| NAME | RUSH YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. Kellar | 1,719 | 1973 |  NIU | 11 | 291 | 5.9 | 156.3 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| 2 |  | T. Dorsett | 1,586 | 1973 |  PITT | 11 | 288 | 5.5 | 144.2 | 12 | 84 | 12 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 0 | |
| 3 |  | J. Cappelletti | 1,522 | 1973 |  PSU | 11 | 286 | 5.3 | 138.4 | 17 | 69 | 6 | 11.5 | 6.3 | 0 | |
| 4 |  | A. Griffin | 1,428 | 1973 |  OSU | 10 | 225 | 6.3 | 142.8 | 6 | 32 | 5 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 1 | |
| 5 |  | R. Leaks | 1,415 | 1973 |  TEX | 10 | 229 | 6.2 | 141.5 | 14 | ||||||
| 6 |  | J.J. Jennings | 1,353 | 1973 |  RUTG | 11 | 303 | 4.5 | 123.0 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 11.0 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| 7 | | W. Harrell | 1,319 | 1973 | 10 | 209 | 6.3 | 131.9 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 18.0 | 1.8 | 0 | ||
| 8 |  | D. Morton | 1,298 | 1973 |  ARK | 11 | 226 | 5.7 | 118.0 | 5 | 28 | 5 | 5.6 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| 9 |  | W. Peacock | 1,294 | 1973 |  LOU | 11 | 290 | 4.5 | 117.6 | 8 | 139 | 20 | 7.0 | 12.6 | 2 | |
| 10 |  | M. Esposito | 1,293 | 1973 |  BC | 11 | 254 | 5.1 | 117.5 | 15 | 136 | 18 | 7.6 | 12.4 | 1 | |
| 11 |  | S. Collins | 1,213 | 1973 |  UK | 11 | 224 | 5.4 | 110.3 | 13 | 64 | 7 | 9.1 | 5.8 | 0 | |
| 12 |  | B. Marek | 1,207 | 1973 |  WIS | 11 | 241 | 5.0 | 109.7 | 13 | 91 | 5 | 18.2 | 8.3 | 1 | |
| 13 |  | W. Jones | 1,193 | 1973 |  MSST | 11 | 212 | 5.6 | 108.5 | 6 | 33 | 7 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| 14 |  | J. Upchurch | 1,184 | 1973 |  ARIZ | 11 | 210 | 5.6 | 107.6 | 10 | 63 | 5 | 12.6 | 5.7 | 0 | |
| 15 |  | W. Green | 1,182 | 1973 |  ASU | 11 | 184 | 6.4 | 107.5 | 9 | 328 | 22 | 14.9 | 29.8 | 5 | |
| 16 |  | J. Washington | 1,173 | 1973 |  OKLA | 11 | 176 | 6.7 | 106.6 | 10 | 89 | 5 | 17.8 | 8.1 | 0 | |
| 17 | | A. Gibson | 1,150 | 1973 |  USU | 11 | 216 | 5.3 | 104.5 | 3 | 76 | 9 | 8.4 | 6.9 | 0 | |
| 18 |  | I. Jackson | 1,137 | 1973 |  KSU | 11 | 225 | 5.1 | 103.4 | 8 | 68 | 6 | 11.3 | 6.2 | 2 | |
| 19 | | B. Malone | 1,129 | 1973 | ASU | 11 | 176 | 6.4 | 102.6 | 15 | 49 | 5 | 9.8 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| 20 |  | K. Johnson | 1,129 | 1973 |  UCLA | 11 | 150 | 7.5 | 102.6 | 16 | ||||||
| 21 |  | L. Parker | 1,123 | 1973 |  HOU | 11 | 224 | 5.0 | 102.1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0 | |
| 22 |  | M. Strachan | 1,103 | 1973 |  ISU | 11 | 272 | 4.1 | 100.3 | 3 | 55 | 7 | 7.9 | 5.0 | 1 | |
| 23 | | M. Van Eeghen | 1,089 | 1973 |  COLG | 10 | 238 | 4.6 | 108.9 | 14 | 177 | 19 | 9.3 | 17.7 | 1 | |
| 24 | | A. Jones | 1,059 | 1973 |  WSU | 11 | 207 | 5.1 | 96.3 | 9 | 29 | 6 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 1 | |
| 25 | | C. Crumpler | 1,054 | 1973 |  ECU | 11 | 204 | 5.2 | 95.8 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0 | |
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1956 season.
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Team Rankings
PPG
13.4
167th
OPP PPG
22.1
55th
RUSH YDS/G
171.5
57th
PASS YDS/G
103.1
201st
2025 MAC Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
8 |  Kent State | 2-2 | 3-5 |
9 |  Akron | 2-3 | 3-6 |
10 |  Northern Illinois | 1-3 | 2-6 |
11 |  Bowling Green | 1-4 | 3-6 |
12 |  Eastern Michigan | 1-4 | 2-7 |
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CFB 2025 Leaders
CFB 2025 Rankings
CFB 2025 Division Standings
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  BYU | 8 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Texas Tech | 8 | 1 | .889 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio State | 8 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Indiana | 9 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Miami (OH) | 5 | 3 | .625 |
| 2 |  Buffalo | 5 | 4 | .556 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Notre Dame | 6 | 2 | .750 |
| 2 |  UConn | 6 | 3 | .667 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oregon State | 2 | 7 | .222 |
| 2 | Washington State | 4 | 5 | .444 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  San Diego State | 7 | 1 | .875 |
| 2 |  Boise State | 6 | 3 | .667 |
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Alabama
Navy
Memphis| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Virginia | 8 | 1 | .889 |
| 2 |  Georgia Tech | 8 | 1 | .889 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  JMU | 7 | 1 | .875 |
| 2 |  Coastal Carolina | 5 | 3 | .625 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kennesaw State | 6 | 2 | .750 |
| 2 |  Jacksonville State | 5 | 3 | .625 |
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