Year-by-Year Leaders and Records for Rush Attempts

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Since 1977

Season	Player	Att	School
2012	Le'Veon Bell*	382	Michigan State
2011	Bobby Rainey	369	Western Kentucky
2010	Bobby Rainey	340	Western Kentucky
2009	Toby Gerhart*	343	Stanford
2008	Javon Ringer*	390	Michigan State
2007	Kevin Smith*	450	Central Florida
2006	Ray Rice*	335	Rutgers
2005	Brian Calhoun*	348	Wisconsin
2004	Adrian Peterson*	339	Oklahoma
2003	Steven Jackson*	350	Oregon State
2002	Cecil Sapp*	347	Colorado State
2001	Larry Ned	311	San Diego State
2000	LaDainian Tomlinson	369	Texas Christian
1999	Travis Prentice	354	Miami (OH)
1998	Travis Prentice	365	Miami (OH)
1997	Travis Prentice	296	Miami (OH)
1996	Troy Davis	402	Iowa State
1995	Darnell Autry*	387	Northwestern
1994	Ryan Christopherson	300	Wyoming
1993	LeShon Johnson	327	Northern Illinois
1992	Corey Croom	301	Ball State
1991	Billy Smith	374	Central Michigan
1990	Sheldon Canley	296	San Jose State
1989	Anthony Thompson	358	Indiana
1988	Anthony Thompson*	355	Indiana
1987	Craig Heyward*	387	Pittsburgh
1986	Steve Bartalo	362	Colorado State
1985	Lorenzo White*	419	Michigan State
1984	Keith Byars*	336	Ohio State
	Steve Morgan*	336	Toledo
1983	Shawn Faulkner	394	Western Michigan
1982	Ernest Anderson	353	Oklahoma State
1981	Marcus Allen	433	Southern California
1980	Marcus Allen	354	Southern California
1979	Charles White*	332	Southern California
1978	Charles White*	374	Southern California
1977	Terry Miller	314	Oklahoma State

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