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Year-by-year rushing champions

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Rows: 34
Type: Leaderboard
Section: All-Time Individual Leaders on Offense
Group: RUSHING

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Byron “Whizzer” White

Colorado

1937

Carries: 181
Yards: 1,121

Len Eshmont

Fordham

1938

Carries: 132
Yards: 831

John Polanski

Wake Forest

1939

Carries: 137
Yards: 882

Al Ghesquiere

Detroit Mercy

1940

Carries: 146
Yards: 957

Frank Sinkwich

Georgia

1941

Carries: 209
Yards: 1,103

Rudy Mobley

Hardin-Simmons

1942

Carries: 187
Yards: 1,281

Creighton Miller

Notre Dame

1943

Carries: 151
Yards: 911

Wayne “Red” Williams

Minnesota

1944

Carries: 136
Yards: 911

Bob Fenimore

Oklahoma St.

1945

Carries: 142
Yards: 1,048

Rudy Mobley

Hardin-Simmons

1946

#10

Carries: 227
Yards: 1,262

Wilton Davis

Hardin-Simmons

1947

#11

Carries: 193
Yards: 1,173

Fred Wendt

UTEP

1948

#12

Carries: 184
Yards: 1,570

John Dottley

Ole Miss

1949

#13

Carries: 208
Yards: 1,312

Wilford White

Arizona St.

1950

#14

Carries: 199
Yards: 1,502

Ollie Matson

San Francisco

1951

#15

Carries: 245
Yards: 1,566

Howie Waugh

Tulsa

1952

#16

Carries: 164
Yards: 1,372

J.C. Caroline

Illinois

1953

#17

Carries: 194
Yards: 1,256

Art Luppino

Arizona

1954

#18

Carries: 179
Yards: 1,359

Art Luppino

Arizona

1955

#19

Carries: 209
Yards: 1,313

Jim Crawford

Wyoming

1956

#20

Carries: 200
Yards: 1,104

Leon Burton

Arizona St.

1957

#21

Carries: 117
Yards: 1,126

Dick Bass

Pacific

1958

#22

Carries: 205
Yards: 1,361

Pervis Atkins

New Mexico St.

1959

#23

Carries: 130
Yards: 971

Bob Gaiters

New Mexico St.

1960

#24

Carries: 197
Yards: 1,338

Jim Pilot

New Mexico St.

1961

#25

Carries: 191
Yards: 1,278

Jim Pilot

New Mexico St.

1962

#26

Carries: 208
Yards: 1,247

Dave Casinelli

Memphis

1963

#27

Carries: 219
Yards: 1,016

Brian Piccolo

Wake Forest

1964

#28

Carries: 252
Yards: 1,044

Mike Garrett

Southern California

1965

#29

Carries: 267
Yards: 1,440

Ray McDonald

Idaho

1966

#30

Carries: 259
Yards: 1,329

O.J. Simpson

Southern California

1967

#31

Carries: 266
Yards: 1,415

O.J. Simpson

Southern California

1968

#32

Carries: 355
Yards: 1,709

Steve Owens

Oklahoma

1969

#33

Carries: 358
Yards: 1,523

Year-by-year rushing champions FBS records
#	Player	School	Year	Carries	Yards
1	Byron “Whizzer” White	Colorado	1937	181	1,121
2	Len Eshmont	Fordham	1938	132	831
3	John Polanski	Wake Forest	1939	137	882
4	Al Ghesquiere	Detroit Mercy	1940	146	957
5	Frank Sinkwich	Georgia	1941	209	1,103
6	Rudy Mobley	Hardin-Simmons	1942	187	1,281
7	Creighton Miller	Notre Dame	1943	151	911
8	Wayne “Red” Williams	Minnesota	1944	136	911
9	Bob Fenimore	Oklahoma St.	1945	142	1,048
10	Rudy Mobley	Hardin-Simmons	1946	227	1,262
11	Wilton Davis	Hardin-Simmons	1947	193	1,173
12	Fred Wendt	UTEP	1948	184	1,570
13	John Dottley	Ole Miss	1949	208	1,312
14	Wilford White	Arizona St.	1950	199	1,502
15	Ollie Matson	San Francisco	1951	245	1,566
16	Howie Waugh	Tulsa	1952	164	1,372
17	J.C. Caroline	Illinois	1953	194	1,256
18	Art Luppino	Arizona	1954	179	1,359
19	Art Luppino	Arizona	1955	209	1,313
20	Jim Crawford	Wyoming	1956	200	1,104
21	Leon Burton	Arizona St.	1957	117	1,126
22	Dick Bass	Pacific	1958	205	1,361
23	Pervis Atkins	New Mexico St.	1959	130	971
24	Bob Gaiters	New Mexico St.	1960	197	1,338
25	Jim Pilot	New Mexico St.	1961	191	1,278
26	Jim Pilot	New Mexico St.	1962	208	1,247
27	Dave Casinelli	Memphis	1963	219	1,016
28	Brian Piccolo	Wake Forest	1964	252	1,044
29	Mike Garrett	Southern California	1965	267	1,440
30	Ray McDonald	Idaho	1966	259	1,329
31	O.J. Simpson	Southern California	1967	266	1,415
32	O.J. Simpson	Southern California	1968	355	1,709
33	Steve Owens	Oklahoma	1969	358	1,523

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