most ncaa rushing yards in a season by a freshman qb

John Rhys Plumlee has rushed for the most yards by a freshman quarterback in a season, with 1,023 yards in 2019.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	John Rhys Plumlee J. Rhys Plumlee	1,023	2019	MISS	9	154	6.6	113.7	12
2	Lamar Jackson L. Jackson	960	2015	LOU	12	163	5.9	80.0	11
3	Jalen Hurts J. Hurts	954	2016	ALA	15	191	5.0	63.6	13
4	J.T. Barrett	938	2014	OSU	12	171	5.5	78.2	11	0	0	0		0.0	0
5	Tobias Oliver T. Oliver	876	2018	GT	12	152	5.8	73.0	12	0	0	0		0.0	0
6	Jamelle Holieway J. Holieway	861	1985	OKLA	11	161	5.3	78.3	9
7	Byrum Brown B. Brown	809	2023	USF	13	203	4.0	62.2	11	36	2	2	18.0	2.8	0
8	Armani Rogers A. Rogers	780	2017	UNLV	10	146	5.3	78.0	8
9	Brad Jackson B. Jackson	744	2025	TXST	13	174	4.3	57.2	17	-2	0	0		-0.2	0
10	Charles Thompson C. Thompson	731	1987	OKLA	11	105	7.0	66.5	9
11	Shai Werts S. Werts	722	2017	GASO	11	207	3.5	65.6	3	30	1	1	30.0	2.7	0
12	John Bond J. Bond	720	1980	MSST	11	131	5.5	65.5	5
13	Robby Ashford R. Ashford	712	2022	AUB	12	152	4.7	59.3	7	0	0	0		0.0	0
14	Drake Maye D. Maye	698	2022	UNC	14	184	3.8	49.9	7	0	0	2		0.0	0
15	LaNorris Sellers L. Sellers	674	2024	SC	12	166	4.1	56.2	7	0	0	0		0.0	0
16	Roschon Johnson R. Johnson	649	2019	TEX	13	123	5.3	49.9	7	158	23	31	6.9	12.2	1
17	Colton Joseph C. Joseph	647	2024	ODU	9	114	5.7	71.9	11	0	0	0		0.0	0
18	Adrian Martinez A. Martinez	629	2018	NEB	11	140	4.5	57.2	8	-11	1	1	-11.0	-1.0	0
19	Spencer Sanders S. Sanders	628	2019	OKST	11	139	4.5	57.1	2	0	0	1		0.0	0
20	Lamar Jordan L. Jordan	612	2014	UNM	11	120	5.1	55.6	3
21	Holton Ahlers H. Ahlers	592	2018	ECU	10	119	5.0	59.2	6
22	Taylen Green T. Green	588	2022	BSU	13	81	7.3	45.2	10	0	0	0		0.0	0
23	Garrett Shrader G. Shrader	587	2019	MSST	10	113	5.2	58.7	6
24	Michael Vick M. Vick	585	1999	VT	10	108	5.4	58.5	8
25	Seth Collins S. Collins	575	2015	ORST	8	108	5.3	71.9	8	0	0	3		0.0	0

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More Ole Miss Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,435

Chambliss

RUSH

230

Lacy

REC

503

Alexander

Team Rankings

PPG

38.8

23rd

OPP PPG

28.0

115th

RUSH YDS/G

133.2

121st

PASS YDS/G

300.6

15th

2026 SEC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
5	Missouri	2-1	5-1
6	Tennessee	2-1	5-1
7	Ole Miss	2-1	4-1
8	Oklahoma	1-1	3-2
9	Florida	2-2	4-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/17	MIZZ	@	MISS	3:30 PM
Sat 10/24	MISS	@	TEX	7:30 PM
Sat 10/31	AUB	@	MISS	1:00 PM
Sat 11/7	UGA	@	MISS	1:00 PM
Sat 11/14	MISS	@	OKLA	1:00 PM

