Annual Leaders ALL-PURPOSE YARDAGE LEADERS SINCE 1947 RUSHING LEADERS SINCE 1939 (rushing, receiving, kickoff return & punt return yards) YEAR PLAYER ATT YDS AVG. TD YEAR PLAYER RUSH REC KRET PRET TOTAL 1939 ___ Jack Crain ___________________90 ______ 610 ____ 6.8 ______ — 1947 ___Byron Gillory ________369 ____208 ____ 49 ____ 236 ______ 862 1940 ___ Pete Layden _________________— ______ 496 ____ — ______ — 1948 ___ 1941 ___ Pete Layden _________________99 ______ 536 ____ 5.4 ______ — 1949 ___ Byron Townsend _____543 ____ 149 ____114 _____ 0 _______ 806 1942 ___Roy Dale McKay ____________ 132 _____ 701 ____ 5.3 ______ — 1950 ___ Byron Townsend _____849 _____47 _____142 _____ 0 _____ 1,038 1943 ___ Ralph Ellsworth ______________— ______ 507 ____ — ______ — 1951 ___ Gib Dawson _________671 ____ 170 ____ 98 _____ 0 _______ 939 1944 ___ Bobby Layne _________________78 ______ 264 ____ 3.4 ______ — 1952 ___ Gib Dawson _________649 ____ 167 ____211 _____84 _____ 1,111 1945 ___ George Graham ______________84 ______ 268 ____ 3.2 ______ — 1953 ___ Dougal Cameron _____518 _____0 _____ 49 _____ 0 _______ 567 1946 ___ Bobby Layne _________________82 ______ 305 ____ 3.7 _______ 8 1954 ___ Delano Womack _____267 ____ 158 ____154 ____ 127 ______ 706 1947 ___ Byron Gillory ________________67 ______ 369 ____ 5.5 _______ 4 1955 ___ Walter Fondren ______577 ____ 158 ____341 ____ 167 ____ 1,252 1948 ___Ray Borneman ______________ 111 _____ 704 ____ 6.3 _______8 1956 ___ Walter Fondren ______493 ____ 318 ____325 _____76 _____ 1,212 1949 ___Byron Townsend ____________ 111 _____ 543 ____ 4.9 _______7 1957 ___ Rene Ramirez ________282 ____ 115 ____ 99 _____48 _______ 544 1950 ___Byron Townsend ____________ 228 _____ 849 ____ 3.7 ______14 1958 ___ George Blanch _______316 _____58 _____ 97 ____ 100 ______ 571 1951 ___ Gib Dawson _________________94 ______ 671 ____ 7.1 _______ 6 1959 ___ Jack Collins _________450 ____ 134 ____ 54 _____31 _______ 669 1952 ___Dick Ochoa ________________ 194 _____ 819 ____ 4.2 _______3 1960 ___James Saxton ________407 ____185 ____ 16 ____ 163 ______ 771 1953 ___Dougal Cameron ____________ 136 _____ 518 ____ 3.8 _______6 1961 ___ James Saxton ________846 ____ 123 ____143 _____33 _____ 1,145 1954 ___ Billy Quinn __________________83 ______ 442 ____ 5.3 _______ 2 1962 ___ Jerry Cook __________346 _____17 _____208 ____ 116 ______ 687 1955 ___Walter Fondren _____________ 108 _____ 577 ____ 5.3 _______5 1963 ___ Tommy Ford ________738 _____38 _____210 _____ 9 _______ 995 1956 ___Walter Fondren _____________ 115 _____ 493 ____ 4.3 _______4 1964 ___ Ernie Koy ___________574 ____ 146 ____128 _____ 0 _______ 848 1957 ___ Mike Dowdle ________________99 ______ 429 ____ 4.3 _______ 4 1965 ___ Phil Harris __________367 ____ 157 ____189 _____39 _______ 752 1958 ___ Mike Dowdle ________________85 ______ 345 ____ 4.1 _______ 4 1966 ___ Chris Gilbert _______ 1,080 ____16 _____154 _____ 0 _____ 1,250 1959 ___ Jack Collins _________________89 ______ 450 ____ 5.1 _______ 4 1967 ___ Chris Gilbert _______ 1,019 ____33 _____221 _____ 1 _____ 1,274 1960 ___ James Saxton ________________76 ______ 407 ____ 5.4 _______ 1 1968 ___ Chris Gilbert _______ 1,132 ____75 _____ 78 _____ 0 _____ 1,285 1961 ___James Saxton _______________ 107 _____ 846 ___ 7.9^ ______ 9 1969 ___ Jim Bertelsen ________740 _____55 _____155 _____ 0 _______ 950 1962 ___Ray Poage __________________ 141 _____ 452 ____ 3.2 _______5 1970 ___ Jim Bertelsen ________891 _____89 _____127 _____ 0 _____ 1,107 1963 ___Tommy Ford _______________ 160 _____ 738 ____ 4.6 _______9 1971 ___ Jim Bertelsen ________879 _____57 _____209 _____ 0 _____ 1,145 1964 ___Ernie Koy __________________ 154 _____ 574 ____ 3.7 _______8 1972 ___ Roosevelt Leaks _____ 1,099 ____17 _____ 11 _____ 0 _____ 1,127 1965 ___Tom Stockton ______________ 127 _____ 517 ____ 4.1 _______4 1973 ___ Roosevelt Leaks _____ 1,415 ____ 0 ______0 ______0 _____ 1,415 1966 ___ Chris Gilbert _______________ 206 ____ 1,080 ___ 5.2 _______ 6 1974 ___ Earl Campbell _______928 _____ 0 ______0 ______23 _______ 951 1967 ___ Chris Gilbert _______________ 205 ____ 1,019 ___ 5.0 _______ 9 1975 ___ Earl Campbell ______ 1,118 ____ 0 ______0 ______0 _____ 1,118 1968 ___ Chris Gilbert _______________ 184 ____ 1,132 ___ 6.2 ______ 13 1976 ___ Johnny “Lam” Jones ___624 _____79 _____ 11 _____ 0 _______ 714 _______ Steve Worster _______________ 161 _____ 806 ____ 5.0 ______13 1977 ___ Earl Campbell ______ 1,744 ___ 111 _____0 ______ 0 _____ 1,855 1969 ___Jim Bertelsen _______________ 104 _____ 740 ____ 7.1 ______13 1978 ___ Johnny “Lam” Jones ___128 ____ 446 ____356 _____ 0 _______ 930 1970 ___Steve Worster _______________ 160 _____ 898 ____ 5.6 ______14 1979 ___ A.J. “Jam” Jones ______918 _____97 ______0 ______0 _____ 1,015 _______ Jim Bertelsen _______________ 148 _____ 891 ____ 6.0 ______13 1980 ___ A.J. “Jam” Jones ______657 ____156 _____0 ______0 _______ 813 1971 ___Jim Bertelsen _______________ 160 _____ 879 ____ 5.5 _______7 1981 ___ A.J. “Jam” Jones ______834 _____15 ______0 ______0 _______ 849 1972 ___ Roosevelt Leaks _____________ 230 ____ 1,099 ___ 4.8 _______ 8 1982 ___ Darryl Clark ________ 1,049 ____85 ______0 ______ 0 _____ 1,134 1973 ___ Roosevelt Leaks _____________ 229 ____ 1,415 ___ 6.2 ______ 14 _______ Herkie Walls ________146 ____ 702 ____154 _____ 0 _____ 1,002 1974 ___Earl Campbell ______________ 162 _____ 928 ____ 5.7 _______6 1983 ___ Ronnie Robinson _____479 _____63 ______0 ______ 0 _______ 542 1975 ___ Earl Campbell ______________ 198 ____ 1,118 ___ 5.6 ______ 13 1984 ___ Kevin Nelson ________404 ____ 181 ____114 _____ 0 _______ 699 _______ Marty Akins ________________ 149 _____ 777 ____ 5.2 _______7 1985 ___ Eric Metcalf _________258 ____ 267 ____234 ____ 332 ____ 1,091 1976 ___Earl Campbell ______________ 138 _____ 653 ____ 4.7 _______3 1986 ___Eric Metcalf _________310 ____556 ____ 21 ____ 228 ____ 1,115 1977 ___ Earl Campbell ______________ 267 ____ 1,744 ___ 6.5 ______ 18 1987 ___Eric Metcalf ________ 1,161 ___ 234 ____202 ____324 ____ 1,921 1978 ___A.J. “Jam” Jones _____________ 121 _____ 465 ____ 3.8 _______3 1988 ___ Eric Metcalf _________932 ____ 333 ____117 ____ 192 ____ 1,574 1979 ___A.J. “Jam” Jones _____________ 188 _____ 918 ____ 4.9 ______10 1989 ___ Adrian Walker _______814 _____34 _____258 _____ 0 _____ 1,106 1980 ___A.J. “Jam” Jones _____________ 146 _____ 657 ____ 4.5 _______8 1990 ___ Adrian Walker _______449 _____82 _____354 _____ 0 _______ 885 1981 ___A.J. “Jam” Jones _____________ 190 _____ 834 ____ 4.4 _______6 1991 ___ Adrian Walker _______358 _____83 _____ 94 _____ 0 _______ 535 _______ John Walker ________________ 154 _____ 714 ____ 4.6 _______6 1992 ___Mike Adams _________ 38 ____ 271 ____454 ____286 ____ 1,049 1982 ___ Darryl Clark ________________ 198 ____ 1,049 ___ 5.3 _______ 2 _______ Adrian Walker _______852 _____58 ______0 _____132 ____ 1,042 1983 ___ Ronnie Robinson _____________81 ______ 479 ____ 5.9 _______ 3 1993 ___Mike Adams _________ 68 ____ 908 ___ 622^ ___ 256 ____ 1,854 1984 ___Terry Orr __________________ 125 _____ 580 ____ 4.6 _______7 _______ Phil Brown __________770 ____281 _____0 ______48 _____ 1,099 1985 ___Charles Hunter ______________155 _____ 717 ____ 4.6 _______4 1994 ___Curtis Jackson _______ 34 ____ 416 ____ 76 ____ 411 ______ 937 1986 ___Darron Norris ______________ 130 _____ 496 ____ 3.8 _______4 1995 ___Mike Adams _________ 18 ____ 876 ____417 ____206 ____ 1,517 1987 ___ Eric Metcalf ________________ 223 ____ 1,161 ___ 5.2 ______ 10 _______ Ricky Williams _______990 ____224 _____0 ______0 _____ 1,214 1988 ___Eric Metcalf ________________ 218 _____ 932 ____ 4.3 _______8 _______ Shon Mitchell _______ 1,099 ____43 ______0 ______45 _____ 1,187 1989 ___Adrian Walker ______________ 193 _____ 814 ____ 4.2 _______6 1996 ___ Ricky Williams ______ 1,272 ___ 291 _____0 ______ 0 _____ 1,563 1990 ___ Butch Hadnot ________________99 ______ 541 ____ 5.5 _______ 8 _______ Mike Adams _________ 15 ____ 942 ____222 _____37 _____ 1,216 1991 ___Butch Hadnot _______________109 _____ 501 ____ 4.6 _______3 1997 ___ Ricky Williams ______ 1,893 ___ 150 _____0 ______ 0 _____ 2,043 1992 ___Adrian Walker ______________ 129 _____ 852 ____ 6.6 _______4 1998 ___ Ricky Williams _____ 2,124^ __ 262 _____0 ______ 0 ____ 2,386^ 1993 ___Phil Brown _________________ 126 _____ 770 ____ 6.1 _______7 _______ Wane McGarity _______0 ____ 1,087 ____0 ______ 0 _____ 1,087 1994 ___Rodrick Walker _____________ 129 _____ 598 ____ 4.6 _______3 1999 ___ Hodges Mitchell _____ 1,343 ___ 343 ____ 99 _____39 _____ 1,824 1995 ___ Shon Mitchell _______________ 176 ____ 1,099 ___ 6.2 ______ 10 _______ Kwame Cavil ________ -2 ___ 1,188^ ____0 ______0 _____ 1,186 _______ Ricky Williams ______________ 166 _____ 990 ____ 6.0 _______8 2000 ___Hodges Mitchell _____1,118 ___ 386 _____0 _____427 ____ 1,931 1996 ___ Ricky Williams ______________ 205 ____ 1,272 ___ 6.2 ______ 12 2001 ___ Cedric Benson _____ 1,053+ __ 203 _____0 ______ 0 ____ 1,256+ 1997 ___ Ricky Williams ______________ 279 ____ 1,893 ___ 6.8 ______ 25 2002 ___ Cedric Benson ______ 1,293 ___ 119 _____0 ______ 0 _____ 1,412 1998 ___ Ricky Williams ______________361^____ 2,124^ ___ 5.9 _____27^ _______ Roy Williams ________ 85 ___ 1,142 ____0 ______0 _____ 1,227 1999 ___ Hodges Mitchell _____________ 256 ____ 1,343 ___ 5.2 _______ 9 2003 ___ Cedric Benson ______ 1,360 ___ 120 _____0 ______ 0 _____ 1,480 2000 ___ Hodges Mitchell _____________ 224 ____ 1,118 ___ 5.0 _______ 8 _______ Roy Williams ________ 36 ___ 1,079 ____0 ______0 _____ 1,115 2001 ___ Cedric Benson