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NCAA Division 1-A:
2002 Top 10 Rushers
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Player |
School |
Yards |
| 1 |
Larry Johnson |
Penn State |
160.5 |
| 2 |
Michael Turner |
Northern Illinois |
159.6 |
| 3 |
Chris Brown |
Colorado |
153.4 |
| 4 |
Willis McGahee |
Miami (FL) |
134.9 |
| 5 |
Marcus Merriweather |
Ball State |
134.8 |
| 6 |
Quentin Griffin |
Oklahoma |
134.6 |
| 7 |
Avon Cobourne |
West Virginia |
131.5 |
| 8 |
Steven Jackson |
Oregon State |
130.0 |
| 9 |
Joffrey Reynolds |
Houston |
128.8 |
| 10 |
Terry Caulley |
Connecticut |
124.7 |
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Top Single-Season Rushing Yards
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Player |
School |
Year |
Yards |
| 1 |
Barry Sanders |
Oklahoma State |
1988 |
2,628 |
| 2 |
Marcus Allen |
Southern Cal |
1981 |
2,342 |
| 3 |
Troy Davis |
Iowa State |
1996 |
2,185 |
| 4 |
LaDainian Tomlinson |
TCU |
2000 |
2,158 |
| 5 |
Mike Rozier |
Nebraska |
1983 |
2,148 |
| 6 |
Rickey Williams |
Texas |
1998 |
2,124 |
| 7 |
Larry Johnson |
Penn State |
2002 |
2,087 |
| 8 |
Byron Hanspard |
Texas Tech |
1996 |
2,084 |
| 9 |
Rashaan Salaam |
Colorado |
1994 |
2,055 |
| 10 |
Troy Davis |
Iowa State |
1995 |
2,010 |
| 11 |
LeShon Johnson |
Northern Illinois |
1993 |
1,976 |
| 12 |
Tony Dorsett |
Pittsburgh |
1976 |
1,948 |
| 13 |
Michael Turner |
Northern Illinois |
2002 |
1,915 |
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Top Single-Season All-Purpose Yards
|
Player |
School |
Year |
Yards |
| 1 |
Barry Sanders |
Oklahoma State |
1988 |
3,250 |
| 2 |
Ryan Benjamin |
Pacific |
1991 |
2,995 |
| 3 |
Troy Edwards |
Louisiana Tech |
1998 |
2,784 |
| 4 |
Mike Pringle |
Cal St.-Fullerton |
1989 |
2,690 |
| 5 |
Paul Palmer |
Temple |
1986 |
2,633 |
| 6 |
Emmett White |
Utah State |
2000 |
2,628 |
| 7 |
Ryan Benjamin |
Pacific |
1992 |
2,597 |
| 8 |
Bernard Berrian |
Fresno State |
2001 |
2,591 |
| 9 |
Marcus Allen |
Southern Cal |
1981 |
2,559 |
| 10 |
Sheldon Canley |
San Jose St. |
1989 |
2,513 |
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Michael Turner |
Northern Illinois |
2002 |
2,284 |
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Active Rushing Leaders (prior to Nov. 8th)
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Player |
School |
Class |
Yards |
| 1 |
Michael Turner |
Northern Illinois |
Senior |
4,435 |
| 2 |
Mewelde Moore |
Tulane |
Senior |
4,364 |
| 3 |
Tatum Bell |
Oklahoma State |
Senior |
3,327 |
| 4 |
Chris Perry |
Michigan |
Senior |
3,296 |
| 5 |
Steven Jackson |
Oregon State |
Junior |
3,198 |
| 6 |
Derrick Knight |
Boston College |
Senior |
3,103 |
| 7 |
Cedric Benson |
Texas |
Junior |
3,018 |
| 8 |
Keylor Kincade |
SMU |
Senior |
2,802 |
| 9 |
Chance Kretschner |
Nevada |
Junior |
2,781 |
| 10 |
Zack Abron |
Missouri |
Soph. |
2,757 |
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Active All-Purpose Yardage Leaders
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Player |
School |
Year |
Games |
Yards |
| 1 |
Mewelde Moore |
Tulane |
2000-02 |
35 |
5,182 |
| 2 |
Chris Douglas |
Duke |
2000-02 |
33 |
4,305 |
| 3 |
Michael Turner |
Northern Illinois |
2000-02 |
33 |
4,102 |
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Mid-American Conference:
Top Single-Season Rushing Yards
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Player |
School |
Year |
Yards |
| 1 |
Michael Turner |
Northern Illinois |
2002 |
1,915 |
| 2 |
Wasean Tait |
Toledo |
1995 |
1,905 |
| 3 |
Brian Pruitt |
Central Michigan |
1994 |
1,890 |
| 4 |
Travis Prentice |
Miami (OH) |
1998 |
1,787 |
| 5 |
Shawn Faulkner |
W. Michigan |
1983 |
1,668 |
| 6 |
Travis Prentice |
Miami (OH) |
1999 |
1,659 |
| 7 |
Deland McCullough |
Miami (OH) |
1995 |
1,627 |
| 8 |
Robert Sanford |
W. Michigan |
2000 |
1,571 |
| 9 |
Travis Prentice |
Miami (OH) |
1997 |
1,549 |
| 10 |
Kelvin Farmer |
Toledo |
1986 |
1,532 |
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NIU Record Books:
Career Rushing Yardage
|
Player |
Position |
Years |
Yards |
| 1 |
Mark Kellar |
FB |
1971-73 |
3,745 |
| 2 |
Allen Ross |
TB |
1977-80 |
3,500 |
| 3 |
Adam Dach |
FB |
1987-91 |
3,438 |
| 4 |
LeShon Johnson |
TB |
1992-93 |
3,314 |
| 5 |
Michael Turner |
TB |
2000-03 |
3,293 |
| 6 |
Charles Talley |
TB |
1993-96 |
2,727 |
| 7 |
Stacey Robinson |
QB |
1988-90 |
2,087 |
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Single-Season Rushing Yardage
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Player |
Position |
Year |
YPG |
| 1 |
LeShon Johnson |
TB |
1993 |
179.6 |
| 2 |
Michael Turner |
TB |
2003 |
159.6 |
| 3 |
Charles Talley |
TB |
1995 |
140.0 |
| 4 |
Stacey Robinson |
QB |
1989 |
131.2 |
| 5 |
LeShon Johnson |
TB |
1992 |
121.6 |
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