outrush

noun out·rush \ ˈau̇t-ˌrəsh \

Definition of outrush

: an act or an instance of rushing out : a rapid outflow

… the outrush of people to the West was threatening to bring about the collapse of the East German state …
—Neal Asherson

an outrush of water from the pipe

First Known Use of outrush

1872

outrush

verb out·rush \ ˌau̇t-ˈrəsh \

Definition of outrush

transitive verb

American football

: to rush for more yards than (see ²rush 5a)

His performance helped Florida outrush Georgia … 258 yards to 69 …
—Jordan McPherson

His offensive line has been shoddy and the running game around him a bust—the Browns have been outrushed this season, 730 yards to 411 yards.
—Thomas George

Recent Examples of outrush from the Web

Washington: Chris Thompson got the same number of carries as did Rob Kelley in the latter’s return, seven, and outrushed him 38 yards to 16.

— michael beller, SI.com, "Fantasy Football Target and Snap Report: Randall Cobb Struggling to Maintain Relevance," 25 Oct. 2017
The 2009 game, when Ole Miss outrushed Auburn 219-175 but lost 33-20, is the most recent to go against the run-to-win factor.

— creg stephenson, AL.com, "College football 2017 Week 6 TV, live stream schedule for games of Saturday, Oct. 7," 7 Oct. 2017
Stoops told players this week his staff has data that shows teams that outrushed Southeastern Conference opponents by even one yard last season won 80 percent of the time.

— jon hale, The Courier-Journal, "Kentucky vs. Florida | 3 keys and a prediction ahead of Saturday's game," 22 Sep. 2017
On the road at Minnesota, Iowa was outrushed 337-6 and still won 29-27.

— scott dochterman, ajc, "On the Beat: How Iowa bounces back from tough losses defines a season’s success," 28 Sep. 2017
The Tigers outgained the Crimson Tide 306 to 299, outrushed Alabama 151 to 116 and held Jalen Hurts under 50 percent passing.

— andrew lopez, NOLA.com, "LSU players lament execution in loss to Alabama," 4 Nov. 2017
Only once in the last six meetings has LSU outrushed Alabama.

— kevin scarbinsky, AL.com, "Why does Alabama keep beating LSU? Running is fundamental," 2 Nov. 2017
The Tide outrushed Arkansas 308-27, including five sacks of redshirt freshman Cole Kelley.

— USA TODAY, "Damien Harris, No. 1 Alabama beat Arkansas 41-9," 14 Oct. 2017
Mark Stoops, Benny Snell address mounting frustration with Kentucky football offense MORE: Jordan Jones left off new Kentucky football depth chart, but Charles Walker included Troy outrushed LSU 206 to 162 yards in the game and never trailed.

— jon hale, The Courier-Journal, "Former UK OC Neal Brown upset LSU by playing 'SEC football style'," 3 Oct. 2017

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