single season college football rushing leaders for lsu

Leonard Fournette has rushed for the most yards for LSU in a season, with 1,953 yards in 2015.

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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	Leonard Fournette L. Fournette	1,953	2015	LSU	12	300	6.5	162.8	22	253	19	33	13.3	21.1	1
2	Charles Alexander C. Alexander	1,686	1977	LSU	11	311	5.4	153.3	17	80	12		6.7	7.3	0
3	Clyde Edwards-Helaire C. Edwards-Helaire	1,414	2019	LSU	15	215	6.6	94.3	16	453	55	66	8.2	30.2	1
4	Jeremy Hill J. Hill	1,401	2013	LSU	12	203	6.9	116.8	16	181	18	23	10.1	15.1	0
5	Derrius Guice D. Guice	1,387	2016	LSU	12	183	7.6	115.6	15	106	9	15	11.8	8.8	1
6	Kevin Faulk K. Faulk	1,282	1996	LSU	11	248	5.2	116.5	13	134	10		13.4	12.2	0
7	Kevin Faulk K. Faulk	1,279	1998	LSU	11	229	5.6	116.3	12	287	22		13.0	26.1	3
8	Dalton Hilliard D. Hilliard	1,268	1984	LSU	11	254	5.0	115.3	13	204	24		8.5	18.5	1
9	Derrius Guice D. Guice	1,251	2017	LSU	12	237	5.3	104.3	11	124	18	23	6.9	10.3	2
10	Charles Scott C. Scott	1,174	2008	LSU	13	217	5.4	90.3	18	67	8		8.4	5.2	0
11	Charles Alexander C. Alexander	1,172	1978	LSU	11	281	4.2	106.5	14	263	28		9.4	23.9	2
12	Stevan Ridley S. Ridley	1,147	2010	LSU	13	249	4.6	88.2	15	61	11		5.5	4.7	0
13	Kevin Faulk K. Faulk	1,144	1997	LSU	9	205	5.6	127.1	15	93	16		5.8	10.3	0
14	Jayden Daniels J. Daniels	1,134	2023	LSU	12	135	8.4	94.5	10	0	0	0		0.0	0
15	Dalton Hilliard D. Hilliard	1,134	1985	LSU	11	258	4.4	103.1	14	313	34		9.2	28.5	0
16	Terry Robiskie T. Robiskie	1,117	1976	LSU	11	224	5.0	101.5	12	109	11		9.9	9.9	0
17	Jacob Hester J. Hester	1,103	2007	LSU	14	225	4.9	78.8	12	106	14		7.6	7.6	1
18	Nick Brossette N. Brossette	1,039	2018	LSU	13	240	4.3	79.9	14	78	14	19	5.6	6.0	0
19	Leonard Fournette L. Fournette	1,034	2014	LSU	13	187	5.5	79.5	10	127	7	9	18.1	9.8	0
20	Tyrion Davis-Price T. Davis-Price	1,004	2021	LSU	12	211	4.8	83.7	6	64	10	15	6.4	5.3	0
21	Justin Vincent J. Vincent	1,001	2003	LSU	13	154	6.5	77.0	10	80	8		10.0	6.2	0
22	Harvey Williams H. Williams	1,001	1987	LSU	11	154	6.5	91.0	11	393	29		13.6	35.7	3
23	Labrandon Toefield L. Toefield	992	2001	LSU	12	230	4.3	82.7	19	148	13		11.4	12.3	0
24	Harvey Williams H. Williams	953	1990	LSU	11	205	4.6	86.6	7	152	15		10.1	13.8	1
25	Domanick Davis D. Davis	931	2002	LSU	13	193	4.8	71.6	7	130	16		8.1	10.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,173

Leavitt

RUSH

657

Jones

REC

634

Harris

Team Rankings

PPG

40.1

7th

OPP PPG

16.0

20th

RUSH YDS/G

192.0

38th

PASS YDS/G

318.0

6th

2026 SEC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
4	Florida	3-2	5-2
5	Ole Miss	3-2	5-2
6	LSU	3-2	6-2
7	Tennessee	3-2	6-2
8	Oklahoma	2-2	4-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/7	ALA	@	LSU	3:30 PM
Sat 11/14	TEX	@	LSU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	LSU	@	TENN	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	LSU	@	ARK	1:00 PM

