Performance archive

2023 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	Ollie Gordon Oklahoma State	282 yards	vs. West Virginia 48–34 Game details →	Week 8 Oct 21
2	Antario Brown Northern Illinois	280 yards	vs. Akron 55–14 Game details →	Week 6 Oct 7
3	Re'Mahn Davis Kentucky	280 yards	vs. Florida 33–14 Game details →	Week 5 Sep 30
4	Abu Sama III Iowa State	276 yards	vs. Kansas State 42–35 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 26
5	Freddie Brock Georgia State	276 yards	vs. Utah State 45–22 Game details →	Week 1 Dec 23
6	Ollie Gordon Oklahoma State	271 yards	vs. Cincinnati 45–13 Game details →	Week 9 Oct 29
7	Dillon Johnson Washington	256 yards	vs. USC 52–42 Game details →	Week 10 Nov 4
8	Kimani Vidal Troy	248 yards	vs. Stephen F. Austin 48–30 Game details →	Week 1 Sep 2
9	Frank Gore Jr. Southern Miss	247 yards	vs. App State 38–48 Game details →	Week 9 Oct 28
10	Kimani Vidal Troy	245 yards	vs. Arkansas State 37–3 Game details →	Week 6 Oct 7
11	Audric Estime Notre Dame	238 yards	vs. Stanford 56–23 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 26
12	Kadarius Calloway Old Dominion	236 yards	vs. Marshall 35–41 Game details →	Week 5 Sep 30
13	Jayden Daniels LSU	234 yards	vs. Florida 52–35 Game details →	Week 11 Nov 12
14	Kay'Ron Adams Massachusetts	234 yards	vs. Army 21–14 Game details →	Week 9 Oct 28
15	Omarion Hampton North Carolina	234 yards	vs. App State 40–34 Game details →	Week 2 Sep 9
16	Jacory Merritt New Mexico	233 yards	vs. Utah State 41–44 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 24
17	Kimani Vidal Troy	233 yards	vs. App State 49–23 Game details →	Week 14 Dec 2
18	Jonathon Brooks Texas	218 yards	vs. Kansas 40–14 Game details →	Week 5 Sep 30
19	Cody Schrader Missouri	217 yards	vs. Arkansas 48–14 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 24
20	Ismail Mahdi Texas State	216 yards	vs. Nevada 35–24 Game details →	Week 4 Sep 23
21	Ashton Jeanty Boise State	212 yards	vs. Colorado State 30–31 Game details →	Week 7 Oct 15
22	Peny Boone Toledo	211 yards	vs. Western Michigan 49–31 Game details →	Week 4 Sep 23
23	Darius Taylor Minnesota	208 yards	vs. Bowling Green 30–24 Game details →	Week 1 Dec 26
24	Marcus Carroll Georgia State	208 yards	vs. Georgia Southern 27–44 Game details →	Week 9 Oct 26
25	DJ Giddens Kansas State	207 yards	vs. UCF 44–31 Game details →	Week 4 Sep 24

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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