runningbacks with most yards per carry in a season

Larry Grimes and Ken Hebert are tied for the most rushing yards per attempt by a running back in a season, with 61.0 per attempt.

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	NAME	YPC	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Larry Grimes L. Grimes	61.0	1985	OHIO	11	61	1	5.5	1
2	Ken Hebert K. Hebert	61.0	1965	HOU	10	61	1	6.1	0	359	24		15.0	35.9	4
3	Garland Jean Batiste G. Jean Batiste	58.0	1983	LSU	1	58	1	58.0	0
4	Jalen Johnson J. Johnson	51.0	2022	AFA	6	102	2	17.0	1	0	0	0		0.0	0
5	Chase Garnett C. Garnett	45.0	2026	USF	2	45	1	22.5	1	0	0	0		0.0	0
6	Tajay Ahmed T. Ahmed	44.0	2020	BUFF	3	44	1	14.7	1
7	Donald Garron D. Garron	44.0	1981	BC	11	44	1	4.0	1
8	Cameron Young C. Young	43.5	2020	CIN	2	87	2	43.5	1
9	Mike Gaechter M. Gaechter	42.0	1959	ORE	10	84	2	8.4	0
10	Tony Ferrainolo T. Ferrainolo	39.5	1965	NOVA	9	79	2	8.8	0	5	1		5.0	0.6	0
11	Justin Cook J. Cook	36.5	2026	PITT	4	73	2	18.3	1	7	1	1	7.0	1.8	0
12	Joe Egan J. Egan	35.0	1959	PENN	9	70	2	7.8	0
13	Jonathan Shaub J. Shaub	34.0	1999	VAN	11	34	1	3.1	0
14	Trent Pennix T. Pennix	33.5	2023	NCST	12	67	2	5.6	1	190	15	21	12.7	15.8	3
15	Chris Warren C. Warren	33.0	1985	UVA	11	33	1	3.0	0
16	Tye Smith-Lindsey T. Smith-Lindsey	32.0	2020	UAB	1	32	1	32.0	0
17	Walt Cureton W. Cureton	31.5	1960	ALA	10	63	2	6.3	1	41	3		13.7	4.1	0
18	Trashon Dye T. Dye	31.0	2026	JMU	3	31	1	10.3	0	0	0	0		0.0	0
19	Josh Balloon J. Balloon	30.0	2004	USF	1	30	1	30.0	0
20	Tore White T. White	30.0	2001	CLEM	1	30	1	30.0	0
21	Ronnie Smith R. Smith	29.5	2005	UNLV	8	59	2	7.4	0	17	2		8.5	2.1	0
22	Jeff Campbell J. Campbell	29.0	1986	COLO	10	145	5	14.5	2
23	Chris Ivory C. Ivory	28.3	2006	WSU	2	85	3	42.5	1
24	Brothel Cole B. Cole	28.3	1978	FUR	11	113	4	10.3	0
25	J.D. Hill	27.9	1970	ASU	10	195	7	19.5	3	908	58		15.7	90.8	10

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Team Leaders

PASS

438

Vezza

RUSH

219

Rosa

REC

337

Neer

Team Rankings

PPG

26.8

88th

OPP PPG

26.8

107th

RUSH YDS/G

187.8

48th

PASS YDS/G

157.8

165th

2026 MAC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
2	Toledo	1-0	4-1
3	Central Michigan	1-0	3-2
4	Ohio	1-0	3-2
5	Western Michigan	1-0	3-2
6	Bowling Green	1-0	1-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/10	CMU	@	OHIO	3:30 PM
Sat 10/17	OHIO	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Sat 10/24	EMU	@	OHIO	1:00 PM
Tue 11/3	OHIO	@	AKR	7:00 PM
Tue 11/10	OHIO	@	M-OH	7:00 PM

