University of Minnesota Athletics

Year-By-Year Rushing Leaders

 
Year Player Att. Yards TD
1925 Shorty Almquiest 97 505 --
1926 Herb Joesting 188 962 --
1927 Shorty Almquist 138 687 --
1928 Win Brockmeyer 91 549 --
1929 Art Pharmer 109 570 --
1930 Jack Manders 102 413 --
1931 Jack Manders 128 459 6
1932 Francis "Pug" Lund 163 867 2
1933 Francis "Pug" Lund 153 730 4
1934 Francis "Pug" Lund 100 667 6
1935 George Roscoe 123 648 4
1936 Andy Uram 64 456 2
1937 Harold Van Every 91 526 3
1938 Wilbur Moore 98 555 2
1939 Harold Van Every 133 733 3
1940 Bruce Smith 76 542 3
1941 Bill Daley 157 726 3
1942 Bill Daley 88 552 4
1943 Red Williams 99 561 7
1944 Red Williams 128 989 8
1945 Vic Kulbitski 112 485 5
1946 Billy Bye 70 467 5
1947 Billy Bye 87 433 5
1948 Ev Faunce 116 558 4
1949 Billy Bye 138 561 7
1950 Dick Gregory 66 315 1
1951 Paul Giel 152 789 6
1952 Paul Giel 201 650 5
1953 Paul Giel 198 749 9
1954 Bob McNamara 112 708 11
1955 Dick Borstad 96 440 5
1956 Bobby Cox 130 553 6
1957 Bob Blakely 65 324 6
1958 Bill Kauth 92 361 4
1959 Tom Robbins 93 339 2
1960 Roger Hagberg 101 443 3
1961 Sandy Stephens 122 534 8
1962 Jerry Jones 98 453 3
1963 Mike Reid 102 392 3
1964 Fred Farthing 113 433 3
1965 Joe Holmberg 106 352 4
1966 Curtis Wilson 138 546 4
1967 Jim Carter 142 519 3
1968 Barry Mayer 130 662 3
1969 Barry Mayer 162 745 3
1970 Ernie Cook 107 495 6
1971 Ernie Cook 177 881 5
1972 John King 237 1,164 11
1973 Rick Upchurch 141 841 9
1974 Rick Upchurch 153 942 4
1975 Bubby Holmes 132 573 3
1976 Kent Kitzmann 168 696 1
1977 Kent Kitzmann 175 723 4
1978 Marion Barber 247 1,210 8
1979 Garry White 135 861 6
1980 Garry White 177 959 9
1981 Frank Jacobs 147 636 8
1982 Tony Hunter 69 395 3
1983 David Puk 73 287 2
1984 Rickey Foggie 145 647 2
1985 Valdez Baylor 112 680 6
1986 Darrell Thompson 242 1,376 8
1987 Darrell Thompson 224 1,229 13
1988 Darrell Thompson 210 910 9
1989 Darrell Thompson 260 1,139 10
1990 Mark Smith 196 700 5
1991 Antonio Carter 165 660 1
1992 Antonio Carter 133 572 3
1993 Chris Darkins 124 610 4
1994 Chris Darkins 277 1,443 11
1995 Chris Darkins 164 825 6
1996 Thomas Hamner 195 883 3
1997 Thomas Hamner 170 663 4
1998 Thomas Hamner 209 838 4
1999 Thomas Hamner 308 1,426 10
2000 Tellis Redmon 293 1,368 8
2001 Tellis Redmon 185 1,091 6
2002 Terry Jackson II 239 1,317 6
2003 Marion Barber III 207 1,196 17
2004 Laurence Maroney 217 1,348 12
2005 Laurence Maroney 281 1,464 10
2006 Amir Pinnix 252 1,272 10
2007 Adam Weber 146 617 5
2008 DeLeon Eskridge 184 678 7
2009 Duane Bennett 98 376 6
2010 DeLeon Eskridge 193 698 7
2011 MarQueis Gray 199 966 6
2012 Donnell Kirkwood 218 926 6
2013 David Cobb 237 1,202 7
2014 David Cobb 314 1,626 13
2015 Shannon Brooks 119 709 7
2016 Rodney Smith 250 1,158 16
2017 Rodney Smith 229 977 3
2018 Mohamed Ibrahim 202 1,160 9
2019 Rodney Smith 228 1,163 8
2020 Mohamed Ibrahim 201 1,076 15
2021 Ky Thomas 166 824 6
2022 Mohamed Ibrahim 320 1,665 20
2023 Darius Taylor 138 799 5
2024 Darius Taylor 205 986 10