NCAA Football Rushing Leaders

Name the players who led Division 1 College Football in rushing yards every season since 1956.
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Year
College
Player
2025
Jacksonville State
Cam Cook
2024
Boise State
Ashton Jeanty
2023
Oklahoma State
Ollie Gordon
2022
Air Force
Brad Roberts
2021
Central Michigan
Lew Nichols
2020
Iowa State
Breece Hall
2019
Oklahoma State
Chuba Hubbard
2018
Wisconsin
Jonathan Taylor
2017
San Diego State
Rashaad Penny
2016
San Diego State
Donnel Pumphrey
2015
Alabama
Derrick Henry
2014
Wisconsin
Melvin Gordon
2013
Boston College
Andre Williams
2012
Arizona
Ka'Deem Carey
2011
Wisconsin
Montee Ball
2010
Oregon
LaMichael James
2009
Stanford
Toby Gerhart
2008
Connecticut
Donald Brown
2007
Central Florida
Kevin Smith
2006
Northern Illinois
Garrett Wolfe
2005
Memphis
DeAngelo Williams
2004
California
J.J. Arrington
2003
Kansas State
Darren Sproles
2002
Penn State
Larry Johnson
2001
Nevada
Chance Kretschmer
2000
TCU
LaDainian Tomlinson
1999
TCU
LaDainian Tomlinson
1998
Texas
Ricky Williams
1997
Texas
Ricky Williams
1996
Iowa State
Troy Davis
1995
Iowa State
Troy Davis
1994
Colorado
Rashaan Salaam
1993
Northern Illinois
LeShon Johnson
1992
San Diego State
Marshall Faulk
1991
Indiana
Vaughn Dunbar
1990
Texas A&M
Darren Lewis
1989
Indiana
Anthony Thompson
1988
Oklahoma State
Barry Sanders
1987
UNLV
Ickey Woods
1986
Temple
Paul Palmer
1985
Michigan State
Lorenzo White
1984
Ohio State
Keith Byars
1983
Nebraska
Mike Rozier
1982
Oklahoma State
Ernest Anderson
1981
Southern California
Marcus Allen
1980
South Carolina
George Rogers
1979
Southern California
Charles White
1978
Cal State Fullerton
Obie Graves
1977
Texas
Earl Campbell
1976
Pittsburgh
Tony Dorsett
1975
Southern California
Ricky Bell
1974
Ohio State
Archie Griffin
1973
Northern Illinois
Mark Kellar
1972
BYU
Pete Van Valkenburg
1971
Cornell
Ed Marinaro
1970
North Carolina
Don McCauley
1969
Long Beach State
Leon Burns
1968
Southern California
O.J. Simpson
1967
Southern California
O.J. Simpson
1966
Idaho
Ray McDonald
1965
Southern California
Mike Garrett
1964
Wake Forest
Brian Piccolo
1963
Memphis
Dave Casinelli
1962
New Mexico State
Preacher Pilot
1961
New Mexico State
Preacher Pilot
1960
New Mexico State
Bob Gaiters
1959
New Mexico State
Pervis Atkins
1958
Pacific
Dick Bass
1957
Arizona State
Leon Burton
1956
Wyoming
Jim Crawford
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