Rush Attempts Single Season Leaders and Records

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Leaders

  • Since 1956
Leaders Table
Rk Player Att Year School
1Kevin Smith*4502007UCF
2Marcus Allen4031981USC
3Troy Davis4021996Iowa State
4Derrick Henry*3952015Alabama
5Shawn Faulkner3941983Western Michigan
6Javon Ringer*3902008Michigan State
7Lorenzo White3861985Michigan State
8Herschel Walker3851981Georgia
9Le'Veon Bell*3822012Michigan State
10Ray Rice*3802007Rutgers
11Stefphon Jefferson*3752012Nevada
12Billy Smith3741991Central Michigan
13Bobby Rainey3692011Western Kentucky
LaDainian Tomlinson3692000TCU
15Donald Brown*3672008Connecticut
16Travis Prentice3651998Miami (OH)
17Steve Bartalo3621986Colorado State
18Matt Forte3612007Tulane
Ricky Williams3611998Texas
20Trevor Cobb3601991Rice
21Anthony Thompson3581989Indiana
Steve Owens3581969Oklahoma
23Wasean Tait3571995Toledo
Craig Heyward3571987Pitt
Ricky Bell3571975USC
Steve Owens3571968Oklahoma
27Montee Ball*3562012Wisconsin
Ed Marinaro3561971Cornell
29Andre Williams*3552013Boston College
Darnell Autry3551995Northwestern
O.J. Simpson3551968USC
32Travis Prentice3541999Miami (OH)
Marcus Allen3541980USC
34Ernest Anderson3531982Oklahoma State
35Steven Jackson*3502003Oregon State
Leon Burns3501969Long Beach State
37Brian Hill*3492016Wyoming
Donnel Pumphrey*3492016San Diego State
Ka'Deem Carey*3492013Arizona
40Brian Calhoun*3482005Wisconsin
41Jay Ajayi*3472014Boise State
Cecil Sapp*3472002Colorado State
43Paul Palmer3461986Temple
44Brad Roberts*3452022Air Force
Troy Davis3451995Iowa State
46Barry Sanders3441988Oklahoma State
Gary Kosins3441970Dayton
48Melvin Gordon*3432014Wisconsin
Toby Gerhart*3432009Stanford
50Charles White3421978USC
51Lew Nichols*3412021Central Michigan
52Bobby Rainey3402010Western Kentucky
Carlester Crumpler3401972East Carolina
54Adrian Peterson*3392004Oklahoma
55Chris Perry*3382003Michigan
Anthony Sherrell3382003Eastern Michigan
Michael Turner3382002Northern Illinois
Steve Bartalo3381985Colorado State
Tony Dorsett3381976Pitt
60Christian McCaffrey*3372015Stanford
61Vaughn Dunbar3361991Indiana
62Ray Rice*3352006Rutgers
Avon Cobourne*3352002West Virginia
Herschel Walker3351982Georgia
Barry Redden3351981Richmond
66Jordan Todman*3342010Connecticut
Thomas Jones3341999Virginia
Charlie Wysocki3341980Maryland
69Marcus Merriweather3322002Ball State
70Napoleon McCallum3311983Navy
71Tyler Gaffney*3302013Stanford
72Robbie Rouse3292011Fresno State
Anthony Thompson3291988Indiana
Louie Giammona3291974Utah State
75Chase Brown*3282022Illinois
Chuba Hubbard*3282019Oklahoma State
77Bishop Sankey*3272013Washington
Keylon Kincade3272002SMU
LeShon Johnson3271993Northern Illinois
80Cedric Benson*3262004Texas
Bob Hitchens3261972Miami (OH)
82Dion Lewis*3252009Pitt
Darren McFadden*3252007Arkansas
Cyrus Lawrence3251981Virginia Tech
85Rudi Johnson3242000Auburn
Dave Preston3241974Bowling Green State
Don McCauley3241970North Carolina
88D'Onta Foreman3232016Texas
89Stepfan Taylor*3222012Stanford
Miquale Lewis*3222008Ball State
Lorenzo White3221987Michigan State
92Derrick Knight*3212003Boston College
Deland McCullough3211995Miami (OH)
94Mohamed Ibrahim*3202022Minnesota
Jonathan Taylor*3202019Wisconsin
96Steven Jackson*3192002Oregon State
97AJ Dillon*3182019Boston College
Michael Hart*3182006Michigan
99Tre Mason*3172013Auburn
Collin Klein*3172011Kansas State
Keylon Kincade3172003SMU