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NCAA Individual Records for Rushing
Records for FBS/I-A
major schools
Most rush attempts, game
58
Tony Sands
,
Kansas
Nov 23, 1991
Most rush attempts, season
450
Kevin Smith
,
UCF
2007
Most rush attempts, career
1,215
Steve Bartalo
Most rushing yards, game
427
Samaje Perine
,
Oklahoma
Nov 22, 2014
Most rushing yards, season
2,628
Barry Sanders
,
Oklahoma State
1988
Most rushing yards, career
6,405
Donnel Pumphrey
Most games, 100 or more rushing yards, season
13
Shonn Greene
,
Iowa
2008
Kevin Smith
,
UCF
2007
Most games, 100 or more rushing yards, career
34
DeAngelo Williams
Most games, 200 or more rushing yards, season
8
Marcus Allen
,
USC
1981
Most games, 200 or more rushing yards, career
12
Jonathan Taylor
Most seasons, 1,000 or more rushing yards
4
Tony Dorsett
1973—1974—1975—1976
Amos Lawrence
1977—1978—1979—1980
Denvis Manns
1995—1996—1997—1998
Ron Dayne
1996—1997—1998—1999
Cedric Benson
2001—2002—2003—2004
Dontrell Moore
2002—2003—2004—2005
Tyrell Fenroy
2005—2006—2007—2008
Damion Fletcher
2006—2007—2008—2009
Justin Jackson
2014—2015—2016—2017
Myles Gaskin
2015—2016—2017—2018
Most seasons, 1,500 or more rushing yards
3
Tony Dorsett
1973—1975—1976
Herschel Walker
1980—1981—1982
Travis Prentice
1997—1998—1999
Garrett Wolfe
2004—2005—2006
LaMichael James
2009—2010—2011
Donnel Pumphrey
2014—2015—2016
Jonathan Taylor
2017—2018—2019
Highest rushing yards per attempt, game (min. 10 att.)
30.20
Kevin Lowe
,
Wyoming
Nov 10, 1984
Highest average rushing yards per attempt, season (min. 75 att.)
11.51
Glenn Davis
,
Army
1945
Highest average rushing yards per attempt, career (min. 300 att.)
8.26
Glenn Davis
Most rushing touchdowns, game
8
Jaret Patterson
,
Buffalo
Nov 28, 2020
Howard Griffith
,
Illinois
Sep 22, 1990
Most rushing touchdowns, season
37
Barry Sanders
,
Oklahoma State
1988
Most rushing touchdowns, career
88
Keenan Reynolds
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