1980 NFC Rushing Yards per Game Leaders

Rushing yards per game played

Walter Payton led the NFC in rushing yards per game in 1980 with 91.3, 6.8 ahead of Ottis Anderson (84.5).

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91.3 Rushing Yards per Game 6.8 clear of Ottis Anderson

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#	Player	Team	Y/G	G	ATT	YDS	TD
1	Walter Payton	CHI	91.3	16	317	1,460	6
2	Ottis Anderson	SLC	84.5	16	301	1,352	9
3	William Andrews	ATL	81.8	16	265	1,308	4
4	Billy Sims	DET	81.4	16	313	1,303	13
5	Tony Dorsett	DAL	79.0	15	278	1,185	11
6	Wilbert Montgomery	PHI	64.8	12	193	778	8
7	Elvis Peacock	LAN	59.8	13	164	777	7
8	Lynn Cain	ATL	57.1	16	235	914	8
9	Ted Brown	MIN	57.0	16	219	912	8
10	Billy Taylor	NYG	52.7	11	147	580	4
11	Eddie Ivery	GB	51.9	16	202	831	3
12	Cullen Bryant	LAN	50.4	16	183	807	3
13	Dexter Bussey	DET	45.0	16	145	720	3
14	Earl Cooper	SF	45.0	16	171	720	5
15	Wilbur Jackson	WAS	44.3	16	176	708	3
16	Ricky Bell	TB	42.8	14	174	599	2
17	Gerry Ellis	GB	36.3	15	126	545	5
18	Roland Harper	CHI	33.7	12	113	404	5
19	Jerry Eckwood	TB	33.6	15	149	504	2
20	Clarence Harmon	WAS	30.3	16	128	484	4
21	Wayne Morris	SLC	28.5	16	117	456	6
22	Robert Newhouse	DAL	28.2	16	118	451	6
23	Larry Heater	NYG	25.7	14	111	360	3
24	Mike Guman	LAN	25.6	16	100	410	4
25	Leroy Harris	PHI	22.7	15	104	341	3
26	Rickey Young	MIN	21.9	16	130	351	3