nfl player highest rushing average in a game

Joey Galloway has the most rushing yards per attempt in a game, with 86.0 per attempt versus the Jaguars on November 12, 1995.

Interpreted as:
NFL player highest rushing average in a regular-season game
NAMEYPCDATETMOPPRUSH YDSATTRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Joey Galloway
J. Galloway
86.0
11/12/1995
@
86
1
1
114
5
22.8
2
2James Lofton
J. Lofton
83.0
9/20/1982
@
83
1
1
101
4
25.3
0
3Derrick Alexander
D. Alexander
82.0
12/18/1999
vs
82
1
1
20
2
3
10.0
0
4Warren McVea
W. McVea
80.0
9/22/1968
vs
80
1
1
5
1
5.0
0
5Shawn Bryson
S. Bryson
77.0
10/9/2005
vs
77
1
1
18
1
1
18.0
0
6Greg Landry
G. Landry
76.0
9/20/1970
@
76
1
0
0
0
0
7Tyler Lockett
T. Lockett
75.0
12/4/2016
vs
75
1
1
63
5
6
12.6
0
8Herman Hunter
H. Hunter
74.0
11/24/1985
@
74
1
1
2
1
2.0
0
9Javon Walker
J. Walker
72.0
11/5/2006
@
72
1
1
134
6
12
22.3
2
10Ray-Ray McCloud
R. McCloud
71.0
12/24/2022
vs
71
1
1
0
0
1
0
11Jacoby Ford
J. Ford
71.0
12/19/2010
vs
71
1
1
47
3
5
15.7
0
12Eddie Royal
E. Royal
71.0
12/21/2008
vs
71
1
0
57
5
9
11.4
0
13Alex Smith
A. Smith
70.0
12/3/2017
@
70
1
0
0
0
0
0
14Tyreek Hill
T. Hill
68.0
12/18/2016
vs
68
1
1
0
0
3
0
15Reggie Hodges
R. Hodges
68.0
10/24/2010
@
68
1
0
0
0
0
0
16James McKnight
J. McKnight
68.0
10/5/2003
@
68
1
1
17
2
4
8.5
0
17Don Paul
D. Paul
68.0
10/7/1951
vs
68
1
1
6
1
6.0
0
18Joseph Morgan
J. Morgan
67.0
11/24/2014
vs
67
1
0
62
1
1
62.0
0
19DeSean Jackson
D. Jackson
67.0
10/26/2009
@
67
1
1
69
2
4
34.5
1
20Curtis Conway
C. Conway
67.0
11/18/2001
@
67
1
1
32
2
5
16.0
0
21Anthony Lynn
A. Lynn
67.0
9/29/1996
vs
67
1
0
0
0
0
22Billy Van Heusen
B. Van Heusen
66.0
9/17/1972
vs
66
1
1
0
0
0
23Jordan Addison
J. Addison
65.0
12/25/2025
vs
65
1
1
0
0
1
0
24Steven Sims
S. Sims
65.0
10/6/2019
vs
65
1
1
1
2
3
0.5
0
25Tavon Austin
T. Austin
65.0
11/24/2013
vs
65
1
1
39
2
5
19.5
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rushing yards per attempt going back to the 1960 season.

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29.4

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119.8

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241.6

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TEAMWLTPCT
Seahawks Seahawks
13
3
0
.813
11
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0
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4
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13
0
.188
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13
3
0
.813
Bills Bills - x
11
5
0
.688
7
9
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.438
Jets Jets - e
3
13
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AFC NorthWLTPCT
9
7
0
.563
8
8
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.500
6
10
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12
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12
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11
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8
8
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13
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.188
AFC WestWLTPCT
13
3
0
.813
11
5
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.688
6
10
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.375
2
14
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.125
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
5
0
.688
7
8
1
.469
4
12
0
.250
3
13
0
.188
NFC NorthWLTPCT
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11
4
0
.733
9
6
1
.594
8
8
0
.500
Lions Lions - e
8
8
0
.500
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
8
0
.500
7
9
0
.438
6
9
0
.400
6
10
0
.375
NFC WestWLTPCT
13
3
0
.813
49ers 49ers - x
11
4
0
.733
Rams Rams - x
11
4
0
.733
3
13
0
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