most college football average rushing yards per season

Sam Kirkland has the most rushing yards per attempt in a season, with 86.0 per attempt in 2009.

Interpreted as:

most college football average rushing yards by a player per season

	NAME	YPC	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Sam Kirkland S. Kirkland	86.0	2009	KENT	8	86	1	10.8	1	154	18		8.6	19.3	0
2	Calvin Austin III C. Austin III	83.0	2018	MEM	3	83	1	27.7	1	24	2	5	12.0	8.0	0
3	Bill Marinangel B. Marinangel	81.0	1996	VAN	11	81	1	7.4	1
4	Jaden Moore J. Moore	79.0	2026	UTEP	1	79	1	79.0	1	0	0	0		0.0	0
5	LeRoy Butler L. Butler	78.0	1988	FSU	11	78	1	7.1	0
6	Rick Chase R. Chase	77.0	1984	WSU	11	77	1	7.0	1	282	21		13.4	25.6	0
7	Robert Woods R. Woods	76.0	2012	USC	12	76	1	6.3	0	849	74		11.5	70.8	11
8	John Sacca J. Sacca	75.0	1991	PSU	12	75	1	6.3	1
9	Dave Johnson D. Johnson	74.0	1976	COR	9	74	1	8.2	1
10	Craig Fischer C. Fischer	73.0	1994	CMU	11	73	1	6.6	1
11	Jaron Bentrude J. Bentrude	72.0	2013	USU	14	72	1	5.1	1	0	0			0.0	0
12	Calvin Austin III C. Austin III	69.0	2021	MEM	12	69	1	5.8	1	1,149	74	126	15.5	95.8	8
13	Trey McBride T. McBride	69.0	2021	CSU	12	69	1	5.8	1	1,121	90	132	12.5	93.4	1
14	Scott Kovanda S. Kovanda	68.0	2011	BALL	12	68	1	5.7	0
15	Bucky Brooks B. Brooks	68.0	1992	UNC	11	68	1	6.2	0	400	21		19.0	36.4	3
16	Rodney Hardrick R. Hardrick	66.0	2013	ORE	9	66	1	7.3	0
17	Josh Schaffer J. Schaffer	66.0	2012	WMU	11	66	1	6.0	0	570	43		13.3	51.8	3
18	Jeyson Wilson J. Wilson	66.0	1993	SYR	9	66	1	7.3	1	124	9		13.8	13.8	0
19	Harry Douglas H. Douglas	65.0	2004	LOU	8	65	1	8.1	1	43	5		8.6	5.4	0
20	Michael Clay M. Clay	64.0	2010	ORE	13	64	1	4.9	0
21	Craig Robertson C. Robertson	64.0	2010	UNT	12	64	1	5.3	0
22	Matt Clizbe M. Clizbe	62.0	1994	CAL	11	62	1	5.6	1
23	Brett Heber B. Heber	62.0	1986	UNM	12	62	1	5.2	0	13	1		13.0	1.1	1
24	Nate Terhune N. Terhune	61.0	2013	KENT	8	61	1	7.6	1	0	0			0.0	0
25	Jonathan Baldwin J. Baldwin	61.0	2009	PITT	13	61	1	4.7	0	1,111	57		19.5	85.5	8

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More Kent State Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

311

DeShields

RUSH

101

DeShields

REC

93

Harris

Team Rankings

PPG

18.0

133rd

OPP PPG

36.0

147th

RUSH YDS/G

147.5

101st

PASS YDS/G

166.0

143rd

2026 MAC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
5	Buffalo	0-0	1-1
6	Central Michigan	0-0	1-1
7	Kent State	0-0	1-1
8	Miami (OH)	0-0	1-1
9	Ohio	0-0	1-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/19	KENT	@	OSU	12:00 PM
Sat 9/26	BALL	@	KENT	1:00 PM
Sat 10/3	OHIO	@	KENT	1:00 PM
Sat 10/10	KENT	@	WMU	1:00 PM
Sat 10/17	KENT	@	USF	1:00 PM

Last Game

Wofford

0 - 1

Final

Kent State

1 - 1

Sat 12 Sep 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

896

Maiava

795

Stokes

794

Alejado

Rush Yards Leaders

375

Carter

374

Sheppard

319

Bates

Rec Yards Leaders

376

Legree

333

Duff

330

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

10

Maiava

9

Hejny

8

Weaver

Rush TD Leaders

6

Carter

6

Knight

5

Baugh

Rec TD Leaders

5

Duff

5

Dixon

5

Becker

QB Rating Leaders

284.5

Stockton

271.7

Mensah

243.9

Jennings

Sack Leaders

5.0

Umanmielen

4.0

Lewis

4.0

Lester

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

66.5

61.0

59.0

58.5

55.0

54.5

Opp PPG Rankings

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.5

Total Yards Rankings

702.5

620.5

586.0

576.5

573.5

569.0

Rush Yards Rankings

394.0

376.0

341.5

336.0

319.0

314.0

Pass Yards Rankings

442.0

427.0

389.5

358.0

356.0

346.0

Sack Leaders

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Alabama	2	0	1.000
2	Auburn	2	0	1.000
3	Florida	2	0	1.000
4	Georgia	2	0	1.000
5	LSU	2	0	1.000
6	Mississippi State	2	0	1.000
7	Missouri	2	0	1.000
8	Ole Miss	2	0	1.000
9	South Carolina	2	0	1.000
10	Tennessee	2	0	1.000
11	Texas	2	0	1.000
12	Texas A&M	2	0	1.000
13	Vanderbilt	2	0	1.000
14	Arkansas	1	1	.500
15	Oklahoma	1	1	.500
16	Kentucky	1	1	.500

