1972 NFL Rushing
| Rushing |
Rush |
Yds |
Avg |
TD |
| O. J. Simpson, BUF |
292 |
1251 |
4.3 |
6 |
| Larry Brown, WAS |
285 |
1216 |
4.3 |
8 |
| Ron Johnson, NYG |
298 |
1182 |
4.0 |
9 |
| Larry Csonka, MIA |
213 |
1117 |
5.2 |
6 |
| Marv Hubbard, OAK |
219 |
1100 |
5.0 |
4 |
| Franco Harris, PIT |
188 |
1055 |
5.6 |
10 |
| Calvin Hill, DAL |
245 |
1036 |
4.2 |
6 |
| Mike Garrett, SD |
272 |
1031 |
3.8 |
6 |
| John Brockington, GB |
274 |
1027 |
3.7 |
8 |
| Mercury Morris, MIA |
190 |
1000 |
5.3 |
12 |
| Dave Hampton, ATL |
230 |
995 |
4.3 |
6 |
| Bobby Douglass, CHI |
141 |
968 |
6.9 |
8 |
| John Riggins, NYJ |
207 |
944 |
4.6 |
7 |
| Floyd Little, DEN |
216 |
859 |
4.0 |
9 |
| Essex Johnson, CIN |
212 |
825 |
3.9 |
4 |
| MacArthur Lane, GB |
177 |
821 |
4.6 |
3 |
| Leroy Kelly, CLE |
224 |
811 |
3.6 |
4 |
| Art Malone, ATL |
180 |
798 |
4.4 |
8 |
| Walt Garrison, DAL |
167 |
784 |
4.7 |
7 |
| Willie Ellison, LAM |
170 |
764 |
4.5 |
5 |
| Charlie Smith, OAK |
170 |
686 |
4.0 |
8 |
| Cid Edwards, SD |
157 |
679 |
4.3 |
5 |
| Don McCauley, BAL |
178 |
675 |
3.8 |
2 |
| John Fuqua, PIT |
150 |
665 |
4.4 |
4 |
| Altie Taylor, DET |
154 |
658 |
4.3 |
4 |
| Oscar Reed, MIN |
151 |
639 |
4.2 |
2 |
| Jim Harrison, CHI |
167 |
622 |
3.7 |
2 |
| Ed Podolak, KC |
171 |
615 |
3.6 |
4 |
| Jim Bertelsen, LAM |
123 |
581 |
4.7 |
5 |
| Bo Scott, CLE |
123 |
571 |
4.6 |
2 |
| Charlie Harraway, WAS |
148 |
567 |
3.8 |
6 |
| Po James, PHI |
182 |
565 |
3.1 |
0 |
| Doug Dressler, CIN |
128 |
565 |
4.4 |
6 |
| Emerson Boozer, NYJ |
120 |
549 |
4.6 |
11 |
| Josh Ashton, NE |
128 |
546 |
4.3 |
3 |
| Donny Anderson, STL |
153 |
536 |
3.5 |
4 |
| Wendell Hayes, KC |
128 |
536 |
4.2 |
0 |
| Greg Landry, DET |
81 |
524 |
6.5 |
9 |
| Jim Kiick, MIA |
137 |
521 |
3.8 |
5 |
| Steve Owens, DET |
143 |
519 |
3.6 |
4 |
| Carl Garrett, NE |
131 |
488 |
3.7 |
5 |
| Vic Washington, SF |
141 |
468 |
3.3 |
3 |
| Don Nottingham, BAL |
123 |
466 |
3.8 |
3 |
| Fred Willis, CIN/HOU |
134 |
461 |
3.4 |
0 |
| Jim Braxton, BUF |
116 |
453 |
3.9 |
5 |
| Paul Robinson, CIN/HOU |
107 |
449 |
4.2 |
3 |
| Bob Thomas, LAM |
7 |
433 |
61.9 |
3 |
| Larry Schreiber, SF |
118 |
420 |
3.6 |
2 |
| Johnny Roland, STL |
105 |
414 |
3.9 |
2 |
| Bob Gresham, NO |
121 |
381 |
3.1 |
3 |
| Clarence Davis, OAK |
71 |
363 |
5.1 |
6 |
| Archie Manning, NO |
63 |
351 |
5.6 |
2 |
| Terry Bradshaw, PIT |
58 |
346 |
6.0 |
7 |
| Ken Willard, SF |
100 |
345 |
3.5 |
4 |
| Don Shy, CHI |
91 |
342 |
3.8 |
1 |
| Tony Baker, PHI |
