highest yards per game average by a running back in a season of all-time

Barry Sanders has the most rushing yards per game by a running back in a season, with 238.9 per game in 1988.

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highest rushing yards per game average by a running back in a season of all-time

	NAME	RUSH YDS/G	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	238.9	1988	OKST	11	2,628	344	7.6	37	106	19		5.6	9.6	0
2	Marcus Allen M. Allen	212.9	1981	USC	11	2,342	403	5.8	22	217	29		7.5	19.7	1
3	Ed Marinaro E. Marinaro	209.0	1971	COR	9	1,881	356	5.3	24	51	6		8.5	5.7	0
4	Marty Johnson M. Johnson	202.5	2002	UTAH	2	405	58	7.0	3	28	2		14.0	14.0	1
5	Troy Davis T. Davis	198.6	1996	ISU	11	2,185	402	5.4	21	64	13		4.9	5.8	0
6	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	196.2	2000	TCU	11	2,158	369	5.8	22	40	10		4.0	3.6	0
7	Ricky Williams R. Williams	193.1	1998	TEX	11	2,124	361	5.9	27	262	24		10.9	23.8	1
8	Carl Monroe C. Monroe	188.4	1982	UTAH	8	1,507	309	4.9	4	108	16		6.8	13.5	1
9	Rashaan Salaam R. Salaam	186.8	1994	COLO	11	2,055	298	6.9	24	294	24		12.3	26.7	0
10	Ashton Jeanty A. Jeanty	185.8	2024	BSU	14	2,601	374	7.0	29	138	23	35	6.0	9.9	1
11	Melvin Gordon M. Gordon	184.8	2014	WIS	14	2,587	343	7.5	29	153	19	27	8.1	10.9	3
12	D'Onta Foreman D. Foreman	184.4	2016	TEX	11	2,028	323	6.3	15	75	7	9	10.7	6.8	0
13	Kevin Smith K. Smith	183.4	2007	UCF	14	2,567	450	5.7	29	242	24		10.1	17.3	1
14	Troy Davis T. Davis	182.7	1995	ISU	11	2,010	345	5.8	15	159	14		11.4	14.5	1
15	Byron Hanspard B. Hanspard	181.8	1996	TTU	11	2,000	311	6.4	13	192	17		11.3	17.5	1
16	Jamario Thomas J. Thomas	180.1	2004	UNT	10	1,801	285	6.3	17	14	3		4.7	1.4	0
17	LeShon Johnson L. Johnson	179.6	1993	NIU	11	1,976	327	6.0	12	106	16		6.6	9.6	0
18	Jaret Patterson J. Patterson	178.7	2020	BUFF	6	1,072	141	7.6	19
19	DeAngelo Williams D. Williams	178.5	2005	MEM	11	1,964	310	6.3	18	78	12		6.5	7.1	1
20	Matt Forte M. Forte	177.3	2007	TULN	12	2,127	361	5.9	23	282	32		8.8	23.5	0
21	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	177.1	1976	PITT	11	1,948	338	5.8	21	73	7		10.4	6.6	1
22	Garrett Wolfe G. Wolfe	175.6	2005	NIU	9	1,580	242	6.5	16	222	20		11.1	24.7	1
23	Damien Anderson D. Anderson	174.0	2000	NW	11	1,914	293	6.5	22	120	15		8.0	10.9	0
24	Lorenzo White L. White	173.5	1985	MSU	11	1,908	386	4.9	17	28	6		4.7	2.5	0
25	Wasean Tait W. Tait	173.2	1995	TOL	11	1,905	357	5.3	20	183	19		9.6	16.6	0