| 1979 NFL Rushing
| Rushing | Rush | Yds | Avg | TD | | Earl Campbell, HOU | 368 | 1697 | 4.6 | 19 | | Walter Payton, CHI | 369 | 1610 | 4.4 | 14 | | Ottis Anderson, STL | 331 | 1605 | 4.8 | 8 | | Wilbert Montgomery, PHI | 338 | 1512 | 4.5 | 9 | | Mike Pruitt, CLE | 264 | 1294 | 4.9 | 9 | | Ricky Bell, TB | 283 | 1263 | 4.5 | 7 | | Chuck Muncie, NO | 238 | 1198 | 5.0 | 11 | | Franco Harris, PIT | 267 | 1186 | 4.4 | 11 | | John Riggins, WAS | 260 | 1153 | 4.4 | 9 | | Wendell Tyler, LAM | 218 | 1109 | 5.1 | 9 | | Tony Dorsett, DAL | 250 | 1107 | 4.4 | 6 | | William Andrews, ATL | 239 | 1023 | 4.3 | 3 | | Clark Gaines, NYJ | 186 | 905 | 4.9 | 0 | | Joe Washington, BAL | 242 | 884 | 3.7 | 4 | | Pete Johnson, CIN | 243 | 865 | 3.6 | 14 | | Larry Csonka, MIA | 220 | 837 | 3.8 | 12 | | Mark van Eeghen, OAK | 223 | 818 | 3.7 | 7 | | Sherman Smith, SEA | 194 | 775 | 4.0 | 11 | | Scott Dierking, NYJ | 186 | 767 | 4.1 | 3 | | Ted McKnight, KC | 153 | 755 | 4.9 | 8 | | Clarence Williams, SD | 200 | 752 | 3.8 | 12 | | Tony Galbreath, NO | 189 | 708 | 3.7 | 9 | | Rickey Young, MIN | 188 | 708 | 3.8 | 3 | | Del Williams, MIA | 184 | 703 | 3.8 | 3 | | Billy Taylor, NYG | 198 | 700 | 3.5 | 7 | | Jerry Eckwood, TB | 194 | 690 | 3.6 | 2 | | Archie Griffin, CIN | 140 | 688 | 4.9 | 0 | | Dexter Bussey, DET | 144 | 625 | 4.3 | 1 | | Cullen Bryant, LAM | 177 | 619 | 3.5 | 5 | | Doug Kotar, NYG | 160 | 616 | 3.9 | 3 | | Paul Hofer, SF | 123 | 615 | 5.0 | 7 | | Sidney Thornton, PIT | 118 | 585 | 5.0 | 6 | | Curtis Brown, BUF | 172 | 574 | 3.3 | 1 | | Sam Cunningham, NE | 159 | 563 | 3.5 | 5 | | Ted Brown, MIN | 130 | 551 | 4.2 | 1 | | Horace Ivory, NE | 143 | 522 | 3.7 | 1 | | Leroy Harris, PHI | 107 | 504 | 4.7 | 2 | | Dan Doornink, SEA | 152 | 500 | 3.3 | 8 | | Terdell Middleton, GB | 131 | 495 | 3.8 | 2 | | Terry Miller, BUF | 139 | 484 | 3.5 | 1 | | Benny Malone, WAS | 176 | 472 | 2.7 | 3 | | O. J. Simpson, SF | 120 | 460 | 3.8 | 3 | | Don Calhoun, NE | 137 | 456 | 3.3 | 5 | | Otis Armstrong, DEN | 108 | 453 | 4.2 | 2 | | Robert Newhouse, DAL | 124 | 449 | 3.6 | 3 | | Tony Reed, KC | 113 | 446 | 3.9 | 1 | | Kevin Long, NYJ | 116 | 442 | 3.8 | 7 | | Rocky Bleier, PIT | 92 | 434 | 4.7 | 4 | | Dave Williams, CHI | 127 | 401 | 3.2 | 1 | | Eric Torkelson, GB | 98 | 401 | 4.1 | 3 | | Jim Jensen, DEN | 106 | 400 | 3.8 | 1 | | Art Whittington, OAK | 109 | 397 | 3.6 | 2 | | Bubba Bean, ATL | 88 | 393 | 4.5 | 1 | | Wayne Morris, STL | 106 | 387 | 3.7 | 8 | | Gary Davis, MIA | 98 | 383 | 3.9 | 1 | | Wilbur Jackson, SF | 114 | 375 | 3.3 | 2 | | Rob Lytle, DEN | 102 | 371 | 3.6 | 4 | | Steve Grogan, NE | 64 | 368 | 5.8 | 2 | | Rob Carpenter, HOU | 92 | 355 | 3.9 | 3 | | Mike Thomas, SD | 91 | 353 | 3.9 | 1 | | Rick Kane, DET | 94 | 332 | 3.5 | 4 | | Jon Keyworth, DEN | 81 | 323 | 4.0 | 1 | | Roland Hooks, BUF | 89 | 320 | 3.6 | 6 | | Tim Wilson, HOU | 84 | 319 | 3.8 | 2 | | Theotis Brown, STL | 73 | 318 | 4.4 | 7 | | Bo Robinson, DET | 87 | 302 | 3.5 | 2 | | Lynn Cain, ATL | 63 | 295 | 4.7 | 2 | | Don Hardeman, BAL | 109 | 292 | 2.7 | 3 | | Charles Alexander, CIN | 88 | 286 | 3.3 | 1 | | Bruce Harper, NYJ | 65 | 282 | 4.3 | 0 | | Jim Zorn, SEA | 46 | 279 | 6.1 | 2 | | Mike Strachan, NO | 62 | 276 | 4.5 | 6 | | Clarence Harmon, WAS | 65 | 267 | 4.1 | 0 | | Steve Fuller, KC | 50 | 264 | 5.3 | 1 | | Mike Williams, KC | 69 | 261 | 3.8 | 1 | | Derrick Jensen, OAK | 73 | 251 | 3.4 | 0 | | Ron Springs, DAL | 67 | 248 | 3.7 | 2 | | Lawrence McCutcheon, LAM | 73 | 243 | 3.3 | 0 | | Steve Atkins, GB | 42 | 239 | 5.7 | 1 | | Scott Laidlaw, DAL | 69 | 236 | 3.4 | 3 | | Nate Simpson, GB | 66 | 235 | 3.6 | 1 | | Ken Anderson, CIN | 28 | 235 | 8.4 | 2 | | Greg Pruitt, CLE | 62 | 233 | 3.8 | 0 | | Arnold Morgado, KC | 75 | 231 | 3.1 | 4 | | Elvis Peacock, LAM | 52 | 224 | 4.3 | 0 | | Chuck Foreman, MIN | 87 | 223 | 2.6 | 2 | | Johnny Davis, TB | 59 | 221 | 3.7 | 2 | | Cleo Miller, CLE | 39 | 213 | 5.5 | 1 | | Lydell Mitchell, SD | 63 | 211 | 3.3 | 0 | | Haskel Stanback, ATL | 36 | 202 | 5.6 | 5 | | Barty Smith, GB | 57 | 201 | 3.5 | 3 | | Earl Gant, KC | 56 | 196 | 3.5 | 1 | | Calvin Hill, CLE | 53 | 193 | 3.6 | 1 | | James Mayberry, ATL | 45 | 193 | 4.3 | 1 | | Booker Russell, OAK | 33 | 190 | 5.8 | 4 | | Archie Manning, NO | 35 | 186 | 5.3 | 2 | | Joe Theismann, WAS | 46 | 181 | 3.9 | 4 | | Brian Sipe, CLE | 45 | 178 | 4.0 | 