big ten single season rushing leaders since 2000

Since 2000, Melvin Gordon has the most rushing yards in the Big 10 in a season, with 2,587 yards in 2014.

	NAME	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Melvin Gordon M. Gordon	2,587	2014	WIS	14	343	7.5	184.8	29	153	19	27	8.1	10.9	3
2	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	2,194	2018	WIS	13	307	7.1	168.8	16	60	8	14	7.5	4.6	0
3	Larry Johnson L. Johnson	2,087	2002	PSU	13	271	7.7	160.5	20	349	41		8.5	26.8	3
4	Tevin Coleman T. Coleman	2,036	2014	IND	12	270	7.5	169.7	15	141	25	33	5.6	11.8	0
5	J.K. Dobbins	2,003	2019	OSU	14	301	6.7	143.1	21	247	23	31	10.7	17.6	2
6	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	2,003	2019	WIS	14	320	6.3	143.1	21	252	26	39	9.7	18.0	5
7	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	1,977	2017	WIS	14	299	6.6	141.2	13	95	8	14	11.9	6.8	0
8	Montee Ball M. Ball	1,923	2011	WIS	14	307	6.3	137.4	33	306	24		12.8	21.9	6
9	Damien Anderson D. Anderson	1,914	2000	NW	11	293	6.5	174.0	22	120	15		8.0	10.9	0
10	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	1,878	2014	OSU	15	273	6.9	125.2	18	220	28	32	7.9	14.7	0
11	Shonn Greene S. Greene	1,850	2008	IOWA	13	307	6.0	142.3	20	49	8		6.1	3.8	0
12	Montee Ball M. Ball	1,830	2012	WIS	14	356	5.1	130.7	22	72	10		7.2	5.1	0
13	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	1,821	2015	OSU	13	289	6.3	140.1	23	206	27	30	7.6	15.8	0
14	Le'Veon Bell L. Bell	1,793	2012	MSU	13	382	4.7	137.9	12	167	32		5.2	12.8	1
15	Denard Robinson D. Robinson	1,702	2010	MICH	13	256	6.6	130.9	14
16	Mikel Leshoure M. Leshoure	1,697	2010	ILL	13	281	6.0	130.5	17	196	17		11.5	15.1	3
17	Ameer Abdullah A. Abdullah	1,690	2013	NEB	13	281	6.0	130.0	9	232	26	28	8.9	17.8	2
18	Rashard Mendenhall R. Mendenhall	1,681	2007	ILL	13	262	6.4	129.3	17	318	34		9.4	24.5	2
19	Chris Perry C. Perry	1,674	2003	MICH	13	338	5.0	128.8	18	367	44		8.3	28.2	2
20	Mohamed Ibrahim M. Ibrahim	1,665	2022	MINN	12	320	5.2	138.8	20	50	7	7	7.1	4.2	0
21	Kenneth Walker III K. Walker III	1,646	2021	MSU	12	264	6.2	137.2	18	89	13	20	6.8	7.4	1
22	Chase Brown C. Brown	1,643	2022	ILL	12	328	5.0	136.9	10	240	27	30	8.9	20.0	3
23	Javon Ringer J. Ringer	1,637	2008	MSU	13	390	4.2	125.9	22	190	28		6.8	14.6	0
24	Brian Calhoun B. Calhoun	1,636	2005	WIS	13	348	4.7	125.8	22	571	53		10.8	43.9	2
25	David Cobb D. Cobb	1,626	2014	MINN	13	314	5.2	125.1	13	162	16	21	10.1	12.5	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

664

Simmons

RUSH

363

Dupree

REC

398

Mason

Team Rankings

PPG

12.8

172nd

OPP PPG

21.6

43rd

RUSH YDS/G

116.7

141st

PASS YDS/G

136.4

182nd

2025 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
13	UCLA	3-6	3-9
14	Rutgers	2-7	5-7
15	Wisconsin	2-7	4-8
16	Maryland	1-8	4-8
17	Michigan State	1-8	4-8

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/6	WIS	@	ND	7:30 PM
Sat 9/12	WIU	@	WIS	1:00 PM
Sat 9/19	EMU	@	WIS	1:00 PM
Sat 9/26	WIS	@	PSU	1:00 PM
Sat 10/3	MSU	@	WIS	1:00 PM

