1979 NFC Rushing Yards per Game Leaders

Walter Payton led the NFC in rushing yards per game in 1979 with 100.6, 0.3 ahead of Ottis Anderson (100.3).

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Led the NFC in 1979 Walter Payton CHI

100.6 Rushing Yards per Game 0.3 clear of Ottis Anderson

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#	Player	Team	Y/G	G	ATT	YDS	TD
1	Walter Payton	CHI	100.6	16	369	1,610	14
2	Ottis Anderson	SLC	100.3	16	331	1,605	8
3	Wilbert Montgomery	PHI	94.5	16	338	1,512	9
4	Tony Dorsett	DAL	79.1	14	250	1,107	6
5	Ricky Bell	TB	78.9	16	283	1,263	7
6	Chuck Muncie	NO	74.9	16	238	1,198	11
7	John Riggins	WAS	72.1	16	260	1,153	9
8	Wendell Tyler	LAN	69.3	16	218	1,109	9
9	William Andrews	ATL	68.2	15	239	1,023	3
10	Tony Galbreath	NO	47.2	15	189	708	9
11	Rickey Young	MIN	44.3	16	188	708	3
12	BT Billy Taylor	NYG	43.8	16	198	700	7
13	JE Jerry Eckwood	TB	43.1	16	194	690	2
14	PH Paul Hofer	SF	41.0	15	123	615	7
15	Ted Brown	MIN	39.4	14	130	551	1
16	Dexter Bussey	DET	39.1	16	144	625	1
17	CB Cullen Bryant	LAN	38.7	16	177	619	5
18	DK Doug Kotar	NYG	38.5	16	160	616	3
19	O.J. Simpson	SF	35.4	13	120	460	3
20	Terdell Middleton	GB	35.4	14	131	495	2
21	Leroy Harris	PHI	33.6	15	107	504	2
22	Robert Newhouse	DAL	32.1	14	124	449	3
23	Benny Malone	WAS	29.5	16	176	472	3
24	DW Dave Williams	CHI	28.6	14	127	401	1
25	WM Wayne Morris	SLC	25.8	15	106	387	8
26	Wilbur Jackson	SF	23.4	16	114	375	2