To join our email list and get notified when we launch the 202021 college football section about a week before the season starts, register for a free account. Who has rushed for the most yards in a college football season. Who has rushed for the most yards in a college football. Below are the uga football rushing records, including most rushes, most rushing yards, touchdowns, and more. College football stats including division ia player and team stats at cbssports. Wisconsin running back jonathan taylor set a new ncaa record for most rushing yards in a season by a freshman. List of national football league records individual.
Statistics are current through the end of the 2019 season. College football stats college fb team rushing yards per game. Mar 17, 2015 penn states 1947 rush defense is the most prolific in college football history, allowing a total of 153 rushing yards in nine games. Nfl receiving yards singleseason leaders profootball. Why college footballs new alltime rushing leader isnt. Mar 25, 2020 these are the best single season rushing yards in a college football season. Ncaa d1 single season qb rushing leaders quiz by minnmich. Jonathan taylor rushed for 204 yards and surpassed herschel walkers record for. The ncaa doesnt count bowl stats before 2002 in its record books.
These seven rushing seasons rank as the highest singleseason rushing totals in nfl history, and reaching the 2,000yard mark is considered a significant achievement for running backs. Reaves finished the season with 24 td passes and 19 interceptions. Beginning in 1970, most season individual rankings were by pergame averages. Wisconsins melvin gordon rushed for 251 yards in his final game as a badger, placing him second on the alltime singleseason fbs rushing list. College football stats are also available by conference. Dec 18, 2016 wisconsins melvin gordon made a hearty run at barry sanders singleseason rushing mark, set in 1988 at oklahoma state. Nov 24, 2018 with 351 rushing yards on the day, clemson reached 3,000 rushing yards in a season for the sixth time in school history. Jun 23, 2019 in their 18th season coached by bob higgins, the nittany lions allowed just 153 rushing yards all season over nine regular season games.
The record of 37 rushing touchdowns in a season was set by barry sanders of oklahoma state in 1988. In their 18th season coached by bob higgins, the nittany lions allowed just 153 rushing yards all season over nine regular season games. He shattered this total last season in setting a league record for rushing yards by a quarterback with 1,206. Jonathan taylor surpasses ncaa rushing mark through junior season. List of ncaa division i fbs career rushing yards leaders wikipedia. Jonathan taylor rushed for 204 yards and surpassed herschel walkers record for most yards by a. Ncaa individual records for rushing college football at sports.
Highest average rushing yards per attempt, career min. Rushing yards single season leaders and records college. Who holds the record for the most yards rushing in an ncaa. Highest average rushing yards per game, career minimum 2,500 yards fbs.
List of ncaa division i fbs career rushing yards leaders. Washington running back adrian peterson has an eye on the career rushing leaderboard as he heads into his 14th season. Its also available for hockey, basketball and baseball. Rushing for over 2,000 yards in a single season is an amazing feat and very few college football players have hit the mark. This section is showing information as of the end the 201920 season. College football stats including division ia player and team stats at.
Ncaa college football fbs current individual stats. So even though wisconsin rb ron dayne ran for 7,125 yards in his career when we include bowl games games in which the ncaa recorded. Jun 24, 2019 the runnerup in combined rushing and receiving yards is steve bartolo of colorado state, who had 5,892 total yards 4,8 yards rushing and 1,079 receiving from 198386. Ron dayne is the ncaa career rushing leader with 6397 yards. Per a tweet from wisconsin, taylor surpassed the previous record of. Georgia bulldogs football rushing records are led by herschel walker, who won the heisman trophy in 1982.
Per a tweet from wisconsin, taylor surpassed the previous record of 1,925 yards set. Running backs in ncaa division i fbs and its predecessors who have rushed for at least 5,000 yards in their college football careers are shown below. Every week during the season, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, this weeks schedule, top performers, fantasy drops and adds, new debuts and interesting tidbits. With a 15yard run in the fourth quarter of saturdays las vegas bowl, san diego state running back donnel pumphrey became the alltime career fbs rushing leader. Rushing yards career leaders and records college football. Ron dayne nate kmic has 8,074 rushing yards as of dec 2008. All conferences acc american big 12 big ten cusa fbs indep. The record for highest rushing yards per carry in a season was set in 1939 by jackie robinson of ucla with an average of 12. Jan 28, 2019 reynolds finished his college football career with an ncaa division i record 88 career touchdowns and an ncaa football subdivision record with 4,559 rushing yards by a quarterback. College fb team rushing attempts per game teamrankings. Ladainian tomlinson with 406 yards vs utep in 1999.
