Rushing record board

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Single-game rushing highs

The biggest individual rushing performances in FBS history, cleaned up into a scan-friendly record board.

Plain English: This list ranks one-game rushing yard performances by player, school, opponent, date, and yards.

Performances
26
Record
427 yards
Leader
Samaje Perine
Scope
One game
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Biggest single-game rushing performances

Sorted by rushing yards, highest first, with opponent and date split into separate columns.

26 of 26 performances shown.

Samaje Perine

Oklahoma vs. Kansas

Nov. 22, 2014

#1
Rushing yards
427

Jaret Patterson

Buffalo vs. Kent St.

Nov. 28, 2020

#2
Rushing yards
409

Melvin Gordon

Wisconsin vs. Nebraska

Nov. 15, 2014

#3
Rushing yards
408

LaDainian Tomlinson

TCU vs. UTEP

Nov. 20, 1999

#4
Rushing yards
406

Tony Sands

Kansas vs. Missouri

Nov. 23, 1991

#5
Rushing yards
396

Marshall Faulk

San Diego St. vs. Pacific

Sept. 14, 1991

#6
Rushing yards
386

Troy Davis

Iowa St. vs. Missouri

Sept. 28, 1996

#7
Rushing yards
378

Robbie Mixon

Central Mich. vs. Eastern Mich.

Nov. 2, 2002

#8
Rushing yards
377

Anthony Thompson

Indiana vs. Wisconsin

Nov. 11, 1989

#9
Rushing yards
377

Travis Prentice

Miami vs. OH

Nov. 6, 1999

#10
Rushing yards
376

Astron Whatley

Kent St. vs. Eastern Mich.

Sept. 20, 1997

#11
Rushing yards
373

Ka’Deem Carey

Arizona vs. Colorado

Nov. 10, 2012

#12
Rushing yards
366

Mike Pringle

Cal St. Fullerton vs. New Mexico St.

Nov. 4, 1989

#13
Rushing yards
357

Rueben Mayes

Washington St. vs. Oregon

Oct. 27, 1984

#14
Rushing yards
357

Brian Pruitt

Central Mich. vs. Toledo

Nov. 5, 1994

#15
Rushing yards
356

Eddie Lee Ivery

Georgia Tech vs. Air Force

Nov. 11, 1978

#16
Rushing yards
356

Montel Harris

Temple vs. Army West Point

Nov. 17, 2012

#17
Rushing yards
355

Garrett Wolfe

NIU vs. Ball St.

Sept. 30, 2006

#18
Rushing yards
353

Scott Harley

East Carolina vs. NC State

Nov. 30, 1996

#19
Rushing yards
351

Ricky Williams

Texas vs. Iowa St.

Oct. 3, 1998

#20
Rushing yards
350

Eric Allen

Michigan St. vs. Purdue

Oct. 30, 1971

#21
Rushing yards
350

Matt Forte

Tulane vs. SMU

Oct. 20, 2007

#22
Rushing yards
349

Paul Palmer

Temple vs. East Carolina

Oct. 11, 1986

#23
Rushing yards
349

Shun White

Navy vs. Towson

Aug. 30, 2008

#24
Rushing yards
348

Ricky Bell

Southern California Season Yards vs. Washington St.

Oct. 9, 1976

#25
Rushing yards
347

Ron Johnson

Michigan vs. Wisconsin

Nov. 16, 1968

#26
Rushing yards
347

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