who has the most career rushing yards in college football

Donnel Pumphrey has rushed for the most career yards, with 6,405 yards.

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Data note: Rushing Yards: player season data complete from 1956

	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Donnel Pumphrey D. Pumphrey	6,405	54	1,059	6.0	118.6	62	1,041	100	124	10.4	19.3	5
2	Ron Dayne R. Dayne	6,397	43	1,115	5.7	148.8	63	304	31		9.8	7.1	0
3	Ricky Williams R. Williams	6,279	46	1,011	6.2	136.5	72	927	85		10.9	20.2	3
4	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	6,174	41	926	6.7	150.6	50	407	42	67	9.7	9.9	5
5	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	6,082	44	1,074	5.7	138.2	55	404	38		10.6	9.2	4
6	DeAngelo Williams D. Williams	6,026	44	969	6.2	137.0	55	723	70		10.3	16.4	5
7	Royce Freeman R. Freeman	5,621	51	947	5.9	110.2	60	814	79	91	10.3	16.0	4
8	Charles White C. White	5,598	45	1,023	5.5	124.4	46	507	54		9.4	11.3	3
9	Travis Prentice T. Prentice	5,596	44	1,138	4.9	127.2	73	522	54		9.7	11.9	5
10	Cedric Benson C. Benson	5,540	48	1,112	5.0	115.4	64	621	69		9.0	12.9	3
11	Justin Jackson J. Jackson	5,440	51	1,142	4.8	106.7	41	858	122	165	7.0	16.8	1
12	Garrett Wolfe G. Wolfe	5,434	34	849	6.4	159.8	54	588	58		10.1	17.3	5
13	Myles Gaskin M. Gaskin	5,323	52	945	5.6	102.4	57	465	65	91	7.2	8.9	5
14	Damion Fletcher D. Fletcher	5,302	50	1,009	5.3	106.0	44	904	109		8.3	18.1	2
15	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	5,263	44	907	5.8	119.6	54	238	39		6.1	5.4	0
16	Herschel Walker H. Walker	5,259	33	994	5.3	159.4	49	243	26		9.3	7.4	3
17	Archie Griffin A. Griffin	5,177	42	845	6.1	123.3	25	286	25		11.4	6.8	1
18	Montee Ball M. Ball	5,140	49	924	5.6	104.9	77	598	59		10.1	12.2	6
19	Marquez Cooper M. Cooper	5,135	54	1,101	4.7	95.1	45	496	57	79	8.7	9.2	2
20	LaMichael James L. James	5,082	37	771	6.6	137.4	53	586	51		11.5	15.8	4
21	Michael Hart M. Hart	5,040	43	1,015	5.0	117.2	41	566	67		8.4	13.2	2
22	Avon Cobourne A. Cobourne	5,039	43	1,023	4.9	117.2	42	459	57		8.1	10.7	0
23	Darren Lewis D. Lewis	5,012	46	909	5.5	109.0	44	126	25		5.0	2.7	1
24	Darren Sproles D. Sproles	4,979	45	815	6.1	110.6	45	609	66		9.2	13.5	2
25	Dontrell Moore D. Moore	4,973	48	1,028	4.8	103.6	51	857	92		9.3	17.9	8

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Team Leaders

PASS

899

Denegal

RUSH

613

Kinnard

REC

357

Hawkins

Team Rankings

PPG

26.4

88th

OPP PPG

34.3

149th

RUSH YDS/G

156.2

81st

PASS YDS/G

168.3

160th

2026 Pac-12 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Boise State	4-0	7-1
2	Oregon State	3-1	5-3
3	San Diego State	3-2	4-5
4	Texas State	2-2	4-4
5	Fresno State	2-2	5-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/14	USU	@	SDSU	9:30 PM
Sat 11/21	SDSU	@	BSU	9:30 PM

Last Game

Washington State

1 - 8

Final

San Diego State

4 - 5

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