League Leaders Daily Quiz

1969 AFL Yards per Carry by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Rushing yards per attempt

The San Diego Chargers led the AFL in yards per carry in 1969, with 4.36, 0.11 ahead of the Kansas City Chiefs. The average across 10 AFL teams is 4.03.

Led the AFL in 1969 San Diego Chargers 14 games
4.36 Yards per Carry 0.11 clear of Kansas City Chiefs
# Team G Y/A
1 San Diego Chargers 14 4.36
2 Kansas City Chiefs 14 4.25
3 Cincinnati Bengals 14 4.20
4 Denver Broncos 14 4.16
5 Boston Patriots 14 4.06
AFL average 4.03
6 Buffalo Bills 14 3.96
7 Houston Oilers 14 3.88
8 Oakland Raiders 14 3.85
9 New York Jets 14 3.80
10 Miami Dolphins 14 3.77

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.