Year-by-Year Rushing Yds Leaders

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NFL Year-by-Year Rushing Yards Leaders

Year	Player	Yds	Teams
2012	Adrian Peterson (27)	2,097	MIN
2011	Maurice Jones-Drew (26)	1,606	JAX
2010	Arian Foster (24)	1,616	HOU
2009	Chris Johnson (24)	2,006	TEN
2008	Adrian Peterson (23)	1,760	MIN
2007	LaDainian Tomlinson (28)	1,474	SDG
2006	LaDainian Tomlinson (27)	1,815	SDG
2005	Shaun Alexander (28)	1,880	SEA
2004	Curtis Martin+ (31)	1,697	NYJ
2003	Jamal Lewis (24)	2,066	BAL
2002	Ricky Williams (25)	1,853	MIA
2001	Priest Holmes (28)	1,555	KAN
2000	Edgerrin James (22)	1,709	IND
1999	Edgerrin James (21)	1,553	IND
1998	Terrell Davis (26)	2,008	DEN
1997	Barry Sanders+ (29)	2,053	DET
1996	Barry Sanders+ (28)	1,553	DET
1995	Emmitt Smith+ (26)	1,773	DAL
1994	Barry Sanders+ (26)	1,883	DET
1993	Emmitt Smith+ (24)	1,486	DAL
1992	Emmitt Smith+ (23)	1,713	DAL
1991	Emmitt Smith+ (22)	1,563	DAL
1990	Barry Sanders+ (22)	1,304	DET
1989	Christian Okoye (28)	1,480	KAN
1988	Eric Dickerson+ (28)	1,659	IND
1987	Charles White (29)	1,374	RAM
1986	Eric Dickerson+ (26)	1,821	RAM
1985	Marcus Allen+ (25)	1,759	RAI
1984	Eric Dickerson+ (24)	2,105	RAM
1983	Eric Dickerson+ (23)	1,808	RAM
1982	Freeman McNeil (23)	786	NYJ
1981	George Rogers (23)	1,674	NOR
1980	Earl Campbell+ (25)	1,934	HOU
1979	Earl Campbell+ (24)	1,697	HOU
1978	Earl Campbell+ (23)	1,450	HOU
1977	Walter Payton+ (23)	1,852	CHI
1976	O.J. Simpson+ (29)	1,503	BUF
1975	O.J. Simpson+ (28)	1,817	BUF
1974	Otis Armstrong (24)	1,407	DEN
1973	O.J. Simpson+ (26)	2,003	BUF
1972	O.J. Simpson+ (25)	1,251	BUF
1971	Floyd Little+ (29)	1,133	DEN
1970	Larry Brown (23)	1,125	WAS
1969	Gale Sayers+ (26)	1,032	CHI
	Dickie Post (24)	873	SDG
1968	Leroy Kelly+ (26)	1,239	CLE
	Paul Robinson (24)	1,023	CIN
1967	Jim Nance (25)	1,216	BOS
	Leroy Kelly+ (25)	1,205	CLE
1966	Jim Nance (24)	1,458	BOS

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