what are the fewest rushing yards per game in a season

Paul Governali has the fewest rushing yards per game in his rookie season in 1946, with -16.9 per game.

Showing:

Regular season

	NAME	RUSH YDS/G	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Paul Governali P. Governali	-16.9	1946	BOS	11	-186	33	-5.6	2	0	0			0.0	0
2	Davey O'Brien D. O'Brien	-16.4	1940	PHI	11	-180	100	-1.8	1	0	0			0.0	0
3	Brock Berlin B. Berlin	-16.0	2007	STL	1	-16	3	-5.3	0	0	0	0		0.0	0
4	Sid Luckman S. Luckman	-13.7	1944	CHB	7	-96	20	-4.8	1	0	0			0.0	0
5	Adrian Killins A. Killins	-12.0	2020	PHI	1	-12	1	-12.0	0	2	1	1	2.0	2.0	0
6	Sid Luckman S. Luckman	-11.8	1945	CHB	10	-118	36	-3.3	0	0	0			0.0	0
7	Tommy Thompson T. Thompson	-11.6	1946	PHI	10	-116	34	-3.4	0	0	0			0.0	0
8	Marion Pugh M. Pugh	-10.4	1945	NYG	5	-52	24	-2.2	0	0	0			0.0	0
9	Ray Burnett R. Burnett	-10.0	1938	CHC	1	-10	1	-10.0	0	0	0			0.0	0
10	Tom O'Malley T. O'Malley	-9.0	1950	GB	1	-9	1	-9.0	0	0	0			0.0	0
11	Sammy Baugh S. Baugh	-8.9	1945	WAS	8	-71	19	-3.7	0	0	0			0.0	0
12	Foster Watkins F. Watkins	-8.4	1940	PHI	9	-76	14	-5.4	0	0	0			0.0	0
13	Roy Zimmerman R. Zimmerman	-8.4	1944	PHI	10	-84	26	-3.2	2	0	0			0.0	0
14	Bev Wallace B. Wallace	-8.0	1951	NYY	1	-8	1	-8.0	0	0	0			0.0	0
15	John Popovich J. Popovich	-8.0	1945	PIT	1	-8	4	-2.0	0	0	0			0.0	0
16	Ed Stofko E. Stofko	-8.0	1945	PIT	2	-16	13	-1.2	0	0	0			0.0	0
17	Lloyd Winston L. Winston	-7.5	1962	SF	2	-15	1	-15.0	0	2	1		2.0	1.0	0
18	Kelly Moan K. Moan	-7.5	1939	CLE	2	-15	2	-7.5	0	0	0			0.0	0
19	George Cafego G. Cafego	-7.3	1945	BOS	7	-51	19	-2.7	0	20	2		10.0	2.9	0
20	Don Strock D. Strock	-7.0	1974	MIA	1	-7	1	-7.0	0	0	0			0.0	0
21	Don Horn D. Horn	-7.0	1968	GB	1	-7	3	-2.3	0	0	0			0.0	0
22	John McCarthy J. McCarthy	-7.0	1944	C-P	7	-49	6	-8.2	0	0	0			0.0	0
23	Sammy Baugh S. Baugh	-6.9	1946	WAS	11	-76	18	-4.2	1	0	0			0.0	0
24	Sid Luckman S. Luckman	-6.9	1946	CHB	11	-76	25	-3.0	0	0	0			0.0	0
25	Clint Longley C. Longley	-6.5	1974	DAL	2	-13	4	-3.3	0	0	0			0.0	0

Unlock 2x data

StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards per game going back to the 1932 season.

More NFL News

A late flag, a wiped out interception and Pat Bryant's blunt admission after Broncos-Rams thriller

Sep 29, 2026

Jalen Hurts wants the Eagles to learn from their mistakes in a loss to the Bears

Sep 29, 2026

Turnovers, penalties and poor decisions costly in Eagles' 27-7 loss to Bears

Sep 29, 2026

Case Keenum drives Chicago to 3 touchdowns as the Bears beat the Eagles 27-7

Sep 29, 2026

Kellen Moore wants the Saints to turn their focus forward after an emotional collapse

Sep 29, 2026

Bengals lament mistakes in all 3 phases that kept them from going 3-0

Sep 29, 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

939

Young

917

Shough

872

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.0

Anderson

4.0

Graham

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.3

Johnson

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

Shrader

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

2-0-1

2-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000