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Barry Sanders, who set the single-season rushing record in 1988 with 2,628 yards

The list of NCAA Division I FBS yearly rushing leaders identifies the top players in each season from 1937 to the present. It includes leaders in three statistical categories: rushing yards, yards per carry (YPC), and rushing touchdowns.

NCAA statistics have been kept from 1937 to the present.[1] In 1970, the NCAA officially changed the annual rushing leader to be determined by rushing yards per game rather than total rushing yards; for the purposes of this chart, total rushing yards remain the standard.[2]

To qualify as a YPC leader, a player must have averaged at least 6.25 rush attempts per school game. The 2020 COVID‑19 pandemic season is an exception, as many teams played shortened schedules.[3][4]

Statistics are traditionally divided into three eras:

  • Pre-modern statistical era (1937–1955) – National leaders were recorded, but data collection was less standardized, and bowl game statistics were not included in season totals.[5]
  • Modern statistical era (1956–2001) – Season statistics were officially tracked consistently, although bowl games remained excluded from totals.
  • Bowl stats included era (2002–present) – Season totals incorporate both regular-season and bowl game statistics.

Rushing leaders

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Montee Ball, NCAA rushing leader in 2011 with 1,923 yards and 33 touchdowns for Wisconsin
Bryson Daily, Army quarterback who led the FBS in 2024 with 32 rushing touchdowns, setting the NCAA single-season record for a quarterback

The table below lists each season’s NCAA Division I FBS rushing leaders. Bold yard totals indicate NCAA record progression.

Year Rushing yards Yards per carry Rushing TDs
Name Yards Name Yds/Carry Name TDs
Pre-modern statistical era (1937–1955; prior to standardized NCAA record keeping)
1937 Byron White
(Colorado)		 1,121 Dick Cassiano[6]
(Pittsburgh)		 9.0
1938 Len Eshmont
(Fordham)		 831 Parker Hall[7]
(Ole Miss)		 6.5
1939 John Polanski
(Wake Forest)		 882 Jackie Robinson[8]
(UCLA)		 12.2
1940 Al Ghesquiere
(Detroit)		 957 James Farrell[9]
(Lafayette)		 7.2 Tom Harmon
(Michigan)		 15
1941 Frank Sinkwich
(Georgia)		 1,103 Bob Steuber
(Missouri)		 7.6
1942 Rudy Mobley
(Hardin–Simmons)		 1,281 Bob Steuber[10]
(Missouri)		 7.4 Frank Sinkwich
(Georgia)		 17
1943 Creighton Miller
(Notre Dame)		 911 Bill Daley[11]
(Michigan)		 6.8
1944 Wayne Williams
(Minnesota)		 911 Glenn Davis[12]
(Army)		 11.5 Glenn Davis
(Army)		 14
1945 Bob Fenimore
(Oklahoma State)		 1,048 Glenn Davis[13]
(Army)		 11.5 Doc Blanchard
(Army)		 16
1946 Rudy Mobley[14]
(Hardin–Simmons)		 1,262 Roger Stephens[15]
(Cincinnati)		 7.7
1947 Wilton Davis[16]
(Hardin–Simmons)		 1,173 Jack Kurkowski[17]
(Detroit)[a]		 10.1
1948 Fred Wendt[18]
(UTEP)		 1,570 Fred Wendt[18][19]
(UTEP)		 8.53 Fred Wendt
(UTEP)		 20
1949 John Dottley[20]
(Ole Miss)		 1,312 John Pont[21]
(Miami-OH)		 7.6
1950 Wilford White[22]
(Arizona State)		 1,502 Wilford White[23]
(Arizona State)
Bobby Marlow[23]
(Alabama)		 7.5
7.5
1951 Ollie Matson[24]
(San Francisco)		 1,566 Buck McPhail[24][25]
(Oklahoma)		 8.56
1952 Howard Waugh[26]
(Tulsa)		 1,372 Howard Waugh[26][27]
(Tulsa)		 8.53
1953 J. C. Caroline[28]
(Illinois)		 1,256
1954 Art Luppino[29]
(Arizona)		 1,359 William Greenlaw

