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most rushing yards by a player 1989 to 1998| NAME | RUSH YDS | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Sanders | 15,269 | 153 | 3,062 | 5.0 | 99.8 | 99 | 2,921 | 352 | 8.3 | 19.1 | 10 | |
| 2 |  | E. Smith | 12,566 | 140 | 2,914 | 4.3 | 89.8 | 125 | 2,609 | 415 | 6.3 | 18.6 | 9 | |
| 3 |  | T. Thomas | 10,905 | 153 | 2,606 | 4.2 | 71.3 | 63 | 4,096 | 435 | 9.4 | 26.8 | 21 | |
| 4 | | R. Watters | 7,873 | 107 | 1,947 | 4.0 | 73.6 | 65 | 3,141 | 353 | 8.9 | 29.4 | 9 | |
| 5 |  | J. Bettis | 7,372 | 93 | 1,807 | 4.1 | 79.3 | 34 | 965 | 128 | 7.5 | 10.4 | 3 | |
| 6 | | C. Warren | 6,997 | 132 | 1,618 | 4.3 | 53.0 | 48 | 1,408 | 207 | 6.8 | 10.7 | 4 | |
| 7 | | R. Hampton | 6,897 | 104 | 1,824 | 3.8 | 66.3 | 49 | 1,309 | 174 | 7.5 | 12.6 | 2 | |
| 8 | | T. Allen | 6,881 | 99 | 1,684 | 4.1 | 69.5 | 60 | 1,401 | 172 | 8.1 | 14.2 | 5 | |
| 9 | | T. Davis | 6,413 | 61 | 1,343 | 4.8 | 105.1 | 56 | 1,181 | 152 | 7.8 | 19.4 | 5 | |
| 10 | | E. Byner | 5,548 | 144 | 1,423 | 3.9 | 38.5 | 33 | 2,571 | 308 | 8.3 | 17.9 | 7 | |
| 11 |  | M. Faulk | 5,320 | 77 | 1,389 | 3.8 | 69.1 | 42 | 2,804 | 297 | 9.4 | 36.4 | 9 | |
| 12 | | M. Allen | 5,261 | 125 | 1,310 | 4.0 | 42.1 | 62 | 1,941 | 219 | 8.9 | 15.5 | 5 | |
| 13 | | M. Butts | 5,185 | 104 | 1,345 | 3.9 | 49.9 | 43 | 471 | 68 | 6.9 | 4.5 | 1 | |
| 14 |  | C. Martin | 5,086 | 60 | 1,327 | 3.8 | 84.8 | 40 | 1,255 | 160 | 7.8 | 20.9 | 6 | |
| 15 | | H. Walker | 5,083 | 143 | 1,233 | 4.1 | 35.5 | 37 | 2,802 | 323 | 8.7 | 19.6 | 16 | |
| 16 | | G. Hearst | 4,939 | 75 | 1,166 | 4.2 | 65.9 | 14 | 1,170 | 113 | 10.4 | 15.6 | 6 | |
| 17 | | N. Means | 4,938 | 80 | 1,297 | 3.8 | 61.7 | 41 | 580 | 94 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 18 | | A. Murrell | 4,489 | 88 | 1,134 | 4.0 | 51.0 | 23 | 909 | 145 | 6.3 | 10.3 | 5 | |
| 19 | | H. Green | 4,365 | 124 | 1,151 | 3.8 | 35.2 | 13 | 1,644 | 213 | 7.7 | 13.3 | 4 | |
| 20 | | N. Anderson | 4,328 | 75 | 1,102 | 3.9 | 57.7 | 36 | 1,845 | 212 | 8.7 | 24.6 | 16 | |
| 21 | | R. Smith | 4,282 | 69 | 895 | 4.8 | 62.1 | 23 | 778 | 118 | 6.6 | 11.3 | 3 | |
| 22 | | L. White | 4,127 | 96 | 1,031 | 4.0 | 43.0 | 30 | 1,738 | 192 | 9.1 | 18.1 | 6 | |
| 23 | | G. Brown | 4,123 | 96 | 977 | 4.2 | 42.9 | 21 | 629 | 82 | 7.7 | 6.6 | 3 | |
| 24 | | J. Johnson | 4,078 | 72 | 1,046 | 3.9 | 56.6 | 21 | 1,513 | 177 | 8.5 | 21.0 | 5 | |
| 25 | | J. Anderson | 4,063 | 67 | 973 | 4.2 | 60.6 | 27 | 1,118 | 109 | 10.3 | 16.7 | 6 | |
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.
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