Larry Johnson had the most rushing yards in 2002, with 2,087 yards.

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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	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Larry Johnson L. Johnson	2,087	2002	PSU	13	271	7.7	160.5	20	349	41	8.5	26.8	3
2	Michael Turner M. Turner	1,915	2002	NIU	12	338	5.7	159.6	19	100	10	10.0	8.3	0
3	Quentin Griffin Q. Griffin	1,884	2002	OKLA	14	287	6.6	134.6	15	264	35	7.5	18.9	3
4	Chris Brown C. Brown	1,841	2002	COLO	12	303	6.1	153.4	19	40	5	8.0	3.3	0
5	Willis McGahee W. McGahee	1,753	2002	MIA	13	282	6.2	134.8	28	355	27	13.1	27.3	0
6	Avon Cobourne A. Cobourne	1,710	2002	WVU	13	335	5.1	131.5	17	146	15	9.7	11.2	0
7	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	1,690	2002	ORST	13	319	5.3	130.0	15	165	17	9.7	12.7	2
8	Marcus Merriweather M. Merriweather	1,618	2002	BALL	12	332	4.9	134.8	12	207	22	9.4	17.3	2
9	Brock Forsey B. Forsey	1,611	2002	BSU	13	295	5.5	123.9	26	282	36	7.8	21.7	6
10	Cecil Sapp C. Sapp	1,601	2002	CSU	14	347	4.6	114.4	17	63	12	5.3	4.5	0
11	Rodney Davis R. Davis	1,586	2002	FRES	14	313	5.1	113.3	9	162	19	8.5	11.6	0
12	Anthony Davis A. Davis	1,555	2002	WIS	13	300	5.2	119.6	13	48	6	8.0	3.7	0
13	Joffrey Reynolds J. Reynolds	1,545	2002	HOU	12	316	4.9	128.8	11	135	19	7.1	11.3	2
14	Darren Sproles D. Sproles	1,465	2002	KSU	13	237	6.2	112.7	17	99	9	11.0	7.6	0
15	Derrick Knight D. Knight	1,432	2002	BC	13	259	5.5	110.2	12	372	37	10.1	28.6	2
16	Artose Pinner A. Pinner	1,414	2002	UK	12	283	5.0	117.8	13	264	37	7.1	22.0	2
17	Jammal Lord J. Lord	1,412	2002	NEB	14	251	5.6	100.9	8
18	Danny Smith D. Smith	1,390	2002	ARST	13	254	5.5	106.9	14	121	11	11.0	9.3	0
19	Demarco McCleskey D. McCleskey	1,361	2002	CIN	14	315	4.3	97.2	15	368	32	11.5	26.3	2
20	Robbie Mixon R. Mixon	1,361	2002	CMU	12	255	5.3	113.4	9	253	26	9.7	21.1	1
21	Antoineo Harris A. Harris	1,330	2002	ILL	12	278	4.8	110.8	8	129	16	8.1	10.8	0
22	Lee Suggs L. Suggs	1,325	2002	VT	14	257	5.2	94.6	22	126	11	11.5	9.0	2
23	Musa Smith M. Smith	1,324	2002	UGA	13	260	5.1	101.8	8	107	15	7.1	8.2	0
24	Terry Jackson II T. Jackson II	1,318	2002	MINN	13	238	5.5	101.4	6	30	7	4.3	2.3	1
25	Kevin Galbreath K. Galbreath	1,298	2002	UNT	13	272	4.8	99.8	9	21	1	21.0	1.6	0

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More Penn State Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,839

Becht

RUSH

374

Hansen

REC

510

Sowell

Team Rankings

PPG

29.0

65th

OPP PPG

18.6

28th

RUSH YDS/G

148.0

92nd

PASS YDS/G

245.3

54th

2026 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
13	Nebraska	2-3	5-3
14	Purdue	2-3	3-5
15	Penn State	1-4	4-4
16	Rutgers	1-4	2-6
17	Maryland	0-5	2-6

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/7	PSU	@	WASH	3:30 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

Purdue

3 - 5

Final

Penn State

4 - 4

Sat 31 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,977

Atkinson

2,746

Veltkamp

2,649

Mestemaker

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

27

Veltkamp

25

Stokes

25

Atkinson

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

Zock

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

47.6

43.8

41.1

41.0

40.6

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

324.1

318.0

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

32.0

31.0

28.0

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	Georgia Southern	4	4	.500
3	Louisiana	5	3	.625
4	James Madison	8	2	.800
5	South Alabama	4	4	.500
6	Appalachian State	5	3	.625
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	3	5	.375
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Marshall	5	3	.625
11	Southern Miss	3	6	.333
12	Georgia State	4	4	.500
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

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	6	2	.750
2	Memphis	7	2	.778
3	UTSA	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	3	.625
5	Florida Atlantic	6	3	.667
6	South Florida	6	2	.750
7	UAB	4	4	.500
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

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	7	1	.875
2	UConn	4	4	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	7	2	.778
2	Toledo	7	2	.778
3	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
4	Buffalo	6	3	.667
5	Miami (OH)	5	4	.556
6	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
7	UMass	5	4	.556
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Ball State	3	6	.333
10	Central Michigan	4	5	.444
11	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
12	Sacramento State	2	8	.200
13	Akron	1	8	.111

	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