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Penn State Football rushing records
Rushing Yardage
Game: 256 yards; Curt Warner at Syracuse, 1981.
Game by a Senior: 239; Bob Campbell vs. Syracuse, 1968.
Game by a Junior: 256; Curt Warner at Syracuse, 1981.
Game by a Sophomore: 241; Curtis Enis vs. USC, 1996 Kickoff Classic
Game by a Freshman: 208; Shelly Hammonds at Boston College, 1990.
Half: 207 yards, 14 carries; Bob Campbell vs. Syracuse, 1968.
Season: 1567 yards; Lydell Mitchell, 1971.
Season by a Senior: 1567; Lydell Mitchell, 1971.
Season by a Junior: 1539; Ki-Jana Carter, 1994.
Season by a Sophomore: 1210; Curtis Enis, 1996.
Season by a Freshman: 1002; D.J. Dozier, 1983.
Career: 3398 yards; Curt Warner, 1979-1982.
Rushing Attempts
Game: 45; Harry Wilson, at Pennsylvania, 1923.
Season: 286; John Cappelletti, 1973.
Career: 649; Curt Warner, 1979-1982.
Rushing Average
Game: 44.0; Blair Thomas vs. Syracuse, 1986.
Season: 8.4; Blair Thomas, 1986.
Career: 7.2; Ki-Jana Carter, 1992-94.
100-Yard Rushing Games
Season: 9; Ki-Jana Carter, 1994.
Career: 18; Curt Warner, 1979-1982.
Consecutive Games: 7; Blair Thomas, 1989.
200-Yard Rushing Games
Season: 3; John Cappelletti, 1973.
Career: 3; John Cappelletti, 1972-73.
Consecutive Games: 3; John Cappelletti, 1973.
Rushing Touchdowns
Game: 6; Harry Robb vs. Gettysburg, 1917.
Half: 4; Leroy Thompson vs. Rutgers, 1990;
- (tie) - Ki-Jana Carter vs. Michigan State, 1994.
Season: 26; Lydell Mitchell, 1971.
Season by a Senior: 26; Lydell Mitchell, 1971.
Season by a Junior: 23; Ki-Jana Carter, 1994.
Season by a Sophomore: 13; Bill McCleary, 1907.
- (tie) - Harry Robb, 1917.
- (tie) - Curtis Enis, 1996.
Season by a Freshman: 7; D.J. Dozier, 1983.
Career: 38; Lydell Mitchell, 1969-71.
Best Rushing Games (yardage)
256 yds., 26 att.,1 TD - Curt Warner at Syracuse, 1981
250 yds., - - - Shorty Miller vs. Carnegie Tech, 1912
243 yds., 14 att., 2 TD - Bob Pollard at Rutgers, 1951
241 yds., 27 att., 3 TD - Curtis Enis vs. USC, 1996 Kickoff Classic
239 yds., 24 att., 2 TD - Bob Campbell vs. Syracuse, 1968
238 yds., 28 att., 0 TD - Curt Warner at Nebraska, 1981
227 yds., 27 att., 5 TD - Ki-Jana Carter vs. Michigan State, 1994
225 yds., 23 att., 2 TD - Matt Suhey vs. Army, 1979
220 yds., 41 att., 3 TD - John Cappelletti vs. N.C. State, 1973
218 yds., - - - Harry Wilson vs. Navy, 1923
214 yds., 35 att., 1 TD - Blair Thomas vs. Notre Dame, 1987
211 yds., 29 att., 2 TD - Lydell Mitchell at Iowa, 1971
210 yds., 20 att., 3 TD - Ki-Jana Carter at Minnesota, 1994
209 yds., 24 att., 5 TD - Lydell Mitchell vs. Maryland, 1971
208 yds., 24 att., 2 TD - Shelly Hammonds at Boston College, 1990
204 yds., 25 att., 4 TD - John Cappelletti vs. Ohio U., 1973
202 yds., 37 att., 0 TD - John Cappelletti at Maryland, 1973
Best Career Rushing Yardage
3398 yds., 649 att., 24 TD - Curt Warner, 1979-82
3301 yds., 606 att., 21 TD - Blair Thomas, 1985-87, 89
3227 yds., 624 att., 25 TD - D. J. Dozier, 1983-86
2934 yds., 501 att., 38 TD - Lydell Mitchell, 1969-71
2829 yds., 395 att., 34 TD - Ki-Jana Carter, 1992-94
2818 yds., 633 att., 26 TD - Matt Suhey, 1976-79
2639 yds., 519 att., 29 TD - John Cappelletti, 1972-73
2380 yds., 382 att., 23 TD - Lenny Moore, 1953-55
2236 yds., 454 att., 30 TD - Charlie Pittman, 1967-69
2072 yds., 448 att., 20 TD - Booker Moore, 1977-80
2042 yds., 399 att., 14 TD - Jon Williams, 1980-83
2002 yds., 380 att., 24 TD - Franco Harris, 1969-71
Best Season Rushing Yardage
1567 yds., 254 att., 26 TD - Lydell Mitchell, 1971
1539 yds., 198 att., 23 TD - Ki-Jana Carter, 1994
1522 yds., 286 att., 17 TD - John Cappelletti, 1973
1414 yds., 268 att., 11 TD - Blair Thomas, 1987
1341 yds., 264 att., 5 TD - Blair Thomas, 1989
1210 yds., 224 att., 13 TD - Curtis Enis, 1996
1117 yds., 233 att., 12 TD - John Cappelletti, 1972
1082 yds., 136 att., 11 TD - Lenny Moore, 1954
1044 yds., 171 att., 8 TD - Curt Warner, 1981
1041 yds., 198 att., 8 TD - Curt Warner, 1982
1026 yds., 155 att., 7 TD - Ki-Jana Carter, 1993
1002 yds., 174 att., 7 TD - D.J. Dozier, 1983
Longest Runs
92 yds., (fumble recovery) Duane Taylor (14 yards)
& Dan Natale (78 yards) at Syracuse, 1973
92 yds., Blair Thomas vs. Syracuse, 1986 (non-scoring play)
90 yds., Bill Suter at Navy, 1894
87 yds., Bob Campbell vs. Syracuse, 1968
86 yds., Bob Riggle at West Virginia, 1964
84 yds., Chafie Fields vs. Texas, 1997 Fiesta Bowl
83 yds., Ki-Jana Carter vs. Oregon, 1995 Rose Bowl
80 yds., Chuck Peters vs. Syracuse, 1938
80 yds., Ron Younker vs. Virginia, 1954
80 yds., Lenny Moore at Rutgers, 1955
80 yds., Kevin Baugh vs. Colgate, 1980
80 yds., David Clark vs. William & Mary, 1984
80 yds., Gary Brown at Syracuse, 1987
80 yds., Ki-Jana Carter at Minnesota, 1994
80 yds., Ki-Jana Carter at Indiana, 1994
79 yds., Sparky Brown vs. Bucknell, 1942
78 yds., Shorty Miller vs. Carnegie Tech, 1912
78 yds., Elwood Petchel at Fordham, 1947
77 yds., Dick Jones at Boston U., 1953 (non-scoring play)
76 yds., David Clark at Rutgers, 1985 (non-scoring play)
75 yds., Bob Higgins at Pittsburgh, 1919
75 yds., Bob Pollard at Rutgers, 1951
75 yds., John Sacca vs. Cincinnati, 1991
73 yds., Walt Addie vs. Maryland, 1972 (non-scoring play)
72 yds., Harry Wilson vs. Navy, 1923
71 yds., Bob Pollard at Rutgers, 1951
71 yds., Lydell Mitchell vs. Maryland, 1969
