most fumbles in a season running backs'

Joe Cribbs has the most fumbles by a running back in a season, with 16 fumbles in his rookie season in 1980.

NAMEFUMSEASONTMLOSTGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Joe Cribbs
J. Cribbs
16
1980
16
1,185
306
3.9
74.1
11
415
52
8.0
25.9
1
2Terry Metcalf
T. Metcalf
15
1976
12
537
134
4.0
44.8
3
388
33
11.8
32.3
4
3Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
14
1984
16
2,105
379
5.6
131.6
14
139
21
6.6
8.7
0
4Marcus Allen
M. Allen
14
1983
16
1,014
266
3.8
63.4
9
590
68
8.7
36.9
2
5Wilbert Montgomery
W. Montgomery
14
1979
16
1,512
338
4.5
94.5
9
494
41
12.0
30.9
5
6Terry Metcalf
T. Metcalf
14
1974
14
718
152
4.7
51.3
6
377
50
7.5
26.9
1
7Tommy Mason
T. Mason
14
1963
13
763
166
4.6
58.7
7
365
40
9.1
28.1
2
8John David Crow
J. David Crow
14
1962
14
751
192
3.9
53.6
14
246
23
10.7
17.6
3
9Wendell Tyler
W. Tyler
13
1984
16
1,262
246
5.1
78.9
7
230
28
8.2
14.4
2
10Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
13
1983
16
1,808
390
4.6
113.0
18
404
51
7.9
25.3
2
11Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
13
1981
16
1,376
328
4.2
86.0
9
387
51
7.6
24.2
0
12George Rogers
G. Rogers
13
1981
16
1,674
378
4.4
104.6
13
126
16
7.9
7.9
0
13Carl Garrett
C. Garrett
13
1973
13
655
175
3.7
50.4
5
292
23
12.7
22.5
0
14Tony Teresa
T. Teresa
13
1960
14
608
139
4.4
43.4
6
393
35
11.2
28.1
4
15Johnny Olszewski
J. Olszewski
13
1956
11
598
157
3.8
54.4
2
182
17
10.7
16.5
0
16Garrison Hearst
G. Hearst
12
1995
16
1,070
284
3.8
66.9
1
243
29
8.4
15.2
1
17Cleveland Gary
C. Gary
12
1990
15
808
204
4.0
53.9
14
150
30
5.0
10.0
1
18Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
12
1986
16
1,821
404
4.5
113.8
11
205
26
7.9
12.8
0
19Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
12
1984
16
1,189
302
3.9
74.3
6
459
51
9.0
28.7
1
20William Andrews
W. Andrews
12
1981
16
1,301
289
4.5
81.3
10
735
81
9.1
45.9
2
21Joe Cribbs
J. Cribbs
12
1981
15
1,097
257
4.3
73.1
3
603
40
15.1
40.2
7
22Billy Sims
B. Sims
12
1980
16
1,303
313
4.2
81.4
13
621
51
12.2
38.8
3
23Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
12
1978
16
1,325
290
4.6
82.8
7
378
37
10.2
23.6
2
24Greg Pruitt
G. Pruitt
12
1978
12
960
176
5.5
80.0
3
292
38
7.7
24.3
2
25Joe Washington
J. Washington
12
1978
16
956
240
4.0
59.8
0
377
45
8.4
23.6
1
StatMuse has season-level data for fumbles going back to the 1945 season.

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