Barry Sanders has rushed for the most yards by a running back in a season when rushing for fewer than 10 touchdowns, with 1,883 yards in 1994.
| NAME | RUSH YDS | RUSH TD | SEASON | TM | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Sanders | 1,883 | 7 | 1994 | 16 | 331 | 5.7 | 117.7 | 283 | 44 | 6.4 | 17.7 | 1 | ||
| 2 |  | T. Barber | 1,860 | 9 | 2005 | 16 | 357 | 5.2 | 116.3 | 530 | 54 | 70 | 9.8 | 33.1 | 2 | |
| 3 |  | F. Gore | 1,695 | 8 | 2006 | 16 | 312 | 5.4 | 105.9 | 485 | 61 | 86 | 8.0 | 30.3 | 1 | |
| 4 |  | J. Bettis | 1,665 | 7 | 1997 | 15 | 375 | 4.4 | 111.0 | 110 | 15 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 2 | ||
| 5 | | T. Barber | 1,662 | 5 | 2006 | 16 | 327 | 5.1 | 103.9 | 465 | 58 | 81 | 8.0 | 29.1 | 0 | |
| 6 | | T. Dorsett | 1,646 | 4 | 1981 | 16 | 342 | 4.8 | 102.9 | 325 | 32 | 10.2 | 20.3 | 2 | ||
| 7 | | D. McAllister | 1,641 | 8 | 2003 | 16 | 351 | 4.7 | 102.6 | 516 | 69 | 86 | 7.5 | 32.3 | 0 | |
| 8 |  | L. McCoy | 1,607 | 9 | 2013 | 16 | 314 | 5.1 | 100.4 | 539 | 52 | 64 | 10.4 | 33.7 | 2 | |
| 9 | | M. Jones-Drew | 1,606 | 8 | 2011 | 16 | 343 | 4.7 | 100.4 | 374 | 43 | 63 | 8.7 | 23.4 | 3 | |
| 10 | | O. Anderson | 1,605 | 8 | 1979 | 16 | 331 | 4.8 | 100.3 | 308 | 41 | 7.5 | 19.3 | 2 | ||
| 11 | | F. Taylor | 1,572 | 6 | 2003 | 16 | 345 | 4.6 | 98.3 | 370 | 48 | 74 | 7.7 | 23.1 | 1 | |
| 12 | | G. Hearst | 1,570 | 7 | 1998 | 16 | 310 | 5.1 | 98.1 | 535 | 39 | 13.7 | 33.4 | 2 | ||
| 13 | | W. Andrews | 1,567 | 7 | 1983 | 16 | 331 | 4.7 | 97.9 | 609 | 59 | 10.3 | 38.1 | 4 | ||
| 14 | | P. Holmes | 1,555 | 8 | 2001 | 16 | 327 | 4.8 | 97.2 | 614 | 62 | 75 | 9.9 | 38.4 | 2 | |
| 15 |  | W. Payton | 1,551 | 9 | 1985 | 16 | 324 | 4.8 | 96.9 | 483 | 49 | 9.9 | 30.2 | 2 | ||
| 16 |  | E. James | 1,548 | 9 | 2004 | 16 | 334 | 4.6 | 96.8 | 483 | 51 | 60 | 9.5 | 30.2 | 0 | |
| 17 | | C. Warren | 1,545 | 9 | 1994 | 16 | 333 | 4.6 | 96.6 | 323 | 41 | 7.9 | 20.2 | 2 | ||
| 18 | | R. Smith | 1,521 | 7 | 2000 | 16 | 295 | 5.2 | 95.1 | 348 | 36 | 44 | 9.7 | 21.8 | 3 | |
| 19 | | H. Walker | 1,514 | 5 | 1988 | 16 | 361 | 4.2 | 94.6 | 505 | 53 | 9.5 | 31.6 | 2 | ||
| 20 | | W. Montgomery | 1,512 | 9 | 1979 | 16 | 338 | 4.5 | 94.5 | 494 | 41 | 12.0 | 30.9 | 5 | ||
| 21 | | J. Charles | 1,509 | 5 | 2012 | 16 | 285 | 5.3 | 94.3 | 236 | 35 | 48 | 6.7 | 14.8 | 1 | |
| 22 |  | O.J. Simpson | 1,503 | 8 | 1976 | 14 | 290 | 5.2 | 107.4 | 259 | 22 | 11.8 | 18.5 | 1 | ||
| 23 | | R. Craig | 1,502 | 9 | 1988 | 16 | 310 | 4.8 | 93.9 | 534 | 76 | 7.0 | 33.4 | 1 | ||
| 24 |  | N. Chubb | 1,494 | 8 | 2019 | 16 | 298 | 5.0 | 93.4 | 278 | 36 | 49 | 7.7 | 17.4 | 0 | |
| 25 | | B. Sanders | 1,491 | 4 | 1998 | 16 | 343 | 4.3 | 93.2 | 289 | 37 | 7.8 | 18.1 | 0 | ||
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
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