1940 NFL Rushing Yards per Game Leaders

Tuffy Leemans led the whole NFL in rushing yards per game in 1940 with 47.4, 0.7 ahead of Whizzer White (46.7).

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Led the whole NFL in 1940 Tuffy Leemans NYG

47.4 Rushing Yards per Game 0.7 clear of Whizzer White

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#	Player	Team	Y/G	G	ATT	YDS	TD
1	Tuffy Leemans	NYG	47.4	10	132	474	1
2	Whizzer White	DET	46.7	11	146	514	5
3	Johnny Drake	CLR	43.6	11	134	480	9
4	Clarke Hinkle	GB	38.3	10	109	383	2
5	BM Banks McFadden	BRO	37.4	11	85	411	1
6	Dick Todd	WAS	37.1	11	76	408	4
7	Ray Nolting	CHI	33.9	11	78	373	1
8	Joe Maniaci	CHI	33.5	11	84	368	2
9	PH Parker Hall	CLR	33.2	11	94	365	1
10	WN Walt Nielsen	NYG	29.9	9	73	269	1
11	Marshall Goldberg	CHC	29.5	11	87	325	2
12	GF Gary Famiglietti	CHI	29.1	11	93	320	4
13	Pug Manders	BRO	28.3	11	80	311	5
14	Ace Parker	BRO	27.8	11	89	306	2
15	HW Howie Weiss	DET	27.1	11	79	298	3
16	Cecil Isbell	GB	27.0	10	97	270	4
17	AU Andy Uram	GB	24.5	11	71	270	1
18	JJ Jimmy Johnston	WAS	23.3	11	87	256	3
19	HS Hank Soar	NYG	22.4	11	80	246	1
20	Dick Riffle	PHI	21.6	11	81	238	4
21	BP Billy Patterson	PIT	15.5	11	87	171	0
22	Davey O'Brien	PHI	-16.4	11	100	-180	1