best yards differential in a college football season

Christian McCaffrey has gained the most all-purpose yards in a season, with 3,864 yards in 2015.

NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPYDS/GTDRUSH YDSRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSREC YDS/GREC TDKR YDSKR YDS/GKR TDPR YDSPR YDS/GPR TD
1Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
3,864
2015
STAN STAN
14
276.0
15
2,019
144.2
8
645
46.1
5
1,070
76.4
1
130
9.3
1
2Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
3,249
1988
OKST OKST
11
39
2,628
238.9
37
106
9.6
0
421
38.3
1
94
8.5
1
3Antonio Andrews
A. Andrews
3,161
2012
WKU WKU
13
15
1,728
132.9
11
432
33.2
3
767
59.0
0
234
18.0
1
4Ryan Benjamin
R. Benjamin
2,996
1991
12
16
1,581
131.8
13
613
51.1
3
798
66.5
0
4
0.3
0
5Rashaad Penny
R. Penny
2,974
2017
SDSU SDSU
13
28
2,248
172.9
23
135
10.4
2
521
40.1
2
70
5.4
1
6Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
2,960
2007
ECU ECU
13
24
1,423
109.5
17
528
40.6
6
1,009
77.6
1
7Tavon Austin
T. Austin
2,910
2012
WVU WVU
13
17
643
49.5
3
1,289
99.2
12
813
62.5
1
165
12.7
1
8Reggie Bush
R. Bush
2,890
2005
USC USC
13
19
1,740
133.8
16
478
36.8
2
493
37.9
0
179
13.8
1
9Jeremy Maclin
J. Maclin
2,833
2008
MIZ MIZ
14
17
293
20.9
2
1,260
90.0
13
1,010
72.1
1
270
19.3
1
10Kevin Smith
K. Smith
2,809
2007
UCF UCF
14
30
2,567
183.4
29
242
17.3
1
11Troy Edwards
T. Edwards
2,796
1998
LT LT
12
31
227
18.9
3
1,996
166.3
27
326
27.2
0
235
19.6
1
12Jeremy Maclin
J. Maclin
2,776
2007
MIZ MIZ
14
16
375
26.8
4
1,055
75.4
9
1,039
74.2
1
307
21.9
2
13Ashton Jeanty
A. Jeanty
2,750
2024
BSU BSU
14
196.4
30
2,601
185.8
29
138
9.9
1
11
0.8
0
0
0.0
0
14Melvin Gordon
M. Gordon
2,740
2014
WIS WIS
14
195.7
32
2,587
184.8
29
153
10.9
3
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
15Darren Sproles
D. Sproles
2,735
2003
KSU KSU
15
19
1,986
132.4
16
287
19.1
2
272
18.1
0
190
12.7
1
16Damaris Johnson
D. Johnson
2,693
2009
TLSA TLSA
12
4
175
14.6
0
1,131
94.3
3
1,131
94.3
0
256
21.3
1
17Mardy Gilyard
M. Gilyard
2,690
2009
CIN CIN
13
15
16
1.2
1
1,191
91.6
11
1,281
98.5
2
202
15.5
1
18Dante Love
D. Love
2,690
2007
BALL BALL
13
12
192
14.8
1
1,398
107.5
10
1,100
84.6
1
19Mike Pringle
M. Pringle
2,690
1989
11
19
1,727
157.0
16
249
22.6
3
714
64.9
0
20Marqise Lee
M. Lee
2,683
2012
USC USC
13
15
106
8.2
0
1,721
132.4
14
856
65.8
1
21Chad Hall
C. Hall
2,683
2007
AFA AFA
13
16
1,478
113.7
15
524
40.3
1
505
38.8
0
176
13.5
0
22C.J. Spiller
C.J. Spiller
2,680
2009
CLEM CLEM
14
21
1,212
86.6
12
503
35.9
4
755
53.9
4
210
15.0
1
23Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
2,655
2002
PSU PSU
13
23
2,087
160.5
20
349
26.8
3
219
16.8
0
24Tyler Ervin
T. Ervin
2,637
2015
SJSU SJSU
13
202.8
16
1,601
123.2
13
334
25.7
2
597
45.9
0
105
8.1
1
25Paul Palmer
P. Palmer
2,633
1986
TEM TEM
11
16
1,866
169.6
15
110
10.0
0
657
59.7
0
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Team Leaders

PASS

1,933

Warren

Davis Warren

RUSH

679

Ford

Micah Ford

REC

440

High

Caden High
Team Rankings

PPG

19.9

135th

OPP PPG

35.5

153rd

RUSH YDS/G

112.3

144th

PASS YDS/G

247.4

51st

2026 ACC Standings
TEAMCONFOVERALL
9
Boston College Boston College
2-2
4-3
10
Pittsburgh Pittsburgh
2-3
5-3
11
Stanford Stanford
2-3
4-4
12
Virginia Virginia
2-3
4-4
13
California California
2-3
3-5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
10/31
STAN STAN
@
LOU LOU
3:15 PM
Sat
11/14
STAN STAN
@
VT VT
1:00 PM
Sat
11/21
STAN STAN
@
CAL CAL
1:00 PM
Sat
11/28
SMU SMU
@
STAN STAN
1:00 PM
Last Game
NCST NC State

