139.6

6th

PASS YDS/G

197.0

25th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/19	WAS	@	SF	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	PHI	@	WAS	8:20 PM
Sun 11/8	LAR	@	WAS	1:00 PM
Thu 11/12	WAS	@	NYG	8:15 PM
Mon 11/23	CIN	@	WAS	8:15 PM

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3 - 1 - 1

Final

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1 - 3 - 1

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,572

Stafford

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

532

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

424.4

412.0

405.8

396.2

394.2

393.8

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

158.0

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

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Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

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Watson

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Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

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Likely

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Kittle

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Fantasy K Rankings

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Shrader

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Rams	2	3	0	.400
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	4	1	0	.800
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000