| 1981 NFL Rushing
| Rushing | Rush | Yds | Avg | TD | | George Rogers, NO | 378 | 1674 | 4.4 | 13 | | Tony Dorsett, DAL | 342 | 1646 | 4.8 | 4 | | Billy Sims, DET | 296 | 1437 | 4.9 | 13 | | Wilbert Montgomery, PHI | 286 | 1402 | 4.9 | 8 | | Earl Campbell, HOU | 361 | 1376 | 3.8 | 10 | | Ottis Anderson, STL | 328 | 1376 | 4.2 | 9 | | William Andrews, ATL | 289 | 1301 | 4.5 | 10 | | Walter Payton, CHI | 339 | 1222 | 3.6 | 6 | | Chuck Muncie, SD | 251 | 1144 | 4.6 | 19 | | Joe Delaney, KC | 234 | 1121 | 4.8 | 3 | | Mike Pruitt, CLE | 247 | 1103 | 4.5 | 7 | | Joe Cribbs, BUF | 257 | 1097 | 4.3 | 3 | | Pete Johnson, CIN | 274 | 1077 | 3.9 | 12 | | Wendell Tyler, LAM | 260 | 1074 | 4.1 | 12 | | Ted Brown, MIN | 274 | 1063 | 3.9 | 6 | | Franco Harris, PIT | 242 | 987 | 4.1 | 8 | | Joe Washington, WAS | 210 | 916 | 4.4 | 4 | | Tony Collins, NE | 204 | 873 | 4.3 | 7 | | Gerry Ellis, GB | 196 | 860 | 4.4 | 4 | | Kenny King, OAK | 170 | 828 | 4.9 | 0 | | Rob Carpenter, HOU/NYG | 208 | 822 | 4.0 | 5 | | Tony Nathan, MIA | 147 | 782 | 5.3 | 5 | | Curtis Dickey, BAL | 164 | 779 | 4.8 | 7 | | Rick Parros, DEN | 176 | 749 | 4.3 | 2 | | John Riggins, WAS | 195 | 714 | 3.7 | 13 | | Andra Franklin, MIA | 201 | 711 | 3.5 | 7 | | Jerry Eckwood, TB | 172 | 651 | 3.8 | 2 | | Dave Preston, DEN | 183 | 640 | 3.5 | 3 | | Ron Springs, DAL | 172 | 625 | 3.6 | 10 | | Freeman McNeil, NYJ | 137 | 623 | 4.5 | 2 | | Jim Hadnot, KC | 140 | 603 | 4.3 | 3 | | Randy McMillan, BAL | 149 | 597 | 4.0 | 3 | | Theotis Brown, STL/SEA | 156 | 583 | 3.7 | 6 | | Frank Pollard, PIT | 123 | 570 | 4.6 | 2 | | Ricky Patton, SF | 152 | 543 | 3.6 | 4 | | Lynn Cain, ATL | 156 | 542 | 3.5 | 4 | | James Brooks, SD | 109 | 525 | 4.8 | 3 | | Matt Suhey, CHI | 150 | 521 | 3.5 | 3 | | Derrick Jensen, OAK | 117 | 456 | 3.9 | 4 | | Dexter Bussey, DET | 105 | 446 | 4.2 | 0 | | Cullen Bryant, LAM | 109 | 436 | 4.0 | 1 | | Mike Guman, LAM | 115 | 433 | 3.8 | 4 | | Wayne Morris, STL | 109 | 417 | 3.8 | 5 | | James Owens, TB | 91 | 406 | 4.5 | 3 | | Billy Jackson, KC | 111 | 398 | 3.6 | 10 | | Bruce Harper, NYJ | 81 | 393 | 4.9 | 4 | | Harian Huckleby, GB | 139 | 381 | 2.7 | 5 | | James Wilder, TB | 107 | 370 | 3.5 | 4 | | Roosevelt Leaks, BUF | 91 | 357 | 3.9 | 6 | | Charles White, CLE | 97 | 342 | 3.5 | 1 | | Vagas Ferguson, NE | 78 | 340 | 4.4 | 3 | | Mike Augustyniak, NYJ | 85 | 339 | 4.0 | 1 | | Rick Kane, DET | 77 | 332 | 4.3 | 2 | | Earl Cooper, SF | 98 | 330 | 3.4 | 1 | | Hubie Oliver, PHI | 75 | 329 | 4.4 | 1 | | Scott Dierking, NYJ | 74 | 328 | 4.4 | 1 | | Ken Anderson, CIN | 46 | 320 | 7.0 | 1 | | Johnny Davis, SF | 94 | 297 | 3.2 | 7 | | Charles Alexander, CIN | 98 | 292 | 3.0 | 2 | | Zachary Dixon, BAL | 73 | 285 | 3.9 | 0 | | David Woodley, MIA | 63 | 272 | 4.3 | 4 | | Russell Davis, PIT | 47 | 270 | 5.7 | 1 | | Sam Cunningham, NE | 86 | 269 | 3.1 | 4 | | Kevin Long, NYJ | 73 | 269 | 3.7 | 2 | | Leon Perry, NYG | 72 | 257 | 3.6 | 0 | | John Cappelletti, SD | 68 | 254 | 3.7 | 4 | | Sherman Smith, SEA | 83 | 253 | 3.0 | 3 | | Roland Hooks, BUF | 51 | 250 | 4.9 | 3 | | Tom Newton, NYJ | 73 | 244 | 3.3 | 1 | | Curtis Brown, BUF | 62 | 226 | 3.6 | 0 | | Walt Easley, SF | 76 | 224 | 2.9 | 1 | | Art Whittington, OAK | 69 | 220 | 3.2 | 1 | | Vince Evans, CHI | 43 | 218 | 5.1 | 3 | | Vince Thompson, DET | 35 | 211 | 6.0 | 1 | | Doug Williams, TB | 48 | 209 | 4.4 | 4 | | Don Calhoun, NE | 57 | 205 | 3.6 | 2 | | Sidney Thornton, PIT | 56 | 202 | 3.6 | 4 | | Mosi Tatupu, NE | 38 | 201 | 5.3 | 2 | | Tony Galbreath, MIN | 42 | 198 | 4.7 | 2 | | Leon Bright, NYG | 51 | 197 | 3.9 | 2 | | Ted McKnight, KC | 54 | 195 | 3.6 | 5 | | Dan Doornink, SEA | 65 | 194 | 3.0 | 1 | | Jack Holmes, NO | 58 | 194 | 3.3 | 2 | | Paul Hofer, SF | 60 | 193 | 3.2 | 1 | | Wilbur Jackson, WAS | 46 | 183 | 4.0 | 0 | | Toussaint Tyler, NO | 36 | 183 | 5.1 | 0 | | James Jones, DAL | 34 | 183 | 5.4 | 1 | | Terdell Middleton, GB | 53 | 181 | 3.4 | 0 | | Joe Theismann, WAS | 36 | 177 | 4.9 | 2 | | Stump Mitchell, STL | 31 | 175 | 5.6 | 0 | | Eric Hipple, DET | 41 | 168 | 4.1 | 7 | | Cleo Miller, CLE | 52 | 165 | 3.2 | 2 | | Frank Hawkins, OAK | 40 | 165 | 4.1 | 0 | | Archie Griffin, CIN | 47 | 163 | 3.5 | 3 | | Terry Bradshaw, PIT | 38 | 162 | 4.3 | 2 | | Tony Reed, DEN | 68 | 156 | 2.3 | 0 | | Doug Kotar, NYG | 46 | 154 | 3.3 | 1 | | Brian Sipe, CLE | 38 | 153 | 4.0 | 1 | | Mark van Eeghen, OAK | 39 | 150 | 3.8 | 2 | | Marc Wilson, OAK | 30 | 147 | 4.9 | 2 | | Eddie Hill, MIA | 37 | 146 | 3.9 | 1 | | Adger