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1989 NFC Yards per Carry Leaders

Rushing yards per attempt

Randall Cunningham led the NFC in yards per carry in 1989 with 5.97, 0.72 ahead of Barry Sanders (5.25). It was one of 2 times Randall Cunningham led in yards per carry.

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Randall Cunningham Led the NFC in 1989 Randall Cunningham PHI
5.97 Yards per Carry 0.72 clear of Barry Sanders
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# Player Team Y/A G ATT YDS TD
1 Randall Cunningham Randall Cunningham PHI 5.97 16 104 621 4
2 Barry Sanders Barry Sanders DET 5.25 15 280 1,470 14
3 Neal Anderson CHI 4.65 16 274 1,275 11
4 Earnest Byner Earnest Byner WAS 4.33 16 134 580 7
5 Greg Bell Greg Bell LAN 4.18 16 272 1,137 15
6 Gerald Riggs Gerald Riggs WAS 4.15 12 201 834 4
7 Brent Fullwood GB 4.02 15 204 821 5
8 Paul Palmer DAL 3.98 14 112 446 2
9 Rick Fenney MIN 3.89 16 151 588 4
10 Roger Craig Roger Craig SF 3.89 16 271 1,054 6
11 John Settle John Settle ATL 3.85 15 179 689 3
12 Dalton Hilliard Dalton Hilliard NO 3.67 16 344 1,262 13
13 Herschel Walker Herschel Walker MIN 3.66 16 250 915 7
14 Lars Tate TB 3.53 15 167 589 8
15 Keith Byars Keith Byars PHI 3.40 16 133 452 5
16 Anthony Toney PHI 3.38 14 172 582 3
17 Earl Ferrell PHO 3.37 15 149 502 6
18 William Howard TB 3.31 16 108 357 1
19 Ottis Anderson Ottis Anderson NYG 3.15 16 325 1,023 14
20 Jamie Morris Jamie Morris WAS 2.71 12 124 336 2