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. Robinson also holds the record for most career rushing yards. This is a list of individual national collegiate athletic association ncaa american football records, including division i fbs, and fcs, ii, and iii. The greatest rushing performance in college football history. Look back on ron daynes run to ncaa record with wisconsin. List of national football league records individual wikipedia. 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.
Nfl rushing yards singleseason leaders profootball. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Alabama rb derrick henry has officially recorded the single best season of any tide running back in history, and hes on pace to make even bigger claims this season. Reaves finished the season with 24 td passes and 19 interceptions.
He was drafted by the washington redskins in april 2017. Georgia bulldogs football rushing records are led by herschel walker, who won the heisman trophy in 1982. Emmitt smith is the alltime rushing leader of the national football league nfl with 18,355 career rushing yards. List of national football league career rushing yards leaders. Highest average rushing yards per attempt, career min. The most unbreakable records in college football bleacher. Dec 18, 2016 blame the ncaa for donnel pumphrey breaking ron daynes record with fewer yards. College football stats including division ia player and team stats at cbssports. Justin blackmon had 242 total yards with 69 of those coming on his only rushing attempt of the game, a touchdown. Here is a list of the records in the national football league set by individual players. Find out the nfl pro footballs alltime rush leaders. Gaining 2,000 yards rushing and 10,000 yards passing career cullen finnerty, grand valley st. Heres a list of the top career rushing yards leaders in major college football history.
Who holds the record for the most yards rushing in an ncaa. Notre dame oh running back jaleel mclaughlin took the dii football world by storm right from game 1, rushing for 302 yards and setting the record for most yards in a freshman debut performance. Ncaa individual records for rushing college football at sports. Rushing for over 2,000 yards in a single season is an amazing feat and very few college football players have hit the mark. The punt turns into a safety and a loss of 18 yards. Top 50 college running backs of all time yardbarker.
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. 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. List of ncaa division i fbs career rushing yards leaders. Discover the current ncaa fbs football leaders in every stats category, as well as historic leaders.
Between 1996 and 1999, the bruising but not flashy 510 college football rusher ran all over opposing defenses, amassing 6,397 rushing yards to break the ncaa career rushing mark previously held by ricky williams of texas. Below are the uga football rushing records, including most rushes, most rushing yards, touchdowns, and more. Single season rushing yards for a college quarterback. Schott added that he would like to see the ncaa go back into the record books and add in bowl games from the. San diego states donnel pumphrey is the alltime record holder, rushing for more than 6,400 yards in a college tenure that ended in 2016. Who has the most rushing yards in college football history. Pat white 4,480 yards denard robinson 4,032 yards if we get to a bowl game, the average drops to. Rushing yards career leaders and records college football. There are others that wont be broken, too, but these intrigued us the most. Mar 23, 2020 if those games arent enough evidence to prove slaton was one of the most explosive and exciting players in mountaineer history, the running back ranks fourth in wvu career rushing touchdowns. This list includes all running backs who have rushed for at least 10,000 yards.
Ranking 10 best freshman seasons in college football history. Rushing yards single season leaders and records college. The first list includes rushing yards gained in all games played, including all bowl games. The best rushing quarterbacks in nfl history rankings. This is a list of individual national collegiate athletic association ncaa american football records, including division i fbs, and fcs, ii, and. 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. Dec 08, 2019 heres a list of the top career rushing yards leaders in major college football history. Jonathan taylors pursuit of ncaa rushing history is on 247 sports. The quarterback with the most rushing yards in nfl history is randall cunningham with a total of 4,928 yards 35 tds. Running backs in ncaa division i fbs and its predecessors who have rushed for at least. College footballs 2,000yard rushers in a season liveabout. San diego states donnel pumphrey is the alltime record holder, rushing for more than 6,400 yards in a.
Keep an eye on these 7 dii football impact freshmen. He rushed for a fbs record 6,397 yards in the regular season, and he held the big ten. National champs winningest teams coaches with most titles. Jun 24, 2019 we scoured the ncaa record books for the most impressive fbs marks that will probably never be broken. During his rookie season, lytle fumbled the ball twice in costly situations, and lost the trust of the coaching staff. Oct 22, 2019 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 2006 when he gained 1,039 yards for the atlanta. 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. Here are the official college football career rushing yards leaders in fbs. Most rushing yards gained by a quarterback game 342matt roe, augustana il vs. To determine the best rushing quarterbacks in nfl history, pointafter considered the 27 players with at least 2,000 rushing yards and 500 passing attempts. But that does not detract from the most prolific rushing season in nfl history. Wisconsin running back jonathan taylor set a new ncaa record for most rushing yards in a season by a freshman. May 18, 2018 wisconsin badgers running back melvin gordon decimated nebraskas d to the tune of 408 yards. Jun 05, 2015 reaves finished the season with 24 td passes and 19 interceptions.
