1972 NFL Rushing Yards per Game by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Rushing yards per game played
The Miami Dolphins led the whole NFL in rushing yards per game in 1972, with 211.4, 31.4 ahead of the Pittsburgh Steelers. The average across 26 NFL teams is 139.4.
Led the whole NFL in 1972
Miami Dolphins
14 games
211.4
Rushing Yards per Game
31.4 clear of Pittsburgh Steelers
| # | Team | Conference | G | Y/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Miami Dolphins
|
AFC | 14 | 211.4 |
| 2 |
 Pittsburgh Steelers
|
AFC | 14 | 180.0 |
| 3 |
 Oakland Raiders
|
AFC | 14 | 169.7 |
| 4 |
 Chicago Bears
|
NFC | 14 | 168.6 |
| 5 |
 Los Angeles Rams
|
NFC | 14 | 157.8 |
| 6 |
 Buffalo Bills
|
AFC | 14 | 152.3 |
| 7 |
 Green Bay Packers
|
NFC | 14 | 151.9 |
| 8 |
 Dallas Cowboys
|
NFC | 14 | 151.7 |
| 9 |
 Atlanta Falcons
|
NFC | 14 | 149.4 |
| 10 |
 Washington Redskins
|
NFC | 14 | 148.7 |
| 11 |
 New York Giants
|
NFC | 14 | 144.4 |
| 12 |
 Detroit Lions
|
NFC | 14 | 144.4 |
| 13 |
 New York Jets
|
AFC | 14 | 143.6 |
| 14 |
 Cincinnati Bengals
|
AFC | 14 | 142.6 |
| 15 |
 San Diego Chargers
|
AFC | 14 | 142.5 |
| NFL average | 139.4 | |||
| 16 |
 Kansas City Chiefs
|
AFC | 14 | 136.8 |
| 17 |
 Baltimore Colts
|
AFC | 14 | 135.3 |
| 18 |
 Denver Broncos
|
AFC | 14 | 131.3 |
| 19 |
 Cleveland Browns
|
AFC | 14 | 128.1 |
| 20 |
 Minnesota Vikings
|
NFC | 14 | 124.3 |
| 21 |
 San Francisco 49ers
|
NFC | 14 | 115.4 |
| 22 |
 New England Patriots
|
AFC | 14 | 109.4 |
| 23 |
 Houston Oilers
|
AFC | 14 | 108.4 |
| 24 |
 Philadelphia Eagles
|
NFC | 14 | 99.5 |
| 25 |
 New Orleans Saints
|
NFC | 14 | 87.9 |
| 26 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NFC | 14 | 87.8 |
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.