single season college football rushing leaders for michigan state

Lorenzo White has the most rushing yards for Michigan State in a season, with 1,908 yards in 1985.

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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	Lorenzo White L. White	1,908	1985	MSU	11	386	4.9	173.5	17	28	6		4.7	2.5	0
2	Le'Veon Bell L. Bell	1,793	2012	MSU	13	382	4.7	137.9	12	167	32		5.2	12.8	1
3	Kenneth Walker III K. Walker III	1,646	2021	MSU	12	264	6.2	137.2	18	89	13	20	6.8	7.4	1
4	Javon Ringer J. Ringer	1,637	2008	MSU	13	390	4.2	125.9	22	190	28		6.8	14.6	0
5	Jeremy Langford J. Langford	1,522	2014	MSU	13	276	5.5	117.1	22	62	11	19	5.6	4.8	0
6	Eric Allen E. Allen	1,494	1971	MSU	11	259	5.8	135.8	18	275	18		15.3	25.0	0
7	Lorenzo White L. White	1,459	1987	MSU	11	322	4.5	132.6	14	115	12		9.6	10.5	0
8	Javon Ringer J. Ringer	1,447	2007	MSU	13	245	5.9	111.3	6	295	35		8.4	22.7	0
9	Jeremy Langford J. Langford	1,422	2013	MSU	14	292	4.9	101.6	18	157	28	33	5.6	11.2	1
10	Tico Duckett T. Duckett	1,376	1990	MSU	11	249	5.5	125.1	10	62	9		6.9	5.6	1
11	T.J. Duckett	1,353	2000	MSU	11	240	5.6	123.0	7	31	7		4.4	2.8	0
12	Blake Ezor B. Ezor	1,350	1988	MSU	11	289	4.7	122.7	10	67	6		11.2	6.1	0
13	T.J. Duckett	1,236	2001	MSU	11	236	5.2	112.4	10	80	12		6.7	7.3	1
14	Sedrick Irvin S. Irvin	1,211	1997	MSU	11	231	5.2	110.1	9	339	39		8.7	30.8	4
15	Tico Duckett T. Duckett	1,204	1991	MSU	11	272	4.4	109.5	5	136	17		8.0	12.4	0
16	Edwin Baker E. Baker	1,201	2010	MSU	13	207	5.8	92.4	13	22	3		7.3	1.7	0
17	Sedrick Irvin S. Irvin	1,167	1998	MSU	12	272	4.3	97.3	10	210	28		7.5	17.5	0
18	Hyland Hickson H. Hickson	1,128	1990	MSU	11	220	5.1	102.5	13	151	14		10.8	13.7	1
19	Blake Ezor B. Ezor	1,120	1989	MSU	9	226	5.0	124.4	16	111	10		11.1	12.3	0
20	Levi Jackson L. Jackson	1,063	1975	MSU	11	230	4.6	96.6	5	22	3		7.3	2.0	0
21	Sedrick Irvin S. Irvin	1,036	1996	MSU	11	228	4.5	94.2	16	337	38		8.9	30.6	2
22	Tico Duckett T. Duckett	1,021	1992	MSU	11	204	5.0	92.8	7	57	8		7.1	5.2	0
23	LJ Scott	994	2016	MSU	12	184	5.4	82.8	6	147	10	15	14.7	12.3	1
24	Elijah Collins E. Collins	988	2019	MSU	13	222	4.5	76.0	5	99	15	24	6.6	7.6	0
25	Marc Renaud M. Renaud	978	1995	MSU	10	200	4.9	97.8	3	179	22		8.1	17.9	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,263

Milivojevic

RUSH

327

Patterson

REC

289

McCray

Team Rankings

PPG

19.9

135th

OPP PPG

25.8

92nd

RUSH YDS/G

110.1

147th

PASS YDS/G

181.3

140th

2026 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
14	Purdue	2-3	3-5
15	Penn State	1-4	4-4
16	Rutgers	1-4	2-6
17	Maryland	0-5	2-6
18	Michigan State	0-5	2-6

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/7	MSU	@	MICH	7:30 PM
Sat 11/14	WASH	@	MSU	1:00 PM
Fri 11/20	ORE	@	MSU	8:00 PM
Sat 11/28	MSU	@	RUTG	1:00 PM

Last Game

Michigan State

2 - 6

Final

UCLA

7 - 0

Sat 24 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