single season college football rushing leaders for duke

Steve Jones has rushed for the most yards for Duke in a season, with 1,236 yards in 1972.

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Assumption:All-time
Data note: Rushing Yards: player season data complete from 1956

	NAME	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Steve Jones S. Jones	1,236	1972	DUKE	11	287	4.3	112.4	6	18	4		4.5	1.6	0
2	Mataeo Durant M. Durant	1,233	2021	DUKE	12	256	4.8	102.8	9	256	27	32	9.5	21.3	2
3	Robert Baldwin R. Baldwin	1,187	1994	DUKE	11	276	4.3	107.9	12	258	36		7.2	23.5	1
4	Chris Douglas C. Douglas	1,138	2003	DUKE	12	236	4.8	94.8	6	212	20		10.6	17.7	0
5	Nate Sheppard N. Sheppard	1,132	2025	DUKE	14	200	5.7	80.9	11	286	37	47	7.7	20.4	1
6	Randy Cuthbert R. Cuthbert	1,031	1992	DUKE	11	227	4.5	93.7	6	345	37		9.3	31.4	1
7	Randy Cuthbert R. Cuthbert	1,023	1989	DUKE	11	187	5.5	93.0	10	470	50		9.4	42.7	0
8	Alex Wade A. Wade	979	2002	DUKE	12	201	4.9	81.6	4	159	20		8.0	13.3	0
9	Nate Sheppard N. Sheppard	972	2026	DUKE	8	173	5.6	121.5	14	302	31	38	9.7	37.8	4
10	Star Thomas S. Thomas	871	2024	DUKE	12	213	4.1	72.6	7	153	20	22	7.7	12.8	1
11	Steve Jones S. Jones	861	1971	DUKE	11	193	4.5	78.3	6	4	3		1.3	0.4	0
12	Steve Jones S. Jones	854	1970	DUKE	11	203	4.2	77.6	8	223	22		10.1	20.3	2
13	Deon Jackson D. Jackson	847	2018	DUKE	13	161	5.3	65.2	7	253	26	38	9.7	19.5	2
14	Chris Douglas C. Douglas	841	2001	DUKE	11	218	3.9	76.5	7	233	26		9.0	21.2	1
15	Roger Boone R. Boone	836	1988	DUKE	11	185	4.5	76.0	7	630	73		8.6	57.3	2
16	Jordan Waters J. Waters	819	2023	DUKE	13	153	5.4	63.0	12	139	9	15	15.4	10.7	0
17	Shaun Wilson S. Wilson	818	2017	DUKE	13	162	5.0	62.9	6	263	36	46	7.3	20.2	4
18	Mataeo Durant M. Durant	817	2020	DUKE	11	120	6.8	74.3	8	107	12	13	8.9	9.7	1
19	Thomas Sirk T. Sirk	807	2015	DUKE	12	164	4.9	67.3	8	0	0	0		0.0	0
20	B.J. Hill	798	1998	DUKE	11	192	4.2	72.5	2	70	14		5.0	6.4	0
21	Mike Grayson M. Grayson	785	1983	DUKE	11	181	4.3	71.4	8	582	66		8.8	52.9	2
22	Mike Dunn M. Dunn	757	1976	DUKE	11	176	4.3	68.8	12
23	Wray Carlton W. Carlton	749	1957	DUKE	9	143	5.2	83.2	8	170	7		24.3	18.9	2
24	Mike Grayson M. Grayson	744	1981	DUKE	11	179	4.2	67.6	1	156	21		7.4	14.2	0
25	Art Gore A. Gore	742	1976	DUKE	11	152	4.9	67.5	7	26	7		3.7	2.4	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,641

Eget

RUSH

972

Sheppard

REC

305

Hasley

Team Rankings

PPG

32.0

48th

OPP PPG

14.3

12th

RUSH YDS/G

184.6

47th

PASS YDS/G

236.0

72nd

2026 ACC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
4	SMU	4-2	6-2
5	Virginia Tech	3-2	6-2
6	Duke	3-2	6-2
7	Clemson	3-2	5-3
8	Pittsburgh	3-3	6-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/7	DUKE	@	NCST	12:30 PM
Sat 11/14	DUKE	@	MIA	12:00 PM
Fri 11/20	CLEM	@	DUKE	7:30 PM
Sat 11/28	DUKE	@	WAKE	1:00 PM

