most passing yards in a game for a running back

Sammy Baugh has the most passing yards by a running back in a game, with 376 yards against the Brooklyn Dodgers on October 31, 1943.

Interpreted as:
most passing yards in a regular-season game for a running back
NAME YDS DATE TM OPP CMP ATT PCT AVG TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Sammy Baugh
S. Baugh
376
10/31/1943
WAS WAS
@
BKN
16
28
57.1
13.4
6
3
101.8
21.4
10.7
2 Charlie Conerly
C. Conerly
363
12/5/1948
NYG NYG
@
PIT PIT
36
53
67.9
6.8
3
1
98.2
5.7
1.9
3 Paul Governali
P. Governali
341
11/9/1947
NYG NYG
vs
PHI PHI
16
35
45.7
9.7
2
2
76.0
5.7
5.7
4 Cecil Isbell
C. Isbell
333
11/1/1942
GB GB
vs
CHC CHC
10
21
47.6
15.9
5
1
113.6
23.8
4.8
5 Pat Coffee
P. Coffee
306
12/5/1937
CHC CHC
vs
CHB CHB
15
33
45.5
9.3
3
2
83.6
9.1
6.1
6 Charlie Conerly
C. Conerly
257
10/17/1948
NYG NYG
vs
CHC CHC
17
30
56.7
8.6
4
1
110.7
13.3
3.3
7 Paul Governali
P. Governali
255
12/7/1947
NYG NYG
vs
WAS WAS
12
20
60.0
12.8
4
0
143.8
20.0
0.0
8 Arnie Herber
A. Herber
187
12/2/1945
NYG NYG
vs
PHI PHI
10
19
52.6
9.8
4
0
126.5
21.1
0.0
9 Sammy Baugh
S. Baugh
180
11/14/1943
WAS WAS
vs
DET DET
18
30
60.0
6.0
4
2
88.9
13.3
6.7
10 Frankie Sinkwich
F. Sinkwich
170
11/19/1944
DET DET
vs
CHB CHB
7
19
36.8
8.9
4
3
70.1
21.1
15.8
11 Ray Buivid
R. Buivid
164
12/5/1937
CHB CHB
@
CHC CHC
12
23
52.2
7.1
5
1
96.7
21.7
4.3
12 Joe Geri
J. Geri
159
10/15/1950
PIT PIT
@
NYG NYG
8
17
47.1
9.4
1
2
60.3
5.9
11.8
13 Roy McKay
R. McKay
151
10/7/1945
GB GB
vs
DET DET
6
14
42.9
10.8
4
0
122.3
28.6
0.0
14 Sammy Baugh
S. Baugh
146
10/17/1943
WAS WAS
@
GB GB
16
29
55.2
5.0
4
2
79.9
13.8
6.9
15 Joe Geri
J. Geri
144
10/22/1950
PIT PIT
vs
PHI PHI
4
15
26.7
9.6
1
4
49.7
6.7
26.7
16 Chuck Ortmann
C. Ortmann
136
12/9/1951
PIT PIT
vs
CLE CLE
13
27
48.1
5.0
0
2
32.3
0.0
7.4
17 Harry Gilmer
H. Gilmer
135
11/9/1952
WAS WAS
@
PHI PHI
9
13
69.2
10.4
1
0
128.7
7.7
0.0
18 Chuck Ortmann
C. Ortmann
129
12/2/1951
PIT PIT
@
NYG NYG
12
31
38.7
4.2
0
2
24.8
0.0
6.5
19 Joe Geri
J. Geri
128
10/14/1951
PIT PIT
vs
SF SF
5
9
55.6
14.2
1
0
137.5
11.1
0.0
20 Joe Geri
J. Geri
122
10/7/1950
PIT PIT
vs
CLE CLE
9
18
50.0
6.8
1
1
67.4
5.6
5.6
21 Joe Gasparella
J. Gasparella
118
10/29/1950
PIT PIT
@
CLE CLE
7
15
46.7
7.9
1
0
96.0
6.7
0.0
22 Charley Trippi
C. Trippi
117
11/15/1953
CHC CHC
vs
LA LA
11
16
68.8
7.3
1
0
110.7
6.3
0.0
23 Joe Geri
J. Geri
113
11/11/1951
PIT PIT
vs
GB GB
10
19
52.6
5.9
0
3
31.1
0.0
15.8
24 Gene Gedman
G. Gedman
111
11/16/1958
DET DET
vs
SF SF
2
2
100.0
55.5
1
0
158.3
50.0
0.0
25 Ray Mathews
R. Mathews
111
10/21/1951
PIT PIT
@
CLE CLE
8
21
38.1
5.3
0
0
55.9
0.0
0.0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for passing yards going back to the 1950 season.

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14
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10
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14
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Eagles Eagles
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3
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Commanders Commanders
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5
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Lions Lions
15
2
0
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Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
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Buccaneers Buccaneers
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7
0
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Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
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10
7
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Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
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13
4
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Dolphins Dolphins
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9
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Ravens Ravens
12
5
0
.706
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647