most rushing yards in a mwc championship

Derrick Henry has rushed for the most yards in a season when winning a national championship, with 2,219 yards in 2015.

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Data note: Rushing Yards: player season data complete from 1956

	NAME	RUSH YDS	Champs	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Derrick Henry D. Henry	2,219	1	2015	ALA	15	395	5.6	147.9	28	91	11	17	8.3	6.1	0
2	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	1,948	1	1976	PITT	11	338	5.8	177.1	21	73	7		10.4	6.6	1
3	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	1,878	1	2014	OSU	15	273	6.9	125.2	18	220	28	32	7.9	14.7	0
4	Ahman Green A. Green	1,877	1	1997	NEB	12	278	6.8	156.4	22	105	14		7.5	8.8	0
5	Charles White C. White	1,760	1	1978	USC	12	342	5.1	146.7	12	191	20		9.6	15.9	1
6	Lawrence Phillips L. Phillips	1,722	1	1994	NEB	12	286	6.0	143.5	16	172	22		7.8	14.3	0
7	Trent Richardson T. Richardson	1,679	1	2011	ALA	13	283	5.9	129.2	21	338	29		11.7	26.0	3
8	Travis Etienne T. Etienne	1,658	1	2018	CLEM	15	204	8.1	110.5	24	78	12	18	6.5	5.2	2
9	Mark Ingram M. Ingram	1,658	1	2009	ALA	14	271	6.1	118.4	17	334	32		10.4	23.9	3
10	Eric Bieniemy E. Bieniemy	1,628	1	1990	COLO	11	288	5.7	148.0	17	159	13		12.2	14.5	0
11	Herschel Walker H. Walker	1,616	1	1980	UGA	11	274	5.9	146.9	15	70	7		10.0	6.4	0
12	Cam Newton C. Newton	1,473	1	2010	AUB	14	264	5.6	105.2	20	42	2		21.0	3.0	1
13	Najee Harris N. Harris	1,466	1	2020	ALA	13	251	5.8	112.8	26	425	43	56	9.9	32.7	4
14	O.J. Simpson	1,415	1	1967	USC	10	266	5.3	141.5	11	109	10		10.9	10.9	0
15	Clyde Edwards-Helaire C. Edwards-Helaire	1,414	1	2019	LSU	15	215	6.6	94.3	16	453	55	66	8.2	30.2	1
16	Anthony Davis A. Davis	1,354	1	1974	USC	11	288	4.7	123.1	13	87	14		6.2	7.9	2
17	Eddie Lacy E. Lacy	1,322	1	2012	ALA	14	204	6.5	94.4	17	189	22		8.6	13.5	2
18	Joe Washington J. Washington	1,321	1	1974	OKLA	11	194	6.8	120.1	13	71	2		35.5	6.5	1
19	Blake Corum B. Corum	1,245	1	2023	MICH	15	258	4.8	83.0	27	117	16	18	7.3	7.8	1
20	Maurice Clarett M. Clarett	1,237	1	2002	OSU	11	222	5.6	112.5	16	104	12		8.7	9.5	2
21	Clinton Portis C. Portis	1,200	1	2001	MIA	11	220	5.5	109.1	10	125	12		10.4	11.4	1
22	Wayne Gallman W. Gallman	1,133	1	2016	CLEM	15	232	4.9	75.5	17	152	20	26	7.6	10.1	0
23	T.J. Yeldon	1,108	1	2012	ALA	14	175	6.3	79.1	12	131	11		11.9	9.4	1
24	Jacob Hester J. Hester	1,103	1	2007	LSU	14	225	4.9	78.8	12	106	14		7.6	7.6	1
25	Lendale White L. White	1,103	1	2004	USC	13	203	5.4	84.8	15	97	11		8.8	7.5	2

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More Alabama Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

2,480

Russell

RUSH

436

Hill

REC

559

Brooks

Team Rankings

PPG

35.8

17th

OPP PPG

18.9

27th

RUSH YDS/G

138.8

109th

PASS YDS/G

250.3

39th

2026 SEC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Georgia	7-1	9-1
2	Alabama	6-2	8-2
3	Kentucky	5-2	7-2
4	Texas	4-2	7-2
5	Tennessee	5-2	8-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/21	CHAT	@	ALA	2:00 PM
Sat 11/28	AUB	@	ALA	1:00 PM

