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Single-Season Longest Rush Leaders

Football Leaders & Football Records : Single-Season  · Career  · Active  · Year-by-Year

Rank Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active Lng Year Teams
1. Tony Dorsett+ (28) 99 1982 DAL
2. Ahman Green (26) 98 2003 GNB
3. Bob Gage (21) 97 1949 PIT
Andy Uram (24) 97 1939 GNB
5. Corey Dillon (27) 96 2001 CIN
Garrison Hearst (27) 96 1998 SFO
Jim Spavital (24) 96 1950 BAL
Bob Hoernschemeyer (25) 96 1950 DET
9. Tiki Barber (30) 95 2005 NYG
Chester Taylor (27) 95 2006 MIN
11. O.J. Simpson+ (25) 94 1972 BUF
12. Bo Jackson (27) 92 1989 RAI
Kenny Washington (29) 92 1947 RAM
14. Bo Jackson (25) 91 1987 RAI
Herschel Walker (32) 91 1994 PHI
Sid Blanks (24) 91 1964 HOU
17. Warrick Dunn (31) 90 2006 ATL
Ahman Green (27) 90 2004 GNB
Bobby Mitchell+ (24) 90 1959 CLE
Johnny Johnson (26) 90 1994 NYJ
Wilbert Montgomery (28) 90 1982 PHI
22. Kenny King (23) 89 1980 OAK
Hugh McElhenny+ (24) 89 1952 SFO
24. Ahmad Bradshaw (21) 88 2007 NYG
Shaun Alexander (28) 88 2005 SEA
Shaun Alexander (24) 88 2001 SEA
Bo Jackson (28) 88 1990 RAI
O.J. Simpson+ (28) 88 1975 BUF
Billy Wells (23) 88 1954 WAS
30. Jack Larscheid (27) 87 1960 OAK
Paul Robinson (24) 87 1968 CIN
John Henry Johnson+ (31) 87 1960 PIT
Paul Lowe (25) 87 1961 SDG
34. Bill Osmanski (24) 86 1939 CHI
Joey Galloway (24) 86 1995 SEA
Essex Johnson (25) 86 1971 CIN
Hugh McElhenny+ (28) 86 1956 SFO
Keith Lincoln (23) 86 1962 SDG
39. LaDainian Tomlinson (27) 85 2006 SDG
Brian Mitchell (32) 85 2000 PHI
Michael Bennett (24) 85 2002 MIN
Bob Hoernschemeyer (26) 85 1951 DET
Larry Garron (24) 85 1961 BOS
Reggie Brooks (22) 85 1993 WAS
Barry Sanders+ (26) 85 1994 DET
John Fuqua (24) 85 1970 PIT
Eric Dickerson+ (23) 85 1983 RAM
Greg Bell (22) 85 1984 BUF
49. Tom Harmon (27) 84 1946 RAM
Ike Peterson (27) 84 1936 DET
Bob Hoernschemeyer (22) 84 1947 2TM
Chester Taylor (28) 84 2007 MIN
Tony Dorsett+ (23) 84 1977 DAL
Herschel Walker (24) 84 1986 DAL
Jim Taylor+ (29) 84 1964 GNB
Ted McKnight (25) 84 1979 KAN
57. Michael Turner (23) 83 2005 SDG
Ahman Green (24) 83 2001 GNB
Napoleon Kaufman (24) 83 1997 OAK
Jess Phillips (22) 83 1969 CIN
John David Crow (23) 83 1958 CRD
James Lofton+ (26) 83 1982 GNB
Tony Teresa (27) 83 1960 OAK
64. Beattie Feathers (26) 82 1934 CHI
Elmer Angsman (24) 82 1949 CRD
Le'Ron McClain (24) 82 2008 BAL
Derrick Alexander (28) 82 1999 KAN
Jamal Lewis (24) 82 2003 BAL
Barry Sanders+ (29) 82 1997 DET
Tommy Wilson (26) 82 1958 RAM
Gene Mingo (24) 82 1962 DEN
Joe Delaney (23) 82 1981 KAN
73. Rick Casares (24) 81 1955 CHI
Earl Campbell+ (23) 81 1978 HOU
Billy Sims (29) 81 1984 DET
76. Corey Dillon (26) 80 2000 CIN
Mike Anderson (27) 80 2000 DEN
Troy Hambrick (25) 80 2001 DAL
Thurman Thomas+ (24) 80 1990 BUF