90 |
322 |
3.6 |
0 |
| Bobby Anderson, DEN |
72 |
319 |
4.4 |
1 |
| Charlie Evans, NYG |
91 |
317 |
3.5 |
4 |
| Cliff McClain, NYJ |
59 |
305 |
5.2 |
0 |
| Mike Adamle, KC |
73 |
303 |
4.2 |
1 |
| Cyril Pinder, CHI |
87 |
300 |
3.4 |
3 |
| Larry Smith, LAM |
60 |
276 |
4.6 |
2 |
| Preston Pearson, PIT |
67 |
264 |
3.9 |
0 |
| Bill Brown, MIN |
82 |
263 |
3.2 |
4 |
| Larry Watkins, PHI |
67 |
262 |
3.9 |
1 |
| Dave Osborn, MIN |
82 |
261 |
3.2 |
2 |
| Mike Phipps, CLE |
60 |
256 |
4.3 |
5 |
| Jimmy Thomas, SF |
52 |
250 |
4.8 |
1 |
| Joe Dawkins, DEN |
56 |
243 |
4.3 |
2 |
| Bill Butler, NO |
54 |
233 |
4.3 |
0 |
| Jim Plunkett, NE |
36 |
230 |
6.4 |
1 |
| Ed Marinaro, MIN |
66 |
223 |
3.4 |
0 |
| Vince Clements, NYG |
46 |
221 |
4.8 |
0 |
| Mel Farr, DET |
62 |
216 |
3.5 |
3 |
| Lydell Mitchell, BAL |
45 |
215 |
4.8 |
1 |
| Jess Phillips, CIN |
48 |
207 |
4.3 |
1 |
| Dan Pastorini, HOU |
38 |
205 |
5.4 |
2 |
| Willie Rodgers, HOU |
71 |
204 |
2.9 |
2 |
| Fran Tarkenton, MIN |
27 |
180 |
6.7 |
0 |
| Hoyle Granger, HOU |
42 |
175 |
4.2 |
0 |
| Robert Holmes, HOU |
43 |
172 |
4.0 |
0 |
| Clint Jones, MIN |
52 |
164 |
3.2 |
2 |
| Fran Lynch, DEN |
34 |
164 |
4.8 |
2 |
| Herb Mul-Key, WAS |
33 |
155 |
4.7 |
1 |
| Hubert Ginn, MIA |
27 |
142 |
5.3 |
1 |
| Perry Williams, GB |
33 |
139 |
4.2 |
0 |
| Dennis Shaw, BUF |
35 |
138 |
3.9 |
0 |
| Pete Banaszak, OAK |
30 |
138 |
4.6 |
1 |
| Tom Matte, BAL |
33 |
137 |
4.2 |
0 |
| Marty Domres, BAL |
30 |
137 |
4.6 |
1 |
| Mike Livingston, KC |
14 |
133 |
9.5 |
0 |
| John Tarver, NE |
42 |
132 |
3.1 |
1 |
| Joe Profit, ATL |
40 |
132 |
3.3 |
0 |
| Wayne Patrick, BUF |
35 |
130 |
3.7 |
0 |
| Steve Harkey, NYJ |
45 |
129 |
2.9 |
0 |
| Joe Orduna, NYG |
36 |
129 |
3.6 |
1 |
| Jeff Kinney, KC |
38 |
122 |
3.2 |
1 |
| Jim Strong, NO |
37 |
120 |
3.2 |
0 |
| Robert Newhouse, DAL |
28 |
116 |
4.1 |
1 |
| Ken Brown, CLE |
32 |
114 |
3.6 |
2 |
| Norm Bulaich, BAL |
27 |
109 |
4.0 |
1 |
| John Reaves, PHI |
18 |
109 |
6.1 |
1 |
| Roger Lawson, CHI |
33 |
106 |
3.2 |
1 |
| John Hadl, SD |
22 |
99 |
4.5 |
1 |
| Ken Anderson, CIN |
22 |
94 |
4.3 |
3 |
| Jim Otis, KC |
29 |
92 |
3.2 |
0 |
| Bob Berry, ATL |
24 |
86 |
3.6 |
2 |
| Steve Davis, PIT |
20 |
85 |
4.3 |
1 |
| Bob Brunett, WAS |
30 |
82 |
2.7 |
2 |
| Mike Montgomery, DAL |
35 |
81 |
2.3 |
1 |
| Charlie Leigh, MIA |
21 |
79 |
3.8 |
0 |
| Harold Jackson, PHI |
9 |
76 |
8.4 |
0 |
| Bill Van Heusen, DEN |
3 |
76 |
25.3 |
1 |
| Lee White, SD |
23 |
75 |
3.3 |
0 |
