Between August 28, 1972 and October 8, 1972, Larry Brown had the most rushing yards by a running back, with 445 yards.
| NAME | RUSH YDS | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | L. Brown | 445 | 4 | 87 | 5.1 | 111.3 | 2 | 103 | 12 | 8.6 | 25.8 | 0 | |
| 2 | | D. Hampton | 392 | 4 | 68 | 5.8 | 98.0 | 3 | 69 | 4 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 0 | |
| 3 | | M. Garrett | 388 | 4 | 96 | 4.0 | 97.0 | 3 | 55 | 7 | 7.9 | 13.8 | 0 | |
| 4 | | L. Csonka | 365 | 4 | 66 | 5.5 | 91.3 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 8.5 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| 5 | | C. Hill | 351 | 4 | 78 | 4.5 | 87.8 | 2 | 66 | 11 | 6.0 | 16.5 | 0 | |
| 6 | | J. Riggins | 329 | 4 | 69 | 4.8 | 82.3 | 1 | 99 | 4 | 24.8 | 24.8 | 1 | |
| 7 | | A. Malone | 327 | 4 | 64 | 5.1 | 81.8 | 2 | 175 | 11 | 15.9 | 43.8 | 2 | |
| 8 | | S. Owens | 321 | 4 | 77 | 4.2 | 80.3 | 3 | 34 | 5 | 6.8 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| 9 | | J. Brockington | 306 | 4 | 87 | 3.5 | 76.5 | 3 | 89 | 5 | 17.8 | 22.3 | 0 | |
| 10 | | B. Thomas | 301 | 4 | 38 | 7.9 | 75.3 | 2 | 57 | 6 | 9.5 | 14.3 | 0 | |
| 11 | | J. Harrison | 290 | 4 | 67 | 4.3 | 72.5 | 2 | 27 | 3 | 9.0 | 6.8 | 0 | |
| 12 |  | O.J. Simpson | 288 | 4 | 77 | 3.7 | 72.0 | 1 | 51 | 6 | 8.5 | 12.8 | 0 | |
| 13 | | R. Johnson | 263 | 4 | 74 | 3.6 | 65.8 | 2 | 111 | 13 | 8.5 | 27.8 | 3 | |
| 14 | | E. Johnson | 262 | 4 | 66 | 4.0 | 65.5 | 2 | 141 | 6 | 23.5 | 35.3 | 0 | |
| 15 | | F. Little | 255 | 4 | 68 | 3.8 | 63.8 | 2 | 46 | 3 | 15.3 | 11.5 | 1 | |
| 16 | | M. Hubbard | 241 | 3 | 55 | 4.4 | 80.3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0 | |
| 17 | | C. Evans | 214 | 4 | 51 | 4.2 | 53.5 | 2 | 93 | 13 | 7.2 | 23.3 | 1 | |
| 18 | | W. Garrison | 206 | 4 | 50 | 4.1 | 51.5 | 2 | 86 | 11 | 7.8 | 21.5 | 0 | |
| 19 | | L. Kelly | 204 | 4 | 62 | 3.3 | 51.0 | 1 | 77 | 6 | 12.8 | 19.3 | 0 | |
| 20 | | D. Nottingham | 198 | 4 | 51 | 3.9 | 49.5 | 2 | 97 | 11 | 8.8 | 24.3 | 0 | |
| 21 | | M. Morris | 195 | 4 | 40 | 4.9 | 48.8 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 10.0 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| 22 | | P. Pearson | 195 | 4 | 49 | 4.0 | 48.8 | 0 | 63 | 9 | 7.0 | 15.8 | 0 | |
| 23 | | E. Podolak | 185 | 3 | 42 | 4.4 | 61.7 | 0 | 97 | 15 | 6.5 | 32.3 | 0 | |
| 24 | | J. Ashton | 181 | 4 | 42 | 4.3 | 45.3 | 3 | 46 | 3 | 15.3 | 11.5 | 1 | |
| 25 | | A. Taylor | 173 | 4 | 41 | 4.2 | 43.3 | 1 | 69 | 9 | 7.7 | 17.3 | 0 | |
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