florida gators player most rushing yards in a season

Emmitt Smith has rushed for the most yards by a Florida player in a season, with 1,599 yards in 1989.

	NAME	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	1,599	1989	FLA	11	284	5.6	145.4	14	207	21		9.9	18.8	1
2	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	1,341	1987	FLA	11	229	5.9	121.9	13	184	25		7.4	16.7	0
3	Jimmy DuBose J. DuBose	1,307	1975	FLA	11	191	6.8	118.8	6	8	3		2.7	0.7	0
4	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	1,292	1997	FLA	11	214	6.0	117.5	13	238	24		9.9	21.6	0
5	Errict Rhett E. Rhett	1,289	1993	FLA	12	247	5.2	107.4	11	271	36		7.5	22.6	0
6	Ciatrick Fason C. Fason	1,267	2004	FLA	12	222	5.7	105.6	10	266	35		7.6	22.2	2
7	Jadan Baugh J. Baugh	1,170	2025	FLA	12	220	5.3	97.5	8	210	33	42	6.4	17.5	2
8	Mike Gillislee M. Gillislee	1,152	2012	FLA	13	244	4.7	88.6	10	159	16		9.9	12.2	1
9	Errict Rhett E. Rhett	1,109	1991	FLA	11	224	5.0	100.8	10	361	40		9.0	32.8	0
10	Earnest Graham E. Graham	1,085	2002	FLA	13	240	4.5	83.5	11	93	22		4.2	7.2	0
11	Kelvin Taylor K. Taylor	1,035	2015	FLA	14	259	4.0	73.9	13	150	17	26	8.8	10.7	0
12	Neal Anderson N. Anderson	1,034	1985	FLA	11	238	4.3	94.0	8	349	25		14.0	31.7	1
13	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	988	1988	FLA	9	187	5.3	109.8	9	72	10		7.2	8.0	0
14	Neal Anderson N. Anderson	916	1984	FLA	11	157	5.8	83.3	7	48	5		9.6	4.4	1
15	Tim Tebow T. Tebow	910	2009	FLA	14	217	4.2	65.0	14
16	Errict Rhett E. Rhett	903	1992	FLA	12	250	3.6	75.3	9	400	55		7.3	33.3	1
17	Tim Tebow T. Tebow	895	2007	FLA	13	210	4.3	68.8	23
18	Jordan Scarlett J. Scarlett	889	2016	FLA	13	179	5.0	68.4	6	23	4	8	5.8	1.8	0
19	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	873	1994	FLA	12	171	5.1	72.8	8	271	29		9.3	22.6	0
20	Chris Rainey C. Rainey	861	2011	FLA	12	171	5.0	71.8	2	381	31		12.3	31.8	2
21	Elijah Williams E. Williams	858	1995	FLA	11	114	7.5	78.0	7	277	22		12.6	25.2	2
22	Tony Green T. Green	856	1974	FLA	11	133	6.4	77.8	6	96	9		10.7	8.7	1
23	Errict Rhett E. Rhett	845	1990	FLA	11	148	5.7	76.8	4	198	22		9.0	18.0	1
24	Nat Moore N. Moore	845	1972	FLA	11	145	5.8	76.8	9	351	25		14.0	31.9	4
25	Montrell Johnson Jr. M. Johnson Jr.	841	2022	FLA	13	155	5.4	64.7	10	58	12	18	4.8	4.5	1

Unlock 2x data

StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1956 season.

More CFB News

Texas Tech's appeal to NCAA for Sorsby reinstatement denied, according to AP source

Jun 6, 2026

NCAA hands North Dakota 1-year probation for tampering violations by assistant coach Travis Stepps

Jun 5, 2026

The Cactus Bowl is back, returning to Arizona State's campus in December

Jun 3, 2026

NC State-Virginia game set for Brazil moving to Virginia, international game could not be conducted

Jun 3, 2026

Sorsby and NCAA await ruling after judge hears case as QB seeks eligibility after admitting bets

Jun 1, 2026

Offensive mastermind Mike Leach, who died in 2022, heads ballot for College Football Hall of Fame

Jun 1, 2026

More Florida Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

2,264

Lagway

RUSH

1,170

Baugh

REC

512

Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

21.6

120th

OPP PPG

24.0

69th

RUSH YDS/G

136.8

105th

PASS YDS/G

204.6

111th

2025 SEC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
10	LSU	3-5	7-6
11	Kentucky	2-6	5-7
12	Florida	2-6	4-8
13	Auburn	1-7	5-7
14	Mississippi State	1-7	5-8

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/5	FAU	@	FLA	7:45 PM
Sat 9/12	CAMP	@	FLA	5:30 PM
Sat 9/19	FLA	@	AUB	7:00 PM
Sat 9/26	MISS	@	FLA	1:00 PM
Sat 10/3	FLA	@	MIZZ	1:00 PM

Last Game

Florida State

5 - 7

Final

Florida

4 - 8

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

246.8

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