most rushing yards in a game by rb first nfl game

Alan Ameche and Dutch Clark were tied for rushing for the most yards by a running back in their first game, with 194 yards.

NAMERUSH YDSDATETMOPPATTYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Alan Ameche
A. Ameche
194
9/25/1955
vs
21
9.2
1
2Dutch Clark
D. Clark
194
10/28/1934
@
24
8.1
2
3Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
193
9/2/1979
vs
21
9.2
1
0
0
0
4William Andrews
W. Andrews
167
9/2/1979
@
30
5.6
1
22
3
7.3
0
5Bobby Wilson
B. Wilson
162
11/29/1936
@
1
6Elmer Angsman
E. Angsman
159
12/28/1947
vs
10
15.9
2
-4
1
-4.0
0
7Billy Sims
B. Sims
153
9/7/1980
@
22
7.0
3
64
2
32.0
0
8Kareem Hunt
K. Hunt
148
9/7/2017
@
17
8.7
1
98
5
5
19.6
2
9Cadillac Williams
C. Williams
148
9/11/2005
@
27
5.5
1
0
0
0
0
10George Papach
G. Papach
148
12/5/1948
vs
17
8.7
0
11Tom Colella
T. Colella
147
10/22/1944
@
10
14.7
2
12Randy McMillan
R. McMillan
146
9/6/1981
@
16
9.1
2
13
3
4.3
0
13Verl Lillywhite
V. Lillywhite
145
9/30/1951
vs
17
8.5
0
14Kenny Washington
K. Washington
145
11/2/1947
@
11
13.2
1
15Al Grygo
A. Grygo
144
10/29/1944
vs
13
11.1
1
16Cliff Battles
C. Battles
144
10/30/1932
vs
24
6.0
0
17Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
143
9/4/1994
vs
23
6.2
3
31
1
31.0
0
18Joe Maniaci
J. Maniaci
141
10/2/1939
@
12
11.8
2
19Bobby Joe Conrad
B. Joe Conrad
140
9/27/1959
vs
11
12.7
2
5
1
5.0
1
20Beattie Feathers
B. Feathers
140
9/30/1934
@
18
7.8
1
21Pug Manders
P. Manders
139
10/22/1939
vs
29
4.8
1
22Clyde Edwards-Helaire
C. Edwards-Helaire
138
9/10/2020
vs
25
5.5
1
0
0
2
0
23Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
137
9/3/1978
@
15
9.1
1
-8
2
-4.0
0
24Jim Castiglia
J. Castiglia
136
12/14/1947
vs
19
7.2
2
25Frankie Sinkwich
F. Sinkwich
135
10/8/1944
vs
16
8.4
2
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1960 season.

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PASS

3,101

Jones

Daniel Jones

RUSH

1,585

Taylor

Jonathan Taylor

REC

1,003

Pierce

Alec Pierce
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PPG

27.4

8th

OPP PPG

24.2

21st

RUSH YDS/G

118.1

17th

PASS YDS/G

240.3

8th

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12
5
0
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Colts Colts
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9
0
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14
0
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14
3
0
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Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
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13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
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14
0
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14
3
0
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11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
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NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176