1942 NFL Yards per Carry by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Rushing yards per attempt
The Chicago Bears led the whole NFL in yards per carry in 1942, with 4.00, 0.17 ahead of the Pittsburgh Steelers. The average across 10 NFL teams is 3.31.
Led the whole NFL in 1942
Chicago Bears
11 games
4.00
Yards per Carry
0.17 clear of Pittsburgh Steelers
| # | Team | G | Y/A |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago Bears
|
11 | 4.00 |
| 2 |
 Pittsburgh Steelers
|
11 | 3.83 |
| 3 |
 Detroit Lions
|
11 | 3.69 |
| 4 |
 Washington Redskins
|
11 | 3.68 |
| 5 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 11 | 3.40 |
| NFL average | 3.31 | ||
| 6 |
 Green Bay Packers
|
11 | 3.26 |
| 7 |
 New York Giants
|
11 | 3.00 |
| 8 |
 Cleveland Rams
|
11 | 2.82 |
| 9 |
 Chicago Cardinals
|
11 | 2.79 |
| 10 |
 Philadelphia Eagles
|
11 | 2.68 |
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.