most ypc in a game by a rb minimum 6 carries

Hugh McElhenny has the most rushing yards per attempt by a running back in a game with 6+ carries, with 24.3 per attempt against the Dallas Texans on October 5, 1952.

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  • Data note: Rushing Yards Per Attempt, Rush Attempts: player game data may be incomplete before 1960
NAMEYPCATTDATETMOPPRUSH YDSRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Hugh McElhenny
H. McElhenny
24.3
7
10/5/1952
@
170
1
33
1
33.0
1
2Steve Broussard
S. Broussard
23.0
6
10/5/1997
vs
138
2
4
2
2.0
0
3Maurice Jones-Drew
M. Jones-Drew
22.1
8
11/1/2009
@
177
2
-4
1
4
-4.0
0
4Max Krause
M. Krause
22.0
6
9/11/1938
@
132
2
5Sid Blanks
S. Blanks
21.2
6
9/19/1964
vs
127
0
9
1
9.0
0
6Ollie Matson
O. Matson
20.4
8
11/21/1954
vs
163
3
64
5
12.8
1
7Herschel Walker
H. Walker
20.3
6
12/14/1986
vs
122
1
170
9
18.9
1
8Cliff Battles
C. Battles
20.3
6
10/21/1934
vs
122
1
9Jimmy Thomas
J. Thomas
19.7
6
12/6/1969
vs
118
1
80
2
40.0
1
10Wayne Crow
W. Crow
19.2
6
10/13/1962
vs
115
1
0
0
0
11Rhamondre Stevenson
R. Stevenson
18.7
7
1/4/2026
vs
131
2
22
2
2
11.0
1
12Jeremy Hill
J. Hill
18.7
9
10/23/2016
vs
168
1
24
2
2
12.0
0
13Jon Arnett
J. Arnett
18.0
6
11/22/1959
@
108
1
29
3
9.7
0
14Hugh McElhenny
H. McElhenny
18.0
7
10/24/1954
vs
126
1
9
1
9.0
0
15Elmer Hackney
E. Hackney
18.0
6
11/8/1942
vs
108
1
16Jerious Norwood
J. Norwood
17.7
6
10/1/2006
vs
106
1
0
0
0
0
17Archie Griffin
A. Griffin
17.2
6
10/28/1979
vs
103
0
50
4
12.5
1
18Paul Lowe
P. Lowe
17.1
8
10/28/1960
@
137
1
0
0
0
19Marion Motley
M. Motley
17.1
11
10/29/1950
vs
188
1
33
1
33.0
1
20Billy Grimes
B. Grimes
16.7
10
10/8/1950
vs
167
1
20
1
20.0
0
21Ahman Green
A. Green
16.7
6
9/6/1998
@
100
1
-1
1
-1.0
0
22Robert Weathers
R. Weathers
16.7
6
9/4/1983
vs
100
1
7
1
7.0
0
23Billy Wells
B. Wells
16.7
6
11/21/1954
@
100
1
13
1
13.0
0
24Napoleon Kaufman
N. Kaufman
16.6
7
9/22/1996
vs
116
0
4
1
4.0
0
25Bobby Mitchell
B. Mitchell
16.6
14
11/15/1959
@
232
3
-6
2
-3.0
0

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