most rush attempts in a nfl regular season game by a running back from 1920 to 1965

Between the 1920 and 1965 seasons, Harry Newman had the most carries by a running back in a game, with 38 carries versus the Packers on November 11, 1934.

NAMEATTDATETMOPPRUSH YDSYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Harry Newman
H. Newman
38
11/11/1934
vs
114
3.0
2
2Jim Brown
J. Brown
37
10/4/1959
@
147
4.0
2
22
2
11.0
0
3Cookie Gilchrist
C. Gilchrist
36
12/8/1963
vs
243
6.8
5
0
0
0
4Steve Van Buren
S. Van Buren
35
11/20/1949
vs
174
5.0
2
5George Grosvenor
G. Grosvenor
35
12/6/1936
vs
100
2.9
0
6John Henry Johnson
J. Henry Johnson
34
11/17/1963
@
105
3.1
2
37
3
12.3
0
7Jim Brown
J. Brown
34
11/19/1961
vs
237
7.0
4
52
3
17.3
0
8Jim Brown
J. Brown
34
10/12/1958
vs
182
5.4
3
8
1
8.0
0
9Cliff Battles
C. Battles
34
10/24/1937
@
103
3.0
0
10Jim Brown
J. Brown
33
12/13/1959
@
152
4.6
2
23
2
11.5
0
11Steve Van Buren
S. Van Buren
33
10/3/1949
@
135
4.1
2
12Cookie Gilchrist
C. Gilchrist
32
9/24/1965
@
142
4.4
0
0
0
0
13Jim Brown
J. Brown
32
11/1/1959
@
178
5.6
5
0
1
0.0
0
14Eddie Price
E. Price
32
11/25/1951
@
47
1.5
0
15George Grosvenor
G. Grosvenor
32
11/29/1936
vs
126
3.9
2
16Matt Snell
M. Snell
31
10/17/1964
vs
180
5.8
0
8
1
8.0
0
17Cookie Gilchrist
C. Gilchrist
31
12/14/1963
@
114
3.7
1
1
1
1.0
0
18Clem Daniels
C. Daniels
31
11/8/1963
@
122
3.9
0
0
0
0
19J.D. Smith
J.D. Smith
31
10/14/1962
@
115
3.7
2
2
1
2.0
0
20J.D. Smith
J.D. Smith
31
10/7/1962
@
145
4.7
0
32
2
16.0
0
21Art Baker
A. Baker
31
12/10/1961
@
117
3.8
0
0
0
0
22Ollie Matson
O. Matson
31
10/11/1959
@
199
6.4
0
23Jim Brown
J. Brown
31
11/24/1957
vs
237
7.6
4
21
3
7.0
0
24John Henry Johnson
J. Henry Johnson
30
10/10/1964
@
200
6.7
3
4
1
4.0
0
25Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
30
11/3/1963
vs
141
4.7
1
0
0
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rush attempts going back to the 1960 season.

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