Wilbur Jackson (26) 80 1977 SFO
Eddie Price (26) 80 1951 NYG
Jon Arnett (24) 80 1959 RAM
Tyrone Wheatley (28) 80 2000 OAK
Napoleon Kaufman (25) 80 1998 OAK
Willie Parker (25) 80 2005 PIT
LenDale White (24) 80 2008 TEN
Fred Taylor (31) 80 2007 JAX
Wally Triplett (23) 80 1949 DET
Bob Davis (30) 80 1944 BOS
Lloyd Cardwell (29) 80 1942 DET
Rob Goode (23) 80 1950 WAS
Abner Haynes (27) 80 1964 KAN
Delvin Williams (25) 80 1976 SFO
Kordell Stewart (24) 80 1996 PIT
Leroy Harris (25) 80 1979 PHI
Jim Brown+ (27) 80 1963 CLE
Tom Matte (25) 80 1964 BAL
Wray Carlton (28) 80 1965 BUF
Clint Jones (24) 80 1969 MIN
Brad Hubbert (26) 80 1967 SDG
Warren McVea (22) 80 1968 CIN
Larry Moriarty (25) 80 1983 HOU
Neal Anderson (24) 80 1988 CHI
Jessie Clark (25) 80 1985 GNB
O.J. Simpson+ (26) 80 1973 BUF
Warren McVea (23) 80 1969 KAN
Carl Garrett (22) 80 1969 BOS
Floyd Little (28) 80 1970 DEN
Willie Ellison (26) 80 1971 RAM
J.D. Smith (26) 80 1958 SFO
111. Dante Magnani (26) 79 1943 CHI
Whizzer White (21) 79 1938 PIT
Alan Ameche (22) 79 1955 BAL
Sherman Howard (25) 79 1949 NYY
Ki-Jana Carter (24) 79 1997 CIN
Dan Towler (23) 79 1951 RAM
Frank Gifford+ (29) 79 1959 NYG
Lenny Moore+ (23) 79 1956 BAL
Ollie Matson+ (26) 79 1956 CRD
Ollie Matson+ (24) 79 1954 CRD
Bill Mathis (27) 79 1965 NYJ
George Rogers (23) 79 1981 NOR
123. Tiki Barber (25) 78 2000 NYG
Jerious Norwood (23) 78 2006 ATL
Joe Perry+ (25) 78 1952 SFO
Elmer Hackney (26) 78 1942 DET
Joe Perry+ (23) 78 1950 SFO
Lee Suggs (23) 78 2003 CLE
Kevan Barlow (24) 78 2003 SFO
Michael Pittman (29) 78 2004 TAM
Robert Smith (25) 78 1997 MIN
Greg Pruitt (26) 78 1977 CLE
Kenneth Davis (29) 78 1991 BUF
Adrian Murrell (26) 78 1996 NYJ
Bruce Harper (28) 78 1983 NYJ
136. Julius Jones (25) 77 2006 DAL
Fred Taylor (22) 77 1998 JAX
Peter Warrick (23) 77 2000 CIN
Dominic Rhodes (22) 77 2001 IND
Byron Hanspard (21) 77 1997 ATL
Shawn Bryson (29) 77 2005 DET
Ahmad Bradshaw (22) 77 2008 NYG
Willis McGahee (27) 77 2008 BAL
Bosh Pritchard (30) 77 1949 PHI
Babe Dimancheff (30) 77 1952 CHI
Willie Galimore (27) 77 1962 CHI
Bill Paschal (24) 77 1945 NYG
Steve Broussard (30) 77 1997 SEA
Leroy Harris (23) 77 1977 MIA
Ron Burton (24) 77 1960 BOS
Mike Pruitt (25) 77 1979 CLE
Tom Moore (25) 77 1963 GNB
Mike Garrett (22) 77 1966 KAN
Dick Hoak (29) 77 1968 PIT
Tony Dorsett+ (29) 77 1983 DAL
Robert Weathers (23) 77 1983 NWE
Rob Carpenter (22) 77 1977 HOU
Archie Griffin (22) 77 1976 CIN
Keith Byars (30) 77 1993 MIA
Napoleon Kaufman (23) 77 1996 OAK
Greg Bell (23) 77 1985 BUF
162. Warrick Dunn (22) 76 1997 TAM
Najeh Davenport (24) 76 2003 GNB
Deuce McAllister (25) 76 2003 NOR
LaDainian Tomlinson (23) 76 2002 SDG
Stephen Davis (25) 76 1999 WAS
Willie Parker (26) 76 2006 PIT
Fred Taylor (30) 76 2006 JAX
Marion Motley+ (26) 76 1946 CLE
