University of Minnesota Athletics
Year-By-Year All-Purpose Leaders
| Year | Player | Rush | Rec | KOR | PR | Other | Total |
| 1949 | Bill Bye | 561 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 561 |
| 1950 | Richard Gregory | 315 | 13 | -- | -- | -- | 328 |
| 1951 | Paul Giel | 789 | 133 | -- | 5 | 64 | 991 |
| 1952 | Paul Giel | 650 | 129 | 149 | -- | -- | 928 |
| 1953 | Paul Giel | 749 | 19 | 130 | 288 | 60 | 1,246 |
| 1954 | Bob McNamara | 708 | 193 | 140 | 36 | 23 | 1,100 |
| 1955 | Pinky McNamara | 185 | 102 | 32 | 166 | 13 | 498 |
| 1956 | Robert Cox | 553 | -- | 32 | 38 | -- | 623 |
| 1957 | Robert Schultz | 315 | -- | 110 | 37 | -- | 462 |
| 1958 | William Kauth | 361 | 144 | 192 | 123 | -- | 712 |
| 1959 | Sandy Stephens | 140 | -- | 299 | 57 | 70 | 566 |
| 1960 | Sandy Stephens | 215 | -- | 213 | 90 | 114 | 632 |
| 1961 | Sandy Stephens | 533 | -- | -- | 88 | 2 | 623 |
| 1962 | James Cairns | 224 | 221 | 36 | 160 | 30 | 671 |
| 1963 | Gerald Pelletier | 250 | 105 | 65 | 145 | 15 | 580 |
| 1964 | Fred Farthing, Jr. | 433 | 62 | 57 | -- | -- | 552 |
| 1965 | Ken Last | 35 | 463 | 17 | -- | -- | 515 |
| 1966 | Curtis Wilson | 546 | 3 | 94 | 2 | -- | 645 |
| 1967 | James Carter | 519 | 92 | -- | -- | -- | 611 |
| 1968 | Barry Mayer | 662 | 28 | 31 | -- | 27 | 748 |
| 1969 | Barry Mayer | 745 | 137 | 216 | -- | -- | 1,098 |
| 1970 | Ernie Cook | 495 | 82 | 2 | -- | -- | 579 |
| 1971 | Ernie Cook | 881 | 143 | 20 | -- | -- | 1,044 |
| 1972 | John King | 1,164 | -- | 32 | -- | -- | 1,196 |
| 1973 | Rick Upchurch | 841 | 33 | 356 | 305 | -- | 1,535 |
| 1974 | Rick Upchurch | 942 | 209 | 440 | 125 | -- | 1,716 |
| 1975 | Milfred Holmes | 573 | 49 | 128 | 10 | -- | 760 |
| 1976 | Kent Kitzmann | 696 | 41 | 68 | -- | -- | 805 |
| 1977 | Kent Kitzmann | 647 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 647 |
| 1978 | Marion Barber | 1,210 | 171 | -- | -- | -- | 1,381 |
| 1979 | Garry White | 861 | 152 | 8 | -- | -- | 1,021 |
| 1980 | Garry White | 959 | 177 | -- | -- | -- | 1,021 |
| 1981 | Chester Cooper | 11 | 1,021 | -- | -- | -- | 1,032 |
| 1982 | Alan Reid | 290 | 280 | 90 | -- | -- | 640 |
| 1983 | Melvin Anderson | 11 | 80 | 468 | -- | -- | 559 |
| 1984 | Melvin Anderson | (-2) | 247 | 603 | -- | -- | 848 |
| 1985 | Melvin Anderson | 14 | 554 | 379 | -- | -- | 947 |
| 1986 | Darrell Thompson | 1,376 | 202 | 114 | -- | -- | 1,692 |
| 1987 | Darrell Thompson | 1,229 | 39 | -- | -- | -- | 1,268 |
| 1988 | Chris Gaiters | (-6) | 564 | 612 | 178 | -- | 1,348 |
| 1989 | Darrell Thompson | 1,139 | 51 | -- | -- | -- | 1,190 |
| 1990 | Mark Smith | 700 | 149 | 16 | -- | -- | 865 |
| 1991 | Antonio Carter | 660 | 114 | 35 | -- | -- | 807 |
| 1992 | John Lewis | -- | 392 | 755 | -- | -- | 1,147 |
| 1993 | Chris Darkins | 610 | 180 | 251 | -- | -- | 1,041 |
| 1994 | Chris Darkins | 1,443 | 299 | -- | -- | -- | 1,742 |
| 1995 | Rafael Cooper | 471 | 114 | 537 | -- | -- | 1,122 |
| 1996 | Ryan Thelwell | -- | 1,051 | -- | -- | -- | 1,051 |
| 1997 | Tutu Atwell | 77 | 924 | 776 | 296 | -- | 2,073 |
| 1998 | Luke Leverson | -- | 854 | 17 | 257 | -- | 1,128 |
| 1999 | Thomas Hamner | 1,426 | 305 | -- | -- | -- | 1,731 |
| 2000 | Tellis Redmon | 1,368 | 327 | 315 | 14 | -- | 2,024 |
| 2001 | Tellis Redmon | 1,091 | 83 | 202 | 308 | -- | 1,684 |
| 2002 | Terry Jackson II | 1,317 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | 1,347 |
| 2003 | Marion Barber III | 1,196 | 119 | 405 | 172 | -- | 1,892 |
| 2004 | Marion Barber III | 1,269 | 27 | 206 | 110 | -- | 1,612 |
| 2005 | Laurence Maroney | 1,464 | 170 | 96 | -- | -- | 1,730 |
| 2006 | Amir Pinnix | 1,272 | 138 | -- | -- | -- | 1,410 |
| 2007 | Eric Decker | 22 | 909 | -- | 28 | -- | 959 |
| 2008 | Eric Decker | 87 | 1,074 | -- | -- | -- | 1,161 |
| 2009 | Troy Stoudermire | 3 | 306 | 1,376 | -- | -- | 1,685 |
| 2010 | Duane Bennett | 529 | 319 | 148 | -- | -- | 996 |
| 2011 | Duane Bennett | 639 | 23 | 344 | 30 | -- | 1,036 |
| 2012 | Donnell Kirkwood | 926 | 23 | -- | -- | -- | 949 |
| 2013 | David Cobb | 1,202 | 174 | -- | -- | -- | 1,376 |
| 2014 | David Cobb | 1,626 | 162 | -- | -- | -- | 1,788 |
| 2015 | Shannon Brooks | 709 | 167 | 112 | -- | -- | 988 |
| 2016 | Rodney Smith | 1,158 | 188 | 263 | -- | -- | 1,609 |
| 2017 | Rodney Smith | 977 | 107 | 363 | -- | -- | 1,447 |
| 2018 | Mohamed Ibrahim | 1,160 | 26 | 19 | -- | -- | 1,205 |
| 2019 | Rodney Smith | 1,163 | 70 | 135 | -- | -- | 1,368 |
| 2020 | Mohamed Ibrahim | 1,076 | 56 | 47 | -- | -- | 1,179 |
| 2021 | Mar'Keise Irving | 699 | 73 | 194 | -- | -- | 966 |
| 2022 | Mohamed Ibrahim | 1,665 | 50 | -- | -- | -- | 1,715 |
| 2023 | Darius Taylor | 799 | 92 | -- | -- | -- | 891 |
| 2024 | Darius Taylor | 986 | 350 | -- | -- | -- | 1,336 |
| 2025 | Darius Taylor | 670 | 245 | -- | -- | -- | 915 |