oldest player to have 125+ rush yds in a game

MacArthur Lane is the oldest in a game with 125+ rushing yards. He was 36 years and 199 days old against the Bills on October 1, 1978.

Interpreted as:
oldest player to have 125+ rush yds in a regular-season game
NAMEAgeRUSH YDSDATETMOPPATTYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1MacArthur Lane
M. Lane
36-199
144
10/1/1978
@
17
8.5
0
11
3
3.7
0
2Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
35-141
127
10/3/2004
vs
21
6.0
1
18
1
2
18.0
0
3John Riggins
J. Riggins
35-071
165
10/14/1984
vs
32
5.2
0
0
0
0
4John Riggins
J. Riggins
35-050
140
9/23/1984
@
33
4.2
1
0
0
0
5John Henry Johnson
J. Henry Johnson
34-321
200
10/10/1964
@
30
6.7
3
4
1
4.0
0
6Marcus Allen
M. Allen
34-273
132
12/24/1994
@
33
4.0
0
0
0
0
7Frank Gore
F. Gore
34-210
130
12/10/2017
@
36
3.6
0
10
1
1
10.0
0
8Taysom Hill
T. Hill
34-086
138
11/17/2024
vs
7
19.7
3
50
8
10
6.3
0
9Earnest Byner
E. Byner
34-014
149
9/29/1996
vs
24
6.2
0
0
0
0
10John Henry Johnson
J. Henry Johnson
33-351
131
11/10/1963
vs
27
4.9
0
4
2
2.0
0
11Terry Allen
T. Allen
33-320
133
1/7/2002
vs
23
5.8
0
0
0
0
0
12Franco Harris
F. Harris
33-230
132
10/23/1983
@
31
4.3
1
0
0
0
13Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
33-221
149
10/28/2018
@
26
5.7
1
7
1
1
7.0
1
14Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
33-197
144
11/28/2002
vs
23
6.3
0
-4
1
2
-4.0
0
15DeAngelo Williams
D. Williams
33-140
143
9/12/2016
@
26
5.5
2
28
6
9
4.7
0
16John Riggins
J. Riggins
33-046
136
9/19/1982
@
34
4.0
0
15
2
7.5
0
17Kimble Anders
K. Anders
33-009
142
9/19/1999
vs
22
6.5
0
0
0
0
0
18John Henry Johnson
J. Henry Johnson
32-352
138
11/11/1962
@
25
5.5
1
10
1
10.0
0
19Latavius Murray
L. Murray
32-334
130
12/18/2022
vs
24
5.4
1
12
1
1
12.0
0
20John Henry Johnson
J. Henry Johnson
32-316
128
10/6/1962
vs
22
5.8
0
32
5
6.4
0
21Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
32-306
140
12/18/2004
@
36
3.9
1
3
1
2
3.0
0
22Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
32-279
129
11/21/2004
@
29
4.4
0
3
1
2
3.0
0
23Joe Perry
J. Perry
32-269
145
10/18/1959
@
15
9.7
0
3
1
3.0
0
24Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
32-265
149
11/7/2004
vs
33
4.5
0
0
0
0
0
25Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
32-229
159
11/5/2017
@
37
4.3
0
8
2
4
4.0
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1960 season.

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