The record-breaking season and historic career of
Myles McLaughlin came to an end Friday as
Knox fell 35-0 to
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers in Indiana's Class 3A semifinals.
McLaughlin had a chance to break the record for single-season points and move closer to the national career rushing record but was
held out of the end zone for the first time since the fourth game of his sophomore season.
With 372 yards last week in a 28-21 win over
Angola, McLaughlin broke the single-season records for both rushing yards and rushing touchdowns. On Friday, Bishop Luers held McLaughlin to just 78 yards on the night, the first time he had been held to under 100 in 38 games.
Myles McLaughlin led Knox to 44 wins in four seasons and rushed for more yards than every player in high school football history except Derrick Henry and Kelvin Taylor. (PHOTO: Dean Reid)
None of that takes away from the historic season McLaughlin put together.
As Knox's workhorse all season, McLaughlin ran for national single-season records of 4,846 yards and 71 touchdowns from the quarterback position. He became just the fifth player ever with more than 11,000 career rushing yards and broke state records for rushing yards, rushing touchdowns and carries (486).
McLaughlin ran for over 300 yards 10 times during his senior year and over 400 yards five times. He finished his career third on the national career rushing list with 11,839 yards, putting him 224 behind Kelvin Taylor of
Glades Day (Belle Glade, Fla.) and 285 behind current Baltimore Ravens star Derrick Henry, who posted 12,124 yards at
Yulee (Fla.) from 2009–12.
Entering his senior season, McLaughlin was without a college offer but has picked up six from Division I programs this fall, including Ball State and Murray State.
McLaughlin by the numbers
Games
2025: 14
Career: 54
Career win-loss record: 44-10
Carries
2025: 486
Season high: 54, Oct. 31 vs.
Griffith
Career: 1,213
Indiana single-season record: McLaughlin, 2025
Indiana career record: 1,331, Charlie Spegal,
New Palestine, 2016–19
National single-season record: 502, Tyler Evans, McLeod West (Minn.), 2001
National career record: 1,399, Derrick Henry,
Yulee (Fla.), 2009–12
Rushing yards
2025: 4,846
Season high: 469, Oct. 24 vs.
Jimtown (Elkhart)
Career: 11,839
Indiana single-season record: McLaughlin, 2025
Indiana career rushing record: McLaughlin, 2022–25
Indiana single-game record: 581, Chase Van Schoyck,
North Central (Farmersburg), 2013
National single-season record: 4,846, McLaughlin, 2025
National career record: 12,124, Henry, 2009–12
Rushing touchdowns
2025: 71
Season high: 9, Sept. 5 vs.
Culver Academies (Culver)
Career: 174
Indiana single-season record: 71, McLaughlin, 2025
Indiana career record: 191, Charlie Spegal, New Palestine, 2016-19
National single-season record: McLaughlin, 2025
National career record: 204, Michael Hart,
Onondaga (Nedrow, N.Y.), 2000-03
Total points
2025: 448
Career: 1,166
Indiana single-season record: 453, Brett Law,
Sheridan, 1988
Indiana career record: McLaughlin, 2025
National single-season record: 453, Law, 1988
National career record: 1,246, Hart, 2000–03
Yards per carry
2025: 10.0
Career: 9.8
Yards per game
2025: 346.1
Career: 219.2
National single-season record: 370.5, Ethen Knox,
Oil City (Pa.), 2022 (10 games)
2025 games over 300 yards: 10
2025 games over 400 yards: 5
