Best College Football Rushing Offenses - Decade Trends (2009-2019)
Rushing offense is the grit and grind of a team’s offense. Teams with heart and devotion can really shine in the rushing numbers and make a name for themselves. These are the teams that have shown their stuff the best on the rushing side of the ball over the past 10 years.
Shout out to the armed forces! Navy, Air Force, and Army lead the way for rushing numbers. Getting the grit and grind on for their country!
QB lacking teams tend to show up here quicker – Georgia Tech, Oregon and Northern Illinois, all lacking serious QB contenders, have come through in these rankings.
| Team | Avg | Trend | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navy | 4096.27 | 4687 | 3594 | 4568 | 4342 | 4247 | 4395 | 4230 | 3620 | 3747 | 3702 | 3927 | |
| Air Force | 3831.36 | 3881 | 3402 | 3689 | 4126 | 4472 | 3550 | 3152 | 4111 | 4092 | 3985 | 3685 | |
| Army | 3778.64 | 3863 | 4062 | 4710 | 4414 | 2931 | 3558 | 3717 | 4438 | 4158 | 3271 | 2443 | |
| Georgia Tech | 3759.36 | 1829 | 4225 | 3381 | 3355 | 3074 | 4789 | 3891 | 4357 | 4113 | 4203 | 4136 | |
| Oregon | 3321.00 | 2448 | 2332 | 3263 | 2717 | 3639 | 3518 | 3556 | 4098 | 4189 | 3759 | 3012 | |
| Wisconsin | 3214.27 | 3263 | 3554 | 3121 | 2843 | 1954 | 4482 | 3689 | 3309 | 3298 | 3194 | 2650 | |
| Ohio State | 3181.73 | 3735 | 2398 | 3405 | 3188 | 3188 | 3967 | 4321 | 2907 | 2482 | 2861 | 2547 | |
| Auburn | 2973.73 | 2588 | 2177 | 3056 | 3527 | 2552 | 3321 | 4596 | 1781 | 2370 | 3987 | 2756 | |
| Northern Illinois | 2939.64 | 1693 | 2337 | 2312 | 2877 | 2662 | 3488 | 4161 | 3335 | 3278 | 3645 | 2548 | |
| Alabama | 2934.36 | 2191 | 2976 | 3509 | 3675 | 2999 | 2893 | 2673 | 3185 | 2788 | 2378 | 3011 | |
| New Mexico | 2743.36 | 2463 | 1838 | 2825 | 4550 | 3292 | 3725 | 3706 | 3916 | 1358 | 1301 | 1203 | |
| Oklahoma | 2732.73 | 3363 | 3464 | 3049 | 3078 | 2887 | 3395 | 2911 | 2103 | 2118 | 1942 | 1750 | |
| Nevada | 2727.36 | 1503 | 1976 | 1526 | 2088 | 2738 | 2671 | 2183 | 3523 | 3218 | 4091 | 4484 | |
| Baylor | 2664.27 | 2330 | 2198 | 1407 | 3143 | 4247 | 2802 | 3368 | 3012 | 3063 | 2530 | 1207 | |
| Georgia | 2650.36 | 2591 | 3343 | 3876 | 2486 | 2498 | 3352 | 2209 | 2556 | 2296 | 1854 | 2093 | |
| Mississippi State | 2642.73 | 2868 | 2907 | 3272 | 2997 | 1873 | 3030 | 2469 | 1874 | 2279 | 2806 | 2695 | |
| Clemson | 2638.36 | 3606 | 3723 | 2717 | 2546 | 3345 | 1904 | 2283 | 2489 | 2219 | 1805 | 2385 | |
| Toledo | 2635.45 | 2694 | 2807 | 2856 | 2535 | 2495 | 3333 | 2887 | 2512 | 2777 | 2176 | 1918 | |
| Nebraska | 2599.91 | 2439 | 2508 | 1290 | 2199 | 2340 | 3123 | 2804 | 3547 | 2824 | 3466 | 2059 | |
| Arizona | 2555.82 | 2088 | 2429 | 4021 | 2820 | 2886 | 2546 | 3444 | 2961 | 1134 | 1712 | 2073 | |
| LSU | 2547.27 | 2502 | 2257 | 2699 | 2796 | 3089 | 2919 | 2630 | 2258 | 2836 | 2438 | 1596 | |
