1976 NFL Yards per Carry Leaders

Don Calhoun led the whole NFL in yards per carry in 1976 with 5.59, 0.41 ahead of O.J. Simpson (5.18).

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Led the whole NFL in 1976 Don Calhoun NE

5.59 Yards per Carry 0.41 clear of O.J. Simpson

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#	Player	Team	Y/A	G	ATT	YDS	TD
1	Don Calhoun	NE	5.59	14	129	721	1
2	O.J. Simpson	BUF	5.18	14	290	1,503	8
3	RY Rickey Young	SD	4.95	14	162	802	4
4	DW Delvin Williams	SF	4.85	13	248	1,203	7
5	Sam Cunningham	NE	4.79	11	172	824	3
6	Greg Pruitt	CLE	4.79	14	209	1,000	4
7	Rocky Bleier	PIT	4.71	14	220	1,036	5
8	CG Clark Gaines	NYJ	4.61	14	157	724	3
9	MH Mike Hogan	PHI	4.56	8	123	561	0
10	AG Archie Griffin	CIN	4.53	14	138	625	3
11	CD Clarence Davis	OAK	4.53	12	114	516	3
12	SS Sherman Smith	SEA	4.51	12	119	537	4
13	SL Scott Laidlaw	DAL	4.51	13	94	424	3
14	Walter Payton	CHI	4.47	14	311	1,390	13
15	SD Steve Davis	NYJ	4.45	12	94	418	3
16	BC Boobie Clark	CIN	4.44	13	151	671	7
17	NB Norm Bulaich	MIA	4.43	11	122	540	4
18	Chuck Muncie	NO	4.42	12	149	659	2
19	DB Dexter Bussey	DET	4.38	14	196	858	3
20	Mark van Eeghen	OAK	4.34	14	233	1,012	3
21	MT Mike Thomas	WAS	4.34	13	254	1,101	5
22	Benny Malone	MIA	4.29	14	186	797	4
23	LG Lawrence Gaines	DET	4.25	14	155	659	4
24	RH Roland Harper	CHI	4.25	14	147	625	2
25	Ed Podolak	KC	4.22	10	88	371	5
26	TG Tony Galbreath	NO	4.19	14	136	570	7
27	Chuck Foreman	MIN	4.16	14	278	1,155	13
28	Lydell Mitchell	BAC	4.15	14	289	1,200	5
29	AJ Andy Johnson	NE	4.14	14	169	699	6
30	JK Jeff Kinney	BUF	4.12	13	117	482	1
31	OA Otis Armstrong	DEN	4.08	14	247	1,008	5
32	TS Tom Sullivan	PHI	4.03	13	99	399	2
33	Lawrence McCutcheon	LAN	4.01	14	291	1,168	9
34	TM Terry Metcalf	SLC	4.01	12	134	537	3
35	CM Cleo Miller	CLE	4.01	12	153	613	4
36	RC Ronnie Coleman	HOO	4.00	13	171	684	2
37	SJ Steve Jones	SLC	3.99	13	113	451	8
38	WJ Wilbur Jackson	SF	3.96	14	200	792	1
39	DK Doug Kotar	NYG	3.95	14	185	731	3
40	Franco Harris	PIT	3.90	14	289	1,128	14
41	John Cappelletti	LAN	3.89	14	177	688	1
42	RN Robert Newhouse	DAL	3.88	14	116	450	3
43	Jim Otis	SLC	3.82	14	233	891	2
44	RL Roosevelt Leaks	BAC	3.77	13	118	445	7
45	FW Fred Willis	HOO	3.66	13	148	542	2
46	BS Barty Smith	GB	3.66	8	97	355	5
47	DW Don Woods	SD	3.57	11	126	450	3
48	LC Larry Csonka	NYG	3.56	12	160	569	4
49	DD Doug Dennison	DAL	3.54	14	153	542	6
50	John Riggins	WAS	3.53	14	162	572	3

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