nc state wolfpack single season rushing yards leaders

Ted Brown has the most rushing yards by an NC State player in a season, with 1,350 yards in 1978.

	NAME	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Ted Brown T. Brown	1,350	1978	NCST	11	302	4.5	122.7	11	197	17		11.6	17.9	0
2	Ted Brown T. Brown	1,251	1977	NCST	11	218	5.7	113.7	13	164	24		6.8	14.9	1
3	Anthony Barbour A. Barbour	1,204	1992	NCST	12	199	6.1	100.3	8	166	15		11.1	13.8	1
4	Joe McIntosh J. McIntosh	1,190	1981	NCST	10	222	5.4	119.0	5	97	11		8.8	9.7	0
5	Stan Fritts S. Fritts	1,169	1974	NCST	11	245	4.8	106.3	12	124	8		15.5	11.3	0
6	Matthew Dayes M. Dayes	1,166	2016	NCST	13	249	4.7	89.7	10	267	32	41	8.3	20.5	0
7	Tremayne Stephens T. Stephens	1,142	1997	NCST	11	204	5.6	103.8	10	147	17		8.6	13.4	0
8	Nyheim Hines N. Hines	1,112	2017	NCST	13	197	5.6	85.5	12	152	26	34	5.8	11.7	0
9	T.A. McLendon	1,101	2002	NCST	13	245	4.5	84.7	18	354	42		8.4	27.2	0
10	Reggie Gallaspy II R. Gallaspy II	1,091	2018	NCST	13	228	4.8	83.9	18	38	8	11	4.8	2.9	1
11	Ted Brown T. Brown	1,088	1976	NCST	11	198	5.5	98.9	13	239	25		9.6	21.7	0
12	Joe McIntosh J. McIntosh	1,081	1983	NCST	11	217	5.0	98.3	5	215	21		10.2	19.5	0
13	Willie Burden W. Burden	1,014	1973	NCST	11	150	6.8	92.2	8	157	15		10.5	14.3	0
14	Hollywood Smothers H. Smothers	939	2025	NCST	11	160	5.9	85.4	6	189	37	44	5.1	17.2	1
15	Ted Brown T. Brown	913	1975	NCST	10	142	6.4	91.3	12	160	16		10.0	16.0	1
16	Willie Burden W. Burden	910	1971	NCST	11	227	4.0	82.7	8	222	22		10.1	20.2	0
17	Shadrach Thornton S. Thornton	907	2014	NCST	13	164	5.5	69.8	9	133	15	19	8.9	10.2	1
18	James Washington J. Washington	897	2011	NCST	13	226	4.0	69.0	7	315	42		7.5	24.2	0
19	Vince Evans V. Evans	883	1984	NCST	11	198	4.5	80.3	7	103	14		7.4	9.4	1
20	Matthew Dayes M. Dayes	865	2015	NCST	8	134	6.5	108.1	12	172	24	30	7.2	21.5	0
21	Roland Hooks R. Hooks	850	1974	NCST	11	136	6.3	77.3	9	246	20		12.3	22.4	4
22	Tremayne Stephens T. Stephens	849	1995	NCST	11	186	4.6	77.2	5	126	14		9.0	11.5	2
23	Gary Downs G. Downs	835	1993	NCST	11	173	4.8	75.9	9	201	27		7.4	18.3	1
24	Ray Robinson R. Robinson	822	1998	NCST	11	154	5.3	74.7	10	67	12		5.6	6.1	0
25	Tremayne Stephens T. Stephens	791	1994	NCST	9	125	6.3	87.9	3	71	6		11.8	7.9	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

3,105

Bailey

RUSH

939

Smothers

REC

629

Anderson

Team Rankings

PPG

30.2

49th

OPP PPG

28.8

102nd

RUSH YDS/G

149.1

89th

PASS YDS/G

247.8

59th

2025 ACC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
7	California	4-4	7-6
8	Clemson	4-4	7-6
9	NC State	4-4	8-5
10	Louisville	4-4	9-4
11	Wake Forest	4-4	9-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 8/29	NCST	@	UVA	3:30 PM
Fri 9/11	RICH	@	NCST	7:00 PM
Sat 9/19	NCST	@	VAN	12:45 PM
Sat 9/26	APP	@	NCST	1:00 PM
Sat 10/3	LOU	@	NCST	1:00 PM

