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1973 NFL Rushing Attempts Leaders

Rushing attempts

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O.J. Simpson led the NFL with 332 rushing attempts in 1973, 59 ahead of Larry Brown (273). It was one of 5 times O.J. Simpson led in rushing attempts.

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O.J. Simpson Led the whole NFL in 1973 O.J. Simpson BUF
332 Rushing Attempts 59 clear of Larry Brown
Showing Rushing Attempts and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team ATT G YDS TD
1 O.J. Simpson O.J. Simpson BUF 332 14 2,003 12
2 Larry Brown Larry Brown WAS 273 14 860 8
3 Calvin Hill Calvin Hill DAL 273 14 1,142 6
4 John Brockington John Brockington GB 265 14 1,144 3
5 Dave Hampton Dave Hampton ATL 263 14 997 4
6 Ron Johnson Ron Johnson NYG 260 12 902 6
7 Floyd Little Floyd Little DEN 256 14 979 12
8 Boobie Clark Boobie Clark CIN 254 14 988 8
9 Lydell Mitchell Lydell Mitchell BAC 253 14 963 2
10 Larry Csonka Larry Csonka MIA 219 14 1,003 5
11 Tom Sullivan Tom Sullivan PHI 217 13 968 4
12 Ed Podolak Ed Podolak KC 210 14 721 3
13 Lawrence McCutcheon Lawrence McCutcheon LAN 210 12 1,097 2
14 Jim Bertelsen LAN 206 14 854 4
15 Jess Phillips Jess Phillips NO 198 14 663 0
16 Essex Johnson Essex Johnson CIN 195 14 997 4
17 Marv Hubbard Marv Hubbard OAK 193 14 903 6
18 Franco Harris Franco Harris PIT 188 12 698 3
19 Emerson Boozer Emerson Boozer NYJ 182 13 831 3
20 Chuck Foreman Chuck Foreman MIN 182 12 801 4
21 Altie Taylor Altie Taylor DET 176 13 719 5
22 Carl Garrett Carl Garrett CHI 175 13 655 5
23 Charlie Smith Charlie Smith OAK 173 14 682 4
24 Fred Willis HOO 171 14 579 4
25 MacArthur Lane MacArthur Lane GB 170 13 528 1
26 Donny Anderson Donny Anderson SLC 167 14 679 10
27 Ken Brown CLE 161 14 537 0
28 Joe Dawkins DEN 160 14 706 2
29 Sam Cunningham Sam Cunningham NE 155 14 516 4
30 Vic Washington Vic Washington SF 151 13 534 8
31 Mercury Morris Mercury Morris MIA 149 13 954 10
32 Terry Metcalf Terry Metcalf SLC 148 12 628 2
33 Don McCauley BAC 144 13 514 2
34 John Riggins John Riggins NYJ 134 11 482 4
35 Cid Edwards SD 133 13 609 1
36 Preston Pearson Preston Pearson PIT 132 14 554 2
37 Leroy Kelly Leroy Kelly CLE 132 13 389 3
38 Charlie Harraway WAS 128 14 452 1
39 John Fuqua John Fuqua PIT 117 11 457 2
40 Clarence Davis Clarence Davis OAK 116 13 609 4
41 Mike Garrett Mike Garrett SD 114 10 467 0
42 Steve Owens DET 113 12 401 3
43 Willie Ellison KC 108 10 411 2
44 Jim Braxton Jim Braxton BUF 108 6 494 4
45 Norm Bulaich Norm Bulaich PHI 106 14 436 1
46 Walt Garrison Walt Garrison DAL 105 13 440 6
47 Bob Gresham HOO 104 13 400 2
48 Jim Harrison CHI 100 13 370 1
49 Oscar Reed MIN 100 12 401 3
50 Larry Watkins BUF 98 14 414 2
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