1985 NFL Rushing Yards Leaders

Marcus Allen led the NFL with 1,759 rushing yards in 1985, 40 ahead of Gerald Riggs (1,719). It stands 28th among all single seasons in NFL history.

Led the whole NFL in 1985 Marcus Allen LAA

1,759 Rushing Yards 40 clear of Gerald Riggs

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#	Player	Team	YDS	G	ATT	TD
1	Marcus Allen	LAA	1,759	16	380	11
2	Gerald Riggs	ATL	1,719	16	397	10
3	Walter Payton	CHI	1,551	16	324	9
4	Joe Morris	NYG	1,336	16	294	21
5	FM Freeman McNeil	NYJ	1,331	14	294	3
6	Tony Dorsett	DAL	1,307	16	305	7
7	James Wilder	TB	1,300	16	365	10
8	Eric Dickerson	LAN	1,234	14	292	12
9	Craig James	NE	1,227	16	263	5
10	Kevin Mack	CLE	1,104	16	222	7
11	Curt Warner	SEA	1,094	16	291	8
12	GR George Rogers	WAS	1,093	15	231	7
13	Roger Craig	SF	1,050	16	214	9
14	EJ Earnest Jackson	PHI	1,028	16	282	5
15	SM Stump Mitchell	SLC	1,006	16	183	7
16	Earnest Byner	CLE	1,002	16	244	8
17	Frank Pollard	PIT	991	16	233	3
18	James Brooks	CIN	929	16	192	7
19	DN Darrin Nelson	MIN	893	16	200	5
20	James Jones	DET	886	14	244	6
21	Greg Bell	BUF	883	16	223	8
22	Wendell Tyler	SF	867	13	171	6
23	RM Randy McMillan	IND	858	15	190	7
24	WA Walter Abercrombie	PIT	851	16	227	7
25	GW George Wonsley	IND	716	16	138	6
26	Sammy Winder	DEN	714	14	199	8
27	LK Larry Kinnebrew	CIN	714	12	170	9
28	John Riggins	WAS	677	12	176	8
29	TN Tony Nathan	MIA	667	16	143	5
30	TC Tony Collins	NE	657	16	163	3
31	WW Wayne Wilson	NO	645	16	168	1
32	Earl Campbell	NO	643	16	158	1
33	EI Eddie Ivery	GB	636	15	132	2
34	JC Jessie Clark	GB	633	16	147	5
35	HH Herman Heard	KC	595	16	164	4
36	Johnny Hector	NYJ	572	14	145	6
37	Gerry Ellis	GB	571	16	104	5
38	Lionel James	SD	516	16	105	2
39	GA George Adams	NYG	498	16	128	2
40	Ottis Anderson	SLC	479	9	117	4
41	TS Tim Spencer	SD	478	16	124	10
42	KG Keith Griffin	WAS	473	16	102	3
43	MS Matt Suhey	CHI	471	16	115	1
44	Mike Rozier	HOO	462	14	133	8
45	Gary Anderson	SD	429	12	116	4
46	Joe Cribbs	BUF	399	10	122	1
47	BW Butch Woolfolk	HOO	392	16	103	1
48	Mike Pruitt	KC	390	13	112	2
49	LM Larry Moriarty	HOO	381	15	106	3
50	Barry Redden	LAN	380	14	87	0

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