least amount of rushing attempts to 2000 rushing yards in a season

Larry Johnson has the fewest rush attempts in a season when rushing for 2,000+ yards, with 251 rush attempts in 2002.

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Assumption:All-time
Data note: Rush Attempts, Rushing Yards: player season data complete from 1956

	NAME	ATT	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Larry Johnson L. Johnson	251	2,015	2002	PSU	12	8.0	167.9	20	341	39		8.7	28.4	3
2	Tevin Coleman T. Coleman	270	2,036	2014	IND	12	7.5	169.7	15	141	25	33	5.6	11.8	0
3	Rashaad Penny R. Penny	275	2,027	2017	SDSU	12	7.4	168.9	19	142	18	26	7.9	11.8	2
4	Mike Rozier M. Rozier	275	2,148	1983	NEB	12	7.8	179.0	29	106	10		10.6	8.8	0
5	Rashaan Salaam R. Salaam	298	2,055	1994	COLO	11	6.9	186.8	24	294	24		12.3	26.7	0
6	Melvin Gordon M. Gordon	309	2,336	2014	WIS	13	7.6	179.7	26	151	17	25	8.9	11.6	3
7	Byron Hanspard B. Hanspard	311	2,000	1996	TTU	11	6.4	181.8	13	192	17		11.3	17.5	1
8	D'Onta Foreman D. Foreman	323	2,028	2016	TEX	11	6.3	184.4	15	75	7	9	10.7	6.8	0
9	Andre Williams A. Williams	329	2,102	2013	BC	12	6.4	175.2	17
10	Donnel Pumphrey D. Pumphrey	330	2,018	2016	SDSU	13	6.1	155.2	16	205	26	36	7.9	15.8	0
11	Ashton Jeanty A. Jeanty	344	2,497	2024	BSU	13	7.3	192.1	29	116	20	32	5.8	8.9	1
12	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	344	2,628	1988	OKST	11	7.6	238.9	37	106	19		5.6	9.6	0
13	Troy Davis T. Davis	345	2,010	1995	ISU	11	5.8	182.7	15	159	14		11.4	14.5	1
14	Matt Forte M. Forte	361	2,127	2007	TULN	12	5.9	177.3	23	282	32		8.8	23.5	0
15	Ricky Williams R. Williams	361	2,124	1998	TEX	11	5.9	193.1	27	262	24		10.9	23.8	1
16	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	369	2,158	2000	TCU	11	5.8	196.2	22	40	10		4.0	3.6	0
17	Troy Davis T. Davis	402	2,185	1996	ISU	11	5.4	198.6	21	64	13		4.9	5.8	0
18	Marcus Allen M. Allen	403	2,342	1981	USC	11	5.8	212.9	22	217	29		7.5	19.7	1
19	Kevin Smith K. Smith	415	2,448	2007	UCF	13	5.9	188.3	29	230	21		11.0	17.7	1

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,664

Becht

RUSH

278

Hansen

REC

510

Sowell

Team Rankings

PPG

28.7

71st

OPP PPG

18.9

30th

RUSH YDS/G

130.7

125th

PASS YDS/G

253.4

45th

2026 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
14	Washington	1-3	4-3
15	Rutgers	1-3	2-5
16	Penn State	0-4	3-4
17	Maryland	0-4	2-5
18	Michigan State	0-5	2-6

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/31	PUR	@	PSU	4:15 PM
Sat 11/7	PSU	@	WASH	1:00 PM
Sat 11/14	MINN	@	PSU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	RUTG	@	PSU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	PSU	@	MD	1:00 PM

