| 1978 NFL Rushing
| Rushing | Rush | Yds | Avg | TD | | Earl Campbell, HOU | 302 | 1450 | 4.8 | 13 | | Walter Payton, CHI | 333 | 1395 | 4.2 | 11 | | Tony Dorsett, DAL | 290 | 1325 | 4.6 | 7 | | Del Williams, MIA | 272 | 1258 | 4.6 | 8 | | Wilbert Montgomery, PHI | 259 | 1220 | 4.7 | 9 | | Terdell Middleton, GB | 284 | 1116 | 3.9 | 11 | | Franco Harris, PIT | 310 | 1082 | 3.5 | 8 | | Mark van Eeghen, OAK | 270 | 1080 | 4.0 | 9 | | Terry Miller, BUF | 238 | 1060 | 4.5 | 7 | | Tony Reed, KC | 206 | 1053 | 5.1 | 5 | | John Riggins, WAS | 248 | 1014 | 4.1 | 5 | | Roland Harper, CHI | 240 | 992 | 4.1 | 6 | | Greg Pruitt, CLE | 176 | 960 | 5.5 | 3 | | Joe Washington, BAL | 240 | 956 | 4.0 | 0 | | Kevin Long, NYJ | 214 | 954 | 4.5 | 10 | | Dexter Bussey, DET | 225 | 924 | 4.1 | 5 | | Lydell Mitchell, SD | 214 | 820 | 3.8 | 3 | | Sherman Smith, SEA | 165 | 805 | 4.9 | 6 | | Sam Cunningham, NE | 199 | 768 | 3.9 | 8 | | Pete Johnson, CIN | 180 | 762 | 4.2 | 7 | | David Sims, SEA | 174 | 752 | 4.3 | 14 | | Chuck Foreman, MIN | 237 | 749 | 3.2 | 5 | | Bubba Bean, ATL | 193 | 707 | 3.7 | 3 | | Horace Ivory, NE | 141 | 693 | 4.9 | 11 | | Scott Dierking, NYJ | 170 | 681 | 4.0 | 4 | | Ricky Bell, TB | 185 | 679 | 3.7 | 6 | | Andy Johnson, NE | 147 | 675 | 4.6 | 3 | | Jim Otis, STL | 197 | 664 | 3.4 | 8 | | Art Whittington, OAK | 172 | 661 | 3.8 | 7 | | Horace King, DET | 155 | 660 | 4.3 | 4 | | Cullen Bryant, LAM | 178 | 658 | 3.7 | 7 | | Tony Galbreath, NO | 186 | 635 | 3.4 | 5 | | Rocky Bleier, PIT | 165 | 633 | 3.8 | 5 | | Wayne Morris, STL | 174 | 631 | 3.6 | 1 | | Ted McKnight, KC | 104 | 627 | 6.0 | 6 | | Doug Kotar, NYG | 149 | 625 | 4.2 | 1 | | Mike Hogan, PHI | 145 | 607 | 4.2 | 4 | | John Cappelletti, LAM | 174 | 604 | 3.5 | 3 | | O. J. Simpson, SF | 161 | 593 | 3.7 | 1 | | Arnold Morgado, KC | 160 | 593 | 3.7 | 7 | | Curtis Brown, BUF | 128 | 591 | 4.6 | 4 | | Haskel Stanback, ATL | 188 | 588 | 3.1 | 5 | | Robert Newhouse, DAL | 140 | 584 | 4.2 | 8 | | Barty Smith, GB | 154 | 567 | 3.7 | 4 | | Mike Pruitt, CLE | 135 | 560 | 4.1 | 5 | | Chuck Muncie, NO | 160 | 557 | 3.5 | 7 | | Bob Hammond, NYG | 131 | 554 | 4.2 | 1 | | Steve Grogan, NE | 81 | 539 | 6.7 | 5 | | Mike Thomas, WAS | 161 | 533 | 3.3 | 3 | | Don Woods, SD | 151 | 514 | 3.4 | 3 | | Leroy Harris, MIA | 123 | 512 | 4.2 | 2 | | Archie Griffin, CIN | 132 | 484 | 3.7 | 0 | | Bob Ferrell, SF | 125 | 471 | 3.8 | 1 | | Paul Hofer, SF | 121 | 465 | 3.8 | 7 | | Lonnie Perrin, DEN | 108 | 455 | 4.2 | 4 | | Jon Keyworth, DEN | 112 | 444 | 4.0 | 3 | | Tim Wilson, HOU | 126 | 431 | 3.4 | 0 | | Lawrence McCutcheon, LAM | 118 | 420 | 3.6 | 0 | | Rickey Young, MIN | 134 | 417 | 3.1 | 1 | | Steve Jones, STL | 105 | 392 | 3.7 | 2 | | Don Calhoun, NE | 76 | 391 | 5.1 | 1 | | Mike Strachan, NO | 108 | 388 | 3.6 | 4 | | Otis Armstrong, DEN | 112 | 381 | 3.4 | 1 | | Ron Lee, BAL | 81 | 374 | 4.6 | 1 | | Johnny Davis, TB | 97 | 370 | 3.8 | 3 | | Larry Canada, DEN | 79 | 365 | 4.6 | 3 | | Greg Boykin, SF | 102 | 361 | 3.5 | 2 | | Jimmy DuBose, TB | 93 | 358 | 3.8 | 4 | | Roland Hooks, BUF | 76 | 358 | 4.7 | 2 | | Al Hunter, SEA | 105 | 348 | 3.3 | 2 | | Rob Carpenter, HOU | 82 | 348 | 4.2 | 5 | | Rob Lytle, DEN | 81 | 341 | 4.2 | 2 | | Cleo Miller, CLE | 89 | 336 | 3.8 | 1 | | Deacon Turner, CIN | 84 | 333 | 4.0 | 0 | | Gary Davis, MIA | 62 | 313 | 5.0 | 3 | | Scott Laidlaw, DAL | 75 | 312 | 4.2 | 3 | | Larry Csonka, NYG | 91 | 311 | 3.4 | 6 | | Dan Doornink, NYG | 60 | 306 | 5.1 | 1 | | Hank Bauer, SD | 85 | 304 | 3.6 | 8 | | Bruce Harper, NYJ | 58 | 303 | 5.2 | 2 | | Mark Bailey, KC | 83 | 298 | 3.6 | 0 | | Dave Preston, DEN | 66 | 296 | 4.5 | 1 | | Jim Zorn, SEA | 59 | 290 | 4.9 | 6 | | Calvin Hill, CLE | 80 | 289 | 3.6 | 1 | | Bo Matthews, SD | 71 | 286 | 4.0 | 0 | | MacArthur Lane, KC | 52 | 277 | 5.3 | 0 | | Louis Carter, TB | 81 | 275 | 3.4 | 1 | | Roosevelt Leaks, BAL | 83 | 266 | 3.2 | 2 | | Sidney Thornton, PIT | 71 | 264 | 3.7 | 2 | | Billy Taylor, NYG | 73 | 250 | 3.4 | 0 | | Billy Campfield, PHI | 61 | 247 | 4.0 | 0 | | Don Hardeman, BAL | 48 | 244 | 5.1 | 0 | | Dennis Johnson, BUF | 55 | 222 | 4.0 | 2 | | Robert Miller, MIN | 70 | 213 | 3.0 | 3 | | Ricky Patton, ATL | 68 | 206 | 3.0 | 1 | | Pat Haden, LAM | 33 | 206 | 6.2 | 0 | | Archie Manning, NO | 38 | 202 | 5.3 | 1 | | Norm Bulaich, MIA | 40 | 196 | 4.9 | 2 | | Terry Robiskie, OAK | 49 | 189 | 3.9 | 2 | | Ronnie Coleman, HOU | 61 | 188 | 3.1 | 1 | | Boobie Clark, CIN | 40 | 187 | 4.7 | 0 | | Mike Rae, TB | 20 | 186 | 9.3 | 0 | | Roger Staubach, DAL | 42 | 182 | 4.3 | 1 | | Lawrence Gaines, DET | 54 | 178 | 3.3 | 1 | | Joe Theismann, WAS | 37 | 177 | 4.8 | 1 | | Cleveland Franklin, PHI | 60 | 167 | 2.8 | 0 | | Ken Anderson, CIN | 29 | 167 | 5.8 | 1 | | Don Testerman, SEA | 43 | 155 | 3.6 | 0 | | Clark Gaines, NYJ | 44 | 154 | 3.5 | 2 | | Rick Kane, DET | 44 | 153 | 3.5 | 2 | | Rick Moser, PIT | 42 | 153 | 3.6 | 0 | | Clarence Harmon, WAS | 34 | 141 | 4.1 | 0 | | Pete Banaszak, OAK | 43 | 137 | 3.2 | 0 | | Will Harrell, STL | 35 | 134 | 3.8 | 0 | | Jim Braxton, BUF/MIA | 50 | 121 | 2.4 | 2 | | George Ragsdale, TB | 25 | 121 | 4.8 | 1 | | Benny Malone, MIA/WAS | 33 | 110 | 3.3 | 1 | | Don McCauley, BAL | 44 | 107 | 2.4 | 5 | | Preston Pearson, DAL | 25 | 104 | 4.2 | 0 | | Scott Bull, SF | 29 | 100 | 3.4 | 1 | | Jim Jodat, LAM | 26 | 100 | 3.8 | 0 | | Ray Strong, ATL | 30 | 99 | 3.3 | 2 | | Larry Brinson, DAL | 18 | 96 | 5.3 | 2 | | Ozzie Newsome, CLE | 13 | 96 | 7.4 | 2 | | Randy Dean, NYG | 14 | 94 | 6.7 | 0 | | Terry Bradshaw, PIT | 32 | 93 | 2.9 | 1 | | Gary Danielson, DET | 22 | 93 | 4.2 | 0 | | Jim Culbreath, GB | 30 | 92 | 3.1 | 0 | | Brian Sipe, CLE | 28 | 87 | 3.1 | 3 | | Tony Green, WAS | 22 | 82 | 3.7 | 1 | | Rod Phillips, LAM | 28 | 81 | 2.9 | 0 | | Ron Jaworski, PHI | 30 | 79 | 2.6 | 0 | | Horace Belton, KC | 24 | 79 | 3.3 | 0 | | Darnell Powell, NYJ | 20 | 77 | 3.9 | 1 | | James McAlister, NE | 19 | 77 | 4.1 | 2 | | Joe Ferguson, BUF | 27 | 76 | 2.8 | 0 | | Clarence Williams, SD | 27 | 76 | 2.8 | 0 | | Lenvil Elliott, CIN | 29 | 75 | 2.6 | 0 | | Doug Dennison, DAL | 14 | 75 | 5.4 | 1 | | Jerry Latin, STL/LAM | 24 | 72 | 3.0 | 0 | | Craig Morton, DEN | 17 | 71 | 4.2 | 0 | | Freddie Solomon, SF | 14 | 70 | 5.0 | 1 | | Joe Pisarcik, NYG | 17 | 68 | 4.0 | 1 | | David Whitehurst, GB | 28 | 67 | 2.4 | 1 | | Terry Nelson, LAM | 6 | 67 | 11.2 | 1 | | Booker Russell, OAK | 11 | 65 | 5.9 | 0 | | Larry Collins, CLE | 22 | 64 | 2.9 | 1 | | Mark Miller, CLE | 7 | 63 | 9.0 | 1 | | Willie Spencer, NYG | 38 | 61 | 1.6 | 2 | | Steve Bartkowski, ATL | 33 | 60 | 1.8 | 2 | | Nate Simpson, GB | 27 | 58 | 2.1 | 0 | | Tony Davis, CIN | 21 | 57 | 2.7 | 2 | | Bob Avellini, CHI | 34 | 54 | 1.6 | 2 | | Freddie Scott, DET | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 0 | | Mel Gray, STL | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 1 | | John Reaves, CIN | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 0 | | Mike Livingston, KC | 23 | 49 | 2.1 | 1 | | Jack Deloplaine, WAS/PIT | 11 | 49 | 4.5 | 0 | | Norris Weese, DEN | 17 | 48 | 2.8 | 1 | | Wendell Tyler, LAM | 14 | 45 | 3.2 | 0 | | Tom Newton, NYJ | 11 | 45 | 4.1 | 2 | | Harold Hart, OAK | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 0 | | Dan Fouts, SD | 20 | 43 | 2.2 | 2 | | Charlie White, TB | 11 | 42 | 3.8 | 0 | | Sammy Johnson, MIN | 11 | 41 | 3.7 | 0 | | Walt Landers, GB | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 0 | | Bert Jones, BAL | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 0 | | Alois Blackwell, DAL | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 0 | | Mike Kirkland, BAL | 8 | 35 | 4.4 | 0 | | Larry Mucker, TB | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 | | Mike Phipps, CHI | 13 | 34 | 2.6 | 0 | | Mark Kellar, MIN | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 0 | | Ernest Pough, NYG | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | | James Betterson, PHI | 11 | 32 | 2.9 | 0 | | Rich Caster, HOU | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 0 | | Kim Jones, NO | 9 | 31 | 3.4 | 0 | | Billy Waddy, LAM | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | | Rick Upchurch, DEN | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | | Sammy White, MIN | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | | Greg Landry, DET | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 | | Drew Pearson, DAL | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | | Frank LeMaster, PHI | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | | Bobby Douglass, GB | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | | Brent McClanahan, MIN | 10 | 26 | 2.6 | 0 | | Bill Troup, BAL | 18 | 25 | 1.4 | 1 | | Aundra Thompson, GB | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | | John McDaniel, WAS | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | | Ed O'Neil, DET | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | | Matt Robinson, NYJ | 28 | 23 | 0.8 | 0 | | Doug Williams, TB | 27 | 23 | 0.9 | 1 | | Don Strock, MIA | 10 | 23 | 2.3 | 0 | | Gordon Bell, STL | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 0 | | Vince Evans, CHI | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | | Ike Harris, NO | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | | Greg Coleman, MIN | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | | Mike Esposito, ATL | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 0 | | Harold Carmichael, PHI | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | | Steve DeBerg, SF | 15 | 20 | 1.3 | 1 | | Tom Dinkel, CIN | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | | Rufus Crawford, SEA | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 0 | | Dave Williams, SF | 15 | 18 | 1.2 | 0 | | Richard Todd, NYJ | 14 | 18 | 1.3 | 0 | | Eric Torkelson, GB | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | | Greg McCrary, WAS/SD | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | | Tony Hill, DAL | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | | Robin Earl, CHI | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | | Ken Payne, PHI | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | | Nolan Cromwell, LAM | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 1 | | Rick Engles, PHI | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | | Tony Adams, KC | 9 | 15 | 1.7 | 0 | | Billy Joe DuPree, DAL | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | | Mike Barber, HOU | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | | Reggie Rucker, CLE | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | | Steve Foley, DEN | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | | Reuben Gant, BUF | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | | James Lofton, GB | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | | Steve Raible, SEA | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | | Reggie Haynes, WAS | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | | Larry Barnes, SD/STL/PHI | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 1 | | David Hill, DET | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | | Johnny Evans, CLE | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | | Dan Pastorini, HOU | 18 | 11 | 0.6 | 0 | | Jim Hart, STL | 11 | 11 | 1.0 | 2 | | John Sciarra, PHI | 8 | 11 | 1.4 | 2 | | Rickey Anderson, SD | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | | Art Best, CHI | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | | Stanley Morgan, NE | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | | Bob Griese, MIA | 9 | 10 | 1.1 | 0 | | Gary Huff, TB | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | | Wes Chandler, NO | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | | Vince Ferragamo, LAM | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | | Steve Myer, SEA | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | | Tommy Kramer, MIN | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | | Luther Blue, DET | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | | Alvin Maxson, PIT/HOU/TB/NYG | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | | Mike Renfro, HOU | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | | Eason Ramson, STL | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | | Tony Daykin, DET | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | | James Harris, SD | 10 | 7 | 0.7 | 0 | | Mike Kruczek, PIT | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | | Tom Sullivan, CLE | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | | Danny White, DAL | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | | Anthony Davis, HOU/LAM | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | | Jesse Thompson, DET | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | | Lynn Swann, PIT | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | | John Jefferson, SD | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | | Leonard Thompson, DET | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | | Harold Jackson, NE | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | | Tony Benjamin, SEA | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | | Louie Giammona, PHI | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | | Mosi Tatupu, NE | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | | Charle Young, LAM | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | | Riley Odoms, DEN | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | | Andy Bolton, DET | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | | Willie Shelby, CIN | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | | Dave Casper, OAK | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | | Morris Bradshaw, OAK | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | | Johnny Rodgers, SD | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | | Clarence Davis, OAK | 14 | 4 | 0.3 | 0 | | Ike Forte, WAS | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | | Robert Woods, HOU | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | | Jack Holmes, NO | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | | Teddy Farmer, STL | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | | Johhny Perkins, NYG | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | | Brian Kelley, NYG | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | | Earl Carr, SF | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | | Isaac Curtis, CIN | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | | Billy Kilmer, WAS | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | | Dennis Pearson, ATL | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | | Ken Stabler, OAK | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Brian Baschnagel, CHI | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | John Walton, PHI | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Tom Blanchard, NO | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Dennis Sproul, GB | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Bob Parsons, CHI | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Joe Reed, DET | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | David Beverly, GB | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Jerrel Wilson, NE | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Dave Jennings, NYG | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Roger Wehrli, STL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Steve Little, STL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Brian Duncan, HOU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Jeff West, SD | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Dave Green, TB | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Rob Hertel, CIN | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Bobby Scott, NO | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Craig Penrose, DEN | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Mike Michel, PHI | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Zenon Andrusyshyn, KC | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Bruce Elia, SF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Steve Pisarkiewicz, STL | 5 | -1 | -0.2 | 0 | | Glenn Doughty, BAL | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | | Jimmie Giles, TB | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | | Dennis Law, CIN | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | | Derrick Gaffney, NYJ | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | | Guy Benjamin, MIA | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | | Don Westbrook, NE | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | | June Jones, ATL | 10 | -3 | -0.3 | 0 | | Nat Moore, MIA | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 0 | | Wesley Walker, NYJ | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | | Cliff Olander, SD | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | | Jerry Golsteyn, NYG | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | | David Humm, OAK | 5 | -4 | -0.8 | 0 | | Henry Childs, NO | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | | Don Bass, CIN | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | | Herman Weaver, SEA | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | | Henry Marshall, KC | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | | Fran Tarkenton, MIN | 24 | -6 | -0.3 | 1 | | George Roberts, MIA | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | | Willie Miller, LAM | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | | Dave Stief, STL | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 | | George Franklin, ATL | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 | | Larry Jones, SF | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | 0 | | Ken Burrough, HOU | 3 | -11 | -3.7 | 0 | | Wallace Francis, ATL | 2 | -11 | -5.5 | 0 | | Rusty Jackson, BUF | 1 | -13 | -13.0 | 0 |
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