1940 NFL Rushing Attempts Leaders

Whizzer White led the NFL with 146 rushing attempts in 1940, 12 ahead of Johnny Drake (134). It was one of 2 times Whizzer White led in rushing attempts.

Led the whole NFL in 1940 Whizzer White DET

146 Rushing Attempts 12 clear of Johnny Drake

Showing Rushing Attempts and the stats that give it context Full stat line

#	Player	Team	ATT	G	YDS	TD
1	Whizzer White	DET	146	11	514	5
2	Johnny Drake	CLR	134	11	480	9
3	Tuffy Leemans	NYG	132	10	474	1
4	Clarke Hinkle	GB	109	10	383	2
5	Davey O'Brien	PHI	100	11	-180	1
6	Cecil Isbell	GB	97	10	270	4
7	PH Parker Hall	CLR	94	11	365	1
8	GF Gary Famiglietti	CHI	93	11	320	4
9	Ace Parker	BRO	89	11	306	2
10	Marshall Goldberg	CHC	87	11	325	2
11	JJ Jimmy Johnston	WAS	87	11	256	3
12	BP Billy Patterson	PIT	87	11	171	0
13	BM Banks McFadden	BRO	85	11	411	1
14	Joe Maniaci	CHI	84	11	368	2
15	Dick Riffle	PHI	81	11	238	4
16	Pug Manders	BRO	80	11	311	5
17	HS Hank Soar	NYG	80	11	246	1
18	HW Howie Weiss	DET	79	11	298	3
19	Ray Nolting	CHI	78	11	373	1
20	Dick Todd	WAS	76	11	408	4
21	WN Walt Nielsen	NYG	73	9	269	1
22	AU Andy Uram	GB	71	11	270	1
23	LT Lou Tomasetti	PIT	68	10	246	1
24	GK George Kiick	PIT	66	11	212	0
25	EM Eddie Miller	NYG	65	8	206	1
26	DS Dwight Sloan	DET	58	11	225	0
27	HM Hugh McCullough	CHC	57	11	278	3
28	BS Bob Seymour	WAS	57	9	170	4
29	HC Harry Clarke	CHI	56	11	258	2
30	MS Marty Slovak	CLR	53	9	129	1
31	MC Merl Condit	PIT	52	10	205	0
32	MT Mario Tonelli	CHC	51	9	148	1
33	Frank Filchock	WAS	50	10	126	2
34	BO Bill Osmanski	CHI	50	8	192	3
35	Len Barnum	NYG	48	10	128	0
36	LC Lloyd Cardwell	DET	48	10	186	2
37	JM Jim Meade	WAS	48	10	115	0
38	EJ Ed Jankowski	GB	48	7	211	2
39	George McAfee	CHI	47	10	253	2
40	Sam Francis	BRO	44	11	217	1
41	CP Cotton Price	DET	42	9	122	2
42	JH Johnny Hall	CHC	41	11	88	1
43	GC George Cafego	BRO	41	10	109	0
44	SJ Swede Johnston	PIT	41	10	113	0
45	MP Milt Popovich	CHC	41	10	138	0
46	Tommy Thompson	PIT	40	11	39	0
47	BC Beryl Clark	CHC	39	9	9	0
48	HE Hal Van Every	GB	38	9	154	0
49	LB Larry Buhler	GB	36	7	118	0
50	DC Dick Cassiano	BRO	35	10	84	0

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