Last Game

Wisconsin

4 - 8

Final

Minnesota

7 - 5

Sat 29 Nov 2025

CFB 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,379

Mestemaker

3,973

Mensah

3,937

Chambliss

Rush Yards Leaders

1,659

Cook

1,649

Hardy

1,567

Lacy

Rec Yards Leaders

1,291

Scudero

1,278

Bell

1,264

Young

Pass TD Leaders

41

Mendoza

34

Mensah

34

Mestemaker

Rush TD Leaders

25

Hawkins

24

Lacy

18

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

15

Sarratt

14

Brown

13

Cooper

QB Rating Leaders

182.9

Mendoza

177.5

Sayin

170.4

Pavia

Sack Leaders

14.5

Bailey

14.5

Tucker

12.5

Smith

CFB 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

45.1

42.0

41.6

41.3

40.5

39.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.3

11.7

11.8

13.3

14.8

15.4

Total Yards Rankings

512.4

489.7

488.7

482.9

472.8

472.1

Rush Yards Rankings

285.6

266.3

261.4

254.9

246.7

241.5

Pass Yards Rankings

340.2

318.0

313.3

309.6

296.0

292.8

Sack Leaders

50.0

46.0

45.0

43.0

41.0

CFB 2025 Standings

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Duke	9	5	.643
2	Virginia	11	3	.786
3	Miami	13	2	.867
4	Pittsburgh	8	5	.615
5	SMU	9	4	.692
6	Georgia Tech	9	4	.692
7	California	7	6	.538
8	Clemson	7	6	.538
9	NC State	8	5	.615
10	Louisville	9	4	.692
11	Wake Forest	9	4	.692
12	Stanford	4	8	.333
13	Florida State	5	7	.417
14	North Carolina	4	8	.333
15	Virginia Tech	3	9	.250
16	Boston College	2	10	.167
17	Syracuse	3	9	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	12	2	.857
2	Alabama	11	4	.733
3	Ole Miss	13	2	.867
4	Texas A&M	11	2	.846
5	Texas	10	3	.769
6	Oklahoma	10	3	.769
7	Vanderbilt	10	3	.769
8	Missouri	8	5	.615
9	Tennessee	8	5	.615
10	LSU	7	6	.538
11	Kentucky	5	7	.417
12	Florida	4	8	.333
13	Auburn	5	7	.417
14	Mississippi State	5	8	.385
15	South Carolina	4	8	.333
16	Arkansas	2	10	.167

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	15	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	12	2	.857
3	Oregon	13	2	.867
4	Michigan	9	4	.692
5	USC	9	4	.692
6	Iowa	9	4	.692
7	Illinois	9	4	.692
8	Minnesota	8	5	.615
9	Washington	9	4	.692
10	Nebraska	7	6	.538
11	Northwestern	7	6	.538
12	Penn State	7	6	.538
13	UCLA	3	9	.250
14	Rutgers	5	7	.417
15	Wisconsin	4	8	.333
16	Maryland	4	8	.333
17	Michigan State	4	8	.333
18	Purdue	2	10	.167

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	10	4	.714
2	New Mexico	9	4	.692
3	San Diego State	9	4	.692
4	Boise State	9	5	.643
5	Fresno State	9	4	.692
6	Hawaii	9	4	.692
7	Utah State	6	7	.462
8	Air Force	4	8	.333
9	Wyoming	4	8	.333
10	Nevada	3	9	.250
11	San José State	3	9	.250
12	Colorado State	2	10	.167

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	12	2	.857
2	Tulane	11	3	.786
3	Navy	11	2	.846
4	South Florida	9	4	.692
5	East Carolina	9	4	.692
6	Memphis	8	5	.615
7	Army	7	6	.538
8	UTSA	7	6	.538
9	Temple	5	7	.417
10	Florida Atlantic	4	8	.333
11	Rice	5	8	.385
12	UAB	4	8	.333
13	Tulsa	4	8	.333
14	Charlotte	1	11	.083

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	10	2	.833
2	UConn	9	4	.692

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Texas Tech	12	2	.857
2	BYU	12	2	.857
3	Utah	11	2	.846
4	Houston	10	3	.769
5	Arizona	9	4	.692
6	Arizona State	8	5	.615
7	Iowa State	8	4	.667
8	Kansas State	6	6	.500
9	TCU	9	4	.692
10	Cincinnati	7	6	.538
11	Baylor	5	7	.417
12	Kansas	5	7	.417
13	UCF	5	7	.417
14	West Virginia	4	8	.333
15	Colorado	3	9	.250
16	Oklahoma State	1	11	.083

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Washington State	7	6	.538
2	Oregon State	2	10	.167

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Western Michigan	10	4	.714
2	Miami (OH)	7	7	.500
3	Ohio	9	4	.692
4	Toledo	8	5	.615
5	Central Michigan	7	6	.538
6	Akron	5	7	.417
7	Buffalo	5	7	.417
8	Kent State	5	7	.417
9	Eastern Michigan	4	8	.333
10	Ball State	4	8	.333
11	Bowling Green	4	8	.333
12	Northern Illinois	3	9	.250
13	UMass	0	12	.000

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	JMU	12	2	.857
2	Troy	8	6	.571
3	Old Dominion	10	3	.769
4	Southern Miss	7	6	.538
5	Coastal Carolina	6	7	.462
6	Louisiana	6	7	.462
7	Georgia Southern	7	6	.538
8	Arkansas State	7	6	.538
9	Marshall	5	7	.417
10	Texas State	7	6	.538
11	Appalachian State	5	8	.385
12	South Alabama	4	8	.333
13	Georgia State	1	11	.083
14	Louisiana-Monroe	3	9	.250

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Kennesaw State	10	4	.714
2	Jacksonville State	9	5	.643
3	Western Kentucky	9	4	.692
4	Louisiana Tech	8	5	.615
5	Missouri State	7	6	.538
6	FIU	7	6	.538
7	Delaware	7	6	.538
8	Liberty	4	8	.333
9	Middle Tennessee	3	9	.250
10	New Mexico State	4	8	.333
11	UTEP	2	10	.167
12	Sam Houston	2	10	.167