most rushing touchdowns by a player in a single bowl game in college football history

5 players are tied for the most rushing touchdowns in a bowl game, with 5 touchdowns. The first three are Camerun Peoples on December 21, 2020, Kelvin Hopkins Jr. on December 22, 2018 and Zach Abey on December 28, 2017.

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Data note: Rushing Touchdowns: player game data may be incomplete before 2000

	NAME	RUSH TD	DATE	TM		OPP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC TD
1	Camerun Peoples C. Peoples	5	12/21/2020	APP	@	UNT	317	22	14.4
2	Kelvin Hopkins Jr. K. Hopkins Jr.	5	12/22/2018	ARMY	vs	HOU	170	11	15.5
3	Zach Abey Z. Abey	5	12/28/2017	NAVY	vs	UVA	88	13	6.8
4	Kareem Hunt K. Hunt	5	1/4/2015	TOL	@	ARST	271	32	8.5	-5	1	1	-5.0	0
5	Terrance Ganaway T. Ganaway	5	12/29/2011	BAY	vs	WASH	200	21	9.5
6	Phil Mafah P. Mafah	4	12/29/2023	CLEM	@	UK	71	11	6.5	3	2	3	1.5	0
7	Rickey Hunt Jr. R. Hunt Jr.	4	12/16/2023	OHIO	vs	GASO	115	17	6.8	18	1	1	18.0	1
8	Tyjae Spears T. Spears	4	1/2/2023	TULN	@	USC	205	17	12.1	14	1	2	14.0	0
9	Levi Williams L. Williams	4	12/21/2021	WYO	vs	KENT	200	16	12.5	0	0	0		0
10	Malik Willis M. Willis	4	12/26/2020	LIB	@	CCAR	137	21	6.5	0	0	0		0
11	Rashaad Penny R. Penny	4	12/23/2017	SDSU	@	ARMY	221	14	15.8	-7	1	1	-7.0	0
12	Dorian Brown D. Brown	4	12/22/2017	OHIO	vs	UAB	152	12	12.7
13	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	4	1/1/2016	OSU	vs	ND	149	27	5.5	30	1	2	30.0	0
14	Leonard Fournette L. Fournette	4	12/29/2015	LSU	@	TTU	212	29	7.3	44	1	2	44.0	1
15	Myles Gaskin M. Gaskin	4	12/26/2015	WASH	@	USM	181	26	7.0	3	1	1	3.0	0
16	Jamauri Bogan J. Bogan	4	12/24/2015	WMU	vs	MTSU	215	19	11.3
17	Favian Upshaw F. Upshaw	4	12/23/2015	GASO	@	BGSU	199	12	16.6
18	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	4	1/12/2015	OSU	vs	ORE	246	36	6.8	-1	1	2	-1.0	0
19	Beau Blankenship B. Blankenship	4	12/28/2012	OHIO	vs	ULM	104	19	5.5	5	1		5.0	0
20	D.J. Adams	4	12/29/2010	MD	vs	ECU	35	13	2.7
21	Ray Rice R. Rice	4	1/5/2008	RUTG	vs	BALL	280	35	8.0	15	2		7.5	0
22	Tony Temple T. Temple	4	1/1/2008	MIZ	vs	ARK	281	24	11.7
23	Vince Young V. Young	4	1/1/2005	TEX	vs	MICH	192	21	9.1
24	P.J. Daniels	4	1/3/2004	GT	vs	TLSA	307	31	9.9
25	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	4	12/24/2003	ORST	vs	UNM	149	28	5.3	51	5		10.2	1

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More Appalachian State Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,700

Singleton

RUSH

420

Lewis

REC

474

Pickett

Team Rankings

PPG

30.1

59th

OPP PPG

23.1

67th

RUSH YDS/G

143.6

104th

PASS YDS/G

270.1

32nd

2026 SBC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Louisiana Tech	3-0	5-2
2	Appalachian State	2-1	5-2
3	South Alabama	2-1	4-3
4	James Madison	4-2	7-2
5	Louisiana	2-2	5-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/31	APP	@	GASO	6:30 PM
Sat 11/7	GAST	@	APP	2:30 PM
Sat 11/14	APP	@	MRSH	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	ULM	@	APP	1:00 PM
Fri 11/27	APP	@	USA	3:00 PM

Last Game

James Madison

7 - 1

Final

Appalachian State

5 - 2

Thu 22 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,604

Atkinson

2,577

Jackson

2,536

Veltkamp

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

963

Riley

957

Bishop

Rec Yards Leaders

1,040

Legree

984

Smith

952

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

24

Atkinson

23

Veltkamp

22

Mensah

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

43.8

43.0

42.7

41.1

40.1

Opp PPG Rankings

11.3

12.0

12.5

13.4

13.9

Total Yards Rankings

551.9

540.5

529.1

527.0

517.7

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

345.7

337.4

307.7

272.0

271.4

261.6

Pass Yards Rankings

384.9

348.9

341.0

340.7

329.6

323.1

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

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

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	5	2	.714
2	Appalachian State	5	2	.714
3	South Alabama	4	3	.571
4	James Madison	7	2	.778
5	Louisiana	5	3	.625
6	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	2	5	.286
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Georgia State	4	3	.571
11	Southern Miss	2	5	.286
12	Marshall	4	3	.571
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	6	.143
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	6	2	.750
3	Army	5	2	.714
4	Memphis	6	2	.750
5	UAB	4	3	.571
6	Florida Atlantic	5	3	.625
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

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
2	Liberty	6	1	.857
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	4	.429
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125