who was the last running back with 2000 yards in a season

Ashton Jeanty had 2,601 rushing yards in 2024.

Interpreted as:

Who was the last running back with 2000 or more rushing yards in a season?

	NAME	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Ashton Jeanty A. Jeanty	2,601	2024	BSU	14	374	7.0	185.8	29	138	23	35	6.0	9.9	1
2	J.K. Dobbins	2,003	2019	OSU	14	301	6.7	143.1	21	247	23	31	10.7	17.6	2
3	Chuba Hubbard C. Hubbard	2,094	2019	OKST	13	328	6.4	161.1	21	198	23	30	8.6	15.2	0
4	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	2,003	2019	WIS	14	320	6.3	143.1	21	252	26	39	9.7	18.0	5
5	Darrell Henderson D. Henderson	2,119	2018	MEM	14	230	9.2	151.4	25	304	21	27	14.5	21.7	3
6	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	2,194	2018	WIS	13	307	7.1	168.8	16	60	8	14	7.5	4.6	0
7	Bryce Love B. Love	2,118	2017	STAN	13	263	8.1	162.9	19	33	6	8	5.5	2.5	0
8	Rashaad Penny R. Penny	2,248	2017	SDSU	13	289	7.8	172.9	23	135	19	27	7.1	10.4	2
9	D'Onta Foreman D. Foreman	2,028	2016	TEX	11	323	6.3	184.4	15	75	7	9	10.7	6.8	0
10	Donnel Pumphrey D. Pumphrey	2,133	2016	SDSU	14	349	6.1	152.4	17	231	27	39	8.6	16.5	0
11	Derrick Henry D. Henry	2,219	2015	ALA	15	395	5.6	147.9	28	91	11	17	8.3	6.1	0
12	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	2,019	2015	STAN	14	337	6.0	144.2	8	645	45	54	14.3	46.1	5
13	Tevin Coleman T. Coleman	2,036	2014	IND	12	270	7.5	169.7	15	141	25	33	5.6	11.8	0
14	Melvin Gordon M. Gordon	2,587	2014	WIS	14	343	7.5	184.8	29	153	19	27	8.1	10.9	3
15	Andre Williams A. Williams	2,177	2013	BC	13	355	6.1	167.5	18	0	0	1		0.0	0
16	Donald Brown D. Brown	2,083	2008	CONN	13	367	5.7	160.2	18	125	21		6.0	9.6	0
17	Matt Forte M. Forte	2,127	2007	TULN	12	361	5.9	177.3	23	282	32		8.8	23.5	0
18	Ray Rice R. Rice	2,012	2007	RUTG	13	380	5.3	154.8	24	239	25		9.6	18.4	1
19	Kevin Smith K. Smith	2,567	2007	UCF	14	450	5.7	183.4	29	242	24		10.1	17.3	1
20	J.J. Arrington	2,018	2004	CAL	12	289	7.0	168.2	15	121	21		5.8	10.1	0
21	Larry Johnson L. Johnson	2,087	2002	PSU	13	271	7.7	160.5	20	349	41		8.5	26.8	3
22	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	2,158	2000	TCU	11	369	5.8	196.2	22	40	10		4.0	3.6	0
23	Ricky Williams R. Williams	2,124	1998	TEX	11	361	5.9	193.1	27	262	24		10.9	23.8	1
24	Troy Davis T. Davis	2,185	1996	ISU	11	402	5.4	198.6	21	64	13		4.9	5.8	0
25	Byron Hanspard B. Hanspard	2,000	1996	TTU	11	311	6.4	181.8	13	192	17		11.3	17.5	1

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Team Leaders

PASS

402

Madsen

RUSH

256

Riley

REC

137

Jones

Team Rankings

PPG

32.5

64th

OPP PPG

27.0

108th

RUSH YDS/G

225.0

31st

PASS YDS/G

201.0

106th

2026 Pac-12 Standings

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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/19	SDAK	@	BSU	10:00 PM
Sat 9/26	BSU	@	WMU	1:00 PM
Sat 10/3	USU	@	BSU	7:30 PM
Sat 10/10	BSU	@	FRES	10:30 PM
Sat 10/24	BSU	@	WSU	6:00 PM

Last Game

Memphis

2 - 1

Final

Boise State

1 - 1

Sat 12 Sep 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

896

Maiava

795

Stokes

794

Alejado

Rush Yards Leaders

375

Carter

374

Sheppard

319

Bates

Rec Yards Leaders

376

Legree

333

Duff

330

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

10

Maiava

9

Hejny

8

Weaver

Rush TD Leaders

6

Carter

6

Knight

5

Baugh

Rec TD Leaders

5

Duff

5

Dixon

5

Becker

QB Rating Leaders

284.5

Stockton

271.7

Mensah

243.9

Jennings

Sack Leaders

5.0

Umanmielen

4.0

Lewis

4.0

Lester

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

66.5

61.0

59.0

58.5

55.0

54.5

Opp PPG Rankings

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.5

Total Yards Rankings

702.5

620.5

586.0

576.5

573.5

569.0

Rush Yards Rankings

394.0

376.0

341.5

336.0

319.0

314.0

Pass Yards Rankings

442.0

427.0

389.5

358.0

356.0

346.0

Sack Leaders

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Alabama	2	0	1.000
2	Auburn	2	0	1.000
3	Florida	2	0	1.000
4	Georgia	2	0	1.000
5	LSU	2	0	1.000
6	Mississippi State	2	0	1.000
7	Missouri	2	0	1.000
8	Ole Miss	2	0	1.000
9	South Carolina	2	0	1.000
10	Tennessee	2	0	1.000
11	Texas	2	0	1.000
12	Texas A&M	2	0	1.000
13	Vanderbilt	2	0	1.000
14	Arkansas	1	1	.500
15	Oklahoma	1	1	.500
16	Kentucky	1	1	.500

