1971 NFC Rushing Attempts Leaders
Rushing attempts
Larry Brown led the NFC in rushing attempts in 1971 with 253, 7 ahead of Steve Owens (246). It was one of 2 times Larry Brown led in rushing attempts.
Led the NFC in 1971
Larry Brown
WAS
253
Rushing Attempts
7 clear of Steve Owens
Showing Rushing Attempts and the stats that give it context
Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | ATT | G | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
WAS | 253 | 13 | 948 | 4 |
| 2 | Steve Owens | DET | 246 | 14 | 1,035 | 8 |
| 3 |
|
GB | 216 | 14 | 1,105 | 4 |
| 4 |
|
SF | 216 | 14 | 855 | 4 |
| 5 | Willie Ellison | LAN | 211 | 14 | 1,000 | 4 |
| 6 |
|
SF | 191 | 14 | 811 | 3 |
| 7 |
|
GB | 186 | 14 | 757 | 5 |
| 8 | Cannonball Butler | ATL | 186 | 13 | 594 | 2 |
| 9 | Clint Jones | MIN | 180 | 14 | 675 | 4 |
| 10 |
|
DAL | 175 | 11 | 793 | 11 |
| 11 |
|
DET | 174 | 14 | 736 | 4 |
| 12 | Charlie Harraway | WAS | 156 | 14 | 635 | 2 |
| 13 |
|
SLC | 150 | 13 | 592 | 3 |
| 14 |
|
DAL | 127 | 13 | 429 | 1 |
| 15 | Bob Gresham | NO | 127 | 13 | 383 | 6 |
| 16 |
|
MIN | 123 | 11 | 349 | 5 |
| 17 |
|
ATL | 120 | 13 | 438 | 6 |
| 18 | Don Shy | CHI | 116 | 11 | 420 | 2 |
| 19 | Cid Edwards | SLC | 108 | 12 | 316 | 4 |
| 20 |
|
DAL | 106 | 8 | 468 | 8 |
| 21 | Les Josephson | LAN | 99 | 14 | 449 | 3 |
| 22 | Lee Bouggess | PHI | 97 | 10 | 262 | 2 |
| 23 | Jim Strong | NO | 95 | 14 | 404 | 3 |
| 24 | Ronnie Bull | PHI | 94 | 13 | 351 | 0 |
| 25 | Bobby Duhon | NYG | 93 | 13 | 344 | 1 |
| 26 | James Ford | NO | 93 | 9 | 379 | 2 |
| 27 |
|
LAN | 91 | 14 | 404 | 5 |
| 28 | Johnny Roland | SLC | 78 | 13 | 278 | 0 |
| 29 |
|
DET | 76 | 14 | 530 | 3 |
| 30 |
|
GB | 67 | 13 | 307 | 3 |
| 31 |
|
PHI | 66 | 11 | 188 | 0 |
| 32 | Harmon Wages | ATL | 64 | 14 | 266 | 1 |
| 33 |
|
NYG | 64 | 10 | 242 | 0 |
| 34 |
|
CHI | 63 | 12 | 311 | 1 |
| 35 | Willie Belton | ATL | 56 | 14 | 237 | 1 |
| 36 | Roy Shivers | SLC | 55 | 11 | 202 | 1 |
| 37 | Rocky Thompson | NYG | 54 | 14 | 177 | 1 |
| 38 | Jim Grabowski | CHI | 51 | 12 | 149 | 0 |
| 39 | Oscar Reed | MIN | 50 | 13 | 182 | 1 |
| 40 |
|
NYG | 48 | 6 | 171 | 5 |
| 41 | Sonny Davis | PHI | 47 | 14 | 163 | 1 |
| 42 |
|
MIN | 46 | 14 | 136 | 2 |
| 43 | Jim Lindsey | MIN | 46 | 14 | 182 | 0 |
| 44 | Tony Baker | PHI | 46 | 9 | 174 | 0 |
| 45 |
|
DAL | 41 | 13 | 343 | 2 |
| 46 |
|
CHI | 39 | 12 | 284 | 3 |
| 47 |
|
NYG | 38 | 13 | 131 | 0 |
| 48 | Larry Watkins | PHI | 35 | 12 | 98 | 1 |
| 49 | Larry Schreiber | SF | 34 | 14 | 180 | 0 |
| 50 |
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NO | 33 | 12 | 172 | 4 |
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