List of National Football League rushing champions
List of NFL rushing title winners

List of National Football League rushing champions

Section Title: List of NFL rushing title winners
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Season	Winner	Team	Yds.	Games

1932	Cliff Battles^±	Boston Braves	576	10

1933	Jim Musick	Boston Redskins	809	12

1934	Beattie Feathers±	Chicago Bears	1,004	13

1935	Doug Russell	Chicago Cardinals	499	12

1936	Tuffy Leemans^±	New York Giants	830	12

1937	Cliff Battles^	Washington Redskins	874	11

1938	Byron "Whizzer" White±	Pittsburgh Pirates	567	11

1939	Bill Osmanski±	Chicago Bears	699	11

1940	Byron "Whizzer" White	Detroit Lions	514	11

1941	Pug Manders	Brooklyn Dodgers	486	11

1942	Bill Dudley^±	Pittsburgh Steelers	696	11

1943	Bill Paschal±	New York Giants	572	10

1944	Bill Paschal	New York Giants	737	10

1945	Steve Van Buren^	Philadelphia Eagles	832	10

1946	Bill Dudley^	Pittsburgh Steelers	604	11

1947	Steve Van Buren^	Philadelphia Eagles	1,008	12

1948	Steve Van Buren^	Philadelphia Eagles	945	12

1949	Steve Van Buren^	Philadelphia Eagles	1,146	12

1950	Marion Motley^	Cleveland Browns	810	12

1951	Eddie Price	New York Giants	971	12

1952	Dan Towler	Los Angeles Rams	894	12

1953	Joe Perry^	San Francisco 49ers	1,018	12

1954	Joe Perry^	San Francisco 49ers	1,049	12

1955	Alan Ameche±	Baltimore Colts	961	12

1956	Rick Casares	Chicago Bears	1,126	12

1957	Jim Brown^±	Cleveland Browns	942	12

1958	Jim Brown^	Cleveland Browns	1,527	12

1959	Jim Brown^	Cleveland Browns	1,329	12

1960	Jim Brown^	Cleveland Browns	1,257	12

1961	Jim Brown^	Cleveland Browns	1,408	14

1962	Jim Taylor^	Green Bay Packers	1,474	14

1963	Jim Brown^	Cleveland Browns	1,863	14

1964	Jim Brown^	Cleveland Browns	1,446	14

1965	Jim Brown^	Cleveland Browns	1,544	14

1966	Gale Sayers^	Chicago Bears	1,231	14

1967	Leroy Kelly^	Cleveland Browns	1,205	14

1968	Leroy Kelly^	Cleveland Browns	1,239	14

1969	Gale Sayers^	Chicago Bears	1,032	14

1970	Larry Brown	Washington Redskins	1,125	14

1971	Floyd Little^	Denver Broncos	1,133	14

1972	O. J. Simpson^	Buffalo Bills	1,251	14

1973	O. J. Simpson^	Buffalo Bills	2,003	14

1974	Otis Armstrong	Denver Broncos	1,407	14

1975	O. J. Simpson^	Buffalo Bills	1,817	14

1976	O. J. Simpson^	Buffalo Bills	1,503	14

1977	Walter Payton^	Chicago Bears	1,852	14

1978	Earl Campbell^±	Houston Oilers	1,450	16

1979	Earl Campbell^	Houston Oilers	1,697	16

1980	Earl Campbell^	Houston Oilers	1,934	16

1981	George Rogers±	New Orleans Saints	1,674	16

1982	Freeman McNeil	New York Jets	786	9

1983	Eric Dickerson^±	Los Angeles Rams	1,808	16

1984	Eric Dickerson^	Los Angeles Rams	2,105	16

1985	Marcus Allen^	Los Angeles Raiders	1,759	16

1986	Eric Dickerson^	Los Angeles Rams	1,821	16

1987	Charles White	Los Angeles Rams	1,374	15

1988	Eric Dickerson^	Indianapolis Colts	1,659	16

1989	Christian Okoye	Kansas City Chiefs	1,480	16

1990	Barry Sanders^	Detroit Lions	1,304	16

1991	Emmitt Smith^	Dallas Cowboys	1,563	16

1992	Emmitt Smith^	Dallas Cowboys	1,713	16

1993	Emmitt Smith^	Dallas Cowboys	1,486	14

1994	Barry Sanders^	Detroit Lions	1,883	16

1995	Emmitt Smith^	Dallas Cowboys	1,773	16

1996	Barry Sanders^	Detroit Lions	1,553	16

1997	Barry Sanders^	Detroit Lions	2,053	16

1998	Terrell Davis^	Denver Broncos	2,008	16

1999	Edgerrin James±	Indianapolis Colts	1,553	16

2000	Edgerrin James	Indianapolis Colts	1,709	16

2001	Priest Holmes	Kansas City Chiefs	1,555	16

2002	Ricky Williams	Miami Dolphins	1,853	16

2003	Jamal Lewis	Baltimore Ravens	2,066	16

2004	Curtis Martin^	New York Jets	1,697	16

2005	Shaun Alexander	Seattle Seahawks	1,880	16

2006	LaDainian Tomlinson^	San Diego Chargers	1,815	16

2007	LaDainian Tomlinson^	San Diego Chargers	1,474	16

2008	Adrian Peterson*	Minnesota Vikings	1,760	16

2009	Chris Johnson	Tennessee Titans	2,006	16

2010	Arian Foster	Houston Texans	1,616	16

2011	Maurice Jones-Drew	Jacksonville Jaguars	1,606	16

2012	Adrian Peterson*	Minnesota Vikings	2,097	16

2013	LeSean McCoy*	Philadelphia Eagles	1,607	16

2014	DeMarco Murray	Dallas Cowboys	1,845	16

2015	Adrian Peterson*	Minnesota Vikings	1,485	16

2016	Ezekiel Elliott*±	Dallas Cowboys	1,631	15

2017	Kareem Hunt*±	Kansas City Chiefs	1,327	16

2018	Ezekiel Elliott*±	Dallas Cowboys	1,434	15

Sentence(s)

Martin and Shaun Alexander won the NFL rushing title.

final_sentence: Martin and Shaun Alexander won the NFL rushing title.