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Appalachian State	2	0	1.000
2	Troy	2	0	1.000
3	Georgia State	2	0	1.000
4	James Madison	2	0	1.000
5	Arkansas State	1	1	.500
6	Coastal Carolina	1	1	.500
7	Georgia Southern	1	1	.500
8	Louisiana	1	1	.500
9	Louisiana Tech	1	1	.500
10	Marshall	1	1	.500
11	Old Dominion	1	1	.500
12	South Alabama	1	1	.500
13	Southern Miss	1	1	.500
14	Louisiana-Monroe	0	2	.000

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	2	0	1.000
2	Cincinnati	2	0	1.000
3	Colorado	2	0	1.000
4	Houston	2	0	1.000
5	Kansas State	2	0	1.000
6	Texas Tech	2	0	1.000
7	Utah	2	0	1.000
8	West Virginia	2	0	1.000
9	Arizona State	1	1	.500
10	Baylor	1	1	.500
11	Iowa State	1	1	.500
12	Kansas	1	1	.500
13	Oklahoma State	1	1	.500
14	TCU	1	1	.500
15	UCF	1	1	.500
16	Arizona	1	1	.500

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Colorado State	2	0	1.000
2	Boise State	1	1	.500
3	Fresno State	1	1	.500
4	San Diego State	1	1	.500
5	Oregon State	0	2	.000
6	Texas State	0	2	.000
7	Utah State	0	2	.000
8	Washington State	0	2	.000

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	1	2	.333
2	UMass	2	0	1.000
3	Akron	1	1	.500
4	Ball State	1	1	.500
5	Buffalo	1	1	.500
6	Central Michigan	1	1	.500
7	Kent State	1	1	.500
8	Miami (OH)	1	1	.500
9	Ohio	1	1	.500
10	Toledo	1	1	.500
11	Western Michigan	1	1	.500
12	Bowling Green	0	2	.000
13	Sacramento State	1	2	.333

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	2	0	1.000
2	SMU	2	0	1.000
3	Virginia	2	0	1.000
4	California	1	1	.500
5	Duke	2	0	1.000
6	North Carolina	2	0	1.000
7	Pittsburgh	2	0	1.000
8	Virginia Tech	2	0	1.000
9	Wake Forest	2	0	1.000
10	Boston College	1	1	.500
11	Clemson	1	1	.500
12	Louisville	1	1	.500
13	Georgia Tech	0	2	.000
14	Florida State	1	1	.500
15	NC State	1	1	.500
16	Stanford	1	1	.500
17	Syracuse	1	1	.500

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	2	0	1.000
2	UConn	1	1	.500

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	South Florida	2	0	1.000
2	Florida Atlantic	1	1	.500
3	Tulsa	2	0	1.000
4	UTSA	2	0	1.000
5	Memphis	2	1	.667
6	North Texas	1	1	.500
7	Rice	1	1	.500
8	Temple	1	1	.500
9	Tulane	1	1	.500
10	UAB	1	1	.500
11	Charlotte	0	2	.000
12	East Carolina	0	2	.000
13	Army	1	1	.500
14	Navy	1	1	.500

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	USC	3	0	1.000
2	Indiana	2	0	1.000
3	Iowa	2	0	1.000
4	Maryland	2	0	1.000
5	Michigan	2	0	1.000
6	Michigan State	2	0	1.000
7	Nebraska	2	0	1.000
8	Penn State	2	0	1.000
9	UCLA	2	0	1.000
10	Washington	2	0	1.000
11	Northwestern	1	0	1.000
12	Illinois	1	1	.500
13	Minnesota	1	1	.500
14	Ohio State	1	1	.500
15	Oregon	1	1	.500
16	Purdue	1	1	.500
17	Wisconsin	1	1	.500
18	Rutgers	0	2	.000

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Delaware	1	1	.500
2	Florida International	1	1	.500
3	Kennesaw State	1	1	.500
4	Liberty	1	1	.500
5	Middle Tennessee	1	1	.500
6	Missouri State	1	1	.500
7	Jacksonville State	1	2	.333
8	New Mexico State	1	2	.333
9	Sam Houston	0	2	.000
10	Western Kentucky	0	2	.000

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	North Dakota State	3	0	1.000
2	UNLV	1	2	.333
3	New Mexico	2	0	1.000
4	San Jose State	2	1	.667
5	Nevada	1	1	.500
6	UTEP	1	1	.500
7	Wyoming	1	1	.500
8	Northern Illinois	0	2	.000
9	Air Force	1	1	.500
10	Hawai'i	1	2	.333