1947 AAFC Rushing Yards Leaders

Yards gained rushing

1947 running backs only → All-time career leaders →

Spec Sanders led the AAFC in rushing yards in 1947 with 1,432, 526 ahead of Johnny Strzykalski (906). It is the best single-season rushing yards mark in AAFC history. It was one of 2 times Spec Sanders led in rushing yards.

YDS TD Y/A ATT Y/G 1D FL

Led the AAFC in 1947 Spec Sanders New York Yankees

1,432 Rushing Yards 526 clear of Johnny Strzykalski

Showing Rushing Yards and the stats that give it context Full stat line

#	Player	Team	YDS	G	ATT	Y/A
1	Spec Sanders	NYA	1,432	14	231	6.20
2	Johnny Strzykalski	SF	906	14	143	6.34
3	Marion Motley	CLE	889	14	146	6.09
4	Chet Mutryn	BUA	868	14	140	6.20
5	Buddy Young	NYA	712	14	116	6.14
6	Bob Hoernschemeyer	BRD	704	14	152	4.63
7	Norm Standlee	SF	585	14	145	4.03
8	Mickey Colmer	BRD	578	14	152	3.80
9	John Kimbrough	LAD	562	14	131	4.29
10	Bill Daley	CHR	447	14	121	3.69
11	Edgar Jones	CLE	443	9	69	6.42
12	Ray Ramsey	CHR	433	14	70	6.19
13	Julie Rykovich	BUA	414	12	92	4.50
14	Len Eshmont	SF	381	13	84	4.54
15	Lou Tomasetti	BUA	326	13	92	3.54
16	Eddie Prokop	NYA	324	13	76	4.26
17	Bus Mertes	BA1	321	14	95	3.38
18	Bob Kennedy	NYA	258	14	44	5.86
19	Vic Kulbitski	BUA	249	13	56	4.45
20	Bill Kellagher	CHR	243	14	42	5.79
21	Frankie Sinkwich	BA1	241	11	71	3.39
22	Ned Mathews	SF	238	12	39	6.10
23	Monk Gafford	BRD	232	14	46	5.04
24	Bob Kelly	LAD	205	12	51	4.02
25	Billy Hillenbrand	BA1	204	13	66	3.09
26	Bill Boedeker	CLE	194	12	31	6.26
27	Chuck Fenenbock	LAD	185	14	58	3.19
28	Bob Cowan	CLE	181	10	38	4.76
29	Frankie Albert	SF	179	14	46	3.89
30	Spiro Dellerba	CLE	176	8	29	6.07
31	Harry Clarke	LAD	173	12	44	3.93
32	Len Masini	SF	167	11	38	4.39
33	Bert Piggott	LAD	161	13	46	3.50
34	Bob Reinhard	LAD	150	14	41	3.66
35	George Koch	BUA	149	13	37	4.03
36	Dub Jones	BRD	136	8	43	3.16
37	Glenn Dobbs	LAD	131	11	42	3.12
38	Steve Juzwik	BUA	130	10	26	5.00
39	Earle Parsons	SF	125	11	33	3.79
40	Fred Evans	CHR	124	13	31	4.00
41	Bob Perina	BRD	116	14	67	1.73
42	John Wright	BA1	113	13	38	2.97
43	Bill Lund	CLE	105	8	14	7.50
44	John Sylvester	NYA	101	7	17	5.94
45	Tony Adamle	CLE	95	14	23	4.13
46	Don Greenwood	CLE	94	11	18	5.22
47	Rudy Mobley	BA1	90	14	26	3.46
48	Bob Mitchell	LAD	85	12	32	2.66
49	Al Akins	BRD	79	13	15	5.27
50	Tom Colella	CLE	77	14	11	7.00