Rushing
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Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Fmb | ||
1 | Jim Brown*+ | CLE | 22 | FB | 12 | 12 | 257 | 1527 | 17 | 65 | 5.9 | 127.3 | 5 |
2 | Rick Casares* | CHI | 27 | FB | 12 | 12 | 176 | 651 | 2 | 64 | 3.7 | 54.3 | 5 |
3 | Alan Ameche* | BAL | 25 | FB | 12 | 12 | 171 | 791 | 8 | 28 | 4.6 | 65.9 | 1 |
4 | Tom Tracy* | PIT | 24 | RH | 12 | 8 | 169 | 714 | 5 | 64 | 4.2 | 59.5 | 10 |
5 | Billy Ray Barnes* | PHI | 23 | LH | 12 | 12 | 156 | 551 | 7 | 70 | 3.5 | 45.9 | 10 |
6 | Jon Arnett*+ | RAM | 23 | LH | 12 | 12 | 133 | 683 | 6 | 57 | 5.1 | 56.9 | 4 |
7 | Willie Galimore* | CHI | 23 | LH | 12 | 1 | 130 | 619 | 8 | 36 | 4.8 | 51.6 | 6 |
8 | Ollie Matson* | CRD | 28 | LH/FB | 12 | 12 | 129 | 505 | 5 | 55 | 3.9 | 42.1 | 10 |
9 | Joe Perry | SFO | 31 | FB | 12 | 12 | 125 | 758 | 4 | 73 | 6.1 | 63.2 | 3 |
10 | Mel Triplett | NYG | 27 | FB | 12 | 10 | 118 | 466 | 1 | 24 | 3.9 | 38.8 | 7 |
11 | Frank Gifford* | NYG | 28 | LH | 10 | 10 | 115 | 468 | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 46.8 | 3 |
12 | Clarence Peaks | PHI | 23 | FB | 11 | 11 | 115 | 386 | 3 | 23 | 3.4 | 35.1 | 9 |
13 | Hugh McElhenny* | SFO | 30 | LH | 12 | 12 | 113 | 451 | 6 | 34 | 4.0 | 37.6 | 10 |
14 | Don Bosseler | WAS | 22 | FB | 10 | 4 | 109 | 475 | 4 | 23 | 4.4 | 47.5 | 0 |
15 | Alex Webster* | NYG | 27 | RH | 9 | 8 | 100 | 398 | 3 | 54 | 4.0 | 44.2 | 5 |
16 | Johnny Olszewski | WAS | 28 | FB | 10 | 9 | 98 | 505 | 2 | 45 | 5.2 | 50.5 | 6 |
17 | L.G. Dupre | BAL | 26 | LH | 10 | 10 | 95 | 390 | 3 | 39 | 4.1 | 39.0 | 2 |
18 | Ed Sutton | WAS | 23 | LH | 10 | 8 | 93 | 335 | 3 | 18 | 3.6 | 33.5 | 1 |
19 | Gene Gedman | DET | 26 | FB | 11 | 8 | 92 | 209 | 4 | 17 | 2.3 | 19.0 | 3 |
20 | Joe Marconi | RAM | 24 | FB | 12 | 8 | 89 | 428 | 1 | 45 | 4.8 | 35.7 | 2 |
21 | Tank Younger | PIT | 30 | FB | 12 | 8 | 88 | 344 | 3 | 36 | 3.9 | 28.7 | 3 |
22 | Phil King | NYG | 22 | RH | 12 | 8 | 83 | 316 | 1 | 38 | 3.8 | 26.3 | 5 |
23 | Lenny Moore*+ | BAL | 25 | RH | 12 | 12 | 82 | 598 | 7 | 73 | 7.3 | 49.8 | 5 |
24 | Bobby Mitchell | CLE | 23 | LH | 12 | 7 | 80 | 500 | 1 | 63 | 6.3 | 41.7 | 2 |
25 | Tobin Rote | DET | 30 | QB | 12 | 11 | 77 | 351 | 3 | 27 | 4.6 | 29.3 | 7 |
26 | Don McIlhenny | GNB | 24 | LH | 12 | 7 | 74 | 239 | 1 | 36 | 3.2 | 19.9 | 8 |
27 | Lew Carpenter | CLE | 26 | LH | 12 | 4 | 73 | 308 | 2 | 30 | 4.2 | 25.7 | 3 |
28 | Tommy Wilson | RAM | 26 | FB | 12 | 5 | 73 | 475 | 9 | 82 | 6.5 | 39.6 | 7 |
29 | Paul Hornung | GNB | 23 | FB | 12 | 10 | 69 | 310 | 2 | 55 | 4.5 | 25.8 | 1 |
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Fmb | ||
30 | Howie Ferguson | GNB | 28 | FB | 7 | 2 | 59 | 268 | 1 | 29 | 4.5 | 38.3 | 1 |
31 | John Henry Johnson | DET | 29 | FB | 9 | 8 | 56 | 254 | 0 | 19 | 4.5 | 28.2 | 3 |
32 | Ken Webb | DET | 23 | LH | 12 | 7 | 56 | 172 | 2 | 22 | 3.1 | 14.3 | 3 |
33 | John David Crow | CRD | 23 | RH | 7 | 6 | 52 | 221 | 2 | 83 | 4.3 | 31.6 | 1 |
34 | Johnny Morris | CHI | 23 | HB | 12 | 3 | 52 | 239 | 2 | 32 | 4.6 | 19.9 | 4 |
35 | James Pace | SFO | 22 | HB | 12 | 3 | 52 | 161 | 2 | 34 | 3.1 | 13.4 | 0 |
36 | Jim Taylor | GNB | 23 | FB | 12 | 2 | 52 | 247 | 1 | 25 | 4.8 | 20.6 | 1 |
37 | Joe Childress | CRD | 25 | FB/RH | 10 | 8 | 50 | 170 | 0 | 30 | 3.4 | 17.0 | 3 |
38 | Jim Podoley | WAS | 25 | RH | 10 | 7 | 48 | 169 | 0 | 9 | 3.5 | 16.9 | 1 |
39 | M.C. Reynolds | CRD | 23 | QB | 11 | 6 | 48 | 252 | 0 | 50 | 5.3 | 22.9 | 6 |
40 | Sid Watson | WAS | 26 | HB | 10 | 4 | 46 | 166 | 0 | 23 | 3.6 | 16.6 | 1 |
41 | Howard Cassady | DET | 24 | RH | 10 | 9 | 45 | 198 | 0 | 33 | 4.4 | 19.8 | 3 |