Last Game

Penn State

3 - 4

Final

Michigan

4 - 2

Sat 17 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,604

Atkinson

2,577

Jackson

2,536

Veltkamp

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

963

Riley

957

Bishop

Rec Yards Leaders

1,040

Legree

984

Smith

952

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

24

Atkinson

23

Veltkamp

22

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

16

Hawkins

16

Hellums

13

Baugh

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

12

Smith

11

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

204.6

Mensah

185.9

Stockton

184.5

Sayin

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

9.0

Osunsanmi

8.5

Umanmielen

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.0

43.8

43.0

42.7

41.1

40.1

Opp PPG Rankings

11.3

12.0

12.5

13.4

13.9

Total Yards Rankings

551.9

540.5

529.1

527.0

517.7

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

345.7

337.4

307.7

272.0

271.4

261.6

Pass Yards Rankings

384.9

348.9

341.0

340.7

329.6

323.1

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	6	1	.857
2	Oregon State	5	2	.714
3	Texas State	4	3	.571
4	San Diego State	3	5	.375
5	Fresno State	4	3	.571
6	Colorado State	3	4	.429
7	Utah State	2	5	.286
8	Washington State	1	7	.125

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	7	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	6	1	.857
3	Indiana	7	1	.875
4	Northwestern	6	1	.857
5	Minnesota	5	2	.714
6	Wisconsin	5	2	.714
7	USC	6	2	.750
8	Purdue	3	4	.429
9	Illinois	4	3	.571
10	Oregon	4	3	.571
11	Iowa	5	2	.714
12	Nebraska	5	2	.714
13	Michigan	4	3	.571
14	Washington	4	3	.571
15	Rutgers	2	5	.286
16	Penn State	3	4	.429
17	Maryland	2	5	.286
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Kentucky	7	1	.875
2	Georgia	6	1	.857
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Florida	5	2	.714
5	Ole Miss	5	2	.714
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Tennessee	6	2	.750
8	Oklahoma	4	3	.571
9	Missouri	5	2	.714
10	Texas	5	2	.714
11	Mississippi State	4	3	.571
12	Auburn	4	3	.571
13	South Carolina	4	3	.571
14	Arkansas	3	4	.429
15	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	5	2	.714
2	Appalachian State	5	2	.714
3	South Alabama	4	3	.571
4	James Madison	7	2	.778
5	Louisiana	5	3	.625
6	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	2	5	.286
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Georgia State	4	3	.571
11	Southern Miss	2	5	.286
12	Marshall	4	3	.571
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	6	.143
14	Old Dominion	2	6	.250

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	7	0	1.000
2	SMU	6	1	.857
3	Wake Forest	6	1	.857
4	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
5	Louisville	4	3	.571
6	Clemson	4	3	.571
7	North Carolina	4	3	.571
8	Duke	5	2	.714
9	Boston College	4	3	.571
10	Pittsburgh	5	3	.625
11	Stanford	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	4	.500
13	California	3	5	.375
14	Florida State	3	4	.429
15	NC State	3	4	.429
16	Georgia Tech	2	5	.286
17	Syracuse	3	4	.429

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	6	1	.857
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	4	3	.571
4	North Dakota State	6	2	.750
5	Air Force	5	2	.714
6	Nevada	3	4	.429
7	San Jose State	4	4	.500
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	6	.143
10	Northern Illinois	0	7	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	1	.857
2	UConn	4	3	.571

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Toledo	6	2	.750
3	Western Michigan	5	3	.625
4	Buffalo	5	3	.625
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Kent State	3	5	.375
8	Ball State	3	5	.375
9	Bowling Green	2	6	.250
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Akron	1	7	.125
13	Sacramento State	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	6	2	.750
3	Army	5	2	.714
4	Memphis	6	2	.750
5	UAB	4	3	.571
6	Florida Atlantic	5	3	.625
7	Charlotte	1	6	.143
8	Temple	2	5	.286
9	South Florida	5	2	.714
10	East Carolina	3	4	.429
11	Tulane	3	4	.429
12	Tulsa	4	4	.500
13	Navy	2	5	.286
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	7	0	1.000
2	BYU	6	1	.857
3	Arizona	6	1	.857
4	Texas Tech	6	1	.857
5	Oklahoma State	5	2	.714
6	Houston	6	2	.750
7	Baylor	4	3	.571
8	Cincinnati	5	2	.714
9	Arizona State	4	3	.571
10	UCF	4	3	.571
11	West Virginia	5	3	.625
12	Kansas State	4	3	.571
13	Iowa State	3	4	.429
14	Kansas	3	4	.429
15	TCU	3	4	.429
16	Colorado	2	5	.286

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
2	Liberty	6	1	.857
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	4	.429
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125