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1966 NFL Rushing Yards Leaders

Yards gained rushing

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Jim Nance led the NFL and AFL combined with 1,458 rushing yards in 1966, 227 ahead of Gale Sayers (1,231). It was one of 2 times Jim Nance led in rushing yards.

YDSTDY/AATTY/G1DFL
Jim Nance Led the whole NFL in 1966 Jim Nance BOS
1,458 Rushing Yards 227 clear of Gale Sayers
Showing Rushing Yards and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team YDS G ATT TD
1 Jim Nance Jim Nance BOS 1,458 14 299 11
2 Gale Sayers Gale Sayers CHI 1,231 14 229 8
3 Leroy Kelly Leroy Kelly CLE 1,141 14 209 15
4 Dick Bass LAN 1,090 14 248 8
5 Bill Brown Bill Brown MIN 829 14 251 6
6 Clem Daniels Clem Daniels OAK 801 14 204 7
7 Mike Garrett Mike Garrett KC 801 14 147 6
8 Bobby Burnett BUF 766 14 187 4
9 Ken Willard Ken Willard SF 763 14 191 5
10 Dan Reeves Dan Reeves DAL 757 14 175 8
11 Ernie Green CLE 750 14 144 3
12 Don Perkins Don Perkins DAL 726 14 186 8
13 Junior Coffey ATL 722 14 199 4
14 Jim Taylor Jim Taylor GB 705 14 204 4
15 Wray Carlton Wray Carlton BUF 696 14 156 6
16 Johnny Roland SLC 695 14 192 5
17 Matt Snell Matt Snell NYJ 644 12 178 4
18 Paul Lowe Paul Lowe SD 643 14 146 3
19 Timmy Brown PHI 548 13 161 3
20 Willie Asbury PIT 544 14 169 7
21 Curtis McClinton Curtis McClinton KC 540 14 140 4
22 Tony Lorick BAC 524 14 143 3
23 Bert Coan KC 521 14 96 7
24 Tom Nowatzke DET 512 14 151 6
25 John Crow SF 477 14 121 1
26 A.D. Whitfield WAS 472 14 93 2
27 Ernie Wheelwright Ernie Wheelwright ATL 458 14 121 3
28 Emerson Boozer Emerson Boozer NYJ 455 14 97 5
29 Amos Marsh Amos Marsh DET 433 14 134 3
30 Wendell Hayes Wendell Hayes DEN 417 11 105 1
31 Joe Auer MIA 416 14 121 4
32 Ode Burrell HOO 406 14 122 0
33 Earl Gros Earl Gros PHI 396 14 102 7
34 Jerry Hill BAC 395 11 104 0
35 Elijah Pitts GB 393 14 115 7
36 Hoyle Granger Hoyle Granger HOO 388 11 56 1
37 Tom Matte Tom Matte BAC 381 14 86 0
38 Fran Tarkenton Fran Tarkenton MIN 376 14 62 4
39 Prentice Gautt SLC 370 14 110 1
40 Willis Crenshaw SLC 360 14 94 0
41 Gene Foster SD 352 14 81 1
42 Dave Osborn Dave Osborn MIN 344 14 87 1
43 Tom Woodeshick Tom Woodeshick PHI 330 14 85 4
44 Chuck Mercein NYG 327 13 94 0
45 Larry Garron Larry Garron BOS 319 14 101 4
46 Ronnie Bull CHI 318 14 100 0
47 Abner Haynes Abner Haynes DEN 304 14 129 2
48 Roger Hagberg OAK 282 14 62 0
49 Hewritt Dixon Hewritt Dixon OAK 277 14 68 5
50 Joe Morrison Joe Morrison NYG 275 14 67 2
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