Performance archive

2009 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	MiQuale Lewis Ball State	301 yards	vs. Eastern Michigan 29–27 Game details →	Week 8 Oct 24
2	Dexter McCluster Ole Miss	282 yards	vs. Tennessee 42–17 Game details →	Week 11 Nov 14
3	Bernard Pierce Temple	267 yards	vs. Navy 27–24 Game details →	Week 9 Oct 31
4	Montel Harris Boston College	264 yards	vs. NC State 52–20 Game details →	Week 7 Oct 17
5	Donald Buckram UTEP	262 yards	vs. Houston 58–41 Game details →	Week 5 Oct 4
6	Boobie Dixon Mississippi State	252 yards	vs. Kentucky 31–24 Game details →	Week 9 Oct 31
7	Mark Ingram Alabama	246 yards	vs. South Carolina 20–6 Game details →	Week 7 Oct 17
8	Donald Buckram UTEP	241 yards	vs. SMU 31–35 Game details →	Week 11 Nov 14
9	Curtis Steele Memphis	240 yards	vs. UTEP 35–20 Game details →	Week 6 Oct 11
10	Lance Dunbar North Texas	238 yards	vs. Florida Atlantic 40–44 Game details →	Week 7 Oct 18
11	Donald Buckram UTEP	234 yards	vs. Tulane 38–45 Game details →	Week 10 Nov 7
12	Ralph Bolden Purdue	234 yards	vs. Toledo 52–31 Game details →	Week 1 Sep 5
13	Ryan Mathews Fresno State	234 yards	vs. Boise State 34–51 Game details →	Week 3 Sep 19
14	C.J. Spiller Clemson	233 yards	vs. Georgia Tech 34–39 Game details →	Week 14 Dec 6
15	Ryan Mathews Fresno State	233 yards	vs. San José State 41–21 Game details →	Week 7 Oct 18
16	Curtis Steele Memphis	232 yards	vs. Tulsa 30–33 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 27
17	Colin Kaepernick Nevada	230 yards	vs. Idaho 70–45 Game details →	Week 8 Oct 24
18	Lance Dunbar North Texas	227 yards	vs. Western Kentucky 68–49 Game details →	Week 9 Oct 31
19	Toby Gerhart Stanford	223 yards	vs. Oregon 51–42 Game details →	Week 10 Nov 7
20	Noel Devine West Virginia	220 yards	vs. Colorado 35–24 Game details →	Week 5 Oct 1
21	Brynn Harvey UCF	219 yards	vs. Memphis 32–14 Game details →	Week 5 Oct 3
22	Bernard Pierce Temple	212 yards	vs. Toledo 40–24 Game details →	Week 8 Oct 24
23	Mike Ford South Florida	207 yards	vs. Northern Illinois 27–3 Game details →	Week 1 Jan 2
24	Nic Grigsby Arizona	207 yards	vs. Northern Arizona 34–17 Game details →	Week 2 Sep 13
25	Keith Toston Oklahoma State	206 yards	vs. Iowa State 34–8 Game details →	Week 10 Nov 7

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.

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Top 25 performances

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