most yards by a college running back in 1976

Tony Dorsett had the most rushing yards by a running back in 1976, with 1,948 yards.

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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	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	1,948	1976	PITT	11	338	5.8	177.1	21	73	7	10.4	6.6	1
2	Andre Herrera A. Herrera	1,588	1976	SIU	11	287	5.5	144.4	16	26	6	4.3	2.4	0
3	Terry Miller T. Miller	1,541	1976	OKST	11	268	5.8	140.1	20
4	Jerome Persell J. Persell	1,505	1976	WMU	11	269	5.6	136.8	19	38	7	5.4	3.5	0
5	Ricky Bell R. Bell	1,417	1976	USC	11	276	5.1	128.8	14	85	14	6.1	7.7	0
6	Mike Voight M. Voight	1,407	1976	UNC	11	315	4.5	127.9	18	32	4	8.0	2.9	0
7	Rob Lytle R. Lytle	1,402	1976	MICH	11	203	6.9	127.5	13	81	9	9.0	7.4	2
8	Derrick Jensen D. Jensen	1,266	1976		11	233	5.4	115.1	7	16	4	4.0	1.5	0
9	Mike Williams M. Williams	1,240	1976	UNM	11	258	4.8	112.7	9	161	9	17.9	14.6	2
10	Ben Garry B. Garry	1,236	1976	USM	11	236	5.2	112.4	8	126	15	8.4	11.5	0
11	Tony Reed T. Reed	1,210	1976	COLO	11	264	4.6	110.0	5	128	19	6.7	11.6	0
12	Jeff Logan J. Logan	1,169	1976	OSU	11	204	5.7	106.3	5	44	5	8.8	4.0	0
13	Jim Kruis J. Kruis	1,164	1976	W&M	11	250	4.7	105.8	9	27	4	6.8	2.5	1
14	Ben Cowins B. Cowins	1,162	1976	ARK	11	183	6.3	105.6	7	10	3	3.3	0.9	0
15	Roscoe Coles R. Coles	1,119	1976	VT	11	209	5.4	101.7	9	31	5	6.2	2.8	0
16	Terry Robiskie T. Robiskie	1,117	1976	LSU	11	224	5.0	101.5	12	109	11	9.9	9.9	0
17	Ted Brown T. Brown	1,088	1976	NCST	11	198	5.5	98.9	13	239	25	9.6	21.7	0
18	Dexter Green D. Green	1,074	1976	ISU	11	208	5.2	97.6	8	240	19	12.6	21.8	2
19	Rob Carpenter R. Carpenter	1,064	1976	M-OH	11	240	4.4	96.7	3	177	15	11.8	16.1	1
20	Al Hunter A. Hunter	1,058	1976	ND	11	233	4.5	96.2	12	189	15	12.6	17.2	1
21	Kevin McLee K. McLee	1,058	1976	UGA	11	218	4.9	96.2	6	16	2	8.0	1.5	0
22	Arnold Welcher A. Welcher	1,034	1976	OHIO	11	213	4.9	94.0	4	20	3	6.7	1.8	0
23	Art Best A. Best	1,030	1976	KENT	12	194	5.3	85.8	10	12	1	12.0	1.0	0
24	Calvin Prince C. Prince	1,028	1976	LOU	11	213	4.8	93.5	10	20	5	4.0	1.8	0
25	John Pagliaro J. Pagliaro	1,023	1976	YALE	9	179	5.7	113.7	16	32	3	10.7	3.6	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,304

Heintschel

RUSH

694

Ferguson

REC

730

Hicks

Team Rankings

PPG

29.7

54th

OPP PPG

19.4

32nd

RUSH YDS/G

165.8

64th

PASS YDS/G

266.3

26th

2026 ACC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
7	Virginia Tech	3-4	6-4
8	Florida State	3-4	5-5
9	Pittsburgh	3-4	6-4
10	North Carolina	2-4	5-5
11	Stanford	3-4	5-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/21	PITT	@	LOU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	PITT	@	CAL	1:00 PM

