1970 NFL Rushing
| Rushing |
Rush |
Yds |
Avg |
TD |
| Larry Brown, WAS |
237 |
1125 |
4.7 |
5 |
| Ron Johnson, NYG |
263 |
1027 |
3.9 |
8 |
| MacArthur Lane, STL |
206 |
977 |
4.7 |
11 |
| Floyd Little, DEN |
209 |
901 |
4.3 |
3 |
| Larry Csonka, MIA |
193 |
874 |
4.5 |
6 |
| Hewritt Dixon, OAK |
197 |
861 |
4.4 |
1 |
| Donny Anderson, GB |
222 |
853 |
3.8 |
5 |
| Duane Thomas, DAL |
151 |
803 |
5.3 |
5 |
| Ken Willard, SF |
236 |
789 |
3.3 |
7 |
| Ed Podolak, KC |
168 |
749 |
4.5 |
3 |
| Mel Farr, DET |
166 |
717 |
4.3 |
9 |
| John Fuqua, PIT |
138 |
691 |
5.0 |
7 |
| Dave Osborn, MIN |
207 |
681 |
3.3 |
5 |
| Charlie Smith, OAK |
168 |
681 |
4.1 |
3 |
| Altie Taylor, DET |
198 |
666 |
3.4 |
2 |
| Jim Kiick, MIA |
191 |
658 |
3.4 |
6 |
| Cyril Pinder, PHI |
166 |
657 |
4.0 |
2 |
| Leroy Kelly, CLE |
206 |
656 |
3.2 |
6 |
| Jess Phillips, CIN |
163 |
648 |
4.0 |
4 |
| Les Josephson, LAM |
150 |
640 |
4.3 |
5 |
| Cannonball Butler, ATL |
166 |
636 |
3.8 |
0 |
| Bo Scott, CLE |
151 |
625 |
4.1 |
7 |
| Paul Robinson, CIN |
149 |
622 |
4.2 |
6 |
| Emerson Boozer, NYJ |
139 |
581 |
4.2 |
5 |
| Calvin Hill, DAL |
153 |
577 |
3.8 |
4 |
| Charlie Harraway, WAS |
146 |
577 |
4.0 |
5 |
| Jim Nance, BOS |
145 |
522 |
3.6 |
7 |
| Joe Dawkins, HOU |
124 |
517 |
4.2 |
2 |
| Walt Garrison, DAL |
126 |
507 |
4.0 |
3 |
| Preston Pearson, PIT |
173 |
503 |
2.9 |
2 |
| O. J. Simpson, BUF |
120 |
488 |
4.1 |
5 |
| Doug Cunningham, SF |
128 |
443 |
3.5 |
3 |
| Norm Bulaich, BAL |
139 |
426 |
3.1 |
3 |
| Hermon Wages, ATL |
119 |
422 |
3.5 |
1 |
| Mercury Morris, MIA |
60 |
409 |
6.8 |
0 |
| George Nock, NYJ |
135 |
402 |
3.0 |
5 |
| Lee Bouggess, PHI |
159 |
401 |
2.5 |
2 |
| Johnny Roland, STL |
94 |
392 |
4.2 |
3 |
| Wendell Hayes, KC |
109 |
381 |
3.5 |
5 |
| Willie Ellison, LAM |
90 |
381 |
4.2 |
5 |
| Tucker Frederickson, NYG |
120 |
375 |
3.1 |
1 |
| Clint Jones, MIN |
120 |
369 |
3.1 |
9 |
| Mike Richardson, HOU |
103 |
368 |
3.6 |
2 |
| Bobby Anderson, DEN |
83 |
368 |
4.4 |
4 |
| Cid Edwards, STL |
70 |
350 |
5.0 |
1 |
| Greg Landry, DET |
35 |
350 |
10.0 |
1 |
| Larry Smith, LAM |
77 |
338 |
4.4 |
1 |
| Tony Baker, NO |
82 |
337 |
4.1 |
1 |
| Bill Brown, MIN |
101 |
324 |
3.2 |
0 |
| Matt Snell, NYJ |
64 |
281 |
4.4 |
1 |
| Travis Williams, GB |
74 |
276 |
3.7 |
1 |
| Essex Johnson, CIN |
65 |
273 |
4.2 |
2 |
| Carl Garrett, BOS |
88 |
272 |
3.1 |
4 |
| Jeff Queen, SD |
77 |
