1977 NFL Rushing Attempts Leaders

Walter Payton led the whole NFL in rushing attempts in 1977 with 339, 15 ahead of Mark van Eeghen (324). It stands 84th among all single seasons in NFL history. It was one of 5 times Walter Payton led in rushing attempts.

Led the whole NFL in 1977 Walter Payton CHI

339 Rushing Attempts 15 clear of Mark van Eeghen

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

#	Player	Team	ATT	G	YDS	TD
1	Walter Payton	CHI	339	14	1,852	14
2	Mark van Eeghen	OAK	324	14	1,273	7
3	Lydell Mitchell	BAC	301	14	1,159	3
4	Franco Harris	PIT	300	14	1,162	11
5	Lawrence McCutcheon	LAN	294	14	1,238	7
6	Sam Cunningham	NE	270	14	1,015	4
7	Chuck Foreman	MIN	270	14	1,112	6
8	Delvin Williams	SF	268	14	931	7
9	HS Haskel Stanback	ATL	247	14	873	6
10	Greg Pruitt	CLE	236	14	1,086	3
11	MT Mike Thomas	WAS	228	13	806	3
12	Tony Dorsett	DAL	208	14	1,007	12
13	Chuck Muncie	NO	201	14	811	6
14	Don Calhoun	NE	198	14	727	4
15	Clarence Davis	OAK	194	14	787	5
16	RC Ronnie Coleman	HOO	185	14	660	5
17	Robert Newhouse	DAL	180	14	721	3
18	Wilbur Jackson	SF	179	14	780	7
19	John Cappelletti	LAN	178	14	598	5
20	Tony Galbreath	NO	168	14	644	3
21	BS Barty Smith	GB	166	14	554	2
22	WM Wayne Morris	SLC	165	12	661	8
23	CM Cleo Miller	CLE	163	14	756	4
24	Sherman Smith	SEA	163	14	763	4
25	Clark Gaines	NYJ	158	14	595	3
26	Rickey Young	SD	157	14	543	4
27	HK Horace King	DET	155	14	521	1
28	MH Mike Hogan	PHI	155	12	546	0
29	BH Bobby Hammond	NYG	154	14	577	3
30	Pete Johnson	CIN	153	14	585	4
31	Terry Metcalf	SLC	149	14	739	4
32	Ricky Bell	TB	148	11	436	1
33	RC Rob Carpenter	HOO	144	11	652	1
34	AG Archie Griffin	CIN	137	12	549	0
35	Rocky Bleier	PIT	135	13	465	4
36	Larry Csonka	NYG	134	14	464	1
37	Ed Podolak	KC	133	13	550	5
38	WT Woody Thompson	ATL	132	14	478	1
39	DK Doug Kotar	NYG	132	12	480	2
40	Otis Armstrong	DEN	130	10	489	4
41	Benny Malone	MIA	129	14	615	5
42	RH Roland Hooks	BUF	128	14	497	0
43	GD Gary Davis	MIA	126	14	533	2
44	TR Tony Reed	KC	126	14	505	2
45	O.J. Simpson	BUF	126	7	557	0
46	Tom Sullivan	PHI	125	14	363	0
47	RK Rick Kane	DET	124	14	421	4
48	Roland Harper	CHI	120	11	457	0
49	DT Don Testerman	SEA	119	14	459	1
50	Don Woods	SD	118	14	405	1

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