Between the 1980 and 1989 seasons, Herschel Walker rushed for the most yards, with 5,259 yards.

Interpreted as:

leading rushing yards by a player in the 1980s

	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Herschel Walker H. Walker	5,259	33	994	5.3	159.4	49	243	26	9.3	7.4	3
2	Anthony Thompson A. Thompson	4,965	44	1,089	4.6	112.8	64	713	94	7.6	16.2	1
3	Paul Palmer P. Palmer	4,895	44	944	5.2	111.3	39	709	87	8.1	16.1	4
4	Steve Bartalo S. Bartalo	4,813	43	1,211	4.0	111.9	46	1,079	132	8.2	25.1	3
5	Mike Rozier M. Rozier	4,780	35	668	7.2	136.6	49	216	20	10.8	6.2	2
6	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	4,595	44	898	5.1	104.4	42	551	78	7.1	12.5	1
7	Darrell Thompson D. Thompson	4,518	44	911	5.0	102.7	40	337	47	7.2	7.7	3
8	Lorenzo White L. White	4,513	43	991	4.6	105.0	41	268	36	7.4	6.2	0
9	Bo Jackson B. Jackson	4,303	45	650	6.6	95.6	43	272	26	10.5	6.0	2
10	Reggie Taylor R. Taylor	4,242	44	876	4.8	96.4	24	776	105	7.4	17.6	2
11	Napoleon McCallum N. McCallum	4,179	55	908	4.6	76.0	31	796	96	8.3	14.5	2
12	George Swarn G. Swarn	4,172	44	881	4.7	94.8	22	1,057	117	9.0	24.0	7
13	Curtis Adams C. Adams	4,162	38	761	5.5	109.5	43	220	32	6.9	5.8	1
14	Allen Pinkett A. Pinkett	4,131	43	889	4.6	96.1	49	774	73	10.6	18.0	3
15	James Gray J. Gray	4,066	44	742	5.5	92.4	45	715	65	11.0	16.3	7
16	Robert Lavette R. Lavette	4,066	43	914	4.4	94.6	45	862	114	7.6	20.0	1
17	Dalton Hilliard D. Hilliard	4,050	44	882	4.6	92.0	44	1,133	120	9.4	25.8	6
18	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	3,973	33	675	5.9	120.4	41	155	13	11.9	4.7	1
19	Jamie Morris J. Morris	3,943	45	745	5.3	87.6	21	703	91	7.7	15.6	3
20	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	3,928	31	700	5.6	126.7	36	463	56	8.3	14.9	1
21	Marcus Allen M. Allen	3,905	22	757	5.2	177.5	36	448	59	7.6	20.4	2
22	Eric Wilkerson E. Wilkerson	3,830	42	739	5.2	91.2	36	506	44	11.5	12.0	0
23	Reggie Dupard R. Dupard	3,772	44	635	5.9	85.7	41	304	23	13.2	6.9	2
24	Greg Allen G. Allen	3,769	40	624	6.0	94.2	43	376	34	11.1	9.4	1
25	Tony Jeffery T. Jeffery	3,749	40	665	5.6	93.7	31	637	51	12.5	15.9	3

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,894

Stockton

RUSH

947

Frazier

REC

811

Branch

Team Rankings

PPG

31.9

36th

OPP PPG

15.9

11th

RUSH YDS/G

186.6

38th

PASS YDS/G

220.3

95th

2025 SEC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Georgia	7-1	12-2
2	Alabama	7-1	11-4
3	Ole Miss	7-1	13-2
4	Texas A&M	7-1	11-2
5	Texas	6-2	10-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/5	TNST	@	UGA	3:00 PM
Sat 9/12	WKU	@	UGA	12:45 PM
Sat 9/19	UGA	@	ARK	12:00 PM
Sat 9/26	OKLA	@	UGA	1:00 PM
Sat 10/3	VAN	@	UGA	1:00 PM

Last Game

Ole Miss

2 - 0

Final

Georgia

0 - 1

Thu 1 Jan 2026

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