1981 NFC Rushing Yards Leaders
Yards gained rushing
George Rogers led the NFC in rushing yards in 1981 with 1,674, 28 ahead of Tony Dorsett (1,646).
Led the NFC in 1981
George Rogers
NO
1,674
Rushing Yards
28 clear of Tony Dorsett
Showing Rushing Yards and the stats that give it context
Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | YDS | G | ATT | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Rogers | NO | 1,674 | 16 | 378 | 13 |
| 2 |
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DAL | 1,646 | 16 | 342 | 4 |
| 3 |
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DET | 1,437 | 14 | 296 | 13 |
| 4 |
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PHI | 1,402 | 15 | 286 | 8 |
| 5 |
|
SLC | 1,376 | 16 | 328 | 9 |
| 6 |
|
ATL | 1,301 | 16 | 289 | 10 |
| 7 |
|
CHI | 1,222 | 16 | 339 | 6 |
| 8 |
|
LAN | 1,074 | 15 | 260 | 12 |
| 9 |
|
MIN | 1,063 | 16 | 274 | 6 |
| 10 |
|
WAS | 916 | 14 | 210 | 4 |
| 11 |
|
GB | 860 | 16 | 196 | 4 |
| 12 | Rob Carpenter | NYG | 822 | 14 | 208 | 5 |
| 13 |
|
WAS | 714 | 15 | 195 | 13 |
| 14 | Jerry Eckwood | TB | 651 | 16 | 172 | 2 |
| 15 | Ron Springs | DAL | 625 | 16 | 172 | 10 |
| 16 | Ricky Patton | SF | 543 | 16 | 152 | 4 |
| 17 | Lynn Cain | ATL | 542 | 16 | 156 | 4 |
| 18 | Matt Suhey | CHI | 521 | 15 | 150 | 3 |
| 19 |
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DET | 446 | 16 | 105 | 0 |
| 20 | Cullen Bryant | LAN | 436 | 13 | 109 | 1 |
| 21 | Mike Guman | LAN | 433 | 16 | 115 | 4 |
| 22 | Wayne Morris | SLC | 417 | 16 | 109 | 5 |
| 23 | James Owens | TB | 406 | 16 | 91 | 3 |
| 24 | Harlan Huckleby | GB | 381 | 16 | 139 | 5 |
| 25 |
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TB | 370 | 16 | 107 | 4 |
| 26 | Rick Kane | DET | 332 | 16 | 77 | 2 |
| 27 | Earl Cooper | SF | 330 | 16 | 98 | 1 |
| 28 | Hubie Oliver | PHI | 329 | 13 | 75 | 1 |
| 29 | Johnny Davis | SF | 297 | 16 | 94 | 7 |
| 30 | Leon Perry | NYG | 257 | 16 | 72 | 0 |
| 31 | Walt Easley | SF | 224 | 12 | 76 | 1 |
| 32 |
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CHI | 218 | 16 | 43 | 3 |
| 33 | Vince Thompson | DET | 211 | 13 | 35 | 1 |
| 34 |
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TB | 209 | 16 | 48 | 4 |
| 35 |
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MIN | 198 | 14 | 42 | 2 |
| 36 | Leon Bright | NYG | 197 | 15 | 51 | 2 |
| 37 | Jack Holmes | NO | 194 | 16 | 58 | 2 |
| 38 | Paul Hofer | SF | 193 | 12 | 60 | 1 |
| 39 | James Jones | DAL | 183 | 16 | 34 | 1 |
| 40 | Toussaint Tyler | NO | 183 | 16 | 36 | 0 |
| 41 |
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WAS | 183 | 5 | 46 | 0 |
| 42 |
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GB | 181 | 14 | 53 | 0 |
| 43 |
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WAS | 177 | 16 | 36 | 2 |
| 44 | Stump Mitchell | SLC | 175 | 16 | 31 | 0 |
| 45 |
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DET | 168 | 16 | 41 | 7 |
| 46 | Doug Kotar | NYG | 154 | 7 | 46 | 1 |
| 47 | Perry Harrington | PHI | 140 | 4 | 34 | 2 |
| 48 | Wayne Wilson | NO | 137 | 16 | 44 | 1 |
| 49 | Calvin Murray | PHI | 134 | 7 | 23 | 0 |
| 50 |
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MIN | 129 | 16 | 47 | 0 |
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