most receiving yards in a season by a running back with 1000 rushing yards

Darrin Nelson has the most receiving yards by a running back in a season when rushing for 1,000+ yards, with 846 yards in 1981.

	NAME	REC YDS	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Darrin Nelson D. Nelson	846	1,014	1981	STAN	11	192	5.3	92.2	11	67		12.6	76.9	5
2	Mewelde Moore M. Moore	756	1,421	2001	TULN	12	263	5.4	118.4	8	65		11.6	63.0	7
3	Marlon Lucky M. Lucky	705	1,019	2007	NEB	12	206	4.9	84.9	9	75		9.4	58.8	3
4	Kerwynn Williams K. Williams	697	1,512	2012	USU	13	218	6.9	116.3	15	45		15.5	53.6	5
5	D.J. Foster	688	1,081	2014	ASU	13	194	5.6	83.2	9	62	89	11.1	52.9	3
6	Johnny Johnson J. Johnson	668	1,219	1988	SJSU	12	233	5.2	101.6	15	61		11.0	55.7	4
7	Harvey Unga H. Unga	655	1,227	2007	BYU	13	244	5.0	94.4	13	44		14.9	50.4	4
8	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	645	2,019	2015	STAN	14	337	6.0	144.2	8	45	54	14.3	46.1	5
9	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	644	1,530	1993	SDSU	12	300	5.1	127.5	21	47		13.7	53.7	3
10	I'Tavius Mathers I. Mathers	633	1,561	2016	MTSU	13	232	6.7	120.1	17	66	79	9.6	48.7	3
11	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	632	1,271	2017	PSU	13	217	5.9	97.8	18	54	68	11.7	48.6	3
12	Ryan Benjamin R. Benjamin	613	1,581	1991		12	226	7.0	131.8	13	51		12.0	51.1	3
13	Kenneth Gainwell K. Gainwell	610	1,459	2019	MEM	14	231	6.3	104.2	13	51	60	12.0	43.6	3
14	Cam Skattebo C. Skattebo	605	1,711	2024	ASU	13	293	5.8	131.6	21	45	54	13.4	46.5	3
15	Ronnie Harmon R. Harmon	597	1,111	1985	IOWA	11	209	5.3	101.0	9	49		12.2	54.3	1
16	Demarco Murray D. Murray	594	1,214	2010	OKLA	14	282	4.3	86.7	15	71		8.4	42.4	5
17	Emmett White E. White	592	1,322	2000	USU	11	242	5.5	120.2	13	47		12.6	53.8	2
18	Mike Richardson M. Richardson	581	1,034	1968	SMU	10	207	5.0	103.4	8	49		11.9	58.1	3
19	Brian Calhoun B. Calhoun	571	1,636	2005	WIS	13	348	4.7	125.8	22	53		10.8	43.9	2
20	Ashton Jeanty A. Jeanty	569	1,347	2023	BSU	12	220	6.1	112.3	14	43	49	13.2	47.4	5
21	Curtis Brown C. Brown	566	1,010	2006	BYU	13	201	5.0	77.7	7	62		9.1	43.5	3
22	Brad Muster B. Muster	565	1,053	1986	STAN	11	243	4.3	95.7	12	61		9.3	51.4	1
23	Dri Archer D. Archer	561	1,429	2012	KENT	14	159	9.0	102.1	16	39		14.4	40.1	4
24	Mewelde Moore M. Moore	545	1,138	2002	TULN	13	288	4.0	87.5	6	52		10.5	41.9	3
25	Joe Mixon J. Mixon	538	1,274	2016	OKLA	12	187	6.8	106.2	10	37	44	14.5	44.8	5

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,207

Warren

RUSH

302

Ford

REC

266

High

Team Rankings

PPG

17.4

145th

OPP PPG

38.2

164th

RUSH YDS/G

88.8

179th

PASS YDS/G

247.8

58th

2026 ACC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
11	California	1-1	2-3
12	Louisville	1-2	2-3
13	Stanford	1-3	2-3
14	North Carolina	0-1	2-2
15	Georgia Tech	0-1	1-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/10	STAN	@	ND	3:30 PM
Sat 10/17	ELON	@	STAN	7:30 PM
Fri 10/23	NCST	@	STAN	10:30 PM
Sat 10/31	STAN	@	LOU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/14	STAN	@	VT	1:00 PM

Last Game

Stanford

2 - 3

Final

Wake Forest

4 - 1

Sat 3 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,850

Atkinson

1,744

Maiava

1,613

Jennings

Rush Yards Leaders

685

Riley

652

Cook

644

Sheppard

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

9

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

377.4

357.0

346.5

346.0

340.0

334.4

Sack Leaders

22.0

21.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

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	Colorado State	2	3	.400
6	Texas State	2	3	.400
7	Utah State	1	4	.200
8	Washington State	1	4	.200

	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

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
2	Memphis	4	1	.800
3	UTSA	4	1	.800
4	North Texas	3	2	.600
5	UAB	3	2	.600
6	South Florida	4	1	.800
7	Army	2	2	.500
8	Temple	2	3	.400
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

	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	USC	5	1	.833
9	Iowa	4	1	.800
10	Northwestern	3	1	.750
11	Purdue	2	3	.400
12	Michigan	3	2	.600
13	Penn State	3	2	.600
14	Washington	3	2	.600
15	Illinois	2	3	.400
16	Maryland	2	3	.400
17	Michigan State	2	3	.400
18	Rutgers	1	4	.200

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	4	1	.800
2	Jacksonville State	3	2	.600
3	New Mexico State	2	3	.400
4	Florida International	2	2	.500
5	Kennesaw State	1	3	.250
6	Missouri State	1	3	.250
7	Sam Houston	1	3	.250
8	Delaware	2	3	.400
9	Middle Tennessee	2	3	.400
10	Western Kentucky	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	Florida State	3	2	.600
8	Virginia	3	2	.600
9	Virginia Tech	4	1	.800
10	NC State	3	2	.600
11	California	2	3	.400
12	Louisville	2	3	.400
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

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
2	BYU	4	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	Iowa State	3	2	.600
10	UCF	3	2	.600
11	Arizona State	2	2	.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

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	5	0	1.000
2	Louisiana	4	1	.800
3	Appalachian State	3	1	.750
4	South Alabama	3	2	.600
5	Arkansas State	2	3	.400
6	Georgia State	4	1	.800
7	Marshall	3	2	.600
8	Troy	2	2	.500
9	Georgia Southern	2	3	.400
10	Louisiana Tech	2	2	.500
11	Southern Miss	1	3	.250
12	Coastal Carolina	1	4	.200
13	Old Dominion	1	4	.200
14	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000

	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	Air Force	3	1	.750
5	Wyoming	2	3	.400
6	San Jose State	3	2	.600
7	Northern Illinois	0	4	.000
8	Nevada	1	3	.250
9	UTEP	1	4	.200
10	Hawai'i	1	4	.200