Statistics are current through the end of the 2019 season. Mar 25, 2020 these are the best single season rushing yards in a college football season. Can you name the single season quarterback rushing leaders for ncaa fbs teams. Below are the uga football rushing records, including most rushes, most rushing yards, touchdowns, and more. San diego states donnel pumphrey is the alltime record holder, rushing for more than 6,400 yards in a. Wisconsin running back melvin gordon broke the ncaa division iafootball bowl subdivision singlegame rushing yardage record in the badgers 5924 blowout win over nebraska this past saturday. If lamar does indeed get to 1,200not a for sure this season it. Melvin gordon break barry sanders singleseason mark. That 1974 year saw griffin run for at least 100 yards in every single game.
Oklahomas samaje perine sets fbs singlegame rushing record. College footballs 2,000yard rushers in a season liveabout. What is the most untouchable individual byu football record. Nov 27, 20 northern illinois jordan lynch rushed for 321 yards and three tds as the huskies rolled past western michigan. Colleges with the most picks since 2000 muffet mcgraws.
Deangelo williams established the singlegame rushing record for the carolina panthers when he rushed for 210 yards in the teams 4438 win over the new orleans saints in the season finale on dec. This is a list of individual national collegiate athletic association ncaa american football records, including division i fbs, and fcs, ii, and iii. Heres a list of the top career rushing yards leaders in major college football history. He was drafted by the washington redskins in april 2017. The ravens now hold the record for most team rushing yards in a single 16 game season, with 3,166 team rush yards. The yardage total set an ncaa singlegame record for fbs quarterbacks.
Sports quiz ncaa d1 single season qb rushing leaders. Included are career records of players who played in two divisions for example, dennis shaw of san diego st. The punt turns into a safety and a loss of 18 yards. Test your knowledge on this sports quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others.
That would be by far the most rushing yards in a season by a qb. All conferences acc american big 12 big ten cusa fbs indep. The senior quarterback set a new single season fbs record for most rushing yards by a quarterback during navys 2017 victory over kansas state in the liberty bowl. The following is a list of the nfl single season rushing leaders ranked by rushing yards. Players must meet the minimum requirements to show up on this leaderboard. Lamar jackson moves into alltime top 50 in career qb. These are the best single season rushing yards in a college football season. To compare, the best performance in the last decade came in 2006, when michigans d. Who has rushed for the most yards in a college football. Feb 07, 2017 112214 samaje perines 427 rushing yards vs.
The senior quarterback set a new singleseason fbs record for most rushing yards by a quarterback during navys 2017 victory over kansas state in the liberty bowl. Mar 17, 2015 the most unbreakable records in college football. Looks like we spoke too soon, as samaje perine did what we thought was impossible and broke gordons record rushing for 427 yards in a 447 rout. Dec 29, 2019 as a team, baltimore has been dominant all season on the ground, averaging 204. Wisconsins melvin gordon sets ncaa singlegame rushing record. Career passing yards, career rushing yards, single season rushing td, single season receiving yards. Jan 28, 2019 reynolds finished his college football career with an ncaa division i record 88 career touchdowns and an ncaa football subdivision record with 4,559 rushing yards by a quarterback. Its also available for hockey, basketball and baseball. An asterisk after a players name indicates bowl stats are included. Discover 2019 nfl pro football player player rushing stats and rankings by rushing yards on fox sports. Burrow set the ncaa single season record for passing tds in a season 60 and tds accounted for 65. College football stats have changed many times over the years and some. The yardage total set an ncaa single game record for fbs quarterbacks. Reynolds finished his college football career with an ncaa division i record 88 career touchdowns and an ncaa football subdivision record with 4,559 rushing yards by a quarterback.
Nov 22, 2014 records are made to be broken, but gordons will likely not be broken anytime soon. The second list, consistent with official ncaa records, does not include yardage gained in bowl games that were played prior to the 2002 season. Passing yards single season leaders and records college. Ravens break singleseason team rushing record during week 17. Highest average rushing yards per game, career minimum 2,500 yards fbs. The first list includes rushing yards gained in all games played, including all bowl games. Sep 05, 2014 the saints gain 8 yards on three rushing attempts not great, but not recordsetting bad, then prepare to punt. Oklahoma running back samaje perine set an fbs singlegame rushing record during saturdays 447 win over kansas the true freshman from. Ncaa individual records for rushing college football at sports. His standout performance, which included passing for 11,416 yards and 157 passing touchdowns, as well as 2,067 rushing yards and 27 rushing touchdowns, led him to commit to ohio state as a four. Sep 22, 2010 in 2009, dobbs broke the single season college football record for most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback with 27 and rushed for 1,192 yards. The list of college football yearly rushing leaders identifies the major college rushing leaders. Who holds the record for most career rushing yards in ncaa. In week 15, jackson broke michael vicks singleseason record for most rushing yards by a quarterback.
Melvin gordon becomes fastest player to 2,000 rushing. Ncaa d1 single season qb rushing leaders quiz by minnmich. Michael vick had over a 1,000 yards rushing in one season. Who has rushed for the most yards in a college football season.
Daniel thomas ranks second with 1,585 yards in 2010, alex barnes ranks. Who has the most rushing yards in one college football game. Im an alum of tcu, and i believe that this record still holds strong. Ncaa football single season records rauzulus street. Nov 22, 2014 wisconsin running back melvin gordon became the fastest player to reach 2,000 rushing yards in a single season during saturdays game vs. As a matter of policy, sports reference only reports the results of. List of ncaa major college football yearly rushing leaders wikipedia. Bowers of grove city college broke the ncaa alldivision career rushing record a week later than he wanted, and now must wait another week for the next milestone. In the 11th game of the season, michigan sophomore denard robinson broke the ncaa singleseason record for most rushing yards by a quarterback. Singlegame rushing records by team pro football hall of.
