most points in a single game by running back, all-time

Alvin Kamara and Gale Sayers are tied for the most points by a running back in a game, with 36 points.

Interpreted as:
most points in a single regular-season game by running back, all-time
NAME PTS DATE TM OPP RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC TD
1 Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
36
12/25/2020
NO NO
vs
MIN MIN
155
22
7.0
6
17
3
5
5.7
0
2 Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
36
12/12/1965
CHI CHI
vs
SF SF
113
9
12.6
4
89
2
44.5
1
3 Paul Hornung
P. Hornung
33
10/8/1961
GB GB
vs
BAL BAL
111
11
10.1
3
28
3
9.3
1
4 Joe Mixon
J. Mixon
30
11/6/2022
CIN CIN
vs
CAR CAR
153
22
7.0
4
58
4
5
14.5
1
5 Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
30
11/21/2021
IND IND
@
BUF BUF
185
32
5.8
4
19
3
3
6.3
1
6 Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
30
12/15/2013
KC KC
@
OAK OAK
20
8
2.5
1
195
8
8
24.4
4
7 Clinton Portis
C. Portis
30
12/7/2003
DEN DEN
vs
KC KC
218
22
9.9
5
36
2
3
18.0
0
8 Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
30
9/29/2002
SEA SEA
vs
MIN MIN
139
24
5.8
4
92
3
5
30.7
1
9 James Stewart
J. Stewart
30
10/12/1997
JAX JAX
vs
PHI PHI
102
15
6.8
5
7
2
3.5
0
10 Paul Hornung
P. Hornung
30
12/12/1965
GB GB
@
BAL BAL
61
15
4.1
3
115
2
57.5
2
11 Cookie Gilchrist
C. Gilchrist
30
12/8/1963
BUF BUF
vs
NYJ NYJ
243
36
6.8
5
0
0
0
12 Billy Cannon
B. Cannon
30
12/10/1961
HOU HOU
@
NYT NYT
216
25
8.6
3
114
5
22.8
2
13 Abner Haynes
A. Haynes
30
11/26/1961
DLT DLT
vs
OAK OAK
158
14
11.3
4
84
2
42.0
1
14 Paul Hornung
P. Hornung
28
9/16/1962
GB GB
vs
MIN MIN
67
10
6.7
3
2
2
1.0
0
15 Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
24
1/5/2025
DET DET
vs
MIN MIN
139
23
6.0
3
31
5
5
6.2
1
16 Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
24
9/15/2024
NO NO
@
DAL DAL
115
20
5.8
3
65
2
3
32.5
1
17 Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
24
10/1/2023
SF SF
vs
ARI ARI
106
20
5.3
3
71
7
8
10.1
1
18 Raheem Mostert
R. Mostert
24
9/24/2023
MIA MIA
vs
DEN DEN
82
13
6.3
3
60
7
7
8.6
1
19 De'Von Achane
D. Achane
24
9/24/2023
MIA MIA
vs
DEN DEN
203
18
11.3
2
30
4
4
7.5
2
20 Leonard Fournette
L. Fournette
24
11/28/2021
TB TB
@
IND IND
100
17
5.9
3
31
7
8
4.4
1
21 Austin Ekeler
A. Ekeler
24
11/21/2021
LAC LAC
vs
PIT PIT
50
11
4.5
2
65
6
7
10.8
2
22 Aaron Jones Sr.
A. Jones Sr.
24
9/20/2021
GB GB
vs
DET DET
67
17
3.9
1
48
6
6
8.0
3
23 Dalvin Cook
D. Cook
24
11/1/2020
MIN MIN
@
GB GB
163
30
5.4
3
63
2
3
31.5
1
24 Kenyan Drake
K. Drake
24
12/15/2019
ARI ARI
vs
CLE CLE
137
22
6.2
4
9
1
1
9.0
0
25 Tevin Coleman
T. Coleman
24
10/27/2019
SF SF
vs
CAR CAR
105
11
9.5
3
13
2
2
6.5
1
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for points going back to the 1960 season.

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14
3
0
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12
5
0
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Lions Lions
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2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
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3
0
.824
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
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7
0
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7
0
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13
4
0
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9
0
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Ravens Ravens
12
5
0
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Steelers Steelers
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7
0
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AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
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11
6
0
.647