highest ypc among running backs college football history minimum 500 attempts

Melvin Gordon has the most career rushing yards per attempt by a running back with 500+ carries, with 7.8 per attempt.

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highest ypc among running backs college football history minimum 500 rushing attempts

	NAME	YPC	ATT	GP	RUSH YDS	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Melvin Gordon M. Gordon	7.8	631	43	4,915	114.3	45	228	22		10.4	5.3	4
2	Travis Etienne T. Etienne	7.2	686	55	4,952	90.0	70	1,155	102	128	11.3	21.0	8
3	Billy Sims B. Sims	7.1	538	55	3,813	69.3	48	77	2		38.5	1.4	0
4	Matt Breida M. Breida	6.9	542	37	3,739	101.1	37	156	22	28	7.1	4.2	3
5	Warrick Dunn W. Dunn	6.9	575	45	3,959	88.0	37	1,314	132		10.0	29.2	12
6	Gwain Durden G. Durden	6.8	540	44	3,686	83.8	18	381	26		14.7	8.7	1
7	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	6.8	523	30	3,556	118.5	48	164	23		7.1	5.5	1
8	Bryce Love B. Love	6.8	569	49	3,866	78.9	29	465	49	65	9.5	9.5	2
9	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	6.7	592	36	3,961	110.0	43	449	58	66	7.7	12.5	1
10	Duke Johnson D. Johnson	6.7	526	33	3,519	106.6	26	719	69		10.4	21.8	4
11	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	6.7	926	41	6,174	150.6	50	407	42	67	9.7	9.9	5
12	Michael Carter M. Carter	6.6	514	44	3,404	77.4	22	656	82	101	8.0	14.9	6
13	Bo Jackson B. Jackson	6.6	650	45	4,303	95.6	43	272	26		10.5	6.0	2
14	LaMichael James L. James	6.6	771	37	5,082	137.4	53	586	51		11.5	15.8	4
15	RJ Harvey	6.5	579	40	3,792	94.8	43	720	61	78	11.8	18.0	5
16	Trung Canidate T. Canidate	6.5	558	42	3,626	86.3	25	468	42		11.1	11.1	1
17	Dalvin Cook D. Cook	6.5	687	38	4,464	117.5	46	935	79	107	11.8	24.6	2
18	Vai Taua V. Taua	6.5	711	41	4,588	111.9	45	571	61		9.4	13.9	8
19	Todd Gurley T. Gurley	6.4	510	30	3,285	109.5	36	615	65		9.5	20.5	6
20	Garrett Wolfe G. Wolfe	6.4	807	33	5,164	156.5	52	588	58		10.1	17.8	5
21	TreVeyon Henderson T. Henderson	6.4	590	47	3,761	80.0	42	853	77	96	11.1	18.1	6
22	Ashton Jeanty A. Jeanty	6.4	750	40	4,767	119.2	50	862	80	100	10.8	21.6	6
23	Mercury Morris M. Morris	6.3	534	30	3,388	112.9	34	832	54		15.4	27.7	6
24	Kareem Hunt K. Hunt	6.3	782	44	4,950	112.5	44	555	73	78	7.6	12.6	1
25	Bijan Robinson B. Robinson	6.3	539	32	3,410	106.6	33	805	60	84	13.4	25.2	8

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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	7:15 PM
Sat 9/19	EMU	@	WIS	12:30 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

246.8

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