nfl rushing yard leaders 1981 to 1988

Between the 1981 and 1988 seasons, Eric Dickerson had the most rushing yards, with 9,915 yards.

NAMERUSH YDSGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
9,915
90
2,136
4.6
110.2
75
1,422
172
8.3
15.8
3
2Walter Payton
W. Payton
8,340
101
1,973
4.2
82.6
45
2,747
290
9.5
27.2
10
3Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
8,115
114
1,910
4.2
71.2
41
2,265
253
9.0
19.9
9
4George Rogers
G. Rogers
7,176
92
1,692
4.2
78.0
54
368
55
6.7
4.0
0
5Marcus Allen
M. Allen
6,982
97
1,712
4.1
72.0
61
3,470
368
9.4
35.8
16
6Freeman McNeil
F. McNeil
6,794
92
1,525
4.5
73.8
28
2,211
225
9.8
24.0
11
7Gerald Riggs
G. Riggs
6,631
91
1,587
4.2
72.9
48
1,384
186
7.4
15.2
0
8Curt Warner
C. Warner
6,074
77
1,455
4.2
78.9
52
1,314
170
7.7
17.1
6
9James Wilder
J. Wilder
5,713
98
1,505
3.8
58.3
37
3,157
394
8.0
32.2
6
10Roger Craig
R. Craig
5,571
94
1,274
4.4
59.3
43
3,768
434
8.7
40.1
15
11Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
5,337
95
1,317
4.1
56.2
38
1,998
242
8.3
21.0
3
12Joe Morris
J. Morris
5,296
94
1,318
4.0
56.3
48
884
98
9.0
9.4
2
13James Brooks
J. Brooks
5,104
109
1,099
4.6
46.8
35
2,699
278
9.7
24.8
22
14Sammy Winder
S. Winder
4,956
96
1,343
3.7
51.6
35
1,066
166
6.4
11.1
9
15Wendell Tyler
W. Tyler
4,750
72
1,021
4.7
66.0
38
1,480
165
9.0
20.6
15
16Tony Collins
T. Collins
4,647
102
1,191
3.9
45.6
32
2,356
261
9.0
23.1
12
17John Riggins
J. Riggins
4,530
64
1,250
3.6
70.8
62
199
34
5.9
3.1
0
18Stump Mitchell
S. Mitchell
4,484
113
943
4.8
39.7
32
1,945
208
9.4
17.2
9
19Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
4,326
69
1,144
3.8
62.7
29
617
82
7.5
8.9
0
20Joe Cribbs
J. Cribbs
4,171
86
1,003
4.2
48.5
16
1,784
172
10.4
20.7
14
21Earnest Jackson
E. Jackson
4,167
81
1,059
3.9
51.4
22
695
87
8.0
8.6
2
22Mike Pruitt
M. Pruitt
4,147
78
1,097
3.8
53.2
30
867
135
6.4
11.1
3
23Frank Pollard
F. Pollard
3,973
95
949
4.2
41.8
20
872
104
8.4
9.2
0
24Darrin Nelson
D. Nelson
3,892
92
912
4.3
42.3
16
2,008
225
8.9
21.8
5
25Randy McMillan
R. McMillan
3,876
88
990
3.9
44.0
24
1,356
164
8.3
15.4
2
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PPG

27.8

6th

OPP PPG

16.3

1st

RUSH YDS/G

110.0

22nd

PASS YDS/G

257.3

7th

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TEAMWLTPCT
Rams Rams
9
2
0
.818
Seahawks Seahawks
8
3
0
.727
49ers 49ers
8
4
0
.667
Cardinals Cardinals
3
8
0
.273
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12/14
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12/18
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8:15 PM
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12/29
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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
10
2
0
.833
Bills Bills
7
4
0
.636
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
6
5
0
.545
Ravens Ravens
6
6
0
.500
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
8
3
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.727
Jaguars Jaguars
7
4
0
.636
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
9
2
0
.818
Chargers Chargers
7
4
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.636
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
3
0
.727
Cowboys Cowboys
6
5
1
.542
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears
8
3
0
.727
Packers Packers
8
3
1
.708
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
5
0
.545
Panthers Panthers
6
6
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
9
2
0
.818
Seahawks Seahawks
8
3
0
.727

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Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
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Thu
9/4
KC KC
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LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
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11/30
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1:00 PM
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11/30
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1:00 PM
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11/30
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1:00 PM