George Rogers had the most rushing yards by a running back in his rookie season in 1981, with 1,674 yards.
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| NAME | RUSH YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | G. Rogers | 1,674 | 1981 | 16 | 378 | 4.4 | 104.6 | 13 | 126 | 16 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 0 | ||
| 2 | | T. Dorsett | 1,646 | 1981 | 16 | 342 | 4.8 | 102.9 | 4 | 325 | 32 | 10.2 | 20.3 | 2 | ||
| 3 | | B. Sims | 1,437 | 1981 | 14 | 296 | 4.9 | 102.6 | 13 | 451 | 28 | 16.1 | 32.2 | 2 | ||
| 4 | | W. Montgomery | 1,402 | 1981 | 15 | 286 | 4.9 | 93.5 | 8 | 521 | 49 | 10.6 | 34.7 | 2 | ||
| 5 | | O. Anderson | 1,376 | 1981 | 16 | 328 | 4.2 | 86.0 | 9 | 387 | 51 | 7.6 | 24.2 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | E. Campbell | 1,376 | 1981 | 16 | 361 | 3.8 | 86.0 | 10 | 156 | 36 | 4.3 | 9.8 | 0 | ||
| 7 | | W. Andrews | 1,301 | 1981 | 16 | 289 | 4.5 | 81.3 | 10 | 735 | 81 | 9.1 | 45.9 | 2 | ||
| 8 |  | W. Payton | 1,222 | 1981 | 16 | 339 | 3.6 | 76.4 | 6 | 379 | 41 | 9.2 | 23.7 | 2 | ||
| 9 | | C. Muncie | 1,144 | 1981 | 15 | 251 | 4.6 | 76.3 | 19 | 362 | 43 | 8.4 | 24.1 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | J. Delaney | 1,121 | 1981 | 15 | 234 | 4.8 | 74.7 | 3 | 246 | 22 | 11.2 | 16.4 | 0 | ||
| 11 | | M. Pruitt | 1,103 | 1981 | 16 | 247 | 4.5 | 68.9 | 7 | 442 | 63 | 7.0 | 27.6 | 1 | ||
| 12 | | J. Cribbs | 1,097 | 1981 | 15 | 257 | 4.3 | 73.1 | 3 | 603 | 40 | 15.1 | 40.2 | 7 | ||
| 13 | | P. Johnson | 1,077 | 1981 | 16 | 274 | 3.9 | 67.3 | 12 | 320 | 46 | 7.0 | 20.0 | 4 | ||
| 14 | | W. Tyler | 1,074 | 1981 | 15 | 260 | 4.1 | 71.6 | 12 | 436 | 45 | 9.7 | 29.1 | 5 | ||
| 15 | | T. Brown | 1,063 | 1981 | 16 | 274 | 3.9 | 66.4 | 6 | 694 | 83 | 8.4 | 43.4 | 2 | ||
| 16 | | F. Harris | 987 | 1981 | 16 | 242 | 4.1 | 61.7 | 8 | 250 | 37 | 6.8 | 15.6 | 1 | ||
| 17 | | J. Washington | 916 | 1981 | 14 | 210 | 4.4 | 65.4 | 4 | 558 | 70 | 8.0 | 39.9 | 3 | ||
| 18 | | T. Collins | 873 | 1981 | 16 | 204 | 4.3 | 54.6 | 7 | 232 | 26 | 8.9 | 14.5 | 0 | ||
| 19 | | G. Ellis | 860 | 1981 | 16 | 196 | 4.4 | 53.8 | 4 | 499 | 65 | 7.7 | 31.2 | 3 | ||
| 20 | | K. King | 828 | 1981 | 14 | 170 | 4.9 | 59.1 | 0 | 216 | 27 | 8.0 | 15.4 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | R. Carpenter | 822 | 1981 | TOT | 14 | 208 | 4.0 | 58.7 | 5 | 281 | 37 | 7.6 | 20.1 | 1 | |
| 22 | | T. Nathan | 782 | 1981 | 13 | 147 | 5.3 | 60.2 | 5 | 452 | 50 | 9.0 | 34.8 | 3 | ||
| 23 | | C. Dickey | 779 | 1981 | 15 | 164 | 4.8 | 51.9 | 7 | 419 | 37 | 11.3 | 27.9 | 3 | ||
| 24 | | R. Parros | 749 | 1981 | 16 | 176 | 4.3 | 46.8 | 2 | 216 | 25 | 8.6 | 13.5 | 1 | ||
| 25 | | J. Riggins | 714 | 1981 | 15 | 195 | 3.7 | 47.6 | 13 | 59 | 6 | 9.8 | 3.9 | 0 | ||
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| TEAM | W | L | T | PCT |
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3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
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1 | 5 | 0 | .167 |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 2 | 1 | .583 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 |
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Rams| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
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5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | |
4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 6 | 0 | .000 |
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