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Earl Campbell

Earl Campbell

1978–1985  ·  RB  ·  5'11", 232 lb  ·  b. 1955  ·  Texas

Career 9,407 rush yds · 74 rush TD · 121 rec · 806 rec yds

Seasons leading his conference
12
8 best in the NFL 4 conference only
23 Top-5 finishes
4 Title seasons
5 Categories led
1980 Best season

Spanning 1978–1981, peaking at 5 titles in 1980.

Clubs 1,000 Yard Rushing Seasons ×5
Team records #1 Titans 1979 TD #2 Titans career TD #3 Titans career YDS #3 Titans career ATT #3 Titans 1980 YDS #3 Titans 1980 ATT #4 Titans career Y/A #5 Titans 1980 Y/A #8 Titans career PTS
Led in Rushing Yards for 4 straight seasons (1978–1981) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1922

Among league leaders

  • 43rd Conference titles 12
  • 42nd Best in the NFL 8
  • 173rd Top-5 finishes 23

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led the whole NFL   led his conference
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Rushing Yards 4 1st 4 yrs (1978–1981) 1978 1,450 1979 1,697 1980 1,934 1981 AFC 1,376 1983 #2
Rushing Attempts 3 1st 3 yrs (1979–1981) 1980 373 1979 AFC 368 1981 AFC 361 1978 #2 1983 #2
Yards from Scrimmage 2 1st 2 yrs (1979–1980) 1980 1,981 1979 AFC 1,791 1978 #2 1981 #3
Rushing Touchdowns 2 1st 2 yrs (1979–1980) 1979 19 1980 13 1978 #2 1981 #3 1983 #3
Yards per Carry 1 1st — 1980 5.18
Points Scored — #3 — 1979 #3

Title Seasons

4 seasons with at least one title

Rushing

  led the league   8 seasons
Year Team Lg G ATT YDS Y/A TD 1D FL
1978 HOO AFC 15 302 1,450 4.80 13 — —
1979 HOO AFC 16 368 1,697 4.61 19 — —
1980 HOO AFC 15 373 1,934 5.18 13 — —
1981 HOO AFC 16 361 1,376 3.81 10 — —
1982 HOO AFC 9 157 538 3.43 2 — —
1983 HOO AFC 14 322 1,301 4.04 12 — —
1984 NO NFC 14 146 468 3.21 4 — —
1985 NO NFC 16 158 643 4.07 1 — —
Career — — 115 2,187 9,407 4.30 74 — —

Receiving

8 seasons
Year Team Lg G REC TGT YDS Y/R TD 1D CTH%
1978 HOO AFC 15 12 — 48 4.00 0 — —
1979 HOO AFC 16 16 — 94 5.88 0 — —
1980 HOO AFC 15 11 — 47 4.27 0 — —
1981 HOO AFC 16 36 — 156 4.33 0 — —
1982 HOO AFC 9 18 — 130 7.22 0 — —
1983 HOO AFC 14 19 — 216 11.37 0 — —
1984 NO NFC 14 3 — 27 9.00 0 — —
1985 NO NFC 16 6 — 88 14.67 0 — —
Career — — 115 121 — 806 6.66 0 — —