most rushing yards in one game in college football since 2020

Since 2020, Jaret Patterson has the most rushing yards in a game, with 409 yards against Kent State on November 28, 2020.

	NAME	RUSH YDS	DATE	TM		OPP	ATT	YPC	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC TD
1	Jaret Patterson J. Patterson	409	11/28/2020	BUFF	vs	KENT	36	11.4	8
2	Trey Sermon T. Sermon	331	12/19/2020	OSU	vs	NW	29	11.4	2	4	3	6	1.3	0
3	Frank Gore Jr. F. Gore Jr.	329	12/17/2022	USM	vs	RICE	21	15.7	2	0	0	0		0
4	Israel Abanikanda I. Abanikanda	320	10/8/2022	PITT	vs	VT	36	8.9	6	0	0	1		0
5	Camerun Peoples C. Peoples	317	12/21/2020	APP	@	UNT	22	14.4	5
6	Michael Carter M. Carter	308	12/12/2020	UNC	@	MIA	24	12.8	2	9	2	2	4.5	0
7	Jarek Broussard J. Broussard	301	12/5/2020	COLO	@	ARIZ	25	12.0	0	0	0	1		0
8	Jaret Patterson J. Patterson	301	11/17/2020	BUFF	@	BGSU	31	9.7	4
9	Ahmad Hardy A. Hardy	300	11/15/2025	MIZ	vs	MSST	25	12.0	3	0	0	1		0
10	Joe Jackson J. Jackson	293	11/22/2025	KSU	@	UTAH	24	12.2	3	19	1	3	19.0	0
11	Bert Emanuel Jr. B. Emanuel Jr.	293	11/9/2022	CMU	vs	BUFF	24	12.2	3
12	Tyrion Davis-Price T. Davis-Price	287	10/16/2021	LSU	vs	FLA	36	8.0	3
13	Ollie Gordon II O. Gordon II	282	10/21/2023	OKST	@	WVU	29	9.7	4	0	0	2		0
14	Antario Brown A. Brown	280	10/7/2023	NIU	@	AKR	13	21.5	4
15	Re'Mahn Davis R. Davis	280	9/30/2023	UK	vs	FLA	26	10.8	3	9	1	2	9.0	1
16	Jarquez Hunter J. Hunter	278	10/26/2024	AUB	@	UK	23	12.1	2	19	4	6	4.8	0
17	Freddie Brock IV F. Brock IV	276	12/23/2023	GAST	@	USU	24	11.5	1	15	2	2	7.5	0
18	Abu Sama III A. Sama III	276	11/25/2023	ISU	@	KSU	16	17.3	3	11	1	1	11.0	0
19	Jaydn Ott J. Ott	274	9/24/2022	CAL	vs	ARIZ	19	14.4	3	10	2	2	5.0	0
20	DeWayne McBride D. McBride	272	11/26/2022	UAB	@	LT	16	17.0	1
21	Ollie Gordon II O. Gordon II	271	10/28/2023	OKST	vs	CIN	25	10.8	2	21	4	5	5.3	0
22	TreVeyon Henderson T. Henderson	270	9/18/2021	OSU	vs	TLSA	23	11.7	3	5	1	1	5.0	0
23	Evan Dickens E. Dickens	267	11/29/2025	LIB	vs	KENN	43	6.2	4	16	1	1	16.0	0
24	Ashton Jeanty A. Jeanty	267	8/31/2024	BSU	@	GASO	20	13.4	6	4	3	4	1.3	0
25	Jadan Baugh J. Baugh	266	11/29/2025	FLA	vs	FSU	38	7.0	2	0	0	0		0

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Team Leaders

PASS

987

Wright

RUSH

845

Burch

REC

480

Morrow

Team Rankings

PPG

22.6

113th

OPP PPG

25.4

90th

RUSH YDS/G

175.6

58th

PASS YDS/G

154.6

166th

2026 MAC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
2	Toledo	3-1	6-2
3	Western Michigan	3-1	5-3
4	Buffalo	3-1	5-3
5	Miami (OH)	3-1	5-3
6	Eastern Michigan	3-2	4-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 11/3	BUFF	@	M-OH	8:00 PM
Wed 11/11	BUFF	@	BALL	1:00 PM
Wed 11/18	CMU	@	BUFF	1:00 PM
Fri 11/27	BUFF	@	AKR	12:00 PM

Last Game

Bowling Green

2 - 6

Final

Buffalo

5 - 3

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

Osunsanmi

8.5

Umanmielen

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

318.0

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

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

	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

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
2	Liberty	6	1	.857
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	4	.429
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125