42 | Billy Wade* | RAM | 28 | QB | 12 | 12 | 42 | 90 | 2 | 22 | 2.1 | 7.5 | 14 |
43 | Bobby Layne* | 2TM | 32 | QB | 12 | 11 | 40 | 154 | 3 | 21 | 3.9 | 12.8 | 7 |
44 | Dick Christy | PIT | 23 | HB | 12 | 4 | 38 | 101 | 0 | 19 | 2.7 | 8.4 | 4 |
45 | Jack Call | BAL | 23 | HB | 12 | 2 | 37 | 154 | 0 | 35 | 4.2 | 12.8 | 3 |
46 | Leo Elter | PIT | 29 | FB | 7 | 4 | 37 | 104 | 2 | 18 | 2.8 | 14.9 | 2 |
47 | Milt Plum | CLE | 23 | QB | 12 | 11 | 37 | 107 | 4 | 22 | 2.9 | 8.9 | 2 |
48 | Mal Hammack | CRD | 25 | FB | 10 | 3 | 35 | 121 | 1 | 15 | 3.5 | 12.1 | 3 |
49 | J.C. Caroline | CHI | 25 | LH | 12 | 9 | 33 | 121 | 0 | 19 | 3.7 | 10.1 | 3 |
50 | Johnny Unitas*+ | BAL | 25 | QB | 10 | 9 | 33 | 139 | 3 | 28 | 4.2 | 13.9 | 5 |
51 | Ed Brown | CHI | 30 | QB | 12 | 10 | 32 | 94 | 3 | 28 | 2.9 | 7.8 | 4 |
52 | Bert Zagers | WAS | 25 | SS | 10 | 8 | 27 | 82 | 1 | 16 | 3.0 | 8.2 | 1 |
53 | J.D. Smith | SFO | 26 | FB | 12 | 0 | 26 | 209 | 3 | 80 | 8.0 | 17.4 | 3 |
54 | Dan Lewis | DET | 22 | HB | 11 | 1 | 25 | 131 | 0 | 20 | 5.2 | 11.9 | 5 |
55 | Bart Starr | GNB | 24 | QB | 12 | 7 | 25 | 113 | 1 | 20 | 4.5 | 9.4 | 2 |
56 | Joe Francis | GNB | 22 | QB | 12 | 1 | 24 | 153 | 1 | 20 | 6.4 | 12.8 | 3 |
57 | Dick James | WAS | 24 | FS | 12 | 12 | 24 | 88 | 1 | 14 | 3.7 | 7.3 | 0 |
58 | Billy Wells | PHI | 27 | HB | 12 | 3 | 24 | 92 | 1 | 12 | 3.8 | 7.7 | 7 |
59 | Jim Shanley | GNB | 22 | HB | 12 | 0 | 23 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 1 |
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Fmb | ||
60 | Lenny Lyles | BAL | 22 | HB | 12 | 0 | 22 | 41 | 1 | 27 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 4 |
61 | Y.A. Tittle | SFO | 32 | QB | 11 | 6 | 22 | 35 | 2 | 12 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 5 |
62 | Ralph Guglielmi | WAS | 25 | QB | 8 | 2 | 17 | 74 | 0 | 17 | 4.4 | 9.3 | 2 |
63 | Walt Kowalczyk | PHI | 23 | HB | 12 | 2 | 17 | 43 | 1 | 17 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 2 |
64 | Lamar McHan | CRD | 26 | QB | 12 | 6 | 17 | 65 | 1 | 32 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 4 |
65 | Jimmy Sears | CRD | 27 | HB | 12 | 4 | 17 | 51 | 0 | 13 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 4 |
66 | Leroy Bolden | CLE | 26 | HB | 11 | 1 | 15 | 55 | 0 | 15 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 0 |
67 | Charlie Conerly | NYG | 37 | QB | 10 | 6 | 12 | -17 | 0 | 11 | -1.4 | -1.7 | 3 |
68 | Eddie LeBaron* | WAS | 28 | QB | 12 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 0 | 13 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2 |
69 | Don Maynard | NYG | 23 | HB | 12 | 0 | 12 | 45 | 0 | 14 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3 |
70 | Dean Philpott | CRD | 23 | FB | 9 | 0 | 12 | 44 | 0 | 7 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 0 |
71 | John Brodie | SFO | 23 | QB | 12 | 6 | 11 | -12 | 1 | 6 | -1.1 | -1.0 | 6 |
72 | Earl Morrall | 2TM | 24 | QB | 11 | 2 | 11 | 80 | 0 | 40 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 1 |
73 | Merrill Douglas | CHI | 22 | FB | 12 | 0 | 10 | 53 | 0 | 18 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 1 |
74 | Billy Pricer | BAL | 24 | FB | 12 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 0 |
75 | Billy Reynolds | PIT | 27 | HB | 12 | 1 | 10 | 29 | 1 | 11 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2 |
76 | Al Carmichael | GNB | 30 | LH | 12 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2 |
77 | Brad Myers | PHI | 29 | HB | 9 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1 |
78 | Babe Parilli | GNB | 28 | QB | 12 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 4 |
79 | Norm Van Brocklin* | PHI | 32 | QB | 12 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 3 |
80 | Gene Babb | SFO | 24 | FB | 12 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0 |
81 | Don Heinrich | NYG | 28 | QB | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1 |
82 | Frank Ryan | RAM | 22 | QB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 12 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1 |
83 | Joe Scudero | WAS | 28 | SS | 8 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 9 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 3 |
84 | George Shaw | BAL | 25 | QB | 12 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 1 | 3 | -0.6 | -0.3 | 0 |
85 | Larry Krutko | PIT | 23 | FB | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 |
86 | Billy Lott | NYG | 24 | FB | 12 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 12 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 0 |
87 | Ray Mathews | PIT | 29 | FL | 12 | 11 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 0 |
88 | Zeke Bratkowski | CHI | 27 | QB | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
89 | Preston Carpenter | CLE | 24 | RE | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0 |
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Fmb | ||
90 | Tommy McDonald* | PHI | 24 | FL | 10 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 0 | 5 | -1.3 | -0.4 | 4 |
91 | Ed Modzelewski | CLE | 29 | FB | 12 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0 |
92 | Ray Renfro | CLE | 29 | RH | 12 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 0 |
93 | Ron Waller | RAM | 25 | HB | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 2 |
94 | Bobby Watkins | CRD | 26 | HB | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 0 |
95 | Rudy Bukich | 2TM | 28 | QB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 23 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 0 |
96 | Len Dawson | PIT | 23 | QB | 4 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | -0.5 | -0.3 | 0 |
97 | Bobby Freeman | CLE | 26 | LDH | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0 |
98 | Bobby Gordon | CRD | 23 | SS | 12 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0 |
99 | Dave Middleton | DET | 25 | LE/RE | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0 |
100 | Jim Ninowski | CLE | 22 | QB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0 |
101 | Abe Woodson | SFO | 24 | DB | 9 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 1 |
102 | Billy Atkins | SFO | 24 | FS | 12 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0 |
103 | Ray Brown | BAL | 22 | FS | 12 | 12 | 1 | -9 | 0 | -9 | -9.0 | -0.8 | 1 |
104 | Don Chandler | NYG | 24 | P | 12 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 1.3 | 0 |
105 | King Hill | CRD | 22 | QB | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
106 | Sonny Jurgensen | PHI | 24 | QB | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1 |
107 | Yale Lary*+ | DET | 28 | SS | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 3 |
108 | Max McGee | GNB | 26 | LE | 12 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0.8 | 1 |
109 | Jimmy Orr | PIT | 23 | LE | 12 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0.7 | 1 |
110 | Pete Retzlaff* | PHI | 27 | FL | 12 | 10 | 1 | -4 | 0 | -4 | -4.0 | -0.3 | 0 |
111 | Al Romine | GNB | 26 | DB | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
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