most rushing yards in a national 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

2,057

Russell

RUSH

332

Hill

REC

488

Brooks

Team Rankings

PPG

38.3

13th

OPP PPG

21.3

55th

RUSH YDS/G

152.1

86th

PASS YDS/G

260.0

40th

2026 SEC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Kentucky	5-1	7-1
2	Georgia	4-1	6-1
3	Alabama	4-2	6-2
4	Florida	3-2	5-2
5	Ole Miss	3-2	5-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/7	ALA	@	LSU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/14	ALA	@	VAN	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	CHAT	@	ALA	2:00 PM
Sat 11/28	AUB	@	ALA	1:00 PM

Last Game

Texas A&M

4 - 4

Final

Alabama

6 - 2

Sat 24 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,604

Atkinson

2,326

Mestemaker

2,303

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

Umanmielen

9.0

Osunsanmi

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

317.9

Sack Leaders

34.0

33.0

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