1863 rushing yards in the 1963 season.
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That was 1962 when Jim Taylor of the Green Bay Packers led the NFL in rushing with 1,474 yards. Brown had 996 rushing yards that season.
Jim Brown of the Cleveland Browns. Brown played in 118 games and gained 12,312 rushing yards for an average of 104.3 rushing yards per game.
Jim Brown's 1,863 rushing yards in 1963 stood as the single-season record until O.J. Simpson gained 2,003 yards during the 1973 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
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