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Randall Cunningham's highest rushing yard season was in 1990 when he had 942 rushing yards.
In a career, Randall Cunningham holds the record for rushing yards by a Quarterback with 4928. Michael Vick does hold the single season record with 1039 yards.
1863 rushing yards in the 1963 season.
Ricky Williams with 1853 rushing yards in the 2002 season.
As of the 2008 season: 1) Randall Cunningham - 4,928 rushing yards and 29,979 passing yards 2) Steve Young - 4,239 rushing yards and 33,124 passing yards 3) Fran Tarkenton - 3,674 rushing yards and 47,003 passing yards 4) Steve McNair - 3,590 rushing yards and 31,304 passing yards 5) John Elway - 3,407 rushing yards and 51,475 passing yards 6) Donovan McNabb - (through 1 game of the 2008 season) 2,965 rushing yards and 25,765 passing yards 7) Jim Harbaugh - 2,787 rushing yards and 26,288 passing yards
O.J. Simpson with 2003 rushing yards for the 1973 Buffalo Bills.
Yes, in the NFL, negative rushing yards are subtracted from a running back's total rushing yards. If a running back loses yards on a carry, those negative yards are counted against their overall rushing total for that game and season. This means that a player's rushing yards reflect both positive and negative yardage from their carries.
In 2005, McGahee led in rushing yards with 1,247, with Williams coming way behind in second with only 161 yards rushing.
In college, Earl Campbell finished with 4,444 rushing yards and Billy Sims ended up with 3,813 yards. In the NFL, Earl Campbell had 9,407 rushing yards in an eight season career and Billy Sims had 5,106 yards in a five season career.
Through the 2008 season, that is Edgerrin James with 1,709 rushing yards in the 2000 season.
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