1985 NFL Rushing Yards per Game Leaders

Marcus Allen led the whole NFL in rushing yards per game in 1985 with 109.9, 2.5 ahead of Gerald Riggs (107.4). It stands 41st among all single seasons in NFL history.

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Led the whole NFL in 1985 Marcus Allen LAA

109.9 Rushing Yards per Game 2.5 clear of Gerald Riggs

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#	Player	Team	Y/G	G	ATT	YDS	TD
1	Marcus Allen	LAA	109.9	16	380	1,759	11
2	Gerald Riggs	ATL	107.4	16	397	1,719	10
3	Walter Payton	CHI	96.9	16	324	1,551	9
4	FM Freeman McNeil	NYJ	95.1	14	294	1,331	3
5	Eric Dickerson	LAN	88.1	14	292	1,234	12
6	Joe Morris	NYG	83.5	16	294	1,336	21
7	Tony Dorsett	DAL	81.7	16	305	1,307	7
8	James Wilder	TB	81.3	16	365	1,300	10
9	Craig James	NE	76.7	16	263	1,227	5
10	GR George Rogers	WAS	72.9	15	231	1,093	7
11	Kevin Mack	CLE	69.0	16	222	1,104	7
12	Curt Warner	SEA	68.4	16	291	1,094	8
13	Wendell Tyler	SF	66.7	13	171	867	6
14	Roger Craig	SF	65.6	16	214	1,050	9
15	EJ Earnest Jackson	PHI	64.3	16	282	1,028	5
16	James Jones	DET	63.3	14	244	886	6
17	SM Stump Mitchell	SLC	62.9	16	183	1,006	7
18	Earnest Byner	CLE	62.6	16	244	1,002	8
19	Frank Pollard	PIT	61.9	16	233	991	3
20	LK Larry Kinnebrew	CIN	59.5	12	170	714	9
21	James Brooks	CIN	58.1	16	192	929	7
22	RM Randy McMillan	IND	57.2	15	190	858	7
23	John Riggins	WAS	56.4	12	176	677	8
24	DN Darrin Nelson	MIN	55.8	16	200	893	5
25	Greg Bell	BUF	55.2	16	223	883	8
26	Ottis Anderson	SLC	53.2	9	117	479	4
27	WA Walter Abercrombie	PIT	53.2	16	227	851	7
28	Sammy Winder	DEN	51.0	14	199	714	8
29	GW George Wonsley	IND	44.8	16	138	716	6
30	EI Eddie Ivery	GB	42.4	15	132	636	2
31	TN Tony Nathan	MIA	41.7	16	143	667	5
32	TC Tony Collins	NE	41.1	16	163	657	3
33	Johnny Hector	NYJ	40.9	14	145	572	6
34	WW Wayne Wilson	NO	40.3	16	168	645	1
35	Earl Campbell	NO	40.2	16	158	643	1
36	Joe Cribbs	BUF	39.9	10	122	399	1
37	JC Jessie Clark	GB	39.6	16	147	633	5
38	HH Herman Heard	KC	37.2	16	164	595	4
39	Gary Anderson	SD	35.8	12	116	429	4
40	Gerry Ellis	GB	35.7	16	104	571	5
41	Mike Rozier	HOO	33.0	14	133	462	8
42	Lionel James	SD	32.3	16	105	516	2
43	GA George Adams	NYG	31.1	16	128	498	2
44	Mike Pruitt	KC	30.0	13	112	390	2
45	TS Tim Spencer	SD	29.9	16	124	478	10
46	KG Keith Griffin	WAS	29.6	16	102	473	3
47	MS Matt Suhey	CHI	29.4	16	115	471	1
48	LM Larry Moriarty	HOO	25.4	15	106	381	3
49	BW Butch Woolfolk	HOO	24.5	16	103	392	1
50	Lorenzo Hampton	MIA	23.1	16	105	369	3