1953 NFL Rushing Yards by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Yards gained rushing

The San Francisco 49ers led the whole NFL in rushing yards in 1953, with 2,230, 82 ahead of the Los Angeles Rams. The average across 12 NFL teams is 1,604.8.

YDS TD Y/A ATT Y/G 1D FL

Led the whole NFL in 1953 San Francisco 49ers 12 games

2,230 Rushing Yards 82 clear of Los Angeles Rams

#	Team	G	YDS
1	San Francisco 49ers	12	2,230
2	Los Angeles Rams	12	2,148
3	Detroit Lions	12	1,817
4	Washington Redskins	12	1,726
5	Philadelphia Eagles	12	1,722
6	Green Bay Packers	12	1,665
	NFL average		1,604.8
7	Cleveland Browns	12	1,584
8	Pittsburgh Steelers	12	1,549
9	Baltimore Colts	12	1,459
10	Chicago Cardinals	12	1,179
11	Chicago Bears	12	1,129
12	New York Giants	12	1,049

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.