Rushing
Individual Records
Most Yards Gained, Career
| RK |
Yards |
Player |
Years |
| 1 |
6631 |
Gerald Riggs |
1982-88 |
| 2 |
5986 |
William Andrews |
1979-86 |
| 3 |
5844 |
Warrick Dunn |
2002- |
| 4 |
5336 |
Jamal Anderson |
1994-01 |
| 5 |
3490 |
Dave Hampton |
1972-76 |
| 6 |
2820 |
Michael Vick |
2001- |
| 7 |
2662 |
Haskel Stanback |
1974-79 |
| 8 |
2313 |
Lynn Cain |
1979-84 |
| 9 |
2250 |
Jim Butler |
1968-71 |
| 10 |
2183 |
Craig Heyward |
1994-95 |
| 11 |
2118 |
Art Malone |
1970-74 |
| 12 |
1981 |
Erric Pegram |
1991-94 |
| 13 |
1801 |
John Settle |
1987-90 |
| 14 |
1612 |
Junior Coffey |
1966-67, 1969 |
| 15 |
1528 |
Bubba Bean |
1976-80 |
| 16 |
1472 |
Steve Broussard |
1990-93 |
| 17 |
1321 |
Harmon Wages |
1968-73 |
Most Yards Gained, Season
| RK |
Yards |
Player |
Year |
| 1 |
1846 |
Jamal Anderson |
1998 |
| 2 |
1719 |
Gerald Riggs |
1985 |
| 3 |
1567 |
William Andrews |
1983 |
| 4 |
1486 |
Gerald Riggs |
1984 |
| 5 |
1416 |
Warrick Dunn |
2005 |
| 6 |
1327 |
Gerald Riggs |
1986 |
| 7 |
1308 |
William Andrews |
1980 |
| 8 |
1301 |
William Andrews |
1981 |
| 9 |
1185 |
Erric Pegram |
1993 |
| 10 |
1106 |
Warrick Dunn |
2004 |
| 11 |
1083 |
Craig Heyward |
1995 |
| 12 |
1055 |
Jamal Anderson |
1996 |
| 13 |
1024 |
John Settle |
1988 |
| 14 |
1023 |
William Andrews |
1979 |
| 15 |
1002 |
Jamal Anderson |
1997 |
| 15 |
1002 |
Dave Hampton |
1975 |
Most 1,000 Yard Seasons
| RK |
# of Seasons |
Player |
| 1 |
4 |
William Andrews |
| 1 |
4 |
Jamal Anderson |
| 3 |
3 |
Gerald Riggs |
Most Consecutive 1,000 Yard Seasons
| RK |
# of Seasons |
Player |
Years |
| 1 |
3 |
Jamal Anderson |
(1996-98) |
| 2 |
3 |
William Andrews |
(1979-81) |
| 3 |
3 |
Gerald Riggs |
(1984-86) |
Most Yards Gained, Game
| RK |
Yards |
Player |
Date |
| 1 |
202 |
Gerald Riggs at N.O. (35 att) |
9-2-84 |
| 2 |
197 |
Gerald Riggs at K.C. (26 att) |
12-8-85 |
| 3 |
192 |
Erric Pegram at S.F. (27 att) |
9-19-93 |
| 4 |
188 |
Jamal Anderson at St. Louis Rams (31 att) |
11-29-98 |
| 5 |
180 |
Erric Pegram at Cincinnati (37 att) |
12-16-93 |
| 6 |
178 |
Warrick Dunn at New York Giants (25 att) |
11-9-03 |
| 7 |
173 |
Michael Vick at Minnesota (10 att) |
12-1-02 |
| 8 |
172 |
Jamal Anderson vs. St. Louis Rams (22 att) |
11-1-98 |
| 8 |
172 |
Gerald Riggs at Miami (33 att) |
11-30-86 |
| 9 |
167 |
William Andrews at N.O. (30 att) |
9-2-79 |
| 10 |
162 |
Warrick Dunn vs. N.O. (23 att) |
11-16-03 |
| 10 |
162 |
Jamal Anderson vs. St. Louis Rams (20 att) |
11-2-97 |
| 10 |
161 |
Steve Broussard at Washington (26 att) |
12-19-93 |
Most Rushing Attempts, Career
| RK |
