| Index | ||||||||
| American Football | ||||||||
| Rushing Titles | ||||||||
| Underlined Player is NFL Leader | ||||||||
| AFC | NFC | |||||||
| Yards | Yards | |||||||
| 1966 | Jim Nance | Boston Patriots | 1,458 | Gale Sayers | Chicago Bears | 1,231 | ||
| 1967 | Jim Nance | Boston Patriots | 1,216 | Leroy Kelly | Cleveland Browns | 1,205 | ||
| 1968 | Paul Robinson | Cincinnati Bengals | 1,023 | Leroy Kelly | Cleveland Browns | 1,239 | ||
| 1969 | Dickie Post | San Diego Chargers | 873 | Gayle Sayers | Chicago Bears | 1,032 | ||
| 1970 | Floyd Little | Denver Broncos | 901 | Larry Brown | Washington Redskins | 1,125 | ||
| 1971 | Floyd Little | Denver Broncos | 1,133 | John Brockington | Green Bay Packers | 1,105 | ||
| 1972 | O. J. Simpson | Buffalo Bills | 1,251 | Larry Brown | Washington Redskins | 1,216 | ||
| 1973 | O. J. Simpson | Buffalo Bills | 2,003 | John Brockington | Green Bay Packers | 1,144 | ||
| 1974 | Otis Armstrong | Denver Broncos | 1,407 | Lawrence McCutcheon | Los Angeles Rams | 1,109 | ||
| 1975 | O. J. Simpson | Buffalo Bills | 1,817 | Jim Otis | St Louis Cardinals | 1,076 | ||
| 1976 | O. J. Simpson | Buffalo Bills | 1,503 | Walter Payton | Chicago Bears | 1,390 | ||
| 1977 | Mark Van Eeghen | Oakland Raiders | 1,273 | Walter Payton | Chicago Bears | 1,852 | ||
| 1978 | Earl Campbell | Houston Oilers | 1,450 | Walter Payton | Chicago Bears | 1,395 | ||
| 1979 | Earl Campbell | Houston Oilers | 1,697 | Walter Payton | Chicago Bears | 1,610 | ||
| 1980 | Earl Campbell | Houston Oilers | 1,934 | Walter Payton | Chicago Bears | 1,460 | ||
| 1981 | Earl Campbell | Houston Oilers | 1,376 | George Rogers | New Orleans Saints | 1,674 | ||
| 1982 | Freeman MacNeil | New York Jets | 786 | Tony Dorsett | Dallas Cowboys | 745 | ||
| 1983 | Curt Warner | Seattle Seahawks | 1,449 | Eric Dickerson | Los Angeles Rams | 1,808 | ||
| 1984 | Earnest Jackson | San Diego Chargers | 1,179 | Eric Dickerson | Los Angeles Rams | 2,105 | ||
| 1985 | Marcus Allen | Los Angeles Raiders | 1,759 | Gerald Riggs | Atlanta Falcons | 1,719 | ||
| 1986 | Curt Warner | Seattle Seahawks | 1,481 | Eric Dickerson | Los Angeles Rams | 1,821 | ||
| 1987 | Eric Dickerson | Indianapolis Colts | 1,288 | Charles White | Los Angeles Rams | 1,374 | ||
| 1988 | Eric Dickerson | Indianapolis Colts | 1,659 | Herschel Walker | Dallas Cowboys | 1,514 | ||
| 1989 | Christian Okoye | Kansas City Chiefs | 1,480 | Barry Sanders | Detroit Lions | 1,470 | ||
| 1990 | Thurman Thomas | Buffalo Bills | 1,297 | Barry Sanders | Detroit Lions | 1,304 | ||
| 1991 | Thurman Thomas | Buffalo Bills | 1,407 | Emmitt Smith | Dallas Cowboys | 1,563 | ||
| 1992 | Barry Foster | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1,690 | Emmitt Smith | Dallas Cowboys | 1,713 | ||
| 1993 | Thurman Thomas | Buffalo Bills | 1,315 | Emmitt Smith | Dallas Cowboys | 1,486 | ||
| 1994 | Chris Warren | Seattle Seahawks | 1,545 | Barry Sanders | Detroit Lions | 1,883 | ||
| 1995 | Curtis Martin | New England Patriots | 1,487 | Emmitt Smith | Dallas Cowboys | 1,773 | ||
| 1996 | Terrell Davis | Denver Broncos | 1,538 | Barry Sanders | Detroit Lions | 1,553 | ||
| 1997 | Terrell Davis | Denver Broncos | 1,750 | Barry Sanders | Detroit Lions | 2,053 | ||
| 1998 | Terrell Davis | Denver Broncos | 2,008 | Jamaal Anderson | Atlanta Falcons | 1,846 | ||
| 1999 | Edgerrin James | Indianapolis Colts | 1,553 | Stephen Davis | Washington Redskins | 1,405 | ||
| 2000 | Edgerrin James | Indianapolis Colts | 1,709 | Robert Smith | Minnesota Vikings | 1,521 | ||
| 2001 | Priest Holmes | Kansas City Chiefs | 1,555 | Stephen Davis | Washington Redskins | 1,432 | ||
| 2002 | Ricky Williams | Miami Dolphins | 1,853 | Deuce McAllister | New Orleans Saints | 1,388 | ||
| 2003 | Jamal Lewis | Baltimore Ravens | 2,066 | Ahman Green | Green Bay Packers | 1,883 | ||
| 2004 | Curtis Martin | New York Jets | 1,697 | Shaun Alexander | Seattle Seahawks | 1,696 | ||
| 2005 | Larry Johnson | Kansas City Chiefs | 1,750 | Shaun Alexander | Seattle Seahawks | 1,880 | ||
| 2006 | LaDanian Tomlinson | San Diego Chargers | 1,815 | Frank Gore | San Francisco 49ers | 1,695 | ||
| 2007 | LaDanian Tomlinson | San Diego Chargers | 1,474 | Adrian Peterson | Minnesota Vikings | 1,341 | ||
| 2008 | Thomas Jones | New York Jets | 1,312 | Adrian Peterson | Minnesota Vikings | 1,760 | ||
| 2009 | Chris Johnson | Tennessee Titans | 2,006 | Steven Jackson | St. Louis Rams | 1,416 | ||
| 2010 | Arian Foster | Houston Texans | 1,616 | Michael Turner | Atlanta Falcons | 1,371 | ||
| 2011 | Ray Rice | Baltimore Ravens | 1,364 | Maurice Jones-Drew | Jacksonville Jaguars | 1,606 | ||
| 2012 | Marshawn Lynch | Seattle Seahawks | 1,590 | Adrian Peterson | Minnesota Vikings | 2.097 | ||