1973 NFL Rushing
| Rushing |
Rush |
Yds |
Avg |
TD |
| O. J. Simpson, BUF |
332 |
2003 |
6.0 |
12 |
| John Brockington, GB |
265 |
1144 |
4.3 |
3 |
| Calvin Hill, DAL |
273 |
1142 |
4.2 |
6 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon, LAM |
210 |
1097 |
5.2 |
2 |
| Larry Csonka, MIA |
219 |
1003 |
4.6 |
5 |
| Dave Hampton, ATL |
263 |
997 |
3.8 |
4 |
| Essex Johnson, CIN |
195 |
997 |
5.1 |
4 |
| Boobie Clark, CIN |
254 |
988 |
3.9 |
8 |
| Floyd Little, DEN |
256 |
979 |
3.8 |
12 |
| Tom Sullivan, PHI |
217 |
968 |
4.5 |
4 |
| Lydell Mitchell, BAL |
253 |
963 |
3.8 |
2 |
| Mercury Morris, MIA |
149 |
954 |
6.4 |
10 |
| Marv Hubbard, OAK |
193 |
903 |
4.7 |
6 |
| Ron Johnson, NYG |
260 |
902 |
3.5 |
6 |
| Larry Brown, WAS |
273 |
860 |
3.2 |
8 |
| Jim Bertelsen, LAM |
206 |
854 |
4.1 |
4 |
| Emerson Boozer, NYJ |
182 |
831 |
4.6 |
3 |
| Chuck Foreman, MIN |
182 |
801 |
4.4 |
4 |
| Ed Podolak, KC |
210 |
721 |
3.4 |
3 |
| Altie Taylor, DET |
176 |
719 |
4.1 |
5 |
| Joe Dawkins, DEN |
160 |
706 |
4.4 |
2 |
| Franco Harris, PIT |
188 |
698 |
3.7 |
3 |
| Charlie Smith, OAK |
173 |
682 |
3.9 |
4 |
| Donny Anderson, STL |
167 |
679 |
4.1 |
10 |
| Jess Phillips, NO |
198 |
663 |
3.3 |
0 |
| Carl Garrett, CHI |
175 |
655 |
3.7 |
5 |
| Terry Metcalf, STL |
148 |
628 |
4.2 |
2 |
| Cid Edwards, SD |
133 |
609 |
4.6 |
1 |
| Clarence Davis, OAK |
116 |
609 |
5.3 |
4 |
| Fred Willis, HOU |
171 |
579 |
3.4 |
4 |
| Preston Pearson, PIT |
132 |
554 |
4.2 |
2 |
| Ken Brown, CLE |
161 |
537 |
3.3 |
0 |
| Vic Washington, SF |
151 |
534 |
3.5 |
8 |
| MacArthur Lane, GB |
170 |
528 |
3.1 |
1 |
| Bobby Douglass, CHI |
94 |
525 |
5.6 |
5 |
| Sam Cunningham, NE |
155 |
516 |
3.3 |
4 |
| Don McCauley, BAL |
144 |
514 |
3.6 |
2 |
| Jim Braxton, BUF |
108 |
494 |
4.6 |
4 |
| John Riggins, NYJ |
134 |
482 |
3.6 |
4 |
| Mike Garrett, SD |
114 |
467 |
4.1 |
0 |
| John Fuqua, PIT |
117 |
457 |
3.9 |
2 |
| Charlie Harraway, WAS |
128 |
452 |
3.5 |
1 |
| Walt Garrison, DAL |
105 |
440 |
4.2 |
6 |
| Norm Bulaich, PHI |
106 |
436 |
4.1 |
1 |
| Robert Newhouse, DAL |
84 |
436 |
5.2 |
1 |
| Eddie Ray, ATL |
96 |
434 |
4.5 |
9 |
| Larry Watkins, BUF |
98 |
414 |
4.2 |
2 |
| Willie Ellison, KC |
108 |
411 |
3.8 |
2 |
| Steve Owens, DET |
113 |
401 |
3.5 |
3 |
| Oscar Reed, MIN |
100 |
401 |
4.0 |
3 |
| Bob Gresham, HOU |
104 |
400 |
3.8 |
2 |
| Mike Phipps, CLE |
60 |
395 |
6.6 |
5 |
| Leroy Kelly, CLE |
132 |
389 |
2.9 |
3 |
| Mel Farr, DET |
97 |
373 |
3.8 |
4 |
| Jim Harrison, CHI |
100 |
370 |
3.7 |
1 |
| Greg Pruitt, CLE |
61 |
369 |
6.0 |
4 |
| Ken Willard, SF |
83 |
366 |
4.4 |
1 |
| Wendell Hayes, KC |
95 |