2 | | Al Hunter, SEA | 34 | 174 | 5.1 | 1 | | Roger Staubach, DAL | 37 | 172 | 4.6 | 0 | | Dave Preston, DEN | 43 | 169 | 3.9 | 1 | | Ken Johnson, NYG | 62 | 168 | 2.7 | 0 | | Don McCauley, BAL | 59 | 168 | 2.8 | 3 | | Jeff Moore, SEA | 44 | 168 | 3.8 | 2 | | Phil Simms, NYG | 29 | 166 | 5.7 | 1 | | Billy Campfield, PHI | 30 | 165 | 5.5 | 3 | | Horace King, DET | 39 | 160 | 4.1 | 1 | | Willie McClendon, CHI | 37 | 160 | 4.3 | 1 | | Dino Hall, CLE | 22 | 152 | 6.9 | 1 | | Artie Owens, SD | 40 | 151 | 3.8 | 1 | | Roosevelt Leaks, BAL | 49 | 145 | 3.0 | 1 | | Tom Newton, NYJ | 37 | 145 | 3.9 | 6 | | Larry Canada, DEN | 36 | 143 | 4.0 | 0 | | Tommy Kramer, MIN | 32 | 138 | 4.3 | 1 | | Ricky Patton, ATL/GB | 40 | 135 | 3.4 | 0 | | Lenvil Elliott, SF | 33 | 135 | 4.1 | 3 | | Horace Belton, KC | 44 | 134 | 3.0 | 1 | | Andy Johnson, NE | 43 | 132 | 3.1 | 1 | | Robin Earl, CHI | 35 | 132 | 3.8 | 0 | | Mike Collier, BUF | 34 | 130 | 3.8 | 2 | | Ike Forte, WAS | 25 | 125 | 5.0 | 1 | | Buddy Hardeman, WAS | 31 | 124 | 4.0 | 0 | | Greg Hawthorne, PIT | 28 | 123 | 4.4 | 1 | | Ron Jaworski, PHI | 43 | 119 | 2.8 | 2 | | Doug Williams, TB | 35 | 119 | 3.4 | 2 | | Phil Francis, SF | 31 | 118 | 3.8 | 1 | | Anthony Anderson, PIT | 18 | 118 | 6.6 | 1 | | Jack Thompson, CIN | 21 | 116 | 5.5 | 5 | | Norris Weese, DEN | 18 | 116 | 6.4 | 3 | | Greg Landry, BAL | 31 | 115 | 3.7 | 0 | | Eddie Hill, LAM | 29 | 114 | 3.9 | 1 | | Bo Matthews, SD | 30 | 112 | 3.7 | 1 | | Robert Miller, MIN | 35 | 109 | 3.1 | 2 | | Jeff Komlo, DET | 30 | 107 | 3.6 | 2 | | Rick Berns, TB | 23 | 102 | 4.4 | 0 | | Will Harrell, STL | 19 | 100 | 5.3 | 0 | | Pat Haden, LAM | 16 | 97 | 6.1 | 0 | | Emery Moorehead, NYG | 36 | 95 | 2.6 | 0 | | Richard Todd, NYJ | 36 | 93 | 2.6 | 5 | | Deacon Turner, CIN | 28 | 86 | 3.1 | 1 | | Freddie Solomon, SF | 6 | 85 | 14.2 | 1 | | Allan Clark, NE | 19 | 84 | 4.4 | 2 | | Terry Bradshaw, PIT | 21 | 83 | 4.0 | 0 | | Ronnie Coleman, HOU | 21 | 81 | 3.9 | 0 | | Larry Barnes, PHI | 25 | 74 | 3.0 | 1 | | David Whitehurst, GB | 18 | 73 | 4.1 | 4 | | Clarence Hawkins, OAK | 21 | 72 | 3.4 | 0 | | Vince Evans, CHI | 12 | 72 | 6.0 | 1 | | Mosi Tatupu, NE | 23 | 71 | 3.1 | 0 | | Joe Ferguson, BUF | 22 | 68 | 3.1 | 1 | | Jack Holmes, NO | 17 | 68 | 4.0 | 0 | | Tony Nathan, MIA | 16 | 68 | 4.3 | 0 | | Bob Torrey, NYG/MIA | 13 | 61 | 4.7 | 1 | | Randy Dean, NYG | 8 | 56 | 7.0 | 1 | | Lawrence Gaines, DET | 23 | 55 | 2.4 | 0 | | David Sims, SEA | 20 | 53 | 2.7 | 0 | | Mike Phipps, CHI | 27 | 51 | 1.9 | 0 | | Boobie Clark, HOU | 22 | 51 | 2.3 | 0 | | Thomas Lott, STL | 11 | 50 | 4.5 | 0 | | Rod Phillips, STL | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 1 | | Dan Fouts, SD | 26 | 49 | 1.9 | 2 | | Larry Brinson, DAL | 14 | 48 | 3.4 | 0 | | Walt Landers, GB | 17 | 41 | 2.4 | 0 | | Ben Garry, BAL | 13 | 41 | 3.2 | 0 | | Mel Gray, STL | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 | | Bert Jones, BAL | 10 | 40 | 4.0 | 1 | | Stanley Morgan, NE | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 0 | | Louie Giammona, PHI | 15 | 38 | 2.5 | 0 | | Norm Bulaich, MIA | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 2 | | Steve Bartkowski, ATL | 14 | 36 | 2.6 | 2 | | Don Bass, CIN | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | | Henry Marshall, KC | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 1 | | Rick Moser, PIT | 11 | 33 | 3.0 | 1 | | Bob Ferrell, SF | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 0 | | James Owens, SF | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 0 | | Preston Dennard, LAM | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | | Mike Hogan, SF | 9 | 31 | 3.4 | 0 | | Mike Moroski, ATL | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 1 | | Bob Griese, MIA | 11 | 30 | 2.7 | 0 | | Brent McClanahan, MIN | 14 | 29 | 2.1 | 0 | | Steve Powell, BUF | 10 | 29 | 2.9 | 0 | | Luke Prestridge, DEN | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | | Hank Bauer, SD | 22 | 28 | 1.3 | 8 | | Jeff Rutledge, LAM | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | | Drew Pearson, DAL | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | | James Harris, SD | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 0 | | Wayne Wilson, NO | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | | Rich Caster, HOU | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | | Danny