Beginning with the 2002 season, all postseason games were included in ncaa final football statistics and records. The running back rushed for 1,403 yards and 1,053 as a freshman and sophomore respectively while splitting time with weber, dobbins entered bowl season third in the country in rushing yards behind. Michael dickerson while eric michael is a basketball player dickerson holds the record for the most yards rushed in a season with 2105, it is emmitt smith who holds the record for most rushing. Free nfl football player stats and stats leaders in simple, easy to read tables. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Wisconsin running back melvin gordon became the fastest player to reach 2,000 rushing yards in a single season during saturdays game vs. List of ncaa division i fbs career rushing yards leaders. Nov 15, 2014 wisconsins melvin gordon sets ncaa single game rushing record. List of ncaa major college football yearly rushing leaders. College fb team rushing yards per game teamrankings. Nfl single season leaders rushing yards the football database.
Every week during the season, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, this weeks schedule, top performers, fantasy drops and adds, new debuts and interesting tidbits. Rushing yards single season leaders and records college. The saints gain 8 yards on three rushing attempts not great, but not recordsetting bad, then prepare to punt. Nov 22, 2014 oklahoma running back samaje perine set an fbs single game rushing record during saturdays 447 win over kansas the true freshman from pflugerville, texas, carried 34 times for 427 yards 12. His 408yard performance eclipsed the previous record of 406 yards that was held by former tcu horned frog and future pro football hall of famer ladanian. Jun 24, 2019 we scoured the ncaa record books for the most impressive fbs marks that will probably never be broken. Top 5 singlegame rushing performances in fbs history. Iowa after his 88yard run in the second quarter, gordon. This record was made without the likes of quarterback lamar jackson and. He racked up 3,272 rushing yards in those two seasons, and another 1,450 his senior year in 1975, where he rushed for at least 100 yards in eight straight games to start the year.
Scroll up to see our most untouchable college football records. Baltimore ravens set new nfl record for most team rushing. Georgia bulldogs football rushing records are led by herschel walker, who won the heisman trophy in 1982. Kansas state has produced three of the top eight singleseason rushing performances in school history on the last decade. Ncaa record for most rushing yards in a game liveabout.
Dec 29, 2019 in week 15, jackson broke michael vicks single season record for most rushing yards by a quarterback. Since 1937, the singleseason rushing record has been broken eight times, by rudy mobley in 1942 1,281 yards, fred wendt in 1948 1,570 yards, o. Aug 29, 2018 at 5 feet, 10 inches tall, samaje perine, a running back for oklahoma, turned heads by breaking an ncaa football record in 2014 for most rushing yards in a game. Ravens break singleseason team rushing record during week. Statistics are current through the 2019 nfl season and include stats accrued in nfl, afl and apfa games. The list of college football yearly rushing leaders identifies the major college rushing leaders for each season from 1937 to the present. Newton set the sec single season record for rushing yards by a quarterback in his heisman trophy season, and it will take a another particular. We scoured the ncaa record books for the most impressive fbs marks that will probably never be broken. Terrell davis rushes for 2000 yards in a single season a. Jordan lynch sets ncaa singlegame rushing record for qbs. Jun 05, 2015 reaves finished the season with 24 td passes and 19 interceptions. Newton set the sec singleseason record for rushing yards by a quarterback in his heisman trophy season, and it will take a another particular. In 2009, dobbs broke the singleseason college football record for most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback with 27 and rushed for 1,192 yards. Nfl rushing yards singleseason leaders profootball.
To compare, the best performance in the last decade came in 2006, when michigans d held. During his college career he held the record for the most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in a season with 31 in 20. The most unbreakable records in college football bleacher. Dayne holds the big ten record for singleseason rushing with 2,109 yards in 1996. Melvin gordon becomes fastest player to 2,000 rushing yards. Nfl rushing yards per game singleseason leaders pro. Some schools results have been altered by retroactive ncaa penalties. Martins record was one of two team marks that were set during the 12 season. As a team, baltimore has been dominant all season on the ground, averaging 204. Arizona backup enters game, sets fbs record for rushing yards by a quarterback. Reaves finished the season with 24 td passes and 19 interceptions. Players active during the 2019 season are shown in. Penn state also set the ncaa record for fewest total yards allowed in a single game that season. Northern illinois jordan lynch rushed for 321 yards and three tds as the huskies rolled past western michigan.
Build your own custom leaderboards with the play index. Navys perry sets qb singleseason rushing yards record in. Nov 24, 2010 in the 11th game of the season, michigan sophomore denard robinson broke the ncaa single season record for most rushing yards by a quarterback. Can you name the single season quarterback rushing leaders for ncaa fbs. Here is a look at the top five singlegame rushing performances in fbs history.
Lsu set school record with 5 first round draft picks. Denard robinson the ncaa singleseason record holder for. It includes yearly leaders in three statistical categories. Larry johnson rushed for 2,087 yards in 2002 for penn state. Arizona backup enters game, sets fbs record for rushing yards. In week 16, jackson and ingram became the seventh pair of teammates to rush for 1,000 yards. Career rushing yards, single season rushing td, single season receiving yards. Individual seasons with 1,500 or more rushing yards 3. Perine rushed for 427 yards on 34 rushes along with six touchdowns in a victory over kansas, breaking the ncaa football subdivision singlegame rushing record set just a week earlier by melvin gordon, running back from wisconsin.
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