: the act of advancing a football by running plays : the use of running plays
also
: yardage gained by running plays
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Second, Denver fields one of the strongest run defenses and holds foes to just 89 rushing yards per game.
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Mike Jones, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2025
The Tigers averaged 434 yards per game, running back Cody Schrader set the single-season rushing record and quarterback Brady Cook put together his most consistent year as a starter.
—Zach Sweet, Kansas City Star, 13 Dec. 2025
Andrew Burton finished with 321 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns on 30 attempts, while Jeremiah Burton tallied 103 yards and 1 touchdown on 7 carries.
—Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 13 Dec. 2025
Lone Star clawed back with consecutive rushing scores from Wright of 31 and 36 yards, although a 34-yard field goal from Aledo’s Peyton Shaffer kept it a two score game.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Dec. 2025
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Mike Jones, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2025
The Tigers averaged 434 yards per game, running back Cody Schrader set the single-season rushing record and quarterback Brady Cook put together his most consistent year as a starter.
—Zach Sweet, Kansas City Star, 13 Dec. 2025
Andrew Burton finished with 321 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns on 30 attempts, while Jeremiah Burton tallied 103 yards and 1 touchdown on 7 carries.
—Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 13 Dec. 2025
Lone Star clawed back with consecutive rushing scores from Wright of 31 and 36 yards, although a 34-yard field goal from Aledo’s Peyton Shaffer kept it a two score game.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Dec. 2025
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“Rushing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rushing. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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