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Type
Leaderboard
Section
All-Time Individual Leaders on Offense
Group
ALL-PURPOSE YARDS
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Christian McCaffrey

Stanford

2015

#1
Games
14
Rushing yards
2,019

Barry Sanders

Oklahoma St.

1988

#2
Games
11
Rushing yards
2,628

Antonio Andrews

Western Ky.

2012

#3
Games
13
Rushing yards
1,728

Ryan Benjamin

Pacific

1991

#4
Games
12
Rushing yards
1,581

Rashaad Penny

San Diego St.

2017

#5
Games
13
Rushing yards
2,248

Chris Johnson

East Carolina

2007

#6
Games
13
Rushing yards
1,423

Tavon Austin

West Virginia

2012

#7
Games
13
Rushing yards
643

Jeremy Maclin

Missouri

2008

#8
Games
14
Rushing yards
293

Kevin Smith

UCF

2007

#9
Games
14
Rushing yards
2,567

Troy Edwards

Louisiana Tech

1998

#10
Games
12
Rushing yards
227

Jeremy Maclin

Missouri

2007

#11
Games
14
Rushing yards
375

Ashton Jeanty

Boise St.

2024

#12
Games
14
Rushing yards
2,601

Melvin Gordon

Wisconsin

2014

#13
Games
14
Rushing yards
2,587

Darren Sproles

Kansas St.

2003

#14
Games
15
Rushing yards
1,986

Damaris Johnson

Tulsa

2009

#15
Games
12
Rushing yards
175

Mike Pringle

Cal St. Fullerton

1989

#16
Games
11
Rushing yards
1,727

Dante Love

Ball St.

2007

#17
Games
13
Rushing yards
192

Mardy Gilyard

Cincinnati

2009

#18
Games
13
Rushing yards
16

Chad Hall

Air Force

2007

#19
Games
13
Rushing yards
1,478

Marqise Lee

Southern California

2012

#20
Games
13
Rushing yards
106

C.J. Spiller

Clemson

2009

#21
Games
14
Rushing yards
1,212

Larry Johnson

Penn St.

2002

#22
Games
13
Rushing yards
2,087

Tyler Ervin

San Jose St.

2015

#23
Games
13
Rushing yards
1,601

Paul Palmer

Temple

1986

#24
Games
11
Rushing yards
1,866

Emmett White

Utah St.

2000

#25
Games
11
Rushing yards
1,322

Damaris Johnson

Tulsa

2010

#26
Games
13
Rushing yards
560

Barry Sanders

Oklahoma St.

1988

#27
Games
11
Rushing yards
2,628

Christian McCaffrey

Stanford

2015

#28
Games
14
Rushing yards
2,019

Ryan Benjamin

Pacific

1991

#29
Games
12
Rushing yards
1,581

Byron “Whizzer” White

Colorado

1937

#30
Games
8
Rushing yards
1,121

Mike Pringle

Cal St. Fullerton

1989

#31
Games
11
Rushing yards
1,727

Antonio Andrews

Western Ky.

2012

#32
Games
13
Rushing yards
1,728

Paul Palmer

Temple

1986

#33
Games
11
Rushing yards
1,866

Emmett White

Utah St.

2000

#34
Games
11
Rushing yards
1,322

Ryan Benjamin

Pacific

1992

#35
Games
11
Rushing yards
1,441

Marcus Allen

Southern California

1981

#36
Games
11
Rushing yards
2,342

Troy Edwards

Louisiana Tech

1998

#37
Games
12
Rushing yards
227

Rashaad Penny

San Diego St.

2017

#38
Games
13
Rushing yards
2,248

Sheldon Canley

San Jose St.

1989

#39
Games
11
Rushing yards
1,201

Chris Johnson

East Carolina

2007

#40
Games
13
Rushing yards
1,423

Ollie Matson

San Francisco

1951

#41
Games
9
Rushing yards
1,566

Damaris Johnson

Tulsa

2009

#42
Games
12
Rushing yards
175

Troy Davis

Iowa St.

1995

#43
Games
11
Rushing yards
2,010

Tavon Austin

West Virginia

2012

#44
Games
13
Rushing yards
643

Alex Van Dyke

Nevada

1995

#45
Games
11
Rushing yards
6

Art Luppino

Arizona

1954

#46
Games
10
Rushing yards
1,359

Antonio Andrews

Western Ky.

2013

#47
Games
12
Rushing yards
1,730

Chuck Weatherspoon

Houston

1989

#48
Games
11
Rushing yards
1,146

Anthony Thompson

Indiana

1989

#49
Games
11
Rushing yards
1,793

Ricky Williams

Texas

1998

#50
Games
11
Rushing yards
2,124

Napoleon McCallum

Navy

1983

#51
Games
11
Rushing yards
1,587

Troy Davis

Iowa St.

1996

#52
Games
11
Rushing yards
2,185

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