Plays From Scrimmage Single Season Leaders and Records

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Leaders

  • Since 1956
Leaders Table
Rk Player Plays Year School
1Kevin Smith*4742007UCF
2Marcus Allen4321981USC
3Shawn Faulkner4231983Western Michigan
4Javon Ringer*4182008Michigan State
5Troy Davis4151996Iowa State
6Le'Veon Bell*4142012Michigan State
7Derrick Henry*4062015Alabama
8Bobby Rainey4052011Western Kentucky
Ray Rice*4052007Rutgers
10Steve Bartalo4021986Colorado State
11Brian Calhoun*4012005Wisconsin
12Herschel Walker3991981Georgia
13Jay Ajayi*3972014Boise State
Stefphon Jefferson*3972012Nevada
15Steven Jackson*3942003Oregon State
16Matt Forte3932007Tulane
Anthony Thompson3931989Indiana
18Lorenzo White3921985Michigan State
19Billy Smith3901991Central Michigan
20Donald Brown*3882008Connecticut
21Ricky Williams3851998Texas
22Marcus Allen3841980USC
23Christian McCaffrey*3822015Stanford
Chris Perry*3822003Michigan
Anthony Sherrell3822003Eastern Michigan
26Lew Nichols*3812021Central Michigan
27LaDainian Tomlinson3792000TCU
28Craig Heyward3781987Pitt
Steve Bartalo3781985Colorado State
30Donnel Pumphrey*3762016San Diego State
Travis Prentice3761998Miami (OH)
Darnell Autry3761995Northwestern
Wasean Tait3761995Toledo
34Ka'Deem Carey*3752013Arizona
35Trevor Cobb3741991Rice
Ernest Anderson3741982Oklahoma State
37Travis Prentice3731999Miami (OH)
O.J. Simpson3731968USC
39Bobby Rainey3692010Western Kentucky
40Steve Owens3671968Oklahoma
41Montee Ball*3662012Wisconsin
42Vaughn Dunbar3641991Indiana
43Stepfan Taylor*3632012Stanford
Barry Sanders3631988Oklahoma State
45Melvin Gordon*3622014Wisconsin
Charles White3621978USC
Ed Marinaro3621971Cornell
Steve Owens3621969Oklahoma
49Robbie Rouse3612011Fresno State
50Ricky Bell3601975USC
Leon Burns3601969Long Beach State
52Cecil Sapp*3592002Colorado State
Troy Davis3591995Iowa State
54Anthony Thompson3581988Indiana
Paul Palmer3581986Temple
56Brian Hill*3572016Wyoming
Miquale Lewis*3572008Ball State
58Thomas Jones3561999Virginia
59Chase Brown*3552022Illinois
Bishop Sankey*3552013Washington
Andre Williams*3552013Boston College
Napoleon McCallum3551983Navy
63Toby Gerhart*3542009Stanford
Marcus Merriweather3542002Ball State
65Demarco Murray*3532010Oklahoma
Jordan Todman*3532010Connecticut
George Swarn3531985Miami (OH)
68Chuba Hubbard*3512019Oklahoma State
Jeremy McNichols*3512016Boise State
Jacquizz Rodgers*3512009Oregon State
71Dion Lewis*3502009Pitt
Avon Cobourne*3502002West Virginia
Keith Byars3501984Ohio State
Barry Redden3501981Richmond
75Brett Biggs*3492005Akron
Gary Kosins3491970Dayton
77Cedric Benson*3482004Texas
Michael Turner3482002Northern Illinois
79Derrick Knight*3472003Boston College
Keylon Kincade3472002SMU
Demarco McCleskey*3472002Cincinnati
Eddie George3471995Ohio State
Marshall Faulk3471993San Diego State
84Brad Roberts*3462022Air Force
Jonathan Taylor*3462019Wisconsin
Darren McFadden*3462007Arkansas
87Tyler Gaffney*3452013Stanford
Robbie Rouse*3452012Fresno State
Tony Dorsett3451976Pitt
90Branden Oliver3442011Buffalo
Adrian Peterson*3442004Oklahoma
92LeShon Johnson3431993Northern Illinois
93Carlester Crumpler3421972East Carolina
94Antonio Andrews*3412012Western Kentucky
Louie Giammona3411974Utah State
96LeSean McCoy*3402008Pitt
Mewelde Moore*3402002Tulane
Deland McCullough3401995Miami (OH)
Herschel Walker3401982Georgia
100Tyler Ervin*3392015San Jose State
Ka'Deem Carey*3392012Arizona
Yvenson Bernard*3392006Oregon State
Ray Rice*3392006Rutgers
Don McCauley3391970North Carolina