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1978 NFL Rushing Yards per Game Leaders

Rushing yards per game played

1978 running backs only → All-time career leaders →

Earl Campbell led the whole NFL in rushing yards per game in 1978 with 96.7, 9.5 ahead of Walter Payton (87.2).

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Earl Campbell Led the whole NFL in 1978 Earl Campbell HOO
96.7 Rushing Yards per Game 9.5 clear of Walter Payton
Showing Rushing Yards per Game and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team Y/G G ATT YDS TD
1 Earl Campbell Earl Campbell HOO 96.7 15 302 1,450 13
2 Walter Payton Walter Payton CHI 87.2 16 333 1,395 11
3 Wilbert Montgomery Wilbert Montgomery PHI 87.1 14 259 1,220 9
4 Tony Dorsett Tony Dorsett DAL 82.8 16 290 1,325 7
5 Greg Pruitt Greg Pruitt CLE 80.0 12 176 960 3
6 Delvin Williams Delvin Williams MIA 78.6 16 272 1,258 8
7 Terdell Middleton Terdell Middleton GB 69.8 16 284 1,116 11
8 Franco Harris Franco Harris PIT 67.6 16 310 1,082 8
9 John Riggins John Riggins WAS 67.6 15 248 1,014 5
10 Mark van Eeghen Mark van Eeghen OAK 67.5 16 270 1,080 9
11 Sherman Smith Sherman Smith SEA 67.1 12 165 805 6
12 Terry Miller BUF 66.3 16 238 1,060 7
13 Tony Reed KC 65.8 16 206 1,053 5
14 David Sims SEA 62.7 12 174 752 14
15 Roland Harper Roland Harper CHI 62.0 16 240 992 6
16 Joe Washington Joe Washington BAC 59.8 16 240 956 0
17 Kevin Long NYJ 59.6 16 214 954 10
18 O.J. Simpson O.J. Simpson SF 59.3 10 161 593 1
19 Dexter Bussey Dexter Bussey DET 57.8 16 225 924 5
20 Ricky Bell Ricky Bell TB 56.6 12 185 679 6
21 Chuck Foreman Chuck Foreman MIN 53.5 14 237 749 5
22 Lawrence McCutcheon Lawrence McCutcheon LAN 52.5 8 118 420 0
23 Lydell Mitchell Lydell Mitchell SD 51.3 16 214 820 3
24 Wayne Morris SLC 48.5 13 174 631 1
25 Sam Cunningham Sam Cunningham NE 48.0 16 199 768 8
26 Pete Johnson Pete Johnson CIN 47.6 16 180 762 7
27 Bubba Bean ATL 47.1 15 193 707 3
28 Horace Ivory NE 46.2 15 141 693 11
29 Scott Dierking NYJ 45.4 15 170 681 4
30 Andy Johnson NE 45.0 15 147 675 3
31 Robert Newhouse Robert Newhouse DAL 44.9 13 140 584 8
32 Jim Otis Jim Otis SLC 44.3 15 197 664 8
33 Horace King DET 44.0 15 155 660 4
34 Mike Hogan PHI 43.4 14 145 607 4
35 John Cappelletti John Cappelletti LAN 43.1 14 174 604 3
36 Chuck Muncie Chuck Muncie NO 42.8 13 160 557 7
37 Doug Kotar NYG 41.7 15 149 625 1
38 Arthur Whittington OAK 41.3 16 172 661 7
39 Cullen Bryant LAN 41.1 16 178 658 7
40 Mike Thomas WAS 41.0 13 161 533 3
41 Tony Galbreath Tony Galbreath NO 39.7 16 186 635 5
42 Bobby Hammond NYG 39.6 14 131 554 1
43 Rocky Bleier Rocky Bleier PIT 39.6 16 165 633 5
44 Curtis Brown BUF 39.4 15 128 591 4
45 Haskel Stanback ATL 39.2 15 188 588 5
46 Ted McKnight KC 39.2 16 104 627 6
47 Arnold Morgado KC 37.1 16 160 593 7
48 Barty Smith GB 35.4 16 154 567 4
49 Mike Pruitt Mike Pruitt CLE 35.0 16 135 560 5
50 Leroy Harris Leroy Harris MIA 34.1 15 123 512 2
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