List of NCAA Division I FBS Career Rushing Yards Leaders - wikipedia List of NCAA Division I FBS Career Rushing Yards Leaders This is a list of running backs in NCAA Division I FBS and its predecessors who have rushed for at least 5,000 yards in their college football careers. Statistics are current through games of November 25, 2017. Players active during the 2017 season are shown in bold. Note : In accordance with official NCAA policy, statistics from bowl games prior to the 2002 season are not included. Rank Player Team ( seasons ) Total rushing yards Donnel Pumphrey San Diego State ( 2013 -- 2016 ) 6,405 Ron Dayne Wisconsin ( 1996 -- 1999 ) 6,397 ( 7,125 including bowl games ) Ricky Williams Texas ( 1995 -- 1998 ) 6,279 ( 6,592 including bowl games ) Tony Dorsett Pittsburgh ( 1973 -- 1976 ) 6,082 ( 6,526 including bowl games ) DeAngelo Williams Memphis ( 2002 -- 2005 ) 6,026 6 Royce Freeman Oregon ( 2014 -- 2017 ) 5,621 7 Charles White USC ( 1976 -- 1979 ) 5,598 ( 6,245 including bowl games ) 8 Travis Prentice Miami ( OH ) ( 1996 -- 1999 ) 5,596 9 Cedric Benson Texas ( 2001 -- 2004 ) 5,540 10 Damion Fletcher Southern Miss ( 2006 -- 2009 ) 5,302 11 Anthony Thompson Indiana University ( 1997 -- 2000 ) 5,299 12 Justin Jackson Northwestern ( 2014 -- 2017 ) 5,283 13 Herschel Walker Georgia ( 1980 -- 1982 ) 5,259 ( 5,596 including bowl games ) 14 Archie Griffin Ohio State ( 1972 -- 1975 ) 5,177 15 Avon Cobourne West Virginia ( 1999 -- 2002 ) 5,164 Garrett Wolfe Northern Illinois ( 2004 -- 2006 ) 5,164 17 Montee Ball Wisconsin ( 2009 -- 2012 ) 5,140 18 LaMichael James Oregon ( 2009 -- 2011 ) 5,082 19 Mike Hart Michigan ( 2004 -- 2007 ) 5,040 20 Darren Lewis Texas A&M ( 1987 -- 1990 ) 5,012 References Jump up ^ Career Yards. Football Bowl Subdivision Records, p. 2. Retrieved 2013 - 08 - 31. Jump up ^ Career Yards. Football Bowl Subdivision Records, p. 20. Individual All - Time Leaders on Offense : Rushing. Retrieved 2013 - 08 - 31. NCAA Division I FBS statistical leaders Career Passing touchdowns Passing yards Rushing touchdowns Rushing yards Receiving touchdowns Receiving yards Field goals Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_career_rushing_yards_leaders&oldid=812582847 '' Categories : Lists of college football individual records Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 28 November 2017, at 17 : 47. About Wikipedia

Question: who holds the record for most rushing yards in college football
Answer: Donnel Pumphrey