DeMarco Murray has rushed for the most yards for the Cowboys in a game, with 253 yards versus the St. Louis Rams on October 23, 2011.
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Which cowboys player has the most rushing yards in a regular-season game?| NAME | RUSH YDS | DATE | TM | OPP | ATT | YPC | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC TD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | D. Murray | 253 | 10/23/2011 |  DAL | vs |  STL | 25 | 10.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2 |  | E. Smith | 237 | 10/31/1993 | DAL | @ |  PHI | 30 | 7.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 |  | T. Dorsett | 206 | 12/4/1977 | DAL | vs | PHI | 23 | 9.0 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| 4 | | J. Jones | 198 | 12/6/2004 | DAL | @ |  SEA | 30 | 6.6 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 3.7 | 0 |
| 5 | | J. Jones | 194 | 12/24/2005 | DAL | @ |  CAR | 34 | 5.7 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 8.5 | 0 |
| 6 | | T. Hambrick | 189 | 12/14/2003 | DAL | @ |  WAS | 33 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | | T. Dorsett | 183 | 11/9/1980 | DAL | @ |  NYG | 24 | 7.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | | E. Smith | 182 | 9/22/1991 | DAL | @ |  PHX | 23 | 7.9 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 6.3 | 0 | |
| 9 | | D. Murray | 179 | 12/4/2014 | DAL | @ |  CHI | 32 | 5.6 | 1 | 49 | 9 | 10 | 5.4 | 0 |
| 10 | | D. Murray | 175 | 9/22/2013 | DAL | vs | STL | 26 | 6.7 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 9.3 | 0 |
| 11 | | T. Dorsett | 175 | 12/6/1981 | DAL | @ |  BAL | 30 | 5.8 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| 12 | | E. Smith | 174 | 12/21/1992 | DAL | @ |  ATL | 24 | 7.3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| 13 | | H. Walker | 173 | 11/15/1987 | DAL | @ |  NE | 28 | 6.2 | 1 | 59 | 5 | 11.8 | 0 | |
| 14 | | E. Smith | 172 | 12/6/1993 | DAL | vs | PHI | 23 | 7.5 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| 15 | | E. Smith | 171 | 9/4/1994 | DAL | @ |  PIT | 31 | 5.5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| 16 | | E. Smith | 168 | 1/2/1994 | DAL | @ | NYG | 32 | 5.3 | 0 | 61 | 10 | 6.1 | 1 | |
| 17 | | D. Murray | 167 | 9/14/2014 | DAL | @ |  TEN | 29 | 5.8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6.0 | 0 |
| 18 | | E. Smith | 167 | 10/29/1995 | DAL | @ | ATL | 26 | 6.4 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| 19 | | E. Smith | 163 | 11/8/1998 | DAL | vs | NYG | 29 | 5.6 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| 20 | | E. Smith | 163 | 9/4/1995 | DAL | @ | NYG | 21 | 7.8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 21 | | E. Smith | 163 | 11/7/1994 | DAL | vs | NYG | 35 | 4.7 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| 22 | | E. Smith | 163 | 11/1/1992 | DAL | vs | PHI | 30 | 5.4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| 23 | | T. Dorsett | 162 | 9/21/1981 | DAL | @ | NE | 19 | 8.5 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| 24 | | E. Smith | 160 | 12/22/1991 | DAL | vs | ATL | 32 | 5.0 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| 25 |  | E. Elliott | 159 | 12/18/2016 | DAL | vs |  TB | 23 | 6.9 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 9.7 | 0 |
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1960 season.
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PPG
30.8
2nd
OPP PPG
31.3
31st
RUSH YDS/G
120.4
13th
PASS YDS/G
271.0
1st
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagles | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 |
| Cowboys | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 |
 Commanders | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 |
| Giants | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 |
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