(Nebraska)[30]

7.6 Art Luppino[31]
(Arizona)		 21
1955 Art Luppino[32]
(Arizona)		 1,313 Art Luppino
(Arizona)		 6.28
Modern statistical era (1956–2001; official NCAA statistics prior to including bowl games)
1956 Jim Crawford
(Wyoming)		 1,104 Tommy Lorino
(Auburn)		 8.4 Jim Brown
(Syracuse)
Clendon Thomas
(Oklahoma)		 13
1957 Leon Burton
(Arizona State)		 1,126 Leon Burton
(Arizona State)		 9.6 Bob Anderson
(Army)		 13
1958 Dick Bass
(Pacific)		 1,361 Bob Jeter
(Iowa)		 7.2 Dick Bass
(Pacific)
Billy Austin
(Rutgers)		 15
1959 Pervis Atkins
(New Mexico State)		 971 Billy Brown
(New Mexico)		 7.8 Pervis Atkins
(New Mexico State)		 13
1960 Bob Gaiters
(New Mexico State)		 1,338 Tom Larscheid
(Utah State)		 8.4 Bob Gaiters
(New Mexico State)		 23
1961 Preacher Pilot
(New Mexico State)		 1,278 Jimmy Saxton
(Texas)		 7.9 Pete Pedro
(West Texas A&M)		 21
1962 Preacher Pilot
(New Mexico State)		 1,247 Gale Sayers
(Kansas)		 7.1 Preacher Pilot
(New Mexico State)		 15
1963 Dave Casinelli
(Memphis)		 1,016 Tony Lorick
(Arizona State)		 7.7 Dave Casinelli
(Memphis)
Cosmo Iacavazzi
(Princeton)		 14
1964 Brian Piccolo
(Wake Forest)		 1,044 Don Kunit
(Penn State)
Tom Brown
(Villanova)		 6.4 Brian Piccolo
(Wake Forest)		 15
1965 Mike Garrett
(USC)		 1,440 Harry Jones
(Arkansas)		 7.7 Dave Alexander
(East Carolina)		 17
1966 Ray McDonald
(Idaho)		 1,329 MacArthur Lane
(Utah State)		 7.6 Lee Jones
(Buffalo)		 16
1967 O. J. Simpson
(USC)		 1,543[33]
1,415		 Duane Thomas
(West Texas A&M)		 7.2 Butch Colson
(East Carolina)		 15
1968 O. J. Simpson
(USC)		 1,880[34]
1,709		 Fred Willis
(Boston College)		 7.3 O. J. Simpson
(USC)		 23
1969 Leon Burns[35]
(Long Beach State)
Steve Owens
(Oklahoma)		 1,659
1,523		 Billy Walik
(Villanova)		 8.9 Leon Burns
(Long Beach State)		 26
1970 Don McCauley
(North Carolina)		 1,863 Fred Henry
(New Mexico)		 7.3 Don McCauley
(North Carolina)		 22
1971 Ed Marinaro
(Cornell)		 1,881 Greg Pruitt
(Oklahoma)		 9.0 Terry Metcalf
(Long Beach State)		 28
1972 Pete Van Valkenburg
(BYU)		 1,386 Wilbur Jackson
(Alabama)		 7.1 Champ Henson
(Ohio State)		 20
1973 Mark Kellar
(Northern Illinois)		 1,719 Wilbur Jackson
(Alabama)		 7.9 J. J. Jennings
(Rutgers)		 21
1974 Archie Griffin
(Ohio St.)		 1,695 Gralyn Wyatt
(Texas)		 7.8 Keith Barnette
(Boston College)		 22
1975 Ricky Bell
(USC)		 1,957 David Sims
(Georgia Tech)		 8.2 Pete Johnson
(Ohio State)		 25
1976 Tony Dorsett
(Pittsburgh)		 2,150 Scott McConnell
(Appalachian State)		 6.9 Terry Miller
(Oklahoma State)		 23
1977 Earl Campbell
(Texas)		 1,744 Henry White
(Colgate)		 7.9 Earl Campbell
(Texas)		 18
1978 Charles White
(USC)		 1,859 Kenny King
(Oklahoma)		 7.9 Billy Sims
(Oklahoma)		 20
1979 Charles White
(USC)		 2,050 Gwain Durden
(Chattanooga)		 7.8 Billy Sims
(Oklahoma)		 22
1980 George Rogers
(South Carolina)		 1,781 Buster Rhymes
(Oklahoma)		 7.7 Sammy Winder
(Southern Miss)		 20
1981 Marcus Allen
(USC)		 2,427 Tim Martin
(Appalachian State)		 6.8 Marcus Allen
(USC)		 22
1982 Ernest Anderson
(Oklahoma State)		 1,877 Marcus Dupree
(Oklahoma)		 7.8 Greg Allen
(Florida State)		 20
1983 Mike Rozier
(Nebraska)		 2,148 Mike Brown
(Air Force)		 8.5 Mike Rozier
(Nebraska)		 29
1984 Keith Byars
(Ohio State)		 1,764 Kevin Lowe
(Wyoming)		 8.0 Keith Byars
(Ohio State)		 22
1985 Lorenzo White
(Michigan State)		 2,066 Tom Rathman
(Nebraska)		 7.5 Bernard White
(Bowling Green)		 18
1986 Paul Palmer
(Temple)		 1,866 Brent Fullwood
(Auburn)		 8.3 Steve Bartalo
(Colorado State)		 19
1987 Craig Heyward
(Pittsburgh)		 1,791 Patrick Collins
(Oklahoma)		 7.6 Paul Hewitt
(San Diego State)		 18
1988 Barry Sanders
(Oklahoma State)		 2,850 Chuck Weatherspoon
(Houston)		 8.5 Barry Sanders
(Oklahoma State)		 37
1989 Anthony Thompson
(Indiana)		 1,793 Chuck Weatherspoon
(Houston)		 9.6 Anthony Thompson
(Indiana)		 24
1990 Darren Lewis
(Texas A&M)		 1,691 Nikki Fisher
(Virginia)		 7.0 Stacey Robinson
(Northern Illinois)		 19
1991 Vaughn Dunbar
(Indiana)		 1,805 Calvin Jones
(Nebraska)		 8.3 Marshall Faulk
(San Diego State)		 21
1992 Marshall Faulk
(San Diego State)		 1,630 Reggie Brooks
(Notre Dame)		 8.0 Garrison Hearst
(Georgia)		 19
1993 LeShon Johnson
(Northern Illinois)		 1,976 Charlie Garner
(Tennessee)		 7.3 Bam Morris
(Texas Tech)		 22
1994 Rashaan Salaam
(Colorado)		 2,055 Ki-Jana Carter
(Penn State)		 7.8 Rashaan Salaam
(Colorado)		 24
1995 Troy Davis
(Iowa State)		 2,010 Ahman Green
(Nebraska)		 7.7 Eddie George
(Ohio State)		 24
1996 Troy Davis
(Iowa State)		 2,185 Robert Farmer
(Notre Dame)		 8.5 Corey Dillon
(Washington)		 22
1997 Ricky Williams
(Texas)		 1,893 Kevin McDougal
(Colorado State)		 7.4 Ricky Williams
(Texas)
Travis Prentice
(Miami-OH)		 25
1998 Ricky Williams
(Texas)		 2,124 Reuben Droughns
(Oregon)		 7.4 Ricky Williams
(Texas)		 27
1999 Ron Dayne
(Wisconsin)		 2,034 Levron Williams
(Indiana)		 6.9 Ron Dayne
(Wisconsin)
LaDainian Tomlinson
(TCU)		 20
2000 LaDainian Tomlinson
(TCU)		 2,158 Kenton Keith
(New Mexico State)		 7.8 Lee Suggs
(Virginia Tech)		 27
2001 Chance Kretschmer
(Nevada)		 1,732 Santonio Beard
(Alabama)		 8.2 Luke Staley
(BYU)		 24
Bowl-inclusive statistical era (2002–present)
2002 Larry Johnson
(Penn State)		 2,087 Larry Johnson
(Penn St.)
Joshua Cribbs
(Kent State)		 7.7 Willis McGahee
(Miami-FL)		 28
2003 Darren Sproles
(Kansas State)		 1,986 Vince Young
(Texas)
Matt Jones
(Arkansas)		 7.4 Kevin Jones
(Virginia Tech)
Cedric Benson
(Texas)		 21
2004 J. J. Arrington
(California)		 2,018 DeAndra' Cobb
(Michigan State)		 7.6 DeAngelo Williams
(Memphis)		 22
2005 DeAngelo Williams
(Memphis)		 1,964 Reggie Bush
(USC)		 8.7 LenDale White
(USC)		 24
2006 Garrett Wolfe
(Northern Illinois)		 1,928 Anthony Alridge
(Houston)		 10.1 Ian Johnson
(Boise State)		 25
2007 Kevin Smith
(UCF)		 2,567 Percy Harvin
(Florida)		 9.2 Kevin Smith
(UCF)		 29
2008 Donald Brown
(UConn)		 2,083 Shun White
(Navy)		 8.3 MiQuale Lewis
(Ball State)
Javon Ringer
(Michigan State)		 22
2009 Toby Gerhart
(Stanford)		 1,871 Vai Taua
(Nevada)		 7.8 Toby Gerhart
(Stanford)		 28
2010 LaMichael James
(Oregon)		 1,731 Onterio McCalebb
(Auburn)		 8.5 Chad Spann
(Northern Illinois)		 22
2011 Montee Ball
(Wisconsin)		 1,923 Henry Josey
(Missouri)		 8.1 Montee Ball
(Wisconsin)		 33
2012 Ka'Deem Carey
(Arizona)		 1,929 Dri Archer
(Kent State)		 9.0 Kenneth Dixon
(Louisiana Tech)		 27
2013 Andre Williams
(Boston College)		 2,177 Elijah McGuire
(Louisiana)		 8.4 Kapri Bibbs
(Colorado State)
Keenan Reynolds
(Navy)		 31
2014 Melvin Gordon
(Wisconsin)		 2,587 Jhurell Pressley
(New Mexico)		 9.5 Melvin Gordon
(Wisconsin)		 29
2015 Derrick Henry
(Alabama)		 2,219 Nick Chubb
(Georgia)		 8.1 Derrick Henry
(Alabama)		 28
2016 Donnel Pumphrey
(San Diego State)		 2,133 Ty Johnson
(Maryland)		 9.1 Anthony Wales
(Western Kentucky)		 27
2017 Rashaad Penny
(San Diego State)		 2,248 Khalil Tate
(Arizona)		 9.2 Devin Singletary
(Florida Atlantic)		 32
2018 Jonathan Taylor
(Wisconsin)		 2,194 Darrell Henderson
(Memphis)		 8.9 Travis Etienne
(Clemson)		 24
2019 Chuba Hubbard
(Oklahoma State)		 2,094 Lynn Bowden
(Kentucky)		 7.9 LeVante Bellamy
(Western Michigan)
Xavier Jones
(SMU)		 23
2020 Breece Hall
(Iowa State)		 1,572 Michael Carter
(North Carolina)[A]		 8.0 Najee Harris
(Alabama)		 26
2021 Lew Nichols III
(Central Michigan)		 1,848 Kendre Miller
(TCU)		 7.5 Rasheen Ali
(Marshall)
Tyler Allgeier
(BYU)		 23
2022 Brad Roberts
(Air Force)		 1,728 John Lee Eldridge III
(Air Force)		 7.7 Israel Abanikanda
(Pittsburgh)
Mohamed Ibrahim
(Minnesota)		 20
2023 Ollie Gordon II
(Oklahoma State)		 1,732 Jayden Daniels
(LSU)		 8.4 Blake Corum
(Michigan)		 27
2024 Ashton Jeanty
(Boise State)		 2,601 A. J. Turner
(Marshall)		 8.3 Bryson Daily
(Army)		 32
2025 Cam Cook
(Jacksonville State)		 1,659 Isaac Brown
(Louisville)		 8.8 Caleb Hawkins
(North Texas)		 25

Pre-1937 unofficial data

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Jim Thorpe at the 1912 Summer Olympics; the same year he had approximately 2,000 yards rushing.

This chart reflects unofficial rushing statistics before the NCAA started keeping official rushing statistics in 1937, compiled by historians largely from contemporary newspaper accounts.

Year Rushing yards Yards per carry Rushing TDs
Name Yards Name Yds/Carry Name TDs
1936 Marshall Goldberg[36]
(Pittsburgh)		 860
1935 Kayo Lam[37][38]
(Colorado)		 1,043
1934 Kayo Lam[39]
(Colorado)		 906 Bill Shepherd
(Western Maryland)		 18
1933 Beattie Feathers
(Tennessee)		 663 Beattie Feathers
(Tennessee)		 13
1932
1931 Shipwreck Kelly[40]
(Kentucky)		 1,074 Shipwreck Kelly[41]
(Kentucky)		 6.3
1930 Frank Christensen[42]
(Utah)		 1,131
1929 Lloyd Brazil[43]
(Detroit)		 1,117 Gene McEver
(Tennessee)		 18
1928 Ken Strong[44]
(NYU)		 2,032 Ken Strong
(NYU)		 22
1927 Glenn Presnell[45]
(Nebraska)		 1,448 Joel Hunt
(Texas A&M)		 19
1926 Mayes McLain
(Haskell)		 38
1925 Peggy Flournoy (Tulane)
and Mort Kaer (USC)		 19
1924 Red Strader[46]
(St. Mary's)		 1,421
1923
1922
1921 Red Barron[47]
(Georgia Tech)		 1,459
1920 Jimmy Leech
(VMI)		 1,723 Buck Flowers[48]
(Georgia Tech)		 10.2 Jimmy Leech
(VMI)		 26
1919 Ira Rodgers
(West Virginia)		 19
1918
1917 Everett Strupper[49]
(Georgia Tech)		 1,150 Everett Strupper
(Georgia Tech)		 10.1 Albert Hill
(Georgia Tech)		 23
1916
1915 Jerry DaPrato
(Michigan Aggies)		 34
1914 Buck Mayer
(Virginia)		 21
1913
1912 Jim Thorpe[50][51]
(Carlisle)		 1,869 Jim Thorpe
(Carlisle)		 9.8 Jim Thorpe
(Carlisle)		 29
1911 Jim Thorpe[50]
(Carlisle)		 899 Jim Thorpe
(Carlisle)		 8.0
1910
1909
1908 Jim Thorpe[50]
(Carlisle)		 781
1907
1906
1905
1904 Willie Heston[50]
(Michigan)		 686 Willie Heston
(Michigan)		 12.7 Willie Heston
(Michigan)		 21
1903
1902 Willie Heston
(Michigan)		 487 Willie Heston
(Michigan)		 8.7 Al Herrnstein
(Michigan)		 26
1901[50] Willie Heston
(Michigan)		 684 Willie Heston
(Michigan)		 10.2 Willie Heston
(Michigan)		 20
1900
1899
1898
1897
1896
1895
1894
1893
1892
1891 Everett J. Lake[52]
(Harvard)		 39
1890 Philip King
(Princeton)		 29
1889
1888
1887 Snake Ames[53]
(Princeton)		 20
1886 Harry Beecher[52]
(Yale)		 33

