1986 NFC Rushing Yards per Game Leaders
Rushing yards per game played
Eric Dickerson led the NFC in rushing yards per game in 1986 with 113.8, 12.7 ahead of Joe Morris (101.1).
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Led the NFC in 1986
Eric Dickerson
LAN
113.8
Rushing Yards per Game
12.7 clear of Joe Morris
Showing Rushing Yards per Game and the stats that give it context
Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | Y/G | G | ATT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Eric Dickerson
|
LAN | 113.8 | 16 | 404 | 1,821 | 11 |
| 2 |
 Joe Morris
|
NYG | 101.1 | 15 | 341 | 1,516 | 14 |
| 3 |
 Rueben Mayes
|
NO | 84.6 | 16 | 286 | 1,353 | 8 |
| 4 |
 Walter Payton
|
CHI | 83.3 | 16 | 321 | 1,333 | 8 |
| 5 |
 Gerald Riggs
|
ATL | 82.9 | 16 | 343 | 1,327 | 9 |
| 6 | George Rogers | WAS | 80.2 | 15 | 303 | 1,203 | 18 |
| 7 |
 James Wilder
|
TB | 58.7 | 12 | 190 | 704 | 2 |
| 8 |
 Tony Dorsett
|
DAL | 57.5 | 13 | 184 | 748 | 5 |
| 9 |
 James Jones
|
DET | 56.4 | 16 | 252 | 903 | 8 |
| 10 | Stump Mitchell | SLC | 53.3 | 15 | 174 | 800 | 5 |
| 11 |
 Roger Craig
|
SF | 51.9 | 16 | 204 | 830 | 7 |
| 12 | Darrin Nelson | MIN | 49.6 | 16 | 191 | 793 | 4 |
| 13 |
 Herschel Walker
|
DAL | 46.1 | 16 | 151 | 737 | 12 |
| 14 | Garry James | DET | 43.0 | 16 | 159 | 688 | 3 |
| 15 |
 Joe Cribbs
|
SF | 42.1 | 14 | 152 | 590 | 5 |
| 16 |
 Keith Byars
|
PHI | 36.1 | 16 | 177 | 577 | 1 |
| 17 | Earl Ferrell | SLC | 34.3 | 16 | 124 | 548 | 0 |
| 18 | Kenneth Davis | GB | 32.4 | 16 | 114 | 519 | 0 |
| 19 |
 Barry Redden
|
LAN | 31.1 | 15 | 110 | 467 | 4 |
| 20 |
 Dalton Hilliard
|
NO | 26.6 | 16 | 121 | 425 | 5 |