most rushing attempts college football single season

Kevin Smith has the most rush attempts in a season, with 450 carries in 2007.

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Data note: Rush Attempts: player season data complete from 1956

	NAME	ATT	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH YDS	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Kevin Smith K. Smith	450	2007	UCF	14	2,567	5.7	183.4	29	242	24		10.1	17.3	1
2	Marcus Allen M. Allen	403	1981	USC	11	2,342	5.8	212.9	22	217	29		7.5	19.7	1
3	Troy Davis T. Davis	402	1996	ISU	11	2,185	5.4	198.6	21	64	13		4.9	5.8	0
4	Derrick Henry D. Henry	395	2015	ALA	15	2,219	5.6	147.9	28	91	11	17	8.3	6.1	0
5	Shawn Faulkner S. Faulkner	394	1983	WMU	11	1,668	4.2	151.6	7	221	29		7.6	20.1	0
6	Javon Ringer J. Ringer	390	2008	MSU	13	1,637	4.2	125.9	22	190	28		6.8	14.6	0
7	Lorenzo White L. White	386	1985	MSU	11	1,908	4.9	173.5	17	28	6		4.7	2.5	0
8	Herschel Walker H. Walker	385	1981	UGA	11	1,891	4.9	171.9	18	84	14		6.0	7.6	2
9	Le'Veon Bell L. Bell	382	2012	MSU	13	1,793	4.7	137.9	12	167	32		5.2	12.8	1
10	Ray Rice R. Rice	380	2007	RUTG	13	2,012	5.3	154.8	24	239	25		9.6	18.4	1
11	Stefphon Jefferson S. Jefferson	375	2012	NEV	13	1,883	5.0	144.8	24	170	22		7.7	13.1	1
12	Ashton Jeanty A. Jeanty	374	2024	BSU	14	2,601	7.0	185.8	29	138	23	35	6.0	9.9	1
13	Billy Smith B. Smith	374	1991	CMU	11	1,440	3.9	130.9	6	79	16		4.9	7.2	0
14	Bobby Rainey B. Rainey	369	2011	WKU	12	1,695	4.6	141.3	13	361	36		10.0	30.1	4
15	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	369	2000	TCU	11	2,158	5.8	196.2	22	40	10		4.0	3.6	0
16	Donald Brown D. Brown	367	2008	CONN	13	2,083	5.7	160.2	18	125	21		6.0	9.6	0
17	Travis Prentice T. Prentice	365	1998	M-OH	11	1,787	4.9	162.5	19	107	11		9.7	9.7	1
18	Steve Bartalo S. Bartalo	362	1986	CSU	11	1,419	3.9	129.0	19	289	40		7.2	26.3	0
19	Matt Forte M. Forte	361	2007	TULN	12	2,127	5.9	177.3	23	282	32		8.8	23.5	0
20	Ricky Williams R. Williams	361	1998	TEX	11	2,124	5.9	193.1	27	262	24		10.9	23.8	1
21	Trevor Cobb T. Cobb	360	1991	RICE	11	1,692	4.7	153.8	14	136	14		9.7	12.4	0
22	Anthony Thompson A. Thompson	358	1989	IND	11	1,793	5.0	163.0	24	201	35		5.7	18.3	1
23	Steve Owens S. Owens	358	1969	OKLA	10	1,523	4.3	152.3	23	32	4		8.0	3.2	0
24	Wasean Tait W. Tait	357	1995	TOL	11	1,905	5.3	173.2	20	183	19		9.6	16.6	0
25	Craig Heyward C. Heyward	357	1987	PITT	11	1,655	4.6	150.5	11	198	21		9.4	18.0	1

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,099

Jenkins

RUSH

577

Watson

REC

358

Derry

Team Rankings

PPG

32.7

45th

OPP PPG

23.0

64th

RUSH YDS/G

163.3

66th

PASS YDS/G

207.0

107th

2026 Big 12 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
8	Cincinnati	2-2	5-2
9	Arizona State	2-2	4-3
10	UCF	2-2	4-3
11	West Virginia	2-3	5-3
12	Kansas State	1-3	4-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/30	BAY	@	UCF	7:30 PM
Sat 11/7	UCF	@	KU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/14	ASU	@	UCF	1:00 PM
Fri 11/20	ISU	@	UCF	6:00 PM
Sat 11/28	UCF	@	COLO	1:00 PM

Last Game

BYU

6 - 1

Final

UCF

4 - 3

Sat 24 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,604

Atkinson

2,326

Mestemaker

2,302

Maiava

Rush Yards Leaders

963

Riley

957

Bishop

923

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

1,040

Legree

984

Smith

952

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

24

Atkinson

22

Mensah

21

Stokes

Rush TD Leaders

16

Hawkins

16

Hellums

13

Baugh

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

12

Smith

11

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

204.6

Mensah

185.9

Stockton

184.5

Sayin

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

9.0

Osunsanmi

8.5

Umanmielen

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.0

43.1

43.0

42.7

41.4

41.1

Opp PPG Rankings

11.3

12.0

12.5

13.4

13.9

Total Yards Rankings

551.9

529.1

527.0

525.7

517.7

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

345.7

337.4

307.7

272.0

271.4

261.6

Pass Yards Rankings

384.9

341.0

340.7

323.1

318.0

Sack Leaders

34.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

26.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	6	1	.857
2	Oregon State	5	2	.714
3	Texas State	4	3	.571
4	San Diego State	3	5	.375
5	Fresno State	4	3	.571
6	Colorado State	3	4	.429
7	Utah State	2	5	.286
8	Washington State	1	7	.125

