ncaa career rushing yard leaders in a season

Barry Sanders has rushed for the most yards in a season, with 2,628 yards in 1988.

	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	Mike Rozier M. Rozier	2,148	1983	NEB	12	275	7.8	179.0	29	106	10		10.6	8.8	0
13	Donnel Pumphrey D. Pumphrey	2,133	2016	SDSU	14	349	6.1	152.4	17	231	27	39	8.6	16.5	0
14	Matt Forte M. Forte	2,127	2007	TULN	12	361	5.9	177.3	23	282	32		8.8	23.5	0
15	Ricky Williams R. Williams	2,124	1998	TEX	11	361	5.9	193.1	27	262	24		10.9	23.8	1
16	Darrell Henderson D. Henderson	2,119	2018	MEM	14	230	9.2	151.4	25	304	21	27	14.5	21.7	3
17	Bryce Love B. Love	2,118	2017	STAN	13	263	8.1	162.9	19	33	6	8	5.5	2.5	0
18	Chuba Hubbard C. Hubbard	2,094	2019	OKST	13	328	6.4	161.1	21	198	23	30	8.6	15.2	0
19	Larry Johnson L. Johnson	2,087	2002	PSU	13	271	7.7	160.5	20	349	41		8.5	26.8	3
20	Donald Brown D. Brown	2,083	2008	CONN	13	367	5.7	160.2	18	125	21		6.0	9.6	0
21	Rashaan Salaam R. Salaam	2,055	1994	COLO	11	298	6.9	186.8	24	294	24		12.3	26.7	0
22	Tevin Coleman T. Coleman	2,036	2014	IND	12	270	7.5	169.7	15	141	25	33	5.6	11.8	0
23	D'Onta Foreman D. Foreman	2,028	2016	TEX	11	323	6.3	184.4	15	75	7	9	10.7	6.8	0
24	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	2,019	2015	STAN	14	337	6.0	144.2	8	645	45	54	14.3	46.1	5
25	J.J. Arrington	2,018	2004	CAL	12	289	7.0	168.2	15	121	21		5.8	10.1	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,575

Mestemaker

RUSH

524

Hawkins

REC

462

Young

Team Rankings

PPG

38.2

25th

OPP PPG

21.4

55th

RUSH YDS/G

199.0

38th

PASS YDS/G

322.4

6th

2026 Big 12 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
3	Utah	2-0	5-0
4	Baylor	2-0	4-1
5	Oklahoma State	2-0	4-1
6	Arizona	2-1	5-1
7	Houston	2-1	5-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/17	OKST	@	HOU	7:30 PM
Sat 10/24	COLO	@	OKST	1:00 PM
Sat 10/31	OKST	@	ISU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/7	OKST	@	KSU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/14	TTU	@	OKST	1:00 PM

Last Game

UCF

3 - 3

Final

Oklahoma State

4 - 1

Sat 10 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

835

Riley

828

Roberts

793

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Maiava

17

Taylor

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

12.2

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

533.8

531.6

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

299.4

295.5

263.6

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	Fresno State	4	2	.667
4	San Diego State	2	4	.333
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Colorado State	2	3	.400
7	Texas State	2	3	.400
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	Purdue	3	3	.500
7	Iowa	5	1	.833
8	Nebraska	5	1	.833
9	Minnesota	4	2	.667
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Michigan	3	2	.600
14	Rutgers	1	4	.200
15	Penn State	3	3	.500
16	Washington	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	4	.333
18	Michigan State	2	4	.333

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	5	1	.833
2	Jacksonville State	4	2	.667
3	Florida International	3	2	.600
4	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
5	Western Kentucky	2	4	.333
6	Delaware	2	3	.400
7	Middle Tennessee	2	3	.400
8	Kennesaw State	1	4	.200
9	Missouri State	1	4	.200
10	Sam Houston	1	4	.200

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

	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

	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	Louisiana	4	2	.667
7	Georgia Southern	2	4	.333
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	4	.333
10	Appalachian State	3	2	.600
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333