352 |
3.7 |
2 |
| Bill Butler, NO |
87 |
348 |
4.0 |
1 |
| Tony Baker, LAM |
85 |
344 |
4.0 |
7 |
| Art Malone, ATL |
76 |
336 |
4.4 |
2 |
| Joe Profit, ATL/NO |
90 |
329 |
3.7 |
2 |
| John Tarver, NE |
72 |
321 |
4.5 |
4 |
| Josh Ashton, NE |
93 |
305 |
3.3 |
0 |
| Ed Marinaro, MIN |
95 |
302 |
3.2 |
2 |
| Archie Manning, NO |
63 |
293 |
4.7 |
2 |
| Larry Smith, LAM |
79 |
291 |
3.7 |
2 |
| Robert Holmes, SD |
78 |
289 |
3.7 |
7 |
| Greg Landry, DET |
42 |
267 |
6.4 |
2 |
| Steve Davis, PIT |
67 |
266 |
4.0 |
2 |
| Mike Adamle, NYJ |
67 |
264 |
3.9 |
0 |
| Jimmy Thomas, SF |
56 |
259 |
4.6 |
1 |
| Don Nottingham, BAL/MIA |
52 |
252 |
4.8 |
1 |
| Roger Staubach, DAL |
46 |
250 |
5.4 |
3 |
| Jim Otis, STL |
55 |
234 |
4.3 |
1 |
| Dave Osborn, MIN |
48 |
216 |
4.5 |
0 |
| Vince Clements, NYG |
57 |
214 |
3.8 |
1 |
| Jim Plunkett, NE |
44 |
209 |
4.8 |
5 |
| Bill Brown, MIN |
47 |
206 |
4.4 |
3 |
| Fran Tarkenton, MIN |
41 |
202 |
4.9 |
1 |
| Mack Herron, NE |
61 |
200 |
3.3 |
2 |
| Pete Banaszak, OAK |
34 |
198 |
5.8 |
0 |
| Joe Moore, CHI |
58 |
191 |
3.3 |
0 |
| Howard Stevens, NO |
45 |
183 |
4.1 |
2 |
| Po James, PHI |
36 |
178 |
4.9 |
1 |
| Les Josephson, LAM |
36 |
174 |
4.8 |
2 |
| Clint Jones, SD |
55 |
170 |
3.1 |
1 |
| Doug Cunningham, SF |
44 |
165 |
3.8 |
1 |
| Larry Schreiber, SF |
42 |
163 |
3.9 |
0 |
| Paul Robinson, HOU |
34 |
151 |
4.4 |
2 |
| Joe Ferguson, BUF |
48 |
147 |
3.1 |
2 |
| Terry Bradshaw, PIT |
34 |
145 |
4.3 |
3 |
| Johnny Roland, NYG |
53 |
142 |
2.7 |
1 |
| Billy LeFear, CLE |
26 |
135 |
5.2 |
0 |
| Charlie Leigh, MIA |
22 |
134 |
6.1 |
1 |
| Jeff Kinney, KC |
50 |
128 |
2.6 |
1 |
| Marty Domres, BAL |
32 |
126 |
3.9 |
2 |
| Lenvil Elliott, CIN |
22 |
122 |
5.5 |
1 |
| Jim Hooks, DET |
19 |
110 |
5.8 |
0 |
| Rob Scribner, LAM |
20 |
109 |
5.5 |
0 |
| Joe Orduna, NYG |
36 |
104 |
2.9 |
1 |
| Dan Pastorini, HOU |
31 |
102 |
3.3 |
0 |
| Ken Stabler, OAK |
21 |
101 |
4.8 |
0 |
| Bill Olds, BAL |
26 |
100 |
3.8 |
2 |
| Larry Walton, DET |
5 |
100 |
20.0 |
1 |
| Ken Anderson, CIN |
26 |
97 |
3.7 |
0 |
| Glenn Doughty, BAL |
10 |
96 |
9.6 |
0 |
| Duane Thomas, WAS |
32 |
95 |
3.0 |
0 |
| Mike Livingston, KC |
19 |
94 |
4.9 |
2 |
| Tom Bailey, PHI |
20 |
91 |
4.6 |
0 |
| Otis Armstrong, DEN |
26 |
90 |
3.5 |
0 |
| Les Goodman, GB |
18 |
88 |
4.9 |
1 |
| Perry Williams, GB |
32 |
87 |
2.7 |
1 |
| Wayne Clark, SD |
13 |
86 |
6.6 |
0 |
| Joe Reed, SF |
15 |
85 |
5.7 |
0 |
| Bo Scott, CLE |
34 |
79 |
2.3 |
0 |
| Jim Nance, NYJ |
18 |
78 |
4.3 |
0 |
| Charlie Evans, NYG |
34 |
77 |
2.3 |
1 |
| Hugh McKinnis, CLE |
28 |
77 |
2.8 |
0 |
| Jim Kiick, MIA |
0 |
76 |
0.0 |
257 |
