most rushing tds in a season ncaa history by player

Barry Sanders has scored the most rushing touchdowns in a season, with 37 touchdowns in 1988.

	NAME	RUSH TD	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	37	1988	OKST	11	2,628	344	7.6	238.9	106	19		5.6	9.6	0
2	Montee Ball M. Ball	33	2011	WIS	14	1,923	307	6.3	137.4	306	24		12.8	21.9	6
3	Bryson Daily B. Daily	32	2024	ARMY	13	1,659	310	5.4	127.6	0	0	1		0.0	0
4	Devin Singletary D. Singletary	32	2017	FAU	14	1,920	301	6.4	137.1	198	19	24	10.4	14.1	1
5	Kapri Bibbs K. Bibbs	31	2013	CSU	14	1,741	281	6.2	124.4	58	7	4	8.3	4.1	0
6	Keenan Reynolds K. Reynolds	31	2013	NAVY	13	1,346	300	4.5	103.5	0	0			0.0	0
7	Ashton Jeanty A. Jeanty	29	2024	BSU	14	2,601	374	7.0	185.8	138	23	35	6.0	9.9	1
8	Melvin Gordon M. Gordon	29	2014	WIS	14	2,587	343	7.5	184.8	153	19	27	8.1	10.9	3
9	Kevin Smith K. Smith	29	2007	UCF	14	2,567	450	5.7	183.4	242	24		10.1	17.3	1
10	Mike Rozier M. Rozier	29	1983	NEB	12	2,148	275	7.8	179.0	106	10		10.6	8.8	0
11	Derrick Henry D. Henry	28	2015	ALA	15	2,219	395	5.6	147.9	91	11	17	8.3	6.1	0
12	Jay Ajayi J. Ajayi	28	2014	BSU	14	1,823	347	5.3	130.2	535	50	57	10.7	38.2	4
13	Toby Gerhart T. Gerhart	28	2009	STAN	13	1,871	343	5.5	143.9	157	11		14.3	12.1	0
14	Willis McGahee W. McGahee	28	2002	MIA	13	1,753	282	6.2	134.8	355	27		13.1	27.3	0
15	Terry Metcalf T. Metcalf	28	1971	LBS	12	1,673	267	6.3	139.4	130	15		8.7	10.8	1
16	Blake Corum B. Corum	27	2023	MICH	15	1,245	258	4.8	83.0	117	16	18	7.3	7.8	1
17	Anthony Wales A. Wales	27	2016	WKU	13	1,621	237	6.8	124.7	323	30	39	10.8	24.8	2
18	Kenneth Dixon K. Dixon	27	2012	LT	12	1,194	200	6.0	99.5	35	10		3.5	2.9	1
19	Collin Klein C. Klein	27	2011	KSU	13	1,141	317	3.6	87.8
20	Bernard Pierce B. Pierce	27	2011	TEM	12	1,481	273	5.4	123.4	52	3		17.3	4.3	0
21	Ricky Dobbs R. Dobbs	27	2009	NAVY	13	1,192	315	3.8	91.7
22	Lee Suggs L. Suggs	27	2000	VT	11	1,207	222	5.4	109.7	44	3		14.7	4.0	1
23	Ricky Williams R. Williams	27	1998	TEX	11	2,124	361	5.9	193.1	262	24		10.9	23.8	1
24	Najee Harris N. Harris	26	2020	ALA	13	1,466	251	5.8	112.8	425	43	56	9.9	32.7	4
25	James Conner J. Conner	26	2014	PITT	13	1,765	298	5.9	135.8	70	5	6	14.0	5.4	0

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More Oklahoma State Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,575

Mestemaker

RUSH

524

Hawkins

REC

462

Young

Team Rankings

PPG

38.2

25th

OPP PPG

21.4

55th

RUSH YDS/G

199.0

38th

PASS YDS/G

322.4

6th

2026 Big 12 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
3	Utah	2-0	5-0
4	Baylor	2-0	4-1
5	Oklahoma State	2-0	4-1
6	Arizona	2-1	5-1
7	Houston	2-1	5-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/17	OKST	@	HOU	7:30 PM
Sat 10/24	COLO	@	OKST	1:00 PM
Sat 10/31	OKST	@	ISU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/7	OKST	@	KSU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/14	TTU	@	OKST	1:00 PM

