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SEASONAL LEADERS
RUSHING
Year Player Att Yds Avg TD
1934 Dutch Clark 123 763 6.2 8
1935 Ernie Caddel 87 450 5.2 6
1936 Ace Gutowsky 191 827 4.3 6
1937 Dutch Clark 96 468 4.9 5
1938 Bill Shepherd 100 455 4.6 3
1939 Bill Shepherd 105 420 4.0 2
1940 Byron White* 146 514 3.5 5
1941 Byron White 89 240 2.7 2
1942 Mickey Sanzotta 71 268 3.8 0
1943 Frank Sinkwich 93 266 2.9 1
1944 Frank Sinkwich 150 563 3.8 6
1945 Bob Westfall 82 234 2.9 6
1946 Camp Wilson 64 207 3.2 3
1947 Camp Wilson 89 412 4.6 0
1948 Camp Wilson 157 612 3.9 2
1949 Bill Dudley 125 402 3.2 3
1950 Bob Hoernschemeyer 84 471 5.6 1
1951 Bob Hoernschemeyer 132 678 5.1 2
1952 Bob Hoernschemeyer 106 457 4.3 4
1953 Bob Hoernschemeyer 101 482 4.8 7
1954 Lew Carpenter 104 476 4.6 3
1955 Lew Carpenter 137 543 4.0 6
1956 Gene Gedman 135 479 3.5 7
1957 John Henry Johnson 129 621 4.8 5
1958 Tobin Rote 77 351 4.6 3
1959 Nick Pietrosante 76 447 5.9 3
1960 Nick Pietrosante 161 872 5.4 8
1961 Nick Pietrosante 201 841 4.2 5
1962 Dan Lewis 120 488 4.1 6
1963 Dan Lewis 133 528 4.0 2
1964 Nick Pietrosante 147 536 3.6 4
1965 Amos Marsh 131 495 3.8 6
1966 Tom Nowatzke 151 512 3.4 6
1967 Mel Farr 206 860 4.2 3
1968 Mel Farr 128 597 4.7 3
1969 Bill Triplett 111 377 3.4 3
1970 Mel Farr 166 717 4.3 9
1971 Steve Owens 246 1035 4.2 8
1972 Altie Taylor 154 658 4.3 4
1973 Altie Taylor 176 719 4.1 5
1974 Altie Taylor 150 532 3.5 5
1975 Dexter Bussey 157 696 4.4 2
1976 Dexter Bussey 196 858 4.4 3
1977 Horace King 155 521 3.4 1
1978 Dexter Bussey 225 924 4.1 5
1979 Dexter Bussey 144 625 4.3 1
1980 Billy Sims 313 1303 4.2 13
1981 Billy Sims 296 1437 4.9 13
1982 Billy Sims 172 639 3.7 4
1983 Billy Sims 220 1040 4.7 7
1984 Billy Sims 130 687 5.3 5
1985 James Jones 244 886 3.6 6
1986 James Jones 252 903 3.6 8
1987 James Jones 96 342 3.6 0
1988 Garry James 182 552 3.0 5
1989 Barry Sanders 280 1470 5.3 14
1990 Barry Sanders* 255 1304 5.1 13
1991 Barry Sanders 342 1548 4.5 16
1992 Barry Sanders 312 1352 4.3 9
1993 Barry Sanders 243 1115 4.6 3
1994 Barry Sanders* 331 1883 5.7 7
1995 Barry Sanders 314 1500 4.8 11
1996 Barry Sanders* 307 1553 5.1 11
1997 Barry Sanders* 335 2053 6.1 11
1998 Barry Sanders 343 1491 4.3 4
1999 Greg Hill 144 542 3.8 2
2000 James Stewart 339 1184 3.5 10
2001 James Stewart 143 685 4.8 1
2002 James Stewart 231 1021 4.4 4
2003 Shawn Bryson 158 606 3.8 3
2004 Kevin Jones 241 1133 4.7 5
2005 Kevin Jones 186 664 3.6 5
2006 Kevin Jones 181 689 3.8 6
2007 Kevin Jones 153 581 3.8 8
2008 Kevin Smith 238 976 4.1 8
2009 Kevin Smith 217 747 3.4 4
2010 Jahvid Best 171 555 3.2 4
2011 Jahvid Best 84 390 4.6 2
RECEIVING
Year Player Rec Yds Avg TD
1934 Harry Ebding 10 264 26.4 2
1935 Ernie Caddel 10 171 17.1 0
1936 Ernie Caddel 19 150 7.9 1
Harry Ebding 10 194 19.4 3
1937 Ernie Caddel 9 80 8.9 0
Ed Klewicki 8 134 16.8 0
1938 Lloyd Cardwell 9 138 15.3 1
1939 Monk Moscrip 14 176 12.6 0
Bill Shephard 14 143 10.2 1
1940 Lloyd Cardwell 20 349 17.5 1
1941 Bill Fisk 9 140 15.6 2
1942 Bill Fisk 15 177 11.8 0
1943 Harry Hopp 17 229 13.5 3
1944 Jack Matheson 23 361 15.7 3
Dave Diehl 18 426 23.7 4
1945 John Greene 26 550 21.2 5
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1946 John Greene 20 289 14.5 2
1947 John Greene 38 621 16.3 5
1948 Joe Margucci 36 450 12.5 2
