Ray Renfro has the most yards per reception by a running back in a season, with 23.9 per catch in 1958.
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most average yards per reception with a minimum of 1.875 receptions per team game by a running back in a season| NAME | AVG | SEASON | TM | GP | REC | TRG | REC YDS | REC YDS/G | REC TD | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | R. Renfro | 23.9 | 1958 | 12 | 24 | 573 | 47.8 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 0 | ||
| 2 | | H. Clarke | 23.3 | 1943 | 10 | 23 | 535 | 53.5 | 7 | 556 | 120 | 4.6 | 55.6 | 2 | ||
| 3 | | C. Daniels | 22.8 | 1963 | 14 | 30 | 685 | 48.9 | 5 | 1,099 | 215 | 5.1 | 78.5 | 3 | ||
| 4 | | R. McLean | 21.8 | 1944 | 8 | 19 | 414 | 51.8 | 5 | 25 | 29 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 1 | ||
| 5 | | D. Shofner | 21.5 | 1958 | 12 | 51 | 1,097 | 91.4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 6 | | R. Mathews | 21.0 | 1958 | 12 | 25 | 525 | 43.8 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | | T. McDonald | 20.8 | 1958 | 10 | 29 | 603 | 60.3 | 9 | -4 | 3 | -1.3 | -0.4 | 0 | ||
| 8 | | R. Renfro | 20.8 | 1955 | 12 | 29 | 603 | 50.3 | 8 | 90 | 29 | 3.1 | 7.5 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | E. Hirsch | 20.6 | 1954 | 12 | 35 | 720 | 60.0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | J. Podoley | 20.5 | 1957 | 12 | 27 | 554 | 46.2 | 4 | 442 | 114 | 3.9 | 36.8 | 2 | ||
| 11 | | G. Roberts | 20.3 | 1949 | 12 | 35 | 711 | 59.3 | 8 | 634 | 152 | 4.2 | 52.8 | 9 | ||
| 12 | | B. Roberson | 20.1 | 1962 | 14 | 29 | 583 | 41.6 | 3 | 270 | 89 | 3.0 | 19.3 | 3 | ||
| 13 | | A. Uram | 20.0 | 1942 | 11 | 21 | 420 | 38.2 | 4 | 75 | 24 | 3.1 | 6.8 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | J. Dooley | 19.4 | 1954 | 12 | 34 | 658 | 54.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 15 | | A. Carmichael | 19.3 | 1960 | 10 | 32 | 616 | 61.6 | 5 | 211 | 41 | 5.1 | 21.1 | 2 | ||
| 16 | | K. Rote | 19.0 | 1954 | 11 | 29 | 551 | 50.1 | 2 | 59 | 30 | 2.0 | 5.4 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | D. Jones | 19.0 | 1951 | 12 | 30 | 570 | 47.5 | 5 | 492 | 104 | 4.7 | 41.0 | 7 | ||
| 18 | | L. Moore | 18.8 | 1958 | 12 | 50 | 938 | 78.2 | 7 | 598 | 82 | 7.3 | 49.8 | 7 | ||
| 19 | | R. Renfro | 18.5 | 1953 | 12 | 39 | 722 | 60.2 | 4 | 352 | 60 | 5.9 | 29.3 | 4 | ||
| 20 | | J. David Crow | 18.5 | 1960 | 12 | 25 | 462 | 38.5 | 3 | 1,071 | 183 | 5.9 | 89.3 | 6 | ||
| 21 | | J.R. Boone | 18.4 | 1952 | 12 | 25 | 461 | 38.4 | 1 | 72 | 24 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | F. Gifford | 18.3 | 1959 | 11 | 42 | 768 | 69.8 | 4 | 540 | 106 | 5.1 | 49.1 | 3 | ||
| 23 | | S. Bagarus | 18.1 | 1945 | 10 | 34 | 617 | 61.7 | 5 | 154 | 39 | 3.9 | 15.4 | 1 | ||
| 24 | | R. Mathews | 18.1 | 1955 | 12 | 42 | 762 | 63.5 | 6 | 187 | 57 | 3.3 | 15.6 | 1 | ||
| 25 | | L. Clarke | 18.1 | 1956 | 12 | 36 | 650 | 54.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
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