Last Game

Florida State

5 - 5

Final

Pittsburgh

6 - 4

Fri 13 Nov 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,169

Atkinson

3,086

Veltkamp

3,076

Mensah

Rush Yards Leaders

1,335

Flora

1,320

Sheppard

1,291

Riley

Rec Yards Leaders

1,349

Legree

1,317

Smith

1,045

Hatcher

Pass TD Leaders

29

Mensah

29

Mestemaker

29

Veltkamp

Rush TD Leaders

20

Hawkins

19

Sheppard

18

Gutierrez

Rec TD Leaders

15

Legree

15

Smith

13

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

186.8

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

179.8

Stockton

Sack Leaders

14.0

Bradley

11.5

Dean

11.0

Zock

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

44.7

44.1

43.9

41.8

39.7

Opp PPG Rankings

11.7

11.9

12.5

13.8

14.1

Total Yards Rankings

535.4

533.6

520.7

520.1

518.1

499.2

Rush Yards Rankings

344.0

324.7

298.1

265.6

258.7

240.7

Pass Yards Rankings

373.0

343.8

339.1

331.0

322.9

320.8

Sack Leaders

40.0

39.0

38.0

37.0

32.0

31.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	9	1	.900
2	Texas State	6	4	.600
3	Oregon State	5	5	.500
4	San Diego State	4	5	.444
5	Utah State	4	5	.444
6	Fresno State	5	5	.500
7	Colorado State	3	6	.333
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	10	0	1.000
2	Indiana	9	1	.900
3	Oregon	7	3	.700
4	Iowa	8	2	.800
5	USC	7	3	.700
6	Ohio State	7	3	.700
7	Wisconsin	6	4	.600
8	Illinois	6	4	.600
9	Northwestern	6	4	.600
10	Minnesota	5	5	.500
11	Penn State	6	4	.600
12	Washington	6	4	.600
13	Michigan	5	5	.500
14	Nebraska	6	4	.600
15	Purdue	3	7	.300
16	Rutgers	2	8	.200
17	Maryland	4	6	.400
18	Michigan State	3	7	.300

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	9	1	.900
2	Alabama	8	2	.800
3	Kentucky	7	3	.700
4	Texas	8	2	.800
5	Tennessee	8	2	.800
6	Ole Miss	6	3	.667
7	South Carolina	6	4	.600
8	LSU	6	4	.600
9	Missouri	6	4	.600
10	Oklahoma	5	4	.556
11	Florida	6	4	.600
12	Auburn	6	4	.600
13	Mississippi State	4	6	.400
14	Texas A&M	4	6	.400
15	Arkansas	4	6	.400
16	Vanderbilt	4	6	.400

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	9	1	.900
2	Jacksonville State	7	3	.700
3	Middle Tennessee	5	5	.500
4	Delaware	5	5	.500
5	Florida International	4	6	.400
6	New Mexico State	3	7	.300
7	Western Kentucky	4	6	.400
8	Missouri State	4	6	.400
9	Kennesaw State	4	6	.400
10	Sam Houston	1	9	.100

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	8	2	.800
2	Georgia Southern	6	4	.600
3	Louisiana	7	3	.700
4	James Madison	8	3	.727
5	South Alabama	5	5	.500
6	Appalachian State	6	4	.600
7	Arkansas State	4	6	.400
8	Coastal Carolina	4	6	.400
9	Troy	4	6	.400
10	Marshall	5	5	.500
11	Southern Miss	3	7	.300
12	Georgia State	5	5	.500
13	Louisiana-Monroe	2	8	.200
14	Old Dominion	3	7	.300

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	9	1	.900
2	Wake Forest	9	1	.900
3	Louisville	7	3	.700
4	SMU	7	3	.700
5	Duke	7	3	.700
6	Clemson	6	4	.600
7	Virginia Tech	6	4	.600
8	Florida State	5	5	.500
9	Pittsburgh	6	4	.600
10	North Carolina	5	5	.500
11	Stanford	5	5	.500
12	Virginia	5	5	.500
13	NC State	4	6	.400
14	Boston College	4	6	.400
15	California	3	7	.300
16	Syracuse	5	5	.500
17	Georgia Tech	3	7	.300

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	8	2	.800
2	Wyoming	6	3	.667
3	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
4	Air Force	8	2	.800
5	UNLV	6	4	.600
6	San Jose State	5	6	.455
7	Nevada	4	6	.400
8	Hawai'i	3	6	.333
9	UTEP	1	8	.111
10	Northern Illinois	0	10	.000

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	7	2	.778
2	Memphis	8	2	.800
3	UTSA	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	4	.556
5	UAB	6	4	.600
6	Florida Atlantic	6	4	.600
7	East Carolina	6	4	.600
8	Tulsa	6	4	.600
9	Tulane	5	5	.500
10	South Florida	6	4	.600
11	Navy	3	6	.333
12	Charlotte	1	9	.100
13	Temple	2	8	.200
14	Rice	1	9	.100

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	9	1	.900
2	UConn	5	5	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Toledo	8	2	.800
2	Western Michigan	7	3	.700
3	Buffalo	7	3	.700
4	Ohio	7	3	.700
5	Miami (OH)	6	4	.600
6	Central Michigan	5	5	.500
7	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
8	Bowling Green	3	7	.300
9	UMass	5	5	.500
10	Kent State	3	7	.300
11	Ball State	3	7	.300
12	Sacramento State	2	9	.182
13	Akron	1	9	.100

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	9	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	8	1	.889
3	BYU	8	2	.800
4	Arizona	7	2	.778
5	Baylor	6	4	.600
6	Oklahoma State	6	3	.667
7	Houston	7	3	.700
8	Arizona State	6	4	.600
9	UCF	5	5	.500
10	West Virginia	5	5	.500
11	Iowa State	5	5	.500
12	Cincinnati	5	5	.500
13	TCU	5	5	.500
14	Colorado	4	6	.400
15	Kansas State	4	6	.400
16	Kansas	4	6	.400