most yards rushing in a single game before 1950

Before 1950, Cliff Battles rushed for the most yards in a game, with 215 yards against the Giants on October 8, 1933.

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NAMERUSH YDSDATETMOPPATTYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Cliff Battles
C. Battles
215
10/8/1933
vs
16
13.4
1
2Steve Van Buren
S. Van Buren
205
11/27/1949
vs
27
7.6
0
3Dutch Clark
D. Clark
194
10/28/1934
@
24
8.1
2
4Swede Hanson
S. Hanson
190
11/6/1934
vs
18
10.6
2
5Bill Paschal
B. Paschal
188
12/5/1943
vs
24
7.8
2
6Steve Van Buren
S. Van Buren
174
11/20/1949
vs
35
5.0
2
7Steve Van Buren
S. Van Buren
171
11/21/1948
vs
29
5.9
1
8Jerry Nuzum
J. Nuzum
168
11/20/1949
@
20
8.4
1
9Frank Akins
F. Akins
168
10/21/1945
vs
24
7.0
2
10Andy Farkas
A. Farkas
166
11/1/1942
vs
24
6.9
1
11Cliff Battles
C. Battles
165
12/5/1937
@
25
6.6
2
12Bobby Wilson
B. Wilson
162
11/29/1936
@
1
13Tuffy Leemans
T. Leemans
159
11/20/1938
vs
13
12.2
1
14Beattie Feathers
B. Feathers
155
10/28/1934
vs
15
10.3
1
15Ernie Caddel
E. Caddel
153
11/15/1936
vs
12
12.8
2
16Bill Shepherd
B. Shepherd
152
10/30/1938
@
18
8.4
0
17Frank Akins
F. Akins
150
12/9/1945
vs
23
6.5
1
18George Papach
G. Papach
148
12/5/1948
vs
17
8.7
0
19Tom Colella
T. Colella
147
10/22/1944
@
10
14.7
2
20Elmer Angsman
E. Angsman
146
10/10/1948
@
18
8.1
1
21Kenny Washington
K. Washington
145
11/2/1947
@
11
13.2
1
22Al Grygo
A. Grygo
144
10/29/1944
vs
13
11.1
1
23Cliff Battles
C. Battles
144
10/30/1932
vs
24
6.0
0
24Steve Van Buren
S. Van Buren
143
11/7/1948
@
25
5.7
2
25Bill Paschal
B. Paschal
143
11/4/1945
vs
21
6.8
1

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