single season college football rushing leaders for northwestern

Damien Anderson has rushed for the most yards for Northwestern in a season, with 1,914 yards in 2000.

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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	Damien Anderson D. Anderson	1,914	2000	NW	11	293	6.5	174.0	22	120	15		8.0	10.9	0
2	Darnell Autry D. Autry	1,675	1995	NW	11	355	4.7	152.3	14	130	21		6.2	11.8	1
3	Justin Jackson J. Jackson	1,524	2016	NW	13	298	5.1	117.2	15	219	35	53	6.3	16.8	0
4	Tyrell Sutton T. Sutton	1,474	2005	NW	12	250	5.9	122.8	16	396	44		9.0	33.0	2
5	Justin Jackson J. Jackson	1,418	2015	NW	13	312	4.5	109.1	5	162	21	28	7.7	12.5	0
6	Jason Wright J. Wright	1,388	2003	NW	13	267	5.2	106.8	20	251	18		13.9	19.3	1
7	Darnell Autry D. Autry	1,386	1996	NW	10	263	5.3	138.6	15	165	23		7.2	16.5	1
8	Noah Herron N. Herron	1,381	2004	NW	12	274	5.0	115.1	14	351	36		9.8	29.3	1
9	Venric Mark V. Mark	1,366	2012	NW	13	226	6.0	105.1	12	104	20		5.2	8.0	1
10	Justin Jackson J. Jackson	1,311	2017	NW	13	287	4.6	100.8	11	276	44	58	6.3	21.2	0
11	Bob Christian B. Christian	1,291	1989	NW	11	277	4.7	117.4	10	199	26		7.7	18.1	1
12	Mike Adamle M. Adamle	1,255	1970	NW	10	304	4.1	125.5	8	134	14		9.6	13.4	2
13	Jason Wright J. Wright	1,234	2002	NW	12	219	5.6	102.8	12	266	27		9.9	22.2	0
14	Dennis Lundy D. Lundy	1,189	1994	NW	10	260	4.6	118.9	8	114	11		10.4	11.4	0
15	Justin Jackson J. Jackson	1,187	2014	NW	12	245	4.8	98.9	10	201	22	26	9.1	16.8	1
16	Damien Anderson D. Anderson	1,128	1999	NW	11	306	3.7	102.5	3	184	16		11.5	16.7	0
17	Greg Boykin G. Boykin	1,105	1975	NW	11	239	4.6	100.5	9	120	10		12.0	10.9	0
18	Byron Sanders B. Sanders	1,062	1988	NW	11	264	4.0	96.5	4	127	9		14.1	11.5	1
19	Adrian Autry A. Autry	1,049	1997	NW	12	244	4.3	87.4	7	29	11		2.6	2.4	0
20	Evan Hull E. Hull	1,009	2021	NW	12	196	5.1	84.1	7	264	33	48	8.0	22.0	2
21	Tyrell Sutton T. Sutton	1,000	2006	NW	12	189	5.3	83.3	5	261	40		6.5	21.8	2
22	Jim Pooler J. Pooler	949	1974	NW	11	216	4.4	86.3	9	25	4		6.3	2.3	0
23	Caleb Komolafe C. Komolafe	941	2025	NW	12	190	5.0	78.4	11	60	11	17	5.5	5.0	1
24	Bob Christian B. Christian	939	1990	NW	11	237	4.0	85.4	6	328	39		8.4	29.8	3
25	Evan Hull E. Hull	913	2022	NW	12	221	4.1	76.1	5	546	55	70	9.9	45.5	2

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More Northwestern Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,898

Chiles

RUSH

618

Komolafe

REC

761

Wilde

Team Rankings

PPG

33.6

34th

OPP PPG

18.8

29th

RUSH YDS/G

200.9

28th

PASS YDS/G

237.3

69th

2026 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
7	Iowa	3-2	6-2
8	Oregon	3-2	5-3
9	Northwestern	3-2	6-2
10	Wisconsin	3-2	5-3
11	Washington	2-3	5-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/7	IOWA	@	NW	7:30 PM
Sat 11/14	NW	@	OSU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	NW	@	MINN	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	ILL	@	NW	1:00 PM

Last Game

Northwestern

6 - 2

Final

Oregon

5 - 3

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	Texas State	4	4	.500
4	San Diego State	4	5	.444
5	Utah State	3	5	.375
6	Fresno State	5	3	.625
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