Last Game

LSU

6 - 2

Final

Auburn

4 - 3

Sat 24 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,604

Atkinson

2,326

Mestemaker

2,303

Maiava

Rush Yards Leaders

963

Riley

957

Bishop

923

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

1,040

Legree

984

Smith

952

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

24

Atkinson

22

Mensah

21

Stokes

Rush TD Leaders

16

Hawkins

16

Hellums

13

Baugh

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

12

Smith

11

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

204.6

Mensah

185.9

Stockton

184.5

Sayin

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

9.0

Osunsanmi

8.5

Umanmielen

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.0

43.1

43.0

42.7

41.4

41.1

Opp PPG Rankings

11.3

12.0

12.5

13.4

13.9

Total Yards Rankings

551.9

529.1

527.0

525.7

517.7

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

345.7

337.4

307.7

272.0

271.4

261.6

Pass Yards Rankings

384.9

341.0

340.7

323.1

318.0

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	6	1	.857
2	Oregon State	5	2	.714
3	Texas State	4	3	.571
4	San Diego State	3	5	.375
5	Fresno State	4	3	.571
6	Colorado State	3	4	.429
7	Utah State	2	5	.286
8	Washington State	1	7	.125

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	7	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	6	1	.857
3	Indiana	7	1	.875
4	Northwestern	6	1	.857
5	Minnesota	5	2	.714
6	Wisconsin	5	2	.714
7	USC	6	2	.750
8	Purdue	3	4	.429
9	Illinois	4	3	.571
10	Oregon	4	3	.571
11	Iowa	5	2	.714
12	Nebraska	5	2	.714
13	Michigan	4	3	.571
14	Washington	4	3	.571
15	Rutgers	2	5	.286
16	Penn State	3	4	.429
17	Maryland	2	5	.286
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Kentucky	7	1	.875
2	Georgia	6	1	.857
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Florida	5	2	.714
5	Ole Miss	5	2	.714
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Tennessee	6	2	.750
8	Oklahoma	4	3	.571
9	Missouri	5	2	.714
10	Texas	5	2	.714
11	Mississippi State	4	3	.571
12	Auburn	4	3	.571
13	South Carolina	4	3	.571
14	Arkansas	3	4	.429
15	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	5	2	.714
2	James Madison	7	1	.875
3	Appalachian State	5	2	.714
4	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
5	South Alabama	4	3	.571
6	Louisiana	5	3	.625
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Georgia State	4	3	.571
9	Troy	3	4	.429
10	Coastal Carolina	2	5	.286
11	Southern Miss	2	5	.286
12	Louisiana-Monroe	1	6	.143
13	Marshall	4	3	.571
14	Old Dominion	2	6	.250

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	7	0	1.000
2	SMU	6	1	.857
3	Wake Forest	6	1	.857
4	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
5	Louisville	4	3	.571
6	Clemson	4	3	.571
7	North Carolina	4	3	.571
8	Duke	5	2	.714
9	Boston College	4	3	.571
10	Pittsburgh	5	3	.625
11	Stanford	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	4	.500
13	California	3	5	.375
14	Florida State	3	4	.429
15	NC State	3	4	.429
16	Georgia Tech	2	5	.286
17	Syracuse	3	4	.429

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	6	1	.857
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	4	3	.571
4	North Dakota State	6	2	.750
5	Air Force	5	2	.714
6	Nevada	3	4	.429
7	San Jose State	4	4	.500
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	6	.143
10	Northern Illinois	0	7	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	1	.857
2	UConn	4	3	.571

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Toledo	6	2	.750
3	Western Michigan	5	3	.625
4	Buffalo	5	3	.625
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Kent State	3	5	.375
8	Ball State	3	5	.375
9	Bowling Green	2	6	.250
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Akron	1	7	.125
13	Sacramento State	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	5	2	.714
3	Army	5	2	.714
4	Memphis	6	2	.750
5	Florida Atlantic	5	2	.714
6	UAB	4	3	.571
7	Charlotte	1	6	.143
8	Temple	2	5	.286
9	South Florida	5	2	.714
10	East Carolina	3	4	.429
11	Tulane	3	4	.429
12	Tulsa	4	4	.500
13	Navy	2	5	.286
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	7	0	1.000
2	BYU	6	1	.857
3	Arizona	6	1	.857
4	Texas Tech	6	1	.857
5	Oklahoma State	5	2	.714
6	Houston	6	2	.750
7	Baylor	4	3	.571
8	Cincinnati	5	2	.714
9	Arizona State	4	3	.571
10	UCF	4	3	.571
11	West Virginia	5	3	.625
12	Kansas State	4	3	.571
13	Iowa State	3	4	.429
14	Kansas	3	4	.429
15	TCU	3	4	.429
16	Colorado	2	5	.286

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
2	Liberty	6	1	.857
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	4	.429
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125