1961 AFL Rushing Yards Leaders

Billy Cannon led the AFL in rushing yards in 1961 with 948, 102 ahead of Bill Mathis (846).

Led the AFL in 1961 Billy Cannon HOO

948 Rushing Yards 102 clear of Bill Mathis

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#	Player	Team	YDS	G	ATT	TD
1	Billy Cannon	HOO	948	14	200	6
2	Bill Mathis	NYT	846	14	202	7
3	Abner Haynes	DAT	841	14	179	9
4	Paul Lowe	SD	767	14	175	9
5	Charley Tolar	HOO	577	14	157	4
6	DS Donnie Stone	DEN	505	14	127	4
7	AB Art Baker	BUF	498	14	152	3
8	WC Wayne Crow	OAK	490	14	119	2
9	Billy Lott	BOS	461	14	100	5
10	Larry Garron	BOS	389	14	69	2
11	Frank Jackson	DAT	386	14	65	3
12	JS Jack Spikes	DAT	334	6	39	5
13	MW Mel West	NYT	322	13	72	3
14	Al Dorow	NYT	317	14	54	4
15	Wray Carlton	BUF	311	14	101	4
16	BR Bo Roberson	SD	275	14	58	3
17	BD Bo Dickinson	DAT	263	14	71	3
18	RB Ron Burton	BOS	260	14	82	2
19	DS Dave Smith	HOO	258	14	60	2
20	AM Alan Miller	OAK	255	14	85	3
21	Johnny Robinson	DAT	200	14	52	2
22	FB Fred Brown	BUF	192	5	53	1
23	FB Fred Bukaty	DEN	187	14	76	5
24	Babe Parilli	BOS	183	14	38	4
25	Dick Christy	NYT	180	14	81	2
26	CF Charlie Flowers	SD	177	14	51	3
27	Elbert Dubenion	BUF	173	14	17	2
28	Clem Daniels	OAK	154	8	31	2
29	DB Dewey Bohling	BUF	153	12	55	2
30	Keith Lincoln	SD	150	14	41	0
31	JC Jim Crawford	BOS	148	10	41	0
32	M.C. Reynolds	BUF	142	12	30	4
33	CF Charley Fuller	OAK	134	14	38	0
34	Cotton Davidson	DAT	123	14	21	1
35	DA Dave Ames	DEN	114	12	19	0
36	GF George Fleming	OAK	112	14	31	1
37	AF Al Frazier	DEN	110	14	23	0
38	Jack Kemp	SD	105	14	43	6
39	BA Billy Atkins	BUF	87	14	2	1
40	GH George Herring	DEN	74	14	15	2
41	BB Bob Brooks	NYT	55	14	15	0
42	TY Tom Yewcic	BOS	51	14	11	1
43	Gene Mingo	DEN	51	10	18	0
44	CK Claude King	HOO	50	11	12	2
45	WR Warren Rabb	BUF	47	9	13	0
46	RD Randy Duncan	DAT	42	14	5	0
47	Butch Songin	BOS	39	14	8	0
48	Jim Colclough	BOS	37	14	3	0
49	Tom Flores	OAK	36	14	23	1
50	Jacky Lee	HOO	36	14	8	0

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