most rushing attempts by a college freshman ever in a season

Lew Nichols has the most rush attempts by a freshman in a season, with 341 carries in 2021.

	NAME	ATT	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH YDS	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Lew Nichols L. Nichols	341	2021	CMU	13	1,848	5.4	142.2	16	338	40	52	8.5	26.0	2
2	Jarvion Franklin J. Franklin	306	2014	WMU	13	1,551	5.1	119.3	24	168	15	18	11.2	12.9	1
3	AJ Dillon	300	2017	BC	13	1,589	5.3	122.2	14
4	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	299	2017	WIS	14	1,977	6.6	141.2	13	95	8	14	11.9	6.8	0
5	Ron Dayne R. Dayne	295	1996	WIS	12	1,863	6.3	155.3	18	133	14		9.5	11.1	0
6	Quinshon Judkins Q. Judkins	274	2022	MISS	13	1,567	5.7	120.5	16	132	15	20	8.8	10.2	1
7	Herschel Walker H. Walker	274	1980	UGA	11	1,616	5.9	146.9	15	70	7		10.0	6.4	0
8	Javian Hawkins J. Hawkins	264	2019	LOU	13	1,525	5.8	117.3	9	58	4	8	14.5	4.5	0
9	Samaje Perine S. Perine	263	2014	OKLA	13	1,713	6.5	131.8	21	108	15	16	7.2	8.3	0
10	Makhi Hughes M. Hughes	258	2023	TULN	14	1,378	5.3	98.4	7	67	11	12	6.1	4.8	0
11	Royce Freeman R. Freeman	252	2014	ORE	15	1,365	5.4	91.0	18	158	16	17	9.9	10.5	1
12	Rasheen Ali R. Ali	250	2021	MRSH	13	1,401	5.6	107.8	23	334	45	57	7.4	25.7	1
13	Spencer Brown S. Brown	250	2017	UAB	13	1,329	5.3	102.2	10	42	4	4	10.5	3.2	0
14	Marquis Williams M. Williams	250	1993	ARST	11	1,060	4.2	96.4	5	97	8		12.1	8.8	1
15	Sean Tucker S. Tucker	246	2021	SYR	12	1,496	6.1	124.7	12	255	20	27	12.8	21.3	2
16	Justin Jackson J. Jackson	245	2014	NW	12	1,187	4.8	98.9	10	201	22	26	9.1	16.8	1
17	Michael Ramseur M. Ramseur	245	1982	WAKE	11	966	3.9	87.8	8	82	21		3.9	7.5	0
18	Greg Hill G. Hill	240	1991	TA&M	11	1,216	5.1	110.5	12	121	8		15.1	11.0	0
19	Jermar Jefferson J. Jefferson	239	2018	ORST	12	1,380	5.8	115.0	12	147	25	31	5.9	12.3	0
20	Ahmad Hardy A. Hardy	237	2024	ULM	12	1,351	5.7	112.6	13	72	8	10	9.0	6.0	0
21	Reggie Cobb R. Cobb	237	1987	TENN	12	1,197	5.1	99.8	17	198	13		15.2	16.5	3
22	Nick Wilson N. Wilson	236	2014	ARIZ	13	1,375	5.8	105.8	16	90	12	15	7.5	6.9	1
23	Allen Harvin A. Harvin	233	1978	CIN	11	1,283	5.5	116.6	6	150	21		7.1	13.6	1
24	Caleb Hawkins C. Hawkins	231	2025	UNT	13	1,434	6.2	110.3	25	370	32	39	11.6	28.5	4
25	Kenneth Gainwell K. Gainwell	231	2019	MEM	14	1,459	6.3	104.2	13	610	51	60	12.0	43.6	3

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PASS

71

Flores

RUSH

149

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REC

28

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PPG

10.0

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24.0

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PASS YDS/G

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2026 MAC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
4	Ball State	0-0	1-1
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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/19	WYO	@	CMU	1:00 PM
Sat 9/26	CMU	@	MIA	6:30 PM
Sat 10/3	AKR	@	CMU	1:00 PM
Sat 10/10	CMU	@	OHIO	1:00 PM
Sat 10/17	WMU	@	CMU	1:00 PM

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Pass Yards Leaders

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795

Stokes

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Rush Yards Leaders

375

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374

Sheppard

319

Bates

Rec Yards Leaders

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Legree

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Duff

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Rec TD Leaders

5

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Dixon

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QB Rating Leaders

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Stockton

271.7

Mensah

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Sack Leaders

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4.0

Lewis

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58.5

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5.0

5.5

6.5

Total Yards Rankings

702.5

620.5

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576.5

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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

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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