most rushing yards in ncaa history by a running back marquese burgess

Torrance Burgess Jr. had his most rushing yards by a running back in a game against Colorado State on Thursday, with 224 yards.

	NAME	RUSH YDS	DATE	TM		OPP	ATT	YPC	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC TD
1	Torrance Burgess Jr. T. Burgess Jr.	224	10/15/2026	TXST	vs	CSU	24	9.3	4	52	3	3	17.3	0
2	Torrance Burgess Jr. T. Burgess Jr.	214	9/19/2026	TXST	vs	UNT	25	8.6	0	6	2	2	3.0	0
3	Torrance Burgess Jr. T. Burgess Jr.	149	9/12/2026	TXST	vs	UTSA	17	8.8	0	6	1	1	6.0	0
4	Torrance Burgess Jr. T. Burgess Jr.	140	9/26/2026	TXST	vs	IW	9	15.6	1	0	1	1	0.0	0
5	Trea Burgess T. Burgess	102	10/16/2010	IND	vs	ARST	19	5.4	0	15	2		7.5	0
6	Torrance Burgess Jr. T. Burgess Jr.	99	9/23/2023	UTEP	vs	UNLV	19	5.2	1	30	3	4	10.0	0
7	Torrance Burgess Jr. T. Burgess Jr.	86	11/4/2023	UTEP	vs	WKU	15	5.7	0	-1	1	1	-1.0	0
8	Torrance Burgess Jr. T. Burgess Jr.	86	10/11/2023	UTEP	@	FIU	20	4.3	0
9	Torrance Burgess Jr. T. Burgess Jr.	85	10/3/2024	TXST	@	TROY	12	7.1	0	17	1	1	17.0	0
10	Torrance Burgess Jr. T. Burgess Jr.	85	9/2/2023	UTEP	vs	IW	10	8.5	1	0	0	0		0
11	Torrance Burgess Jr. T. Burgess Jr.	77	10/3/2026	TXST	@	SDSU	21	3.7	0	13	2	3	6.5	0
12	Torrance Burgess Jr. T. Burgess Jr.	68	9/29/2023	UTEP	vs	LT	11	6.2	0	0	0	0		0
13	Torrance Burgess Jr. T. Burgess Jr.	66	11/16/2024	TXST	vs	USM	4	16.5	1	0	0	0		0
14	Torrance Burgess Jr. T. Burgess Jr.	65	10/29/2024	TXST	vs	UL	12	5.4	0	49	3	4	16.3	0
15	Trea Burgess T. Burgess	59	9/19/2009	IND	@	AKR	13	4.5	1
16	Torrance Burgess Jr. T. Burgess Jr.	58	8/26/2023	UTEP	@	JVST	12	4.8	0	6	1	1	6.0	0
17	Trea Burgess T. Burgess	55	11/6/2010	IND	vs	IOWA	16	3.4	0
18	Torrance Burgess Jr. T. Burgess Jr.	52	10/25/2023	UTEP	@	SHSU	13	4.0	0	5	1	2	5.0	0
19	Trea Burgess T. Burgess	50	9/1/2007	IND	vs	INST	10	5.0	1	14	1		14.0	0
20	Torrance Burgess Jr. T. Burgess Jr.	48	9/20/2025	TXST	vs	NICH	7	6.9	1	0	0	0		0
21	Trea Burgess T. Burgess	42	10/23/2010	IND	@	ILL	15	2.8	0
22	Torrance Burgess Jr. T. Burgess Jr.	40	11/23/2024	TXST	vs	GAST	5	8.0	1	10	2	2	5.0	0
23	Trea Burgess T. Burgess	37	10/30/2010	IND	vs	NW	8	4.6	0
24	Torrance Burgess Jr. T. Burgess Jr.	34	9/5/2026	TXST	@	TEX	12	2.8	0	0	0	0		0
25	Torrance Burgess Jr. T. Burgess Jr.	34	9/9/2023	UTEP	@	NW	7	4.9	0	3	1	1	3.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,439

Jackson

RUSH

838

Burgess

REC

348

Dawn

Team Rankings

PPG

40.0

16th

OPP PPG

32.2

133rd

RUSH YDS/G

303.5

3rd

PASS YDS/G

258.8

44th

2026 Pac-12 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
3	San Diego State	1-1	2-4
4	Fresno State	1-1	4-2
5	Texas State	1-1	3-3
6	Utah State	1-1	2-4
7	Colorado State	0-2	2-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/24	USU	@	TXST	7:30 PM
Sat 10/31	TXST	@	BSU	10:00 PM
Sat 11/7	TXST	@	ORST	10:30 PM
Sat 11/14	FRES	@	TXST	4:00 PM
Sat 11/21	WSU	@	TXST	6:00 PM

Last Game

Colorado State

2 - 4

Final

Texas State

3 - 3

Thu 15 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

838

Burgess

835

Riley

828

Roberts

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Stokes

18

Maiava

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

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

562.3

554.8

533.8

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

303.5

299.4

295.5

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	San Diego State	2	4	.333
4	Fresno State	4	2	.667
5	Texas State	3	3	.500
6	Utah State	2	4	.333
7	Colorado State	2	4	.333
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	Iowa	5	1	.833
7	Nebraska	5	1	.833
8	Minnesota	4	2	.667
9	Purdue	3	4	.429
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Washington	4	3	.571
14	Michigan	3	2	.600
15	Rutgers	1	4	.200
16	Penn State	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	4	.333
18	Michigan State	2	4	.333

	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

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	5	1	.833
2	North Texas	4	2	.667
3	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
4	Memphis	5	2	.714
5	Army	3	2	.600
6	UAB	4	3	.571
7	East Carolina	3	3	.500
8	Tulane	3	3	.500
9	Temple	2	4	.333
10	South Florida	4	2	.667
11	Navy	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	0	6	.000

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
2	Liberty	5	1	.833
3	Western Kentucky	3	4	.429
4	Florida International	3	3	.500
5	Middle Tennessee	3	3	.500
6	Missouri State	2	4	.333
7	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
8	Delaware	2	4	.333
9	Kennesaw State	1	5	.167
10	Sam Houston	1	5	.167

	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	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
7	Louisiana	4	2	.667
8	Appalachian State	4	2	.667
9	Coastal Carolina	2	5	.286
10	Old Dominion	2	5	.286
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333