| Les Josephson, LAM |
18 |
75 |
4.2 |
0 |
| Len Dawson, KC |
15 |
75 |
5.0 |
0 |
| Joe Williams, NO |
31 |
72 |
2.3 |
0 |
| Sam Havrilak, BAL |
12 |
72 |
6.0 |
2 |
| Riley Odoms, DEN |
5 |
72 |
14.4 |
0 |
| Lance Rentzel, LAM |
7 |
71 |
10.1 |
1 |
| Leon Burns, STL |
26 |
69 |
2.7 |
2 |
| Frank Lewis, PIT |
3 |
68 |
22.7 |
0 |
| Earl Morrall, MIA |
17 |
67 |
3.9 |
1 |
| Jim Krieg, DEN |
1 |
63 |
63.0 |
0 |
| Bob Hudson, GB |
15 |
62 |
4.1 |
0 |
| Jesse Taylor, SD |
13 |
58 |
4.5 |
0 |
| Randy Jackson, BUF |
17 |
57 |
3.4 |
0 |
| Virgil Carter, CIN |
12 |
57 |
4.8 |
2 |
| Bob Gladieux, NE |
24 |
56 |
2.3 |
0 |
| Arthur Green, NO |
14 |
51 |
3.6 |
0 |
| Steve Spurrier, SF |
11 |
51 |
4.6 |
0 |
| Bill Tripplett, DET |
17 |
48 |
2.8 |
0 |
| Roger Staubach, DAL |
6 |
45 |
7.5 |
0 |
| Ahmad Rashad, STL |
9 |
44 |
4.9 |
0 |
| Craig Baynham, STL |
17 |
43 |
2.5 |
0 |
| Hank Bjorklund, NYJ |
15 |
42 |
2.8 |
0 |
| Dave Kopay, GB |
10 |
39 |
3.9 |
0 |
| Charley Taylor, WAS |
3 |
39 |
13.0 |
0 |
| Scott Hunter, GB |
22 |
37 |
1.7 |
5 |
| Joe Morrison, NYG |
9 |
36 |
4.0 |
0 |
| Ward Walsh, HOU/GB |
8 |
36 |
4.5 |
0 |
| Rocky Thompson, NYG |
9 |
35 |
3.9 |
0 |
| Brian Dowling, NE |
7 |
35 |
5.0 |
3 |
| Eddie Ray, ATL |
8 |
34 |
4.3 |
0 |
| Jack Maitland, NE |
13 |
33 |
2.5 |
0 |
| Daryle Lamonica, OAK |
10 |
33 |
3.3 |
0 |
| Glenn Doughty, BAL |
2 |
33 |
16.5 |
0 |
| Doug Cunningham, SF |
8 |
32 |
4.0 |
0 |
| Bob Davis, NYJ |
6 |
32 |
5.3 |
0 |
| Jackie Smith, STL |
5 |
31 |
6.2 |
0 |
| Oscar Dragon, SD |
9 |
30 |
3.3 |
0 |
| Frank Pitts, CLE |
3 |
29 |
9.7 |
0 |
| James Ford, NO |
11 |
28 |
2.5 |
0 |
| Tim Van Galder, STL |
9 |
28 |
3.1 |
0 |
| Nick Eddy, DET |
8 |
28 |
3.5 |
0 |
| Mickey Zofko, DET |
7 |
28 |
4.0 |
0 |
| Dick Butkus, CHI |
1 |
28 |
28.0 |
0 |
| Ken Stabler, OAK |
6 |
27 |
4.5 |
0 |
| Bob Chandler, BUF |
3 |
27 |
9.0 |
0 |
| Randy Johnson, NYG |
9 |
26 |
2.9 |
1 |
| Craig Morton, DAL |
8 |
26 |
3.3 |
2 |
| Mike Carter, SD |
1 |
25 |
25.0 |
0 |
| Elmo Wright, KC |
1 |
24 |
24.0 |
0 |
| Bobby Duhon, NYG |
9 |
23 |
2.6 |
0 |
| Paul Warfield, MIA |
4 |
23 |
5.8 |
0 |
| Tom Bailey, PHI |
7 |
22 |
3.1 |
0 |
| George Nock, WAS |
6 |
22 |
3.7 |
0 |
| Joe Reed, SF |
4 |
22 |
5.5 |
0 |
| Norm Snead, NYG |
10 |
21 |
2.1 |
0 |
| Willie Belton, ATL |
10 |
20 |
2.0 |
0 |
| Warren Bankston, PIT |
7 |
20 |
2.9 |
0 |
| Pete Liske, PHI |
7 |
20 |
2.9 |
0 |
| Terry Beasley, SF |
1 |
20 |
20.0 |
0 |
| Mike Taliaferro, BUF |
5 |
19 |
3.8 |
0 |
| Leo Hart, BUF |
