Rushing Yards Single Season Leaders and Records

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Leaders

  • Since 1956
Leaders Table
Rk Player Yds Year School
1Barry Sanders26281988Oklahoma State
2Melvin Gordon*25872014Wisconsin
3Kevin Smith*25672007UCF
4Marcus Allen23421981USC
5Rashaad Penny*22482017San Diego State
6Derrick Henry*22192015Alabama
7Jonathan Taylor*21942018Wisconsin
8Troy Davis21851996Iowa State
9Andre Williams*21772013Boston College
10LaDainian Tomlinson21582000TCU
11Mike Rozier21481983Nebraska
12Donnel Pumphrey*21332016San Diego State
13Matt Forte21272007Tulane
14Ricky Williams21241998Texas
15Bryce Love*21182017Stanford
16Chuba Hubbard*20942019Oklahoma State
17Larry Johnson*20872002Penn State
18Donald Brown*20832008Connecticut
19Rashaan Salaam20551994Colorado
20Tevin Coleman20362014Indiana
21D'Onta Foreman20282016Texas
22Christian McCaffrey*20192015Stanford
23J.J. Arrington*20182004California
24Malcolm Perry*20172019Navy
25Ray Rice*20122007Rutgers
26Troy Davis20101995Iowa State
27J.K. Dobbins*20032019Ohio State
Jonathan Taylor*20032019Wisconsin
29Byron Hanspard20001996Texas Tech
30Darren Sproles*19862003Kansas State
31Jonathan Taylor*19772017Wisconsin
32LeShon Johnson19761993Northern Illinois
33DeAngelo Williams*19642005Memphis
34Leonard Fournette*19532015LSU
35DeAngelo Williams*19482004Memphis
Tony Dorsett19481976Pitt
37Ka'Deem Carey*19292012Arizona
38Garrett Wolfe*19282006Northern Illinois
39Adrian Peterson*19252004Oklahoma
40Montee Ball*19232011Wisconsin
41Jordan Lynch*19202013Northern Illinois
42Devin Singletary*19182017Florida Atlantic
43Michael Turner19152002Northern Illinois
44Damien Anderson19142000Northwestern
45Darrell Henderson*19092018Memphis
46Lorenzo White19081985Michigan State
47Wasean Tait19051995Toledo
48Jerome Harrison19002005Washington State
49Ricky Williams18931997Texas
50Herschel Walker18911981Georgia
51Brian Pruitt18901994Central Michigan
52Ka'Deem Carey*18852013Arizona
53Quentin Griffin*18842002Oklahoma
54Stefphon Jefferson*18832012Nevada
55Ed Marinaro18811971Cornell
56Ezekiel Elliott*18782014Ohio State
57Ahman Green18771997Nebraska
Ernest Anderson18771982Oklahoma State
59Ricky Bell18751975USC
60Toby Gerhart*18712009Stanford
61Bishop Sankey*18702013Washington
62Donnel Pumphrey*18672014San Diego State
63Paul Palmer18661986Temple
64Ron Dayne18631996Wisconsin
65Brian Hill*18602016Wyoming
66Shonn Greene*18502008Iowa
LaDainian Tomlinson18501999TCU
68Lew Nichols*18482021Central Michigan
69George Jones18421995San Diego State
70Chris Brown*18412002Colorado
71Royce Freeman*18362015Oregon
72Cedric Benson*18342004Texas
Ron Dayne18341999Wisconsin
74Montee Ball*18302012Wisconsin
Darren McFadden*18302007Arkansas
76Eddie George18261995Ohio State
77Jay Ajayi*18232014Boise State
78Ezekiel Elliott*18212015Ohio State
79Tre Mason*18162013Auburn
80Jordan Lynch*18152012Northern Illinois
81Ryan Mathews*18082009Fresno State
82LaMichael James*18052011Oregon
83Charles White18031979USC
84Jamario Thomas*18012004North Texas
85Jaret Patterson*17992019Buffalo
Dion Lewis*17992009Pitt
87Thomas Jones17981999Virginia
88Ray Rice*17942006Rutgers
89Le'Veon Bell*17932012Michigan State
Anthony Thompson17931989Indiana
91Obie Graves17891978Cal State Fullerton
92Travis Prentice17871998Miami (OH)
93Bo Jackson17861985Auburn
94George Rogers17811980South Carolina
95Ryan Moats17742004Louisiana Tech
96Aaron Jones17732016UTEP
97Devon Johnson*17672014Marshall
Kenjon Barner*17672012Oregon
99Dalvin Cook*17652016Florida State
James Conner*17652014Pitt