Attempts |
Player |
Years |
| 1 |
1587 |
Gerald Riggs |
1982-88 |
| 2 |
1329 |
Jamal Anderson |
1994-01 |
| 3 |
1315 |
William Andrews |
1979-86 |
| 4 |
900 |
Warrick Dunn |
2004- |
| 5 |
885 |
Dave Hampton |
1972-76 |
| 6 |
728 |
Haskel Stanback |
1974-79 |
| 7 |
609 |
Jim Butler |
1968-71 |
| 8 |
603 |
Lynn Cain |
1979-84 |
| 9 |
532 |
Art Malone |
1970-74 |
| 10 |
517 |
Erric Pegram |
1991-94 |
| 11 |
491 |
Craig Heyward |
1994-96 |
| 12 |
430 |
John Settle |
1987-90 |
| 13 |
428 |
Junior Coffey |
1966-67, 1969 |
| 14 |
406 |
Michael Vick |
2001- |
| 14 |
405 |
Bubba Bean |
1976-80 |
Most Rushing Attempts, Season
| RK |
Attempts |
Player |
Year |
| 1 |
410 |
Jamal Anderson |
1998 (NFL Record) |
| 2 |
397 |
Gerald Riggs |
1985 |
| 3 |
353 |
Gerald Riggs |
1984 |
| 4 |
343 |
Gerald Riggs |
1986 |
| 5 |
331 |
William Andrews |
1983 |
| 6 |
292 |
Erric Pegram |
1993 |
| 7 |
290 |
Jamal Anderson |
1997 |
| 8 |
289 |
William Andrews |
1981 |
| 9 |
280 |
Warrick Dunn |
2005 |
| 10 |
265 |
Warrick Dunn |
2004 |
| 10 |
265 |
William Andrews |
1980 |
| 12 |
263 |
Dave Hampton |
1973 |
| 13 |
250 |
Dave Hampton |
1975 |
| 14 |
247 |
Haskel Stanback |
1977 |
| 15 |
239 |
William Andrews |
1979 |
| 16 |
236 |
Craig Heyward |
1995 |
| 17 |
232 |
Jamal Anderson |
1996 |
Most Rushing Attempts, Game
| RK |
Attempts |
Player |
Date |
| 1 |
41 |
Gerald Riggs vs. L.A. Rams (123 yds) |
11-17-85 |
| 2 |
39 |
Gerald Riggs at N.O. (158 yds) |
12-22-85 |
| 3 |
37 |
Erric Pegram at Cinncinati (180 yds) |
12-26-93 |
| 4 |
35 |
Gerald Riggs at N.O. (202 yds) |
9-2-84 |
| 4 |
35 |
Gerald Riggs vs. L.A. Rams (141 yds) |
10-12-86 |
| 4 |
35 |
Lynn Cain at L.A. Rams (145 yds) |
10-7-84 |
Most 100-Yard Games, Career
| RK |
Attempts |
Player |
Years |
| 1 |
25 |
Gerald Riggs |
1982-88 |
| 2 |
22 |
William Andrews |
1979-86 |
| 3 |
19 |
Jamal Anderson |
1994-01 |
Most 100-Yard Games, Season
| RK |
Games |
Player |
Year |
| 1 |
12 |
Jamal Anderson |
1998 |
| 2 |
9 |
Gerald Riggs |
1985 |
| 3 |
7 |
William Andrews |
1983 |
| 3 |
7 |
William Andrews |
1980 |
| 4 |
6 |
Gerald Riggs |
1986 |
Most TDs Rushing, Career
| RK |
TDs |
Player |
Years |
| 1 |
48 |
Gerald Riggs |
1982-88 |
| 2 |
35 |
T.J. Duckett |
2002- |
| 3 |
34 |
Jamal Anderson |
1994-01 |
| 4 |
30 |
William Andrews |
1979-86 |
| 5 |
25 |
Haskel Stanback |
1974-79 |
Most TDs Rushing, Season
| RK |
TD's |
Player |
Year |
| 1 |
14 |
Jamal Anderson |
1998 |
| 2 |
13 |
Gerald Riggs |
1984 |
| 3 |
11 |
T.J. Duckett |
2003 |
| 4 |
10 |
William Andrews |
1981 |
| 4 |
10 |
Gerald Riggs |
1985 |
| 5 |
9 |
Gerald Riggs |
1986 |
| 5 |
