Football Team Rushing Records

Attempts | Rushing Yards | Yards Per Game | Yards Per Rush

Rushing Attempts
RankRushing Attempts (Game)OpponentYear
185TCU (475 yards)1980
281at Rice (421 yards)1981
380at Ole Miss (370 yards)2001
80Utah State (385 yards)1975
578Tulsa (344 yards)1987
677Colorado State (410 yards)1974
77Oklahoma State (349 yards)1969
875at Houston (296 yards)1988
75TCU (316 yards)1986
75Texas A&M (266 yards)1984
75Texas Tech (527 yards)1978
75Tulsa (365 yards)1974
1374at SMU (422 yards)1986
73SMU (512 yards)1977
73Rice (410 yards)1974
1672at Tennessee (361 yards)1990*
*1990 Cotton Bowl
RankRushing Attempts (Season)Total YardsYear
17533196 yards in 11 games1987
26852922 yards in 11 games1985
36803456 yards in 11 games1989
46773119 yards in 11 games1978
56742898 yards in 11 games1974
66682721 yards in 11 games1986
76593523 yards in 11 games1975
86442348 yards in 11 games1982
96433065 yards in 14 games2002
106402420 yards in 11 games1984
116312714 yards in 11 games1988
Rushing Yards
RankRushing Yards (Game)OpponentYear
1594Pittsburg (Kan.) State (54 rushes)1936
2541Florida International (58 rushes)2007
3527TCU (75 rushes)1978
4512SMU (73 rushes)1977
5503Northwestern (La.) State (47 rushes)1947
6502New Mexico (71 rushes)1987
7501Air Force (62 rushes)1975
8495Nicholls (40 rushes)2014
9493Missouri State (51 rushes)2005
10475TCU (85 rushes)1980
11460at Baylor (68 rushes)1975
12446North Texas (55 rushes)2007
13444at TCU (63 rushes)1989
14438at Texas Tech (68)2014
15426at Auburn (45 rushes)2002
16423Navy (70 rushes)1981
423Northwestern (70 rushes)1981
RankRushing Yards (Season)Total RushesYear
13725625 rushes in 13 games2007
23523659 rushes in 11 games1975
33456680 rushes in 11 games1989
43199539 rushes in 14 games2006
53196753 rushes in 12 games1987
63145626 rushes in 13 games2003
73119677 rushes in 11 games1978
83065643 rushes in 14 games2002
93011604 rushes in 11 games1977
102922685 rushes in 11 games1985
112898674 rushes in 11 games1974
122834557 rushes in 13 games2014
132721668 rushes in 11 games1986
Rushing Yards Per Game
RankRushing Yards Per GameTotal YardsYear
1320.33523 yards in 11 games1975
2314.23456 yards in 11 games1989
3286.53725 yards in 13 games2007
4283.53119 yards in 11 games1978
5273.73011 yards in 11 games1977
6266.33196 yards in 12 games1987
7265.62922 yards in 11 games1985
8263.42898 yards in 11 games1974
9247.42721 yards in 11 games1986
10246.72714 yards in 11 games1988
11241.93145 yards in 13 games2003
Yards Per Rush
RankYards Per Rush (Game)OpponentYear
112.38Nicholls (40 for 495 yards)2014
211.00Pittsburg (Kan.) State (54 for 594 yards)1936
310.70Northwestern (La.) State (47 for 503 yards)1947
49.73Eastern Michigan (30 for 292 yards)2009
59.50Missouri State (51 for 483 yards)2005
69.47at Auburn (45 for 426 yards)2002
79.33South Carolina (58 for 541 yards)2007
89.29Southeast Missouri (41 for 381 yards)2006
99.28Alcorn State (38 for 353 yards)2016
108.71at Mississippi State (41 for 357 yards)2016
118.46Tennessee (30 for 254 yards)2011
128.28Louisiana-Monroe (40 for 331 yards)2006
138.11North Texas (55 for 446 yards)2007
148.10UT-Martin (36 for 291 yards)2015
158.08Air Force (62 for 501 yards)1975
167.95UTEP (41 for 326 yards)2010
7.95Tulsa (37 for 294 yards)2003
RankYards Per Rush (Season)Rushes/YardsYear
15.96625 for 3725 yards2007
25.94539 for 3199 yards2006
35.35659 for 3523 yards1975
45.28474 for 2504 yards2013
55.08557 for 2834 yards2014
65.08680 for 3456 yards1989
75.02626 for 3145 yards2003
85.01512 for 2565 yards2015
5.00481 for 2386 yards2005
104.99604 for 3011 yards1977
114.77643 for 3065 yards2002
124.70498 for 2343 yards1956
134.61677 for 3119 yards1978
144.59421 for 1935 yards2010