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1973 NFL Rushing Yards Leaders

Yards gained rushing

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O.J. Simpson led the NFL with 2,003 rushing yards in 1973, 859 ahead of John Brockington (1,144). It stands 9th among all single seasons in NFL history. It was one of 4 times O.J. Simpson led in rushing yards.

YDSTDY/AATTY/G1DFL
O.J. Simpson Led the whole NFL in 1973 O.J. Simpson BUF
2,003 Rushing Yards 859 clear of John Brockington
Showing Rushing Yards and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team YDS G ATT TD
1 O.J. Simpson O.J. Simpson BUF 2,003 14 332 12
2 John Brockington John Brockington GB 1,144 14 265 3
3 Calvin Hill Calvin Hill DAL 1,142 14 273 6
4 Lawrence McCutcheon Lawrence McCutcheon LAN 1,097 12 210 2
5 Larry Csonka Larry Csonka MIA 1,003 14 219 5
6 Dave Hampton Dave Hampton ATL 997 14 263 4
7 Essex Johnson Essex Johnson CIN 997 14 195 4
8 Boobie Clark Boobie Clark CIN 988 14 254 8
9 Floyd Little Floyd Little DEN 979 14 256 12
10 Tom Sullivan Tom Sullivan PHI 968 13 217 4
11 Lydell Mitchell Lydell Mitchell BAC 963 14 253 2
12 Mercury Morris Mercury Morris MIA 954 13 149 10
13 Marv Hubbard Marv Hubbard OAK 903 14 193 6
14 Ron Johnson Ron Johnson NYG 902 12 260 6
15 Larry Brown Larry Brown WAS 860 14 273 8
16 Jim Bertelsen LAN 854 14 206 4
17 Emerson Boozer Emerson Boozer NYJ 831 13 182 3
18 Chuck Foreman Chuck Foreman MIN 801 12 182 4
19 Ed Podolak Ed Podolak KC 721 14 210 3
20 Altie Taylor Altie Taylor DET 719 13 176 5
21 Joe Dawkins DEN 706 14 160 2
22 Franco Harris Franco Harris PIT 698 12 188 3
23 Charlie Smith Charlie Smith OAK 682 14 173 4
24 Donny Anderson Donny Anderson SLC 679 14 167 10
25 Jess Phillips Jess Phillips NO 663 14 198 0
26 Carl Garrett Carl Garrett CHI 655 13 175 5
27 Terry Metcalf Terry Metcalf SLC 628 12 148 2
28 Clarence Davis Clarence Davis OAK 609 13 116 4
29 Cid Edwards SD 609 13 133 1
30 Fred Willis HOO 579 14 171 4
31 Preston Pearson Preston Pearson PIT 554 14 132 2
32 Ken Brown CLE 537 14 161 0
33 Vic Washington Vic Washington SF 534 13 151 8
34 MacArthur Lane MacArthur Lane GB 528 13 170 1
35 Bobby Douglass Bobby Douglass CHI 525 13 94 5
36 Sam Cunningham Sam Cunningham NE 516 14 155 4
37 Don McCauley BAC 514 13 144 2
38 Jim Braxton Jim Braxton BUF 494 6 108 4
39 John Riggins John Riggins NYJ 482 11 134 4
40 Mike Garrett Mike Garrett SD 467 10 114 0
41 John Fuqua John Fuqua PIT 457 11 117 2
42 Charlie Harraway WAS 452 14 128 1
43 Walt Garrison Walt Garrison DAL 440 13 105 6
44 Norm Bulaich Norm Bulaich PHI 436 14 106 1
45 Robert Newhouse Robert Newhouse DAL 436 14 84 1
46 Eddie Ray ATL 434 14 96 9
47 Larry Watkins BUF 414 14 98 2
48 Willie Ellison KC 411 10 108 2
49 Steve Owens DET 401 12 113 3
50 Oscar Reed MIN 401 12 100 3
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