what running backs had the most rushing yards in the 1970s

Between the 1970 and 1979 seasons, O.J. Simpson rushed for the most yards by a running back, with 10,539 yards.

NAME RUSH YDS GP ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
10,539
122
2,223
4.7
86.4
59
1,799
173
10.4
14.7
11
2 Franco Harris
F. Harris
8,563
111
2,012
4.3
77.1
72
1,311
174
7.5
11.8
4
3 Larry Csonka
L. Csonka
6,975
124
1,622
4.3
56.3
56
519
74
7.0
4.2
2
4 Walter Payton
W. Payton
6,926
73
1,548
4.5
94.9
59
1,424
156
9.1
19.5
4
5 John Riggins
J. Riggins
6,822
111
1,666
4.1
61.5
42
1,891
216
8.8
17.0
12
6 Lydell Mitchell
L. Mitchell
6,518
109
1,668
3.9
59.8
30
3,182
374
8.5
29.2
17
7 Lawrence McCutcheon
L. McCutcheon
6,186
89
1,435
4.3
69.5
23
1,683
184
9.1
18.9
12
8 Chuck Foreman
C. Foreman
5,887
93
1,533
3.8
63.3
52
3,057
336
9.1
32.9
23
9 Greg Pruitt
G. Pruitt
5,255
87
1,087
4.8
60.4
25
1,942
208
9.3
22.3
8
10 John Brockington
J. Brockington
5,185
95
1,347
3.8
54.6
30
1,297
157
8.3
13.7
4
11 Sam Cunningham
S. Cunningham
5,163
90
1,290
4.0
57.4
39
1,813
198
9.2
20.1
6
12 Calvin Hill
C. Hill
5,107
114
1,243
4.1
44.8
34
2,096
207
10.1
18.4
15
13 Larry Brown
L. Brown
4,987
88
1,328
3.8
56.7
31
2,183
204
10.7
24.8
20
14 Delvin Williams
D. Williams
4,927
84
1,125
4.4
58.7
31
1,208
121
10.0
14.4
6
15 Mark van Eeghen
M. van Eeghen
4,919
88
1,214
4.1
55.9
28
1,148
126
9.1
13.0
3
16 Floyd Little
F. Little
4,629
84
1,207
3.8
55.1
33
1,858
170
10.9
22.1
7
17 MacArthur Lane
M. Lane
4,489
110
1,158
3.9
40.8
29
2,725
278
9.8
24.8
7
18 Ed Podolak
E. Podolak
4,451
100
1,157
3.8
44.5
34
2,456
288
8.5
24.6
6
19 Marv Hubbard
M. Hubbard
4,425
89
930
4.8
49.7
23
598
83
7.2
6.7
1
20 Jim Otis
J. Otis
4,350
116
1,160
3.8
37.5
19
549
90
6.1
4.7
3
21 Robert Newhouse
R. Newhouse
4,187
111
1,005
4.2
37.7
24
860
111
7.7
7.7
5
22 Dave Hampton
D. Hampton
4,171
79
1,068
3.9
52.8
21
940
104
9.0
11.9
4
23 Mercury Morris
M. Morris
4,023
85
781
5.2
47.3
30
478
48
10.0
5.6
1
24 Otis Armstrong
O. Armstrong
3,983
87
917
4.3
45.8
21
1,279
124
10.3
14.7
7
25 Altie Taylor
A. Taylor
3,949
81
1,047
3.8
48.8
24
1,437
160
9.0
17.7
6
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