1954 NFL Rushing Yards Leaders
Yards gained rushing
Joe Perry led the whole NFL in rushing yards in 1954 with 1,049, 368 ahead of John Johnson (681). It was one of 2 times Joe Perry led in rushing yards.
| # | Player | Team | G | ATT | YDS | Y/A | TD | 1D | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Joe Perry
|
SF | 12 | 173 | 1,049 | 6.06 | 8 | — | — |
| 2 | John Johnson | SF | 12 | 129 | 681 | 5.28 | 9 | — | — |
| 3 | Tank Younger | LAN | 8 | 91 | 610 | 6.70 | 8 | — | — |
| 4 | Dan Towler | LAN | 12 | 149 | 599 | 4.02 | 11 | — | — |
| 5 | Maurice Bassett | CLE | 12 | 144 | 588 | 4.08 | 6 | — | — |
| 6 |
 Eddie Price
|
NYG | 12 | 135 | 555 | 4.11 | 2 | — | — |
| 7 | Billy Wells | WAS | 12 | 100 | 516 | 5.16 | 3 | — | — |
| 8 |
 Hugh McElhenny
|
SF | 6 | 64 | 515 | 8.05 | 6 | — | — |
| 9 | Breezy Reid | GB | 12 | 99 | 507 | 5.12 | 5 | — | — |
| 10 |
 Ollie Matson
|
CHC | 12 | 101 | 506 | 5.01 | 4 | — | — |
| 11 |
 Chick Jagade
|
CHI | 11 | 157 | 498 | 3.17 | 3 | — | — |
| 12 | Skeet Quinlan | LAN | 11 | 82 | 490 | 5.98 | 4 | — | — |
| 13 |
 Lew Carpenter
|
DET | 11 | 104 | 476 | 4.58 | 3 | — | — |
| 14 |
 Rob Goode
|
WAS | 12 | 108 | 462 | 4.28 | 0 | — | — |
| 15 |
 Fran Rogel
|
PIT | 12 | 111 | 415 | 3.74 | 1 | — | — |
| 16 | Jim Parmer | PHI | 10 | 119 | 408 | 3.43 | 0 | — | — |
| 17 |
 Bill Bowman
|
DET | 12 | 96 | 397 | 4.14 | 2 | — | — |
| 18 |
 Frank Gifford
|
NYG | 9 | 66 | 368 | 5.58 | 2 | — | — |
| 19 |
 Johnny Olszewski
|
CHC | 11 | 106 | 352 | 3.32 | 1 | — | — |
| 20 |
 Buddy Young
|
BAC | 10 | 70 | 311 | 4.44 | 2 | — | — |
| 21 |
 Billy Stone
|
CHI | 12 | 79 | 306 | 3.87 | 3 | — | — |
| 22 |
 Zollie Toth
|
BAC | 12 | 86 | 303 | 3.52 | 1 | — | — |
| 23 |
 Tobin Rote
|
GB | 12 | 67 | 301 | 4.49 | 8 | — | — |
| 24 |
 Chet Hanulak
|
CLE | 12 | 59 | 296 | 5.02 | 4 | — | — |
| 25 | Howie Ferguson | GB | 12 | 83 | 276 | 3.33 | 0 | — | — |
| 26 |
 Charlie Justice
|
WAS | 12 | 56 | 254 | 4.54 | 1 | — | — |
| 27 |
 Ray Mathews
|
PIT | 12 | 80 | 242 | 3.03 | 2 | — | — |
| 28 | Bob Hoernschemeyer | DET | 11 | 94 | 242 | 2.57 | 2 | — | — |
| 29 | Toy Ledbetter | PHI | 12 | 81 | 241 | 2.98 | 1 | — | — |
| 30 |
 Doak Walker
|
DET | 12 | 32 | 240 | 7.50 | 1 | — | — |
| 31 |
 Johnny Lattner
|
PIT | 12 | 69 | 237 | 3.44 | 5 | — | — |
| 32 | Fred Morrison | CLE | 12 | 54 | 234 | 4.33 | 2 | — | — |
| 33 |
 Dub Jones
|
CLE | 12 | 51 | 231 | 4.53 | 0 | — | — |
| 34 |
 Carl Taseff
|
BAC | 12 | 41 | 228 | 5.56 | 0 | — | — |
| 35 | Billy Wade | LAN | 10 | 28 | 190 | 6.79 | 1 | — | — |
| 36 | Jerry Williams | PHI | 11 | 47 | 183 | 3.89 | 1 | — | — |
| 37 | Billy Reynolds | CLE | 12 | 64 | 180 | 2.81 | 2 | — | — |
| 38 |
 John Hoffman
|
CHI | 12 | 39 | 178 | 4.56 | 1 | — | — |
| 39 |
 Dale Atkeson
|
WAS | 10 | 68 | 176 | 2.59 | 2 | — | — |
| 40 |
 Royce Womble
|
BAC | 12 | 60 | 174 | 2.90 | 0 | — | — |
| 41 |
 Tom McCormick
|
LAN | 9 | 48 | 173 | 3.60 | 0 | — | — |
| 42 | Herb Johnson | NYG | 11 | 42 | 168 | 4.00 | 1 | — | — |
| 43 | Emmett King | CHC | 12 | 57 | 167 | 2.93 | 0 | — | — |
| 44 |
 George Taliaferro
|
BAC | 11 | 48 | 157 | 3.27 | 0 | — | — |
| 45 |
 Paul Barry
|
CHC | 12 | 50 | 156 | 3.12 | 0 | — | — |
| 46 |
 Lamar McHan
|
CHC | 12 | 34 | 152 | 4.47 | 1 | — | — |
| 47 | Charlie Trippi | CHC | 12 | 18 | 152 | 8.44 | 1 | — | — |
| 48 |
 Ray Renfro
|
CLE | 7 | 29 | 151 | 5.21 | 0 | — | — |
| 49 |
 Lynn Chandnois
|
PIT | 11 | 45 | 147 | 3.27 | 1 | — | — |
| 50 |
 Al Carmichael
|
GB | 10 | 33 | 130 | 3.94 | 0 | — | — |
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