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1968 NFL Yards per Carry Leaders

Rushing yards per attempt

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Gale Sayers led the whole NFL in yards per carry in 1968 with 6.20, 0.89 ahead of Charlie Smith (5.31). It stands 40th among all single seasons in NFL history.

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Gale Sayers Led the whole NFL in 1968 Gale Sayers CHI
6.20 Yards per Carry 0.89 clear of Charlie Smith
Showing Yards per Carry and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team Y/A G ATT YDS TD
1 Gale Sayers Gale Sayers CHI 6.20 9 138 856 2
2 Charlie Smith Charlie Smith OAK 5.31 14 95 504 5
3 Dickie Post Dickie Post SD 5.02 13 151 758 3
4 Leroy Kelly Leroy Kelly CLE 5.00 14 248 1,239 16
5 Robert Holmes Robert Holmes KC 4.98 14 174 866 7
6 Dick Hoak Dick Hoak PIT 4.90 14 175 858 3
7 Russ Smith SD 4.84 14 88 426 4
8 Mel Farr Mel Farr DET 4.66 9 128 597 3
9 Donny Anderson Donny Anderson GB 4.48 14 170 761 5
10 Ernie Koy NYG 4.43 13 89 394 3
11 Ronnie Bull CHI 4.41 13 107 472 3
12 Don Perkins Don Perkins DAL 4.38 14 191 836 4
13 Tom Woodeshick Tom Woodeshick PHI 4.36 14 217 947 3
14 Paul Robinson Paul Robinson CIN 4.30 14 238 1,023 8
15 Ken Willard Ken Willard SF 4.26 14 227 967 7
16 Craig Baynham DAL 4.25 14 103 438 5
17 Hewritt Dixon Hewritt Dixon OAK 4.20 14 206 865 2
18 Hoyle Granger Hoyle Granger HOO 4.20 13 202 848 7
19 Clint Jones MIN 4.19 12 128 536 1
20 Matt Snell Matt Snell NYJ 4.17 14 179 747 6
21 Don McCall NO 4.11 13 155 637 4
22 Dick Bass LAN 4.08 10 121 494 1
23 Willie Ellison LAN 4.08 14 151 616 5
24 Gary Lewis SF 4.06 14 141 573 1
25 Terry Cole BAC 4.02 14 104 418 3
26 Willis Crenshaw SLC 4.00 14 203 813 6
27 Pete Banaszak OAK 3.98 13 91 362 4
28 Jerry Hill BAC 3.96 9 91 360 1
29 Larry Csonka Larry Csonka MIA 3.91 11 138 540 6
30 Cannonball Butler ATL 3.88 12 94 365 2
31 Jim Grabowski GB 3.84 14 135 518 3
32 Earl Gros Earl Gros PIT 3.83 13 151 579 3
33 Woody Campbell HOO 3.79 14 115 436 6
34 Jim Kiick Jim Kiick MIA 3.76 14 165 621 4
35 Johnny Roland SLC 3.76 14 121 455 2
36 Floyd Little Floyd Little DEN 3.70 11 158 584 3
37 Charlie Harraway CLE 3.67 13 91 334 0
38 Brian Piccolo Brian Piccolo CHI 3.66 14 123 450 2
39 Tommy Mason Tommy Mason LAN 3.66 12 108 395 3
40 Bill Brown Bill Brown MIN 3.63 14 222 805 11
41 Tom Matte Tom Matte BAC 3.62 14 183 662 9
42 Gene Foster SD 3.61 10 109 394 1
43 Bobby Duhon NYG 3.58 13 101 362 3
44 Max Anderson BUF 3.57 14 147 525 2
45 Mike Garrett Mike Garrett KC 3.44 13 164 564 3
46 Tucker Frederickson Tucker Frederickson NYG 3.42 14 142 486 1
47 Jim Nance Jim Nance BOS 3.35 12 177 593 4
48 Tony Lorick NO 3.31 13 104 344 0
49 Gerry Allen WAS 3.24 11 123 399 4
50 Bill Triplett Bill Triplett DET 3.20 12 120 384 0
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