261 |
3.4 |
1 |
| Warren McVea, KC |
61 |
260 |
4.3 |
0 |
| Wayne Patrick, BUF |
66 |
259 |
3.9 |
1 |
| Tom Woodeshick, PHI |
52 |
254 |
4.9 |
2 |
| Tom Nowatzke, BAL |
73 |
248 |
3.4 |
1 |
| Marv Hubbard, OAK |
51 |
246 |
4.8 |
1 |
| Virgil Carter, CIN |
34 |
246 |
7.2 |
2 |
| Fran Tarkenton, NYG |
43 |
236 |
5.5 |
2 |
| Terry Bradshaw, PIT |
32 |
233 |
7.3 |
1 |
| Ross Montgomery, CHI |
62 |
229 |
3.7 |
0 |
| Tom Barrington, NO |
72 |
228 |
3.2 |
2 |
| Don Shy, CHI |
79 |
227 |
2.9 |
1 |
| Dickie Post, SD |
74 |
225 |
3.0 |
1 |
| Roger Staubach, DAL |
27 |
221 |
8.2 |
0 |
| Lee White, NYJ |
70 |
215 |
3.1 |
12 |
| Ronnie Bull, CHI |
68 |
214 |
3.1 |
0 |
| Jim Otis, NO |
71 |
211 |
3.0 |
0 |
| Jim Grabowski, GB |
67 |
210 |
3.1 |
1 |
| Dennis Shaw, BUF |
39 |
210 |
5.4 |
0 |
| Jack Maitland, BAL |
74 |
209 |
2.8 |
1 |
| Mike Garrett, KC/SD |
67 |
208 |
3.1 |
1 |
| Roy Hopkins, HOU |
57 |
207 |
3.6 |
3 |
| Robert Holmes, KC |
63 |
206 |
3.3 |
3 |
| Willis Crenshaw, DEN |
69 |
200 |
2.9 |
5 |
| Bill Enyart, BUF |
58 |
196 |
3.4 |
0 |
| Woody Campbell, HOU |
59 |
189 |
3.2 |
1 |
| John Hadl, SD |
28 |
188 |
6.7 |
1 |
| Paul Gipson, ATL |
52 |
177 |
3.4 |
0 |
| Reece Morrison, CLE |
73 |
175 |
2.4 |
0 |
| Brad Hubbert, SD |
49 |
175 |
3.6 |
1 |
| Hoyle Granger, HOU |
51 |
169 |
3.3 |
1 |
| Russ Smith, SD |
52 |
163 |
3.1 |
3 |
| Lloyd Pate, BUF |
46 |
162 |
3.5 |
1 |
| Sam Havrilak, BAL |
54 |
159 |
2.9 |
0 |
| Bill Tripplett, DET |
48 |
156 |
3.3 |
1 |
| Bill Tucker, SF |
42 |
137 |
3.3 |
1 |
| Jack Concannon, CHI |
42 |
136 |
3.2 |
2 |
| Art Malone, ATL |
40 |
136 |
3.4 |
0 |
| Oscar Reed, MIN |
42 |
132 |
3.1 |
1 |
| Tommy Mason, LAM |
44 |
123 |
2.8 |
0 |
| Steve Owens, DET |
36 |
122 |
3.4 |
2 |
| Warren Bankston, PIT |
26 |
122 |
4.7 |
2 |
| Willie Frazier, SD |
5 |
120 |
24.0 |
1 |
| Sam Wyche, CIN |
19 |
118 |
6.2 |
2 |
| Sonny Campbell, ATL |
28 |
116 |
4.1 |
2 |
| Dave Hampton, GB |
48 |
115 |
2.4 |
0 |
| Dick Hoak, PIT |
40 |
115 |
2.9 |
1 |
| Jerry Hill, BAL |
36 |
115 |
3.2 |
2 |
| Greg Jones, BUF |
31 |
113 |
3.6 |
1 |
| Bobby Duhon, NYG |
18 |
111 |
6.2 |
0 |
| Al Woodall, NYJ |
28 |
110 |
3.9 |
0 |
| Clem Turner, DEN |
29 |
106 |
3.7 |
2 |
| Elijah Pitts, LAM/NO |
35 |
104 |
3.0 |
0 |
| Roman Gabriel, LAM |
28 |
104 |
3.7 |
1 |
| Henry Dyer, WAS |
21 |
102 |
4.9 |
0 |
| Odell Lawson, BOS |
56 |
99 |
1.8 |
0 |
| Mike Hull, CHI |
32 |
99 |
3.1 |
0 |
