February 13, 2010

List of the Day: Best Rushing Seasons, 1930s NFL


TOP 10*
1- Beattie Feathers, 1934 Chicago Bears
1004 yards, 119 att., 8.4 avg., 8 TD

2- Cliff Battles, 1937 Washington Redskins
874 yards, 216 att., 4.0 avg., 5 TD

3- Tuffy Leemans, 1936 New York Giants
830 yards, 206 att., 4.0 avg., 2 TD

4- Ace Gutowsky, 1936 Detroit Lions
827 yards, 191 att., 4.3 avg., 6 TD

5- Jim Musick, 1933 Boston Redskins
809 yards, 173 att., 4.7 avg., 5 TD

6- Swede Hanson, 1934 Philadelphia Eagles
805 yards, 146 att., 5.5 avg., 7 TD

7- Dutch Clark, 1934 Detroit Lions
763 yards, 123 att., 6.2 avg., 8 TD

8- Cliff Battles, 1933 Boston Redskins
737 yards, 136 att., 5.4 avg., 3 TD

9- Bill Osmanski, 1939 Chicago Bears
699 yards, 121 att., 5.8 avg., 7 TD

10-Dutch Clark, 1936 Detroit Lions
628 yards, 123 att., 5.1 avg., 7 TD


Cliff Battles



Tuffy Leemans



Ace Gutowsky


BEST BY FRANCHISES NOT IN TOP 10
Chicago Cardinals: George Grosvenor, 1936
609 yards, 169 att., 3.6 avg., 4 TD

Pittsburgh Pirates: Whizzer White, 1938
567 yards, 152 att., 3.7 avg., 4 TD

Green Bay Packers: Clarke Hinkle, 1937
552 yards, 129 att., 4.3 avg., 5 TD

Brooklyn Dodgers: Bobby Wilson, 1936
505 yards, 104 att., 4.9 avg., 3 TD

Cleveland Rams: Parker Hall, 1939
458 yards, 120 att., 3.8 avg., 2 TD

Staten Island Stapletons: Doug Wycoff, 1932**
454 yards, 135 att., 3.4 avg., 1 TD

Cincinnati Reds: Red Corzine, 1933***
239 yards, 100 att., 2.4 avg., 1 TD

St. Louis Gunners: Swede Johnston, 1934****
84 yards, 35 att., 2.4 avg., 1 TD

*Statistics available from 1932 on
** Stapletons folded after 1932 season
*** Reds played in 1933-34
****Gunners played three games in 1934


Dutch Clark



Whizzer White



Clarke Hinkle