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1 Emmitt Smith 18,355 2 Walter Payton 16,726 3 Barry Sanders 15,269 4 Curtis Martin 14,101 5 Jerome Bettis 13,662 6 Eric Dickerson 13,259 7 Tony Dorsett 12,739 8 Jim Brown 12,312 9 Marshall Faulk 12,279 10 Marcus Allen 12,243 11 EDGERRIN JAMES 12,121 12 Franco Harris 12,120 13 Thurman Thomas 12,074 14 LADAINIAN TOMLINSON 11,760 15 John Riggins 11,352 16 FRED TAYLOR 11,271 17 Corey Dillon 11,241 18 O.J. Simpson 11,236 19 WARRICK DUNN 10,967 20 Ricky Watters 10,643 All caps denotes active. Though Dunn I think is now retired, Taylor is basically done, James will wind up 8th most likely.
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Who are the Top ten running backs with the most rushing yards in a season?
1.Eric Dickerson 2105 rushing yards 1984 2.Jamal Lewis 2066 rushing yards 2003 3.Barry Sanders 2053 rushing yards 1997 4. Terrell Davis 2008 rushing yards 1998 5. OJ Simpson 2003 rushing yards (14 games) 1973
How many running backs have had 1000 yard receiving seasons?
Roger Craig in the 1985 season with 1050 rushing yards on 214 attempts and 1,016 receiving yards on 92 receptions. Marshall Faulk in the 1999 season with 1381 rushing yards on 253 attempts and 1048 receiving yards on 87 receptions.
Who was the starting running back for Washington Redskins in 1965?
That was Hall of Famer Charley Taylor who led the team with 402 rushing yards. Other running backs for the Redskins in 1965 were Dan Lewis, George Hughley, and Pervis Atkins.
If a running back fumbles the ball and the other team recovers are the yards gained prior to the fumble counted for the running backs stats?
Yes. The running back will get credit for the number of yards past the line of scrimmage the fumble occurred. If the line of scrimmage was at the defense's 20 yard line and the fumble occurred at the defense's 14 yard line, the running back would be credited with 6 yards rushing. If the line of scrimmage was at the defense's 14 yard line and the fumble occurred at the defense's 20 yard line, the running back would be credited with -6 yards rushing.
What are rushing yards?
Rushing is when they run the football and the gain yards.
