College Football Team Rushing Yards Rankings

Rushing yards count yards gained on official team rushing attempts. Last updated

What Are Rushing Yards?

Rushing yards count yards gained on official team rushing attempts. This table ranks college football teams for the selected season and displays the applicable minimum qualifier where one is used.

Which teams have the highest rushing yards in college football in 2026?

The highest rushing yards in college football belongs to Army at 2,420, as of October 29, 2026. Air Force is second at 2,362 & Rice third at 2,178. Army's total is 58 yards above second place & 918 yards above the 25th-ranked team.

Only 755 yards separate first from tenth. Navy is fourth at 2,154, West Virginia fifth at 2,093, Texas State sixth at 1,904, Memphis seventh at 1,828, James Madison eighth at 1,818, Tennessee ninth at 1,704 & Boise State tenth at 1,665.

One hundred eighty-nine yards separate fifth from sixth, the widest single step anywhere below the top four. Cincinnati is 11th at 1,642, UCLA 12th at 1,631, Houston 13th at 1,629, Liberty 14th at 1,553, Troy 15th at 1,551, Utah 16th at 1,548 & Ohio 17th at 1,539.

Eight teams sit inside 30 yards of each other from 14th to 21st, the tightest stretch of the ranking. LSU is 18th at 1,538, Indiana 19th at 1,532, South Carolina 20th at 1,528, Kansas State 21st at 1,523, Louisiana 22nd at 1,514, Louisville 23rd at 1,505, Toledo 24th at 1,503 & North Texas 25th at 1,502.

How this ranking is measured

138 FBS teams are ranked for the 2026 regular season. The top 25 appear above. Rushing yards count yards gained on official team rushing attempts. Only FBS teams are ranked. Figures are as of October 29, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.