all-time single season leaders in rushing yards for notre dame

Vagas Ferguson has the most rushing yards by a Notre Dame player in a season, with 1,437 yards in 1979.

NAMERUSH YDSSEASONTMGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Vagas Ferguson
V. Ferguson
1,437
1979
ND ND
11
301
4.8
130.6
17
72
14
5.1
6.5
0
2Josh Adams
J. Adams
1,430
2017
ND ND
13
206
6.9
110.0
9
101
13
21
7.8
7.8
0
3Allen Pinkett
A. Pinkett
1,394
1983
ND ND
11
252
5.5
126.7
16
288
28
10.3
26.2
2
4Reggie Brooks
R. Brooks
1,343
1992
ND ND
11
167
8.0
122.1
13
24
1
24.0
2.2
1
5Audric Estime
A. Estime
1,341
2023
ND ND
12
210
6.4
111.8
18
142
17
20
8.4
11.8
0
6Jeremiyah Love
J. Love
1,306
2025
ND ND
11
185
7.1
118.7
17
274
26
33
10.5
24.9
3
7Julius Jones
J. Jones
1,268
2003
ND ND
12
229
5.5
105.7
10
53
10
5.3
4.4
0
8Autry Denson
A. Denson
1,268
1997
ND ND
12
264
4.8
105.7
12
175
30
5.8
14.6
1
9Darius Walker
D. Walker
1,267
2006
ND ND
13
255
5.0
97.5
7
391
56
7.0
30.1
1
10Darius Walker
D. Walker
1,196
2005
ND ND
12
253
4.7
99.7
9
351
43
8.2
29.3
2
11Vagas Ferguson
V. Ferguson
1,192
1978
ND ND
11
211
5.6
108.4
7
171
20
8.6
15.5
1
12Autry Denson
A. Denson
1,179
1996
ND ND
11
202
5.8
107.2
8
111
11
10.1
10.1
2
13Autry Denson
A. Denson
1,176
1998
ND ND
11
251
4.7
106.9
15
81
6
13.5
7.4
0
14Jeremiyah Love
J. Love
1,125
2024
ND ND
16
163
6.9
70.3
17
237
28
33
8.5
14.8
2
15Kyren Williams
K. Williams
1,125
2020
ND ND
12
211
5.3
93.8
13
313
35
47
8.9
26.1
1
16Allen Pinkett
A. Pinkett
1,105
1984
ND ND
11
275
4.0
100.5
17
257
19
13.5
23.4
1
17Cierre Wood
C. Wood
1,102
2011
ND ND
13
217
5.1
84.8
9
189
27
7.0
14.5
0
18Allen Pinkett
A. Pinkett
1,100
1985
ND ND
11
255
4.3
100.0
11
135
17
7.9
12.3
0
19Ryan Grant
R. Grant
1,085
2002
ND ND
13
261
4.2
83.5
9
22
9
2.4
1.7
0
20Al Hunter
A. Hunter
1,058
1976
ND ND
11
233
4.5
96.2
12
189
15
12.6
17.2
1
21Lee Becton
L. Becton
1,044
1993
ND ND
11
164
6.4
94.9
6
153
12
12.8
13.9
1
22C.J. Prosise
C.J. Prosise
1,032
2015
ND ND
11
156
6.6
93.8
11
308
26
35
11.8
28.0
1
23Kyren Williams
K. Williams
1,002
2021
ND ND
12
204
4.9
83.5
14
359
42
49
8.5
29.9
3
24Dexter Williams
D. Williams
995
2018
ND ND
9
158
6.3
110.6
12
133
16
22
8.3
14.8
1
25Jerome Heavens
J. Heavens
994
1977
ND ND
11
229
4.3
90.4
6
133
12
11.1
12.1
0
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1956 season.

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