most rushing yards in a national championship tame

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

Interpreted as:

most rushing yards in a national championship in a season by a player tame

	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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Team Leaders

PASS

256

Russell

RUSH

86

Russell

REC

130

Coleman-Williams

Team Rankings

PPG

48.0

35th

OPP PPG

10.0

38th

RUSH YDS/G

227.0

45th

PASS YDS/G

260.0

60th

2026 SEC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Alabama	0-0	1-0
2	Arkansas	0-0	1-0
3	Auburn	0-0	1-0
4	Florida	0-0	1-0
5	Georgia	0-0	1-0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/12	ALA	@	UK	3:30 PM
Sat 9/19	FSU	@	ALA	3:30 PM
Sat 9/26	SCAR	@	ALA	1:00 PM
Sat 10/3	ALA	@	MSST	1:00 PM
Sat 10/10	UGA	@	ALA	1:00 PM

Last Game

East Carolina

0 - 1

Final

Alabama

1 - 0

Sat 5 Sep 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

653

Mensah

639

Kienholz

635

Maiava

Rush Yards Leaders

280

Carter

231

Kromah

227

Sheppard

Rec Yards Leaders

330

Toney

222

Mosley

196

Duff

Pass TD Leaders

8

Mensah

7

Heintschel

6

Boley

Rush TD Leaders

5

Carter

3

Robinson

3

Anderson

Rec TD Leaders

4

Williams

4

Toney

3

Mosley

QB Rating Leaders

285.0

Hoover

281.3

Baker

272.0

Becht

Sack Leaders

3.5

Kinsler

3.0

Gilliam

3.0

Lester

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

80.0

73.0

71.0

70.0

66.0

Opp PPG Rankings

0.0

Total Yards Rankings

762.0

702.5

681.0

671.0

660.0

Rush Yards Rankings

569.0

506.0

458.0

431.0

365.0

364.0

Pass Yards Rankings

480.0

435.0

434.0

432.0

430.0

427.0

Sack Leaders

9.0

6.0

CFB 2026 Standings

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

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

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Arizona	1	0	1.000
2	Arizona State	1	0	1.000
3	BYU	1	0	1.000
4	Cincinnati	1	0	1.000
5	Colorado	1	0	1.000
6	Houston	1	0	1.000
7	Iowa State	1	0	1.000
8	Kansas	1	0	1.000
9	Kansas State	1	0	1.000
10	Texas Tech	1	0	1.000
11	UCF	1	0	1.000
12	Utah	1	0	1.000
13	West Virginia	1	0	1.000
14	Baylor	0	1	.000
15	Oklahoma State	0	1	.000
16	TCU	0	1	.000

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Colorado State	1	0	1.000
2	San Diego State	1	0	1.000
3	Boise State	0	1	.000
4	Fresno State	0	1	.000
5	Oregon State	0	1	.000
6	Texas State	0	1	.000
7	Utah State	0	1	.000
8	Washington State	0	1	.000

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	1	1	.500
2	Buffalo	1	0	1.000
3	UMass	1	0	1.000
4	Akron	0	1	.000
5	Ball State	0	1	.000
6	Bowling Green	0	1	.000
7	Central Michigan	0	1	.000
8	Kent State	0	1	.000
9	Miami (OH)	0	1	.000
10	Ohio	0	1	.000
11	Toledo	0	1	.000
12	Western Michigan	0	1	.000
13	Sacramento State	1	1	.500

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	2	0	1.000
2	Army	1	0	1.000
3	Navy	1	0	1.000
4	Rice	1	0	1.000
5	South Florida	1	0	1.000
6	Temple	1	0	1.000
7	Tulane	0	1	.000
8	UTSA	1	0	1.000
9	Charlotte	0	1	.000
10	East Carolina	0	1	.000
11	Florida Atlantic	0	1	.000
12	North Texas	0	1	.000
13	Tulsa	1	0	1.000
14	UAB	0	1	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	2	0	1.000
2	SMU	1	0	1.000
3	Virginia	2	0	1.000
4	Duke	1	0	1.000
5	North Carolina	1	0	1.000
6	Pittsburgh	1	0	1.000
7	Syracuse	1	0	1.000
8	Virginia Tech	1	0	1.000
9	Wake Forest	1	0	1.000
10	Boston College	0	1	.000
11	California	0	1	.000
12	Clemson	0	1	.000
13	Georgia Tech	0	1	.000
14	Louisville	1	1	.500
15	Florida State	1	1	.500
16	Stanford	1	1	.500
17	NC State	0	1	.000

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	1	1	.500
2	North Dakota State	2	0	1.000
3	Air Force	1	0	1.000
4	Nevada	1	0	1.000
5	San Jose State	1	1	.500
6	Northern Illinois	0	1	.000
7	New Mexico	1	0	1.000
8	UTEP	0	1	.000
9	Wyoming	0	1	.000
10	Hawai'i	0	2	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	1	0	1.000
2	UConn	1	0	1.000

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	USC	2	0	1.000
2	Illinois	1	0	1.000
3	Indiana	1	0	1.000
4	Iowa	1	0	1.000
5	Maryland	1	0	1.000
6	Michigan	1	0	1.000
7	Michigan State	1	0	1.000
8	Minnesota	1	0	1.000
9	Nebraska	1	0	1.000
10	Northwestern	1	0	1.000
11	Ohio State	1	0	1.000
12	Oregon	1	0	1.000
13	Penn State	1	0	1.000
14	Purdue	1	0	1.000
15	UCLA	1	0	1.000
16	Washington	1	0	1.000
17	Rutgers	0	1	.000
18	Wisconsin	0	1	.000

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Delaware	1	0	1.000
2	Kennesaw State	1	0	1.000
3	Middle Tennessee	1	0	1.000
4	Jacksonville State	1	1	.500
5	New Mexico State	1	1	.500
6	Florida International	0	1	.000
7	Liberty	0	1	.000
8	Missouri State	0	1	.000
9	Sam Houston	0	1	.000
10	Western Kentucky	0	1	.000