who led the nfl in rushing in 1959

Jim Brown had the most rushing yards in 1959, with 1,329 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 Jim Brown
J. Brown
1,329
1959
CLE CLE
12
290
4.6
110.8
14
190
24
7.9
15.8
0
2 J.D. Smith
J.D. Smith
1,036
1959
SF SF
12
207
5.0
86.3
10
133
13
10.2
11.1
1
3 Ollie Matson
O. Matson
863
1959
LA LA
12
161
5.4
71.9
6
130
18
7.2
10.8
0
4 Tom Tracy
T. Tracy
794
1959
PIT PIT
12
199
4.0
66.2
3
273
23
11.9
22.8
5
5 Bobby Mitchell
B. Mitchell
743
1959
CLE CLE
12
131
5.7
61.9
5
351
35
10.0
29.3
4
6 Rick Casares
R. Casares
699
1959
CHB CHB
12
177
3.9
58.3
10
273
27
10.1
22.8
2
7 Billy Ray Barnes
B. Ray Barnes
687
1959
PHI PHI
12
181
3.8
57.3
7
314
32
9.8
26.2
2
8 Paul Hornung
P. Hornung
681
1959
GB GB
12
152
4.5
56.8
7
113
15
7.5
9.4
0
9 Alan Ameche
A. Ameche
679
1959
BAL BAL
12
178
3.8
56.6
7
129
13
9.9
10.8
1
10 John David Crow
J. David Crow
666
1959
CHC CHC
12
140
4.8
55.5
3
328
27
12.1
27.3
4
11 Don Bosseler
D. Bosseler
644
1959
WAS WAS
12
119
5.4
53.7
3
47
11
4.3
3.9
0
12 Joe Perry
J. Perry
602
1959
SF SF
11
139
4.3
54.7
3
53
12
4.4
4.8
0
13 Frank Gifford
F. Gifford
540
1959
NYG NYG
11
106
5.1
49.1
3
768
42
18.3
69.8
4
14 Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
452
1959
GB GB
9
120
3.8
50.2
6
71
9
7.9
7.9
2
15 Clarence Peaks
C. Peaks
451
1959
PHI PHI
12
124
3.6
37.6
3
209
28
7.5
17.4
0
16 Nick Pietrosante
N. Pietrosante
447
1959
DET DET
10
76
5.9
44.7
3
140
16
8.8
14.0
0
17 Johnny Olszewski
J. Olszewski
432
1959
WAS WAS
10
65
6.6
43.2
1
62
7
8.9
6.2
0
18 Lenny Moore
L. Moore
422
1959
BAL BAL
12
92
4.6
35.2
2
846
47
18.0
70.5
6
19 Dick James
D. James
384
1959
WAS WAS
12
100
3.8
32.0
3
192
13
14.8
16.0
1
20 Mel Triplett
M. Triplett
381
1959
NYG NYG
11
91
4.2
34.6
1
78
6
13.0
7.1
0
21 Jon Arnett
J. Arnett
371
1959
LA LA
12
73
5.1
30.9
2
419
38
11.0
34.9
1
22 Bobby Joe Conrad
B. Joe Conrad
328
1959
CHC CHC
12
74
4.4
27.3
2
142
14
10.1
11.8
3
23 Lew Carpenter
L. Carpenter
322
1959
GB GB
12
60
5.4
26.8
1
47
5
9.4
3.9
0
24 Johnny Morris
J. Morris
312
1959
CHB CHB
12
87
3.6
26.0
0
197
13
15.2
16.4
2
25 John Henry Johnson
J. Henry Johnson
270
1959
DET DET
10
82
3.3
27.0
2
34
7
4.9
3.4
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PPG

15.3

30th

OPP PPG

22.7

18th

RUSH YDS/G

86.7

29th

PASS YDS/G

216.7

17th

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TEAM W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
2
1
0
.667
Bengals Bengals
2
1
0
.667
Browns Browns
1
2
0
.333
Ravens Ravens
1
2
0
.333
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/28
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
MIN MIN
@
CLE CLE
9:30 AM
Sun
10/12
CLE CLE
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
MIA MIA
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
CLE CLE
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Last Game
CLE Browns

1 - 2 - 0

13

Final

10

GB Packers

2 - 1 - 0

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NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
3
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
1
0
.667
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
2
1
0
.667
Vikings Vikings
2
1
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
0
0
1.000
Panthers Panthers
1
2
0
.333
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
3
0
0
1.000
Seahawks Seahawks
3
1
0
.750
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
3
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
1
2
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Bengals Bengals
2
1
0
.667
Steelers Steelers
2
1
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
0
0
1.000
Jaguars Jaguars
2
1
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
0
0
1.000
Raiders Raiders
1
2
0
.333

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
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NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/28
MIN MIN
@
PIT PIT
9:30 AM
Sun
9/28
NO NO
@
BUF BUF
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
TEN TEN
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
WAS WAS
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM