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Emmitt Smith. Smith rushed for 937 yards in his rookie season for the 1990 Dallas Cowboys and 937 yards in his final season for the 2004 Arizona Cardinals.
Troy Davis at Iowa State rushed for 2010 yds in 1995 and 2185 yds in 1996. He never won the Heisman Trophy and is the only college running back to rush for over 2000 yards in a season twice.
Hall of Famer Marcus Allen rushed for 8,545 yards in 11 seasons with the Los Angeles Raiders (1982-1992). Bo Jackson rushed for 2,782 yards with the LA Raiders (1987-1990) and Frank Hawkins rushed for 1,494 yards with the LA Raiders (1982-1987) and 165 for the Oakland Raiders in 1981.
Through the 2008 season, 2: 1) Eric Dickerson - 5,194 yards for the Colts and 7,245 yards for the Rams. 2) Marshall Faulk - 6,959 yards for the the Rams and 5,320 yards for the Colts. Warrick Dunn is close ... he has 5,981 for the Falcons and 4,986 yards for the Buccaneers.
No, although he had some very good running backs with Green Bay. Ahman Green played 7 seasons with Favre at Green Bay (2000-2006) and, except for 2005 when he was injured and played only 5 games, rushed for 1000+ yards in every season. He rushed for 8162 career yards with Green Bay and had a best season of 1883 rushing yards in 2003. Prior to Green, Dorsey Levins rushed for 1000+ yards in two seasons (1997 and 1999) and Edgar Bennett rushed for 1067 yards in 1995. In his one season (2008) with the New York Jets, Thomas Jones rushed for 1312 yards.
Keith Byers rushed for 517 yards and Anthony Toney rushed for 502 yards for the 1988 Eagles.
Former Detroit Lions running back Kevin Smith never rushed for 1000 yards in a season. In his best season, 2008 his rookie year, Smith ran for 976 yards.
Craig James (1986, NE), Peyton Hillis (2010, Cleveland), L. Wakeford
John Henry Johnson - 10/10/64 (200 yards)John "Frenchy" Fuqua - 12/20/70 (218 yards)Willie Parker - 11/12/06 (213 yards) & 12/7/06 (223 yards)
Steelers running back Willie Parker rushed for 53 yards on 19 carries.
OJ Simpson, 1973
On November 4, 2007, rookie running back Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vikings rushed 30 times for 296 yards and three touchdowns against the San Diego Chargers in Minneapolis. The effort broke the NFL single-game rushing record of 295, set by Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis in 2003.