most rushing yards in a game before 1972

Before 1972, Willie Ellison had the most rushing yards in a game, with 247 yards against the Saints on December 5, 1971.

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  • Data note: Rushing Yards: player game data may be incomplete before 1960
NAMERUSH YDSDATETMOPPATTYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Willie Ellison
W. Ellison
247
12/5/1971
vs
26
9.5
1
0
0
0
2Cookie Gilchrist
C. Gilchrist
243
12/8/1963
vs
36
6.8
5
0
0
0
3Jim Brown
J. Brown
237
11/19/1961
vs
34
7.0
4
52
3
17.3
0
4Jim Brown
J. Brown
237
11/24/1957
vs
31
7.6
4
21
3
7.0
0
5Jim Brown
J. Brown
232
9/22/1963
@
20
11.6
2
0
0
0
6Bobby Mitchell
B. Mitchell
232
11/15/1959
@
14
16.6
3
-6
2
-3.0
0
7Jim Brown
J. Brown
223
11/3/1963
@
28
8.0
1
0
0
0
8Tommy Wilson
T. Wilson
223
12/16/1956
vs
23
9.7
0
5
1
5.0
0
9John Fuqua
J. Fuqua
218
12/20/1970
@
20
10.9
2
38
3
12.7
0
10Gene Roberts
G. Roberts
218
11/12/1950
vs
26
8.4
2
11Billy Cannon
B. Cannon
216
12/10/1961
@
25
8.6
3
114
5
22.8
2
12Cliff Battles
C. Battles
215
10/8/1933
vs
16
13.4
1
13Jim Nance
J. Nance
208
10/30/1966
vs
38
5.5
2
0
0
0
14Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
205
11/3/1968
@
24
8.5
0
0
0
0
15Dan Towler
D. Towler
205
11/22/1953
@
14
14.6
1
8
1
8.0
0
16Steve Van Buren
S. Van Buren
205
11/27/1949
vs
27
7.6
0
17John David Crow
J. David Crow
203
12/18/1960
vs
24
8.5
0
30
2
15.0
0
18John Henry Johnson
J. Henry Johnson
200
10/10/1964
@
30
6.7
3
4
1
4.0
0
19Clem Daniels
C. Daniels
200
10/20/1963
vs
27
7.4
2
56
1
56.0
1
20Ollie Matson
O. Matson
199
10/11/1959
@
31
6.4
0
21Norm Bulaich
N. Bulaich
198
9/19/1971
vs
22
9.0
1
0
0
0
22Bob Hoernschemeyer
B. Hoernschemeyer
198
11/23/1950
vs
17
11.6
1
23Mel Farr
M. Farr
197
11/12/1967
@
24
8.2
0
10
2
5.0
0
24Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
197
12/18/1966
vs
17
11.6
1
26
1
26.0
0
25Alan Ameche
A. Ameche
194
9/25/1955
vs
21
9.2
1

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