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1972 NFL Rushing Yards per Game Leaders

Rushing yards per game played

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Larry Brown led the NFL in rushing yards per game with 101.3 in 1972, 11.9 ahead of O.J. Simpson (89.4). It stands 80th among all single seasons in NFL history.

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Larry Brown Led the whole NFL in 1972 Larry Brown WAS
101.3 Rushing Yards per Game 11.9 clear of O.J. Simpson
Showing Rushing Yards per Game and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team Y/G G ATT YDS TD
1 Larry Brown Larry Brown WAS 101.3 12 285 1,216 8
2 O.J. Simpson O.J. Simpson BUF 89.4 14 292 1,251 6
3 Ron Johnson Ron Johnson NYG 84.4 14 298 1,182 9
4 Larry Csonka Larry Csonka MIA 79.8 14 213 1,117 6
5 John Riggins John Riggins NYJ 78.7 12 207 944 7
6 Marv Hubbard Marv Hubbard OAK 78.6 14 219 1,100 4
7 Dave Hampton Dave Hampton ATL 76.5 13 230 995 6
8 Franco Harris Franco Harris PIT 75.4 14 188 1,055 10
9 Calvin Hill Calvin Hill DAL 74.0 14 245 1,036 6
10 Mike Garrett Mike Garrett SD 73.6 14 272 1,031 6
11 John Brockington John Brockington GB 73.4 14 274 1,027 8
12 Mercury Morris Mercury Morris MIA 71.4 14 190 1,000 12
13 Bobby Douglass Bobby Douglass CHI 69.1 14 141 968 8
14 Floyd Little Floyd Little DEN 61.4 14 216 859 9
15 Essex Johnson Essex Johnson CIN 58.9 14 212 825 4
16 Willie Ellison LAN 58.8 13 170 764 5
17 MacArthur Lane MacArthur Lane GB 58.6 14 177 821 3
18 Leroy Kelly Leroy Kelly CLE 57.9 14 224 811 4
19 Art Malone Art Malone ATL 57.0 14 180 798 8
20 Cid Edwards SD 56.6 12 157 679 5
21 Walt Garrison Walt Garrison DAL 56.0 14 167 784 7
22 Steve Owens DET 51.9 10 143 519 4
23 John Fuqua John Fuqua PIT 51.2 13 150 665 4
24 Altie Taylor Altie Taylor DET 50.6 13 154 658 4
25 Emerson Boozer Emerson Boozer NYJ 49.9 11 120 549 11
26 Charlie Smith Charlie Smith OAK 49.0 14 170 686 8
27 Carl Garrett Carl Garrett NE 48.8 10 131 488 5
28 Don McCauley BAC 48.2 14 178 675 2
29 Bo Scott Bo Scott CLE 47.6 12 123 571 2
30 Ed Podolak Ed Podolak KC 47.3 13 171 615 4
31 Oscar Reed MIN 45.6 14 151 639 2
32 Jim Harrison CHI 44.4 14 167 622 2
33 Jim Bertelsen LAN 41.5 14 123 581 5
34 Wendell Hayes Wendell Hayes KC 41.2 13 128 536 0
35 Charlie Harraway WAS 40.5 14 148 567 6
36 Doug Dressler CIN 40.4 14 128 565 6
37 Po James PHI 40.4 14 182 565 0
38 Charlie Evans Charlie Evans NYG 39.6 8 91 317 4
39 Josh Ashton NE 39.0 14 128 546 3
40 Donny Anderson Donny Anderson SLC 38.3 14 153 536 4
41 Paul Robinson Paul Robinson HOO 37.4 12 107 449 3
42 Jim Kiick Jim Kiick MIA 37.2 14 137 521 5
43 Vic Washington Vic Washington SF 36.0 13 141 468 3
44 Fred Willis HOO 35.5 13 134 461 0
45 Don Nottingham BAC 33.3 14 123 466 3
46 Jim Braxton Jim Braxton BUF 32.4 14 116 453 5
47 Larry Schreiber SF 30.0 14 118 420 2
48 Johnny Roland SLC 29.6 14 105 414 2
49 Bob Gresham NO 27.2 14 121 381 3
50 Don Shy CHI 26.3 13 91 342 1
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