Record list

Leaderboard

Single-season rushing yards leaders

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26
Type
Leaderboard
Section
All-Time Individual Leaders on Offense
Group
RUSHING
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Barry Sanders

Oklahoma St.

1988

#1
Games
11
Carries
344
Yards
2,628
Yards/game
238.9

Ashton Jeanty

Boise St.

2024

#2
Games
14
Carries
374
Yards
2,601
Yards/game
185.8

Melvin Gordon

Wisconsin

2014

#3
Games
14
Carries
343
Yards
2,587
Yards/game
184.8

Kevin Smith

UCF

2007

#4
Games
14
Carries
450
Yards
2,567
Yards/game
183.4

Marcus Allen

Southern California

1981

#5
Games
11
Carries
403
Yards
2,342
Yards/game
212.9

Rashaad Penny

San Diego St.

2017

#6
Games
13
Carries
289
Yards
2,248
Yards/game
172.9

Derrick Henry

Alabama

2015

#7
Games
15
Carries
395
Yards
2,219
Yards/game
147.9

Jonathan Taylor

Wisconsin

2018

#8
Games
13
Carries
307
Yards
2,194
Yards/game
168.8

Troy Davis

Iowa St.

1996

#9
Games
11
Carries
402
Yards
2,185
Yards/game
198.6

Andre Williams

Boston College

2013

#10
Games
13
Carries
355
Yards
2,177
Yards/game
167.5

LaDainian Tomlinson

TCU

2000

#11
Games
11
Carries
369
Yards
2,158
Yards/game
196.2

Mike Rozier

Nebraska

1983

#12
Games
12
Carries
275
Yards
2,148
Yards/game
179.0

Donnel Pumphrey

San Diego St.

2016

#13
Games
14
Carries
349
Yards
2,133
Yards/game
152.4

Matt Forte

Tulane

2007

#14
Games
12
Carries
361
Yards
2,127
Yards/game
177.3

Ricky Williams

Texas

1998

#15
Games
11
Carries
361
Yards
2,124
Yards/game
193.1

Bryce Love

Stanford

2017

#16
Games
13
Carries
263
Yards
2,118
Yards/game
162.9

Chubba Hubbard

Oklahoma St.

2019

#17
Games
13
Carries
328
Yards
2,094
Yards/game
161.1

Larry Johnson

Penn St.

2002

#18
Games
13
Carries
271
Yards
2,087
Yards/game
160.5

Byron Hanspard

Texas Tech

1996

#19
Games
11
Carries
339
Yards
2,084
Yards/game
189.5

Donald Brown

UConn

2008

#20
Games
13
Carries
367
Yards
2,083
Yards/game
160.2

Rashaan Salaam

Colorado

1994

#21
Games
11
Carries
298
Yards
2,055
Yards/game
186.8

Tevin Coleman

Indiana

2014

#22
Games
12
Carries
270
Yards
2,036
Yards/game
169.7

D’Onta Foreman

Texas

2016

#23
Games
11
Carries
323
Yards
2,028
Yards/game
184.4

Christian McCaffrey

Stanford

2015

#24
Games
14
Carries
337
Yards
2,019
Yards/game
144.2

J.J. Arrington

California

2004

#25
Games
12
Carries
289
Yards
2,018
Yards/game
168.2

Malcolm Perry

Navy (QB)

2019

#26
Games
13
Carries
295
Yards
2,017
Yards/game
155.2

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