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.

	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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Team Leaders

PASS

664

Simmons

RUSH

363

Dupree

REC

398

Mason

Team Rankings

PPG

12.8

172nd

OPP PPG

21.6

43rd

RUSH YDS/G

116.7

141st

PASS YDS/G

136.4

182nd

2025 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
13	UCLA	3-6	3-9
14	Rutgers	2-7	5-7
15	Wisconsin	2-7	4-8
16	Maryland	1-8	4-8
17	Michigan State	1-8	4-8

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/6	WIS	@	ND	7:30 PM
Sat 9/12	WIU	@	WIS	7:15 PM
Sat 9/19	EMU	@	WIS	12:30 PM
Sat 9/26	WIS	@	PSU	1:00 PM
Sat 10/3	MSU	@	WIS	1:00 PM

Last Game

Wisconsin

4 - 8

Final

Minnesota

7 - 5

Sat 29 Nov 2025

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