ncaa most football rushing attempts in a game

Darren Davis has the most rush attempts in a game, with 53 carries against Northern Iowa on September 21, 1996.

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Data note: Rush Attempts: player game data may be incomplete before 1995

	NAME	ATT	DATE	TM		OPP	RUSH YDS	YPC	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC TD
1	Darren Davis D. Davis	53	9/21/1996	ISU	vs	UNI	241	4.5		10	1		10.0
2	Michael Turner M. Turner	52	11/18/2000	NIU	vs	CMU	281	5.4	1
3	D'Onta Foreman D. Foreman	51	11/19/2016	TEX	@	KU	250	4.9	2	-1	1	1	-1.0	0
4	Chris Perry C. Perry	51	11/1/2003	MICH	@	MSU	219	4.3	1	17	2		8.5	0
5	Ron Dayne R. Dayne	50	11/9/1996	WIS	vs	MINN	297	5.9		7	1		7.0
6	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	49	10/7/2000	TCU	vs	HAW	294	6.0	4	6	1		6.0	0
7	Eric Flowers E. Flowers	49	10/10/1998	CMU	@	EMU	239	4.9
8	Robert Holcombe R. Holcombe	49	9/23/1995	ILL	vs	ECU	130	2.7
9	Ka'Deem Carey K. Carey	48	11/23/2013	ARIZ	vs	ORE	206	4.3	4	-5	1	1	-5.0	0
10	Tanardo Sharps T. Sharps	48	11/16/2002	TEM	@	RUTG	215	4.5	1	7	1		7.0	0
11	Michael Bennett M. Bennett	48	9/23/2000	WIS	vs	NW	293	6.1	2	27	3		9.0	0
12	Darren Davis D. Davis	48	11/23/1996	ISU	@	KSU	225	4.7		-2	1		-2.0
13	Dion Lewis D. Lewis	47	12/5/2009	PITT	vs	CIN	194	4.1	3	34	5		6.8	0
14	Larry Ned L. Ned	47	11/17/2001	SDSU	vs	WYO	209	4.4	4
15	D'Angelo Brewer D. Brewer	46	9/24/2016	TLSA	@	FRES	252	5.5	0	-1	1	1	-1.0	0
16	Derrick Henry D. Henry	46	11/28/2015	ALA	@	AUB	271	5.9	1
17	Tre Mason T. Mason	46	12/7/2013	AUB	vs	MIZ	304	6.6	4	8	1	1	8.0	0
18	Kevin Smith K. Smith	46	11/24/2007	UCF	vs	UTEP	219	4.8	1	30	3		10.0	0
19	Laurence Maroney L. Maroney	46	9/24/2005	MINN	vs	PUR	217	4.7	0	59	5		11.8	0
20	Dewhitt Betterson D. Betterson	46	11/15/2003	TROY	@	USU	230	5.0	2
21	Keylon Kincade K. Kincade	46	10/19/2002	SMU	vs	LT	158	3.4	2	31	2		15.5	0
22	Anthony Jones A. Jones	46	10/7/2000	BALL	@	M-OH	187	4.1	1	38	3		12.7	1
23	Tyler Gaffney T. Gaffney	45	11/7/2013	STAN	vs	ORE	157	3.5	1	15	1	1	15.0	0
24	Bobby Rainey B. Rainey	45	11/20/2010	WKU	vs	MTSU	248	5.5	2	34	4		8.5	0
25	Anthony Davis A. Davis	45	11/23/2002	WIS	vs	MINN	301	6.7	5

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,672

Raynor

RUSH

1,119

Flora

REC

321

Polite

Team Rankings

PPG

29.2

61st

OPP PPG

28.9

112th

RUSH YDS/G

181.0

46th

PASS YDS/G

200.3

120th

2026 Big 12 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
9	UCF	3-3	5-4
10	West Virginia	2-4	5-4
11	Iowa State	2-4	4-5
12	Cincinnati	2-4	5-4
13	TCU	2-4	4-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/14	CIN	@	ISU	12:00 PM
Fri 11/20	ISU	@	UCF	6:00 PM
Sat 11/28	KSU	@	ISU	1:00 PM

