what is the single game rush yards record for linebacker

George Papach has rushed for the most yards by a linebacker in a game, with 113 yards versus the New York Bulldogs on October 23, 1949.

Interpreted as:
What is the single regular-season game rush yards record for linebacker?
NAMERUSH YDSDATETMOPPATTYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1George Papach
G. Papach
113
10/23/1949
vs
15
7.5
0
2Larry Morris
L. Morris
82
11/6/1955
vs
15
5.5
0
3Tank Younger
T. Younger
77
10/12/1952
@
7
11.0
0
15
3
5.0
0
4Tank Younger
T. Younger
75
12/9/1951
vs
11
6.8
0
2
2
1.0
0
5Tank Younger
T. Younger
71
12/2/1951
@
7
10.1
1
75
2
37.5
0
6George Buksar
G. Buksar
55
12/3/1950
vs
8
6.9
0
0
1
0.0
0
7Ray Burks
R. Burks
51
11/20/1977
vs
1
51.0
0
0
0
0
8Chuck Drazenovich
C. Drazenovich
46
11/26/1950
vs
6
7.7
0
3
1
3.0
0
9Tank Younger
T. Younger
41
11/16/1952
@
2
20.5
0
10Tank Younger
T. Younger
40
10/3/1952
vs
5
8.0
1
11
1
11.0
0
11Larry Izzo
L. Izzo
39
10/29/2000
vs
1
39.0
0
0
0
0
0
12Travis Williams
T. Williams
37
12/23/2007
@
1
37.0
0
0
0
0
0
13Chuck Drazenovich
C. Drazenovich
35
9/29/1952
@
7
5.0
0
20
1
20.0
0
14Larry Morris
L. Morris
34
10/23/1955
vs
10
3.4
0
15Tank Younger
T. Younger
34
10/26/1952
vs
5
6.8
0
10
3
3.3
0
16Tank Younger
T. Younger
34
11/18/1951
vs
3
11.3
0
17Dexter Coakley
D. Coakley
33
9/19/2004
vs
1
33.0
0
0
0
0
0
18Rick Redman
R. Redman
32
12/18/1966
vs
1
32.0
0
0
0
0
19Tank Younger
T. Younger
32
11/9/1952
@
4
8.0
0
20Norm Standlee
N. Standlee
32
11/18/1951
vs
8
4.0
0
21Norm Standlee
N. Standlee
31
11/11/1951
vs
6
5.2
0
22Mike Reichenbach
M. Reichenbach
30
12/24/1989
vs
1
30.0
0
0
0
0
23Frank LeMaster
F. LeMaster
30
9/18/1977
vs
1
30.0
0
0
0
0
24Tank Younger
T. Younger
30
11/30/1952
@
8
3.8
0
25Tony Curcillo
T. Curcillo
29
12/13/1953
@
8
3.6
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1960 season.

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