1982 NFC Rushing Yards per Game Leaders
Rushing yards per game played
George Rogers led the NFC in rushing yards per game in 1982 with 89.2, 6.4 ahead of Tony Dorsett (82.8).
Showing players who met 6.25 carries per team game. Show all players
Led the NFC in 1982
George Rogers
NO
89.2
Rushing Yards per Game
6.4 clear of Tony Dorsett
Showing Rushing Yards per Game and the stats that give it context
Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | Y/G | G | ATT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Rogers | NO | 89.2 | 6 | 122 | 535 | 3 |
| 2 |
 Tony Dorsett
|
DAL | 82.8 | 9 | 177 | 745 | 5 |
| 3 |
 Ottis Anderson
|
SLC | 73.4 | 8 | 145 | 587 | 3 |
| 4 |
 Billy Sims
|
DET | 71.0 | 9 | 172 | 639 | 4 |
| 5 |
 John Riggins
|
WAS | 69.1 | 8 | 177 | 553 | 3 |
| 6 |
 Walter Payton
|
CHI | 66.2 | 9 | 148 | 596 | 1 |
| 7 |
 Ted Brown
|
MIN | 64.4 | 8 | 120 | 515 | 1 |
| 8 |
 Wilbert Montgomery
|
PHI | 64.4 | 8 | 114 | 515 | 7 |
| 9 |
 William Andrews
|
ATL | 63.7 | 9 | 139 | 573 | 5 |
| 10 |
 Wendell Tyler
|
LAN | 62.7 | 9 | 137 | 564 | 9 |
| 11 | Wayne Wilson | NO | 51.6 | 8 | 103 | 413 | 3 |
| 12 | Eddie Ivery | GB | 50.3 | 9 | 127 | 453 | 9 |
| 13 | Butch Woolfolk | NYG | 48.8 | 9 | 112 | 439 | 2 |
| 14 | Rob Carpenter | NYG | 40.8 | 5 | 67 | 204 | 1 |
| 15 |
 James Wilder
|
TB | 36.0 | 9 | 83 | 324 | 3 |
| 16 |
 Gerald Riggs
|
ATL | 33.2 | 9 | 78 | 299 | 5 |
| 17 | Jeff Moore | SF | 31.2 | 9 | 85 | 281 | 4 |
| 18 | Wayne Morris | SLC | 30.4 | 9 | 84 | 274 | 4 |
| 19 | James Owens | TB | 29.8 | 8 | 76 | 238 | 0 |
| 20 | Mike Guman | LAN | 29.6 | 9 | 69 | 266 | 2 |
| 21 | Ron Springs | DAL | 27.0 | 9 | 59 | 243 | 2 |
| 22 | Mel Carver | TB | 25.4 | 9 | 70 | 229 | 1 |
| 23 |
 Gerry Ellis
|
GB | 25.3 | 9 | 62 | 228 | 1 |
| 24 | Matt Suhey | CHI | 22.9 | 9 | 70 | 206 | 3 |
| 25 | Jimmy Rogers | NO | 19.8 | 9 | 60 | 178 | 2 |