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In Emmit Smith's first full game, (Florida's 3rd game) he promptly broke Florida's 40-year old all-time single game rushing record, carrying 39 times for 224 yards and 2 TDs as the Gators upset the Crimson Tide of Alabama in 1987.

Emmit Smith rushed for a single game record of 316 yards versus New Mexico in October 1989.

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The National Football League's all-time rushing leader had excellent success opposite the archrival Philadelphia Eagles. In 26 regular-season games against the Eagles, Smith rushed for 2,468 yards, his best output against any single opponent. Here are the game-by-game totals (Cowboys home games in bold):

  • Oct. 28, 1990 -- Philadelphia 21, Dallas 20 (15-54 yards, 1 TD).
  • Dec. 23, 1990 -- Philadelphia 17, Dallas 3 (14-61 yards).
  • Sept. 15, 1991 -- Philadelphia 24, Dallas 0 (13-44 yards).
  • Dec. 15, 1991 -- Dallas 25, Philadelphia 13 (25-75 yards).
  • Oct. 5, 1992 -- Philadelphia 31, Dallas 7 (19-67 yards).
  • Nov. 1, 1992 -- Dallas 20, Philadelphia 10 (30-163 yards).
  • Oct. 31, 1993 -- Dallas 23, Philadelphia 10 (30-237 yards, 1 TD).
  • Dec. 6, 1993 -- Dallas 23, Philadelphia 17 (23-172 yards).
  • Oct. 16, 1994 --Dallas 24, Philadelphia 13 (26-106 yards, 1 TD).
  • Dec. 4, 1994 -- Dallas 31, Philadelphia 19 (25-91 yards, 2 TDs).
  • Nov. 6, 1995 -- Dallas 34, Philadelphia 12 (27-158 yards, 2 TDs).
  • Dec. 10, 1995 -- Philadelphia 20, Dallas 17 (27-108 yards, 1 TD).
  • Sept. 30, 1996 -- Dallas 23, Philadelphia 19 (22-92 yards, 1 TD).
  • Nov. 3, 1996 -- Philadelphia 31, Dallas 21 (24-113 yards, 2 TDs).
  • Sept. 15, 1997 -- Dallas 21, Philadelphia 20 (27-91 yards).
  • Oct. 26, 1997 -- Philadelphia 13, Dallas 12 (25-126 yards).
  • Nov. 2, 1998 -- Dallas 34, Philadelphia 0 (23-101 yards, 1 TD).
  • Dec. 20, 1998 -- Dallas 13, Philadelphia 9 (25-110 yards).
  • Oct. 10, 1999 -- Philadelphia 13, Dallas 10 (30-114 yards).
  • Dec. 12, 1999 -- Dallas 20, Philadelphia 10 (1-2 yards).
  • Sept. 3, 2000 -- Philadelphia 41, Dallas 14 (7-29 yards).
  • Nov. 5, 2000 -- Philadelphia 16, Dallas 13 OT (26-134 yards, 1 TD).
  • Sept. 30, 2001 -- Philadelphia 40, Dallas 18 (16-58 yards).
  • Nov. 18, 2001 -- Philadelphia 36, Dallas 3 (25-80 yards).
  • Sept. 22, 2002 -- Philadelphia 44. Dallas 13 (11-52 yards).
  • Dec. 21, 2002 -- Philadelphia 27, Dallas 3 (8-30 yards).

Smith and the Cowboys appeared in postseason play against Philadelphia twice:

  • Jan. 10, 1993 -- Dallas 34, Philadelphia 10 (25-114 yards, 1 TD).
  • Jan. 7, 1996 -- Dallas 30 , Philadelphia 11 (21-99 yards, 1 TD).
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The great Dallas Cowboys running back only played in six contests at the Washington Redskins' home (originally called Jack Kent Cooke Stadium) since the 1997 season. Overall, Smith rushed for 488 yards on 135 carries at the football field in Landover, Maryland.

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In his first season (1990) with the Cowboys, Emmitt Smith rushed for 937 yards on 241 attempts for a 3.9 yard per rush average. He scored 11 rushing TDs that season.

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His first season was 1989. He rushed for 1,470 yards for a 5.3 yard average. He did that in 15 games, because he didn't play in the final game of the season.

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Four. Smith, the NFL's all-time rushing leader with 18,355 yards, won league rushing titles in 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1995.

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