single season college football rushing leaders for north carolina

Don McCauley has rushed for the most yards for North Carolina in a season, with 1,720 yards in 1970.

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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	Don McCauley D. McCauley	1,720	1970	UNC	11	324	5.3	156.4	19	235	15		15.7	21.4	2
2	Omarion Hampton O. Hampton	1,660	2024	UNC	12	281	5.9	138.3	15	373	38	44	9.8	31.1	2
3	Omarion Hampton O. Hampton	1,504	2023	UNC	13	253	5.9	115.7	15	222	29	32	7.7	17.1	1
4	Elijah Hood E. Hood	1,463	2015	UNC	14	219	6.7	104.5	17	71	13	16	5.5	5.1	0
5	Mike Voight M. Voight	1,407	1976	UNC	11	315	4.5	127.9	18	32	4		8.0	2.9	0
6	Giovani Bernard G. Bernard	1,253	2011	UNC	13	239	5.2	96.4	13	362	45		8.0	27.8	1
7	Derrick Fenner D. Fenner	1,250	1986	UNC	11	200	6.3	113.6	6	122	14		8.7	11.1	0
8	Mike Voight M. Voight	1,250	1975	UNC	11	259	4.8	113.6	11	9	1		9.0	0.8	0
9	Ethan Horton E. Horton	1,247	1984	UNC	11	238	5.2	113.4	6	254	25		10.2	23.1	3
10	Michael Carter M. Carter	1,245	2020	UNC	11	156	8.0	113.2	9	267	25	30	10.7	24.3	2
11	Giovani Bernard G. Bernard	1,228	2012	UNC	10	184	6.7	122.8	12	490	47		10.4	49.0	5
12	Amos Lawrence A. Lawrence	1,211	1977	UNC	11	193	6.3	110.1	6
13	Natrone Means N. Means	1,195	1992	UNC	11	236	5.1	108.6	13	93	14		6.6	8.5	0
14	Kennard Martin K. Martin	1,146	1988	UNC	11	193	5.9	104.2	11	36	11		3.3	3.3	0
15	Javonte Williams J. Williams	1,140	2020	UNC	11	157	7.3	103.6	19	305	25	31	12.2	27.7	3
16	Amos Lawrence A. Lawrence	1,118	1980	UNC	11	229	4.9	101.6	11	80	9		8.9	7.3	4
17	Ethan Horton E. Horton	1,107	1983	UNC	11	200	5.5	100.6	8	85	9		9.4	7.7	0
18	Ty Chandler T. Chandler	1,092	2021	UNC	13	183	6.0	84.0	13	216	15	17	14.4	16.6	1
19	Don McCauley D. McCauley	1,092	1969	UNC	10	204	5.4	109.2	8	238	14		17.0	23.8	2
20	James Betterson J. Betterson	1,082	1974	UNC	11	209	5.2	98.4	9	53	6		8.8	4.8	0
21	Kelvin Bryant K. Bryant	1,064	1982	UNC	11	228	4.7	96.7	3	249	24		10.4	22.6	4
22	Tyrone Anthony T. Anthony	1,063	1983	UNC	11	184	5.8	96.6	7	138	16		8.6	12.5	0
23	Amos Lawrence A. Lawrence	1,043	1978	UNC	11	234	4.5	94.8	2	125	14		8.9	11.4	1
24	Kelvin Bryant K. Bryant	1,039	1980	UNC	11	177	5.9	94.5	11	194	12		16.2	17.6	1
25	Curtis Johnson C. Johnson	1,034	1993	UNC	12	173	6.0	86.2	11	60	9		6.7	5.0	1

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,872

Edwards

RUSH

296

Hall

REC

587

Shipp

Team Rankings

PPG

25.8

92nd

OPP PPG

23.0

63rd

RUSH YDS/G

108.0

152nd

PASS YDS/G

236.8

70th

2026 ACC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
9	Boston College	2-3	4-4
10	NC State	2-3	4-4
11	North Carolina	2-3	4-4
12	Virginia	2-4	4-5
13	California	2-4	3-6

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/7	UNC	@	CONN	12:00 PM
Sat 11/14	LOU	@	UNC	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	UNC	@	UVA	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	NCST	@	UNC	1:00 PM

Last Game

Miami

8 - 0

Final

North Carolina

4 - 4

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