which running back over 30 years old has the most rushing attempts in a single season in nfl history

John Riggins has the most carries by a running back older than 30 in a season, with 375 carries in 1983.

NAMEATTAGESEASONTMGPRUSH YDSYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1John Riggins
J. Riggins
375
34
1983
WAS WAS
15
1,347
3.6
89.8
24
29
5
5.8
1.9
0
2Curtis Martin
C. Martin
371
31
2004
NYJ NYJ
16
1,697
4.6
106.1
12
245
41
49
6.0
15.3
2
3Thomas Jones
T. Jones
331
31
2009
NYJ NYJ
16
1,402
4.2
87.6
14
58
10
18
5.8
3.6
0
4Tiki Barber
T. Barber
327
31
2006
NYG NYG
16
1,662
5.1
103.9
5
465
58
81
8.0
29.1
0
5John Riggins
J. Riggins
327
35
1984
WAS WAS
14
1,239
3.8
88.5
14
43
7
6.1
3.1
0
6Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
325
32
1989
NYG NYG
16
1,023
3.1
63.9
14
268
28
9.6
16.8
0
7Walter Payton
W. Payton
324
31
1985
CHI CHI
16
1,551
4.8
96.9
9
483
49
9.9
30.2
2
8Walter Payton
W. Payton
321
32
1986
CHI CHI
16
1,333
4.2
83.3
8
382
37
10.3
23.9
3
9Lamar Smith
L. Smith
313
31
2001
MIA MIA
16
968
3.1
60.5
6
234
30
35
7.8
14.6
2
10Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
305
31
1985
DAL DAL
16
1,307
4.3
81.7
7
449
46
9.8
28.1
3
11Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
294
31
2000
DAL DAL
16
1,203
4.1
75.2
9
79
11
14
7.2
4.9
0
12Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
286
31
2006
ATL ATL
16
1,140
4.0
71.3
4
170
22
27
7.7
10.6
1
13Franco Harris
F. Harris
279
33
1983
PIT PIT
16
1,007
3.6
62.9
5
278
34
8.2
17.4
2
14Ricky Watters
R. Watters
278
31
2000
SEA SEA
16
1,242
4.5
77.6
7
613
63
92
9.7
38.3
2
15Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
267
35
2004
ARI ARI
15
937
3.5
62.5
9
105
15
20
7.0
7.0
0
16Frank Gore
F. Gore
263
33
2016
IND IND
16
1,025
3.9
64.1
4
277
38
47
7.3
17.3
4
17Frank Gore
F. Gore
261
34
2017
IND IND
16
961
3.7
60.1
3
245
29
38
8.4
15.3
1
18Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
261
32
2001
DAL DAL
14
1,021
3.9
72.9
3
116
17
21
6.8
8.3
0
19Frank Gore
F. Gore
260
32
2015
IND IND
16
967
3.7
60.4
6
267
34
58
7.9
16.7
1
20Floyd Little
F. Little
256
31
1973
DEN DEN
14
979
3.8
69.9
12
423
41
10.3
30.2
1
21Frank Gore
F. Gore
255
31
2014
SF SF
16
1,106
4.3
69.1
4
111
11
19
10.1
6.9
1
22Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
254
33
2002
DAL DAL
16
975
3.8
60.9
5
89
16
24
5.6
5.6
0
23Terry Allen
T. Allen
254
31
1999
NE NE
16
896
3.5
56.0
8
125
14
19
8.9
7.8
1
24Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
251
33
2018
WAS WAS
16
1,042
4.2
65.1
7
208
20
26
10.4
13.0
1
25John Henry Johnson
J. Henry Johnson
251
33
1962
PIT PIT
14
1,141
4.5
81.5
7
226
32
7.1
16.1
2
StatMuse has season-level data for rush attempts going back to the 1932 season.

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