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Appalachian State	2	0	1.000
2	Troy	2	0	1.000
3	Georgia State	2	0	1.000
4	James Madison	2	0	1.000
5	Arkansas State	1	1	.500
6	Coastal Carolina	1	1	.500
7	Georgia Southern	1	1	.500
8	Louisiana	1	1	.500
9	Louisiana Tech	1	1	.500
10	Marshall	1	1	.500
11	Old Dominion	1	1	.500
12	South Alabama	1	1	.500
13	Southern Miss	1	1	.500
14	Louisiana-Monroe	0	2	.000

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	2	0	1.000
2	Cincinnati	2	0	1.000
3	Colorado	2	0	1.000
4	Houston	2	0	1.000
5	Kansas State	2	0	1.000
6	Texas Tech	2	0	1.000
7	Utah	2	0	1.000
8	West Virginia	2	0	1.000
9	Arizona State	1	1	.500
10	Baylor	1	1	.500
11	Iowa State	1	1	.500
12	Kansas	1	1	.500
13	Oklahoma State	1	1	.500
14	TCU	1	1	.500
15	UCF	1	1	.500
16	Arizona	1	1	.500

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Colorado State	2	0	1.000
2	Boise State	1	1	.500
3	Fresno State	1	1	.500
4	San Diego State	1	1	.500
5	Oregon State	0	2	.000
6	Texas State	0	2	.000
7	Utah State	0	2	.000
8	Washington State	0	2	.000

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	1	2	.333
2	UMass	2	0	1.000
3	Akron	1	1	.500
4	Ball State	1	1	.500
5	Buffalo	1	1	.500
6	Central Michigan	1	1	.500
7	Kent State	1	1	.500
8	Miami (OH)	1	1	.500
9	Ohio	1	1	.500
10	Toledo	1	1	.500
11	Western Michigan	1	1	.500
12	Bowling Green	0	2	.000
13	Sacramento State	1	2	.333

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	2	0	1.000
2	SMU	2	0	1.000
3	Virginia	2	0	1.000
4	California	1	1	.500
5	Duke	2	0	1.000
6	North Carolina	2	0	1.000
7	Pittsburgh	2	0	1.000
8	Virginia Tech	2	0	1.000
9	Wake Forest	2	0	1.000
10	Boston College	1	1	.500
11	Clemson	1	1	.500
12	Louisville	1	1	.500
13	Georgia Tech	0	2	.000
14	Florida State	1	1	.500
15	NC State	1	1	.500
16	Stanford	1	1	.500
17	Syracuse	1	1	.500

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	2	0	1.000
2	UConn	1	1	.500

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	South Florida	2	0	1.000
2	Florida Atlantic	1	1	.500
3	Tulsa	2	0	1.000
4	UTSA	2	0	1.000
5	Memphis	2	1	.667
6	North Texas	1	1	.500
7	Rice	1	1	.500
8	Temple	1	1	.500
9	Tulane	1	1	.500
10	UAB	1	1	.500
11	Charlotte	0	2	.000
12	East Carolina	0	2	.000
13	Army	1	1	.500
14	Navy	1	1	.500

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	USC	3	0	1.000
2	Indiana	2	0	1.000
3	Iowa	2	0	1.000
4	Maryland	2	0	1.000
5	Michigan	2	0	1.000
6	Michigan State	2	0	1.000
7	Nebraska	2	0	1.000
8	Penn State	2	0	1.000
9	UCLA	2	0	1.000
10	Washington	2	0	1.000
11	Northwestern	1	0	1.000
12	Illinois	1	1	.500
13	Minnesota	1	1	.500
14	Ohio State	1	1	.500
15	Oregon	1	1	.500
16	Purdue	1	1	.500
17	Wisconsin	1	1	.500
18	Rutgers	0	2	.000

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Delaware	1	1	.500
2	Florida International	1	1	.500
3	Kennesaw State	1	1	.500
4	Liberty	1	1	.500
5	Middle Tennessee	1	1	.500
6	Missouri State	1	1	.500
7	Jacksonville State	1	2	.333
8	New Mexico State	1	2	.333
9	Sam Houston	0	2	.000
10	Western Kentucky	0	2	.000

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	North Dakota State	3	0	1.000
2	UNLV	1	2	.333
3	New Mexico	2	0	1.000
4	San Jose State	2	1	.667
5	Nevada	1	1	.500
6	UTEP	1	1	.500
7	Wyoming	1	1	.500
8	Northern Illinois	0	2	.000
9	Air Force	1	1	.500
10	Hawai'i	1	2	.333