Leading programs

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Count Program Players
8 Oklahoma Patrick Collins, Marcus Dupree, Buster Rhymes, Billy Sims, Kenny King, Greg Pruitt, Clendon Thomas, Buck McPhail
USC Reggie Bush, LenDale White, Marcus Allen, Charles White, Ricky Bell, O. J. Simpson, Mike Garrett, Mort Kaer
7 Texas Bijan Robinson, Vince Young, Cedric Benson, Ricky Williams, Earl Campbell, Gralyn Wyatt, Jimmy Saxton
6 Alabama Najee Harris, Derrick Henry, Mark Ingram II, Santonio Beard, Wilbur Jackson, Bobby Marlow
Oklahoma State Barry Sanders, Ernest Anderson, Terry Miller, Bob Fenimore, Chuba Hubbard, Ollie Gordon II
5 Georgia Tech David Sims, Red Barron, Buck Flowers, Everett Strupper, Albert Hill
Michigan Bill Daley, Tom Harmon, Willie Heston, Al Herrnstein, Blake Corum
Nebraska Ahman Green, Calvin Jones, Tom Rathman, Mike Rozier, Glenn Presnell
Northern Illinois Mark Kellar, LeShon Johnson, Garrett Wolfe, Stacey Robinson, Chad Spann
Ohio State Eddie George, Keith Byars, Pete Johnson, Archie Griffin, Champ Henson
4 Army Glenn Davis, Doc Blanchard, Bob Anderson, Bryson Daily
Michigan State Javon Ringer, DeAndra' Cobb, Lorenzo White, Neno DaPrato
New Mexico State Kenton Keith, Preacher Pilot, Bob Gaiters, Pervis Atkins
Pittsburgh Craig Heyward, Tony Dorsett, Dick Cassiano, Marshall Goldberg
San Diego State Marshall Faulk, Paul Hewitt, Rashaad Penny, Donnel Pumphrey
Wisconsin Jonathan Taylor, Melvin Gordon, Montee Ball, Ron Dayne
3 Arizona Ka'Deem Carey, Art Luppino, Khalil Tate
Arizona State Tony Lorick, Leon Burton, Wilford White
Colorado Rashaan Salaam, Byron White, Kayo Lam
Detroit Jack Kurkowski, Al Ghesquiere, Lloyd Brazil
Georgia Frank Sinkwich, Garrison Hearst, Nick Chubb
Indiana Vaughn Dunbar, Anthony Thompson, Levron Williams
Memphis Darrell Henderson, DeAngelo Williams, Dave Casinelli
New Mexico Jhurell Pressley, Fred Henry, Billy Brown
Notre Dame Robert Farmer, Reggie Brooks, Creighton Miller
Penn State Larry Johnson, Ki-Jana Carter, Don Kunit
Tennessee Charlie Garner, Beattie Feathers, Gene McEver

Notable facts

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  • The highest yards per carry in a season was set by Jackie Robinson (UCLA, 1939) with 12.2 YPC on 42 attempts.[54]
  • The single-season rushing touchdown record is 37, set by Barry Sanders (Oklahoma State, 1988), surpassing Mike Rozier’s 29 touchdowns (Nebraska, 1983).
  • The 2020 COVID‑19 pandemic season was unusual: Michael Carter (North Carolina) is recognized as the official YPC leader, playing 11 games and leading the group with 156 carries for 1,245 yards. Notable performances in shortened schedules include Bijan Robinson (Texas, 8.2 YPC, 9 games), Rachaad White (Arizona State, 10.0 YPC, 4 games), and Jake Funk (Maryland, 8.6 YPC, 5 games).

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Detroit dropped football after the 1964 season, more than 25 years before the merger that created the current Detroit Mercy.
  1. ^ Carter played 11 games and led the group with 156 carries for 1,245 yards. Notable performances in COVID-shortened seasons include Bijan Robinson (Texas, 8.2 YPC, 9 games), Rachaad White (Arizona State, 10.0 YPC, 4 games), and Jake Funk (Maryland, 8.6 YPC, 5 games).

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