White, DAL | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | | Leonard Thompson, DET | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | | Eddie Lee Ivery, GB | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | | Gene Washington, DET | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | | Dan Pastorini, HOU | 15 | 23 | 1.5 | 0 | | Nat Moore, MIA | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | | Joe Montana, SF | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | | Freddie Scott, DET | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | | Steve Pisarkiewicz, STL | 11 | 20 | 1.8 | 0 | | Mike Kruczek, PIT | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | | Duriel Harris, MIA | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | | June Jones, ATL | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | | Billy Joe DuPree, DAL | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | | Mike Shumann, SF | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | | Lonnie Perrin, WAS/CHI | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 0 | | Jack Deloplaine, CHI/PIT | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 0 | | Don Strock, MIA | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | | Jim Plunkett, OAK | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | | Tony Hill, DAL | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | | Pat McInally, CIN | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | | Rick Upchurch, DEN | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | | Larry Mucker, TB | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | | Steve Wagner, GB | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | | Frank LeMaster, PHI | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | | David Hill, DET | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | | Terry Robiskie, OAK | 10 | 14 | 1.4 | 0 | | Preston Pearson, DAL | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 1 | | Tom Dinkel, CIN | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | | Doug Buffone, CHI | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | | Craig Morton, DEN | 23 | 13 | 0.6 | 1 | | Lynn Dickey, GB | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | | Tony Benjamin, SEA | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | | Jerry Butler, BUF | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | | Butch Johnson, DAL | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | | Harold Jackson, NE | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | | Gordon Jones, TB | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | | Jim Smith, PIT | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | | Pat Moriarty, CLE | 14 | 11 | 0.8 | 2 | | Jim Hart, STL | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 | | Dave Jennings, NYG | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | | Joe Reed, DET | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | | Sam Adkins, SEA | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | | Steve DeBerg, SF | 17 | 10 | 0.6 | 0 | | Bob Avellini, CHI | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | | John Skibinski, CHI | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | | Kenny King, HOU | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | | Zachary Dixon, DEN/NYG | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | | Ike Harris, NO | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | | Lynn Swann, PIT | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 1 | | Jim Culbreath, GB | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 0 | | Steve Howell, MIA | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | | Don Westbrook, NE | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | | Gifford Nielsen, HOU | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | | Jimmie Giles, TB | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | | Ray Strong, ATL | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | | Jim Jodat, LAM | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | | Ken Callicutt, DET | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | | Ozzie Newsome, CLE | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | | Joe Pisarcik, NYG | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | | Sammy White, MIN | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | | George Ragsdale, TB | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 0 | | Dennis Johnson, BUF | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | | Kim Jones, NO | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | | Bob Hammond, NYG/WAS | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | | Nolan Cromwell, LAM | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | | Matt Robinson, NYJ | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 1 | | Mike Barber, HOU | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | | Woody Bennett, NYJ | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 1 | | Willis Adams, CLE | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | | Cliff Branch, OAK | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | | Bobby Jones, NYJ | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | | Nick Mike-Mayer, BUF | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | | Willie Miller, LAM | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | | Ira Matthews, OAK | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | | Scott Hunter, DET | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | | Stan White, BAL | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | | Ken Clark, LAM | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | | Mike Livingston, KC | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | | Earnest Gray, NYG | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | | Mike Rae, TB | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | | Wilbert Haslip, KC | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | | Dan Melville, SF | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Steve Kreider, CIN | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Chuck Ramsey, NYJ | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Steve Little, STL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Harold Carmichael, PHI | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Larry Swider, DET | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Mike Fuller, SD | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | John James, ATL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Tom Blanchard, TB | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Ed O'Neil, DET | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Eddie Hare, NE | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Jerry Golsteyn, DET/BAL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Steve Myer, SEA | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Tom Owen, NE | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | | Ricky Feacher, CLE | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | | Jay Saldi, DAL | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | | James Lofton, GB | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | | Earl Carr, PHI | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | | Vince Ferragamo, LAM | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | | Mark Miller, CLE | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | | Matt Cavanaugh, NE | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | | Jeff West, SD | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | | Kim McQuilken, WAS | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | | Frank Manumaleuga, KC | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | | Nathan Poole, CIN | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | | Ken Stabler, OAK | 16 | -4 | -0.3 | 0 | | Bob Bruer, SF | 5 | -4 | -0.8 | 0 | | John Walton, PHI | 6 | -5 | -0.8 | 0 | | Bob Lee, LAM | 4 | -5 | -1.3 | 0 | | Stan Rome, KC | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | | Frank Lewis, BUF | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | 0 | | Herman Weaver, SEA | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | 0 | | Rickey Watts, CHI | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | | Riley Odoms, DEN | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | | Luther Blue, DET | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 | | Isaac Curtis, CIN | 2 | -11 | -5.5 | 0 | | Charlie Joiner, SD | 1 | -12 | -12.0 | 0 | | Bucky Dilts, BAL | 1 | -14 | -14.0 | 0 | | Terry Nelson, LAM | 2 | -16 | -8.0 | 0 | | Aundra Thompson, GB | 2 | -18 | -9.0 | 0 |
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