Performance archive

2010 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	Mikel Leshoure Illinois	330 yards	vs. Northwestern 48–27 Game details →	Week 12 Nov 20
2	Alex Green Hawai'i	327 yards	vs. New Mexico State 59–24 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 27
3	Roy Helu Jr. Nebraska	307 yards	vs. Missouri 31–17 Game details →	Week 9 Oct 30
4	Robbie Rouse Fresno State	286 yards	vs. Louisiana Tech 40–34 Game details →	Week 10 Nov 6
5	Chris Polk Washington	284 yards	vs. Washington State 35–28 Game details →	Week 14 Dec 5
6	Ray Graham Pittsburgh	277 yards	vs. Florida International 44–17 Game details →	Week 5 Oct 2
7	Lance Dunbar North Texas	270 yards	vs. Kansas State 41–49 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 27
8	Daniel Thomas Kansas State	269 yards	vs. North Texas 49–41 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 27
9	Dion Lewis Pittsburgh	261 yards	vs. Cincinnati 28–10 Game details →	Week 14 Dec 4
10	Denard Robinson Michigan	258 yards	vs. Notre Dame 28–24 Game details →	Week 2 Sep 11
11	Kendall Hunter Oklahoma State	257 yards	vs. Washington State 65–17 Game details →	Week 1 Sep 4
12	LaMike James Oregon	257 yards	vs. Stanford 52–31 Game details →	Week 5 Oct 3
13	Lennon Creer Louisiana Tech	252 yards	vs. San José State 45–38 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 28
14	Jay Finley Baylor	250 yards	vs. Kansas State 47–42 Game details →	Week 8 Oct 23
15	Bobby Rainey Jr. Western Kentucky	248 yards	vs. Middle Tennessee 26–27 Game details →	Week 12 Nov 20
16	Josh Harris Wake Forest	241 yards	vs. Virginia Tech 21–52 Game details →	Week 7 Oct 16
17	Taylor Martinez Nebraska	241 yards	vs. Kansas State 48–13 Game details →	Week 6 Oct 7
18	LaMike James Oregon	239 yards	vs. USC 53–32 Game details →	Week 9 Oct 31
19	Daniel Thomas Kansas State	234 yards	vs. UCLA 31–22 Game details →	Week 1 Sep 4
20	Brandon Bolden Ole Miss	228 yards	vs. Fresno State 55–38 Game details →	Week 4 Sep 25
21	Ronnie Hillman San Diego State	228 yards	vs. Missouri 24–27 Game details →	Week 3 Sep 18
22	Ronnie Hillman San Diego State	228 yards	vs. Navy 35–14 Game details →	Week 1 Dec 24
23	LaMike James Oregon	227 yards	vs. Portland State 69–0 Game details →	Week 3 Sep 18
24	Lance Dunbar North Texas	226 yards	vs. Middle Tennessee 23–17 Game details →	Week 11 Nov 13
25	Matt Brown Temple	226 yards	vs. Army 42–35 Game details →	Week 5 Oct 2

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

Methodology and coverage