Performance archive
2016 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 | Texas | 341 yards | vs. Texas Tech 45–37 Game details → | Week 10 Nov 5 |
| 2 | Utah | 332 yards | vs. UCLA 52–45 Game details → | Week 8 Oct 22 |
| 3 | West Virginia | 331 yards | vs. Oklahoma 28–56 Game details → | Week 12 Nov 20 |
| 4 | UTEP | 301 yards | vs. North Texas 52–24 Game details → | Week 13 Nov 26 |
| 5 | Wyoming | 289 yards | vs. Nevada 42–34 Game details → | Week 8 Oct 23 |
| 6 | BYU | 286 yards | vs. Toledo 55–53 Game details → | Week 5 Oct 1 |
| 7 | LSU | 285 yards | vs. Texas A&M 54–39 Game details → | Week 13 Nov 25 |
| 8 | Stanford | 284 yards | vs. California 45–31 Game details → | Week 12 Nov 19 |
| 9 | LSU | 284 yards | vs. Ole Miss 38–21 Game details → | Week 8 Oct 23 |
| 10 | Buffalo | 282 yards | vs. Akron 41–20 Game details → | Week 9 Oct 27 |
| 11 | San Diego State | 281 yards | vs. California 45–40 Game details → | Week 2 Sep 11 |
| 12 | Western Michigan | 281 yards | vs. Akron 41–0 Game details → | Week 7 Oct 15 |
| 13 | Florida State | 267 yards | vs. South Florida 55–35 Game details → | Week 4 Sep 24 |
| 14 | Ball State | 264 yards | vs. Buffalo 31–21 Game details → | Week 7 Oct 15 |
| 15 | Oklahoma | 263 yards | vs. Texas Tech 66–59 Game details → | Week 8 Oct 23 |
| 16 | Mississippi State | 258 yards | vs. Ole Miss 55–20 Game details → | Week 13 Nov 26 |
| 17 | Florida Atlantic | 257 yards | vs. Rice 42–25 Game details → | Week 10 Nov 5 |
| 18 | App State | 257 yards | vs. Akron 45–38 Game details → | Week 4 Sep 24 |
| 19 | Tulsa | 252 yards | vs. Fresno State 48–41 Game details → | Week 4 Sep 24 |
| 20 | LSU | 252 yards | vs. Arkansas 38–10 Game details → | Week 11 Nov 13 |
| 21 | Texas | 250 yards | vs. Baylor 35–34 Game details → | Week 9 Oct 29 |
| 22 | Texas | 250 yards | vs. Kansas 21–24 Game details → | Week 12 Nov 19 |
| 23 | UTEP | 249 yards | vs. New Mexico State 38–22 Game details → | Week 1 Sep 4 |
| 24 | Tulsa | 249 yards | vs. Memphis 59–30 Game details → | Week 9 Oct 30 |
| 25 | Western Kentucky | 245 yards | vs. Memphis 51–31 Game details → | Week 1 Dec 21 |
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.