Rushing Yards Per Attempt Year-by-Year Leaders and Records

Minimum 300 rush attempts.
An asterisk (*) after a player's name indicates bowl stats are included.
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Leaders

  • Since 1956
  • Minimum 6.25 rush attempts per school game.
Leaders Table
Year Player Avg School
2023Jayden Daniels*8.4Louisiana State
2022John Lee Eldridge III*7.7Air Force
2021Kendre Miller7.5TCU
2020Rachaad White10Arizona State
2019Lynn Bowden Jr.*7.9Kentucky
2018Darrell Henderson*8.9Memphis
2017Khalil Tate*9.2Arizona
2016Ty Johnson*9.1Maryland
2015Nick Chubb*8.1Georgia
2014Jhurell Pressley9.5New Mexico
2013Elijah McGuire*8.4Louisiana
2012Dri Archer*9Kent State
2011Henry Josey*8.1Missouri
2010Onterio McCalebb*8.5Auburn
2009Vai Taua*7.8Nevada
2008Shun White*8.3Navy
2007Percy Harvin*9.2Florida
2006Anthony Alridge*10.1Houston
2005Reggie Bush*8.7Southern California
2004Deandra Cobb7.6Michigan State
2003Vince Young*7.4Texas
2002Joshua Cribbs7.7Kent State
2001Santonio Beard8.2Alabama
2000Kenton Keith7.8New Mexico State
1999Levron Williams6.9Indiana
1998Reuben Droughns7.4Oregon
1997Cecil Collins8.3Louisiana State
1996Robert Farmer8.5Notre Dame
1995Lawrence Phillips7.7Nebraska
1994Ki-Jana Carter7.8Penn State
1993Leeland McElroy8.5Texas A&M
1992Reggie Brooks8Notre Dame
1991Calvin Jones8.3Nebraska
1990Nikki Fisher7Virginia
1989Chuck Weatherspoon9.6Houston
1988Chuck Weatherspoon8.5Houston
1987Patrick Collins7.6Oklahoma
1986Brent Fullwood8.3Auburn
1985Tom Rathman7.5Nebraska
1984Kevin Lowe8Wyoming
1983Mike Brown8.5Air Force
1982Michael Gunter7.5Tulsa
1981Tim Martin6.8Appalachian State
1980Buster Rhymes7.7Oklahoma
1979Gwain Durden7.8Chattanooga
1978Kenny King7.9Oklahoma
1977Henry White7.9Colgate
1976Leroy Harris7Arkansas State
1975David Sims8.2Georgia Tech
1974Gralyn Wyatt7.8Texas
1973Wilbur Jackson7.9Alabama
1972Wilbur Jackson7.1Alabama
1971Greg Pruitt9.4Oklahoma
1970Fred Henry7.3New Mexico
1969Billy Walik8.9Villanova
1968Fred Willis7.3Boston College
1967Duane Thomas7.2West Texas A&M
1966MacArthur Lane7.6Utah State
1965Harry Jones7.7Arkansas
1964Tom Brown6.4Villanova
1963Tony Lorick7.7Arizona State
1962Gale Sayers7.1Kansas
1961Jimmy Saxton7.9Texas
1960Pervis Atkins9.4New Mexico State
1959Billy Brown7.8New Mexico
1958Ray Jauch7Iowa
1957Leon Burton9.6Arizona State
1956Tommy Lorino8.4Auburn