: the act of advancing a football by running plays : the use of running plays
also
: yardage gained by running plays
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His rushing yards total was the sixth most in a single game in SEC history.
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Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 16 Nov. 2025
The Broncos had 41 rushing attempts that gained 161 yards.
—Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 16 Nov. 2025
Sac State leads the Big Sky in rushing and is third in the FCS in rushing yards and yards per game, and the Hornets kept with their norm against a Vandals team that came in as a dangerous 4-6 team.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 16 Nov. 2025
The Wolfpack has a 2-3 mark in conference play, led by Hollywood Smothers, who has 825 rushing yards and six touchdowns in just eight games.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
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Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 16 Nov. 2025
The Broncos had 41 rushing attempts that gained 161 yards.
—Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 16 Nov. 2025
Sac State leads the Big Sky in rushing and is third in the FCS in rushing yards and yards per game, and the Hornets kept with their norm against a Vandals team that came in as a dangerous 4-6 team.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 16 Nov. 2025
The Wolfpack has a 2-3 mark in conference play, led by Hollywood Smothers, who has 825 rushing yards and six touchdowns in just eight games.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
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“Rushing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rushing. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.
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