all-time single season leaders in rushing yards for notre dame

Vagas Ferguson has rushed for the most yards by a Notre Dame player in a season, with 1,437 yards in 1979.

	NAME	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Vagas Ferguson V. Ferguson	1,437	1979	ND	11	301	4.8	130.6	17	72	14		5.1	6.5	0
2	Josh Adams J. Adams	1,430	2017	ND	13	206	6.9	110.0	9	101	13	21	7.8	7.8	0
3	Allen Pinkett A. Pinkett	1,394	1983	ND	11	252	5.5	126.7	16	288	28		10.3	26.2	2
4	Reggie Brooks R. Brooks	1,343	1992	ND	11	167	8.0	122.1	13	24	1		24.0	2.2	1
5	Audric Estime A. Estime	1,341	2023	ND	12	210	6.4	111.8	18	142	17	20	8.4	11.8	0
6	Jeremiyah Love J. Love	1,306	2025	ND	11	185	7.1	118.7	17	274	26	33	10.5	24.9	3
7	Julius Jones J. Jones	1,268	2003	ND	12	229	5.5	105.7	10	53	10		5.3	4.4	0
8	Autry Denson A. Denson	1,268	1997	ND	12	264	4.8	105.7	12	175	30		5.8	14.6	1
9	Darius Walker D. Walker	1,267	2006	ND	13	255	5.0	97.5	7	391	56		7.0	30.1	1
10	Darius Walker D. Walker	1,196	2005	ND	12	253	4.7	99.7	9	351	43		8.2	29.3	2
11	Vagas Ferguson V. Ferguson	1,192	1978	ND	11	211	5.6	108.4	7	171	20		8.6	15.5	1
12	Autry Denson A. Denson	1,179	1996	ND	11	202	5.8	107.2	8	111	11		10.1	10.1	2
13	Autry Denson A. Denson	1,176	1998	ND	11	251	4.7	106.9	15	81	6		13.5	7.4	0
14	Jeremiyah Love J. Love	1,125	2024	ND	16	163	6.9	70.3	17	237	28	33	8.5	14.8	2
15	Kyren Williams K. Williams	1,125	2020	ND	12	211	5.3	93.8	13	313	35	47	8.9	26.1	1
16	Allen Pinkett A. Pinkett	1,105	1984	ND	11	275	4.0	100.5	17	257	19		13.5	23.4	1
17	Cierre Wood C. Wood	1,102	2011	ND	13	217	5.1	84.8	9	189	27		7.0	14.5	0
18	Allen Pinkett A. Pinkett	1,100	1985	ND	11	255	4.3	100.0	11	135	17		7.9	12.3	0
19	Ryan Grant R. Grant	1,085	2002	ND	13	261	4.2	83.5	9	22	9		2.4	1.7	0
20	Al Hunter A. Hunter	1,058	1976	ND	11	233	4.5	96.2	12	189	15		12.6	17.2	1
21	Lee Becton L. Becton	1,044	1993	ND	11	164	6.4	94.9	6	153	12		12.8	13.9	1
22	C.J. Prosise	1,032	2015	ND	11	156	6.6	93.8	11	308	26	35	11.8	28.0	1
23	Kyren Williams K. Williams	1,002	2021	ND	12	204	4.9	83.5	14	359	42	49	8.5	29.9	3
24	Dexter Williams D. Williams	995	2018	ND	9	158	6.3	110.6	12	133	16	22	8.3	14.8	1
25	Jerome Heavens J. Heavens	994	1977	ND	11	229	4.3	90.4	6	133	12		11.1	12.1	0