Performance archive

2012 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	Ka'Deem Carey Arizona	366 yards	vs. Colorado 56–31 Game details →	Week 11 Nov 10
2	Montel Harris Temple	351 yards	vs. Army 63–32 Game details →	Week 12 Nov 17
3	Tavon Austin West Virginia	344 yards	vs. Oklahoma 49–50 Game details →	Week 12 Nov 18
4	Kasey Carrier New Mexico	338 yards	vs. Air Force 23–28 Game details →	Week 8 Oct 20
5	Kenjon Barner Oregon	321 yards	vs. USC 62–51 Game details →	Week 10 Nov 3
6	Bronson Hill Eastern Michigan	283 yards	vs. Toledo 47–52 Game details →	Week 7 Oct 13
7	Beau Blankenship Ohio	269 yards	vs. Massachusetts 37–34 Game details →	Week 5 Sep 29
8	Le'Veon Bell Michigan State	266 yards	vs. Minnesota 26–10 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 24
9	Giovani Bernard North Carolina	262 yards	vs. Virginia Tech 48–34 Game details →	Week 6 Oct 6
10	Robbie Rouse Fresno State	261 yards	vs. Nevada 52–36 Game details →	Week 11 Nov 11
11	Adam Muema San Diego State	255 yards	vs. Wyoming 42–28 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 24
12	Le'Veon Bell Michigan State	253 yards	vs. Eastern Michigan 23–7 Game details →	Week 4 Sep 22
13	Montee Ball Wisconsin	247 yards	vs. Purdue 38–14 Game details →	Week 7 Oct 13
14	Stefphon Jefferson Nevada	247 yards	vs. Northwestern State 45–34 Game details →	Week 3 Sep 15
15	Zurlon Tipton Central Michigan	243 yards	vs. Akron 35–14 Game details →	Week 9 Oct 27
16	Dri Archer Kent State	241 yards	vs. Bowling Green 31–24 Game details →	Week 12 Nov 17
17	Antonio Andrews Western Kentucky	238 yards	vs. Louisiana 27–31 Game details →	Week 12 Nov 18
18	Branden Oliver Buffalo	238 yards	vs. Morgan State 56–34 Game details →	Week 2 Sep 8
19	Denard Robinson Michigan	235 yards	vs. Purdue 44–13 Game details →	Week 6 Oct 6
20	Kerwynn Williams Utah State	235 yards	vs. Toledo 41–15 Game details →	Week 1 Dec 15
21	Kenneth Dixon Louisiana Tech	232 yards	vs. Idaho 70–28 Game details →	Week 8 Oct 20
22	Antonio Andrews Western Kentucky	230 yards	vs. North Texas 25–24 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 24
23	Benny Cunningham Middle Tennessee	230 yards	vs. Florida International 34–30 Game details →	Week 7 Oct 13
24	Johnny Manziel Texas A&M	229 yards	vs. Oklahoma 41–13 Game details →	Week 1 Jan 5
25	Andre Ellington Clemson	228 yards	vs. Auburn 26–19 Game details →	Week 1 Sep 1

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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