Last Game

Memphis

0 - 1

Final

NC State

1 - 0

Fri 19 Dec 2025

CFB 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,379

Mestemaker

3,973

Mensah

3,937

Chambliss

Rush Yards Leaders

1,659

Cook

1,649

Hardy

1,567

Lacy

Rec Yards Leaders

1,291

Scudero

1,278

Bell

1,264

Young

Pass TD Leaders

41

Mendoza

34

Mensah

34

Mestemaker

Rush TD Leaders

25

Hawkins

24

Lacy

18

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

15

Sarratt

14

Brown

13

Cooper

QB Rating Leaders

182.9

Mendoza

177.5

Sayin

170.4

Pavia

Sack Leaders

14.5

Bailey

14.5

Tucker

12.5

Smith

CFB 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

45.1

42.0

41.6

41.3

40.5

39.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.3

11.7

11.8

13.3

14.8

15.4

Total Yards Rankings

512.4

489.7

488.7

482.9

472.8

472.1

Rush Yards Rankings

285.6

266.3

261.4

254.9

246.8

241.5

Pass Yards Rankings

340.2

318.0

313.3

309.6

296.0

292.8

Sack Leaders

50.0

46.0

45.0

43.0

41.0

CFB 2025 Standings

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Duke	9	5	.643
2	Virginia	11	3	.786
3	Miami	13	2	.867
4	Pittsburgh	8	5	.615
5	SMU	9	4	.692
6	Georgia Tech	9	4	.692
7	California	7	6	.538
8	Clemson	7	6	.538
9	NC State	8	5	.615
10	Louisville	9	4	.692
11	Wake Forest	9	4	.692
12	Stanford	4	8	.333
13	Florida State	5	7	.417
14	North Carolina	4	8	.333
15	Virginia Tech	3	9	.250
16	Boston College	2	10	.167
17	Syracuse	3	9	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	12	2	.857
2	Alabama	11	4	.733
3	Ole Miss	13	2	.867
4	Texas A&M	11	2	.846
5	Texas	10	3	.769
6	Oklahoma	10	3	.769
7	Vanderbilt	10	3	.769
8	Missouri	8	5	.615
9	Tennessee	8	5	.615
10	LSU	7	6	.538
11	Kentucky	5	7	.417
12	Florida	4	8	.333
13	Auburn	5	7	.417
14	Mississippi State	5	8	.385
15	South Carolina	4	8	.333
16	Arkansas	2	10	.167

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	15	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	12	2	.857
3	Oregon	13	2	.867
4	Michigan	9	4	.692
5	USC	9	4	.692
6	Iowa	9	4	.692
7	Illinois	9	4	.692
8	Minnesota	8	5	.615
9	Washington	9	4	.692
10	Nebraska	7	6	.538
11	Northwestern	7	6	.538
12	Penn State	7	6	.538
13	UCLA	3	9	.250
14	Rutgers	5	7	.417
15	Wisconsin	4	8	.333
16	Maryland	4	8	.333
17	Michigan State	4	8	.333
18	Purdue	2	10	.167

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	10	4	.714
2	New Mexico	9	4	.692
3	San Diego State	9	4	.692
4	Boise State	9	5	.643
5	Fresno State	9	4	.692
6	Hawaii	9	4	.692
7	Utah State	6	7	.462
8	Air Force	4	8	.333
9	Wyoming	4	8	.333
10	Nevada	3	9	.250
11	San José State	3	9	.250
12	Colorado State	2	10	.167

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	12	2	.857
2	Tulane	11	3	.786
3	Navy	11	2	.846
4	South Florida	9	4	.692
5	East Carolina	9	4	.692
6	Memphis	8	5	.615
7	Army	7	6	.538
8	UTSA	7	6	.538
9	Temple	5	7	.417
10	Florida Atlantic	4	8	.333
11	Rice	5	8	.385
12	UAB	4	8	.333
13	Tulsa	4	8	.333
14	Charlotte	1	11	.083

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	10	2	.833
2	UConn	9	4	.692

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Texas Tech	12	2	.857
2	BYU	12	2	.857
3	Utah	11	2	.846
4	Houston	10	3	.769
5	Arizona	9	4	.692
6	Arizona State	8	5	.615
7	Iowa State	8	4	.667
8	Kansas State	6	6	.500
9	TCU	9	4	.692
10	Cincinnati	7	6	.538
11	Baylor	5	7	.417
12	Kansas	5	7	.417
13	UCF	5	7	.417
14	West Virginia	4	8	.333
15	Colorado	3	9	.250
16	Oklahoma State	1	11	.083

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Washington State	7	6	.538
2	Oregon State	2	10	.167

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Western Michigan	10	4	.714
2	Miami (OH)	7	7	.500
3	Ohio	9	4	.692
4	Toledo	8	5	.615
5	Central Michigan	7	6	.538
6	Akron	5	7	.417
7	Buffalo	5	7	.417
8	Kent State	5	7	.417
9	Eastern Michigan	4	8	.333
10	Ball State	4	8	.333
11	Bowling Green	4	8	.333
12	Northern Illinois	3	9	.250
13	UMass	0	12	.000

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	JMU	12	2	.857
2	Troy	8	6	.571
3	Old Dominion	10	3	.769
4	Southern Miss	7	6	.538
5	Coastal Carolina	6	7	.462
6	Louisiana	6	7	.462
7	Georgia Southern	7	6	.538
8	Arkansas State	7	6	.538
9	Marshall	5	7	.417
10	Texas State	7	6	.538
11	Appalachian State	5	8	.385
12	South Alabama	4	8	.333
13	Georgia State	1	11	.083
14	Louisiana-Monroe	3	9	.250

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Kennesaw State	10	4	.714
2	Jacksonville State	9	5	.643
3	Western Kentucky	9	4	.692
4	Louisiana Tech	8	5	.615
5	Missouri State	7	6	.538
6	FIU	7	6	.538
7	Delaware	7	6	.538
8	Liberty	4	8	.333
9	Middle Tennessee	3	9	.250
10	New Mexico State	4	8	.333
11	UTEP	2	10	.167
12	Sam Houston	2	10	.167