| San Diego State | 2494.55 | 1827 | 2102 | 3282 | 3680 | 3266 | 2809 | 2166 | 2869 | 2398 | 2101 | 940 | |
| TCU | 2487.09 | 2448 | 2030 | 2438 | 2535 | 2800 | 2689 | 1423 | 1977 | 2712 | 3208 | 3098 | |
| Stanford | 2464.73 | 1266 | 1403 | 2833 | 2716 | 3132 | 2064 | 2904 | 2440 | 2738 | 2779 | 2837 | |
| Tulsa | 2457.09 | 1660 | 2406 | 2967 | 3402 | 2264 | 1774 | 1977 | 3440 | 2509 | 2820 | 1809 | |
| Ohio | 2448.82 | 2883 | 3358 | 3179 | 2350 | 2351 | 1969 | 1742 | 2643 | 2750 | 2125 | 1587 | |
| Utah State | 2429.73 | 1979 | 2641 | 2228 | 2046 | 2146 | 2521 | 2503 | 2653 | 3675 | 2024 | 2311 | |
| Texas A&M | 2410.91 | 2068 | 2847 | 2023 | 2754 | 2198 | 1949 | 2406 | 3147 | 2589 | 2145 | 2394 | |
| Boise State | 2407.91 | 2342 | 2178 | 2009 | 2268 | 2488 | 2994 | 2578 | 2186 | 2235 | 2603 | 2606 | |
| Michigan | 2358.09 | 1959 | 2649 | 2310 | 2768 | 2057 | 1954 | 1634 | 2389 | 2884 | 3101 | 2234 | |
| Kansas State | 2353.91 | 2314 | 2191 | 2584 | 3013 | 2050 | 1745 | 2314 | 2522 | 2411 | 2590 | 2159 | |
| Louisiana-Lafayette | 2352.55 | 3604 | 3062 | 2204 | 2326 | 2063 | 2937 | 2672 | 2515 | 1627 | 1225 | 1643 | |
| Oklahoma State | 2299.45 | 2985 | 2474 | 2337 | 2221 | 1649 | 1776 | 2231 | 2799 | 2114 | 2267 | 2441 | |
| Washington | 2289.64 | 1922 | 2468 | 2382 | 2774 | 2130 | 2640 | 3107 | 1851 | 2006 | 2238 | 1668 | |
| Missouri | 2285.82 | 1820 | 2631 | 2516 | 2461 | 1385 | 2490 | 3330 | 1662 | 3165 | 2033 | 1651 | |
| South Florida | 2275.00 | 1935 | 2517 | 3169 | 3709 | 3211 | 1295 | 1075 | 1824 | 2185 | 1883 | 2222 | |
| Texas | 2266.82 | 2295 | 2143 | 1815 | 2871 | 2698 | 1786 | 2551 | 2270 | 2634 | 1806 | 2066 | |
| Virginia Tech | 2265.64 | 2289 | 2266 | 2254 | 2563 | 2070 | 1923 | 1557 | 1896 | 2616 | 2782 | 2706 | |
| Pittsburgh | 2255.18 | 1544 | 3191 | 1782 | 2926 | 2429 | 3243 | 1634 | 1730 | 1830 | 2154 | 2344 | |
| Notre Dame | 2239.27 | 2327 | 2374 | 3501 | 1960 | 2703 | 2073 | 1962 | 2462 | 2085 | 1646 | 1539 | |
| Kentucky | 2239.00 | 3624 | 2592 | 2102 | 3044 | 1952 | 1838 | 1775 | 1665 | 1490 | 2061 | 2486 | |
| Boston College | 2229.45 | 3291 | 2269 | 2865 | 1938 | 1976 | 3311 | 2762 | 1091 | 1571 | 1662 | 1788 | |
| Utah | 2227.55 | 2819 | 2520 | 2132 | 2782 | 2379 | 2475 | 1929 | 1605 | 1790 | 1988 | 2084 | |
| UCF | 2216.64 | 2909 | 3448 | 2583 | 1835 | 975 | 1661 | 2079 | 2545 | 2025 | 2626 | 1697 | |
| Arkansas State | 2208.55 | 1654 | 2402 | 1831 | 1784 | 3007 | 2813 | 2686 | 2700 | 2005 | 1789 | 1623 | |
| Cincinnati | 2202.36 | 2912 | 3113 | 1624 | 1418 | 2313 | 2035 | 2188 | 2619 | 2321 | 1880 | 1803 | |
| Houston | 2188.91 | 2258 | 2822 | 2002 | 1912 | 3301 | 2390 | 1807 | 1809 | 2086 | 1839 | 1852 | |
| BYU | 2184.73 | 2068 | 1991 | 1697 | 2615 | 1668 | 2363 | 3476 | 1991 | 2084 | 2185 | 1894 | |
| Mississippi | 2178.18 | 3015 | 1969 | 1607 | 1793 | 2380 | 2021 | 2470 | 2262 | 1550 | 2491 | 2402 | |