3 - 4

28

Final

31

STAN Stanford

4 - 4

Fri 23 Oct 2026

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Pass Yards Leaders

2,604

Atkinson

Braden Atkinson

2,326

Mestemaker

Drew Mestemaker

2,303

Maiava

Jayden Maiava
Rush Yards Leaders

963

Riley

Dylan Riley

957

Bishop

DeSean Bishop

923

Cook

Cam Cook
Rec Yards Leaders

1,040

Legree

Jesse Legree

984

Smith

Jeremiah Smith

952

Toney

Malachi Toney
Pass TD Leaders

24

Atkinson

Braden Atkinson

22

Mensah

Darian Mensah

21

Stokes

Marcus Stokes
Rush TD Leaders

16

Hawkins

Michael Hawkins Jr.

16

Hellums

Cale Hellums

13

Baugh

Jadan Baugh
Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

Jesse Legree

12

Smith

Jeremiah Smith

11

Toney

Malachi Toney
QB Rating Leaders

204.6

Mensah

Darian Mensah

185.9

Stockton

Gunner Stockton

184.5

Sayin

Julian Sayin
Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

Colin Simmons

9.0

Osunsanmi

Tobi Osunsanmi

8.5

Umanmielen

Princewill Umanmielen

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings
Miami

49.0

North Texas

43.1

Georgia

43.0

Oregon State

42.7

James Madison

41.4

Notre Dame

41.1
Opp PPG Rankings
New Mexico

11.3

Indiana

12.0

North Dakota State

12.5

Ohio State

13.4

Notre Dame

13.4

TCU

13.9
Total Yards Rankings
Miami

551.9

Oklahoma State

529.1

Oregon State

527.0

North Texas

525.7

Texas State

517.7

LSU

510.0
Rush Yards Rankings
Army

345.7

Air Force

337.4

Navy

307.7

Texas State

272.0

Rice

271.4

West Virginia

261.6
Pass Yards Rankings
Oregon State

384.9

Oklahoma State

341.0

North Texas

341.0

Miami

340.7

Ohio State

323.1

LSU

318.0
Sack Leaders
Tennessee

35.0

LSU

34.0

San Jose State

29.0

Indiana

28.0

Virginia Tech

27.0

Baylor

27.0

CFB 2026 Standings

Pac-12WLPCT
1
Boise State Boise State
6
1
.857
2
Oregon State Oregon State
5
2
.714
3
Texas State Texas State
4
3
.571
4
San Diego State San Diego State
3
5
.375
5
Fresno State Fresno State
4
3
.571
6
Colorado State Colorado State
3
4
.429
7
Utah State Utah State
2
5
.286
8
Washington State Washington State
1
7
.125
Big 10WLPCT
1
UCLA UCLA
7
0
1.000
2
Ohio State Ohio State
6
1
.857
3
Indiana Indiana
7
1
.875
4
Northwestern Northwestern
6
1
.857
5
Minnesota Minnesota
5
2
.714
6
Wisconsin Wisconsin
5
2
.714
7
USC USC
6
2
.750
8
Purdue Purdue
3
4
.429
9
Illinois Illinois
4
3
.571
10
Oregon Oregon
4
3
.571
11
Iowa Iowa
5
2
.714
12
Nebraska Nebraska
5
2
.714
13
Michigan Michigan
4
3
.571
14
Washington Washington
4
3
.571
15
Rutgers Rutgers
2
5
.286
16
Penn State Penn State
3
4
.429
17
Maryland Maryland
2
5
.286
18
Michigan State Michigan State
2
6
.250
SoutheasternWLPCT
1
Kentucky Kentucky
7
1
.875
2
Georgia Georgia
6
1
.857
3
Alabama Alabama
6
2
.750
4
Florida Florida
5
2
.714
5
Ole Miss Ole Miss
5
2
.714
6
LSU LSU
6
2
.750
7
Tennessee Tennessee
6
2
.750
8
Oklahoma Oklahoma
4
3
.571
9
Missouri Missouri
5
2
.714
10
Texas Texas
5
2
.714
11
Mississippi State Mississippi State
4
3
.571
12
Auburn Auburn
4
3
.571
13
South Carolina South Carolina
4
3
.571
14
Arkansas Arkansas
3
4
.429
15
Texas A&M Texas A&M
4
4
.500
16
Vanderbilt Vanderbilt
3
5
.375
Sun BeltWLPCT
1
Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech
5
2
.714
2
James Madison James Madison
7
1
.875
3
Appalachian State Appalachian State
5
2
.714
4
Georgia Southern Georgia Southern
3
4
.429
5
South Alabama South Alabama
4
3
.571
6
Louisiana Louisiana
5
3
.625
7
Arkansas State Arkansas State
4
4
.500
8
Georgia State Georgia State
