single season college football rushing leaders for texas

Ricky Williams has rushed for the most yards for Texas in a season, with 2,124 yards in 1998.

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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	Ricky Williams R. Williams	2,124	1998	TEX	11	361	5.9	193.1	27	262	24		10.9	23.8	1
2	D'Onta Foreman D. Foreman	2,028	2016	TEX	11	323	6.3	184.4	15	75	7	9	10.7	6.8	0
3	Ricky Williams R. Williams	1,893	1997	TEX	11	279	6.8	172.1	25	150	20		7.5	13.6	0
4	Cedric Benson C. Benson	1,834	2004	TEX	12	326	5.6	152.8	19	179	22		8.1	14.9	1
5	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	1,744	1977	TEX	11	267	6.5	158.5	18	111	5		22.2	10.1	1
6	Jamaal Charles J. Charles	1,619	2007	TEX	13	258	6.3	124.5	18	199	17		11.7	15.3	0
7	Bijan Robinson B. Robinson	1,580	2022	TEX	12	258	6.1	131.7	18	314	19	30	16.5	26.2	2
8	Roosevelt Leaks R. Leaks	1,415	1973	TEX	10	229	6.2	141.5	14
9	Cedric Benson C. Benson	1,360	2003	TEX	12	258	5.3	113.3	21	120	9		13.3	10.0	1
10	Hodges Mitchell H. Mitchell	1,343	1999	TEX	13	256	5.2	103.3	9	343	32		10.7	26.4	1
11	Cedric Benson C. Benson	1,293	2002	TEX	13	305	4.2	99.5	12	119	21		5.7	9.2	0
12	Ricky Williams R. Williams	1,272	1996	TEX	12	205	6.2	106.0	12	291	25		11.6	24.3	2
13	Eric Metcalf E. Metcalf	1,161	1987	TEX	11	223	5.2	105.5	10	234	33		7.1	21.3	0
14	Jonathon Brooks J. Brooks	1,139	2023	TEX	12	187	6.1	94.9	10	286	25	28	11.4	23.8	1
15	Chris Gilbert C. Gilbert	1,132	1968	TEX	10	184	6.2	113.2	13	75	3		25.0	7.5	0
16	Bijan Robinson B. Robinson	1,127	2021	TEX	10	195	5.8	112.7	11	295	26	33	11.3	29.5	4
17	Hodges Mitchell H. Mitchell	1,118	2000	TEX	11	224	5.0	101.6	8	386	37		10.4	35.1	3
18	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	1,118	1975	TEX	11	198	5.6	101.6	13
19	Shon Mitchell S. Mitchell	1,099	1995	TEX	12	176	6.2	91.6	10	43	6		7.2	3.6	0
20	Roosevelt Leaks R. Leaks	1,099	1972	TEX	10	230	4.8	109.9	8	17	2		8.5	1.7	0
21	Chris Gilbert C. Gilbert	1,080	1966	TEX	10	206	5.2	108.0	6	16	2		8.0	1.6	0
22	Vince Young V. Young	1,079	2004	TEX	12	167	6.5	89.9	14	48	1		48.0	4.0	0
23	Quintrevion Wisner Q. Wisner	1,064	2024	TEX	15	226	4.7	70.9	5	311	44	61	7.1	20.7	1
24	Cedric Benson C. Benson	1,053	2001	TEX	11	223	4.7	95.7	12	203	17		11.9	18.5	1
25	Vince Young V. Young	1,050	2005	TEX	13	155	6.8	80.8	12

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,727

Manning

RUSH

452

Brown

REC

470

Wingo

Team Rankings

PPG

30.8

53rd

OPP PPG

17.1

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

135.4

118th

PASS YDS/G

223.8

88th

2026 SEC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
3	Alabama	4-2	6-2
4	Ole Miss	4-2	6-2
5	Texas	3-2	6-2
6	LSU	3-2	6-2
7	Missouri	3-2	6-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/7	TEX	@	MIZZ	12:00 PM
Sat 11/14	TEX	@	LSU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	ARK	@	TEX	1:00 PM
Fri 11/27	TEX	@	TXAM	7:30 PM

Last Game

Mississippi State

4 - 4

Final

Texas

6 - 2

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