most rushing yards in a season clemson tiger history by player

Travis Etienne has rushed for the most yards for Clemson in a season, with 1,658 yards in 2018.

	NAME	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Travis Etienne T. Etienne	1,658	2018	CLEM	15	204	8.1	110.5	24	78	12	18	6.5	5.2	2
2	Travis Etienne T. Etienne	1,614	2019	CLEM	15	207	7.8	107.6	19	432	37	43	11.7	28.8	4
3	Wayne Gallman W. Gallman	1,527	2015	CLEM	14	283	5.4	109.1	13	213	21	27	10.1	15.2	1
4	Raymond Priester R. Priester	1,286	1995	CLEM	11	223	5.8	116.9	6	58	10		5.8	5.3	0
5	C.J. Spiller	1,212	2009	CLEM	14	216	5.6	86.6	12	503	36		14.0	35.9	4
6	Raymond Priester R. Priester	1,194	1996	CLEM	11	232	5.1	108.5	6	115	15		7.7	10.5	1
7	James Davis J. Davis	1,187	2006	CLEM	13	203	5.8	91.3	17	115	6		19.2	8.8	0
8	Will Shipley W. Shipley	1,182	2022	CLEM	14	210	5.6	84.4	15	242	38	46	6.4	17.3	0
9	Andre Ellington A. Ellington	1,178	2011	CLEM	13	223	5.3	90.6	11	109	22		5.0	8.4	0
10	Terrence Flagler T. Flagler	1,176	1986	CLEM	11	180	6.5	106.9	10	163	13		12.5	14.8	3
11	Terry Allen T. Allen	1,139	1988	CLEM	11	199	5.7	103.5	9	78	6		13.0	7.1	0
12	Wayne Gallman W. Gallman	1,133	2016	CLEM	15	232	4.9	75.5	17	152	20	26	7.6	10.1	0
13	Phil Mafah P. Mafah	1,115	2024	CLEM	14	216	5.2	79.6	8	103	21	29	4.9	7.4	0
14	Deshaun Watson D. Watson	1,105	2015	CLEM	15	207	5.3	73.7	12
15	Andre Ellington A. Ellington	1,081	2012	CLEM	13	212	5.1	83.2	8	232	14		16.6	17.8	1
16	James Davis J. Davis	1,064	2007	CLEM	13	214	5.0	81.8	10	51	12		4.3	3.9	2
17	Cliff Austin C. Austin	1,064	1982	CLEM	11	197	5.4	96.7	14	15	3		5.0	1.4	0
18	Kenny Flowers K. Flowers	1,052	1985	CLEM	11	200	5.3	95.6	13	26	5		5.2	2.4	0
19	Buddy Gore B. Gore	1,045	1967	CLEM	10	230	4.5	104.5	8	45	3		15.0	4.5	1
20	Roderick McDowell R. McDowell	1,025	2013	CLEM	13	189	5.4	78.8	5	199	29	39	6.9	15.3	2
21	Travis Zachery T. Zachery	1,012	2000	CLEM	11	201	5.0	92.0	13	288	27		10.7	26.2	4
22	Lester Brown L. Brown	1,006	1978	CLEM	11	196	5.1	91.5	17	55	7		7.9	5.0	0
23	Woodrow Dantzler W. Dantzler	1,004	2001	CLEM	11	206	4.9	91.3	10
24	Ray Yauger R. Yauger	968	1969	CLEM	10	223	4.3	96.8	6	130	21		6.2	13.0	5
25	Phil Mafah P. Mafah	965	2023	CLEM	13	179	5.4	74.2	13	108	21	28	5.1	8.3	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

816

Reynolds

RUSH

371

Davidson

REC

315

Wesco

Team Rankings

PPG

19.4

129th

OPP PPG

25.8

97th

RUSH YDS/G

137.6

111th

PASS YDS/G

183.6

138th

2026 ACC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Miami	3-0	5-0
2	Wake Forest	3-1	5-1
3	Clemson	2-1	3-2
4	Pittsburgh	2-1	5-1
5	SMU	2-1	4-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/17	CHSO	@	CLEM	12:00 PM
Sat 10/24	VT	@	CLEM	1:00 PM
Sat 10/31	CLEM	@	FSU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/7	CLEM	@	SYR	1:00 PM
Sat 11/14	GT	@	CLEM	1:00 PM

Last Game

Miami

5 - 0

Final

Clemson

3 - 2

Sat 3 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	4	.333
7	Middle Tennessee	3	3	.500
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