4
3
.571
9
Troy Troy
3
4
.429
10
Coastal Carolina Coastal Carolina
2
5
.286
11
Southern Miss Southern Miss
2
5
.286
12
Louisiana-Monroe Louisiana-Monroe
1
6
.143
13
Marshall Marshall
4
3
.571
14
Old Dominion Old Dominion
2
6
.250
Atlantic CoastWLPCT
1
Miami Miami
7
0
1.000
2
SMU SMU
6
1
.857
3
Wake Forest Wake Forest
6
1
.857
4
Virginia Tech Virginia Tech
6
2
.750
5
Louisville Louisville
4
3
.571
6
Clemson Clemson
4
3
.571
7
North Carolina North Carolina
4
3
.571
8
Duke Duke
5
2
.714
9
Boston College Boston College
4
3
.571
10
Pittsburgh Pittsburgh
5
3
.625
11
Stanford Stanford
4
4
.500
12
Virginia Virginia
4
4
.500
13
California California
3
5
.375
14
Florida State Florida State
3
4
.429
15
NC State NC State
3
4
.429
16
Georgia Tech Georgia Tech
2
5
.286
17
Syracuse Syracuse
3
4
.429
Mountain WestWLPCT
1
New Mexico New Mexico
6
1
.857
2
Wyoming Wyoming
5
3
.625
3
UNLV UNLV
4
3
.571
4
North Dakota State North Dakota State
6
2
.750
5
Air Force Air Force
5
2
.714
6
Nevada Nevada
3
4
.429
7
San Jose State San Jose State
4
4
.500
8
Hawai'i Hawai'i
2
6
.250
9
UTEP UTEP
1
6
.143
10
Northern Illinois Northern Illinois
0
7
.000
IndependentWLPCT
1
Notre Dame Notre Dame
6
1
.857
2
UConn UConn
4
3
.571
Mid-AmericanWLPCT
1
Ohio Ohio
6
2
.750
2
Toledo Toledo
6
2
.750
3
Western Michigan Western Michigan
5
3
.625
4
Buffalo Buffalo
5
3
.625
5
Miami (OH) Miami (OH)
5
3
.625
6
Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan
4
5
.444
7
Kent State Kent State
3
5
.375
8
Ball State Ball State
3
5
.375
9
Bowling Green Bowling Green
2
6
.250
10
UMass UMass
4
4
.500
11
Central Michigan Central Michigan
3
5
.375
12
Akron Akron
1
7
.125
13
Sacramento State Sacramento State
1
7
.125
American AthleticWLPCT
1
UTSA UTSA
7
1
.875
2
North Texas North Texas
5
2
.714
3
Army Army
5
2
.714
4
Memphis Memphis
6
2
.750
5
Florida Atlantic Florida Atlantic
5
2
.714
6
UAB UAB
4
3
.571
7
Charlotte Charlotte
1
6
.143
8
Temple Temple
2
5
.286
9
South Florida South Florida
5
2
.714
10
East Carolina East Carolina
3
4
.429
11
Tulane Tulane
3
4
.429
12
Tulsa Tulsa
4
4
.500
13
Navy Navy
2
5
.286
14
Rice Rice
1
7
.125
Big 12WLPCT
1
Utah Utah
7
0
1.000
2
BYU BYU
6
1
.857
3
Arizona Arizona
6
1
.857
4
Texas Tech Texas Tech
6
1
.857
5
Oklahoma State Oklahoma State
5
2
.714
6
Houston Houston
6
2
.750
7
Baylor Baylor
4
3
.571
8
Cincinnati Cincinnati
5
2
.714
9
Arizona State Arizona State
4
3
.571
10
UCF UCF
4
3
.571
11
West Virginia West Virginia
5
3
.625
12
Kansas State Kansas State
4
3
.571
13
Iowa State Iowa State
3
4
.429
14
Kansas Kansas
3
4
.429
15
TCU TCU
3
4
.429
16
Colorado Colorado
2
5
.286
Conference USAWLPCT
1
Jacksonville State Jacksonville State
6
2
.750
2
Liberty Liberty
6
1
.857
3
Delaware Delaware
4
4
.500
4
New Mexico State New Mexico State
3
5
.375
5
Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee
4
4
.500
6
Western Kentucky Western Kentucky
3
5
.375
7
Missouri State Missouri State
3
5
.375
8
Florida International Florida International
3
4
.429
9
Kennesaw State Kennesaw State
2
6
.250
10
Sam Houston Sam Houston
1
7
.125

CFB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
10/3
MEM MEM
@
CHAR CHAR
59-8
Sat
10/3
ALA ALA
@
MSST MSST
56-23
Sat
10/3
UCF UCF
@
HOU HOU
17-27
Sat
10/3
WVU WVU
@
ISU ISU
42-45
Sat
10/3
MSU MSU
@
WIS WIS
3-31

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
10/29
TROY TROY
@
JMU JMU
7:30 PM
Thu
10/29
FAU FAU
@
UNT UNT
7:30 PM
Fri
10/30
TULN TULN
@
CHAR CHAR
7:00 PM
Fri
10/30
BAY BAY
@
UCF UCF
7:30 PM
Fri
10/30
KENT KENT
@
SAC SAC
10:30 PM