Dec 31, 2017 wisconsin running back jonathan taylor set a new ncaa record for most rushing yards in a season by a freshman. Detroit lions running back barry sanders recorded the third 2,000yard season in 1997, rushing for 2,053 yards. Barnes had seven 100yard rushing performances for third most in school history. Why college footballs new alltime rushing leader isnt.
Top 25 running backs returning to college football in 2020. Ravens break singleseason team rushing record during week 17. Rushing yards per attempt single season leaders and records. Mar 25, 2020 these are the best single season rushing yards in a college football season. Jun 05, 2015 reaves finished the season with 24 td passes and 19 interceptions. Only three backs ever have averaged 200 yards per game in a season sanders, uscs marcus allen 212. Dont expect another 1,000yard rushing season from oklahomas quarterback, though. The list of college football yearly rushing leaders identifies the major college rushing leaders for each season from 1937 to the present. Rushing for over 6,400 yards in a career means carrying a 1,599 yard per year average over a fouryear career or managing a 2,3 per year average over a three season campaign. Below are the uga football rushing records, including most rushes, most rushing yards, touchdowns, and more. One run for a loss of a yard, two passes for a total gain of 7 and another punt. 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. Russell wilson becomes the 10th quarterback with 3,000 career.
Rank, player, team, att, yds, ydsatt, ydsgame, tds. Jonathan taylor needs 79 rushing yards to set fbs single season mark for freshmen. 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. Penn state also set the ncaa record for fewest total yards allowed in a single game that season, when syracuse was held to 47 yards 107 rushing, 60 passing in a 400 penn state victory on oct. 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. That next season in 2007, he surpassed his previous record, dashing for 1,830 yards on 325 attempts with 16 rushing touchdowns. He was second on team in receptions with 34 for 291 yards and three receiving touchdowns.
Wilson, who ran for 86 yards, now has 3,065 career rushing yards. Total offense career yards per game minimum 5,500 yards. College football yards per play statistics the power rank. Nov 25, 2017 seahawks quarterback russell wilson hit an overlooked milestone in monday nights loss to the falcons. Who has the most rushing yards in one college football. Nfl single season leaders rushing yards the football database. Kelvin bryant opened the 1981 season by rushing 19 times for 211 yards and six touchdowns against east carolina. Players must meet the minimum requirements to show up on this leaderboard. Vick owns several nfl records, including the most rushing yards by a quarterback in a single season 1,039 in 2006, highest average per carry in a single season 8. This record was made without the likes of quarterback lamar jackson and. All conferences acc american big 12 big ten cusa fbs indep. The best singlegame performance by a college football. In the entire 2015 season, he accounted for 698 yards 53.
Through ten seasons in detroit, he averaged over 1,500 rushing yards per season and just under 100 rushing yards per game. The second list, consistent with official ncaa records, does not include yardage gained in bowl. Player must have concluded his career player, team divisions years g plays yards. All fields did in his first season as a starting quarterback was throw for 3,273 yards, account for 51 touchdowns 41 passing, 10 rushing, earn an invitation to the heisman trophy ceremony and. Who has rushed for the most yards in a college football season. 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. Discover the current ncaa fbs football leaders in every stats category, as well as historic leaders. In 1997, he became the third player to rush for over 2,000 yards in a season and was named the nfl most valuable player. Discover all 2019 regular season oregon ducks college football bowl subdivision player rushing stats and rankings by rushing yards on fox sports. Players active during the 2019 season are shown in. Penn states 1947 rush defense is the most prolific in college football history, allowing a total of 153 rushing yards in nine games. Georgia running backs chubb and michel make history.
In college football statistics, sacks count as negative rushing yards even though they are pass plays. College football stats college fb team rushing yards per game. Jul 10, 2018 penn state also set the ncaa record for fewest total yards allowed in a single game that season, when syracuse was held to 47 yards 107 rushing, 60 passing in a 400 penn state victory on oct. Per a tweet from wisconsin, taylor surpassed the previous record of 1,925 yards set. Beginning in 1970, most season individual rankings were by per game averages. Its also available for hockey, basketball and baseball. Single season rushing yards for a college quarterback. It includes yearly leaders in three statistical categories. List of ncaa major college football yearly rushing leaders wikipedia. Division iii mount unions nate kmic had 2,790 in 15 games in 2008, compared to sanders 12. College football players who will put up ridiculous stats. Highest average rushing yards per game, season fbs. Nfl rushing yards singleseason leaders profootball.
At the age of 29, sanders was the oldest back to surpass 2,000 yards. Jan 03, 2018 it was the duos most combined rushing yards in a game, surpassing the 299 yards they had against louisville in 2014. Adrian peterson owns the fbs record for rushing yards by a freshman in a season. Rushing for over 2,000 yards in a single season is an amazing feat and very few college football players have hit the mark. The wisconsin back set a new fbs singlegame rushing record saturday, breaking tomlinsons mark of 406 yards against utep in 1999. Who has the most rushing yards in one college football game. Top 16 offenses in college football history the grueling truth. List of ncaa division i fbs career rushing yards leaders.
Melvin gordon sets fbs singlegame rushing record with 408. Build your own custom leaderboards with the play index view current leaderboard. An asterisk after a players name indicates bowl stats are included. The second list, consistent with official ncaa records, does not include yardage gained in bowl games that were played prior to the 2002 season. Uga football rushing records georgia bulldogs football rushing records are led by herschel walker, who won the heisman trophy in 1982. These rankings make the proper adjustment of sacks as pass plays in calculating yards per play for passing and rushing. The first list includes rushing yards gained in all games played, including all bowl games. These are the best single season rushing yards in a college football season. Dec 29, 2019 as a team, baltimore has been dominant all season on the ground, averaging 204.
Ncaa individual records for rushing college football at sports. These statistics are up to date through last weeks games. In 1988, in what has been called the greatest season in college football history, sanders led the nation by averaging 7. Dickerson rushed for 2,105 yards, the current nfl rushing record, and averaged 1. Jonathan taylor needs 120 rushing yards to set fbs record. Build your own custom leaderboards with the play index. To compare, the best performance in the last decade came in. Junior college transfer stevenson got a handful of opportunities throughout the 2019 season due to injuries in the backfield and he made the most of them with 16 runs of 10plus yards eight of 20plus on 64 carries.
College fb team rushing yards per game teamrankings. His 1,355 rushing yards ranks fourth in school history and his 112. Rushing yards single season leaders and records college. Jonathan taylor breaks adrian petersons freshman rushing. In total offense, receiving yards, allpurpose yards, rushing and scoring, yards or points per game determine rankings. College footballs 25 most prestigious records and will. 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 yards career leaders and records college football. Highest average rushing yards per attempt, career min.
Jun 05, 2015 arizonas 1993 desert swarm unit is the only post1960 defense that has come close to penn states mark, and the wildcats allowed 30. There are others that wont be broken, too, but these intrigued us the most. Aug 29, 2018 at 5 feet, 10 inches tall, samaje perine, a running back for oklahoma, turned heads by breaking an ncaa football record in 2014 for most rushing yards in a game. It was the duos most combined rushing yards in a game, surpassing the 299 yards they had against louisville in 2014. In the 456 victory over the wildcats, he had 53 rushing yards and a touchdown. He was drafted by the washington redskins in april 2017. List of ncaa major college football yearly rushing leaders. Nfl rushing yards per game singleseason leaders pro. College football stats including division ia player and team stats at cbssports. Nfl career leaders rushing yards the football database. 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 the article includes two lists.
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