notre dame fighting irish most rushing yards in a season by a player

Vagas Ferguson has the most rushing yards for Notre Dame in a season, with 1,437 yards in 1979.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Vagas Ferguson V. Ferguson	1,437	1979	ND	11	301	4.8	130.6	17	72	14		5.1	6.5	0
2	Josh Adams J. Adams	1,430	2017	ND	13	206	6.9	110.0	9	101	13	21	7.8	7.8	0
3	Allen Pinkett A. Pinkett	1,394	1983	ND	11	252	5.5	126.7	16	288	28		10.3	26.2	2
4	Jeremiyah Love J. Love	1,372	2025	ND	12	199	6.9	114.3	18	280	27	34	10.4	23.3	3
5	Reggie Brooks R. Brooks	1,343	1992	ND	11	167	8.0	122.1	13	24	1		24.0	2.2	1
6	Audric Estime A. Estime	1,341	2023	ND	12	210	6.4	111.8	18	142	17	20	8.4	11.8	0
7	Julius Jones J. Jones	1,268	2003	ND	12	229	5.5	105.7	10	53	10		5.3	4.4	0
8	Autry Denson A. Denson	1,268	1997	ND	12	264	4.8	105.7	12	175	30		5.8	14.6	1
9	Darius Walker D. Walker	1,267	2006	ND	13	255	5.0	97.5	7	391	56		7.0	30.1	1
10	Darius Walker D. Walker	1,196	2005	ND	12	253	4.7	99.7	9	351	43		8.2	29.3	2
11	Vagas Ferguson V. Ferguson	1,192	1978	ND	11	211	5.6	108.4	7	171	20		8.6	15.5	1
12	Autry Denson A. Denson	1,179	1996	ND	11	202	5.8	107.2	8	111	11		10.1	10.1	2
13	Autry Denson A. Denson	1,176	1998	ND	11	251	4.7	106.9	15	81	6		13.5	7.4	0
14	Jeremiyah Love J. Love	1,125	2024	ND	16	163	6.9	70.3	17	237	28	33	8.5	14.8	2
15	Kyren Williams K. Williams	1,125	2020	ND	12	211	5.3	93.8	13	313	35	47	8.9	26.1	1
16	Allen Pinkett A. Pinkett	1,105	1984	ND	11	275	4.0	100.5	17	257	19		13.5	23.4	1
17	Cierre Wood C. Wood	1,102	2011	ND	13	217	5.1	84.8	9	189	27		7.0	14.5	0
18	Allen Pinkett A. Pinkett	1,100	1985	ND	11	255	4.3	100.0	11	135	17		7.9	12.3	0
19	Ryan Grant R. Grant	1,085	2002	ND	13	261	4.2	83.5	9	22	9		2.4	1.7	0
20	Al Hunter A. Hunter	1,058	1976	ND	11	233	4.5	96.2	12	189	15		12.6	17.2	1
21	Lee Becton L. Becton	1,044	1993	ND	11	164	6.4	94.9	6	153	12		12.8	13.9	1
22	C.J. Prosise	1,032	2015	ND	11	156	6.6	93.8	11	308	26	35	11.8	28.0	1
23	Kyren Williams K. Williams	1,002	2021	ND	12	204	4.9	83.5	14	359	42	49	8.5	29.9	3
24	Dexter Williams D. Williams	995	2018	ND	9	158	6.3	110.6	12	133	16	22	8.3	14.8	1
25	Jerome Heavens J. Heavens	994	1977	ND	11	229	4.3	90.4	6	133	12		11.1	12.1	0

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More Notre Dame Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,378

Carr

RUSH

409

Walton

REC

387

Faison

Team Rankings

PPG

44.0

4th

OPP PPG

11.0

5th

RUSH YDS/G

194.8

41st

PASS YDS/G

261.8

41st

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/17	ND	@	BYU	7:30 PM
Sat 10/31	ND	@	NAVY	12:00 PM
Sat 11/7	MIA	@	ND	7:30 PM
Sat 11/14	BC	@	ND	3:30 PM
Sat 11/21	SMU	@	ND	7:30 PM

Last Game

Stanford

2 - 4

Final

Notre Dame

6 - 0

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

13.0

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

	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

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
2	Liberty	5	1	.833
3	Western Kentucky	3	4	.429
4	Florida International	3	3	.500
5	Middle Tennessee	3	3	.500
6	Missouri State	2	4	.333
7	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
8	Delaware	2	4	.333
9	Kennesaw State	1	5	.167
10	Sam Houston	1	5	.167

	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