| Roy Shivers, STL |
24 |
98 |
4.1 |
2 |
| Larry Watkins, PHI |
32 |
96 |
3.0 |
1 |
| Dick Davis, DEN/NO |
27 |
94 |
3.5 |
0 |
| Mike Phipps, CLE |
11 |
94 |
8.5 |
0 |
| Pat Curran, LAM |
25 |
92 |
3.7 |
0 |
| Jimmy Thomas, SF |
31 |
89 |
2.9 |
0 |
| Bob Griese, MIA |
26 |
89 |
3.4 |
2 |
| Al Pastrana, DEN |
14 |
89 |
6.4 |
1 |
| Dan Reeves, DAL |
35 |
84 |
2.4 |
2 |
| Gene Foster, SD |
32 |
84 |
2.6 |
0 |
| Frank Pitts, KC |
5 |
84 |
16.8 |
0 |
| Fran Lynch, DEN |
20 |
81 |
4.1 |
1 |
| Doug Dressler, CIN |
18 |
77 |
4.3 |
0 |
| Pete Banaszak, OAK |
21 |
75 |
3.6 |
2 |
| Joe Kapp, BOS |
20 |
71 |
3.6 |
0 |
| Craig Baynham, CHI |
26 |
68 |
2.6 |
0 |
| John Gilliam, STL |
5 |
68 |
13.6 |
1 |
| Ted Kwalick, SF |
3 |
65 |
21.7 |
0 |
| Don McCall, NO |
23 |
63 |
2.7 |
1 |
| Bart Starr, GB |
12 |
62 |
5.2 |
1 |
| Gary Cuozzo, MIN |
17 |
61 |
3.6 |
0 |
| Bob Berry, ATL |
13 |
60 |
4.6 |
0 |
| Eddie Hinton, BAL |
5 |
58 |
11.6 |
2 |
| Jerry Rhome, HOU |
9 |
54 |
6.0 |
1 |
| Gale Sayers, CHI |
23 |
52 |
2.3 |
0 |
| Jeff Jordan, LAM |
10 |
50 |
5.0 |
0 |
| Dave Kopay, WAS |
13 |
49 |
3.8 |
0 |
| Nick Eddy, DET |
18 |
47 |
2.6 |
1 |
| Jim Lindsey, MIN |
11 |
47 |
4.3 |
0 |
| Roy Jefferson, BAL |
4 |
47 |
11.8 |
0 |
| Len Dawson, KC |
11 |
46 |
4.2 |
0 |
| Ernie Wheelwright, NO |
16 |
45 |
2.8 |
0 |
| Chuck Mercein, NYJ |
20 |
44 |
2.2 |
0 |
| Perry Williams, GB |
17 |
44 |
2.6 |
0 |
| Sid Blanks, BOS |
13 |
44 |
3.4 |
0 |
| Harry Jones, PHI |
13 |
44 |
3.4 |
0 |
| John Isenbarger, SF |
18 |
43 |
2.4 |
0 |
| Tom Matte, BAL |
12 |
43 |
3.6 |
0 |
| Jackie Smith, STL |
5 |
43 |
8.6 |
0 |
| Dave Smith, SD |
14 |
42 |
3.0 |
0 |
| Billy Kilmer, NO |
12 |
42 |
3.5 |
0 |
| Pete Liske, DEN |
7 |
42 |
6.0 |
1 |
| Larry Todd, OAK |
17 |
39 |
2.3 |
0 |
| Marty Domres, SD |
14 |
39 |
2.8 |
0 |
| Randy Minniear, CLE |
12 |
39 |
3.3 |
1 |
| Sonny Jurgensen, WAS |
6 |
39 |
6.5 |
1 |
| Chuck Latourette, STL |
2 |
38 |
19.0 |
0 |
| Craig Morton, DAL |
16 |
37 |
2.3 |
0 |
| Bob Brunett, WAS |
9 |
37 |
4.1 |
0 |
| Jery LeVias, HOU |
7 |
37 |
5.3 |
0 |
| Norm Snead, PHI |
18 |
35 |
1.9 |
3 |
| Ron Lamb, CIN |
6 |
35 |
5.8 |
0 |
| Bob Hayes, DAL |
4 |
34 |
8.5 |
1 |
| Warren Wells, OAK |
3 |
34 |
11.3 |
0 |
| Bill Munson, DET |
9 |
33 |
3.7 |
0 |
| Rick Arrington, PHI |
4 |
33 |
8.3 |
1 |
| Al Dodd, NO |
5 |
31 |
6.2 |
0 |
| Andy Livingston, NO |
10 |
29 |
2.9 |
0 |
| John Brodie, SF |
9 |
29 |
3.2 |