Last Game

Alabama

8 - 2

Final

Vanderbilt

4 - 6

Sat 14 Nov 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,169

Atkinson

3,076

Mensah

2,973

Jennings

Rush Yards Leaders

1,335

Flora

1,320

Sheppard

1,241

Riley

Rec Yards Leaders

1,317

Smith

1,209

Legree

1,045

Hatcher

Pass TD Leaders

29

Mensah

29

Mestemaker

28

Stokes

Rush TD Leaders

20

Hawkins

19

Sheppard

18

Gutierrez

Rec TD Leaders

15

Smith

14

Legree

13

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

186.8

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

179.8

Stockton

Sack Leaders

14.0

Bradley

11.5

Dean

11.0

Zock

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

44.7

44.1

43.9

41.8

40.8

Opp PPG Rankings

10.9

11.9

12.2

12.5

13.8

14.1

Total Yards Rankings

535.4

533.6

520.7

520.1

518.1

504.1

Rush Yards Rankings

332.0

324.7

298.1

265.6

258.7

240.7

Pass Yards Rankings

370.4

343.8

339.1

331.0

324.9

322.9

Sack Leaders

39.0

37.0

36.0

32.0

31.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	8	1	.889
2	Texas State	6	4	.600
3	Oregon State	5	4	.556
4	San Diego State	4	5	.444
5	Utah State	4	5	.444
6	Fresno State	5	5	.500
7	Colorado State	3	6	.333
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	10	0	1.000
2	Indiana	9	1	.900
3	Oregon	7	3	.700
4	Iowa	7	2	.778
5	USC	7	3	.700
6	Ohio State	7	3	.700
7	Wisconsin	6	4	.600
8	Illinois	6	4	.600
9	Northwestern	6	4	.600
10	Minnesota	5	4	.556
11	Penn State	5	4	.556
12	Washington	5	4	.556
13	Michigan	5	5	.500
14	Nebraska	6	4	.600
15	Purdue	3	6	.333
16	Rutgers	2	8	.200
17	Maryland	4	6	.400
18	Michigan State	3	6	.333

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	9	1	.900
2	Alabama	8	2	.800
3	Kentucky	7	2	.778
4	Texas	7	2	.778
5	Tennessee	8	2	.800
6	Ole Miss	6	3	.667
7	South Carolina	6	3	.667
8	LSU	6	3	.667
9	Missouri	6	4	.600
10	Oklahoma	5	4	.556
11	Florida	5	4	.556
12	Auburn	6	4	.600
13	Mississippi State	4	6	.400
14	Texas A&M	4	6	.400
15	Arkansas	3	6	.333
16	Vanderbilt	4	6	.400

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	9	1	.900
2	Jacksonville State	7	3	.700
3	Middle Tennessee	5	5	.500
4	Delaware	5	5	.500
5	Florida International	4	6	.400
6	New Mexico State	3	7	.300
7	Western Kentucky	4	6	.400
8	Missouri State	4	6	.400
9	Kennesaw State	4	6	.400
10	Sam Houston	1	9	.100

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	7	2	.778
2	Georgia Southern	6	4	.600
3	Louisiana	7	3	.700
4	James Madison	8	3	.727
5	South Alabama	4	5	.444
6	Appalachian State	5	4	.556
7	Arkansas State	4	6	.400
8	Coastal Carolina	4	6	.400
9	Troy	4	5	.444
10	Marshall	5	4	.556
11	Southern Miss	3	6	.333
12	Georgia State	5	5	.500
13	Louisiana-Monroe	2	8	.200
14	Old Dominion	3	7	.300

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	9	1	.900
2	Wake Forest	9	1	.900
3	Louisville	6	3	.667
4	SMU	7	3	.700
5	Duke	7	3	.700
6	Clemson	6	4	.600
7	Virginia Tech	6	3	.667
8	Florida State	5	5	.500
9	Pittsburgh	6	4	.600
10	North Carolina	5	4	.556
11	Stanford	4	5	.444
12	Virginia	5	5	.500
13	NC State	4	6	.400
14	Boston College	4	6	.400
15	California	3	7	.300
16	Syracuse	5	5	.500
17	Georgia Tech	3	7	.300

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	8	1	.889
2	Wyoming	6	3	.667
3	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
4	Air Force	7	2	.778
5	UNLV	5	4	.556
6	San Jose State	5	5	.500
7	Nevada	4	6	.400
8	Hawai'i	3	6	.333
9	UTEP	1	8	.111
10	Northern Illinois	0	10	.000

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	7	2	.778
2	Memphis	8	2	.800
3	UTSA	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	4	.556
5	UAB	6	4	.600
6	Florida Atlantic	6	3	.667
7	East Carolina	6	4	.600
8	Tulsa	5	4	.556
9	Tulane	5	5	.500
10	South Florida	6	4	.600
11	Navy	3	6	.333
12	Charlotte	1	9	.100
13	Temple	2	8	.200
14	Rice	1	9	.100

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	9	1	.900
2	UConn	5	5	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Toledo	8	2	.800
2	Western Michigan	7	3	.700
3	Buffalo	7	3	.700
4	Ohio	7	3	.700
5	Miami (OH)	6	4	.600
6	Central Michigan	5	5	.500
7	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
8	Bowling Green	3	7	.300
9	UMass	5	5	.500
10	Kent State	3	7	.300
11	Ball State	3	7	.300
12	Sacramento State	2	9	.182
13	Akron	1	9	.100

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	9	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	8	1	.889
3	BYU	7	2	.778
4	Arizona	7	2	.778
5	Baylor	6	3	.667
6	Oklahoma State	6	3	.667
7	Houston	7	3	.700
8	Arizona State	5	4	.556
9	UCF	5	4	.556
10	West Virginia	5	5	.500
11	Iowa State	5	5	.500
12	Cincinnati	5	5	.500
13	TCU	5	5	.500
14	Colorado	4	6	.400
15	Kansas State	4	6	.400
16	Kansas	4	6	.400