John Greene 25 595 23.8 5
1949 Bob Mann 66 1014 15.4 4
1950 Cloyce Box 50 1009 20.2 11
1951 Leon Hart 35 544 15.5 12
Dorne Dibble 30 613 20.4 6
1952 Cloyce Box 42 924 22.0 15
1953 Doak Walker 30 502 16.7 3
1954 Dorne Dibble 46 768 16.7 6
1955 Dave Middleton 44 663 15.1 3
Lew Carpenter 44 312 7.1 2
1956 Dave Middleton 39 606 15.5 5
1957 Jim Doran 33 624 18.9 5
1958 Dave Middleton 29 506 17.4 3
1959 Jim Gibbons 31 431 13.9 1
1960 Jim Gibbons 51 604 11.8 2
Gail Cogdill 43 642 14.9 1
1961 Gail Cogdill 45 956 21.2 6
Jim Gibbons 45 566 12.6 1
1962 Gail Cogdill 53 991 18.7 7
1963 Terry Barr 66 1086 16.5 13
1964 Terry Barr 57 1030 18.1 9
1965 Pat Studstill 28 389 13.9 3
Terry Barr 24 433 18.0 3
1966 Pat Studstill 67 1266 18.9 5
1967 Mel Farr 39 317 8.1 3
Bill Malinchak 26 397 15.3 4
1968 Earl McCullouch 40 680 17.0 5
Charlie Sanders 40 533 13.3 1
1969 Charlie Sanders 42 656 15.6 3
1970 Charlie Sanders 40 544 13.6 6
1971 Steve Owens 32 350 10.9 2
Charlie Sanders 31 502 16.2 5
1972 Altie Taylor 29 250 8.6 2
Larry Walton 24 485 20.2 6
1973 Charlie Sanders 28 433 15.5 2
1974 Ron Jessie 54 761 14.1 3
1975 Charlie Sanders 37 486 13.1 3
Ray Jarvis 29 501 17.3 4
1976 Ray Jarvis 39 822 21.1 5
1977 Horace King 40 238 6.0 0
David Hill 32 465 14.5 2
1978 David Hill 53 633 11.9 4
1979 Freddie Scott 62 929 15.0 5
1980 Freddie Scott 53 834 15.7 4
1981 Freddie Scott 53 1022 19.3 5
1982 Billy Sims 34 342 10.1 0
1983 James Jones 46 467 10.2 1
1984 James Jones 77 662 8.6 5
Leonard Thompson 50 773 15.5 6
1985 Leonard Thompson 51 736 14.4 5
1986 James Jones 54 334 6.2 1
Jeff Chadwick 53 995 18.8 5
1987 Pete Mandley 58 720 12.4 7
1988 Pete Mandley 44 617 14.0 4
1989 Richard Johnson 70 1091 15.6 8
1990 Richard Johnson 64 727 11.4 6
Robert Clark 52 932 17.9 8
1991 Brett Perriman 52 668 12.8 1
1992 Brett Perriman 69 810 11.7 4
1992 Herman Moore 51 966 18.9 4
1993 Herman Moore 61 935 15.3 6
1994 Herman Moore 72 1173 16.3 11
1995 Herman Moore* 123 1686 13.7 14
1996 Herman Moore 106 1296 12.2 9
1997 Herman Moore* 104 1293 12.4 8
(tied NFL high)
1998 Herman Moore 82 983 12.0 5
Johnnie Morton 69 1028 14.9 2
1999 Germane Crowell 81 1338 16.5 7
2000 Johnnie Morton 61 788 12.9 3
2001 Johnnie Morton 77 1154 15.0 4
2002 James Stewart 46 333 7.2 2
Bill Schroeder 36 595 16.5 6
2003 Shawn Bryson 54 340 6.3 0
Az-Zahir Hakim 49 449 9.2 4
2004 Roy Williams 54 817 15.1 8
2005 Marcus Pollard 46 516 11.2 3
Roy Williams 45 687 15.3 8
2006 Mike Furrey# 98 1098 11.1 6
Roy Williams 92 1310 16.0 7
2007 Shaun McDonald 79 943 11.9 6
2008 Calvin Johnson 78 1331 17.1 12
2009 Calvin Johnson 67 984 14.7 5
2010 Calvin Johnson 77 1120 14.5 12
2011 Calvin Johnson 96 1681 17.5 16
PASSING
Year Player Att Cmp Pct Yds Avg TD Int Rtg
1934 Dutch Clark 50 23 46.0 383 7.66 0 3 47.3
1935 Glenn Presnell 45 15 33.3 193 4.29 0 6 8.1
1936 Dutch Clark 71 38 53.5 467 6.58 4 6 57.7
1937 Bill Shepherd 46 19 41.3 297 6.46 2 7 38.3
1938 Vern Huff man 85 27 31.8 382 4.49 2 8 15.9
1939 Dwight Sloan 102 45 44.1 658 6.45 2 3 60.0
1940 Byron White 80 35 43.8 461 5.76 0 12 23.0
1941 Byron White 62 22 35.5 338 5.45 2 5 31.5
1942 Harry Hopp 68 20 29.4 258 3.79 0 13 3.3
1943 Frank Sinkwich 126 50 39.7 699 5.55 7 20 37.2
1944 Frank Sinkwich 148 58 39.2 1060 7.16 12 20 52.0
1945 Chuck Fenenbock 110 45 40.9 754 6.85 7 11 46.4