2 |
| Jerry Smith, WAS |
2 |
29 |
14.5 |
0 |
| Mike Livingston, KC |
3 |
26 |
8.7 |
0 |
| Dan Darragh, BUF |
1 |
26 |
26.0 |
0 |
| Joe Morrison, NYG |
11 |
25 |
2.3 |
0 |
| J.R. Wilburn, PIT |
5 |
25 |
5.0 |
0 |
| Hubie Bryant, PIT |
3 |
25 |
8.3 |
0 |
| Mike Bragg, WAS |
2 |
25 |
12.5 |
0 |
| Daryle Lamonica, OAK |
8 |
24 |
3.0 |
0 |
| Ralph Kurek, CHI |
6 |
24 |
4.0 |
0 |
| Stan Mitchell, MIA |
8 |
23 |
2.9 |
0 |
| Jim Mitchell, ATL |
5 |
23 |
4.6 |
1 |
| Pat Studstill, LAM |
1 |
23 |
23.0 |
0 |
| Bobby Douglass, CHI |
7 |
22 |
3.1 |
0 |
| Randy Johnson, ATL |
7 |
21 |
3.0 |
0 |
| Larry Seiple, MIA |
2 |
21 |
10.5 |
0 |
| Lew Porter, KC |
2 |
21 |
10.5 |
0 |
| Bob Lee, MIN |
10 |
20 |
2.0 |
1 |
| Larry Walton, DET |
2 |
20 |
10.0 |
0 |
| Marlin Briscoe, BUF |
3 |
19 |
6.3 |
0 |
| Jim Hart, STL |
18 |
18 |
1.0 |
0 |
| Dick Gordon, CHI |
4 |
17 |
4.3 |
0 |
| Charley Taylor, WAS |
1 |
17 |
17.0 |
0 |
| Johnny Unitas, BAL |
9 |
16 |
1.8 |
0 |
| Pettis Norman, DAL |
2 |
16 |
8.0 |
0 |
| Steve O'Neal, NYJ |
1 |
16 |
16.0 |
0 |
| Walter Roberts, WAS |
2 |
15 |
7.5 |
0 |
| Steve Tensi, DEN |
4 |
14 |
3.5 |
0 |
| Bill Bradley, PHI |
1 |
14 |
14.0 |
0 |
| Eddie Ray, BOS |
5 |
13 |
2.6 |
0 |
| Claxton Welch, NO/DAL |
5 |
13 |
2.6 |
1 |
| Les Shy, NYG |
4 |
13 |
3.3 |
0 |
| Otis Taylor, KC |
3 |
13 |
4.3 |
0 |
| Paul Warfield, MIA |
2 |
13 |
6.5 |
0 |
| Larry Krause, GB |
2 |
13 |
6.5 |
0 |
| Ray Poage, NO |
1 |
13 |
13.0 |
0 |
| Bob Naponic, HOU |
3 |
12 |
4.0 |
0 |
| Mike Taliaferro, BOS |
3 |
11 |
3.7 |
0 |
| Bob Davis, NYJ |
2 |
11 |
5.5 |
0 |
| Lance Rentzel, DAL |
1 |
11 |
11.0 |
0 |
| Carroll Dale, GB |
2 |
9 |
4.5 |
0 |
| Bruce Maxwell, DET |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
0 |
| Mike Brunson, ATL |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
0 |
| Terry Cole, PIT |
9 |
8 |
0.9 |
0 |
| Bob Gladieux, BOS/BUF |
4 |
8 |
2.0 |
0 |
| Dave Lewis, CIN |
2 |
8 |
4.0 |
0 |
| Robert Brown, STL |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
0 |
| Clifton McNeil, NYG |
4 |
7 |
1.8 |
0 |
| Gary Garrison, SD |
4 |
7 |
1.8 |
0 |
| Edd Hargett, NO |
4 |
7 |
1.8 |
0 |
| Leroy Keyes, PHI |
2 |
7 |
3.5 |
0 |
| Speedy Thomas, CIN |
2 |
7 |
3.5 |
0 |
| Earl McCullouch, DET |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
0 |
| Dan Abramowicz, NO |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
0 |
| Bobby Joe Green, CHI |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
