single season college football rushing leaders for miami

Willis McGahee has the most rushing yards for Miami in a season, with 1,753 yards in 2002.

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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	Willis McGahee W. McGahee	1,753	2002	MIA	13	282	6.2	134.8	28	355	27		13.1	27.3	0
2	Duke Johnson D. Johnson	1,652	2014	MIA	13	242	6.8	127.1	10	421	38	55	11.1	32.4	3
3	Edgerrin James E. James	1,416	1998	MIA	11	242	5.9	128.7	17	255	17		15.0	23.2	2
4	Lamar Miller L. Miller	1,272	2011	MIA	12	227	5.6	106.0	9	85	17		5.0	7.1	1
5	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	1,266	1978	MIA	11	224	5.7	115.1	8	47	14		3.4	4.3	1
6	Clinton Portis C. Portis	1,200	2001	MIA	11	220	5.5	109.1	10	125	12		10.4	11.4	1
7	Mark Fletcher Jr. M. Fletcher Jr.	1,192	2025	MIA	14	216	5.5	85.1	12	140	17	24	8.2	10.0	2
8	Mark Walton M. Walton	1,117	2016	MIA	13	209	5.3	85.9	14	240	27	37	8.9	18.5	1
9	Edgerrin James E. James	1,098	1997	MIA	10	184	6.0	109.8	13	250	19		13.2	25.0	1
10	Danyell Ferguson D. Ferguson	1,069	1995	MIA	11	212	5.0	97.2	12	248	22		11.3	22.5	1
11	James Jackson J. Jackson	1,006	2000	MIA	11	201	5.0	91.5	11	56	9		6.2	5.1	2
12	Damien Martinez D. Martinez	1,002	2024	MIA	13	159	6.3	77.1	10	204	17	22	12.0	15.7	0
13	Joseph Yearby J. Yearby	1,002	2015	MIA	13	205	4.9	77.1	6	273	23	36	11.9	21.0	2
14	Travis Homer T. Homer	985	2018	MIA	13	164	6.0	75.8	4	186	19	26	9.8	14.3	0
15	Jarrett Payton J. Payton	985	2003	MIA	12	182	5.4	82.1	7	136	17		8.0	11.3	1
16	Travis Homer T. Homer	966	2017	MIA	13	163	5.9	74.3	8	219	18	27	12.2	16.8	1
17	Chuck Foreman C. Foreman	951	1971	MIA	11	191	5.0	86.5	10	72	7		10.3	6.5	0
18	Duke Johnson D. Johnson	947	2012	MIA	12	139	6.8	78.9	10	221	27		8.2	18.4	1
19	Frank Gore F. Gore	945	2004	MIA	12	197	4.8	78.8	8	106	10		10.6	8.8	0
20	Duke Johnson D. Johnson	920	2013	MIA	8	145	6.3	115.0	6	77	4	6	19.3	9.6	0
21	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	918	1976	MIA	11	213	4.3	83.5	6	121	10		12.1	11.0	0
22	Alonzo Highsmith A. Highsmith	906	1984	MIA	12	146	6.2	75.5	9	257	37		6.9	21.4	2
23	Damien Berry D. Berry	899	2010	MIA	12	190	4.7	74.9	5	97	10		9.7	8.1	1
24	Graig Cooper G. Cooper	841	2008	MIA	13	171	4.9	64.7	4	113	29		3.9	8.7	1
25	Clinton Portis C. Portis	838	1999	MIA	10	143	5.9	83.8	8	44	4		11.0	4.4	2

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More Miami Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

2,151

Mensah

RUSH

444

Mallory

REC

952

Toney

Team Rankings

PPG

49.0

1st

OPP PPG

15.3

14th

RUSH YDS/G

211.1

20th

PASS YDS/G

340.7

4th

2026 ACC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Miami	5-0	7-0
2	SMU	4-1	6-1
3	Wake Forest	4-1	6-1
4	Virginia Tech	3-2	6-2
5	Louisville	3-2	4-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/31	MIA	@	UNC	7:30 PM
Sat 11/7	MIA	@	ND	7:30 PM
Sat 11/14	DUKE	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	VT	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	BC	@	MIA	1:00 PM

Last Game

Pittsburgh

5 - 3

Final

Miami

7 - 0

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

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	6	1	.857
2	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
3	Middle Tennessee	4	3	.571
4	New Mexico State	3	4	.429
5	Delaware	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	4	.429
9	Kennesaw State	1	6	.143
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125

	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