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1973 NFL Rushing Yards per Game Leaders

Rushing yards per game played

1973 running backs only → All-time career leaders →

O.J. Simpson led the NFL in rushing yards per game with 143.1 in 1973, 51.7 ahead of Lawrence McCutcheon (91.4). It is the best single-season rushing yards per game mark in NFL history.

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O.J. Simpson Led the whole NFL in 1973 O.J. Simpson BUF
143.1 Rushing Yards per Game 51.7 clear of Lawrence McCutcheon
Showing Rushing Yards per Game and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team Y/G G ATT YDS TD
1 O.J. Simpson O.J. Simpson BUF 143.1 14 332 2,003 12
2 Lawrence McCutcheon Lawrence McCutcheon LAN 91.4 12 210 1,097 2
3 Jim Braxton Jim Braxton BUF 82.3 6 108 494 4
4 John Brockington John Brockington GB 81.7 14 265 1,144 3
5 Calvin Hill Calvin Hill DAL 81.6 14 273 1,142 6
6 Ron Johnson Ron Johnson NYG 75.2 12 260 902 6
7 Tom Sullivan Tom Sullivan PHI 74.5 13 217 968 4
8 Mercury Morris Mercury Morris MIA 73.4 13 149 954 10
9 Larry Csonka Larry Csonka MIA 71.6 14 219 1,003 5
10 Dave Hampton Dave Hampton ATL 71.2 14 263 997 4
11 Essex Johnson Essex Johnson CIN 71.2 14 195 997 4
12 Boobie Clark Boobie Clark CIN 70.6 14 254 988 8
13 Floyd Little Floyd Little DEN 69.9 14 256 979 12
14 Lydell Mitchell Lydell Mitchell BAC 68.8 14 253 963 2
15 Chuck Foreman Chuck Foreman MIN 66.8 12 182 801 4
16 Marv Hubbard Marv Hubbard OAK 64.5 14 193 903 6
17 Emerson Boozer Emerson Boozer NYJ 63.9 13 182 831 3
18 Larry Brown Larry Brown WAS 61.4 14 273 860 8
19 Jim Bertelsen LAN 61.0 14 206 854 4
20 Franco Harris Franco Harris PIT 58.2 12 188 698 3
21 Altie Taylor Altie Taylor DET 55.3 13 176 719 5
22 Terry Metcalf Terry Metcalf SLC 52.3 12 148 628 2
23 Ed Podolak Ed Podolak KC 51.5 14 210 721 3
24 Joe Dawkins DEN 50.4 14 160 706 2
25 Carl Garrett Carl Garrett CHI 50.4 13 175 655 5
26 Charlie Smith Charlie Smith OAK 48.7 14 173 682 4
27 Donny Anderson Donny Anderson SLC 48.5 14 167 679 10
28 Jess Phillips Jess Phillips NO 47.4 14 198 663 0
29 Clarence Davis Clarence Davis OAK 46.8 13 116 609 4
30 Cid Edwards SD 46.8 13 133 609 1
31 Mike Garrett Mike Garrett SD 46.7 10 114 467 0
32 John Riggins John Riggins NYJ 43.8 11 134 482 4
33 John Fuqua John Fuqua PIT 41.5 11 117 457 2
34 Fred Willis HOO 41.4 14 171 579 4
35 Willie Ellison KC 41.1 10 108 411 2
36 Vic Washington Vic Washington SF 41.1 13 151 534 8
37 MacArthur Lane MacArthur Lane GB 40.6 13 170 528 1
38 Bobby Douglass Bobby Douglass CHI 40.4 13 94 525 5
39 Preston Pearson Preston Pearson PIT 39.6 14 132 554 2
40 Don McCauley BAC 39.5 13 144 514 2
41 Ken Brown CLE 38.4 14 161 537 0
42 Sam Cunningham Sam Cunningham NE 36.9 14 155 516 4
43 Mel Farr Mel Farr DET 33.9 11 97 373 4
44 Walt Garrison Walt Garrison DAL 33.8 13 105 440 6
45 Steve Owens DET 33.4 12 113 401 3
46 Oscar Reed MIN 33.4 12 100 401 3
47 Charlie Harraway WAS 32.3 14 128 452 1
48 Norm Bulaich Norm Bulaich PHI 31.1 14 106 436 1
49 Eddie Ray ATL 31.0 14 96 434 9
50 Bob Gresham HOO 30.8 13 104 400 2
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