1961 NFL Rushing Yards Leaders

Jim Brown led the whole NFL in rushing yards in 1961 with 1,408, 101 ahead of Jim Taylor (1,307). It was one of 8 times Jim Brown led in rushing yards.

Led the whole NFL in 1961 Jim Brown CLE

1,408 Rushing Yards 101 clear of Jim Taylor

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#	Player	Team	YDS	G	ATT	TD
1	Jim Brown	CLE	1,408	14	305	8
2	Jim Taylor	GB	1,307	14	243	15
3	Billy Cannon	HOO	948	14	200	6
4	Alex Webster	NYG	928	14	196	2
5	Bill Mathis	NYT	846	14	202	7
6	Abner Haynes	DAT	841	14	179	9
7	Nick Pietrosante	DET	841	14	201	5
8	J.D. Smith	SF	823	14	167	8
9	Don Perkins	DAL	815	14	200	4
10	John Johnson	PIT	787	14	213	6
11	Paul Lowe	SD	767	14	175	9
12	Willie Galimore	CHI	707	14	153	4
13	Joe Perry	BAC	675	13	168	3
14	Lenny Moore	BAC	648	13	92	7
15	Jon Arnett	LAN	609	14	158	4
16	DB Dick Bass	LAN	608	14	98	4
17	Paul Hornung	GB	597	12	127	8
18	Rick Casares	CHI	588	13	135	8
19	Charley Tolar	HOO	577	14	157	4
20	Hugh McElhenny	MIN	570	13	120	3
21	Bobby Mitchell	CLE	548	14	101	5
22	PG Prentice Gautt	SLC	523	14	129	3
23	Billy Kilmer	SF	509	11	96	10
24	DS Donnie Stone	DEN	505	14	127	4
25	AB Art Baker	BUF	498	14	152	3
26	WC Wayne Crow	OAK	490	14	119	2
27	CP Clarence Peaks	PHI	471	13	135	5
28	Billy Lott	BOS	461	14	100	5
29	BG Bob Gaiters	NYG	460	14	116	6
30	DL Dan Lewis	DET	451	13	110	4
31	MT Mel Triplett	MIN	407	14	80	1
32	Tom Tracy	PIT	402	14	147	2
33	Larry Garron	BOS	389	14	69	2
34	Frank Jackson	DAT	386	14	65	3
35	Amos Marsh	DAL	379	14	84	1
36	Alex Hawkins	BAC	379	11	86	4
37	Dick James	WAS	374	14	71	3
38	TB Timmy Brown	PHI	338	13	50	1
39	CR C.R. Roberts	SF	338	12	63	1
40	FM Frank Mestnik	SLC	334	13	95	1
41	JS Jack Spikes	DAT	334	6	39	5
42	MW Mel West	NYT	322	13	72	3
43	TD Ted Dean	PHI	321	14	66	2
44	RH Ray Hayes	MIN	319	13	73	2
45	Al Dorow	NYT	317	14	54	4
46	Wray Carlton	BUF	311	14	101	4
47	Billy Ray Barnes	PHI	309	12	92	1
48	Fran Tarkenton	MIN	308	14	56	5
49	Dick Hoak	PIT	302	14	85	0
50	Tom Moore	GB	302	13	61	1

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