| Hank Bjorklund, NYJ |
22 |
72 |
3.3 |
0 |
| John Gilliam, MIN |
5 |
71 |
14.2 |
1 |
| Roger Lawson, CHI |
24 |
70 |
2.9 |
0 |
| Ron Holliday, SD |
6 |
70 |
11.7 |
0 |
| Brent McClanahan, MIN |
17 |
69 |
4.1 |
0 |
| Al Woodall, NYJ |
13 |
68 |
5.2 |
0 |
| Bob Lee, ATL |
29 |
67 |
2.3 |
0 |
| Don Shy, STL |
16 |
66 |
4.1 |
0 |
| Gary Kosins, CHI |
24 |
65 |
2.7 |
0 |
| Darryl Stingley, NE |
6 |
64 |
10.7 |
0 |
| Tom Wittum, SF |
1 |
63 |
63.0 |
0 |
| Jerry Tagge, GB |
15 |
62 |
4.1 |
2 |
| Les Strayhorn, DAL |
11 |
62 |
5.6 |
1 |
| Bobby Anderson, DEN |
19 |
61 |
3.2 |
1 |
| Bert Jones, BAL |
18 |
58 |
3.2 |
0 |
| George Amundson, HOU |
15 |
56 |
3.7 |
0 |
| Riley Odoms, DEN |
5 |
53 |
10.6 |
0 |
| Bob Thomas, SD |
22 |
48 |
2.2 |
0 |
| Hermon Wages, ATL |
18 |
47 |
2.6 |
1 |
| Hubert Ginn, MIA/BAL |
16 |
47 |
2.9 |
0 |
| Julian Fagan, NYJ |
2 |
47 |
23.5 |
0 |
| Harold Carmichael, PHI |
3 |
42 |
14.0 |
0 |
| Eddie Moss, STL |
14 |
41 |
2.9 |
0 |
| Len Dawson, KC |
6 |
40 |
6.7 |
0 |
| Bill Thomas, HOU |
10 |
39 |
3.9 |
0 |
| Joe Wilson, CIN |
10 |
39 |
3.9 |
0 |
| Ken Burrough, HOU |
5 |
38 |
7.6 |
1 |
| Ted Kwalick, SF |
5 |
37 |
7.4 |
0 |
| Joe Washington, ATL |
4 |
36 |
9.0 |
0 |
| Lee Bouggess, PHI |
15 |
34 |
2.3 |
1 |
| Jim Mitchell, ATL |
5 |
34 |
6.8 |
0 |
| Bill Van Heusen, DEN |
4 |
34 |
8.5 |
0 |
| Jean Fugett, DAL |
1 |
34 |
34.0 |
0 |
| Mickey Zofko, DET |
11 |
33 |
3.0 |
0 |
| Bill Munson, DET |
10 |
33 |
3.3 |
0 |
| Jon Staggers, GB |
4 |
33 |
8.3 |
1 |
| Jery LeVias, SD |
2 |
33 |
16.5 |
0 |
| Steve Spurrier, SF |
9 |
32 |
3.6 |
2 |
| Cliff McClain, NYJ |
8 |
32 |
4.0 |
0 |
| Dan Fouts, SD |
7 |
32 |
4.6 |
0 |
| Ron Jessie, DET |
5 |
31 |
6.2 |
1 |
| Leon Crosswhite, DET |
11 |
30 |
2.7 |
1 |
| Gary Keithley, STL |
8 |
29 |
3.6 |
0 |
| Elmo Wright, KC |
5 |
29 |
5.8 |
0 |
| James Harris, LAM |
4 |
29 |
7.3 |
0 |
| Otto Stowe, DAL |
3 |
28 |
9.3 |
0 |
| Haven Moses, DEN |
3 |
25 |
8.3 |
1 |
| Charlie Young, PHI |
4 |
24 |
6.0 |
1 |
| Randy Johnson, NYG |
4 |
24 |
6.0 |
1 |
| Joe Gilliam, PIT |
6 |
23 |
3.8 |
0 |
| Odell Lawson, NO |
6 |
23 |
3.8 |
0 |
| Gary Huff, CHI |
11 |
22 |
2.0 |
0 |
| Oliver Ross, DEN |
5 |
21 |
4.2 |
0 |
| Ray Guy, OAK |
1 |
21 |
21.0 |
0 |
| Bob Griese, MIA |
13 |
20 |
1.5 |
0 |
| Herb Mul-Key, WAS |
8 |
20 |
2.5 |
0 |
| Pete Van Valkenberg, BUF |
2 |
20 |
10.0 |
0 |
| Dave Atkins, SF |
4 |
19 |
4.8 |
1 |
| Pat Sullivan, ATL |
3 |
19 |
6.3 |
0 |
| Bobby Scott, NO |
9 |
18 |
2.0 |
0 |
| Herman Weaver, DET |
1 |
18 |
18.0 |
0 |
| Larry Robinson, DAL |
2 |
17 |
8.5 |
0 |
| Ken Burrow, ATL |
2 |
17 |
8.5 |
0 |
| Dick Gordon, LAM/GB |
2 |
17 |
8.5 |
0 |