5 |
19 |
3.8 |
0 |
| Jim Mitchell, ATL |
2 |
19 |
9.5 |
0 |
| Spike Jones, BUF |
2 |
18 |
9.0 |
0 |
| Jim Hart, STL |
9 |
17 |
1.9 |
0 |
| Tom Blanchard, NYG |
1 |
17 |
17.0 |
0 |
| Rocky Bleier, PIT |
1 |
17 |
17.0 |
0 |
| Roman Gabriel, LAM |
14 |
16 |
1.1 |
1 |
| Clem Turner, DEN |
5 |
16 |
3.2 |
0 |
| Steve Ramsey, DEN |
6 |
15 |
2.5 |
2 |
| Johnny Unitas, BAL |
3 |
15 |
5.0 |
0 |
| Dave Lewis, CIN |
1 |
15 |
15.0 |
0 |
| John Gilliam, MIN |
8 |
14 |
1.8 |
0 |
| Tom Woodeshick, STL |
5 |
14 |
2.8 |
0 |
| Dan Reeves, DAL |
3 |
14 |
4.7 |
0 |
| Charlie Joiner, HOU/CIN |
3 |
14 |
4.7 |
0 |
| Dave Williams, SD |
1 |
14 |
14.0 |
0 |
| Tom Sullivan, PHI |
13 |
13 |
1.0 |
0 |
| Al Johnson, HOU |
11 |
13 |
1.2 |
0 |
| Earl Thomas, CHI |
5 |
13 |
2.6 |
0 |
| Otis Taylor, KC |
5 |
13 |
2.6 |
0 |
| Leland Glass, GB |
2 |
13 |
6.5 |
0 |
| Roy Shivers, STL |
5 |
12 |
2.4 |
0 |
| Don Highsmith, OAK |
9 |
11 |
1.2 |
1 |
| Leo Hayden, STL |
8 |
11 |
1.4 |
1 |
| Ted Kwalick, SF |
5 |
11 |
2.2 |
0 |
| Tom Nowatzke, BAL |
3 |
11 |
3.7 |
0 |
| Bob Griese, MIA |
3 |
11 |
3.7 |
1 |
| Haven Moses, BUF/DEN |
2 |
11 |
5.5 |
0 |
| Pat Studstill, NE |
1 |
11 |
11.0 |
0 |
| J. D. Hill, BUF |
1 |
11 |
11.0 |
0 |
| Jeff Queen, OAK |
4 |
10 |
2.5 |
0 |
| Ralph Neely, DAL |
1 |
10 |
10.0 |
0 |
| Jim O'Brien, BAL |
3 |
9 |
3.0 |
0 |
| Don Herrmann, NYG |
3 |
9 |
3.0 |
0 |
| John Isenbarger, SF |
3 |
9 |
3.0 |
0 |
| Jerry Smith, WAS |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
0 |
| Ted Koy, BUF |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
0 |
| Pettis Norman, SD |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
0 |
| Dwight Harrison, DEN/BUF |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
0 |
| Ed Baker, HOU |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
0 |
| Bo Cornell, CLE |
7 |
8 |
1.1 |
0 |
| Joe Namath, NYJ |
6 |
8 |
1.3 |
0 |
| John Brodie, SF |
3 |
8 |
2.7 |
1 |
| Jack Mildren, BAL |
3 |
8 |
2.7 |
0 |
| Steve Conley, CIN/STL |
3 |
8 |
2.7 |
0 |
| Pat Sullivan, ATL |
2 |
8 |
4.0 |
0 |
| Bob Hayes, DAL |
2 |
8 |
4.0 |
0 |
| Jim Lindsey, MIN |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
0 |
| Gary Cuozzo, STL |
4 |
7 |
1.8 |
0 |
| Tom Mitchell, BAL |
0 |
7 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Bob Tucker, NYG |
3 |
6 |
2.0 |
1 |
| Billy LeFear, CLE |
3 |
6 |
2.0 |
0 |
| Rich Caster, NYJ |
2 |
6 |
3.0 |
0 |
| Reggie Rucker, NE |
3 |
5 |
1.7 |
0 |
| Gary Kosins, CHI |
3 |
5 |
1.7 |
0 |
