Performance archive

2015 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	Tyler Ervin San José State	300 yards	vs. Fresno State 49–23 Game details →	Week 4 Sep 27
2	Johnny Jefferson Baylor	299 yards	vs. North Carolina 49–38 Game details →	Week 1 Dec 29
3	Chris Warren III Texas	276 yards	vs. Texas Tech 45–48 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 27
4	Vad Lee James Madison	276 yards	vs. SMU 48–45 Game details →	Week 4 Sep 26
5	Ezekiel Elliott Ohio State	274 yards	vs. Indiana 34–27 Game details →	Week 5 Oct 3
6	Derrick Henry Alabama	271 yards	vs. Auburn 29–13 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 28
7	Dalvin Cook Florida State	266 yards	vs. South Florida 34–14 Game details →	Week 2 Sep 12
8	Tyler Ervin San José State	263 yards	vs. New Mexico 31–21 Game details →	Week 8 Oct 24
9	Larry Rose III New Mexico State	260 yards	vs. New Mexico 29–38 Game details →	Week 5 Oct 4
10	Jordan Canzeri Iowa	256 yards	vs. Illinois 29–20 Game details →	Week 6 Oct 10
11	DeAndre Washington Texas Tech	248 yards	vs. Kansas State 59–44 Game details →	Week 11 Nov 14
12	Robert Lowe Texas State	248 yards	vs. South Alabama 36–18 Game details →	Week 8 Oct 24
13	Royce Freeman Oregon	246 yards	vs. Washington State 38–45 Game details →	Week 6 Oct 10
14	Brandon Ross Maryland	245 yards	vs. Indiana 28–47 Game details →	Week 12 Nov 21
15	Mike Warren Iowa State	245 yards	vs. Texas Tech 31–66 Game details →	Week 6 Oct 10
16	Jalin Moore App State	244 yards	vs. Idaho 47–20 Game details →	Week 11 Nov 14
17	Leonard Fournette LSU	244 yards	vs. Syracuse 34–24 Game details →	Week 4 Sep 26
18	Christian McCaffrey Stanford	243 yards	vs. UCLA 56–35 Game details →	Week 7 Oct 16
19	Brian Hill Wyoming	242 yards	vs. Eastern Michigan 29–48 Game details →	Week 2 Sep 12
20	Marquis Young Massachusetts	240 yards	vs. Buffalo 31–26 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 27
21	Jordan Howard Indiana	238 yards	vs. Michigan 41–48 Game details →	Week 11 Nov 14
22	Derrick Henry Alabama	236 yards	vs. Texas A&M 41–23 Game details →	Week 7 Oct 17
23	Leonard Fournette LSU	233 yards	vs. Eastern Michigan 44–22 Game details →	Week 5 Oct 3
24	Brian Hill Wyoming	232 yards	vs. UNLV 35–28 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 28
25	Jalen Richard Southern Miss	230 yards	vs. Texas State 56–50 Game details →	Week 3 Sep 19

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