most rushing yards in a season in big 10 after 1999

Since 2000, Melvin Gordon has rushed for the most yards in the Big 10 in a season, with 2,587 yards in 2014.

Interpreted as:
most rushing yards by a player in a season in big 10 after 1999
NAMERUSH YDSSEASONTMGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Melvin Gordon
M. Gordon
2,587
2014
WIS WIS
14
343
7.5
184.8
29
153
19
27
8.1
10.9
3
2Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
2,194
2018
WIS WIS
13
307
7.1
168.8
16
60
8
14
7.5
4.6
0
3Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
2,087
2002
PSU PSU
13
271
7.7
160.5
20
349
41
8.5
26.8
3
4Tevin Coleman
T. Coleman
2,036
2014
IND IND
12
270
7.5
169.7
15
141
25
33
5.6
11.8
0
5J.K. Dobbins
J.K. Dobbins
2,003
2019
OSU OSU
14
301
6.7
143.1
21
247
23
31
10.7
17.6
2
6Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
2,003
2019
WIS WIS
14
320
6.3
143.1
21
252
26
39
9.7
18.0
5
7Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
1,977
2017
WIS WIS
14
299
6.6
141.2
13
95
8
14
11.9
6.8
0
8Montee Ball
M. Ball
1,923
2011
WIS WIS
14
307
6.3
137.4
33
306
24
12.8
21.9
6
9Damien Anderson
D. Anderson
1,914
2000
NW NW
11
293
6.5
174.0
22
120
15
8.0
10.9
0
10Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
1,878
2014
OSU OSU
15
273
6.9
125.2
18
220
28
32
7.9
14.7
0
11Shonn Greene
S. Greene
1,850
2008
IOWA IOWA
13
307
6.0
142.3
20
49
8
6.1
3.8
0
12Montee Ball
M. Ball
1,830
2012
WIS WIS
14
356
5.1
130.7
22
72
10
7.2
5.1
0
13Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
1,821
2015
OSU OSU
13
289
6.3
140.1
23
206
27
30
7.6
15.8
0
14Le'Veon Bell
L. Bell
1,793
2012
MSU MSU
13
382
4.7
137.9
12
167
32
5.2
12.8
1
15Denard Robinson
D. Robinson
1,702
2010
MICH MICH
13
256
6.6
130.9
14
16Mikel Leshoure
M. Leshoure
1,697
2010
ILL ILL
13
281
6.0
130.5
17
196
17
11.5
15.1
3
17Ameer Abdullah
A. Abdullah
1,690
2013
NEB NEB
13
281
6.0
130.0
9
232
26
28
8.9
17.8
2
18Rashard Mendenhall
R. Mendenhall
1,681
2007
ILL ILL
13
262
6.4
129.3
17
318
34
9.4
24.5
2
19Chris Perry
C. Perry
1,674
2003
MICH MICH
13
338
5.0
128.8
18
367
44
8.3
28.2
2
20Mohamed Ibrahim
M. Ibrahim
1,665
2022
MINN MINN
12
320
5.2
138.8
20
50
7
7
7.1
4.2
0
21Kenneth Walker III
K. Walker III
1,646
2021
MSU MSU
12
264
6.2
137.2
18
89
13
20
6.8
7.4
1
22Chase Brown
C. Brown
1,643
2022
ILL ILL
12
328
5.0
136.9
10
240
27
30
8.9
20.0
3
23Javon Ringer
J. Ringer
1,637
2008
MSU MSU
13
390
4.2
125.9
22
190
28
6.8
14.6
0
24Brian Calhoun
B. Calhoun
1,636
2005
WIS WIS
13
348
4.7
125.8
22
571
53
10.8
43.9
2
25David Cobb
D. Cobb
1,626
2014
MINN MINN
13
314
5.2
125.1
13
162
16
21
10.1
12.5
0
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1956 season.

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