which running back has the average rushing yards in a season in nfl history

Which running back has the average rushing yards in a season in NFL history?

NAMEYPCSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSATTRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Gene Alford
G. Alford
3.8
1932
POR POR
10
50
13
5.0
0
15
2
7.5
1.5
0
2Marger Apsit
M. Apsit
1.5
1932
GB GB
2
6
4
3.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
3Cliff Battles
C. Battles
3.9
1932
BOS BOS
8
576
148
72.0
3
60
4
15.0
7.5
1
4Johnny (Blood) McNally
J. (Blood) McNally
3.5
1932
GB GB
13
130
37
10.0
0
168
14
12.0
12.9
3
5Hank Bruder
H. Bruder
2.8
1932
GB GB
14
209
75
14.9
2
143
8
17.9
10.2
2
6Dale Burnett
D. Burnett
2.7
1932
NYG NYG
12
75
28
6.3
0
125
11
11.4
10.4
1
7Chris Cagle
C. Cagle
2.8
1932
NYG NYG
10
205
73
20.5
1
135
8
16.9
13.5
2
8Bob Campiglio
B. Campiglio
4.8
1932
SI SI
11
504
104
45.8
2
59
3
19.7
5.4
1
9John Cavosie
J. Cavosie
3.0
1932
POR POR
11
184
62
16.7
2
0
0
0.0
0
10Stu Clancy
S. Clancy
3.4
1932
TOT
12
181
54
15.1
0
58
4
14.5
4.8
1
11Algy Clark
A. Clark
1932
BOS BOS
9
0
0
0.0
0
25
1
25.0
2.8
0
12Dutch Clark
D. Clark
3.4
1932
POR POR
11
461
137
41.9
3
107
10
10.7
9.7
3
13George Corbett
G. Corbett
3.4
1932
CHB CHB
12
178
52
14.8
0
164
7
23.4
13.7
1
14John Doehring
J. Doehring
0.8
1932
CHB CHB
7
28
36
4.0
1
0
0
0.0
0
15Wuert Engelmann
W. Engelmann
5.3
1932
GB GB
12
184
35
15.3
0
33
1
33.0
2.8
0
16Tiny Feather
T. Feather
1.7
1932
NYG NYG
9
47
28
5.2
0
15
2
7.5
1.7
0
17Bernie Finn
B. Finn
3.0
1932
TOT
3
9
3
3.0
0
37
3
12.3
12.3
0
18Paul Fitzgibbon
P. Fitzgibbon
-0.5
1932
GB GB
4
-1
2
-0.3
0
25
1
25.0
6.3
0
19Dick Frahm
D. Frahm
8.0
1932
SI SI
9
8
1
0.9
0
10
2
5.0
1.1
0
20Paul Franklin
P. Franklin
0.5
1932
CHB CHB
8
14
26
1.8
0
0
0
0.0
0
21Benny Friedman
B. Friedman
2.8
1932
BKN
11
250
88
22.7
0
67
5
13.4
6.1
0
22Red Grange
R. Grange
2.4
1932
CHB CHB
12
136
57
11.3
3
168
11
15.3
14.0
4
23Jack Grossman
J. Grossman
2.5
1932
BKN
12
323
129
26.9
2
129
8
16.1
10.8
3
24Roger Grove
R. Grove
1.8
1932
GB GB
11
21
12
1.9
0
149
9
16.6
13.5
3
25Ace Gutowsky
A. Gutowsky
3.9
1932
POR POR
8
247
63
30.9
3
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

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