Since 2010, DeMarco Murray has rushed for the most yards by a player for the Cowboys in his rookie season in a game, with 253 yards against the St. Louis Rams on October 23, 2011.
| NAME | RUSH YDS | DATE | TM | OPP | ATT | YPC | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC TD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | D. Murray | 253 | 10/23/2011 | vs | 25 | 10.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2 |  | E. Elliott | 159 | 12/18/2016 | vs | 23 | 6.9 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 9.7 | 0 | ||
| 3 | | E. Elliott | 157 | 10/16/2016 | @ | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 8.5 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | E. Elliott | 140 | 9/25/2016 | vs | 30 | 4.7 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 10.0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | D. Murray | 139 | 11/6/2011 | vs | 22 | 6.3 | 0 | 47 | 4 | 6 | 11.8 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | E. Elliott | 138 | 10/2/2016 | @ | 23 | 6.0 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 19.0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | | D. Murray | 135 | 11/13/2011 | vs | 20 | 6.8 | 1 | 36 | 6 | 7 | 6.0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | | E. Elliott | 134 | 10/9/2016 | vs | 15 | 8.9 | 2 | 37 | 3 | 4 | 12.3 | 0 | ||
| 9 |  | T. Pollard | 131 | 12/15/2019 | vs | 12 | 10.9 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6.0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | E. Elliott | 114 | 11/13/2016 | @ | 21 | 5.4 | 2 | 95 | 2 | 2 | 47.5 | 1 | ||
| 11 | | E. Elliott | 107 | 12/11/2016 | @ | 24 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 12 | | T. Pollard | 103 | 9/22/2019 | vs | 13 | 7.9 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 8.3 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | E. Elliott | 97 | 11/24/2016 | vs | 20 | 4.9 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 11.5 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | E. Elliott | 97 | 11/20/2016 | vs | 25 | 3.9 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 7.5 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | E. Elliott | 96 | 10/30/2016 | vs | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | 52 | 4 | 4 | 13.0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | | E. Elliott | 92 | 11/6/2016 | @ | 18 | 5.1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | D. Murray | 87 | 11/24/2011 | vs | 22 | 4.0 | 0 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 10.3 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | E. Elliott | 86 | 12/1/2016 | @ | 20 | 4.3 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 4.8 | 0 | ||
| 19 | | E. Elliott | 83 | 9/18/2016 | @ | 21 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | E. Elliott | 80 | 12/26/2016 | vs | 12 | 6.7 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 12.0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | D. Murray | 74 | 10/30/2011 | @ | 8 | 9.3 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 3 | -2.0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | D. Murray | 73 | 11/20/2011 | @ | 25 | 2.9 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 7 | 5.3 | 0 | ||
| 23 |  | J. Randle | 65 | 10/20/2013 | @ | 19 | 3.4 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 9.3 | 0 | ||
| 24 | | J. Blue | 64 | 1/4/2026 | @ | 16 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 25 | | T. Pollard | 60 | 12/29/2019 | vs | 14 | 4.3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5.0 | 0 | ||
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| TEAM | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | |
 Cowboys | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
1 | 4 | 1 | .250 |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | |
3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | |
3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | |
4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | |
3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | |
4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | |
0 | 6 | 0 | .000 |
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