most points by a rookie in a single game ever

Gale Sayers has the most points by a rookie in a game, with 36 points versus the 49ers on December 12, 1965.

Interpreted as:
most points by a rookie in a single regular-season game ever
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPRUSH TDREC TDRET TDTDFGMXPMXP2SFTY
1Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
36
12/12/1965
vs
4
1
1
6
0
0
0
2De'Von Achane
D. Achane
24
9/24/2023
vs
2
2
0
4
0
0
0
0
3Chase Claypool
C. Claypool
24
10/11/2020
vs
1
3
0
4
0
0
0
0
4Jonas Gray
J. Gray
24
11/16/2014
@
4
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
5Doug Martin
D. Martin
24
11/4/2012
@
4
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
6Reggie Bush
R. Bush
24
12/3/2006
vs
3
1
0
4
0
0
0
0
7Joseph Addai
J. Addai
24
11/26/2006
vs
4
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
8Willis McGahee
W. McGahee
24
11/28/2004
@
4
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
9Clinton Portis
C. Portis
24
12/15/2002
vs
3
1
0
4
0
0
0
0
10Mike Anderson
M. Anderson
24
12/3/2000
@
4
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
11Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
24
12/4/1997
vs
4
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
12Ronald Moore
R. Moore
24
12/5/1993
vs
4
0
0
4
0
0
0
13Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
24
12/16/1990
vs
4
0
0
4
0
0
0
14Jerry Butler
J. Butler
24
9/23/1979
vs
0
4
0
4
0
0
0
15Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
24
11/20/1978
vs
4
0
0
4
0
0
0
16Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
24
10/17/1965
@
1
2
1
4
0
0
0
17Frank Jackson
F. Jackson
24
12/10/1961
vs
3
1
0
4
0
0
0
0
18Billy Kilmer
B. Kilmer
24
10/15/1961
@
4
0
0
4
0
0
0
19Gene Mingo
G. Mingo
21
12/10/1960
@
1
0
0
1
4
3
0
0
20Randy Moss
R. Moss
20
11/26/1998
@
0
3
0
3
0
0
1
0
21John Love
J. Love
20
10/1/1967
vs
0
1
1
2
1
5
0
22Garo Yepremian
G. Yepremian
20
11/13/1966
@
0
0
0
0
6
2
0
23Cookie Gilchrist
C. Gilchrist
20
12/8/1962
@
2
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
24Cody Parkey
C. Parkey
19
11/23/2014
vs
0
0
0
0
5
4
0
0
25Jeff Reed
J. Reed
19
12/1/2002
@
0
0
0
0
6
1
0
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for points going back to the 1960 season.

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