who led the nfl in rushing in 1969

Gale Sayers rushed for the most yards in 1969, with 1,032 yards.

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

25.7

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OPP PPG

25.8

25th

RUSH YDS/G

152.6

2nd

PASS YDS/G

227.5

16th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
Bears Bears
9
4
0
.692
Lions Lions
8
5
0
.615
Vikings Vikings
5
8
0
.385
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sat
12/20
GB GB
@
CHI CHI
8:20 PM
Sun
12/28
CHI CHI
@
SF SF
8:20 PM
Sun
1/4
DET DET
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Last Game
CHI Bears

9 - 4

21

Final

28

GB Packers

9 - 3 - 1

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NFL Fantasy 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
9
4
0
.692
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
6
7
0
.462
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
9
4
0
.692
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
11
2
0
.846
Chargers Chargers
9
4
0
.692
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
5
0
.615
Cowboys Cowboys
6
6
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
Bears Bears
9
4
0
.692
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
10
3
0
.769
Seahawks Seahawks
10
3
0
.769

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/6
MIA MIA
@
IND IND
8-33
Sat
9/6
ARI ARI
@
NO NO
20-13
Sat
9/6
TEN TEN
@
DEN DEN
12-20
Sat
9/6
SF SF
@
SEA SEA
17-13
Sat
9/6
HOU HOU
@
LAR LAR
9-14

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/11
ATL ATL
@
TB TB
8:15 PM
Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
BAL BAL
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
ARI ARI
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM