The first list includes rushing yards gained in all games played, including all bowl games. With a 15yard run in the fourth quarter of saturdays las vegas bowl, san diego state running back donnel pumphrey became the alltime career fbs rushing leader. During his college career he held the record for the most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in a season with 31 in 20. Every week during the season, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, this weeks schedule, top performers, fantasy drops and adds, new debuts and interesting tidbits. Mar 17, 2015 penn states 1947 rush defense is the most prolific in college football history, allowing a total of 153 rushing yards in nine games. All teams 49ers bears bengals bills broncos browns buccaneers cardinals chargers chiefs colts cowboys dolphins eagles falcons giants jaguars. Jul 10, 2018 penn state also set the ncaa record for fewest total yards allowed in a single game that season, when syracuse was held to 47 yards 107 rushing, 60 passing in a 400 penn state victory on oct.
Jun 05, 2015 reaves finished the season with 24 td passes and 19 interceptions. Aug 29, 2018 at 5 feet, 10 inches tall, samaje perine, a running back for oklahoma, turned heads by breaking an ncaa football record in 2014 for most rushing yards in a game. To compare, the best performance in the last decade came in. Georgia bulldogs football rushing records are led by herschel walker, who won the heisman trophy in 1982. Ncaa individual records for rushing college football at. Denard robinson the ncaa singleseason record holder for. Seven different running backs have rushed for 2,000 yards in a season. Nfl most rushing yards by qb in a season since 1970. College football stats are also available by conference. The running back rushed for 1,403 yards and 1,053 as a freshman and sophomore respectively while splitting time with weber, dobbins entered bowl. Nfl rushing yards singleseason leaders profootball. Hall set the texas and national career rushing record with 11,232 yards in 1953. List of ncaa division i fbs career rushing yards leaders wikipedia. Melvin gordon finishes 2nd on alltime fbs singleseason.
In week 15, jackson broke michael vicks singleseason record for most rushing yards by a quarterback. He was drafted by the washington redskins in april 2017. The second list, consistent with official ncaa records, does not include yardage gained in bowl games that were played prior to the 2002 season. Rate 5 stars rate 4 stars rate 3 stars rate 2 stars rate 1 star. Players active during the 2019 season are shown in. Jan 10, 2020 sports quiz nfl qb rushing leaders season random sports or nfl quiz. Who has rushed for the most yards in a college football. Discover 2018 nfl pro football player player rushing stats and rankings by rushing yards on fox sports. Uga football rushing records georgia bulldogs football rushing records are led by herschel walker, who won the heisman trophy in 1982. The record of 37 rushing touchdowns in a season was set by barry sanders of oklahoma state in 1988.
Build your own custom leaderboards with the play index. On his way to earning mvp honors and being named offensive player of the year, the juice averaged 143. Highest average rushing yards per attempt, season min. Career passing yards, career rushing yards, single season rushing td, single season receiving yards. Alltime high school football rushing leaders from each. List of ncaa major college football yearly rushing leaders. Ncaa college football fbs current individual stats. Wisconsin rb jonathan taylor breaks herschel walker record. Below are the uga football rushing records, including most rushes, most rushing yards, touchdowns, and more.
Sports quiz nfl most rushing yards by qb in a season since 1970 random sports or nfl quiz can you name the nfl top 50 leaders in rushing yards by a qb in a single season. Jun 24, 2019 the runnerup in combined rushing and receiving yards is steve bartolo of colorado state, who had 5,892 total yards 4,8 yards rushing and 1,079 receiving from 198386. Miamis tua tagovailoa will be the first quarterback in franchise history to wear no. College fb team yards per rush attempt teamrankings. Marshall faulk broke the record in 2000 one year after his amazing 1,000yards rushing, 1,000yards receiving season when he scored 26. There are others that wont be broken, too, but these intrigued us the most. Mar 25, 2020 these are the best single season rushing yards in a college football season. Ncaa individual records for rushing college football at sports. Jonathan taylor surpasses ncaa rushing mark through junior season. Since 1937, the singleseason rushing record has been broken eight times, by rudy mobley in 1942 1,281 yards, fred wendt in 1948 1,570 yards, o. Why college footballs new alltime rushing leader isnt. Penn state also set the ncaa record for fewest total yards allowed in a single game that season, when syracuse was held to 47 yards 107 rushing, 60.
The runnerup in combined rushing and receiving yards is steve bartolo of colorado state, who had 5,892 total yards 4,8 yards rushing and 1,079 receiving from 198386. List of ncaa division i fbs career rushing yards leaders. Rushing for over 2,000 yards in a single season is an amazing feat and very few college football players have hit the mark. Player to record the most rushing yards in the 2018 regular season ezekiel elliott dal 92 leveon bell pit 112. Dec 28, 2019 the running back rushed for 1,403 yards and 1,053 as a freshman and sophomore respectively while splitting time with weber, dobbins entered bowl season third in the country in rushing yards behind. To join our email list and get notified when we launch the 202021 college football section about a week before the season starts, register for a free account. Reaves finished the season with 24 td passes and 19 interceptions. He set college football season records with 2,628 yards rushing, 3,249 total yards, 234 points, 39 touchdowns, of which 37 were rushing also a record, 5 consecutive 200 yard games, scored at. Rushing yards single season leaders and records college.
Click on image of player or rushing total for gamebygame stats. Most yards gained by a freshman season 2,176robert heller, waynesburg, 2007 383 rushes also holds pergame record with 197. College fb team rushing attempts per game teamrankings. Percentage of runs where the running back is tackled at or behind the line of scrimmage. Discover 2019 all kansas city chiefs pro football player player rushing stats and rankings by rushing yards on fox sports. List of ncaa major college football yearly rushing leaders wikipedia. He finished third in rushing yards last season by averaging 4.
The closest any team has come to the mark since 2000 is nevada, rushing 607 times for 4,484 yards in 2009, an average of 7. To join our email list and get notified when we launch the 202021 nfl section about a week before the season starts, register for a free account. All conferences acc american big 12 big ten cusa fbs indep. The 2,000yard club is a group of seven national football league nfl running backs who have rushed for 2,000 or more yards in a regular season. Highest average rushing yards per attempt, career min. If jackson keeps it up, he will break michael vicks record for most rushing yards in a season for a quarterback in nfl history, which vick set in. Dec 19, 2016 with a 15yard run in the fourth quarter of saturdays las vegas bowl, san diego state running back donnel pumphrey became the alltime career fbs rushing leader.
Per a tweet from wisconsin, taylor surpassed the previous record of 1,925 yards set. The record for highest rushing yards per carry in a season was set in 1939 by jackie robinson of ucla with an average of 12. His national record lasted 59 years until derrick henry of yulee fla. It is a goal of every running back in the fbs and, interestingly enough, the number who make it seems to be increasing every year. Ranking college footballs 15 best running backs for 2019. The most recent program to have backtoback rushing leaders is san diego. In fact, his worst season of 1998 still saw him rush for 1,325 yards. At 5 feet, 10 inches tall, samaje perine, a running back for oklahoma, turned heads by breaking an ncaa football record in 2014 for most rushing yards in a game. Mccaffrey is a tremendous player, but game script could hurt his pursuit of the rushing title.
The most unbreakable records in college football bleacher. Passing yards single season leaders and records college. As of the start of the 2007 season, the career record for rushing yards by a quarterback is held by brad smith of the university of missouri who rushed for 4,289 yards between 20022005. Gaining 2,000 yards rushing and 10,000 yards passing career cullen finnerty, grand valley st. One run for a loss of a yard, two passes for a total gain of 7 and another punt. What is the single season record for rushing yards in d1a. Simpson in 1968 1,880 yards, ed marinaro in 1971 1,881 yards, ricky bell in 1975 1,957 yards, tony dorsett in 1976 2,150 yards, marcus allen in 1981 2,427 yards, and barry sanders in 1988 2,628 yards. The list of college football yearly rushing leaders identifies the major college rushing leaders for each season from 1937 to the present. Emmitt smith, for example, recorded 11 consecutive seasons with at least 1,000 yards in rushing yards from 1991 to 2001 for the dallas cowboys, missing a. Yards which this teams running backs earn between 510 yards past the line of scrimmage, divided by total running back carries. These seven rushing seasons rank as the highest singleseason rushing totals in nfl history, and reaching the 2,000yard mark is considered a significant achievement for running backs. These are the best single season rushing yards in a college football season.
Reggie bush sets futility record, finishes with negative. College football stats including division ia player and team stats at cbssports. Jonathan taylor rushed for 204 yards and surpassed herschel walkers record for most yards by a. Statistics are current through the end of the 2019 season. Nov 24, 2010 in the 11th game of the season, michigan sophomore denard robinson broke the ncaa single season record for most rushing yards by a quarterback. Dec 02, 2017 jonathan taylor needs 79 rushing yards to set fbs single season mark for freshmen. Its also available for hockey, basketball and baseball. Nfl single season leaders rushing yards the football database. Adrian peterson owns the fbs record for rushing yards by a freshman in a season with 1,925.
What is the ncaa division 1 career record for rushing. Who has rushed for the most yards in a college football season. This section is showing information as of the end the 201920 season. Jonathan taylor rushed for 204 yards and surpassed herschel walkers record for. Discover the current ncaa fbs football leaders in every stats category, as well as historic leaders. It includes yearly leaders in three statistical categories. Bushs season long struggles are taking place on the leagues most efficient rush offense, according to football outsiders metrics, one that averages 171 rushing yards a game. Jordan lynch sets ncaa singlegame rushing record for qbs. With a record 12 200yard rushing games, no back has run for as many yards as taylor has in three seasons. Jan 28, 2019 reynolds finished his college football career with an ncaa division i record 88 career touchdowns and an ncaa football subdivision record with 4,559 rushing yards by a quarterback. Additionally, taylor reached 5,634 career rushing yards, topping georgia legend herschel walker for most yards through a players junior season in ncaa history. Who has the most rushing yards in one college football game. Dec 31, 2017 wisconsin running back jonathan taylor set a new ncaa record for most rushing yards in a season by a freshman. Jonathan taylor needs 79 rushing yards to set fbs single.
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