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Rushing yards, single season (page 5 of 8)
| Yards | Name | School | Year |
| 1873 | Brett Wilson | Longwood | 2004 |
| 1872 | Mario Reeves | Buffalo Turner-Carroll | 1989 |
| 1869 | Sam Godfrey | Peru | 1993 |
| 1868 | Tyler Rouse | Baldwinsville | 2011 |
| 1867 | Chris Parker | Poly Prep | 2014 |
| 1864 | Dave Gaffey | Altmar-Parish-Williamstown | 1984 |
| 1863 | Jeff Edwards | Liverpool | 2012 |
| 1861 | Jonathan Pitt-Combs | Tottenville | 2003 |
| 1860 | Matt Selts | Sayville | 2014 |
| 1856 | George Thomas Jr. | Livingston Manor | 2003 |
| 1855 | Wade Rowcliffe | Caledonia-Mumford | 1994 |
| 1855 | Chad Rissland | William Floyd | 2001 |
| 1852 | Kirk Aikens | Walton | 1994 |
| 1850 | Brian Leonard | Gouverneur | 2000 |
| 1850 | Jamie Battaglia | Central Square | 2017 |
| 1849 | Hugh Kelleher | MacArthur | 2019 |
| 1848 | Lance Costa | Herricks | 1987 |
| 1845 | George Thomas | Livingston Manor | 2002 |
| 1845 | Holden Ryan | Norwich | 2022 |
| 1841 | Tyler Robinson | Starpoint | 2010 |
| 1840 | Jehuu Caulcrick | Clymer | 1999 |
| 1839 | Wade Turner | Lackawanna | 1997 |
| 1839 | Mike Funaro | Patchogue-Medford | 1997 |
| 1839 | Amin Woods | Cornwall | 2019 |
| 1836 | Randy Tillman | Harborfields | 2008 |
| 1836 | Matt Przybocki | Burke Catholic | 2013 |
| 1832 | Mark Brenchley | Homer | 2006 |
| 1831 | Glenmour Osbourne | White Plains | 2016 |
| 1831 | Brandon Sobotker | North Babylon | 2016 |
| 1830 | Jeff Carlin | Lawrence | 1922 |
| 1830 | Kadheem Wolcott | Fort Hamilton | 2005 |
| 1828 | Kurtus Haut | Caledonia-Mumford | 2013 |
| 1827 | Mitch Wilson | Orchard Park | 2012 |
| 1826 | Rich Burke | Dobbs Ferry | 2004 |
| 1826 | Camren Warburton | Cheektowaga | 2022 |
| 1825 | Dennis Martin | Lake Shore | 1995 |
| 1825 | Brian Bach | Weedsport | 2001 |
| 1825 | Aaron Dawson | W.T. Clarke | 2015 |
| 1824 | Elbert Allen | Hancock | 1989 |
| 1824 | Anthony Fitts | Aquinas | 2007 |
| 1823 | Omari Howard | Syracuse Corcoran | 1995 |
| 1823 | Josh Foulds | Unadilla-Valley/Edmeston | 1998 |
| 1822 | Corey Brand | Glens Falls | 1993 |
| 1822 | Jordan Charbonneau | Corinth | 2009 |
| 1821 | Elijah KImble | Canisius | 2023 |
| 1819 | Bryan Wiley | Thousand Islands | 2005 |
| 1817 | Sandro DeAngelis | St. Joseph's | 1998 |
| 1816 | Tyler Vanderpool | Cornwall | 2023 |
| 1815 | Dave Erlandson | Ellicottville | 2003 |
| 1811 | Dan Scalo | Monroe-Woodbury | 2007 |
| 1811 | Jasawn Thompson | Deer Park | 2013 |
| 1810 | Scott Greene | Canandaigua | 1990 |
| 1806 | Matt Cappotelli | Caledonia-Mumford | 1997 |
| 1805 | Landen Cumm | Schuylerville | 2024 |
| 1804 | Kenny Barnett | Lawrence | 2009 |
| 1801 | Alex Hendrickson | Unatego | 2007 |
| 1801 | Tyler Carpenter | Fort Edward | 2008 |
| 1800 | Trevor "Scott" White | Syracuse CBA | 1997 |
| 1798 | Jon Ekpe | Thousand Islands | 2006 |
| 1798 | Shaquan Coles | Curtis | 2009 |
| 1798 | Justin Burke | Lancaster St. Mary's | 2010 |
| 1798 | Amin Woods | Cornwall | 2018 |
| 1797 | Tyshawn Lopez | William Floyd | 2019 |
| 1796 | Matt Cappotelli | Caledonia-Mumford | 1996 |
| 1794 | Jordan Mull | Altmar-Parish-Williamstown | 2016 |
| 1793 | Eric Ippolito | Fredonia | 2008 |
| 1793 | Jerry Nasi | James I. O'Neil | 2011 |
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