nfl player most rushing yard in a game 1940s

Between the 1940 and 1949 seasons, Steve Van Buren rushed for the most yards in a game, with 205 yards versus the Steelers on November 27, 1949.

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NFL player most rushing yard in a regular-season game 1940s
NAMERUSH YDSDATETMOPPATTYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Steve Van Buren
S. Van Buren
205
11/27/1949
vs
27
7.6
0
2Bill Paschal
B. Paschal
188
12/5/1943
vs
24
7.8
2
3Steve Van Buren
S. Van Buren
174
11/20/1949
vs
35
5.0
2
4Steve Van Buren
S. Van Buren
171
11/21/1948
vs
29
5.9
1
5Jerry Nuzum
J. Nuzum
168
11/20/1949
@
20
8.4
1
6Frank Akins
F. Akins
168
10/21/1945
vs
24
7.0
2
7Andy Farkas
A. Farkas
166
11/1/1942
vs
24
6.9
1
8Frank Akins
F. Akins
150
12/9/1945
vs
23
6.5
1
9George Papach
G. Papach
148
12/5/1948
vs
17
8.7
0
10Tom Colella
T. Colella
147
10/22/1944
@
10
14.7
2
11Elmer Angsman
E. Angsman
146
10/10/1948
@
18
8.1
1
12Kenny Washington
K. Washington
145
11/2/1947
@
11
13.2
1
13Al Grygo
A. Grygo
144
10/29/1944
vs
13
11.1
1
14Steve Van Buren
S. Van Buren
143
11/7/1948
@
25
5.7
2
15Bill Paschal
B. Paschal
143
11/4/1945
vs
21
6.8
1
16Bill Paschal
B. Paschal
139
10/29/1944
vs
19
7.3
1
17Steve Van Buren
S. Van Buren
138
11/2/1947
@
17
8.1
2
18Steve Van Buren
S. Van Buren
137
11/14/1948
vs
16
8.6
0
19Jim Castiglia
J. Castiglia
136
12/14/1947
vs
19
7.2
2
20Steve Van Buren
S. Van Buren
135
10/3/1949
@
33
4.1
2
21Frankie Sinkwich
F. Sinkwich
135
10/8/1944
vs
16
8.4
2
22Bill Dudley
B. Dudley
135
11/1/1942
@
24
5.6
1
23Steve Van Buren
S. Van Buren
133
10/19/1947
@
21
6.3
0
24Frank Reagan
F. Reagan
133
12/1/1946
vs
10
13.3
1
25Bill Dudley
B. Dudley
133
10/20/1946
@
17
7.8
1
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1960 season.

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