| Middle Tennessee | 2177.64 | 2063 | 1857 | 1850 | 2494 | 1894 | 2566 | 2576 | 2120 | 1755 | 2361 | 2418 | |
| USC | 2158.00 | 1537 | 1602 | 2591 | 2609 | 2355 | 2092 | 2408 | 1958 | 1951 | 2467 | 2168 | |
| Louisville | 2158.00 | 2767 | 1698 | 3186 | 3148 | 2223 | 1855 | 1909 | 1595 | 1580 | 2275 | 1502 | |
| Western Michigan | 2147.27 | 2666 | 2593 | 2697 | 3204 | 2648 | 2221 | 1394 | 1794 | 1575 | 1511 | 1317 | |
| UNLV | 2137.27 | 2018 | 2692 | 2882 | 2898 | 2324 | 1679 | 2243 | 1938 | 1971 | 1343 | 1522 | |
| Memphis | 2133.27 | 2614 | 3919 | 2562 | 2071 | 2331 | 2476 | 1660 | 1821 | 1008 | 1099 | 1905 | |
| Marshall | 2116.82 | 2514 | 2152 | 1823 | 1298 | 2196 | 3807 | 2883 | 2030 | 1561 | 1166 | 1855 | |
| Florida State | 2111.00 | 1829 | 1093 | 2024 | 2628 | 2187 | 1933 | 2844 | 2882 | 1458 | 2400 | 1943 | |
| Louisiana Tech | 2110.55 | 2189 | 1685 | 2242 | 2119 | 2075 | 2080 | 1922 | 2726 | 1919 | 2049 | 2210 | |
| Florida | 2108.82 | 1687 | 2771 | 1720 | 1667 | 1777 | 2252 | 1749 | 2440 | 1859 | 2170 | 3105 | |
| West Virginia | 2106.91 | 879 | 1931 | 1954 | 2969 | 2967 | 2376 | 1784 | 2222 | 1595 | 2076 | 2423 | |
| Florida Atlantic | 2106.45 | 2324 | 2902 | 3994 | 2258 | 1977 | 1963 | 2190 | 1327 | 1268 | 1140 | 1828 | |
| Minnesota | 2103.91 | 2323 | 2221 | 2189 | 2387 | 1873 | 2801 | 2538 | 1975 | 1920 | 1623 | 1293 | |
| Temple | 2092.09 | 1784 | 2027 | 1773 | 2466 | 2096 | 1293 | 1792 | 2213 | 3335 | 1803 | 2431 | |
| Penn State | 2077.64 | 2478 | 2664 | 2212 | 2406 | 1744 | 1325 | 2088 | 1727 | 2150 | 1853 | 2207 | |
| Northwestern | 2076.45 | 2161 | 1609 | 2264 | 1991 | 2451 | 1639 | 2069 | 2932 | 2166 | 2027 | 1532 | |
| Rice | 2076.18 | 1538 | 1867 | 2244 | 2036 | 2131 | 2181 | 3183 | 2623 | 1811 | 1913 | 1311 | |
| Michigan State | 2069.82 | 1653 | 1623 | 2182 | 2072 | 2118 | 3057 | 2433 | 1942 | 1931 | 1978 | 1779 | |
| Ball State | 2067.82 | 2633 | 1868 | 1896 | 2640 | 1840 | 1841 | 1985 | 2642 | 1661 | 1827 | 1913 | |
| Wyoming | 2066.73 | 2792 | 2393 | 1414 | 2876 | 2081 | 1838 | 2283 | 1492 | 2361 | 1434 | 1770 | |
| North Carolina | 2065.91 | 2446 | 2123 | 1730 | 1896 | 3142 | 1968 | 1928 | 2326 | 1805 | 1634 | 1727 | |
| Buffalo | 2047.55 | 3256 | 2648 | 1693 | 1839 | 1643 | 1965 | 2176 | 2120 | 1860 | 1361 | 1962 | |
| Fresno State | 2047.00 | 1911 | 2161 | 2170 | 1394 | 1642 | 2553 | 1967 | 1975 | 1810 | 1958 | 2976 | |
| Arizona State | 2046.45 | 1602 | 2392 | 2281 | 1578 | 2325 | 2194 | 2679 | 2669 | 1678 | 1671 | 1442 | |
| UCLA | 2045.36 | 1802 | 1858 | 1474 | 1011 | 2309 | 2724 | 2556 | 2671 | 2497 | 2107 | 1490 | |
| Colorado State | 2039.91 | 1586 | 1267 | 2603 | 2831 | 2571 | 2071 | 2872 | 1546 | 2001 | 1360 | 1731 | |
| Arkansas | 2036.27 | 1766 | 1721 | 2016 | 2135 | 2565 | 2834 | 2504 | 1424 | 1786 | 1935 | 1713 | |
| North Texas | 2026.27 | 1623 | 1999 | 2285 | 1736 | 1904 | 1838 | 2349 | 2077 | 1829 | 2426 | 2223 | |