| Pete Beathard, KC |
6 |
16 |
2.7 |
1 |
| John Brodie, SF |
5 |
16 |
3.2 |
1 |
| Cyril Pinder, DAL |
12 |
15 |
1.3 |
0 |
| Bob McCall, NE |
10 |
15 |
1.5 |
0 |
| Paul Warfield, MIA |
1 |
15 |
15.0 |
0 |
| Jack Mildren, BAL |
2 |
14 |
7.0 |
0 |
| Bo Cornell, BUF |
4 |
13 |
3.3 |
0 |
| Norm Snead, NYG |
4 |
13 |
3.3 |
0 |
| Mack Alston, HOU |
1 |
13 |
13.0 |
0 |
| Earl McCullouch, DET |
2 |
12 |
6.0 |
0 |
| Gary Hammond, STL |
4 |
11 |
2.8 |
0 |
| Reece Morrison, CIN |
3 |
11 |
3.7 |
0 |
| Steve Preece, LAM |
1 |
11 |
11.0 |
1 |
| Paul Staroba, GB |
1 |
11 |
11.0 |
0 |
| Roman Gabriel, PHI |
12 |
10 |
0.8 |
1 |
| Billy Kilmer, WAS |
9 |
10 |
1.1 |
0 |
| Randy Jackson, SF |
6 |
10 |
1.7 |
0 |
| Bob Davis, NO |
3 |
10 |
3.3 |
0 |
| Lincoln Minor, NO |
3 |
10 |
3.3 |
0 |
| Gary Butler, KC |
2 |
10 |
5.0 |
0 |
| Pettis Norman, SD |
1 |
10 |
10.0 |
0 |
| Lynn Dickey, HOU |
6 |
9 |
1.5 |
0 |
| Steve Jones, BUF |
3 |
9 |
3.0 |
0 |
| Sam Havrilak, BAL |
2 |
9 |
4.5 |
0 |
| Lem Barney, DET |
2 |
9 |
4.5 |
0 |
| Earl Morrall, MIA |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
0 |
| Reggie Sanderson, CHI |
3 |
8 |
2.7 |
0 |
| Tom Myers, NO |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
0 |
| Larry Krause, GB |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
0 |
| George Farmer, CHI |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
0 |
| Don Highsmith, GB |
7 |
7 |
1.0 |
0 |
| Sonny Jurgensen, WAS |
3 |
7 |
2.3 |
0 |
| Bob Adams, NE |
2 |
7 |
3.5 |
0 |
| Lewis Jolley, HOU |
7 |
6 |
0.9 |
0 |
| Greg Oliver, PHI |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
| Bob Newland, NO |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
| John Hadl, LAM |
14 |
5 |
0.4 |
0 |
| Rocky Thompson, NYG |
5 |
5 |
1.0 |
0 |
| Warren McVea, KC |
4 |
5 |
1.3 |
0 |
| Bob Berry, MIN |
2 |
5 |
2.5 |
0 |
| Barry Smith, GB |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
| Earl Thomas, CHI |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
| Henry Matthews, NO/ATL |
4 |
4 |
1.0 |
0 |
| Bob Brunett, WAS |
2 |
4 |
2.0 |
0 |
| Bob Tucker, NYG |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
0 |
| Scott Hunter, GB |
8 |
3 |
0.4 |
1 |
| Bob Hudson, OAK |
4 |
3 |
0.8 |
0 |
| Jubilee Dunbar, NO |
3 |
3 |
1.0 |
0 |
| Jack Rizzo, NYG |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
0 |
| Dennis Nelson, BAL |
0 |
3 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Dennis Shaw, BUF |
4 |
2 |
0.5 |
0 |
| Bob Parsons, CHI |
2 |
2 |
1.0 |
0 |
| John Reaves, PHI |
2 |
2 |
1.0 |
0 |
| Billy Joe DuPree, DAL |
2 |
2 |
1.0 |
0 |
| Golden Richards, DAL |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
