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Single-season rushing leaders with TDs

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Rows: 27
Type: Leaderboard
Section: All-Time Individual Leaders on Offense
Group: RUSHING

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Barry Sanders

Oklahoma St.

1988

Games: 11
Carries: 344
Yards: 2,628
TDs: 37
Yards/game: 238.9

Marcus Allen

Southern California

1981

Games: 11
Carries: 403
Yards: 2,342
TDs: 22
Yards/game: 212.9

Ed Marinaro

Cornell

1971

Games: 9
Carries: 356
Yards: 1,881
TDs: 24
Yards/game: 209.0

Troy Davis

Iowa St.

1996

Games: 11
Carries: 402
Yards: 2,185
TDs: 21
Yards/game: 198.6

LaDainian Tomlinson

TCU

2000

Games: 11
Carries: 369
Yards: 2,158
TDs: 22
Yards/game: 196.2

Ricky Williams

Texas

1998

Games: 11
Carries: 361
Yards: 2,124
TDs: 27
Yards/game: 193.1

Byron Hanspard

Texas Tech

1996

Games: 11
Carries: 339
Yards: 2,084
TDs: 13
Yards/game: 189.5

Rashaan Salaam

Colorado

1994

Games: 11
Carries: 298
Yards: 2,055
TDs: 24
Yards/game: 186.8

Ashton Jeanty

Boise St.

2024

Games: 14
Carries: 374
Yards: 2,601
TDs: 29
Yards/game: 185.8

Melvin Gordon

Wisconsin

2014

#10

Games: 14
Carries: 343
Yards: 2,587
TDs: 29
Yards/game: 184.8

D’Onta Foreman

Texas

2016

#11

Games: 11
Carries: 323
Yards: 2,028
TDs: 15
Yards/game: 184.4

Kevin Smith

UCF

2007

#12

Games: 14
Carries: 450
Yards: 2,567
TDs: 29
Yards/game: 183.4

Troy Davis

Iowa St.

1995

#13

Games: 11
Carries: 345
Yards: 2,010
TDs: 15
Yards/game: 182.7

Charles White

Southern California

1979

#14

Games: 10
Carries: 293
Yards: 1,803
TDs: 18
Yards/game: 180.3

Jamario Thomas

North Texas

2004

#15

Games: 10
Carries: 285
Yards: 1,801
TDs: 17
Yards/game: 180.1

LeShon Johnson

NIU

1993

#16

Games: 11
Carries: 327
Yards: 1,976
TDs: 12
Yards/game: 179.6

Mike Rozier

Nebraska

1983

#17

Games: 12
Carries: 275
Yards: 2,148
TDs: 29
Yards/game: 179.0

Jaret Patterson

Buffalo

2020

#18

Games: 6
Carries: 141
Yards: 1,072
TDs: 19
Yards/game: 178.7

DeAngelo Williams

Memphis

2005

#19

Games: 11
Carries: 310
Yards: 1,964
TDs: 18
Yards/game: 178.5

Matt Forte

Tulane

2007

#20

Games: 12
Carries: 361
Yards: 2,127
TDs: 23
Yards/game: 177.3

Tony Dorsett

Pittsburgh

1976

#21

Games: 11
Carries: 338
Yards: 1,948
TDs: 21
Yards/game: 177.1

Garrett Wolfe

NIU

2005

#22

Games: 9
Carries: 242
Yards: 1,580
TDs: 16
Yards/game: 175.6

Ollie Matson

San Francisco

1951

#23

Games: 9
Carries: 245
Yards: 1,566
TDs: 20
Yards/game: 174.0

Damien Anderson

Northwestern

2000

#24

Games: 11
Carries: 293
Yards: 1,914
TDs: 22
Yards/game: 174.0

Lorenzo White

Michigan St.

1985

#25

Games: 11
Carries: 386
Yards: 1,908
TDs: 17
Yards/game: 173.5

Wasean Tait

Toledo

1995

#26

Games: 11
Carries: 357
Yards: 1,905
TDs: 20
Yards/game: 173.2

Rashaad Penny

San Diego St.

2017

#27

Games: 13
Carries: 289
Yards: 2,248
TDs: 23
Yards/game: 172.9

Single-season rushing leaders with TDs FBS records
#	Player	School	Season	Games	Carries	Yards	TDs	Yards/game
1	Barry Sanders	Oklahoma St.	1988	11	344	2,628	37	238.9
2	Marcus Allen	Southern California	1981	11	403	2,342	22	212.9
3	Ed Marinaro	Cornell	1971	9	356	1,881	24	209.0
4	Troy Davis	Iowa St.	1996	11	402	2,185	21	198.6
5	LaDainian Tomlinson	TCU	2000	11	369	2,158	22	196.2
6	Ricky Williams	Texas	1998	11	361	2,124	27	193.1
7	Byron Hanspard	Texas Tech	1996	11	339	2,084	13	189.5
8	Rashaan Salaam	Colorado	1994	11	298	2,055	24	186.8
9	Ashton Jeanty	Boise St.	2024	14	374	2,601	29	185.8
10	Melvin Gordon	Wisconsin	2014	14	343	2,587	29	184.8
11	D’Onta Foreman	Texas	2016	11	323	2,028	15	184.4
12	Kevin Smith	UCF	2007	14	450	2,567	29	183.4
13	Troy Davis	Iowa St.	1995	11	345	2,010	15	182.7
14	Charles White	Southern California	1979	10	293	1,803	18	180.3
15	Jamario Thomas	North Texas	2004	10	285	1,801	17	180.1
16	LeShon Johnson	NIU	1993	11	327	1,976	12	179.6
17	Mike Rozier	Nebraska	1983	12	275	2,148	29	179.0
18	Jaret Patterson	Buffalo	2020	6	141	1,072	19	178.7
19	DeAngelo Williams	Memphis	2005	11	310	1,964	18	178.5
20	Matt Forte	Tulane	2007	12	361	2,127	23	177.3
21	Tony Dorsett	Pittsburgh	1976	11	338	1,948	21	177.1
22	Garrett Wolfe	NIU	2005	9	242	1,580	16	175.6
23	Ollie Matson	San Francisco	1951	9	245	1,566	20	174.0
24	Damien Anderson	Northwestern	2000	11	293	1,914	22	174.0
25	Lorenzo White	Michigan St.	1985	11	386	1,908	17	173.5
26	Wasean Tait	Toledo	1995	11	357	1,905	20	173.2
27	Rashaad Penny	San Diego St.	2017	13	289	2,248	23	172.9

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