List of ncaa major college football yearly rushing leaders. Bowers of grove city college broke the ncaa alldivision career rushing record a week later than he wanted, and now must wait another week for the next milestone. On his way to earning mvp honors and being named offensive player of the year, the juice averaged 143. These are the best single season rushing yards in a college football season. With 351 rushing yards on the day, clemson reached 3,000 rushing yards in a season for the sixth time in school history. The second list, consistent with official ncaa records, does not include yardage gained in bowl games that were played prior to the 2002 season. To join our email list and get notified when we launch the 202021 college football. College footballs 2,000yard rushers in a season liveabout.
Dec 19, 2016 with a 15yard run in the fourth quarter of saturdays las vegas bowl, san diego state running back donnel pumphrey became the alltime career fbs rushing leader. San diego states donnel pumphrey is the alltime record holder, rushing for more than 6,400 yards in a college tenure that ended in 2016. Xavier omon has 7,010 rushing yards as of 9 dec 2007. Texas techs pat mahomes set the ncaa individual record for total offense in a game, with 819 combined passing and rushing yards. It is a goal of every running back in the fbs and, interestingly enough, the number who make it seems to be increasing every year. Rushing for over 2,000 yards in a single season is an amazing feat and. Melvin gordon finishes 2nd on alltime fbs singleseason.
Denard robinson the ncaa singleseason record holder for. Penn state also set the ncaa record for fewest total yards. Oh, and he only needed three quarters to do it against a. Jun 05, 2015 reaves finished the season with 24 td passes and 19 interceptions. All teams 49ers bears bengals bills broncos browns buccaneers cardinals chargers chiefs colts cowboys dolphins eagles falcons giants jaguars. Who holds the record for most career rushing yards in ncaa. Last season he had seven touchdown plays of 65 yards or more, so hes a big play guy too. College fb team yards per rush attempt teamrankings. Jonathan taylor breaks adrian petersons freshman rushing.
Why college footballs new alltime rushing leader isnt really its. Nfls next gen stats captures real time location data, speed and acceleration for every player, every play on every inch of the field. During his college career he held the record for the most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in a season with 31 in 20. Discover the current ncaa fbs football leaders in every stats category, as well as historic leaders. Jan 01, 2015 wisconsins melvin gordon rushed for 251 yards in his final game as a badger, placing him second on the alltime single season fbs rushing list. The ncaa recognizes sanders as running for 2,628 yards in 11 games. Career passing yards, career rushing yards, single season rushing td, single season receiving yards. Wisconsins jonathan taylor is the active leader with. Nfl rushing yards singleseason leaders profootball. It marks the teams second 3,000yard rushing season under swinney 3,345. In total offense, receiving yards, allpurpose yards, rushing and scoring, yards or points per game determine rankings. Oklahomattu was an alltime recordbreaking shootout, and. The most unbreakable records in college football bleacher.
Wisconsins melvin gordon made a hearty run at barry sanders singleseason rushing mark, set in 1988 at oklahoma state. Players active during the 2019 season are shown in. List of ncaa major college football yearly rushing leaders wikipedia. In the 11th game of the season, michigan sophomore denard robinson broke the ncaa singleseason record for most rushing yards by a quarterback. Blame the ncaa for donnel pumphrey breaking ron daynes. Discover next gen stats news, charts, and statistics. He also holds the record for the most points scored by a nonkicker with 530 points. Dec 31, 2017 wisconsin running back jonathan taylor set a new ncaa record for most rushing yards in a season by a freshman. Penn states 1947 rush defense is the most prolific in college football history, allowing a total of 153 rushing yards in nine games. The runnerup in combined rushing and receiving yards is steve bartolo of colorado state, who had 5,892 total yards 4,8 yards rushing and 1,079 receiving from 198386. How many rushing yards will former alabama running back. In his last 19 games hes averaged a little over 111 rushing yards per game. Most nfl rushing yards in 2019, topdozen predictions.
The alldivision ncaa single game rushing record is held by dante brown who chalked up 441 yards for marietta college div iii. Build your own custom leaderboards with the play index. College football stats have changed many times over the years and. To compare, the best performance in the last decade came in.
Nov 24, 2010 in the 11th game of the season, michigan sophomore denard robinson broke the ncaa single season record for most rushing yards by a quarterback. The 2,000yard club is a group of seven national football league nfl running backs who have rushed for 2,000 or more yards in a regular season. The greatest rushing performance in college football. The first list includes rushing yards gained in all games played, including all bowl games.
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