9 |
Warrick Dunn |
2004 |
| 7 |
8 |
T.J. Duckett |
2005 |
| 7 |
8 |
T.J. Duckett |
2004 |
| 7 |
8 |
Michael Vick |
2002 |
Most TDs Rushing, Game
| RK |
TD |
Player |
Date |
| 1 |
4 |
T.J. Duckett vs. Oakland |
12-12-04 |
| 1 |
3 |
Jamal Anderson at Detroit |
10-6-96 |
| 1 |
3 |
Gerald Riggs vs. L.A. Rams |
11-17-85 |
| 1 |
3 |
Lynn Cain at L.A. Rams |
10-7-84 |
Most Consecutive Games Rushing TD
| RK |
TD |
Player |
Year |
| 1 |
7 |
T.J. Duckett |
2003 |
| 2 |
4 |
Gerald Riggs |
1986 |
| 2 |
4 |
Dave Hampton |
1975 |
Highest Average Gain, Career (300 carries)
| RK |
TD |
Player |
Years |
| 1 |
6.95 |
Michael Vick |
2001- |
| 2 |
4.58 |
Warrick Dunn |
2002- |
| 3 |
4.55 |
William Andrews |
1979-86 |
| 4 |
4.45 |
Craig Heyward |
1994-96 |
| 5 |
4.23 |
Steve Broussard |
1990-93 |
| 6 |
4.17 |
Gerald Riggs |
1982-88 |
| 7 |
4.15 |
John Settle |
1987-90 |
| 8 |
4.04 |
Jamal Anderson |
1994-01 |
| 9 |
3.98 |
Art Malone |
1970-74 |
| 10 |
3.97 |
Harmon Wages |
1968-73 |
| 11 |
3.94 |
T.J. Duckett |
2002- |
| 11 |
3.94 |
Dave Hampton |
1972-76 |
Highest Average Gain, Season (150 carries)
| RK |
Avg. |
Player |
Year |
| 1 |
5.10 |
Warrick Dunn |
2005 |
| 2 |
4.94 |
William Andrews |
1980 |
| 3 |
4.73 |
William Andrews |
1983 |
| 4 |
4.59 |
Craig Heyward |
1995 |
| 5 |
4.55 |
Jamal Anderson |
1996 |
| 6 |
4.5 |
Jamal Anderson |
1998 |
| 6 |
4.5 |
William Andrews |
1981 |
| 8 |
4.413 |
John Settle |
1988 |
| 9 |
4.411 |
Mike Rozier |
1990 |
| 10 |
4.33 |
Gerald Riggs |
1985 |
| 11 |
4.32 |
Dave Hampton |
1972 |
| 12 |
4.31 |
Gerald Riggs |
1987 |
| 13 |
4.26 |
Craig Heyward |
1994 |
Highest Average Gain, Game (10 Carries)
| RK |
Avg. |
Player |
Date |
| 1 |
17.3 |
Michael Vick at Minnesota (10-173) |
12-1-02 |
| 2 |
10.4 |
Steve Broussard at S.F. (10-104) |
10-13-91 |
| 3 |
10.2 |
John Settle vs. N.O. (10-102) |
9-11-88 |
| 4 |
10.07 |
Michael Vick vs. Carolina (14-141) |
12-7-03 |
| 4 |
9.58 |
Michael Vick vs. Denver (12-115) |
10-31-04 |
| 5 |
9.46 |
Jamal Anderson at S.F. (13-123) |
9-27-98 |
| 6 |
9.1 |
Michael Vick vs. N.O. (10-91) |
10-27-02 |
| 6 |
9.1 |
Art Malone at S.F. (10-91) |
12-10-72 |
| 6 |
9.08 |
Michael Vick vs. StL (10-109) |
9-19-04 |
| 7 |
8.1 |
Jamal Anderson vs. St. Louis Rams (20-162) |
11-2-97 |
| 8 |
7.71 |
Jamal Anderson at Carolina (14-108) |
9-1-96 |
| 9 |
7.67 |
William Andrews at Miami (21-161) |
12-10-83 |
| 10 |
7.58 |
Gerald Riggs at K.C. (26-197) |
12-8-85 |
| 11 |
7.47 |
Jim Butler vs. S.F. (17-127) |
10-4-70 |
| 12 |
7.2 |
Craig Heyward vs. N.O. (10-72) |
12-11-94 |
| 13 |
7.11 |
Erric Pegram at S.F. (27-192) |
9-19-93 |