which running back led the league in rushing in 1969

Gale Sayers rushed for the most yards by a running back in 1969, with 1,032 yards.

NAME RUSH YDS SEASON TM GP ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
1,032
1969
CHI CHI
14
236
4.4
73.7
8
116
17
6.8
8.3
0
2 Calvin Hill
C. Hill
942
1969
DAL DAL
13
204
4.6
72.5
8
232
20
11.6
17.8
0
3 Tom Matte
T. Matte
909
1969
BAL BAL
14
235
3.9
64.9
11
513
43
11.9
36.6
2
4 Larry Brown
L. Brown
888
1969
WAS WAS
14
202
4.4
63.4
4
302
34
8.9
21.6
0
5 Dickie Post
D. Post
873
1969
SD SD
14
182
4.8
62.4
6
235
24
9.8
16.8
0
6 Tom Woodeshick
T. Woodeshick
831
1969
PHI PHI
12
186
4.5
69.3
4
177
22
8.0
14.8
0
7 Walt Garrison
W. Garrison
818
1969
DAL DAL
13
176
4.6
62.9
2
131
13
10.1
10.1
0
8 Leroy Kelly
L. Kelly
817
1969
CLE CLE
13
196
4.2
62.8
9
267
20
13.4
20.5
1
9 Andy Livingston
A. Livingston
761
1969
NO NO
14
181
4.2
54.4
5
278
28
9.9
19.9
3
10 Jim Nance
J. Nance
750
1969
BOS BOS
14
193
3.9
53.6
6
168
29
5.8
12.0
0
11 Hoyle Granger
H. Granger
740
1969
HOU HOU
13
186
4.0
56.9
3
330
27
12.2
25.4
1
12 Mike Garrett
M. Garrett
732
1969
KC KC
14
168
4.4
52.3
6
432
43
10.0
30.9
2
13 Floyd Little
F. Little
729
1969
DEN DEN
9
146
5.0
81.0
6
218
19
11.5
24.2
1
14 O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
697
1969
BUF BUF
13
181
3.9
53.6
2
343
30
11.4
26.4
3
15 Matt Snell
M. Snell
695
1969
NYJ NYJ
14
191
3.6
49.6
4
187
22
8.5
13.4
1
16 Carl Garrett
C. Garrett
691
1969
BOS BOS
14
137
5.0
49.4
5
267
29
9.2
19.1
2
17 Cannonball Butler
C. Butler
655
1969
ATL ATL
14
163
4.0
46.8
3
297
17
17.5
21.2
2
18 Dave Osborn
D. Osborn
643
1969
MIN MIN
14
186
3.5
45.9
7
236
22
10.7
16.9
1
19 Tony Baker
T. Baker
642
1969
NO NO
14
134
4.8
45.9
1
352
34
10.4
25.1
1
20 Robert Holmes
R. Holmes
612
1969
KC KC
14
150
4.1
43.7
2
266
26
10.2
19.0
3
21 Emerson Boozer
E. Boozer
604
1969
NYJ NYJ
14
130
4.6
43.1
4
222
20
11.1
15.9
0
22 Charlie Smith
C. Smith
600
1969
OAK OAK
14
177
3.4
42.9
2
322
30
10.7
23.0
2
23 Larry Smith
L. Smith
599
1969
LA LA
14
166
3.6
42.8
1
300
46
6.5
21.4
2
24 Jess Phillips
J. Phillips
578
1969
CIN CIN
14
118
4.9
41.3
3
128
13
9.8
9.1
0
25 Jim Kiick
J. Kiick
575
1969
MIA MIA
14
180
3.2
41.1
9
443
29
15.3
31.6
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PPG

19.5

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OPP PPG

21.4

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RUSH YDS/G

105.8

23rd

PASS YDS/G

211.7

26th

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Lions Lions
12
1
0
.923
Vikings Vikings
11
2
0
.846
Packers Packers
9
4
0
.692
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9
0
.308
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1/5
CHI CHI
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Thu
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SEA SEA
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DET DET
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1:00 PM
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12/16
CHI CHI
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MIN MIN
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13

CHI Bears

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NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
11
2
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.846
Commanders Commanders
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5
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NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12
1
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.923
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2
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.846
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6
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7
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.462
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5
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.615
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6
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.538
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
10
3
0
.769
Dolphins Dolphins
6
7
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.462
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
10
3
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.769
Ravens Ravens
8
5
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.615
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
Colts Colts
6
7
0
.462
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
12
1
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.923
Chargers Chargers
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5
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.615

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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
12/8
CIN CIN
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DAL DAL
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Sat
12/7
LAC LAC
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KC KC
17-19
Sat
12/7
CHI CHI
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SF SF
13-38
Sat
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BUF BUF
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LAR LAR
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Sat
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
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12/22
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1:00 PM