most seasons with 1,000+ rushing yards from 1970 to 2000

Between the 1970 and 2000 seasons, Emmitt Smith, Barry Sanders and Walter Payton were tied for playing the most seasons with 1,000+ rushing yards, with 10 seasons.

Interpreted as:
most seasons by a player with 1,000+ rushing yards from 1970 to 2000
NAME SEAS RUSH YDS GP ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
10
14,229
155
3,296
4.3
91.8
134
2,579
429
46
6.0
16.6
11
2 Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
10
15,269
153
3,062
5.0
99.8
99
2,921
352
8.3
19.1
10
3 Walter Payton
W. Payton
10
14,918
156
3,348
4.5
95.6
98
3,797
394
9.6
24.3
14
4 Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
8
9,881
123
2,359
4.2
80.3
60
3,668
379
9.7
29.8
20
5 Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
8
10,087
123
2,264
4.5
82.0
61
2,809
314
8.9
22.8
11
6 Franco Harris
F. Harris
8
8,872
115
2,103
4.2
77.1
74
1,520
198
7.7
13.2
6
7 Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
7
9,167
110
2,278
4.0
83.3
46
1,066
144
47
7.4
9.7
3
8 Ricky Watters
R. Watters
7
8,498
110
2,103
4.0
77.3
61
3,096
359
154
8.6
28.1
7
9 Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
7
11,226
105
2,450
4.6
106.9
82
1,633
202
8.1
15.6
4
10 Curtis Martin
C. Martin
6
7,754
92
2,010
3.9
84.3
54
2,022
275
158
7.4
22.0
8
11 Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
6
7,473
94
1,697
4.4
79.5
60
4,254
409
216
10.4
45.3
22
12 Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
6
7,800
94
1,870
4.2
83.0
51
2,341
280
8.4
24.9
5
13 Eddie George
E. George
5
6,874
80
1,763
3.9
85.9
42
1,447
164
129
8.8
18.1
8
14 Rodney Hampton
R. Hampton
5
5,534
72
1,438
3.8
76.9
45
953
127
7.5
13.2
0
15 Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
5
7,758
76
1,726
4.5
102.1
67
561
94
6.0
7.4
0
16 John Riggins
J. Riggins
5
5,758
74
1,448
4.0
77.8
60
897
101
8.9
12.1
4
17 O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
5
7,699
70
1,513
5.1
110.0
45
1,142
98
11.7
16.3
9
18 Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
4
4,894
62
1,073
4.6
78.9
26
885
104
75
8.5
14.3
2
19 Robert Smith
R. Smith
4
4,989
57
997
5.0
87.5
21
1,002
125
74
8.0
17.6
6
20 Jamal Anderson
J. Anderson
4
4,927
64
1,214
4.1
77.0
32
1,458
147
58
9.9
22.8
6
21 Terrell Davis
T. Davis
4
6,413
61
1,343
4.8
105.1
56
1,181
152
7.8
19.4
5
22 Terry Allen
T. Allen
4
4,894
64
1,206
4.1
76.5
52
1,052
129
8.2
16.4
3
23 Chris Warren
C. Warren
4
4,980
62
1,139
4.4
80.3
34
803
107
7.5
13.0
3
24 Curt Warner
C. Warner
4
5,049
64
1,211
4.2
78.9
44
1,128
152
7.4
17.6
4
25 George Rogers
G. Rogers
4
5,114
59
1,168
4.4
86.7
43
248
35
7.1
4.2
0
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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PPG

20.6

21st

OPP PPG

27.5

31st

RUSH YDS/G

100.3

27th

PASS YDS/G

240.7

11th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
Cowboys Cowboys
7
10
0
.412
Giants Giants
3
14
0
.176
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/4
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Sun
9/14
NYG NYG
@
DAL DAL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/21
DAL DAL
@
CHI CHI
4:25 PM
Sun
9/28
GB GB
@
DAL DAL
8:20 PM
Sun
10/5
DAL DAL
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Last Game
DAL Cowboys

7 - 10 - 0

19

Final

23

WAS Commanders

12 - 5 - 0

Sun 5 Jan 2025

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
.588
Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
13
4
0
.765
Dolphins Dolphins
8
9
0
.471
AFC North W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
12
5
0
.706
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
10/12
WAS WAS
@
BAL BAL
23-30
Sat
10/12
LAC LAC
@
DEN DEN
23-16
Sat
10/12
PIT PIT
@
LV LV
32-13
Sat
10/12
ATL ATL
@
CAR CAR
38-20
Sat
10/12
DET DET
@
DAL DAL
47-9

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/4
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Fri
9/5
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
8:00 PM
Sun
9/7
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
LV LV
@
NE NE
1:00 PM