Independent Single Season Leaders and Records for Rushing Yards Per Attempt

Minimum 6.25 rush attempts per school game.
An asterisk (*) after a player's name indicates bowl stats are included.
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Since 1977

Rank	Player	Avg	Year	School
1.	Robert Farmer	8.46	1996	Notre Dame
2.	Shun White*	8.27	2008	Navy
3.	Reggie Brooks	8.04	1992	Notre Dame
4.	Henry White	7.88	1977	Colgate
5.	Lamont Zachery	7.42	1996	Arkansas State
6.	Sam Harrell	7.36	1979	East Carolina
7.	Tony Collins	7.34	1979	East Carolina
8.	Gee Gee Greene*	7.31	2012	Navy
9.	Raymond Maples	7.30	2011	Army
10.	Greg Allen	7.30	1984	Florida State
11.	Sammie Smith*	7.15	1987	Florida State
12.	Reggie Campbell*	7.13	2006	Navy
13.	Leon Walker	7.09	1978	Nevada-Las Vegas
14.	Malcolm Brown	7.06	2011	Army
15.	Dewhitt Betterson	7.04	2002	Troy
16.	Michael Morton	6.99	1980	Nevada-Las Vegas
17.	Jonas Gray*	6.94	2011	Notre Dame
18.	Leander Green	6.91	1977	East Carolina
19.	Victor Floyd	6.88	1985	Florida State
20.	Carl Sanders	6.87	1996	Alabama-Birmingham
21.	Dwone Hicks	6.87	2000	Middle Tennessee State
22.	Terry Caulley	6.82	2003	Connecticut
23.	Theodore Sutton	6.81	1979	East Carolina
24.	Clarence Jones*	6.79	1985	Army
25.	Bobby Ray Tell	6.78	1997	Louisiana Tech

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