Last Game

Ole Miss

4 - 1

Final

Vanderbilt

3 - 3

Sat 10 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

835

Riley

828

Roberts

793

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Maiava

17

Taylor

Rush TD Leaders

12

Baugh

12

Hawkins

10

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

11

Smith

9

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

200.5

Hoover

198.6

Stockton

Sack Leaders

9.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.6

46.2

44.2

44.0

43.4

42.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

11.8

12.2

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

533.8

531.6

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

299.4

295.5

263.6

253.2

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

341.0

337.8

334.4

322.4

Sack Leaders

24.0

22.0

20.0

19.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Oregon State	4	2	.667
3	Fresno State	4	2	.667
4	San Diego State	2	4	.333
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Colorado State	2	3	.400
7	Texas State	2	3	.400
8	Washington State	1	5	.167

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	5	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
3	Utah	5	0	1.000
4	Baylor	4	1	.800
5	Oklahoma State	4	1	.800
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	5	1	.833
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Arizona State	3	2	.600
10	Iowa State	3	3	.500
11	UCF	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	3	2	.600
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Kansas	2	3	.400
15	TCU	2	3	.400
16	West Virginia	3	3	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	3	.571
2	Ohio	4	2	.667
3	Western Michigan	4	2	.667
4	Bowling Green	2	4	.333
5	Buffalo	3	3	.500
6	Toledo	4	2	.667
7	Central Michigan	3	3	.500
8	Miami (OH)	3	3	.500
9	UMass	4	2	.667
10	Kent State	2	4	.333
11	Akron	1	5	.167
12	Ball State	1	5	.167
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	0	1.000
2	Alabama	5	1	.833
3	Kentucky	5	1	.833
4	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
5	Missouri	5	1	.833
6	Tennessee	5	1	.833
7	Ole Miss	4	1	.800
8	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
9	Florida	4	2	.667
10	Texas	4	1	.800
11	LSU	4	2	.667
12	Auburn	3	2	.600
13	South Carolina	3	3	.500
14	Texas A&M	3	3	.500
15	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
16	Arkansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	0	1.000
2	UCLA	5	0	1.000
3	Ohio State	5	1	.833
4	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
5	USC	6	1	.857
6	Purdue	3	3	.500
7	Iowa	5	1	.833
8	Nebraska	5	1	.833
9	Minnesota	4	2	.667
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Michigan	3	2	.600
14	Rutgers	1	4	.200
15	Penn State	3	3	.500
16	Washington	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	4	.333
18	Michigan State	2	4	.333

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	5	1	.833
2	Jacksonville State	4	2	.667
3	Florida International	3	2	.600
4	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
5	Western Kentucky	2	4	.333
6	Delaware	2	3	.400
7	Middle Tennessee	2	3	.400
8	Kennesaw State	1	4	.200
9	Missouri State	1	4	.200
10	Sam Houston	1	4	.200

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	5	1	.833
2	UTSA	5	1	.833
3	North Texas	4	2	.667
4	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
5	East Carolina	3	2	.600
6	Army	3	2	.600
7	UAB	3	3	.500
8	Temple	2	4	.333
9	South Florida	4	2	.667
10	Navy	2	3	.400
11	Tulane	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	0	6	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
3	Clemson	3	2	.600
4	Pittsburgh	5	1	.833
5	SMU	4	1	.800
6	Virginia	4	2	.667
7	California	3	3	.500
8	Georgia Tech	2	3	.400
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Duke	4	1	.800
11	North Carolina	3	2	.600
12	Virginia Tech	4	2	.667
13	Florida State	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Stanford	2	4	.333
16	Boston College	2	3	.400
17	Syracuse	2	3	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	4	2	.667
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	North Dakota State	5	1	.833
4	Air Force	4	1	.800
5	Wyoming	3	3	.500
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Nevada	2	3	.400
8	Northern Illinois	0	5	.000
9	UTEP	1	5	.167
10	Hawai'i	1	5	.167

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	0	1.000
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	6	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	Louisiana Tech	3	2	.600
5	Troy	3	2	.600
6	Louisiana	4	2	.667
7	Georgia Southern	2	4	.333
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	4	.333
10	Appalachian State	3	2	.600
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333