Last Game

UCF

3 - 3

Final

Oklahoma State

4 - 1

Sat 10 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

835

Riley

828

Roberts

793

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Maiava

17

Taylor

Rush TD Leaders

12

Baugh

12

Hawkins

10

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

11

Smith

9

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

200.5

Hoover

198.6

Stockton

Sack Leaders

9.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.6

46.2

44.2

44.0

43.4

42.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

11.8

12.2

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

533.8

531.6

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

299.4

295.5

263.6

253.2

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

341.0

337.8

334.4

322.4

Sack Leaders

24.0

22.0

20.0

19.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Oregon State	4	2	.667
3	Fresno State	4	2	.667
4	San Diego State	2	4	.333
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Colorado State	2	3	.400
7	Texas State	2	3	.400
8	Washington State	1	5	.167

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	5	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
3	Utah	5	0	1.000
4	Baylor	4	1	.800
5	Oklahoma State	4	1	.800
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	5	1	.833
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Arizona State	3	2	.600
10	Iowa State	3	3	.500
11	UCF	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	3	2	.600
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Kansas	2	3	.400
15	TCU	2	3	.400
16	West Virginia	3	3	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	3	.571
2	Ohio	4	2	.667
3	Western Michigan	4	2	.667
4	Bowling Green	2	4	.333
5	Buffalo	3	3	.500
6	Toledo	4	2	.667
7	Central Michigan	3	3	.500
8	Miami (OH)	3	3	.500
9	UMass	4	2	.667
10	Kent State	2	4	.333
11	Akron	1	5	.167
12	Ball State	1	5	.167
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	0	1.000
2	Alabama	5	1	.833
3	Kentucky	5	1	.833
4	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
5	Missouri	5	1	.833
6	Tennessee	5	1	.833
7	Ole Miss	4	1	.800
8	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
9	Florida	4	2	.667
10	Texas	4	1	.800
11	LSU	4	2	.667
12	Auburn	3	2	.600
13	South Carolina	3	3	.500
14	Texas A&M	3	3	.500
15	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
16	Arkansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	0	1.000
2	UCLA	5	0	1.000
3	Ohio State	5	1	.833
4	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
5	USC	6	1	.857
6	Purdue	3	3	.500
7	Iowa	5	1	.833
8	Nebraska	5	1	.833
9	Minnesota	4	2	.667
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Michigan	3	2	.600
14	Rutgers	1	4	.200
15	Penn State	3	3	.500
16	Washington	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	4	.333
18	Michigan State	2	4	.333

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	5	1	.833
2	Jacksonville State	4	2	.667
3	Florida International	3	2	.600
4	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
5	Western Kentucky	2	4	.333
6	Delaware	2	3	.400
7	Middle Tennessee	2	3	.400
8	Kennesaw State	1	4	.200
9	Missouri State	1	4	.200
10	Sam Houston	1	4	.200

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	5	1	.833
2	UTSA	5	1	.833
3	North Texas	4	2	.667
4	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
5	East Carolina	3	2	.600
6	Army	3	2	.600
7	UAB	3	3	.500
8	Temple	2	4	.333
9	South Florida	4	2	.667
10	Navy	2	3	.400
11	Tulane	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	0	6	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
3	Clemson	3	2	.600
4	Pittsburgh	5	1	.833
5	SMU	4	1	.800
6	Virginia	4	2	.667
7	California	3	3	.500
8	Georgia Tech	2	3	.400
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Duke	4	1	.800
11	North Carolina	3	2	.600
12	Virginia Tech	4	2	.667
13	Florida State	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Stanford	2	4	.333
16	Boston College	2	3	.400
17	Syracuse	2	3	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	4	2	.667
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	North Dakota State	5	1	.833
4	Air Force	4	1	.800
5	Wyoming	3	3	.500
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Nevada	2	3	.400
8	Northern Illinois	0	5	.000
9	UTEP	1	5	.167
10	Hawai'i	1	5	.167

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	0	1.000
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	6	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	Louisiana Tech	3	2	.600
5	Troy	3	2	.600
6	Louisiana	4	2	.667
7	Georgia Southern	2	4	.333
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	4	.333
10	Appalachian State	3	2	.600
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333