Last Game

Ohio

3 - 2

Final

Kent State

2 - 3

Sat 3 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,848

Atkinson

1,744

Maiava

1,588

Jennings

Rush Yards Leaders

685

Riley

652

Cook

644

Sheppard

Rec Yards Leaders

823

Smith

741

Legree

628

Duff

Pass TD Leaders

17

Taylor

16

Atkinson

15

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

11

Baugh

11

Hawkins

9

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

9

Legree

9

Smith

8

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

203.7

Hoover

202.0

Stockton

Sack Leaders

8.0

Umanmielen

7.5

Simmons

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

51.4

49.6

47.5

46.2

44.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

10.8

11.0

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

548.3

547.8

541.2

531.6

524.6

Rush Yards Rankings

334.3

297.3

294.0

281.5

277.8

263.6

Pass Yards Rankings

377.0

357.0

346.5

341.0

340.0

334.4

Sack Leaders

22.0

21.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Alabama	5	0	1.000
2	Georgia	5	0	1.000
3	Texas	4	0	1.000
4	Florida	4	1	.800
5	Kentucky	4	1	.800
6	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
7	Ole Miss	3	1	.750
8	LSU	4	1	.800
9	Missouri	4	1	.800
10	Tennessee	4	1	.800
11	Auburn	3	2	.600
12	Texas A&M	3	2	.600
13	Oklahoma	2	2	.500
14	Vanderbilt	3	2	.600
15	Arkansas	2	3	.400
16	South Carolina	2	3	.400

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	4	1	.800
2	Fresno State	4	1	.800
3	Oregon State	3	2	.600
4	San Diego State	2	3	.400
5	Colorado State	2	3	.400
6	Texas State	2	3	.400
7	Utah State	1	4	.200
8	Washington State	1	4	.200

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	3	3	.500
2	Toledo	4	1	.800
3	Central Michigan	3	2	.600
4	Ohio	3	2	.600
5	Western Michigan	3	2	.600
6	Bowling Green	1	4	.200
7	UMass	4	1	.800
8	Kent State	2	3	.400
9	Buffalo	2	3	.400
10	Miami (OH)	2	3	.400
11	Akron	1	4	.200
12	Ball State	1	4	.200
13	Sacramento State	1	4	.200

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	5	0	1.000
2	Nebraska	5	0	1.000
3	UCLA	4	0	1.000
4	Minnesota	4	1	.800
5	Ohio State	4	1	.800
6	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
7	Oregon	3	1	.750
8	USC	5	1	.833
9	Iowa	4	1	.800
10	Northwestern	3	1	.750
11	Purdue	2	3	.400
12	Michigan	3	2	.600
13	Penn State	3	2	.600
14	Washington	3	2	.600
15	Illinois	2	3	.400
16	Maryland	2	3	.400
17	Michigan State	2	3	.400
18	Rutgers	1	4	.200

	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	Kennesaw State	1	4	.200
8	Middle Tennessee	2	3	.400
9	Missouri State	1	4	.200
10	Sam Houston	1	4	.200

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Pittsburgh	5	0	1.000
3	Duke	4	0	1.000
4	SMU	4	1	.800
5	Wake Forest	4	1	.800
6	Clemson	3	2	.600
7	Florida State	3	2	.600
8	Virginia	3	2	.600
9	Virginia Tech	4	1	.800
10	NC State	3	2	.600
11	California	2	3	.400
12	Louisville	2	3	.400
13	Stanford	2	3	.400
14	North Carolina	2	2	.500
15	Georgia Tech	1	3	.250
16	Syracuse	2	2	.500
17	Boston College	2	3	.400

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	5	0	1.000
2	UConn	2	3	.400

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
2	BYU	4	0	1.000
3	Baylor	4	1	.800
4	Utah	4	0	1.000
5	Oklahoma State	3	1	.750
6	Arizona	4	1	.800
7	Houston	4	1	.800
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Iowa State	3	2	.600
10	UCF	3	2	.600
11	Arizona State	2	2	.500
12	Kansas State	3	1	.750
13	Kansas	2	2	.500
14	West Virginia	3	2	.600
15	Colorado	2	3	.400
16	TCU	2	3	.400

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	5	1	.833
2	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
3	Memphis	4	1	.800
4	North Texas	3	2	.600
5	UAB	3	2	.600
6	Army	2	2	.500
7	Temple	2	3	.400
8	South Florida	4	2	.667
9	East Carolina	2	2	.500
10	Tulane	2	2	.500
11	Tulsa	3	2	.600
12	Rice	1	4	.200
13	Charlotte	0	5	.000
14	Navy	1	3	.250

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	5	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Louisiana	4	1	.800
4	Georgia State	4	1	.800
5	Georgia Southern	2	3	.400
6	Troy	3	2	.600
7	Appalachian State	3	1	.750
8	Louisiana Tech	2	2	.500
9	Marshall	3	2	.600
10	Coastal Carolina	1	4	.200
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Arkansas State	2	4	.333
14	Old Dominion	1	4	.200

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	North Dakota State	5	0	1.000
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	UNLV	3	2	.600
4	Air Force	3	1	.750
5	Wyoming	2	3	.400
6	San Jose State	3	2	.600
7	Northern Illinois	0	4	.000
8	Nevada	1	3	.250
9	UTEP	1	4	.200
10	Hawai'i	1	4	.200