Last Game

Iowa State

4 - 5

Final

Baylor

6 - 3

Sat 7 Nov 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,169

Atkinson

2,962

Mestemaker

2,880

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,241

Riley

1,193

White

1,189

Sheppard

Rec Yards Leaders

1,209

Legree

1,200

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

29

Mestemaker

28

Mensah

27

Veltkamp

Rush TD Leaders

19

Hawkins

18

Gutierrez

18

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

14

Smith

13

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

190.8

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

180.8

Jennings

Sack Leaders

14.0

Bradley

10.5

Simmons

10.5

Dean

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

45.0

44.7

43.9

43.3

41.1

40.8

Opp PPG Rankings

10.9

11.9

12.2

12.4

13.0

13.6

Total Yards Rankings

535.4

533.6

517.0

516.6

514.0

504.1

Rush Yards Rankings

332.0

324.7

298.1

270.2

265.8

263.6

Pass Yards Rankings

370.4

343.8

339.1

325.3

324.9

322.9

Sack Leaders

39.0

37.0

36.0

32.0

31.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	8	1	.889
2	Texas State	5	4	.556
3	Oregon State	5	4	.556
4	San Diego State	4	5	.444
5	Utah State	4	5	.444
6	Fresno State	5	4	.556
7	Colorado State	3	6	.333
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	9	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Oregon	6	3	.667
4	Ohio State	6	3	.667
5	Iowa	7	2	.778
6	Wisconsin	6	3	.667
7	USC	7	2	.778
8	Illinois	6	3	.667
9	Northwestern	6	3	.667
10	Minnesota	5	4	.556
11	Penn State	5	4	.556
12	Washington	5	4	.556
13	Michigan	5	4	.556
14	Nebraska	5	4	.556
15	Purdue	3	6	.333
16	Rutgers	2	7	.222
17	Maryland	3	6	.333
18	Michigan State	3	6	.333

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	8	1	.889
2	Alabama	7	2	.778
3	Kentucky	7	2	.778
4	Texas	7	2	.778
5	Tennessee	7	2	.778
6	Ole Miss	6	3	.667
7	South Carolina	6	3	.667
8	LSU	6	3	.667
9	Missouri	6	3	.667
10	Oklahoma	5	4	.556
11	Florida	5	4	.556
12	Auburn	5	4	.556
13	Mississippi State	4	5	.444
14	Texas A&M	4	5	.444
15	Arkansas	3	6	.333
16	Vanderbilt	4	5	.444

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	8	1	.889
2	Jacksonville State	7	2	.778
3	Middle Tennessee	5	4	.556
4	Delaware	4	5	.444
5	Florida International	4	5	.444
6	New Mexico State	3	6	.333
7	Western Kentucky	3	6	.333
8	Missouri State	3	6	.333
9	Kennesaw State	3	6	.333
10	Sam Houston	1	8	.111

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	7	2	.778
2	Georgia Southern	5	4	.556
3	Louisiana	6	3	.667
4	James Madison	8	2	.800
5	South Alabama	4	5	.444
6	Appalachian State	5	4	.556
7	Arkansas State	4	5	.444
8	Coastal Carolina	3	6	.333
9	Troy	4	5	.444
10	Marshall	5	4	.556
11	Southern Miss	3	6	.333
12	Georgia State	5	4	.556
13	Louisiana-Monroe	2	7	.222
14	Old Dominion	3	7	.300

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	1	.889
2	Wake Forest	8	1	.889
3	Louisville	6	3	.667
4	SMU	7	2	.778
5	Duke	7	2	.778
6	Clemson	6	3	.667
7	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
8	Virginia Tech	6	3	.667
9	North Carolina	5	4	.556
10	Florida State	4	5	.444
11	Stanford	4	5	.444
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	NC State	4	5	.444
14	Boston College	4	5	.444
15	California	3	6	.333
16	Syracuse	4	5	.444
17	Georgia Tech	2	7	.222

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	8	1	.889
2	Wyoming	6	3	.667
3	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
4	Air Force	7	2	.778
5	UNLV	5	4	.556
6	San Jose State	5	5	.500
7	Nevada	3	6	.333
8	Hawai'i	3	6	.333
9	UTEP	1	8	.111
10	Northern Illinois	0	9	.000

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	7	2	.778
2	Memphis	7	2	.778
3	UTSA	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	4	.556
5	UAB	5	4	.556
6	Florida Atlantic	6	3	.667
7	East Carolina	5	4	.556
8	Tulsa	5	4	.556
9	South Florida	6	3	.667
10	Tulane	4	5	.444
11	Navy	3	6	.333
12	Charlotte	1	8	.111
13	Temple	2	7	.222
14	Rice	1	8	.111

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	8	1	.889
2	UConn	4	5	.444

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	7	3	.700
2	Western Michigan	7	3	.700
3	Buffalo	6	3	.667
4	Toledo	7	2	.778
5	Miami (OH)	6	4	.600
6	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
7	Bowling Green	3	7	.300
8	UMass	5	4	.556
9	Central Michigan	4	5	.444
10	Ball State	3	6	.333
11	Kent State	3	7	.300
12	Sacramento State	2	8	.200
13	Akron	1	9	.100

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	9	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	8	1	.889
3	BYU	7	2	.778
4	Houston	7	2	.778
5	Arizona	7	2	.778
6	Baylor	6	3	.667
7	Oklahoma State	6	3	.667
8	Arizona State	5	4	.556
9	UCF	5	4	.556
10	West Virginia	5	4	.556
11	Iowa State	4	5	.444
12	Cincinnati	5	4	.556
13	TCU	4	5	.444
14	Colorado	3	6	.333
15	Kansas State	4	5	.444
16	Kansas	3	6	.333