Since 1960, Keith Lincoln has the most rushing yards per attempt by a running back in a season, with 6.5 per attempt in 1963.
| NAME | YPC | SEASON | TM | GP | RUSH YDS | ATT | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | K. Lincoln | 6.5 | 1963 | 14 | 826 | 128 | 59.0 | 5 | 325 | 24 | 13.5 | 23.2 | 3 | ||
| 2 | | M. Morris | 6.4 | 1973 | 13 | 954 | 149 | 73.4 | 10 | 51 | 4 | 12.8 | 3.9 | 0 | ||
| 3 |  | J. Brown | 6.4 | 1963 | 14 | 1,863 | 291 | 133.1 | 12 | 268 | 24 | 11.2 | 19.1 | 3 | ||
| 4 | | J. Charles | 6.4 | 2010 | 16 | 1,467 | 230 | 91.7 | 5 | 468 | 45 | 64 | 10.4 | 29.3 | 3 | |
| 5 |  | R. Penny | 6.3 | 2021 | 10 | 749 | 119 | 74.9 | 6 | 48 | 6 | 8 | 8.0 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| 6 | | P. Lowe | 6.3 | 1960 | 14 | 855 | 136 | 61.1 | 8 | 377 | 23 | 16.4 | 26.9 | 2 | ||
| 7 | | D. Bass | 6.2 | 1961 | 14 | 608 | 98 | 43.4 | 4 | 145 | 16 | 9.1 | 10.4 | 0 | ||
| 8 | | G. Sayers | 6.2 | 1968 | 9 | 856 | 138 | 95.1 | 2 | 117 | 15 | 7.8 | 13.0 | 0 | ||
| 9 |  | B. Sanders | 6.1 | 1997 | 16 | 2,053 | 335 | 128.3 | 11 | 305 | 33 | 9.2 | 19.1 | 3 | ||
| 10 |  | A. Kamara | 6.1 | 2017 | 16 | 728 | 120 | 45.5 | 8 | 826 | 81 | 100 | 10.2 | 51.6 | 5 | |
| 11 |  | O.J. Simpson | 6.0 | 1973 | 14 | 2,003 | 332 | 143.1 | 12 | 70 | 6 | 11.7 | 5.0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | H. Gajan | 6.0 | 1984 | 14 | 615 | 102 | 43.9 | 5 | 288 | 35 | 8.2 | 20.6 | 2 | ||
| 13 | | T. McKnight | 6.0 | 1978 | 16 | 627 | 104 | 39.2 | 6 | 83 | 14 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 1 | ||
| 14 |  | A. Peterson | 6.0 | 2012 | 16 | 2,097 | 348 | 131.1 | 12 | 217 | 40 | 51 | 5.4 | 13.6 | 1 | |
| 15 | | C.J. Spiller | 6.0 | 2012 | 16 | 1,244 | 207 | 77.8 | 6 | 459 | 43 | 57 | 10.7 | 28.7 | 2 | |
| 16 |  | J.K. Dobbins | 6.0 | 2020 | 15 | 805 | 134 | 53.7 | 9 | 120 | 18 | 24 | 6.7 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| 17 |  | J. Cook III | 6.0 | 2026 | 3 | 346 | 58 | 115.3 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| 18 | | J. Norwood | 6.0 | 2007 | 15 | 613 | 103 | 40.9 | 1 | 277 | 28 | 39 | 9.9 | 18.5 | 0 | |
| 19 |  | K. Monangai | 5.9 | 2026 | 3 | 178 | 30 | 59.3 | 1 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 8.8 | 11.7 | 0 | |
| 20 |  | D. Henry | 5.9 | 2024 | 17 | 1,921 | 325 | 113.0 | 16 | 193 | 19 | 22 | 10.2 | 11.4 | 2 | |
| 21 | | F. Jones | 5.9 | 2009 | 14 | 685 | 116 | 48.9 | 3 | 119 | 19 | 22 | 6.3 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| 22 | | J. Charles | 5.9 | 2009 | 15 | 1,120 | 190 | 74.7 | 7 | 297 | 40 | 56 | 7.4 | 19.8 | 1 | |
| 23 | | J. David Crow | 5.9 | 1960 | 12 | 1,071 | 183 | 89.3 | 6 | 462 | 25 | 18.5 | 38.5 | 3 | ||
| 24 | | J. Brown | 5.8 | 1960 | 12 | 1,257 | 215 | 104.8 | 9 | 204 | 19 | 10.7 | 17.0 | 2 | ||
| 25 | | N. Kaufman | 5.8 | 1996 | 16 | 874 | 150 | 54.6 | 1 | 143 | 22 | 6.5 | 8.9 | 1 | ||
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
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2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
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Cardinals| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
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