Armstrong, HOU | 31 | 146 | 4.7 | 0 | | Perry Harrington, PHI | 34 | 140 | 4.1 | 2 | | Jim Zorn, SEA | 30 | 140 | 4.7 | 1 | | Lawrence McCutcheon, BUF | 34 | 138 | 4.1 | 0 | | Wayne Wilson, NO | 44 | 137 | 3.1 | 1 | | David Hughes, SEA | 47 | 135 | 2.9 | 0 | | Calvin Murray, PHI | 23 | 134 | 5.8 | 0 | | Richard Todd, NYJ | 32 | 131 | 4.1 | 0 | | Rickey Young, MIN | 47 | 129 | 2.7 | 0 | | Ron Jaworski, PHI | 22 | 128 | 5.8 | 0 | | Greg Pruitt, CLE | 31 | 124 | 4.0 | 0 | | Booker Russell, PHI | 38 | 123 | 3.2 | 4 | | Jewerl Thomas, LAM | 34 | 118 | 3.5 | 0 | | Steve Fuller, KC | 19 | 118 | 6.2 | 0 | | Tommy Vigorito, MIA | 35 | 116 | 3.3 | 1 | | Billy Campfield, PHI | 31 | 115 | 3.7 | 1 | | Larry Canada, DEN | 33 | 113 | 3.4 | 3 | | Billy Taylor, NYG/NYJ | 38 | 111 | 2.9 | 2 | | Roland Harper, CHI | 34 | 106 | 3.1 | 1 | | Jim Jodat, SEA | 31 | 106 | 3.4 | 1 | | Rob Lytle, DEN | 30 | 106 | 3.5 | 4 | | Bill Ring, SF | 22 | 106 | 4.8 | 0 | | Danny White, DAL | 38 | 104 | 2.7 | 0 | | Woody Bennett, MIA | 28 | 104 | 3.7 | 0 | | Nick Giaquinto, MIA/WAS | 20 | 104 | 5.2 | 0 | | Neil Lomax, STL | 19 | 104 | 5.5 | 2 | | Pat Haden, LAM | 18 | 104 | 5.8 | 0 | | Louie Giammona, PHI | 35 | 98 | 2.8 | 1 | | Joe Montana, SF | 25 | 95 | 3.8 | 2 | | Matt Cavanaugh, NE | 17 | 92 | 5.4 | 3 | | Ronnie Coleman, HOU | 21 | 91 | 4.3 | 1 | | Bill Kenney, KC | 24 | 89 | 3.7 | 1 | | Bert Jones, BAL | 20 | 85 | 4.3 | 0 | | Ricky Bell, TB | 30 | 80 | 2.7 | 0 | | Jim Jensen, GB | 27 | 79 | 2.9 | 0 | | Leonard Thompson, DET | 10 | 75 | 7.5 | 1 | | Willie McClendon, CHI | 30 | 74 | 2.5 | 0 | | Ike Forte, NYG | 19 | 74 | 3.9 | 0 | | Eddie Lee Ivery, GB | 14 | 72 | 5.1 | 1 | | Henry Marshall, KC | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 0 | | Louie Jackson, NYG | 27 | 68 | 2.5 | 1 | | Mark Malone, PIT | 16 | 68 | 4.3 | 2 | | James Mayberry, ATL | 18 | 66 | 3.7 | 0 | | Jim Hargrove, CIN | 16 | 66 | 4.1 | 1 | | Curtis Bledsoe, KC | 20 | 65 | 3.3 | 0 | | Terry Metcalf, WAS | 18 | 60 | 3.3 | 0 | | Roy Green, STL | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 1 | | Greg Hawthorne, PIT | 25 | 58 | 2.3 | 2 | | Dan Fouts, SD | 22 | 56 | 2.5 | 0 | | Dave Krieg, SEA | 11 | 56 | 5.1 | 1 | | Rick Upchurch, DEN | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 0 | | Chester Willis, OAK | 16 | 54 | 3.4 | 1 | | Cleveland Franklin, BAL | 21 | 52 | 2.5 | 1 | | David Whitehurst, GB | 15 | 51 | 3.4 | 1 | | Terry LeCount, MIN | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 0 | | Mark Nichols, DET | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | | Steve Grogan, NE | 12 | 49 | 4.1 | 2 | | Amos Lawrence, SF | 13 | 48 | 3.7 | 1 | | Steve Largent, SEA | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 1 | | Freddie Solomon, SF | 9 | 43 | 4.8 | 0 | | Phil Simms, NYG | 19 | 42 | 2.2 | 0 | | Turk Schonert, CIN | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 0 | | Steve DeBerg, DEN | 9 | 40 | 4.4 | 0 | | Timmy Newsome, DAL | 13 | 38 | 2.9 | 0 | | Jim Plunkett, OAK | 12 | 38 | 3.2 | 1 | | Horace Ivory, SEA/NE | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 0 | | Don McCauley, BAL | 10 | 37 | 3.7 | 0 | | Jimmy Rogers, NO | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 0 | | Tim Wilson, HOU | 13 | 35 | 2.7 | 0 | | Robert Newhouse, DAL | 14 | 33 | 2.4 | 0 | | Steve Atkins, GB/PHI | 12 | 33 | 2.8 | 0 | | Doug Cosbie, DAL | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | | Dwight Clark, SF | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | | Drew Pearson, DAL | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | | Joe Ferguson, BUF | 20 | 29 | 1.5 | 1 | | Lenvil Elliott, SF | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 0 | | Preston Dennard, LAM | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 0 | | Robb Riddick, BUF | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | | Sam Adkins, SEA | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | | Archie Manning, NO | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | | Jeff Groth, NO | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | | Clarence Williams, SD | 20 | 26 | 1.3 | 0 | | Freddie Scott, DET | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 0 | | Horace King, DET | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 0 | | Jeff West, SEA | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | | Bo Robinson, ATL | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 0 | | Gary Danielson, DET | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 2 | | Calvin Hill, CLE | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | | Eric Lane, SEA | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 0 | | John Jefferson, GB | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | | Steve Howell, MIA | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | | Stanley Morgan, NE | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | | Steve Kreider, CIN | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | | Scott Brunner, NYG | 14 | 20 | 1.4 | 0 | | Jarvis Redwine, MIN | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | | Ozzie Newsome, CLE | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | | Rickey Claitt, WAS | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | | Dave Williams, CHI | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | | Craig Morton, DEN | 8 | 18 | 2.3 | 0 | | Kenny Lewis, NYJ | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | | Mike Moroski, ATL | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | | Mark Brammer, BUF | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | | John Stallworth, PIT | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | | Nolan Cromwell, LAM | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | | Leo Lewis, MIN | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | | Jeff Moore, SEA | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | | Jim Smith, PIT | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | | Steve Dils, MIN | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | | Bo Matthews, NYG/MIA | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | | Drew Hill, LAM | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | | Tommy Kramer, MIN | 10 | 13 | 1.3 | 0 | | John Reaves, HOU | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 0 | | Tom Orosz, MIA | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | | Billy Joe DuPree, DAL | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | | Otis Wonsley, WAS | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | | Cliff Stoudt, PIT | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | | Randy Love, STL | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | | David Verser, CIN | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | | Ken Margerum, CHI | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | | Greg Landry, BAL | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | | James Wright, DEN | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | | Russell Erxleben, NO | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | | Brian Baschnagel, CHI | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | | Glenn Carano, DAL | 8 | 9 | 1.1 | 0 | | Jeff Kemp, LAM | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | | Kevin House, TB | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | | Don Bass, CIN | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | | Craig Colquitt, PIT | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | | Wallace Francis, ATL | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 1 | | Dave Stief, STL | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | | Hank Bauer, SD | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | | Sam Harrell, MIN | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | | Theo Bell, TB | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | | Frank LeMaster, PHI | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | | Ron Smith, SD/PHI | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | | Lynn Dickey, GB | 19 | 6 | 0.3 | 0 | | Will Harrell, STL | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 1 | | Ray Strong, ATL | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | | Steve Watson, DEN | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | | Scott Stauch, NO | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | | Dan Pastorini, LAM | 7 | 5 | 0.7 | 0 | | Alfred Jackson, ATL | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | | Tony Davis, TB | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | | Charlie Smith, PHI | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | | Rick Walker, WAS | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | | Mike Garrett, BAL | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | | Terry Miller, SEA | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | | Mel Gray, STL | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | | Clarence Harmon, WAS | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | | Rick Moser, KC/PIT | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | | Eric Torkelson, GB | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | | Jeff Komlo, DET | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | | Chuck Fusina, TB | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | | Nat Moore, MIA | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | | Carlos Pennywell, NE | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | | Steve Bartkowski, ATL | 11 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | | Gifford Nielsen, HOU | 6 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | | Bob Avellini, CHI | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | | Jim Hart, STL | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | | George Roberts, SD | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | | Joe Senser, MIN | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | | Tony Daykin, ATL | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | | Alvin Garrett, NYG/WAS | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | | Aundra Thompson, GB/SD/NO | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | | Joe Pisarcik, PHI | 7 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | | Dave Wilson, NO | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | | Andy Johnson, NE | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | | Harold Carmichael, PHI | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | | Jerry Butler, BUF | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | | Guy Benjamin, SF | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | | Chuck Ramsey, NYJ | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Paul McDonald, CLE | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Mike Williams, KC | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Lam Jones, NYJ | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Mike Connell, WAS | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Tom Blanchard, TB | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Mike Phipps, CHI | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | John Sciarra, PHI | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Kim Anderson, BAL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Henry Childs, LAM | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Jeff Siemon, MIN | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Wes Chandler, NO/SD | 5 | -1 | -0.2 | 0 | | Johhny Perkins, NYG | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | | Sammy White, MIN | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | | Guido Merkens, NO | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | | June Jones, ATL | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | | Carlos Carson, KC | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | | Ricky Feacher, CLE | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | | Carl Birdsong, STL | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | | Wally Henry, PHI | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | | Matt Robinson, BUF | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | | Ken Stabler, HOU | 10 | -3 | -0.3 | 0 | | Jeff Rutledge, LAM | 5 | -3 | -0.6 | 0 | | Tom Myers, NO | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | | Tony Hill, DAL | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | | Rich Caster, NO/WAS | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | | Bobby Scott, NO | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 0 | | Pat Ryan, NYJ | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 0 | | Al Dixon, KC | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | | Art Monk, WAS | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | | Bob Parsons, CHI | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | | Rod Kush, BUF | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | | Dan Neal, CHI | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | | John James, ATL | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | | Ed Luther, SD | 3 | -8 | -2.7 | 0 | | Larry Swider, TB | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | 0 | | Byron Franklin, BUF | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | 0 | | Harold Jackson, NE | 2 | -14 | -7.0 | 0 | | Bob Grupp, KC | 1 | -19 | -19.0 | 0 | | Don Strock, MIA | 14 | -26 | -1.9 | 0 | | Pat McInally, CIN | 1 | -27 | -27.0 | 0 |
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