Answered September 6th, 2016

Who had the most rushing yards in a season

Who had the most rushing yards in a season
1984Dickerson2012Peterson2003Lewis1997Sanders1998Davis2009Johnson1973Simpson1980Campbell2003Green1994Sanders2005Alexander1963Brown2005Barber2002Williams1977Payton1998Anderson2014Murray1986Dickerson1975Simpson2006Tomlinson21052097206620532008200620031934188318831880186318601853185218461845182118171815
NAMESEASONGMSRUSH YDSATTRUSH AVGRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECREC AVGREC YDS/GREC TD
Eric Dickerson19841621053795.6131.614139216.68.70
Adrian Peterson20121620973486.0131.112217405.413.61
Jamal Lewis20031620663875.3129.114205267.912.80
Barry Sanders19971620533356.1128.311305339.219.13
Terrell Davis19981620083925.1125.521217258.713.62
Chris Johnson20091620063585.6125.4145035010.131.42
O.J. Simpson19731420033326.0143.11270611.75.00
Earl Campbell19801519343735.2128.91347114.33.10
Ahman Green20031618833555.3117.715367507.322.95
Barry Sanders19941618833315.7117.77283446.417.71
Shaun Alexander20051618803705.1117.52778155.24.91
Jim Brown19631418632916.4133.1122682411.219.13
Tiki Barber20051618603575.2116.39530549.833.12
Ricky Williams20021618533834.8115.816363477.722.71
Walter Payton19771418523395.5132.3142692710.019.22
Jamal Anderson19981618464104.5115.4143192711.819.92
DeMarco Murray20141618453924.7115.313416577.326.00
Eric Dickerson19861618214044.5113.811205267.912.80
O.J. Simpson19751418173295.5129.8164262815.230.47
LaDainian Tomlinson20061618153485.2113.428508569.131.83
Eric Dickerson19831618083904.6113.018404517.925.32
Larry Johnson20061617894164.3111.8174104110.025.62
Emmitt Smith19951617733774.7110.825375626.023.40
Adrian Peterson20081617603634.8110.010125216.07.80
Marcus Allen19851617593804.6109.911555678.334.73
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