We scoured the ncaa record books for the most impressive fbs marks that will probably never be broken. Sorry, but donnel pumphrey didnt really break ron daynes. Tim tebow sets ncaa record for rushing, passing touchdowns in same season in 2007. List of ncaa division i fbs career rushing yards leaders. An updated look at where jonathan taylor ranks in ncaa. 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. Ricky williams, texas 199598 6,279 yards in 46 games. Ncaa individual records for rushing college football at. Beginning with the 2002 season, all postseason games were included in ncaa final football statistics and records. San diego states donnel pumphrey is the all time record holder, rushing for more than 6,400 yards in a college tenure that ended in 2016. This ncaa football 14 road to glory follows dre moss as he tries to become an all time great. This is a list of national football league running backs by total career rushing yards. Sanders ran for 222 in a holiday bowl rout of wyoming, which. List of national football league rushing champions wikipedia.
Everything you forgot about ron daynes magical 1999 run to the ncaa all time rushing record. The lists are derived from information available on the national federation of high schools record book, state association record books, independent state record. Gordon finished the game with 408 yards rushing, setting the. Blame the ncaa for pumphrey breaking daynes record with. 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 the article includes two lists. Jonathan taylor is now sixth in the ncaa career rushing record book. Your updated look at where jonathan taylor ranks as the badgers running back chases the ncaa all time topfive leaderboard.
Eagles pick pumphrey is the all time fbs rushing leader, with an asterisk blame the ncaa for pumphrey breaking daynes record with fewer yards donnel pumphreys dad post record. List of national football league career rushing yards leaders. Before 2002, postseason games were not included in ncaa final football statistics or records. Team records, season statistics 19502016 attendance figures individual rushing, passing, receiving individual football records university of texas athletics skip. These links direct the user to the division i publications only during that time period. Eagles pick donnel pumphrey has the alltime rushing. Collegiate records for all ncaa divisions can be determined by comparing records for all four divi sions. Georgia bulldogs football rushing records are led by herschel walker, who won the heisman trophy in 1982. Donnel pumphrey, san diego state 2016 6,405 yards in 54 games.
The second list, consistent with official ncaa records, does not include yardage gained in bowl games. The 50 greatest college football players of all time. Wisconsins jonathan taylor is the active leader with 6,080 yards through week 15 this season. Iup football history indiana university of pennsylvania. The wisconsin back set a new fbs singlegame rushing record saturday, breaking tomlinsons mark of 406 yards against utep in 1999. These college football records could be broken this season.
Melvin gordon sets fbs singlegame rushing record with 408. Listing the top college football players of all time is a practice easily attempted yet very difficult to complete. The first list includes rushing yards gained in all games played, including all bowl games. Eagles pick donnel pumphrey has the all time rushing record, with an asterisk. Its important to note the ncaa record book does not include bowl games for any players before 2002. The ncaa football records books were separated into two different publications one for division i and one for division ii and iii beginning with the 2004 publications. Pumphrey might be considered the all time rushing leader because the ncaa. Below are the uga football rushing records, including most rushes, most rushing yards, touchdowns, and more. Ncaa football records books the ncaa football records books were separated into two different publications one for division i and one for division ii and iii beginning with the 2004 publications. Junior quarterback quinn epperly, who set an ncaa record with 29 straight completions during a win over cornell, earned the bushnell cup as the ivy league. For a more detailed list of consecutive starts and games played, see list of most consecutive starts and games played by national football league players. This list includes all running backs who have rushed for at least 10,000 yards.
The 20 princeton football team set the ivy league scoring record 43. Career records of players include only those years in which they competed in division ii. This is a list of individual national collegiate athletic association ncaa american football records, including division i. The quarterback still led florida to a 911 record that season, and when he finished his college career, he was the ncaa record holder in passing yards 7,581 and sec all time. Look back on ron daynes run to ncaa record with wisconsin. Running backs in ncaa division i fbs and its predecessors who have rushed for at. List of national football league records individual. Following is a list of the top 10 all time high school football national leaders in passing, rushing, receiving and scoring, including career, single season and single game categories. Dre goes for the rushing record dre moss ncaa football 14 road to glory.
The two time national champion was as much of a rushing. 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. In fact, no bowl game from before 2002 is factored into the ncaa s record books. Sanders big season came before the ncaa began counting bowl games in the record book. College football history denard robinson and the top 20 college rushing quarterbacks of the last 30 years. Some schools results have been altered by retroactive ncaa penalties. Ron dayne, wisconsin 199699 6,397 yards in 43 games. These records are not listed in the nfl record and fact book. An asterisk after a players name indicates bowl stats are included. Tim tebow sets ncaa record for rushing, passing touchdowns. Dre goes for the rushing record dre moss ncaa football. All time high school football rushing leaders from each state nfl running backs derrick henry, jonathan stewart and tavon austin among the all time state leaders. Opponents results by opponent yearbyyear coaching records history and tradition psac college football 150 2017 psac championship 2017 region championship 2012 psac championship 1993 ncaa division ii finalists 1990 ncaa division ii finalists 1968 boardwalk bowl all time national rankings all.
Beginning with the 2002 season, all postseason games were included in ncaa final football sta. For each record selected, we identified a player who could etch his name into the record book this fall. Emmitt smith has held the all time rushing yards record since 2002. As a matter of policy, sports reference only reports the results of games as played on the. Vick wont be in any record books for rushing yards by a quarterback. This is a list of individual national collegiate athletic association ncaa american football records, including division i fbs, and fcs, ii, and iii. 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. The michigan insider takes a look at the top5 career rushing yardage leaders in michigan football history. Beginning with the 2002 season, all postseason games were included in ncaa final football statis tics and records. One, not every state has a state association record book that tracks all time records. These links direct the user to the records books that include all divisions. Alltime high school football rushing leaders from each. From 1937, when official national statistics rankings began, through 1969, individual rankings were by totals.
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