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Type
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Section
All-Time Individual Leaders on Offense
Group
ALL-PURPOSE YARDS
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Damaris Johnson

Tulsa

2008-2010

#1
Games
40
Rushing yards
1,062

Brandon West

Western Mich.

2006-2009

#2
Games
49
Rushing yards
3,671

C.J. Spiller

Clemson

2006-2009

#3
Games
52
Rushing yards
3,547

DeAngelo Williams

Memphis

2002-2005

#4
Games
44
Rushing yards
6,026

Donnel Pumphrey

San Diego St.

2013-2016

#5
Games
54
Rushing yards
6,405

T.Y. Hilton

FIU

2008-2011

#6
Games
50
Rushing yards
498

Tyron Carrier

Houston

2008-2011

#7
Games
53
Rushing yards
330

Tavon Austin

West Virginia

2009-2012

#8
Games
52
Rushing yards
1,031

Ricky Williams

Texas

1995-1998

#9
Games
45
Rushing yards
6,279

Ameer Abdullah

Nebraska

2011-2014

#10
Games
53
Rushing yards
4,588

Napoleon McCallum

Navy

1981-1985

#11
Games
45
Rushing yards
4,179

Antonio Brown

Central Mich.

2007-2009

#12
Games
41
Rushing yards
531

Chris Johnson

East Carolina

2004-2007

#13
Games
47
Rushing yards
2,982

Christian McCaffrey

Stanford

2014-2016

#14
Games
38
Rushing yards
3,922

Kerwynn Williams

Utah St.

2009-2012

#15
Games
49
Rushing yards
2,515

Bobby Rainey

Western Ky.

2008-2011

#16
Games
44
Rushing yards
4,542

Darrin Nelson

Stanford

1977-1978

#17
Games
44
Rushing yards
4,033

Travis Etienne

Clemson

2017-2020

#18
Games
55
Rushing yards
4,952

Kevin Faulk

LSU

1995-1998

#19
Games
44
Rushing yards
4,557

Darren Sproles

Kansas St.

2001-2004

#20
Games
45
Rushing yards
4,979

Antonio Andrews

Western Ky.

2010-2013

#21
Games
42
Rushing yards
3,674

DeMarco Murray

Oklahoma

2007-2010

#22
Games
50
Rushing yards
3,685

Ron Dayne

Wisconsin

1996-1999

#23
Games
43
Rushing yards
6,397

Terance Mathis

New Mexico

1985-1987

#24
Games
89
Rushing yards
44

Rashaad Penny

San Diego St.

2014-2017

#25
Games
54
Rushing yards
3,656

Ryan Benjamin

Pacific

1990-1992

#26
Games
24
Rushing yards
3,119

Sheldon Canley

San Jose St.

1988-1990

#27
Games
25
Rushing yards
2,513

Jeremy Maclin

Missouri

2007-2008

#28
Games
28
Rushing yards
668

Damaris Johnson

Tulsa

2008-2010

#29
Games
40
Rushing yards
1,062

Howard Stevens

Louisville

1971-1972

#30
Games
20
Rushing yards
2,723

O.J. Simpson

Southern California

1967-1968

#31
Games
19
Rushing yards
3,124

Alex Van Dyke

Nevada

1994-1995

#32
Games
22
Rushing yards
7

Christian McCaffrey

Stanford

2014-2016

#33
Games
38
Rushing yards
3,922

Ed Marinaro

Cornell

1969-1971

#34
Games
27
Rushing yards
4,715

Garrett Wolfe

NIU

2004-2006

#35
Games
33
Rushing yards
5,164

Marshall Faulk

San Diego St.

1991-1993

#36
Games
31
Rushing yards
4,589

Troy Edwards

Louisiana Tech

1996-1998

#37
Games
34
Rushing yards
447

Antonio Brown

Central Mich.

2007-2009

#38
Games
41
Rushing yards
531

Herschel Walker

Georgia

1980-1982

#39
Games
33
Rushing yards
5,259

Louie Giammona

Utah St.

1973-1975

#40
Games
30
Rushing yards
3,499

DeAngelo Williams

Memphis

2002-2005

#41
Games
44
Rushing yards
6,026

Duke Johnson

Miami (FL)

2012-2014

#42
Games
33
Rushing yards
3,519

Troy Davis

Iowa St.

1994-1996

#43
Games
31
Rushing yards
4,382

Vaughn Dunbar

Indiana

1990-1991

#44
Games
22
Rushing yards
2,842

Antonio Andrews

Western Ky.

2010-2013

#45
Games
42
Rushing yards
3,674

Jonathan Taylor

Wisconsin

2017-2019

#46
Games
41
Rushing yards
6,174

Ricky Williams

Texas

1995-1998

#47
Games
45
Rushing yards
6,279

Napoleon McCallum

Navy

1981-1985

#48
Games
45
Rushing yards
4,179

Brandon West

Western Mich.

2006-2009

#49
Games
49
Rushing yards
3,671

Bobby Rainey

Western Ky.

2008-2011

#50
Games
44
Rushing yards
4,542

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