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1981 NFC Rushing Yards per Game Leaders

Rushing yards per game played

1981 running backs only → All-time career leaders →

George Rogers led the NFC in rushing yards per game in 1981 with 104.6, 1.7 ahead of Tony Dorsett (102.9).

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Led the NFC in 1981 George Rogers NO
104.6 Rushing Yards per Game 1.7 clear of Tony Dorsett
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# Player Team Y/G G ATT YDS TD
1 George Rogers NO 104.6 16 378 1,674 13
2 Tony Dorsett Tony Dorsett DAL 102.9 16 342 1,646 4
3 Billy Sims Billy Sims DET 102.6 14 296 1,437 13
4 Wilbert Montgomery Wilbert Montgomery PHI 93.5 15 286 1,402 8
5 Ottis Anderson Ottis Anderson SLC 86.0 16 328 1,376 9
6 William Andrews William Andrews ATL 81.3 16 289 1,301 10
7 Walter Payton Walter Payton CHI 76.4 16 339 1,222 6
8 Wendell Tyler Wendell Tyler LAN 71.6 15 260 1,074 12
9 Ted Brown Ted Brown MIN 66.4 16 274 1,063 6
10 Joe Washington Joe Washington WAS 65.4 14 210 916 4
11 Rob Carpenter NYG 58.7 14 208 822 5
12 Gerry Ellis Gerry Ellis GB 53.8 16 196 860 4
13 John Riggins John Riggins WAS 47.6 15 195 714 13
14 Jerry Eckwood TB 40.7 16 172 651 2
15 Ron Springs DAL 39.1 16 172 625 10
16 Matt Suhey CHI 34.7 15 150 521 3
17 Ricky Patton SF 33.9 16 152 543 4
18 Lynn Cain ATL 33.9 16 156 542 4
19 Cullen Bryant LAN 33.5 13 109 436 1
20 Dexter Bussey Dexter Bussey DET 27.9 16 105 446 0
21 Mike Guman LAN 27.1 16 115 433 4
22 Wayne Morris SLC 26.1 16 109 417 5
23 Harlan Huckleby GB 23.8 16 139 381 5
24 James Wilder James Wilder TB 23.1 16 107 370 4