Performance archive
2021 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 | LSU | 287 yards | vs. Florida 49–42 Game details → | Week 7 Oct 16 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 277 yards | vs. Tulsa 41–20 Game details → | Week 3 Sep 18 |
| 3 | UNLV | 266 yards | vs. Hawai'i 27–13 Game details → | Week 11 Nov 13 |
| 4 | BYU | 266 yards | vs. Virginia 66–49 Game details → | Week 9 Oct 31 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 264 yards | vs. Northwestern 38–21 Game details → | Week 1 Sep 4 |
| 6 | Tulane | 264 yards | vs. Memphis 28–33 Game details → | Week 13 Nov 28 |
| 7 | Illinois | 257 yards | vs. Charlotte 24–14 Game details → | Week 5 Oct 2 |
| 8 | Duke | 255 yards | vs. Charlotte 28–31 Game details → | Week 1 Sep 3 |
| 9 | Missouri | 254 yards | vs. Vanderbilt 37–28 Game details → | Week 9 Oct 30 |
| 10 | North Texas | 244 yards | 44–14 Game details → | Week 1 Sep 4 |
| 11 | Iowa State | 242 yards | vs. TCU 48–14 Game details → | Week 13 Nov 26 |
| 12 | Louisiana | 238 yards | vs. Arkansas State 28–27 Game details → | Week 8 Oct 21 |
| 13 | Army | 236 yards | vs. Miami (OH) 23–10 Game details → | Week 4 Sep 25 |
| 14 | Michigan State | 233 yards | vs. Rutgers 31–13 Game details → | Week 6 Oct 9 |
| 15 | Wisconsin | 228 yards | vs. Nebraska 35–28 Game details → | Week 12 Nov 20 |
| 16 | Louisville | 224 yards | vs. Duke 62–22 Game details → | Week 12 Nov 19 |
| 17 | Illinois | 223 yards | vs. Penn State 20–18 Game details → | Week 8 Oct 23 |
| 18 | East Carolina | 222 yards | vs. Tulane 52–29 Game details → | Week 5 Oct 2 |
| 19 | UNLV | 221 yards | vs. Utah State 24–28 Game details → | Week 7 Oct 16 |
| 20 | Air Force | 221 yards | vs. Nevada 41–39 Game details → | Week 12 Nov 20 |
| 21 | Central Michigan | 219 yards | vs. Ball State 37–17 Game details → | Week 12 Nov 18 |
| 22 | Missouri | 219 yards | vs. Arkansas 17–34 Game details → | Week 13 Nov 26 |
| 23 | Oklahoma State | 218 yards | vs. Boise State 21–20 Game details → | Week 3 Sep 19 |
| 24 | BYU | 218 yards | vs. Utah State 34–20 Game details → | Week 5 Oct 2 |
| 25 | Oklahoma | 217 yards | vs. Texas 55–48 Game details → | Week 6 Oct 9 |
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.