highest scrimmage yards in a season 1961-77

From 1961 through 1977, O.J. Simpson had the most scrimmage yards in a season, with 2,243 yards in 1975.

NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
2,243
1975
14
1,817
329
5.5
129.8
16
426
28
15.2
30.4
7
2Jim Brown
J. Brown
2,131
1963
14
1,863
291
6.4
133.1
12
268
24
11.2
19.1
3
3Walter Payton
W. Payton
2,121
1977
14
1,852
339
5.5
132.3
14
269
27
10.0
19.2
2
4O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
2,073
1973
14
2,003
332
6.0
143.1
12
70
6
11.7
5.0
0
5Jim Brown
J. Brown
1,872
1965
14
1,544
289
5.3
110.3
17
328
34
9.6
23.4
4
6Jim Brown
J. Brown
1,867
1961
14
1,408
305
4.6
100.6
8
459
46
10.0
32.8
2
7Otis Armstrong
O. Armstrong
1,812
1974
14
1,407
263
5.3
100.5
9
405
38
10.7
28.9
3
8Jim Brown
J. Brown
1,786
1964
14
1,446
280
5.2
103.3
7
340
36
9.4
24.3
2
9Clem Daniels
C. Daniels
1,784
1963
14
1,099
215
5.1
78.5
3
685
30
22.8
48.9
5
10Lydell Mitchell
L. Mitchell
1,779
1977
14
1,159
301
3.9
82.8
3
620
71
8.7
44.3
4
11O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
1,762
1976
14
1,503
290
5.2
107.4
8
259
22
11.8
18.5
1
12Chuck Foreman
C. Foreman
1,761
1975
14
1,070
280
3.8
76.4
13
691
73
9.5
49.4
9
13Lydell Mitchell
L. Mitchell
1,755
1976
14
1,200
289
4.2
85.7
5
555
60
9.3
39.6
3
14Charley Hennigan
C. Hennigan
1,746
1961
14
0
0
0.0
0
1,746
82
21.3
124.7
12
15Lydell Mitchell
L. Mitchell
1,737
1975
14
1,193
289
4.1
85.2
11
544
60
9.1
38.9
4
16Chuck Foreman
C. Foreman
1,722
1976
14
1,155
278
4.2
82.5
13
567
55
10.3
40.5
1
17Larry Brown
L. Brown
1,689
1972
12
1,216
285
4.3
101.3
8
473
32
14.8
39.4
4
18Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
1,678
1966
14
1,231
229
5.4
87.9
8
447
34
13.1
31.9
2
19Ron Johnson
R. Johnson
1,633
1972
14
1,182
298
4.0
84.4
9
451
45
10.0
32.2
5
20Abner Haynes
A. Haynes
1,622
1962
14
1,049
221
4.7
74.9
13
573
39
14.7
40.9
6
21Lance Alworth
L. Alworth
1,590
1965
14
-12
3
-4.0
-0.9
0
1,602
69
23.2
114.4
14
22Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
1,580
1962
14
1,474
272
5.4
105.3
19
106
22
4.8
7.6
0
23Bill Brown
B. Brown
1,569
1964
14
866
226
3.8
61.9
7
703
48
14.6
50.2
9
24Charley Taylor
C. Taylor
1,569
1964
14
755
199
3.8
53.9
5
814
53
15.4
58.1
5
25Jim Nance
J. Nance
1,561
1966
14
1,458
299
4.9
104.1
11
103
8
12.9
7.4
0

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