| Western Kentucky | 2004.73 | 1670 | 1642 | 791 | 2609 | 2158 | 2084 | 2362 | 2367 | 2179 | 2105 | 2085 | |
| Illinois | 1987.18 | 1874 | 2916 | 1267 | 1686 | 1551 | 1527 | 1668 | 1534 | 2232 | 3199 | 2405 | |
| Miami (Florida) | 1976.55 | 1535 | 2489 | 2090 | 1973 | 1559 | 2345 | 2084 | 1737 | 1748 | 2388 | 1794 | |
| South Carolina | 1970.91 | 1796 | 1986 | 1588 | 1747 | 1856 | 2093 | 2580 | 1800 | 2497 | 2161 | 1576 | |
| Southern Mississippi | 1970.27 | 1527 | 1239 | 2399 | 2269 | 2517 | 1149 | 875 | 1857 | 2872 | 2611 | 2358 | |
| Maryland | 1961.82 | 2033 | 2762 | 1940 | 2594 | 2408 | 1584 | 1929 | 1236 | 2032 | 1796 | 1266 | |
| Indiana | 1958.64 | 1695 | 1888 | 1561 | 1979 | 2736 | 3163 | 2422 | 1560 | 1932 | 1204 | 1405 | |
| Iowa | 1949.45 | 1789 | 1929 | 1810 | 2234 | 2544 | 2120 | 2338 | 1476 | 1790 | 1929 | 1485 | |
| Syracuse | 1935.09 | 1848 | 2601 | 1938 | 1435 | 1958 | 1750 | 2539 | 2431 | 1445 | 1822 | 1519 | |
| Tulane | 1927.64 | 3162 | 2836 | 2778 | 2737 | 1389 | 1746 | 1639 | 475 | 1642 | 1530 | 1270 | |
| North Carolina State | 1916.45 | 1814 | 1858 | 2293 | 2030 | 2627 | 2659 | 1952 | 1444 | 1363 | 1590 | 1451 | |
| Tennessee | 1912.91 | 1874 | 1549 | 1409 | 2668 | 2908 | 1903 | 2261 | 1924 | 1081 | 1420 | 2045 | |
| Eastern Michigan | 1883.18 | 1590 | 1890 | 1555 | 2068 | 1894 | 1654 | 1896 | 1950 | 2620 | 2080 | 1518 | |
| California | 1881.09 | 1710 | 2045 | 1507 | 1852 | 1987 | 1790 | 1485 | 2196 | 2013 | 1906 | 2201 | |
| Iowa State | 1864.91 | 1729 | 1691 | 1470 | 1953 | 2184 | 1489 | 1726 | 1951 | 2265 | 1718 | 2338 | |
| UTEP | 1857.55 | 1658 | 1484 | 1147 | 2226 | 1768 | 2701 | 2213 | 1782 | 1859 | 1782 | 1813 | |
| Bowling Green | 1847.55 | 1941 | 1399 | 1820 | 2170 | 2520 | 2422 | 2707 | 1994 | 1473 | 752 | 1125 | |
| Troy | 1843.64 | 1717 | 2263 | 1937 | 2199 | 1429 | 1974 | 1692 | 2007 | 1064 | 2059 | 1939 | |
| Kent State | 1836.45 | 2427 | 2060 | 1830 | 2010 | 1593 | 900 | 2189 | 3161 | 1293 | 1363 | 1375 | |
| Duke | 1832.09 | 1804 | 2075 | 2228 | 1843 | 2508 | 2364 | 2492 | 1628 | 1129 | 1320 | 762 | |
| Vanderbilt | 1814.09 | 1496 | 2178 | 1286 | 2135 | 1856 | 1311 | 1807 | 2162 | 2138 | 1666 | 1920 | |
| Louisiana-Monroe | 1790.64 | 2490 | 2008 | 2044 | 2176 | 1338 | 834 | 1474 | 1847 | 1836 | 1443 | 2207 | |
| Florida International | 1763.36 | 2148 | 2286 | 2069 | 1783 | 1319 | 1502 | 955 | 1744 | 1893 | 2438 | 1260 | |
| Central Michigan | 1738.73 | 2539 | 1442 | 1743 | 1507 | 1317 | 2018 | 1593 | 1952 | 1389 | 1269 | 2357 | |
| SMU | 1723.73 | 2351 | 1386 | 2397 | 1959 | 1974 | 1204 | 1125 | 1716 | 1479 | 1943 | 1427 | |
| Colorado | 1702.45 | 1804 | 1716 | 1886 | 2557 | 2031 | 1855 | 1450 | 1318 | 1413 | 1642 | 1055 | |
| New Mexico State | 1692.45 | 1722 | 1264 | 1388 | 2037 | 2166 | 2152 | 1716 | 1171 | 1624 | 1534 | 1843 | |
| Texas Tech | 1687.82 | 1795 | 1591 | 1832 | 1243 | 2487 | 1836 | 1532 | 1819 | 1502 | 1837 | 1092 | |