Johnny Martin (29) 76 1945 BOS
Walter Payton+ (24) 76 1978 CHI
Terdell Middleton (23) 76 1978 GNB
Steve Bono (33) 76 1995 KAN
Willmer Fowler (23) 76 1960 BUF
Ottis Anderson (22) 76 1979 STL
Ron Waller (24) 76 1957 RAM
Keith Lincoln (24) 76 1963 SDG
Robert Holmes (23) 76 1968 KAN
George Rogers (25) 76 1983 NOR
Greg Landry (24) 76 1970 DET
Jess Phillips (23) 76 1970 CIN
Eddie George (23) 76 1996 HOU
183. DeAngelo Williams (24) 75 2007 CAR
Reuben Droughns (27) 75 2005 CLE
Napoleon Kaufman (26) 75 1999 OAK
Jamal Lewis (23) 75 2002 BAL
Jamal Lewis (25) 75 2004 BAL
Horace King (25) 75 1978 DET
Terry Metcalf (23) 75 1974 STL
Banks McFadden (23) 75 1940 BKN
Eddie Price (27) 75 1952 NYG
Tuffy Leemans+ (26) 75 1938 NYG
Joe Maniaci (25) 75 1939 CHI
Bob Westfall (25) 75 1944 DET
Wilbur Moore (28) 75 1944 WAS
Tom Colella (26) 75 1944 RAM
Cliff Battles+ (27) 75 1937 WAS
Buss Warren (29) 75 1945 2TM
Sam Cunningham (24) 75 1974 NWE
Emmitt Smith (22) 75 1991 DAL
Tony Dorsett+ (27) 75 1981 DAL
Terry Miller (23) 75 1979 BUF
Sidney Thornton (25) 75 1979 PIT
Les Josephson (22) 75 1964 RAM
Jimmy Thomas (22) 75 1969 SFO
Tank Younger (26) 75 1954 RAM
James Wilder (25) 75 1983 TAM
Thomas Sanders (24) 75 1986 CHI
Larry Brown (23) 75 1970 WAS
Harold Green (23) 75 1991 CIN
Joe Marconi (26) 75 1960 RAM
O.J. Simpson+ (29) 75 1976 BUF
Barry Sanders+ (27) 75 1995 DET
Jerry Ellison (24) 75 1995 TAM
Franco Harris+ (22) 75 1972 PIT
MacArthur Lane (28) 75 1970 STL
217. Robert Smith (26) 74 1998 MIN
Maurice Jones-Drew (21) 74 2006 JAX
Michael Turner (25) 74 2007 SDG
Pete Stout (26) 74 1949 WAS
Noah Mullins (30) 74 1948 CHI
Leon Heath (24) 74 1952 WAS
Skeet Quinlan (25) 74 1953 RAM
Eddie Price (25) 74 1950 NYG
Kevin Jones (22) 74 2004 DET
Kordell Stewart (25) 74 1997 PIT
Mario Bates (24) 74 1997 NOR
Clem Daniels (26) 74 1963 OAK
Herman Hunter (24) 74 1985 PHI
Rodney Thomas (22) 74 1995 HOU
Lorenzo Neal (23) 74 1993 NOR
Tony Galbreath (22) 74 1976 NOR
Dan Lewis (24) 74 1960 DET
Jack Spikes (24) 74 1961 DTX
Dexter Carter (23) 74 1990 SFO
236. Walter Payton+ (23) 73 1977 CHI
Neal Anderson (25) 73 1989 CHI
LaDainian Tomlinson (24) 73 2003 SDG
Barry Sanders+ (30) 73 1998 DET
Michael Turner (24) 73 2006 SDG
Maurice Hicks (27) 73 2005 SFO
DeShawn Wynn (25) 73 2008 GNB
Adrian Peterson (22) 73 2007 MIN
Dan Towler (25) 73 1953 RAM
Amos Bullocks (23) 73 1962 DAL
Don Calhoun (26) 73 1978 NWE
J.D. Smith (27) 73 1959 SFO
John David Crow (24) 73 1959 CRD
Chuck Muncie (28) 73 1981 SDG
Dick Bass (24) 73 1961 RAM
Craig James (23) 73 1984 NWE
Craig Heyward (22) 73 1988 NOR
Willie Asbury (24) 73 1967 PIT
Dave Osborn (24) 73 1967 MIN
Lenny Moore+ (25) 73 1958 BAL
Joe Perry+ (31) 73 1958 SFO
Clint Jones (26) 73 1971 MIN
Virgil Carter (25) 73 1970 CIN
Billy Grimes (23) 73 1950 GNB