most rushing attempts by a freshman 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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Team Leaders

PASS

1,854

Labas

RUSH

540

Biggins

REC

596

Lewis

Team Rankings

PPG

23.8

104th

OPP PPG

22.7

57th

RUSH YDS/G

169.5

62nd

PASS YDS/G

166.2

152nd

2025 MAC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
3	Ohio	6-2	9-4
4	Toledo	6-2	8-5
5	Central Michigan	5-3	7-6
6	Akron	4-4	5-7
7	Buffalo	4-4	5-7

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/5	CMU	@	UNM	10:00 PM
Sat 9/12	COLG	@	CMU	1:00 PM
Sat 9/19	WYO	@	CMU	1:00 PM
Sat 9/26	CMU	@	MIA	6:30 PM
Sat 10/3	AKR	@	CMU	1:00 PM

Last Game

Central Michigan

0 - 1

Final

Northwestern

1 - 0

Fri 26 Dec 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