Rushing ▪ Game
NOTE: Click a link to see all 100-yard games for that category (filters will not be applied).
| Player | Class | Pos | Yards | Att | TD | Long | Y/A | Season | Date | Opponent | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | David Overstreet | SR | HB | 258 | 18 | 1 | 14.33 | 1980 | 10/4 | A | Colorado | W | 82-42 | |
| 2. | Earl Johnson | FR | RB | 258 | 28 | 2 | 9.21 | 1983 | 11/12 | H | Colorado | W | 41-28 | |
| 3. | Billy Sims | JR | HB | 221 | 27 | 1 | 8.19 | 1978 | 11/4 | A | Colorado | W | 28-7 | |
| 4. | Joe Washington | JR | LHB | 211 | 19 | 4 | 11.11 | 1974 | 10/19 | A | Colorado | W | 49-14 | |
| 5. | Steve Owens | JR | TB | 193 | 33 | 2 | 5.85 | 1968 | 10/26 | A | Colorado | L | 41-27 | |
| 6. | Greg Pruitt | JR | HB | 190 | 14 | 2 | 13.57 | 1971 | 10/16 | H | #6 Colorado | W | 45-17 | |
| 7. | Quentin Griffin | SR | RB | 188 | 29 | 2 | 6.48 | 2002 | 12/7 | N | #12 Colorado | W | 29-7 | |
| 8. | Joe Looney | JR | RB | 180 | 11 | 16.36 | 1962 | 11/3 | A | Colorado | W | 62-0 | ||
| 9. | Adrian Peterson | FR | RB | 172 | 28 | 3 | 6.14 | 2004 | 12/4 | N | Colorado | W | 42-3 | |
| 10. | Waymon Clark | JR | HB | 172 | 22 | 1 | 7.82 | 1973 | 10/20 | H | #16 Colorado | W | 34-7 | |
| 11. | Kenny King | SR | FB | 157 | 16 | 1 | 9.81 | 1978 | 11/4 | A | Colorado | W | 28-7 | |
| 12. | Jim Jackson | SR | HB | 152 | 19 | 8.00 | 1966 | 10/29 | A | Colorado | L | 24-21 | ||
| 13. | Darrell Shepard | JR | QB | 151 | 3 | 2 | 50.33 | 1980 | 10/4 | A | Colorado | W | 82-42 | |
| 14. | Jamelle Holieway | JR | QB | 146 | 27 | 0 | 5.41 | 1987 | 10/24 | H | Colorado | W | 24-6 | |
| 15. | Jim Culbreath | SR | HB | 145 | 15 | 0 | 9.67 | 1976 | 10/30 | A | #19 Colorado | L | 42-31 | |
| 16. | Lydell Carr | FR | RB | 143 | 15 | 9.53 | 1984 | 11/10 | A | Colorado | W | 42-17 | ||
| 17. | De'Mond Parker | JR | RB | 134 | 26 | 2 | 5.15 | 1998 | 10/3 | H | #15 Colorado | L | 27-25 | |
| 18. | Darrell Shepard | SR | QB | 132 | 23 | 5.74 | 1981 | 10/31 | H | Colorado | W | 49-0 | ||
| 19. | Claude Arnold | SR | QB | 132 | 24 | 5.50 | 1950 | 11/4 | A | Colorado | W | 27-18 | ||
| 20. | Roy Bell | SO | WB | 130 | 12 | 10.83 | 1969 | 10/18 | H | Colorado | W | 42-30 | ||
| 21. | Renaldo Works | SR | RB | 130 | 20 | 1 | 6.50 | 2003 | 10/25 | A | Colorado | W | 34-20 | |
| 22. | Quentin Griffin | SR | RB | 128 | 21 | 0 | 6.10 | 2002 | 11/2 | H | #13 Colorado | W | 27-11 | |
| 23. | Jamelle Holieway | SO | QB | 126 | 18 | 7.00 | 1986 | 11/15 | A | Colorado | W | 28-0 | ||
| 24. | Jackie Cowan | SR | HB | 121 | 10 | 12.10 | 1963 | 11/2 | H | Colorado | W | 35-0 | ||
| 25. | Kenny King | JR | FB | 121 | 15 | 8.07 | 1977 | 11/12 | H | Colorado | W | 52-14 | ||
| 26. | Billy Vessels | SO | LH | 120 | 12 | 10.00 | 1950 | 11/4 | A | Colorado | W | 27-18 | ||
| 27. | Mike Gaddis | SR | TB | 120 | 17 | 1 | 40 | 7.06 | 1991 | 10/19 | H | #22 Colorado | L | 34-17 |
| 28. | Kenny King | SO | HB | 119 | 12 | 9.92 | 1976 | 10/30 | A | #19 Colorado | L | 42-31 | ||
| 29. | Joe Washington | SO | LHB | 118 | 18 | 0 | 6.56 | 1973 | 10/20 | H | #16 Colorado | W | 34-7 | |
| 30. | Billy Sims | SR | HB | 118 | 18 | 4 | 6.56 | 1979 | 10/6 | H | Colorado | W | 49-24 | |
| 31. | Prentice Gautt | JR | FB | 117 | 16 | 7.31 | 1958 | 11/1 | A | #9 Colorado | W | 23-7 | ||
| 32. | Steve Owens | SR | TB | 112 | 28 | 4 | 4.00 | 1969 | 10/18 | H | Colorado | W | 42-30 | |
| 33. | Buster Rhymes | FR | RB | 110 | 9 | 4 | 12.22 | 1980 | 10/4 | A | Colorado | W | 82-42 | |
| 34. | Allen Patrick | JR | RB | 110 | 35 | 1 | 12 | 3.14 | 2006 | 10/21 | H | Colorado | W | 24-3 |
| 35. | Billy Vessels | SR | LH | 110 | 21 | 5.24 | 1952 | 9/27 | A | Colorado | T | 21-21 | ||
| 36. | Leon Crosswhite | SO | DHB | 109 | 21 | 5.19 | 1970 | 10/17 | A | #13 Colorado | W | 23-15 | ||
| 37. | Fred Sims | SO | HB/FB | 109 | 17 | 6.41 | 1982 | 10/30 | A | Colorado | W | 45-10 | ||
| 38. | Buck McPhail | SR | FB | 107 | 15 | 7.13 | 1952 | 9/27 | A | Colorado | T | 21-21 | ||
| 39. | Steve Davis | JR | QB | 106 | 7 | 1 | 15.14 | 1974 | 10/19 | A | Colorado | W | 49-14 | |
| 40. | Lydell Carr | SR | FB | 100 | 16 | 1 | 6.25 | 1987 | 10/24 | H | Colorado | W | 24-6 | |
* NCAA record
Notes
- Minimum 100 yards except when sorting by touchdowns.
- Ties go to the most recent occurrence.
- As of 10/22/2016, several inconsistencies/errors were found in the 10/17/2016 Records & Stats Supplement 100-Yard Rushers section (pp. 9-13). Given the data I have access to (previous media guides, newspaper articles, and published season yardage totals), this list should be the most accurate available.
MOST 100-YARD GAMES AGAINST AN OPPONENT
62 - Oklahoma State
54 - Kansas State
48 - Iowa State
47 - Missouri
45 - Kansas
41 - Texas
40 - Colorado
31 - Nebraska
23 - Baylor
16 - TCU
16 - Texas Tech
12 - Texas A&M
10 - Pittsburgh
10 - Tulsa
10 - West Virginia