: the act of advancing a football by running plays : the use of running plays
also
: yardage gained by running plays
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Getty Images Eric Dickerson's NFL single-season rushing record: 2,105 yards
In 1984, in just his second season in the league, Los Angeles Rams running back Eric Dickerson rumbled to an NFL regular-season rushing record of 2,105 yards, a mark that has remarkably stood for more than 40 years.
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Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2025
Maybe the Irish line wasn’t great last season, its rushing totals buoyed by Leonard’s legs plus the big plays from Jeremiyah Love and Jadarian Price.
—Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Eagles running back Saquon Barkley set the NFL’s single-season rushing record with 2,504 total yards rushing, regular season and playoffs combined.
—Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 11 Feb. 2025
Jeanty surpassed that total and more, finishing with 2,601 yards, which was good for the second-most single-season rushing yards in NCAA history.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2025
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Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2025
Maybe the Irish line wasn’t great last season, its rushing totals buoyed by Leonard’s legs plus the big plays from Jeremiyah Love and Jadarian Price.
—Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Eagles running back Saquon Barkley set the NFL’s single-season rushing record with 2,504 total yards rushing, regular season and playoffs combined.
—Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 11 Feb. 2025
Jeanty surpassed that total and more, finishing with 2,601 yards, which was good for the second-most single-season rushing yards in NCAA history.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Rushing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rushing. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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