least rush attempts for 170 rushing yards in a game

Hugh McElhenny has the fewest carries in a game with 170+ rushing yards, with 7 carries against the Dallas Texans on October 5, 1952.

Interpreted as:
least rush attempts by a player for 170 or more rushing yards in a regular-season game
NAMEATTRUSH YDSDATETMOPPYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Hugh McElhenny
H. McElhenny
7
170
10/5/1952
@
24.3
1
33
1
33.0
1
2Maurice Jones-Drew
M. Jones-Drew
8
177
11/1/2009
@
22.1
2
-4
1
4
-4.0
0
3Michael Vick
M. Vick
10
173
12/1/2002
@
17.3
2
0
0
0
0
4Marion Motley
M. Motley
11
188
10/29/1950
vs
17.1
1
33
1
33.0
1
5Joe Perry
J. Perry
13
174
11/2/1958
vs
13.4
1
22
2
11.0
0
6Lenny Moore
L. Moore
13
185
10/28/1956
vs
14.2
2
27
1
27.0
0
7Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
14
170
12/9/2018
@
12.1
1
27
4
5
6.8
0
8Lamar Miller
L. Miller
14
175
10/25/2015
vs
12.5
1
61
3
3
20.3
1
9Bobby Mitchell
B. Mitchell
14
232
11/15/1959
@
16.6
3
-6
2
-3.0
0
10Dan Towler
D. Towler
14
205
11/22/1953
@
14.6
1
8
1
8.0
0
11Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
15
219
11/23/2025
vs
14.6
2
45
11
12
4.1
1
12Justin Fields
J. Fields
15
178
11/6/2022
vs
11.9
1
0
0
0
0
13Isaiah Crowell
I. Crowell
15
219
10/7/2018
vs
14.6
1
12
1
1
12.0
0
14Derrick Ward
D. Ward
15
215
12/21/2008
vs
14.3
0
-5
1
2
-5.0
0
15Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
15
183
11/11/2001
vs
12.2
2
14
4
5
3.5
0
16Mercury Morris
M. Morris
15
197
9/30/1973
vs
13.1
3
0
0
0
17Brad Hubbert
B. Hubbert
15
189
12/24/1967
vs
12.6
2
8
1
8.0
0
18Jim Spavital
J. Spavital
15
176
11/5/1950
vs
11.7
2
77
2
38.5
1
19Austin Ekeler
A. Ekeler
16
173
10/9/2022
@
10.8
1
26
4
4
6.5
1
20Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
16
197
9/20/2009
vs
12.3
2
87
9
11
9.7
1
21Frank Gore
F. Gore
16
207
9/20/2009
vs
12.9
2
39
5
5
7.8
0
22Wilbur Jackson
W. Jackson
16
190
11/27/1977
vs
11.9
2
5
1
5.0
0
23Timmy Brown
T. Brown
16
186
11/7/1965
@
11.6
1
38
2
19.0
0
24Cliff Battles
C. Battles
16
215
10/8/1933
vs
13.4
1
25Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
17
176
10/20/2024
@
10.4
1
11
2
3
5.5
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rush attempts and rushing yards going back to the 1960 season.

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