Performance archive

2020 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	Jaret Patterson Buffalo	409 yards	vs. Kent State 70–41 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 28
2	Trey Sermon Ohio State	331 yards	vs. Northwestern 22–10 Game details →	Week 16 Dec 19
3	Camerun Peoples App State	317 yards	vs. North Texas 56–28 Game details →	Week 1 Dec 21
4	Michael Carter North Carolina	308 yards	vs. Miami 62–26 Game details →	Week 15 Dec 12
5	Jarek Broussard Colorado	301 yards	vs. Arizona 24–13 Game details →	Week 14 Dec 6
6	Jaret Patterson Buffalo	301 yards	vs. Bowling Green 42–17 Game details →	Week 12 Nov 18
7	Sincere McCormick UTSA	251 yards	vs. North Texas 49–17 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 28
8	Vincent Davis Pittsburgh	247 yards	vs. Georgia Tech 34–20 Game details →	Week 15 Dec 11
9	Kevin Harris South Carolina	243 yards	vs. Ole Miss 42–59 Game details →	Week 11 Nov 15
10	Javonte Williams North Carolina	236 yards	vs. Miami 62–26 Game details →	Week 15 Dec 12
11	Dezmon Jackson Oklahoma State	235 yards	vs. Texas Tech 50–44 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 28
12	Ulysses Bentley IV SMU	227 yards	vs. North Texas 65–35 Game details →	Week 3 Sep 19
13	Jermar Jefferson Oregon State	226 yards	vs. Oregon 41–38 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 28
14	Mohamed Ibrahim Minnesota	224 yards	vs. Illinois 41–14 Game details →	Week 10 Nov 7
15	Brittain Brown UCLA	219 yards	vs. Stanford 47–48 Game details →	Week 16 Dec 20
16	Jake Funk Maryland	216 yards	vs. Minnesota 45–44 Game details →	Week 9 Oct 30
17	Michael Carter North Carolina	214 yards	vs. Virginia Tech 56–45 Game details →	Week 6 Oct 10
18	Daetrich Harrington App State	211 yards	vs. Campbell 52–21 Game details →	Week 4 Sep 26
19	Kevin Harris South Carolina	210 yards	vs. Kentucky 18–41 Game details →	Week 14 Dec 6
20	Khalil Herbert Virginia Tech	208 yards	vs. Duke 38–31 Game details →	Week 5 Oct 3
21	Mohamed Ibrahim Minnesota	207 yards	vs. Maryland 44–45 Game details →	Week 9 Oct 30
22	Demetric Felton UCLA	206 yards	vs. Arizona 27–10 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 29
23	Najee Harris Alabama	206 yards	vs. Ole Miss 63–48 Game details →	Week 6 Oct 10
24	Caleb Huntley Ball State	204 yards	vs. Eastern Michigan 38–31 Game details →	Week 11 Nov 12
25	Teon Dollard Akron	202 yards	vs. Kent State 35–69 Game details →	Week 12 Nov 18

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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