most points in a single season by a running back

Montee Ball and Barry Sanders are tied for the most points by a running back in a season, with 234 points.

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	NAME	PTS	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Montee Ball M. Ball	234	2011	WIS	14	1,923	307	6.3	137.4	33	306	24		12.8	21.9	6
2	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	234	1988	OKST	11	2,628	344	7.6	238.9	37	106	19		5.6	9.6	0
3	Brock Forsey B. Forsey	192	2002	BSU	13	1,611	295	5.5	123.9	26	282	36		7.8	21.7	6
4	Ashton Jeanty A. Jeanty	180	2024	BSU	14	2,601	374	7.0	185.8	29	138	23	35	6.0	9.9	1
5	Kevin Smith K. Smith	180	2007	UCF	14	2,567	450	5.7	183.4	29	242	24		10.1	17.3	1
6	Caleb Hawkins C. Hawkins	174	2025	UNT	13	1,434	231	6.2	110.3	25	370	32	39	11.6	28.5	4
7	Lydell Mitchell L. Mitchell	174	1971	PSU	11	1,567	254	6.2	142.5	26	154	16		9.6	14.0	3
8	Terry Metcalf T. Metcalf	174	1971	LBS	12	1,673	267	6.3	139.4	28	130	15		8.7	10.8	1
9	Toby Gerhart T. Gerhart	172	2009	STAN	13	1,871	343	5.5	143.9	28	157	11		14.3	12.1	0
10	Luke Staley L. Staley	170	2001	BYU	11	1,582	196	8.1	143.8	24	334	32		10.4	30.4	4
11	Kenneth Dixon K. Dixon	168	2012	LT	12	1,194	200	6.0	99.5	27	35	10		3.5	2.9	1
12	Willis McGahee W. McGahee	168	2002	MIA	13	1,753	282	6.2	134.8	28	355	27		13.1	27.3	0
13	Lee Suggs L. Suggs	168	2000	VT	11	1,207	222	5.4	109.7	27	44	3		14.7	4.0	1
14	Ricky Williams R. Williams	168	1998	TEX	11	2,124	361	5.9	193.1	27	262	24		10.9	23.8	1
15	Bernard Pierce B. Pierce	162	2011	TEM	12	1,481	273	5.4	123.4	27	52	3		17.3	4.3	0
16	Leon Burns L. Burns	162	1969	LBS	11	1,659	350	4.7	150.8	26	149	10		14.9	13.5	1
17	Tre Stewart T. Stewart	156	2024	JVST	14	1,638	278	5.9	117.0	25	234	18	24	13.0	16.7	1
18	Joseph Randle J. Randle	156	2011	OKST	13	1,216	208	5.8	93.5	24	266	43		6.2	20.5	2
19	Lendale White L. White	156	2005	USC	13	1,302	197	6.6	100.2	24	219	14		15.6	16.8	2
20	Ricky Williams R. Williams	156	1997	TEX	11	1,893	279	6.8	172.1	25	150	20		7.5	13.6	0
21	RJ Harvey	152	2024	UCF	12	1,577	232	6.8	131.4	22	267	20	29	13.4	22.3	3
22	Ian Johnson I. Johnson	152	2006	BSU	12	1,714	276	6.2	142.8	25	55	8		6.9	4.6	0
23	Stefphon Jefferson S. Jefferson	150	2012	NEV	13	1,883	375	5.0	144.8	24	170	22		7.7	13.1	1
24	Alex Singleton A. Singleton	150	2012	TLSA	14	800	202	4.0	57.1	24	10	3		3.3	0.7	1
25	Ray Rice R. Rice	150	2007	RUTG	13	2,012	380	5.3	154.8	24	239	25		9.6	18.4	1

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More Wisconsin Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,132

Joseph

RUSH

262

Joseph

REC

339

Henry

Team Rankings

PPG

31.6

65th

OPP PPG

16.6

31st

RUSH YDS/G

153.0

87th

PASS YDS/G

226.4

88th

2026 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
4	Minnesota	2-0	4-1
5	Ohio State	2-0	4-1
6	Wisconsin	2-0	4-1
7	Oregon	1-0	3-1
8	Iowa	2-1	5-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/17	WIS	@	UCLA	1:00 PM
Sat 10/24	USC	@	WIS	1:00 PM
Sat 10/31	WIS	@	IOWA	1:00 PM
Sat 11/7	RUTG	@	WIS	1:00 PM
Sat 11/14	WIS	@	MD	1:00 PM

