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 versus the Brooklyn Dodgers on October 31, 1943.

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