What Does Yards Per Carry Measure?
Yards per carry is rushing yards divided by rushing attempts. This table ranks college football teams for the selected season and displays the applicable minimum qualifier where one is used.
College Football Team Yards Per Carry Rankings
| Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98 |  | 3.9 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 2.2 |
| 98 |  | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 2.7 |
| 103 | ORST | 3.8 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 2.1 |
| 103 | DEL | 3.8 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 2.8 |
| 103 |  | 3.8 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.2 |
| 103 | AKR | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 3.1 |
| 103 | USM | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 |
| 108 | UTEP | 3.7 | 0.8 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 3.1 |
| 108 |  | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.2 |
| 108 |  | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.1 |
| 108 | WVU | 3.7 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.3 |
| 108 | HAW | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
| 108 |  | 3.7 | 6.1 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.0 |
| 114 | COLO | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 2.6 |
| 114 |  | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.1 |
| 114 |  | 3.6 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
| 114 | FAU | 3.6 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 2.8 |
| 114 |  | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
| 114 | MOST | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 2.9 |
| 114 | CSU | 3.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 2.9 |
| 114 | ARST | 3.6 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 2.8 |
| 114 |  | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 2.7 |
| 123 | BALL | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 2.6 |
| 123 | OKST | 3.5 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.0 |
| 125 |  | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.9 |
| 125 |  | 3.4 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| 125 |  | 3.4 | -0.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.9 |
| 128 |  | 3.3 | 2.2 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 2.7 |
| 128 |  | 3.3 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.9 |
| 130 | KENT | 3.0 | 6.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.7 |
| 131 | TROY | 2.8 | -0.9 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 2.2 |
| 131 |  | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| 131 | MASS | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
| 134 | CLT | 2.7 | -0.1 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.1 |
| 135 | NMSU | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| 135 |  | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 2.1 |