Strong Arm Tactics:

A History and Statistical Analysis of the Professional Quarterback

 

Quarterback 100-Yard Rushing Games

Passers have rushed for 100 yards in a game on 44 occasions in NFL history through the 2006 season. This chronological list includes names of pre-T Formation tailbacks Shepherd, Sinkwich, Grigas, Hall, Isbell, Clark, Danowski and Filchock and Newman. Billy Kilmer is questionable because he achieved his performance in three straight games as the running option quarterback in the 49ers 1961 experimental Shotgun Formation. Aside from backups Weese and Concannon and the anomaly, the remaining players are among the greatest running quarterbacks in history. Note that such prominent running quarterbacks as Greg Landry, Rich Gannon, Daunte Culpepper and Vince Young never surpassed 100 yards rushing in a game.

Quarterback 100-Yard Rushing Games, by Date, through 2006

Date Quarterback Team Points Opponent Points Rushing W/L
10/8/1933 Harry Newman NYG 20 WSH 21 108 L
11/18/1934 Ed Danowski NYG 9 CHI 10 105 L
10/30/1935 Bill Shepherd DET 14 WSH 0 129 W
11/22/1936 Dutch Clark DET 14 ARZ 7 116 W
10/9/1938 Ace Parker XBKN 17 PIT 7 103 W
10/29/1939 Parker Hall STL 14 PIT 14 131 T
11/10/1940 Cecil Isbell GBP 28 ARZ 7 118 W
9/16/1941 Parker Hall STL 10 ARZ 6 104 W
10/8/1944 Frankie Sinkwich DET 19 XBKN 14 135 W
11/5/1944 John Grigas ARZ 6 DET 27 117 L
11/12/1944 John Grigas ARZ 7 DET 21 123 L
11/19/1944 Frankie Sinkwich DET 41 CHI 21 170 W
10/6/1946 Frank Filchock NYG 17 PIT 14 108 W
9/24/1950 Bobby Layne DET 10 PIT 7 118 W
11/18/1951 Tobin Rote GBP 13 CHI 24 150 L
11/22/1951 Tobin Rote GBP 35 DET 52 131 L
10/12/1952 Tobin Rote GBP 28 STL 30 106 L
10/1/1961 Billy Kilmer SFF 49 DET 0 103 W
10/8/1961 Billy Kilmer SFF 35 STL 0 131 W
10/15/1961 Billy Kilmer SFF 38 MIN 24 115 W
12/4/1966 Jack Concannon PHL 27 PIT 23 129 W
10/15/1972 Bobby Douglass CHI 17 CLE 0 117 W
12/17/1972 Bobby Douglass CHI 21 OAK 28 127 L
11/4/1973 Bobby Douglass CHI 31 GBP 17 100 W
10/18/1976 Steve Grogan NEP 41 NYJ 7 103 W
12/12/1976 Norris Weese DEN 28 CHI 14 120 W
11/16/1986 Randall Cunningham PHL 11 DET 13 110 L
11/4/1990 Randall Cunningham PHL 48 NEP 20 124 W
12/16/1990 Vinny Testaverde TBB 26 MIN 13 105 W
12/23/1990 Steve Young SFF 20 MIN 17 102 W
12/6/1992 Randall Cunningham PHL 28 MIN 17 121 W
12/22/1996 Kordel Stewart PIT 14 CAR 18 102 L
10/11/1998 Kordel Stewart PIT 20 CIN 25 103 L
12/10/2000 Aaron Brooks NOS 31 SFF 27 108 W
10/6/2002 Donovan McNabb PHL 25 JAX 28 100 L
10/28/2002 Donovan McNabb PHL 17 NYG 3 107 W
12/1/2002 Michael Vick ATL 30 MIN 24 173 W
12/7/2003 Michael Vick ATL 20 CAR 14 141 W
9/19/2004 Michael Vick ATL 34 STL 17 109 W
10/31/2004 Michael Vick ATL 41 DEN 28 115 W
11/21/2004 Michael Vick ATL 14 NYG 10 104 W
9/17/2006 Michael Vick ATL 14 TBB 3 127 W
10/1/2006 Michael Vick ATL 32 ARZ 10 101 W
11/26/2006 Michael Vick ATL 31 NOS 13 166 L

 

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