Performance archive

2011 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	Lance Dunbar North Texas	313 yards	vs. Middle Tennessee 59–7 Game details →	Week 14 Dec 3
2	Dustin Garrison West Virginia	291 yards	vs. Bowling Green 55–10 Game details →	Week 5 Oct 1
3	LaMike James Oregon	288 yards	vs. Arizona 56–31 Game details →	Week 4 Sep 25
4	Chris Nwoke Colorado State	269 yards	vs. Air Force 21–45 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 26
5	Henry Josey Missouri	263 yards	vs. Western Illinois 69–0 Game details →	Week 3 Sep 17
6	Marcus Coker Iowa	252 yards	vs. Minnesota 21–22 Game details →	Week 9 Oct 29
7	Marcus Lattimore South Carolina	246 yards	vs. Navy 24–21 Game details →	Week 3 Sep 17
8	Terrance Ganaway Baylor	246 yards	vs. Texas Tech 66–42 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 27
9	Rolandan Finch Boston College	243 yards	vs. Maryland 28–17 Game details →	Week 9 Oct 29
10	Joe Banyard UTEP	240 yards	vs. Houston 42–49 Game details →	Week 5 Sep 30
11	LaMike James Oregon	239 yards	vs. California 43–15 Game details →	Week 6 Oct 7
12	Branden Oliver Buffalo	235 yards	vs. Akron 51–10 Game details →	Week 12 Nov 19
13	Latavius Murray UCF	233 yards	vs. UTEP 31–14 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 26
14	Chris Nwoke Colorado State	232 yards	vs. San Diego State 15–18 Game details →	Week 11 Nov 12
15	Christine Michael Texas A&M	230 yards	vs. Arkansas 38–42 Game details →	Week 5 Oct 1
16	Chandler Harnish Northern Illinois	229 yards	vs. Western Michigan 51–22 Game details →	Week 7 Oct 15
17	Bobby Rainey Jr. Western Kentucky	227 yards	vs. Troy 41–18 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 26
18	Ray Graham Pittsburgh	226 yards	vs. South Florida 44–17 Game details →	Week 5 Sep 30
19	Montee Ball Wisconsin	224 yards	vs. Illinois 28–17 Game details →	Week 12 Nov 19
20	Ronnie Hillman San Diego State	224 yards	vs. Wyoming 27–30 Game details →	Week 9 Oct 30
21	Malcolm Agnew Oregon State	223 yards	vs. Sacramento State 28–29 Game details →	Week 1 Sep 3
22	Montee Ball Wisconsin	223 yards	vs. Purdue 62–17 Game details →	Week 10 Nov 5
23	Shakir Bell Indiana State	221 yards	vs. Western Kentucky 44–16 Game details →	Week 3 Sep 17
24	LaMike James Oregon	219 yards	vs. UCLA 49–31 Game details →	Week 14 Dec 3
25	Cyrus Gray Texas A&M	218 yards	vs. Kansas State 50–53 Game details →	Week 11 Nov 12

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