0 |
| Vic Nyvall, NO |
5 |
6 |
1.2 |
0 |
| Danny Pierce, WAS |
5 |
6 |
1.2 |
0 |
| Bill Dusenbery, NO |
4 |
6 |
1.5 |
0 |
| Earl Morrall, BAL |
2 |
6 |
3.0 |
0 |
| Ray Perkins, BAL |
2 |
6 |
3.0 |
0 |
| Dave Smith, PIT |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
| Billy Cannon, KC |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
| John Stofa, MIA |
2 |
5 |
2.5 |
0 |
| Ernie Koy, NYG |
2 |
5 |
2.5 |
0 |
| Frank Patrick, GB |
2 |
5 |
2.5 |
0 |
| Don Horn, GB |
5 |
4 |
0.8 |
0 |
| George Blanda, OAK |
2 |
4 |
2.0 |
0 |
| Charlie Pittman, STL |
2 |
4 |
2.0 |
0 |
| Gloster Richardson, KC |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
0 |
| Ken Burrough, NO |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
0 |
| Charley Johnson, HOU |
5 |
3 |
0.6 |
0 |
| Ben Hawkins, PHI |
2 |
3 |
1.5 |
0 |
| Jim Strong, SF |
2 |
3 |
1.5 |
0 |
| Rich McGeorge, GB |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
0 |
| Larry Conjar, BAL |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
0 |
| Earl Gros, NO |
4 |
2 |
0.5 |
0 |
| Pete Beathard, STL |
2 |
2 |
1.0 |
0 |
| Don Highsmith, OAK |
2 |
2 |
1.0 |
0 |
| Milt Morin, CLE |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
| Rod Sherman, OAK |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
| Mitch Johnson, LAM |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
0 |
| Dale Livingston, GB |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
0 |
| Jim Turner, NYJ |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
0 |
| Mike Haffner, DEN |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
0 |
| Barry Pryor, MIA |
2 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Tom Smiley, HOU |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Hubert Ginn, MIA |
5 |
-1 |
-0.2 |
0 |
| Joe Namath, NYJ |
1 |
-1 |
-1.0 |
0 |
| Cecil Turner, CHI |
3 |
-3 |
-1.0 |
0 |
| Dennis Homan, DAL |
2 |
-3 |
-1.5 |
0 |
| Bill Nelsen, CLE |
7 |
-4 |
-0.6 |
0 |
| Ken Stabler, OAK |
1 |
-4 |
-4.0 |
0 |
| Terry Hanratty, PIT |
4 |
-5 |
-1.3 |
0 |
| Harold Jackson, PHI |
1 |
-5 |
-5.0 |
0 |
| Julian Fagan, NO |
1 |
-6 |
-6.0 |
0 |
| Eddie Bell, NYJ |
2 |
-7 |
-3.5 |
0 |
| James Harris, BUF |
3 |
-8 |
-2.7 |
0 |
| Ken Brown, CLE |
1 |
-8 |
-8.0 |
0 |
| Dennis Hughes, PIT |
1 |
-8 |
-8.0 |
0 |
| Karl Noonan, MIA |
1 |
-9 |
-9.0 |
0 |
| Steve Spurrier, SF |
2 |
-18 |
-9.0 |
0 |