1940 NFL Yards per Carry Leaders

Dick Todd led the whole NFL in yards per carry in 1940 with 5.37, 0.53 ahead of Banks McFadden (4.84).

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Led the whole NFL in 1940 Dick Todd WAS

5.37 Yards per Carry 0.53 clear of Banks McFadden

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#	Player	Team	Y/A	G	ATT	YDS	TD
1	Dick Todd	WAS	5.37	11	76	408	4
2	BM Banks McFadden	BRO	4.84	11	85	411	1
3	Ray Nolting	CHI	4.78	11	78	373	1
4	Joe Maniaci	CHI	4.38	11	84	368	2
5	Pug Manders	BRO	3.89	11	80	311	5
6	PH Parker Hall	CLR	3.88	11	94	365	1
7	AU Andy Uram	GB	3.80	11	71	270	1
8	HW Howie Weiss	DET	3.77	11	79	298	3
9	Marshall Goldberg	CHC	3.74	11	87	325	2
10	WN Walt Nielsen	NYG	3.68	9	73	269	1
11	Tuffy Leemans	NYG	3.59	10	132	474	1
12	Johnny Drake	CLR	3.58	11	134	480	9
13	Whizzer White	DET	3.52	11	146	514	5
14	Clarke Hinkle	GB	3.51	10	109	383	2
15	GF Gary Famiglietti	CHI	3.44	11	93	320	4
16	Ace Parker	BRO	3.44	11	89	306	2
17	HS Hank Soar	NYG	3.08	11	80	246	1
18	JJ Jimmy Johnston	WAS	2.94	11	87	256	3
19	Dick Riffle	PHI	2.94	11	81	238	4
20	Cecil Isbell	GB	2.78	10	97	270	4
21	BP Billy Patterson	PIT	1.97	11	87	171	0
22	Davey O'Brien	PHI	-1.80	11	100	-180	1