most single season rushing yards for a college rb

Barry Sanders has the most rushing yards by a running back in a season, with 2,628 yards in 1988.

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Assumption:All-time
Data note: Rushing Yards: player season data complete from 1956

	NAME	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	2,628	1988	OKST	11	344	7.6	238.9	37	106	19		5.6	9.6	0
2	Ashton Jeanty A. Jeanty	2,601	2024	BSU	14	374	7.0	185.8	29	138	23	35	6.0	9.9	1
3	Melvin Gordon M. Gordon	2,587	2014	WIS	14	343	7.5	184.8	29	153	19	27	8.1	10.9	3
4	Kevin Smith K. Smith	2,567	2007	UCF	14	450	5.7	183.4	29	242	24		10.1	17.3	1
5	Marcus Allen M. Allen	2,342	1981	USC	11	403	5.8	212.9	22	217	29		7.5	19.7	1
6	Rashaad Penny R. Penny	2,248	2017	SDSU	13	289	7.8	172.9	23	135	19	27	7.1	10.4	2
7	Derrick Henry D. Henry	2,219	2015	ALA	15	395	5.6	147.9	28	91	11	17	8.3	6.1	0
8	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	2,194	2018	WIS	13	307	7.1	168.8	16	60	8	14	7.5	4.6	0
9	Troy Davis T. Davis	2,185	1996	ISU	11	402	5.4	198.6	21	64	13		4.9	5.8	0
10	Andre Williams A. Williams	2,177	2013	BC	13	355	6.1	167.5	18	0	0	1		0.0	0
11	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	2,158	2000	TCU	11	369	5.8	196.2	22	40	10		4.0	3.6	0
12	Donnel Pumphrey D. Pumphrey	2,133	2016	SDSU	14	349	6.1	152.4	17	231	27	39	8.6	16.5	0
13	Matt Forte M. Forte	2,127	2007	TULN	12	361	5.9	177.3	23	282	32		8.8	23.5	0
14	Ricky Williams R. Williams	2,124	1998	TEX	11	361	5.9	193.1	27	262	24		10.9	23.8	1
15	Darrell Henderson D. Henderson	2,119	2018	MEM	14	230	9.2	151.4	25	304	21	27	14.5	21.7	3
16	Bryce Love B. Love	2,118	2017	STAN	13	263	8.1	162.9	19	33	6	8	5.5	2.5	0
17	Chuba Hubbard C. Hubbard	2,094	2019	OKST	13	328	6.4	161.1	21	198	23	30	8.6	15.2	0
18	Larry Johnson L. Johnson	2,087	2002	PSU	13	271	7.7	160.5	20	349	41		8.5	26.8	3
19	Donald Brown D. Brown	2,083	2008	CONN	13	367	5.7	160.2	18	125	21		6.0	9.6	0
20	Rashaan Salaam R. Salaam	2,055	1994	COLO	11	298	6.9	186.8	24	294	24		12.3	26.7	0
21	Tevin Coleman T. Coleman	2,036	2014	IND	12	270	7.5	169.7	15	141	25	33	5.6	11.8	0
22	D'Onta Foreman D. Foreman	2,028	2016	TEX	11	323	6.3	184.4	15	75	7	9	10.7	6.8	0
23	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	2,019	2015	STAN	14	337	6.0	144.2	8	645	45	54	14.3	46.1	5
24	J.J. Arrington	2,018	2004	CAL	12	289	7.0	168.2	15	121	21		5.8	10.1	0
25	Ray Rice R. Rice	2,012	2007	RUTG	13	380	5.3	154.8	24	239	25		9.6	18.4	1

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,326

Mestemaker

RUSH

712

Hawkins

REC

639

Young

Team Rankings

PPG

40.0

8th

OPP PPG

23.7

70th

RUSH YDS/G

188.1

43rd

PASS YDS/G

341.0

2nd

2026 Big 12 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
4	Houston	3-2	6-2
5	Arizona	3-1	6-1
6	Oklahoma State	3-1	5-2
7	Baylor	2-2	4-3
8	Cincinnati	2-2	5-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/31	OKST	@	ISU	7:00 PM
Sat 11/7	OKST	@	KSU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/14	TTU	@	OKST	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	OKST	@	ASU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	KU	@	OKST	1:00 PM

Last Game

Colorado

2 - 5

Final

Oklahoma State

5 - 2

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

Umanmielen

9.0

Osunsanmi

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

317.9

Sack Leaders

34.0

33.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

26.0

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

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	6	1	.857
2	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
3	New Mexico State	3	4	.429
4	Middle Tennessee	4	3	.571
5	Western Kentucky	3	4	.429
6	Delaware	3	4	.429
7	Florida International	3	4	.429
8	Missouri State	2	5	.286
9	Kennesaw State	1	6	.143
10	Sam Houston	1	6	.143

	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	North Dakota State	6	2	.750
4	UNLV	4	3	.571
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	Texas Tech	6	1	.857
3	BYU	6	1	.857
4	Houston	6	2	.750
5	Arizona	6	1	.857
6	Oklahoma State	5	2	.714
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

CFB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 10/3	MEM	@	CHAR	59-8
Sat 10/3	NAVY	@	AFA	9-14
Sat 10/3	ALA	@	MSST	56-23
Sat 10/3	UCF	@	HOU	17-27
Sat 10/3	WVU	@	ISU	42-45

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/27	DEL	@	WKU	7:00 PM
Tue 10/27	SHSU	@	MOSU	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	KENN	@	MTU	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	JVST	@	NMSU	8:00 PM
Thu 10/29	TROY	@	JMU	7:30 PM

Barry Sanders has the most rushing yards by a running back in a season, with 2,628 yards in 1988.

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