| Cliff Branch, OAK |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
| Mike Ernst, DEN |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
0 |
| Cannonball Butler, STL |
6 |
3 |
0.5 |
0 |
| Ken Burrow, ATL |
3 |
3 |
1.0 |
0 |
| Kent Nix, HOU |
3 |
3 |
1.0 |
0 |
| Ray Chester, OAK |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
0 |
| Jean Fugett, DAL |
3 |
2 |
0.7 |
0 |
| Bob West, KC |
2 |
2 |
1.0 |
0 |
| Rod Sherman, DEN |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
| Lance Alworth, DAL |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
| Reece Morrison, CLE/CIN |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
| Rick Arrington, PHI |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
| Larry Crowe, PHI |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
| Virgil Robinson, NO |
5 |
1 |
0.2 |
0 |
| Joe Sweet, LAM |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
0 |
| Stu Voigt, MIN |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
1 |
| Cecil Turner, CHI |
3 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Ben Hawkins, PHI |
3 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Charley Johnson, DEN |
3 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Joe Gilliam, PIT |
2 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Dave Davis, GB |
2 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Bob Parsons, CHI |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Paul Krause, MIN |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Jim Del Gaizo, MIA |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| John McMakin, PIT |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Bill Munson, DET |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Pete Beathard, LAM |
1 |
-1 |
-1.0 |
0 |
| Bill Nelsen, CLE |
1 |
-2 |
-2.0 |
0 |
| John Huarte, CHI |
1 |
-2 |
-2.0 |
0 |
| Jerry Tagge, GB |
8 |
-3 |
-0.4 |
1 |
| Billy Kilmer, WAS |
3 |
-3 |
-1.0 |
0 |
| Bill Bell, ATL |
1 |
-3 |
-3.0 |
0 |
| Bob Windsor, NE |
1 |
-4 |
-4.0 |
0 |
| Sonny Jurgensen, WAS |
4 |
-5 |
-1.3 |
0 |
| Eddie Bell, NYJ |
1 |
-5 |
-5.0 |
0 |
| Gary Garrison, SD |
2 |
-6 |
-3.0 |
0 |
| Dave Parks, NO |
1 |
-7 |
-7.0 |
0 |
| Bob Klein, LAM |
1 |
-7 |
-7.0 |
0 |
| Wayne Clark, SD |
2 |
-8 |
-4.0 |
0 |
| Jon Staggers, GB |
1 |
-8 |
-8.0 |
0 |
| Jim Seymour, CHI |
1 |
-9 |
-9.0 |
0 |
| Chuck Dicus, SD |
1 |
-11 |
-11.0 |
0 |
| George Farmer, CHI |
2 |
-13 |
-6.5 |
0 |
| Mike Eischeid, MIN |
1 |
-13 |
-13.0 |
0 |
| Bill Masters, DEN |
3 |
-15 |
-5.0 |
0 |