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Rushing yards, single season (page 1 of 8)
At the time of his graduation, Onondaga sensation Mike Hart owned three of the four most prolific single-season rushing performances in state history.
He set multiple rushing and scoring records before beginning a stellar career at the University of Michigan.
| Yards | Name | School | Year |
| 3489 | Michael Hart | Onondaga | 2003 |
| 3341 | Michael Hart | Onondaga | 2001 |
| 3235 | Sam Maldonado | Harrison | 1999 |
| 3057 | Saxon Smith | Chester | 2011 |
| 3038 | Ray Leach | Batavia | 2018 |
| 3013 | Malik Burks | Baldwinsville | 2009 |
| 2977 | Tyler Rouse | Baldwinsville | 2012 |
| 2885 | Jesse Manuel | Tioga | 2015 |
| 2882 | Jason Gwaltney | North Babylon | 2004 |
| 2866 | Michael Hart | Onondaga | 2002 |
| 2833 | Fred Riullano | Delaware Valley | 1998 |
| 2826 | Austin Dwyer | Hornell | 2009 |
| 2781 | Davien Kuinlan | Plainedge | 2015 |
| 2729 | Jamar Smith | Binghamton | 2008 |
| 2681 | Seamus Kelly | Xavier | 2008 |
| 2680 | Dylan Laube | Westhampton | 2017 |
| 2672 | Luke Scott | Chenango Forks | 2019 |
| 2601 | Jason Gwaltney | North Babylon | 2003 |
| 2596 | Kareem Jones | Lansingburgh | 2003 |
| 2593 | Johnnie Akins | Roosevelt (LI) | 2013 |
| 2584 | Dave Lopez | Christ The King | 2006 |
| 2580 | Xander Hind | Randolph | 2022 |
| 2563 | Joe McMurry | Hudson Falls | 2008 |
| 2560 | Terry Butler | Syracuse Henninger | 2000 |
| 2560 | Fombo Azah | Carthage | 2019 |
| 2551 | Leroy Collins | Hudson | 1994 |
| 2549 | Brad Garcia | Warwick | 2013 |
| 2541 | Anthony Brunetti | Holy Trinity (LI) | 2009 |
| 2536 | Chris Doubek | Randolph | 2013 |
| 2534 | Chris Leahy | Burke Catholic | 2022 |
| 2532 | Stacey Bedell | William Floyd | 2011 |
| 2447 | Dustin Bowser | Southwestern | 2003 |
| 2426 | Erin Parker | Roosevelt (LI) | 2011 |
| 2421 | Dale Ross | Westhill | 2007 |
| 2418 | Alec Bush | Homer | 2014 |
| 2402 | Vince Gallo | Schalmont | 2009 |
| 2398 | Brian Leonard | Gouverneur | 2001 |
| 2394 | Carl Garritano | Webster Schroeder | 2002 |
| 2389 | John Deluca | Sayville | 2004 |
| 2381 | Sam Maldonado | Harrison | 1998 |
| 2373 | DOminac Allen | Buffalo Bennett | 2021 |
| 2365 | Davien Kuinlan | Plainedge | 2014 |
| 2363 | Keien Williams | Eden | 2003 |
| 2356 | Emmett Wood | Tioga | 2019 |
| 2353 | Kaheem Gist | Canandaigua | 2007 |
| 2341 | Jaylen Butera | Jamestown | 2021 |
| 2340 | Shamari Kirkpatrick | Roosevelt | 2014 |
| 2334 | William Solomon | Xavier | 2012 |
| 2329 | Joe Benedict | Sandy Creek | 2016 |
| 2328 | Miguel Maysonet | Riverhead | 2008 |
| 2328 | Dahmar Pross | Rochester Bishop Kearney | 2016 |
| 2317 | Trevor Barry | Iroquois | 2022 |
| 2312 | Dominick DeLucia | Pittsford | 2011 |
| 2310 | Rickey Stevens | Gates Chili | 2008 |
| 2294 | Derelle Hunter | St. John the Baptist | 2010 |
| 2292 | Johnnie Akins | Roosevelt (LI) | 2012 |
| 2287 | Matt Frese | Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk | 1996 |
| 2282 | Jeremiah Allen | Chenango Forks | 2017 |
| 2278 | Tevion Cappe | Watertown | 2010 |
| 2276 | Aaron Leeper | Jamestown | 2000 |
| 2275 | Scott McKibben | Hornell | 2011 |
| 2263 | Ryan Miller | Maple Grove/Chautauqua Lake | 2014 |
| 2260 | David Hinson | Jamestown | 1994 |
| 2254 | Messiah Horne | Somers | 2016 |
| 2253 | Jeff Tundo | Orchard Park | 2007 |
| 2252 | Corey Barczkowski | Alden | 2012 |
| 2241 | Bryant Daniels | Rockville Centre South Side | 2001 |
| 2236 | David Zapata | Hornell | 2005 |
| 2234 | Danny Roell | Seaford | 2016 |
| 2233 | Ronnie Ballard | Deposit/Hancock | 2015 |
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The NYSSWA began compiling the football records via the research of Paul Hutzler. Since his retirement after the 2017 season, the organization has updated its information each summer. The latest updates were made in August 2024.
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