Performance archive

2018 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	Jonathan Taylor Wisconsin	321 yards	vs. Purdue 47–44 Game details →	Week 12 Nov 17
2	Eno Benjamin Arizona State	312 yards	vs. Oregon State 52–24 Game details →	Week 5 Sep 30
3	Jordan Cronkrite South Florida	302 yards	vs. Massachusetts 58–42 Game details →	Week 6 Oct 6
4	Anthony McFarland Maryland	298 yards	vs. Ohio State 51–52 Game details →	Week 12 Nov 17
5	Joshua Kelley UCLA	289 yards	vs. USC 34–27 Game details →	Week 12 Nov 17
6	J.J. Taylor Arizona	284 yards	vs. Oregon State 35–14 Game details →	Week 4 Sep 22
7	Cole Fagan Air Force	260 yards	vs. Colorado State 27–19 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 22
8	Jermar Jefferson Oregon State	254 yards	vs. Arizona State 24–52 Game details →	Week 5 Sep 30
9	Jonathan Taylor Wisconsin	253 yards	vs. New Mexico 45–14 Game details →	Week 2 Sep 8
10	Pooka Williams Jr. Kansas	252 yards	vs. Oklahoma 40–55 Game details →	Week 12 Nov 18
11	Alex Barnes Kansas State	250 yards	vs. Baylor 34–37 Game details →	Week 6 Oct 6
12	Ke'Shawn Vaughn Vanderbilt	243 yards	vs. Baylor 38–45 Game details →	Week 1 Dec 28
13	Matt Colburn Wake Forest	243 yards	vs. Louisville 56–35 Game details →	Week 9 Oct 27
14	Trayveon Williams Texas A&M	240 yards	vs. Northwestern State 59–7 Game details →	Week 1 Aug 31
15	Jermar Jefferson Oregon State	238 yards	vs. Southern Utah 48–25 Game details →	Week 2 Sep 9
16	Trayveon Williams Texas A&M	236 yards	vs. NC State 52–13 Game details →	Week 1 Jan 1
17	Qadree Ollison Pittsburgh	235 yards	vs. Virginia Tech 52–22 Game details →	Week 11 Nov 10
18	Darrell Henderson Memphis	233 yards	vs. Georgia State 59–22 Game details →	Week 3 Sep 14
19	Darrin Hall Pittsburgh	229 yards	vs. Virginia 23–13 Game details →	Week 10 Nov 2
20	Trayveon Williams Texas A&M	228 yards	vs. Ole Miss 38–24 Game details →	Week 11 Nov 10
21	Juma Otoviano Rice	224 yards	vs. Old Dominion 27–13 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 24
22	Mohamed Ibrahim Minnesota	224 yards	vs. Georgia Tech 34–10 Game details →	Week 1 Dec 26
23	Cade Carney Wake Forest	223 yards	vs. Duke 59–7 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 24
24	Malcolm Perry Navy	223 yards	vs. Lehigh 51–21 Game details →	Week 3 Sep 15
25	Jonathan Taylor Wisconsin	221 yards	vs. Nebraska 41–24 Game details →	Week 6 Oct 6

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