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	7	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	6	1	.857
3	Indiana	7	1	.875
4	Northwestern	6	1	.857
5	Minnesota	5	2	.714
6	Wisconsin	5	2	.714
7	USC	6	2	.750
8	Purdue	3	4	.429
9	Illinois	4	3	.571
10	Oregon	4	3	.571
11	Iowa	5	2	.714
12	Nebraska	5	2	.714
13	Michigan	4	3	.571
14	Washington	4	3	.571
15	Rutgers	2	5	.286
16	Penn State	3	4	.429
17	Maryland	2	5	.286
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Kentucky	7	1	.875
2	Georgia	6	1	.857
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Florida	5	2	.714
5	Ole Miss	5	2	.714
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Tennessee	6	2	.750
8	Oklahoma	4	3	.571
9	Missouri	5	2	.714
10	Texas	5	2	.714
11	Mississippi State	4	3	.571
12	Auburn	4	3	.571
13	South Carolina	4	3	.571
14	Arkansas	3	4	.429
15	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	6	1	.857
2	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
3	New Mexico State	3	4	.429
4	Middle Tennessee	4	3	.571
5	Western Kentucky	3	4	.429
6	Delaware	3	4	.429
7	Florida International	3	4	.429
8	Missouri State	2	5	.286
9	Kennesaw State	1	6	.143
10	Sam Houston	1	6	.143

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	5	2	.714
2	James Madison	7	1	.875
3	Appalachian State	5	2	.714
4	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
5	South Alabama	4	3	.571
6	Louisiana	5	3	.625
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Georgia State	4	3	.571
9	Troy	3	4	.429
10	Coastal Carolina	2	5	.286
11	Southern Miss	2	5	.286
12	Louisiana-Monroe	1	6	.143
13	Marshall	4	3	.571
14	Old Dominion	2	6	.250

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	7	0	1.000
2	SMU	6	1	.857
3	Wake Forest	6	1	.857
4	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
5	Louisville	4	3	.571
6	Clemson	4	3	.571
7	North Carolina	4	3	.571
8	Duke	5	2	.714
9	Boston College	4	3	.571
10	Pittsburgh	5	3	.625
11	Stanford	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	4	.500
13	California	3	5	.375
14	Florida State	3	4	.429
15	NC State	3	4	.429
16	Georgia Tech	2	5	.286
17	Syracuse	3	4	.429

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	6	1	.857
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	4	3	.571
4	North Dakota State	6	2	.750
5	Air Force	5	2	.714
6	Nevada	3	4	.429
7	San Jose State	4	4	.500
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	6	.143
10	Northern Illinois	0	7	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	1	.857
2	UConn	4	3	.571

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Toledo	6	2	.750
3	Western Michigan	5	3	.625
4	Buffalo	5	3	.625
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Kent State	3	5	.375
8	Ball State	3	5	.375
9	Bowling Green	2	6	.250
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Akron	1	7	.125
13	Sacramento State	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	5	2	.714
3	Army	5	2	.714
4	Memphis	6	2	.750
5	Florida Atlantic	5	2	.714
6	UAB	4	3	.571
7	Charlotte	1	6	.143
8	Temple	2	5	.286
9	South Florida	5	2	.714
10	East Carolina	3	4	.429
11	Tulane	3	4	.429
12	Tulsa	4	4	.500
13	Navy	2	5	.286
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	7	0	1.000
2	BYU	6	1	.857
3	Arizona	6	1	.857
4	Texas Tech	6	1	.857
5	Oklahoma State	5	2	.714
6	Houston	6	2	.750
7	Baylor	4	3	.571
8	Cincinnati	5	2	.714
9	Arizona State	4	3	.571
10	UCF	4	3	.571
11	West Virginia	5	3	.625
12	Kansas State	4	3	.571
13	Iowa State	3	4	.429
14	Kansas	3	4	.429
15	TCU	3	4	.429
16	Colorado	2	5	.286

CFB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 10/3	MEM	@	CHAR	59-8
Sat 10/3	NAVY	@	AFA	9-14
Sat 10/3	ALA	@	MSST	56-23
Sat 10/3	UCF	@	HOU	17-27
Sat 10/3	WVU	@	ISU	42-45

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/27	DEL	@	WKU	7:00 PM
Tue 10/27	SHSU	@	MOSU	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	KENN	@	MTU	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	JVST	@	NMSU	8:00 PM
Thu 10/29	TROY	@	JMU	7:30 PM

Kevin Smith has the most rush attempts in a season, with 450 carries in 2007.

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