Rushing yards ncaa record book

Within those areas, the lists identify singlegame, singleseason, and career leaders. That would be by far the most rushing yards in a season by a qb. Running backs in ncaa division i fbs and its predecessors who have rushed for at least 5,000 yards in their college football careers are shown below. Jonathan taylor is now sixth in the ncaa career rushing record book. These college football records could be broken this season. Absurd college football game is one of the wildest. Ten years after adrian peterson ran for record 296 yards. Football records books since 2004 the ncaa football records books were separated into two different publications one for division i and one for division ii and iii from 2004 through 2010. An asterisk after a players name indicates bowl stats are included.

Fcs record is 850 the ncaa might yet say davidson cant get credit for the two records atop this post, for singlegame total offense and. Alltime high school football rushing leaders from each. Your updated look at where jonathan taylor ranks as the badgers running back chases the ncaa alltime topfive leaderboard. The official sec record book says mcfadden ran for 321 yards, but all the stories published from.

It took a quarter to even get started, but san diego state running back donnel pumphrey broke the fbs record for career rushing yards saturday in a 3410 win over houston in the las vegas bowl. Ncaa individual records for rushing college football at sports. Latest on notre dame fighting irish quarterback ian book including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on espn. Running backs in ncaa division i fbs and its predecessors who have rushed for at. Donnel pumphrey breaks ron daynes fbs rushing record. Wisconsins jonathan taylor is the active leader with 6,080 yards through week 15 this season. The buckeyes represent the ohio state university in the ncaas big ten conference. By that point, the vikings public relations staff was digging through the record book. And plumlees 177 rushing yards saturday fell a yard short of the ole miss singlegame rushing record. Rushing yards longest run play minimum 99 yards 99 nick stanberry, saugatuck vs. Look back on ron daynes run to ncaa record with wisconsin. Although ohio state began competing in intercollegiate football in 1890, the schools official record book considers the modern era to have begun in 1944. Penn states 1947 rush defense is the most prolific in college football history, allowing a total of 153 rushing yards. Georgia bulldogs football rushing records are led by herschel walker, who won the heisman trophy in 1982.

Spread helps boost college football rushing numbers. Oklahoma ncaa records university of oklahoma sooner sports. Per the ncaa record book, here is how the top five. These links direct the user to the division i publications only during that time period. Gordon broke an ncaa fbs record with 408 rushing yards and scored four touchdowns against the cornhuskers, vaulting himself to the top of the heisman trophy race. Arizonas khalil tate sets fbs qb rushing mark with 327 yards in a win over. The ncaa record book shows that fbs teams averaged 176 yards rushing per contest last season the highest total since 1980. The record of 37 rushing touchdowns in a season was set by barry sanders of oklahoma state in 1988. Primarily focused on ncaa football, discussion is welcome on any collegiate league, teams, and players.

Ricky williams breaks the alltime rushing record duration. 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. The five longest plays from scrimmage in osu history. Sports football record book individual records 11 individual records. Robinson finished the game with 395 passing yards, 66 rushing yards and the five passing touchdowns. Newmans three touchdown passes in his first career start and his three rushing touchdowns in the birmingham bowl not only set school records but showcased his versatility as a signalcaller. Leaders and records index college football at sportsreference. Individual records record book football mhsaa sports. The ncaa was more than happy to say pumphrey is the career rushing king, and the former record holder, former wisconsin running back ron dayne, was classy enough to congratulate pumphrey after the.

Tim tebow sets ncaa record for rushing, passing touchdowns. Record books and nebraska football have one big thing in common. Wisconsin rb jonathan taylor breaks herschel walker record. These are the nfl career record holders through the 1984 season.

Lamar jackson moves into alltime top 50 in career qb. Pumphrey ended up with 6,405 rushing yards for his career, eight more than dayne. The record for highest rushing yards per carry in a season was set in 1939 by jackie robinson of ucla with an average of 12. In 2018, wake forests offense posted four 50point scoring games and a school record six games of 500 or more total offense yards. Spread helps boost college football rushing numbers fox. Blame the ncaa for pumphrey breaking daynes record with. Sanders big season came before the ncaa began counting bowl games in the record book. An updated look at where jonathan taylor ranks in ncaa. Tebows versatile skillset landed him in the ncaa record book. Some schools results have been altered by retroactive ncaa penalties. The nfl singlegame rushing record was 295 yards, set by baltimores jamal lewis on sept.

