Since August 1, 1978, Eric Dickerson had the most rushing yards in his rookie season in 1983, with 1,808 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 |  | E. Dickerson | 1,808 | 1983 | 16 | 390 | 4.6 | 113.0 | 18 | 404 | 51 | 7.9 | 25.3 | 2 | ||
| 2 |  | W. Andrews | 1,567 | 1983 | 16 | 331 | 4.7 | 97.9 | 7 | 609 | 59 | 10.3 | 38.1 | 4 | ||
| 3 | | C. Warner | 1,449 | 1983 | 16 | 335 | 4.3 | 90.6 | 13 | 325 | 42 | 7.7 | 20.3 | 1 | ||
| 4 |  | W. Payton | 1,421 | 1983 | 16 | 314 | 4.5 | 88.8 | 6 | 607 | 53 | 11.5 | 37.9 | 2 | ||
| 5 | | J. Riggins | 1,347 | 1983 | 15 | 375 | 3.6 | 89.8 | 24 | 29 | 5 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | T. Dorsett | 1,321 | 1983 | 16 | 289 | 4.6 | 82.6 | 8 | 287 | 40 | 7.2 | 17.9 | 1 | ||
| 7 | | E. Campbell | 1,301 | 1983 | 14 | 322 | 4.0 | 92.9 | 12 | 216 | 19 | 11.4 | 15.4 | 0 | ||
| 8 | | O. Anderson | 1,270 | 1983 | 15 | 296 | 4.3 | 84.7 | 5 | 459 | 54 | 8.5 | 30.6 | 1 | ||
| 9 | | M. Pruitt | 1,184 | 1983 | 15 | 293 | 4.0 | 78.9 | 10 | 157 | 30 | 5.2 | 10.5 | 2 | ||
| 10 | | G. Rogers | 1,144 | 1983 | 13 | 256 | 4.5 | 88.0 | 5 | 69 | 12 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 0 | ||
| 11 | | J. Cribbs | 1,131 | 1983 | 16 | 263 | 4.3 | 70.7 | 3 | 524 | 57 | 9.2 | 32.8 | 7 | ||
| 12 | | C. Dickey | 1,122 | 1983 | 16 | 254 | 4.4 | 70.1 | 4 | 483 | 24 | 20.1 | 30.2 | 3 | ||
| 13 | | T. Collins | 1,049 | 1983 | 16 | 219 | 4.8 | 65.6 | 10 | 257 | 27 | 9.5 | 16.1 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | B. Sims | 1,040 | 1983 | 13 | 220 | 4.7 | 80.0 | 7 | 419 | 42 | 10.0 | 32.2 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | M. Allen | 1,014 | 1983 | 16 | 266 | 3.8 | 63.4 | 9 | 590 | 68 | 8.7 | 36.9 | 2 | ||
| 16 | | F. Harris | 1,007 | 1983 | 16 | 279 | 3.6 | 62.9 | 5 | 278 | 34 | 8.2 | 17.4 | 2 | ||
| 17 | | C. Muncie | 886 | 1983 | 15 | 235 | 3.8 | 59.1 | 12 | 396 | 42 | 9.4 | 26.4 | 1 | ||
| 18 | | B. Woolfolk | 857 | 1983 | 16 | 246 | 3.5 | 53.6 | 4 | 368 | 28 | 13.1 | 23.0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | | W. Tyler | 856 | 1983 | 14 | 176 | 4.9 | 61.1 | 4 | 285 | 34 | 8.4 | 20.4 | 2 | ||
| 20 | | R. McMillan | 802 | 1983 | 16 | 198 | 4.1 | 50.1 | 5 | 195 | 24 | 8.1 | 12.2 | 1 | ||
| 21 | | W. Wilson | 787 | 1983 | 14 | 199 | 4.0 | 56.2 | 9 | 178 | 20 | 8.9 | 12.7 | 2 | ||
| 22 | | J. Washington | 772 | 1983 | 15 | 145 | 5.3 | 51.5 | 0 | 454 | 47 | 9.7 | 30.3 | 6 | ||
| 23 | | P. Johnson | 763 | 1983 | 11 | 210 | 3.6 | 69.4 | 14 | 129 | 15 | 8.6 | 11.7 | 0 | ||
| 24 | | S. Winder | 757 | 1983 | 14 | 196 | 3.9 | 54.1 | 3 | 150 | 23 | 6.5 | 10.7 | 0 | ||
| 25 | | A. Franklin | 746 | 1983 | 15 | 224 | 3.3 | 49.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 1 | .700 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 3 | 1 | .300 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 |
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Buccaneers| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
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4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
0 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
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