when was the first time penn state had 2 1000 yard rushers in a season

Lydell Mitchell ran for 1,567 yards for Penn State in 1971.

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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	Lydell Mitchell L. Mitchell	1,567	1971	PSU	11	254	6.2	142.5	26	154	16		9.6	14.0	3
2	John Cappelletti J. Cappelletti	1,117	1972	PSU	11	233	4.8	101.5	12	138	16		8.6	12.5	1
3	John Cappelletti J. Cappelletti	1,522	1973	PSU	11	286	5.3	138.4	17	69	6		11.5	6.3	0
4	Curt Warner C. Warner	1,044	1981	PSU	11	171	6.1	94.9	8	106	9		11.8	9.6	0
5	Curt Warner C. Warner	1,041	1982	PSU	11	198	5.3	94.6	8	335	24		14.0	30.5	5
6	D.J. Dozier	1,002	1983	PSU	12	174	5.8	83.5	7	189	19		9.9	15.8	1
7	Blair Thomas B. Thomas	1,414	1987	PSU	11	268	5.3	128.5	11	300	23		13.0	27.3	2
8	Blair Thomas B. Thomas	1,341	1989	PSU	11	264	5.1	121.9	5	118	18		6.6	10.7	0
9	Ki-Jana Carter K. Carter	1,026	1993	PSU	11	155	6.6	93.3	7	49	6		8.2	4.5	0
10	Ki-Jana Carter K. Carter	1,539	1994	PSU	11	198	7.8	139.9	23	123	14		8.8	11.2	0
11	Curtis Enis C. Enis	1,210	1996	PSU	12	224	5.4	100.8	13	291	32		9.1	24.3	1
12	Curtis Enis C. Enis	1,363	1997	PSU	11	228	6.0	123.9	19	215	25		8.6	19.5	1
13	Larry Johnson L. Johnson	2,087	2002	PSU	13	271	7.7	160.5	20	349	41		8.5	26.8	3
14	Tony Hunt T. Hunt	1,047	2005	PSU	12	174	6.0	87.3	6	206	20		10.3	17.2	0
15	Tony Hunt T. Hunt	1,386	2006	PSU	13	277	5.0	106.6	11	259	27		9.6	19.9	3
16	Rodney Kinlaw R. Kinlaw	1,329	2007	PSU	13	243	5.5	102.2	10	128	21		6.1	9.8	0
17	Evan Royster E. Royster	1,236	2008	PSU	13	191	6.5	95.1	12	155	17		9.1	11.9	0
18	Evan Royster E. Royster	1,169	2009	PSU	13	205	5.7	89.9	6	187	16		11.7	14.4	2
19	Evan Royster E. Royster	1,014	2010	PSU	13	208	4.9	78.0	6	202	25		8.1	15.5	1
20	Silas Redd S. Redd	1,241	2011	PSU	13	244	5.1	95.5	7	40	9		4.4	3.1	0
21	Zach Zwinak Z. Zwinak	1,000	2012	PSU	10	203	4.9	100.0	6	177	20		8.9	17.7	1
22	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	1,076	2015	PSU	11	182	5.9	97.8	7	161	20	32	8.1	14.6	1
23	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	1,496	2016	PSU	14	272	5.5	106.9	18	402	28	38	14.4	28.7	4
24	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	1,271	2017	PSU	13	217	5.9	97.8	18	632	54	68	11.7	48.6	3
25	Miles Sanders M. Sanders	1,274	2018	PSU	13	220	5.8	98.0	9	139	24	35	5.8	10.7	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,664

Becht

RUSH

278

Hansen

REC

510

Sowell

Team Rankings

PPG

28.7

70th

OPP PPG

18.9

31st

RUSH YDS/G

130.7

126th

PASS YDS/G

253.4

45th

2026 Big 10 Standings

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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/31	PUR	@	PSU	4:15 PM
Sat 11/7	PSU	@	WASH	1:00 PM
Sat 11/14	MINN	@	PSU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	RUTG	@	PSU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	PSU	@	MD	1:00 PM

Last Game

Penn State

3 - 4

Final

Michigan

4 - 2

Sat 17 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

Umanmielen

9.0

Osunsanmi

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

317.9

Sack Leaders

34.0

33.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

26.0

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	New Mexico State	3	4	.429
4	Middle Tennessee	4	3	.571
5	Western Kentucky	3	4	.429
6	Delaware	3	4	.429
7	Florida International	3	4	.429
8	Missouri State	2	5	.286
9	Kennesaw State	1	6	.143
10	Sam Houston	1	6	.143

	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