1997 NFC Rushing Yards per Game Leaders

Rushing yards per game played

Barry Sanders led the NFC in rushing yards per game in 1997 with 128.3, 37.9 ahead of Robert Smith (90.4).

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128.3 Rushing Yards per Game 37.9 clear of Robert Smith

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#	Player	Team	Y/G	G	ATT	YDS	TD
1	Barry Sanders	DET	128.3	16	335	2,053	11
2	Robert Smith	MIN	90.4	14	232	1,266	6
3	Dorsey Levens	GB	89.7	16	329	1,435	7
4	Raymont Harris	CHI	79.5	13	275	1,033	10
5	Garrison Hearst	SF	78.4	13	234	1,019	4
6	Terry Allen	WAS	72.4	10	210	724	4
7	Ricky Watters	PHI	69.4	16	285	1,110	7
8	Emmitt Smith	DAL	67.1	16	261	1,074	4
9	Jamal Anderson	ATL	62.6	16	290	1,002	7
10	Fred Lane	CAR	62.2	13	182	809	7
11	Warrick Dunn	TB	61.1	16	224	978	4
12	Lawrence Phillips	STL	56.4	12	201	677	8
13	Mike Alstott	TB	44.3	15	176	665	7
14	Charles Way	NYG	43.6	16	151	698	4
15	Tiki Hakeem-Ah Barber	NYG	42.6	12	136	511	3
16	Jerald Moore	STL	42.2	9	104	380	3
17	Tyrone Wheatley	NYG	41.6	14	152	583	4
18	Stephen Davis	WAS	40.5	14	141	567	3
19	Mario Bates	NO	36.7	12	119	440	4
20	Ray Zellars	NO	34.5	16	156	552	4
21	Charlie Garner	PHI	34.2	16	116	547	3
22	Leeland McElroy	ARI	30.3	14	135	424	2
23	Sherman Williams	DAL	29.3	16	121	468	2
24	Terry Kirby	SF	26.1	16	125	418	6
25	Darnell Autry	CHI	24.5	13	112	319	1
26	Larry Centers	ARI	18.4	15	101	276	1