Performance archive
2008 Single-Game Rushing Yards Leaders
The season’s 25 highest individual rushing yards totals, with team, opponent, score, week, and game context.
Top 25 performances
Ties use player name, player ID, then game ID for a stable order.
| Rank | Player | Total | Game | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 348 yards | vs. Towson 41–13 Game details → | Week 1 Aug 30 |
| 2 | Toledo | 330 yards | vs. Miami (OH) 42–14 Game details → | Week 13 Nov 22 |
| 3 | Tulsa | 323 yards | vs. Tulane 56–7 Game details → | Week 13 Nov 22 |
| 4 | California | 311 yards | vs. Washington 48–7 Game details → | Week 15 Dec 6 |
| 5 | Louisiana | 297 yards | vs. UL Monroe 44–35 Game details → | Week 6 Oct 4 |
| 6 | Colorado State | 285 yards | vs. Fresno State 40–35 Game details → | Week 1 Dec 20 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 282 yards | vs. Florida Atlantic 17–0 Game details → | Week 3 Sep 13 |
| 8 | Akron | 277 yards | vs. Eastern Michigan 42–35 Game details → | Week 8 Oct 18 |
| 9 | Nevada | 263 yards | vs. Fresno State 41–28 Game details → | Week 11 Nov 8 |
| 10 | UConn | 261 yards | vs. Buffalo 38–20 Game details → | Week 1 Jan 3 |
| 11 | Southern Miss | 260 yards | vs. UTEP 37–40 Game details → | Week 6 Oct 4 |
| 12 | Tulane | 255 yards | vs. UTEP 21–24 Game details → | Week 7 Oct 12 |
| 13 | Virginia Tech | 253 yards | vs. Maryland 23–13 Game details → | Week 11 Nov 7 |
| 14 | Nevada | 240 yards | vs. UNLV 49–27 Game details → | Week 5 Sep 28 |
| 15 | Wyoming | 234 yards | vs. San Diego State 35–10 Game details → | Week 10 Nov 1 |
| 16 | Troy | 234 yards | vs. Louisiana 48–3 Game details → | Week 13 Nov 23 |
| 17 | Army | 229 yards | vs. Eastern Michigan 17–13 Game details → | Week 7 Oct 11 |
| 18 | Navy | 224 yards | vs. SMU 34–7 Game details → | Week 9 Oct 25 |
| 19 | Ohio | 222 yards | vs. Miami (OH) 41–26 Game details → | Week 14 Nov 28 |
| 20 | Southern Miss | 222 yards | vs. Louisiana 51–21 Game details → | Week 1 Aug 30 |
| 21 | Tulane | 219 yards | vs. SMU 34–27 Game details → | Week 5 Sep 26 |
| 22 | Oregon | 219 yards | vs. Oregon State 65–38 Game details → | Week 14 Nov 30 |
| 23 | Alabama | 218 yards | vs. Kentucky 17–14 Game details → | Week 6 Oct 4 |
| 24 | Northwestern | 217 yards | vs. Minnesota 24–17 Game details → | Week 10 Nov 1 |
| 25 | Baylor | 217 yards | vs. Washington State 45–17 Game details → | Week 3 Sep 13 |
Methodology and coverage
Results come from numeric player game-stat rows for the selected season and curated metric. Duplicate game-player-stat records are resolved before ranking. Offensive categories cover more historical seasons than defensive categories, so the available season list changes with the metric.