most rushing yards by a qb in a first game as a starter

Bob Davis had the most rushing yards by a quarterback as a starter in his first game, with 131 yards against the Brooklyn Tigers on November 19, 1944.

NAME RUSH YDS DATE TM OPP ATT YPC RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC TD
1 Bob Davis
B. Davis
131
11/19/1944
BOS
vs
BKN
17
7.7
1
2 Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
119
11/18/2018
BAL BAL
vs
CIN CIN
26
4.6
0
0
0
0
0
3 Jalen Hurts
J. Hurts
106
12/13/2020
PHI PHI
vs
NO NO
18
5.9
0
0
0
0
0
4 Trey Lance
T. Lance
89
10/10/2021
SF SF
@
ARI ARI
16
5.6
0
0
0
0
0
5 Jayden Daniels
J. Daniels
88
9/8/2024
WAS WAS
@
TB TB
16
5.5
2
0
0
0
0
6 Tim Tebow
T. Tebow
78
12/19/2010
DEN DEN
@
OAK OAK
8
9.8
1
0
0
0
0
7 Daunte Culpepper
D. Culpepper
73
9/3/2000
MIN MIN
vs
CHI CHI
13
5.6
3
0
0
0
0
8 Andre Ware
A. Ware
68
12/13/1992
DET DET
vs
CLE CLE
5
13.6
0
0
0
0
9 Bobby Douglass
B. Douglass
68
9/17/1972
CHI CHI
vs
ATL ATL
9
7.6
0
0
0
0
10 Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
67
9/14/2017
HOU HOU
@
CIN CIN
5
13.4
1
0
0
0
0
11 Charlie Batch
C. Batch
63
9/20/1998
DET DET
@
MIN MIN
8
7.9
0
0
0
0
12 Steve Young
S. Young
60
11/24/1985
TB TB
vs
DET DET
10
6.0
0
0
0
0
13 Chase Daniel
C. Daniel
59
12/29/2013
KC KC
@
SD SD
7
8.4
0
0
0
0
0
14 John Wolford
J. Wolford
56
1/3/2021
LAR LAR
vs
ARI ARI
6
9.3
0
0
0
0
0
15 Gardner Minshew
G. Minshew
56
9/15/2019
JAX JAX
@
HOU HOU
6
9.3
0
0
0
0
0
16 Stephen McGee
S. McGee
55
1/2/2011
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
9
6.1
0
0
0
0
0
17 Chris Streveler
C. Streveler
54
12/22/2022
NYJ NYJ
vs
JAX JAX
9
6.0
0
0
0
0
0
18 Dave Ragone
D. Ragone
51
12/7/2003
HOU HOU
@
JAX JAX
5
10.2
0
-5
1
1
-5.0
0
19 Caleb Hanie
C. Hanie
50
11/27/2011
CHI CHI
@
OAK OAK
5
10.0
0
0
0
0
0
20 Cliff Stoudt
C. Stoudt
50
1/1/1984
PIT PIT
@
RAI RAI
9
5.6
0
0
0
0
21 Terrelle Pryor
T. Pryor
49
12/30/2012
OAK OAK
@
SD SD
9
5.4
1
0
0
0
0
22 Donovan McNabb
D. McNabb
49
11/14/1999
PHI PHI
vs
WAS WAS
9
5.4
0
0
0
0
0
23 Chris Miller
C. Miller
49
9/4/1988
ATL ATL
@
DET DET
4
12.3
0
0
0
0
24 Terry Bradshaw
T. Bradshaw
49
9/17/1972
PIT PIT
vs
OAK OAK
7
7.0
2
0
0
0
25 Jacoby Brissett
J. Brissett
48
9/22/2016
NE NE
vs
HOU HOU
8
6.0
1
0
0
0
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1960 season.

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NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
.588
Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
13
4
0
.765
Dolphins Dolphins
8
9
0
.471
AFC North W L T PCT
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

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
10/12
WAS WAS
@
BAL BAL
23-30
Sat
10/12
LAC LAC
@
DEN DEN
23-16
Sat
10/12
PIT PIT
@
LV LV
32-13
Sat
10/12
ATL ATL
@
CAR CAR
38-20
Sat
10/12
DET DET
@
DAL DAL
47-9

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/4
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Fri
9/5
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
8:00 PM
Sun
9/7
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
LV LV
@
NE NE
1:00 PM