Last Game

Michigan State

2 - 3

Final

Wisconsin

4 - 1

Sat 3 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,848

Atkinson

1,744

Maiava

1,588

Jennings

Rush Yards Leaders

685

Riley

680

Flora

652

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

823

Smith

741

Legree

628

Duff

Pass TD Leaders

17

Taylor

16

Atkinson

15

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

11

Baugh

11

Hawkins

10

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

9

Legree

9

Smith

8

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

203.7

Hoover

202.0

Stockton

Sack Leaders

8.0

Umanmielen

7.5

Simmons

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

51.4

49.6

47.5

46.2

44.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

10.8

11.0

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

548.3

547.8

541.2

531.6

524.6

Rush Yards Rankings

334.3

297.3

294.0

281.5

277.8

263.6

Pass Yards Rankings

377.0

357.0

346.5

341.0

340.0

334.4

Sack Leaders

22.0

21.0

19.0

18.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Alabama	5	0	1.000
2	Georgia	5	0	1.000
3	Texas	4	0	1.000
4	Florida	4	1	.800
5	Kentucky	4	1	.800
6	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
7	Ole Miss	3	1	.750
8	LSU	4	1	.800
9	Missouri	4	1	.800
10	Tennessee	4	1	.800
11	Auburn	3	2	.600
12	Texas A&M	3	2	.600
13	Oklahoma	2	2	.500
14	Vanderbilt	3	2	.600
15	Arkansas	2	3	.400
16	South Carolina	2	3	.400

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	4	1	.800
2	Fresno State	4	1	.800
3	Oregon State	3	2	.600
4	San Diego State	2	3	.400
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	Baylor	4	1	.800
4	Utah	4	0	1.000
5	Oklahoma State	3	1	.750
6	Arizona	4	1	.800
7	Houston	4	1	.800
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	UCF	3	2	.600
10	Arizona State	2	2	.500
11	Iowa State	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	3	1	.750
13	Kansas	2	2	.500
14	West Virginia	3	2	.600
15	Colorado	2	3	.400
16	TCU	2	3	.400

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	3	3	.500
2	Toledo	4	1	.800
3	Central Michigan	3	2	.600
4	Ohio	3	2	.600
5	Western Michigan	3	2	.600
6	Bowling Green	1	4	.200
7	UMass	4	1	.800
8	Kent State	2	3	.400
9	Buffalo	2	3	.400
10	Miami (OH)	2	3	.400
11	Akron	1	4	.200
12	Ball State	1	4	.200
13	Sacramento State	1	4	.200

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	5	0	1.000
2	Nebraska	5	0	1.000
3	UCLA	4	0	1.000
4	Minnesota	4	1	.800
5	Ohio State	4	1	.800
6	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
7	Oregon	3	1	.750
8	Iowa	5	1	.833
9	USC	5	1	.833
10	Northwestern	3	1	.750
11	Purdue	2	3	.400
12	Michigan	3	2	.600
13	Penn State	3	2	.600
14	Illinois	2	3	.400
15	Maryland	2	3	.400
16	Michigan State	2	3	.400
17	Rutgers	1	4	.200
18	Washington	3	3	.500

	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

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Pittsburgh	5	0	1.000
3	Duke	4	0	1.000
4	SMU	4	1	.800
5	Wake Forest	4	1	.800
6	Clemson	3	2	.600
7	Virginia	3	2	.600
8	NC State	3	2	.600
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Virginia Tech	4	1	.800
11	California	2	3	.400
12	Florida State	3	3	.500
13	Stanford	2	3	.400
14	North Carolina	2	2	.500
15	Georgia Tech	1	3	.250
16	Syracuse	2	2	.500
17	Boston College	2	3	.400

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	5	0	1.000
2	UConn	2	3	.400

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	5	1	.833
2	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
3	Memphis	4	1	.800
4	North Texas	3	2	.600
5	UAB	3	2	.600
6	Army	2	2	.500
7	Temple	2	3	.400
8	South Florida	4	2	.667
9	East Carolina	2	2	.500
10	Tulane	2	2	.500
11	Tulsa	3	2	.600
12	Rice	1	4	.200
13	Charlotte	0	5	.000
14	Navy	1	3	.250

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	5	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	Louisiana	4	1	.800
5	Georgia Southern	2	3	.400
6	Troy	3	2	.600
7	Appalachian State	3	1	.750
8	Louisiana Tech	2	2	.500
9	Marshall	3	2	.600
10	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
11	Coastal Carolina	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Old Dominion	1	4	.200
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	North Dakota State	5	0	1.000
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	UNLV	3	2	.600
4	Wyoming	3	3	.500
5	Air Force	3	1	.750
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Northern Illinois	0	4	.000
8	Nevada	1	3	.250
9	UTEP	1	4	.200
10	Hawai'i	1	4	.200