While daynes 7,125 career yards should be tops, ahead of williams 6,592, the official record book acknowledges donnel pumphrey of san diego state with 6,405 yards as the true rushing leader. For records by position, such as yards rushing by a quarterback or receiv ing yards by a tight end, a studentathlete must have played at least half his games in. Tim tebow sets ncaa record for rushing, passing touchdowns in same season in 2007. Sanders ran for 222 in a holiday bowl rout of wyoming, which meant he rushed for 2,850 yards in 12 games. Arizona backup enters game, sets fbs record for rushing yards by a quarterback. Heres a list of the top career rushing yards leaders in major college football history. Below are the uga football rushing records, including most rushes, most rushing yards, touchdowns, and more. List of national football league records individual. Highest average rushing yards per game, career minimum 2,500 yards fbs. Michael vick had over a 1,000 yards rushing in one season. What is the ncaa single game quarterback rushing record. List of ncaa major college football yearly rushing leaders. The wisconsin badgers football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the wisconsin badgers football program in various categories, including passing, rushing, receiving, total offense, defensive stats, and kicking. Ron dayne the latest shortchanged by ncaa to count or not to count bowl games.

Plumlee already held the record for most rushing yards in a season by an ole miss quarterback. Hall set the texas and national career rushing record with 11,232 yards in 1953. As a matter of policy, sports reference only reports the results of games as played on the. Among mickens fcs singleseason and career records are. Ncaa individual records for rushing college football at. Ron dayne not only holds the wisconsin rushing yards record, but the entire ncaa rushing yards record. Highest average rushing yards per attempt, career min. That state rushing record was broken saturday, as in last saturday, sept. The first list includes rushing yards gained in all games played, including all bowl games.

But mickens most unbreakable record might be his streak of eight consecutive games with at least 200 yards rushing in 1994. For each record selected, we identified a player who could etch his name into the record book this fall. That record stood until 2016, when san diego states donnel pumphrey rushed for 115 yards against houston in you guessed it a bowl game. Here is a list of the records in the national football league set by individual players. The 95yard catchandrun was broadways only catch of the game. Under a threedivision reorganization plan adopted by the special ncaa convention of august 1973, teams classified majorcollege in football on. All that led to nelson finishing his career with 4,442 yards rushing, and 2,550 yards receiving for a grand total of 7,001 yards. Sorry, but donnel pumphrey didnt really break ron daynes. Ricky breaks a big one to pass tony dorsett for the alltime ruching record. See current rushing yards leaders or select another stat or year. Blame the ncaa for donnel pumphrey breaking ron daynes record with fewer yards. Little did he know that he would run his way into the college football record book over the. According to the official ncaa stats, dayne rushed for 6,397 yards during his marvelous fouryear career at uw. The alldivision ncaa single game rushing record is held by dante brown who chalked up 441 yards for marietta college div iii against baldwinwallace on oct.

San diego states donnel pumphrey is the alltime record holder, rushing for more than 6,400 yards in a. Navys keenan reynolds scores record 7 rushing tds in 3ot win. Most rushing yards in an fcs game by both teams 1,005. Ohio state buckeyes football statistical leaders wikipedia. His national record lasted 59 years until derrick henry of yulee fla. Arizona backup enters game, sets fbs record for rushing. Here are the 20 players with the most career rushing yards in ncaa division i fbs history. Derrick henrys careerhigh 271 yards rushing in a win over rival auburn on saturday put an exclamation point on the alabama juniors seasonlong assault on the crimson tide record book. List of ncaa division i fbs career rushing yards leaders. Its time for ncaa to right a wrong, restore ron dayne as. The uw legend says hes proud of the running back who knocked him out of the top spot of the school record book for singlegame rushing yardage. No player in the history of college football has rushed for more yards. If you have information you believe should be included in these records additions, deletions or corrections, it may be submitted one of three ways.