Earl Campbell
Career 9,407 rush yds · 74 rush TD · 121 rec · 806 rec yds
Seasons leading his conference
12
8 best in the NFL
4 conference only
23
Top-5 finishes
4
Title seasons
5
Categories led
1980
Best season
Spanning 1978–1981, peaking at 5 titles in 1980.
Led in Rushing Yards for
4 straight seasons
(1978–1981)
— his longest run atop any category.
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1922Among league leaders
- 39th Conference titles 12
- 41st Best in the NFL 8
- 170th Top-5 finishes 23
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
- 29th Rushing Touchdowns 74
- 34th Rushing Attempts 2,187
- 37th Rushing Yards 9,407
- 110th Yards per Carry 4.30
- 111th Yards from Scrimmage 10,213
- 262nd Points Scored 444
All-time career totals, top 500 per category.
Where He Led
led the whole NFL led his conference| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushing Yards | 4 | 1st | 4 yrs (1978–1981) | 1978 1,450 1979 1,697 1980 1,934 1981 AFC 1,376 1983 #2 |
| Rushing Attempts | 3 | 1st | 3 yrs (1979–1981) | 1980 373 1979 AFC 368 1981 AFC 361 1978 #2 1983 #2 |
| Yards from Scrimmage | 2 | 1st | 2 yrs (1979–1980) | 1980 1,981 1979 AFC 1,791 1978 #2 1981 #3 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 2 | 1st | 2 yrs (1979–1980) | 1979 19 1980 13 1978 #2 1981 #3 1983 #3 |
| Yards per Carry | 1 | 1st | — | 1980 5.19 |
| Points Scored | — | #3 | — | 1979 #3 |
Title Seasons
4 seasons with at least one titleRushing
8 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | ATT | YDS | Y/A | TD | 1D | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | HOO | AFC | 15 | 302 | 1,450 | 4.80 | 13 | — | — |
| 1979 | HOO | AFC | 16 | 368 | 1,697 | 4.61 | 19 | — | — |
| 1980 | HOO | AFC | 15 | 373 | 1,934 | 5.19 | 13 | — | — |
| 1981 | HOO | AFC | 16 | 361 | 1,376 | 3.81 | 10 | — | — |
| 1982 | HOO | AFC | 9 | 157 | 538 | 3.43 | 2 | — | — |
| 1983 | HOO | AFC | 14 | 322 | 1,301 | 4.04 | 12 | — | — |
| 1984 | NO | NFC | 14 | 146 | 468 | 3.21 | 4 | — | — |
| 1985 | NO | NFC | 16 | 158 | 643 | 4.07 | 1 | — | — |
| Career | — | — | 115 | 2,187 | 9,407 | 4.30 | 74 | — | — |
Receiving
8 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | REC | TGT | YDS | Y/R | TD | 1D | CTH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | HOO | AFC | 15 | 12 | — | 48 | 4.00 | 0 | — | — |
| 1979 | HOO | AFC | 16 | 16 | — | 94 | 5.88 | 0 | — | — |
| 1980 | HOO | AFC | 15 | 11 | — | 47 | 4.27 | 0 | — | — |
| 1981 | HOO | AFC | 16 | 36 | — | 156 | 4.33 | 0 | — | — |
| 1982 | HOO | AFC | 9 | 18 | — | 130 | 7.22 | 0 | — | — |
| 1983 | HOO | AFC | 14 | 19 | — | 216 | 11.37 | 0 | — | — |
| 1984 | NO | NFC | 14 | 3 | — | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | — | — |
| 1985 | NO | NFC | 16 | 6 | — | 88 | 14.67 | 0 | — | — |
| Career | — | — | 115 | 121 | — | 806 | 6.66 | 0 | — | — |