1942 NFL Rushing Attempts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Rushing attempts
The Pittsburgh Steelers led the whole NFL in rushing attempts in 1942, with 488, 18 ahead of the Chicago Bears. The average across 10 NFL teams is 404.9.
Led the whole NFL in 1942
Pittsburgh Steelers
11 games
488
Rushing Attempts
18 clear of Chicago Bears
| # | Team | G | ATT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pittsburgh Steelers
|
11 | 488 |
| 2 |
 Chicago Bears
|
11 | 470 |
| 3 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 11 | 431 |
| 4 |
 Green Bay Packers
|
11 | 422 |
| 5 |
 Washington Redskins
|
11 | 413 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Eagles
|
11 | 406 |
| NFL average | 404.9 | ||
| 7 |
 New York Giants
|
11 | 401 |
| 8 |
 Chicago Cardinals
|
11 | 366 |
| 9 |
 Detroit Lions
|
11 | 342 |
| 10 |
 Cleveland Rams
|
11 | 310 |
A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as passer rating and yards per attempt are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.