Record History: Single-game rushing yards

Current Record Holder: Andrew Minarick, 386 yards August 30, 2013, at Homer It took 43 years to improve the NBC rushing record by a single yard, then just a few years for Andrew Minarick to blow it out of the water. The senior quarterback sprinted for 75 and 60 yards in the first four plays of the game against the Homer Knights. He ended the first quarter with 176 yards rushing. He ended the night with 386 yards on 33 attempts, good for 11.7 yards per rush. He also scored five touchdowns in the game.

Previous record holders:

262 - Jay Feala, Sept. 27, 1974 vs. Logan View
254 - Greg Kucera, Nov. 3, 1967 vs. Valley
252 - Greg Kucera, Sept. 8, 1967 vs. Lyons
225 - Greg Kucera, Nov. 4, 1966 vs. Valley

Top single-game rushing performances:

386 - Andrew Minarick, Aug. 30, 2013 at Homer
262 - Jay Feala, Sept. 27, 1974 vs. Logan View
255*- Sam Lowe, Oct. 15, 2010 vs Fort Calhoun
254 - Greg Kucera, Nov. 3, 1967 vs. Valley
252 - Greg Kucera, Sept. 8, 1967 vs. Lyons
244 - Ryan Heywood, Oct. 8, 1993 vs. Lyons-Decatur
225 - Greg Kucera, Nov. 4, 1966 vs. Valley

* At the time, Sam Lowe's 255 yards was celebrated as a school record, as the record book had overlooked Feala's 262-yard performance in 1974. This was first noticed in 2022.

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