nfl player most rushing yard in a game 1950s

Between the 1950 and 1959 seasons, Jim Brown had the most rushing yards in a game, with 237 yards against the Rams on November 24, 1957.

Interpreted as:
NFL player most rushing yard in a regular-season game 1950s
NAMERUSH YDSDATETMOPPATTYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Jim Brown
J. Brown
237
11/24/1957
vs
31
7.6
4
21
3
7.0
0
2Bobby Mitchell
B. Mitchell
232
11/15/1959
@
14
16.6
3
-6
2
-3.0
0
3Tommy Wilson
T. Wilson
223
12/16/1956
vs
23
9.7
0
5
1
5.0
0
4Gene Roberts
G. Roberts
218
11/12/1950
vs
26
8.4
2
5Dan Towler
D. Towler
205
11/22/1953
@
14
14.6
1
8
1
8.0
0
6Ollie Matson
O. Matson
199
10/11/1959
@
31
6.4
0
7Bob Hoernschemeyer
B. Hoernschemeyer
198
11/23/1950
vs
17
11.6
1
8Alan Ameche
A. Ameche
194
9/25/1955
vs
21
9.2
1
9Johnny Olszewski
J. Olszewski
190
11/15/1959
vs
18
10.6
1
0
1
0.0
0
10Rick Casares
R. Casares
190
12/16/1956
vs
17
11.2
1
20
1
20.0
0
11Marion Motley
M. Motley
188
10/29/1950
vs
11
17.1
1
33
1
33.0
1
12Tank Younger
T. Younger
186
10/24/1954
vs
27
6.9
2
13Lenny Moore
L. Moore
185
10/28/1956
vs
13
14.2
2
27
1
27.0
0
14Jim Brown
J. Brown
182
10/12/1958
vs
34
5.4
3
8
1
8.0
0
15Jim Brown
J. Brown
180
10/26/1958
@
24
7.5
4
-10
2
-5.0
0
16Jim Brown
J. Brown
178
11/1/1959
@
32
5.6
5
0
1
0.0
0
17Marion Motley
M. Motley
178
11/19/1950
vs
27
6.6
0
18Jim Spavital
J. Spavital
176
11/5/1950
vs
15
11.7
2
77
2
38.5
1
19Joe Perry
J. Perry
174
11/2/1958
vs
13
13.4
1
22
2
11.0
0
20Jim Brown
J. Brown
171
9/28/1958
@
24
7.1
2
21Eddie Price
E. Price
171
12/9/1951
@
27
6.3
1
22Hugh McElhenny
H. McElhenny
170
10/5/1952
@
7
24.3
1
33
1
33.0
1
23Don Bosseler
D. Bosseler
168
11/1/1959
@
23
7.3
2
24Fran Rogel
F. Rogel
168
10/24/1953
vs
19
8.8
0
25Billy Grimes
B. Grimes
167
10/8/1950
vs
10
16.7
1
20
1
20.0
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1960 season.

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