What will an nfl team be getting in terps running back. Georgia running backs nick chubb and sony michel set an fbs record on monday. To compare, the best performance in the last decade came in. Jul 17, 2017 during lytles seven year career, he never had a season in which he ran for more than 450 rushing yards. Oh, and he only needed three quarters to do it against a. Michael vick active comes in second at 4,567 yards 31 tds. Denard robinson from the university of michigan holds the record for most rushing yards by a quarterback in a season with 1,538 yards. Its been two decades since ron daynes electrifying run to an ncaa rushing title. Beginning with the 1967 season, rankings and records included only members of the ncaa. Blame the ncaa for donnel pumphrey breaking ron daynes. With todays 128 yard rushing performance, denard continued to close in on pat whites qb rushing record. Running backs in ncaa division i fbs and its predecessors who have rushed for at least 5,000 yards in their college football careers are shown below. Wisconsin running back melvin gordon broke the ncaa division iafootball bowl subdivision singlegame rushing yardage record in the badgers 5924 blowout win over nebraska this past saturday.
Terrell davis rushes for 2000 yards in a single season. College football stats have changed many times over the years and. In total offense, receiving yards, allpurpose yards, rushing and scoring, yards or points per game determine rankings. Jun 23, 2019 in their 18th season coached by bob higgins, the nittany lions allowed just 153 rushing yards all season over nine regular season games. His 408 yard performance eclipsed the previous record of 406 yards that was held by former tcu horned frog and future pro football hall of famer ladanian. Wisconsin badgers running back melvin gordon decimated nebraskas d to the tune of 408 yards. Ron dayne long held the ncaa career rushing record he still does.
Beginning in 1970, most season individual rankings were by pergame averages. These seven rushing seasons rank as the highest single season rushing totals in nfl history, and reaching the 2,000yard mark is considered a significant achievement for running backs. Those are not the best numbers when you are a running back in the nfl. Blame the ncaa for donnel pumphrey breaking ron daynes record with fewer yards. 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.
Walker won the heisman in 1982, his junior season, but had his finest season in 1981, when he set a bunch of ncaa records including most yards rushing by a sophomore 1,891 and most 100yard. Penn states 1947 rush defense is the most prolific in college football history, allowing a total of 153 rushing yards in nine games. Michael dickerson while eric michael is a basketball player dickerson holds the record for the most yards rushed in a season with 2105, it is emmitt smith who holds the record for most rushing. 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. Career passing yards, career rushing yards, single season rushing td, single season receiving yards. List of ncaa major college football yearly rushing leaders wikipedia. Alabama rb derrick henry rewrites record books in numerous. And i dont think eric dickersons 2,105 rushing yards was the best season for a running back either. Most games gaining 100 yards or more in a career 37 played in 44 tied with xavier omon of northwest missouri state played in 54 most games gaining 200 yards or more in a career 19 played in 44 most allpurpose yards gained season. Top 5 singlegame rushing performances in fbs history. Feb 07, 2017 terrell davis rushes for 2000 yards in a single season. Nfl alltime rush leaders national football league espn. Penn state also set the ncaa record for fewest total yards.
Im an alum of tcu, and i believe that this record still holds strong. Top five most exciting players to watch in wvu football history. These are the ncaa division i fbs players with the most rush yards in history. College football stats are also available by conference. This is a list of national football league running backs by total career rushing yards. Joe randle, kendall hunter and jeremy smith combined for 202 rushing yards, and osu rolled to an 81 record. Jonathan taylor breaks adrian petersons freshman rushing record. Wisconsins jonathan taylor is the active leader with 6,080 yards through week 15 this season. The best and worst white running backs in nfl history. An asterisk after a players name indicates bowl stats are included. List of ncaa division i fbs career rushing yards leaders wikipedia. He never slowed down setting the freshman single season rushing record with 2,421 yards but it was much more than that. Baltimore ravens lamar jackson may shatter michael vicks. The second list, consistent with official ncaa records, does not include yardage gained in bowl games that were played prior to the 2002 season.
If we make it to the big ten championship game and a bowl, it. Dayne 510, 249 might be the most physicallyimposing running back in collegefootball history. Statistics are current through the end of the 2019 season. Schott added that he would like to see the ncaa go back. Emmitt smith has held the alltime rushing yards record since 2002. With a record 12 200yard rushing games, no back has run for as many yards as taylor has in three seasons. His 103 rushing yards a week later made him the first running back since john hubert in 2012 to.
Oh, and he only needed three quarters to do it against a cornhuskers squad ranked no. Walker won the heisman in 1982, his junior season, but had his finest season in 1981, when he set a bunch of ncaa records including most yards rushing by a sophomore 1,891 and most 100 yard. The greatest rushing performance in college football. Eight of the top10 rushers in nfl history are in the nfl hall. Who holds the record for most career rushing yards in ncaa. George shaw is best known for his play as oregons quarterback, where he started for. Dec 31, 2012 and i dont think eric dickersons 2,105 rushing yards was the best season for a running back either. He never slowed down setting the freshman singleseason rushing record with 2,421 yards but it was much more than that. Mar 15, 2016 ranking 10 best freshman seasons in college football history. Theres been a lot of great running backs in nfl history and theres 31 different players with 10,000plus career rushing yards. Players active during the 2019 season are shown in.
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