nfl player emmitt smith highest rushing average with a minimum of 10 rushing attempts in a game

Emmitt Smith had his most rushing yards per attempt in a game with 10+ carries against the Vikings on November 8, 1999, with 10.8 per attempt.

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	NAME	YPC	ATT	DATE	TM		OPP	RUSH YDS	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC TD
1	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	10.8	13	11/8/1999	DAL	@	MIN	140	2	9	1	2	9.0	0
2	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	10.2	11	9/9/1991	DAL	vs	WAS	112	1	42	8		5.3	1
3	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	8.3	12	11/23/2000	DAL	vs	MIN	100	0	8	1	1	8.0	0
4	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	7.9	23	9/22/1991	DAL	@	PHX	182	2	19	3		6.3	0
5	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	7.9	30	10/31/1993	DAL	@	PHI	237	1	0	0			0
6	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	7.8	21	9/4/1995	DAL	@	NYG	163	4	0	1		0.0	0
7	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	7.5	20	9/17/1995	DAL	@	MIN	150	2	12	6		2.0	0
8	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	7.5	23	12/6/1993	DAL	vs	PHI	172	0	26	4		6.5	0
9	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	7.3	21	12/26/1993	DAL	vs	WAS	153	1	18	3		6.0	0
10	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	7.3	24	12/21/1992	DAL	@	ATL	174	2	5	2		2.5	0
11	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	7.1	17	11/26/1992	DAL	vs	NYG	120	1	41	6		6.8	1
12	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	6.9	19	9/7/1997	DAL	@	ARI	132	0	11	3		3.7	0
13	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	6.7	10	12/27/1998	DAL	vs	WAS	67	2	1	1		1.0	0
14	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	6.6	20	12/27/1992	DAL	vs	CHI	131	1	8	2		4.0	0
15	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	6.5	23	12/10/2000	DAL	vs	WAS	150	1	0	0	0		0
16	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	6.4	26	10/29/1995	DAL	@	ATL	167	1	30	5		6.0	0
17	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	6.3	23	11/28/2002	DAL	vs	WAS	144	0	-4	1	2	-4.0	0
18	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	6.0	21	10/3/2004	ARI	vs	NO	127	1	18	1	2	18.0	0
19	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	5.9	27	11/6/1995	DAL	vs	PHI	158	2	22	3		7.3	0
20	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	5.8	19	12/19/1999	DAL	vs	NYJ	110	0	36	3	4	12.0	1
21	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	5.7	23	11/22/1990	DAL	vs	WAS	132	2	5	2		2.5	0
22	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	5.7	17	11/17/1991	DAL	@	NYG	97	0	16	3		5.3	0
23	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	5.7	12	12/14/1997	DAL	@	CIN	68	0	0	0			0
24	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	5.6	29	11/8/1998	DAL	vs	NYG	163	0	19	5		3.8	0
25	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	5.6	18	11/12/1995	DAL	vs	SF	100	1	50	6		8.3	0

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