| Wake Forest | 1679.91 | 2284 | 2778 | 2456 | 1895 | 1262 | 479 | 1145 | 1206 | 1490 | 1902 | 1582 | |
| East Carolina | 1673.09 | 1696 | 1556 | 1292 | 1589 | 1600 | 2094 | 1821 | 1760 | 1309 | 1558 | 2129 | |
| Oregon State | 1672.55 | 1880 | 1867 | 1650 | 2300 | 2128 | 1417 | 1227 | 1617 | 1041 | 1453 | 1818 | |
| Kansas | 1671.45 | 1749 | 1903 | 1231 | 1429 | 1355 | 1454 | 1851 | 2540 | 1914 | 1615 | 1345 | |
| Rutgers | 1668.45 | 1605 | 1609 | 1765 | 1730 | 2039 | 2114 | 1684 | 1578 | 1271 | 1211 | 1747 | |
| Virginia | 1664.27 | 1697 | 2252 | 1216 | 1363 | 1737 | 1653 | 1879 | 1542 | 2107 | 1672 | 1189 | |
| Purdue | 1656.64 | 999 | 1773 | 1970 | 1154 | 1576 | 1886 | 805 | 2135 | 2362 | 1930 | 1633 | |
| Hawai'i | 1647.36 | 2009 | 1534 | 2018 | 2293 | 1611 | 1943 | 1375 | 1303 | 1240 | 1489 | 1306 | |
| Connecticut | 1634.55 | 1544 | 2394 | 1752 | 1408 | 1622 | 1283 | 1010 | 1055 | 1422 | 2271 | 2219 | |
| San Jose State | 1418.27 | 1073 | 738 | 1561 | 1869 | 2378 | 1696 | 1648 | 1475 | 1222 | 1021 | 920 | |
| Akron | 1399.27 | 571 | 1143 | 1475 | 1586 | 2134 | 1484 | 1471 | 1373 | 1373 | 1361 | 1421 | |
| Miami (Ohio) | 1397.55 | 1833 | 1917 | 1763 | 1772 | 1556 | 1171 | 1219 | 1039 | 886 | 1376 | 841 | |
| Washington State | 915.45 | 885 | 1010 | 884 | 1560 | 1046 | 478 | 694 | 349 | 1224 | 1092 | 848 | |
| Georgia State | #N/A | #N/A | 3141 | 2057 | 1408 | 1052 | 1260 | 1156 | 1227 | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A |
| Liberty | #N/A | #N/A | 1956 | 1937 | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A |
| Appalachian State | #N/A | #N/A | 3240 | 3125 | 2907 | 3262 | 3529 | 2901 | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A |
| Charlotte | #N/A | #N/A | 2605 | 1951 | 1995 | 2114 | 1957 | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A |
| Coastal Carolina | #N/A | #N/A | 2346 | 2384 | 1875 | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A |
| UAB | #N/A | #N/A | 2111 | 2818 | 2382 | #N/A | #N/A | 2545 | 2137 | 1323 | 1553 | 1873 | 2759 |
| UTSA | #N/A | #N/A | 1950 | 1047 | 2030 | 2104 | 2026 | 1466 | 2105 | 1504 | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A |
| South Alabama | #N/A | #N/A | 2057 | 1824 | 1167 | 1893 | 1928 | 2327 | 2073 | 1606 | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A |
| Georgia Southern | #N/A | #N/A | 3292 | 3461 | 2668 | 2690 | 4719 | 4559 | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A |
| Texas State | #N/A | #N/A | 921 | 1777 | 1609 | 989 | 2248 | 2862 | 2058 | 2152 | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A |
| Massachusetts | #N/A | #N/A | 1495 | 1674 | 1624 | 1194 | 1707 | 1312 | 1502 | 1099 | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A |
| Old Dominion | #N/A | #N/A | 1168 | 1569 | 1967 | 2559 | 1821 | 1793 | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A |