1979 NFC Rushing Attempts Leaders

Walter Payton led the NFC in rushing attempts in 1979 with 369, 31 ahead of Wilbert Montgomery (338). It was one of 5 times Walter Payton led in rushing attempts.

Led the NFC in 1979 Walter Payton CHI

369 Rushing Attempts 31 clear of Wilbert Montgomery

Showing Rushing Attempts and the stats that give it context Full stat line

#	Player	Team	ATT	G	YDS	TD
1	Walter Payton	CHI	369	16	1,610	14
2	Wilbert Montgomery	PHI	338	16	1,512	9
3	Ottis Anderson	SLC	331	16	1,605	8
4	Ricky Bell	TB	283	16	1,263	7
5	John Riggins	WAS	260	16	1,153	9
6	Tony Dorsett	DAL	250	14	1,107	6
7	William Andrews	ATL	239	15	1,023	3
8	Chuck Muncie	NO	238	16	1,198	11
9	Wendell Tyler	LAN	218	16	1,109	9
10	BT Billy Taylor	NYG	198	16	700	7
11	JE Jerry Eckwood	TB	194	16	690	2
12	Tony Galbreath	NO	189	15	708	9
13	Rickey Young	MIN	188	16	708	3
14	CB Cullen Bryant	LAN	177	16	619	5
15	Benny Malone	WAS	176	16	472	3
16	DK Doug Kotar	NYG	160	16	616	3
17	Dexter Bussey	DET	144	16	625	1
18	Terdell Middleton	GB	131	14	495	2
19	Ted Brown	MIN	130	14	551	1
20	DW Dave Williams	CHI	127	14	401	1
21	Robert Newhouse	DAL	124	14	449	3
22	PH Paul Hofer	SF	123	15	615	7
23	O.J. Simpson	SF	120	13	460	3
24	Wilbur Jackson	SF	114	16	375	2
25	Leroy Harris	PHI	107	15	504	2
26	WM Wayne Morris	SLC	106	15	387	8
27	ET Eric Torkelson	GB	98	14	401	3
28	RK Rick Kane	DET	94	16	332	4
29	BB Bubba Bean	ATL	88	11	393	1
30	BR Bo Robinson	DET	87	14	302	2
31	Chuck Foreman	MIN	87	12	223	2
32	Theotis Brown	SLC	73	16	318	7
33	Lawrence McCutcheon	LAN	73	11	243	0
34	SL Scott Laidlaw	DAL	69	16	236	3
35	RS Ron Springs	DAL	67	16	248	2
36	NS Nate Simpson	GB	66	15	235	1
37	CH Clarence Harmon	WAS	65	16	267	0
38	LC Lynn Cain	ATL	63	10	295	2
39	MS Mike Strachan	NO	62	10	276	6
40	KJ Ken Johnson	NYG	62	9	168	0
41	JD Johnny Davis	TB	59	16	221	2
42	BS Barty Smith	GB	57	6	201	3
43	EP Elvis Peacock	LAN	52	11	224	0
44	Joe Theismann	WAS	46	16	181	4
45	JM James Mayberry	ATL	45	16	193	1
46	Ron Jaworski	PHI	43	16	119	2
47	SA Steve Atkins	GB	42	7	239	1
48	RP Ricky Patton	GB	40	10	135	0
49	HK Horace King	DET	39	16	160	1
50	WM Willie McClendon	CHI	37	16	160	1

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