Last Game

Boston College

4 - 4

Final

Duke

6 - 2

Sat 31 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,977

Atkinson

2,649

Mestemaker

2,577

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

1,049

Riley

1,005

Roberts

Rec Yards Leaders

1,110

Legree

1,067

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

25

Stokes

25

Atkinson

25

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

17

Hellums

16

Hawkins

14

Sheppard

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

13

Toney

13

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

202.7

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

178.5

Stokes

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

10.0

Osunsanmi

9.0

Bradley

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

47.6

43.8

41.1

41.0

40.4

Opp PPG Rankings

11.9

12.4

12.5

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

540.5

534.9

529.6

517.4

514.0

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

342.5

341.0

295.8

271.4

261.6

250.8

Pass Yards Rankings

383.4

348.9

338.8

332.4

329.6

324.1

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

32.0

31.0

27.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	7	1	.875
2	Oregon State	5	3	.625
3	San Diego State	4	5	.444
4	Texas State	4	4	.500
5	Fresno State	5	3	.625
6	Utah State	3	5	.375
7	Colorado State	3	5	.375
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	8	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Ohio State	6	2	.750
4	USC	7	2	.778
5	Illinois	5	3	.625
6	Minnesota	5	3	.625
7	Iowa	6	2	.750
8	Oregon	5	3	.625
9	Northwestern	6	2	.750
10	Wisconsin	5	3	.625
11	Washington	5	3	.625
12	Michigan	5	3	.625
13	Nebraska	5	3	.625
14	Purdue	3	5	.375
15	Penn State	4	4	.500
16	Rutgers	2	6	.250
17	Maryland	2	6	.250
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	7	1	.875
2	Kentucky	7	1	.875
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Ole Miss	6	2	.750
5	Texas	6	2	.750
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Missouri	6	2	.750
8	Tennessee	6	2	.750
9	South Carolina	5	3	.625
10	Florida	5	3	.625
11	Oklahoma	4	4	.500
12	Auburn	4	4	.500
13	Mississippi State	4	4	.500
14	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
15	Arkansas	3	5	.375
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	7	1	.875
2	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	5	.375
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	6	2	.750
2	Appalachian State	5	3	.625
3	South Alabama	4	4	.500
4	James Madison	7	2	.778
5	Louisiana	5	3	.625
6	Georgia Southern	4	4	.500
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	3	5	.375
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Georgia State	4	4	.500
11	Southern Miss	3	5	.375
12	Marshall	5	3	.625
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	7	.125
14	Old Dominion	2	7	.222

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	7	1	.875
3	Louisville	5	3	.625
4	SMU	6	2	.750
5	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
6	Duke	6	2	.750
7	Clemson	5	3	.625
8	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
9	Boston College	4	4	.500
10	NC State	4	4	.500
11	North Carolina	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	California	3	6	.333
14	Syracuse	4	4	.500
15	Stanford	4	5	.444
16	Florida State	3	5	.375
17	Georgia Tech	2	6	.250

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	7	1	.875
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	5	3	.625
4	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
5	Air Force	6	2	.750
6	Nevada	3	5	.375
7	San Jose State	4	5	.444
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	7	.125
10	Northern Illinois	0	8	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	7	1	.875
2	UConn	4	4	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
3	Buffalo	5	3	.625
4	Toledo	6	2	.750
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Ball State	3	5	.375
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Sacramento State	2	7	.222
13	Akron	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	6	2	.750
3	Memphis	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	3	.625
5	South Florida	6	2	.750
6	UAB	4	4	.500
7	Florida Atlantic	5	3	.625
8	East Carolina	4	4	.500
9	Tulane	4	4	.500
10	Charlotte	1	7	.125
11	Tulsa	4	4	.500
12	Temple	2	6	.250
13	Navy	2	6	.250
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	8	0	1.000
2	BYU	7	1	.875
3	Texas Tech	7	1	.875
4	Houston	6	2	.750
5	Arizona	6	2	.750
6	Baylor	5	3	.625
7	Oklahoma State	5	3	.625
8	West Virginia	5	3	.625
9	Iowa State	4	4	.500
10	UCF	4	4	.500
11	Cincinnati	5	3	.625
12	Arizona State	4	4	.500
13	TCU	4	4	.500
14	Colorado	3	5	.375
15	Kansas State	4	4	.500
16	Kansas	3	5	.375