| Stu Voigt, MIN |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
| Jerome Barkum, NYJ |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
| Jim Del Gaizo, GB |
4 |
1 |
0.3 |
0 |
| Ron Shanklin, PIT |
3 |
1 |
0.3 |
0 |
| Leroy Keyes, KC |
2 |
1 |
0.5 |
0 |
| Ray Chester, BAL |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
0 |
| Roy Jefferson, WAS |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
0 |
| Cotton Speyrer, BAL |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
0 |
| Terry Hanratty, PIT |
3 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Rocky Bleier, PIT |
3 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Dave Chapple, LAM |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Bill Bradley, PHI |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Spike Jones, BUF |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Bobby Walden, PIT |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Craig Morton, DAL |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Paul Gipson, NE |
5 |
-1 |
-0.2 |
0 |
| Bill Demory, NYJ |
4 |
-1 |
-0.3 |
0 |
| Steve O'Neal, NO |
2 |
-1 |
-0.5 |
0 |
| Reggie Rucker, NE |
2 |
-1 |
-0.5 |
0 |
| Charlie Sanders, DET |
1 |
-1 |
-1.0 |
0 |
| Frank Lewis, PIT |
1 |
-1 |
-1.0 |
0 |
| Charley Johnson, DEN |
7 |
-2 |
-0.3 |
0 |
| Dick Shiner, ATL/NE |
3 |
-2 |
-0.7 |
0 |
| Eddie Hinton, HOU |
1 |
-2 |
-2.0 |
0 |
| Claxton Welch, NE |
1 |
-2 |
-2.0 |
0 |
| Joe Namath, NYJ |
1 |
-2 |
-2.0 |
0 |
| Bill Cappleman, DET |
1 |
-2 |
-2.0 |
0 |
| Jim Hart, STL |
3 |
-3 |
-1.0 |
0 |
| Mike Hull, WAS |
2 |
-3 |
-1.5 |
0 |
| Tom Geredine, ATL |
1 |
-3 |
-3.0 |
0 |
| Ollie Smith, BAL |
1 |
-3 |
-3.0 |
0 |
| Don Cockroft, CLE |
1 |
-3 |
-3.0 |
0 |
| Al Johnson, HOU |
1 |
-3 |
-3.0 |
0 |
| Jerry Simmons, DEN |
1 |
-4 |
-4.0 |
0 |
| Marlin Briscoe, MIA |
2 |
-5 |
-2.5 |
0 |
| Bob Windsor, NE |
1 |
-6 |
-6.0 |
0 |
| John Isenbarger, SF |
1 |
-6 |
-6.0 |
0 |
| Daryle Lamonica, OAK |
5 |
-7 |
-1.4 |
0 |
| Dave Lewis, CIN |
3 |
-7 |
-2.3 |
0 |
| Charley Taylor, WAS |
1 |
-7 |
-7.0 |
0 |
| Harold Jackson, LAM |
2 |
-8 |
-4.0 |
0 |
| Rich Caster, NYJ |
1 |
-9 |
-9.0 |
0 |
| Bill Masters, DEN |
1 |
-9 |
-9.0 |
0 |
| Gloster Richardson, CLE |
3 |
-10 |
-3.3 |
0 |
| Mike Montgomery, DAL |
1 |
-10 |
-10.0 |
0 |
| Bob Grim, NYG |
1 |
-10 |
-10.0 |
0 |
| Isaac Curtis, CIN |
2 |
-11 |
-5.5 |
0 |
| Bob Chandler, BUF |
5 |
-14 |
-2.8 |
0 |
| Otis Taylor, KC |
4 |
-14 |
-3.5 |
0 |
| Ike Hill, CHI |
3 |
-14 |
-4.7 |
0 |
| Jackie Smith, STL |
1 |
-14 |
-14.0 |
0 |
| Randy Vataha, NE |
2 |
-15 |
-7.5 |
0 |
| David Lee, BAL |
2 |
-16 |
-8.0 |
0 |