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Most Rushes - Game

• 47 - Herschel Walker vs. Florida, 1981 (47 for 192)
• 43 - Herschel Walker vs. S. Ca., 1980 (43 for 219)
• 41 - Herschel Walker vs. Ole Miss, 1981 (41 for 265)
• 39 - Verron Haynes vs. Georgia Tech, 2001 (39 for 207)
• 39 - Herschel Walker vs. Miss. State, 1982 (39 for 215)
• 38 - Herschel Walker vs. Vanderbilt, 1982 (38 for 172)
• 38 - Torin Kirtsey vs. Clemson, 1995 (38 for 195)
• 37 - Musa Smith vs. Ole Miss, 2002 (37 for 148)
• 37 - Herschel Walker vs. Florida, 1980 (37 for 238)
• 37 - Herschel Walker vs. Auburn, 1981 (37 for 165)
• 37 - Robert Arnaud vs. Kentucky, 1995 (37 for 120)

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Most Rushes - Season

• 385 - Herschel Walker, 1981 (SEC Record)
• 335 - Herschel Walker, 1982
• 287 - Willie McClendon, 1978
• 274 - Herschel Walker, 1980
• 260 - Musa Smith, 2002
• 250 - Knowshon Moreno, 2008
• 248 - Knowshon Moreno, 2007
• 228 - Garrison Hearst, 1992
• 218 - Kevin McLee, 1976
• 218 - Rodney Hampton, 1989
• 209 - Frank Sinkwich, 1941
• 208 - Lars Tate, 1987

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Most Rushes - Career

• 994 - Herschel Walker, 1980-82 (SEC Record)
• 615 - Lars Tate, 1984-87
• 562 - Kevin McLee, 1975-77
• 543 - Garrison Hearst, 1990-92
• 498 - Knowshon Moreno, 2007-08
• 472 - Rodney Hampton, 1987-89
• 461 - Jimmy Poulos, 1971-73
• 454 - Musa Smith, 2000-02
• 447 - Frank Sinkwich, 1940-42
• 443 - Willie McClendon, 1976-78
• 431 - Andy Johnson, 1971-73

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Most Rushes Per Game - Season

• 35.0 - Herschel Walker, 1981 (SEC Record)
• 30.4 - Herschel Walker, 1982
• 24.9 - Herschel Walker, 1980

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Most Rushes Per Game - Career

• 30.1 - Herschel Walker, 1980-82
• 17.6 - Kevin McLee, 1975-77
• 17.1 - Robert Edwards, 1995-97

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Most Rushes - Three Seasons

• 994 - Herschel Walker, 1980-82 (NCAA Record)

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1,000 Yard Single Season Rushers

• 1,891 - Herschel Walker, 1981 (SEC Record)
• 1,752 - Herschel Walker, 1982
• 1,616 - Hereschel Walker, 1980
• 1,547 - Garrison Hearst, 1992
• 1,400 - Knowshon Moreno, 2008
• 1,334 - Knowshon Moreno, 2007
• 1,324 - Musa Smith, 2002
• 1,312 - Willie McClendon, 1978
• 1,216 - Tim Worley, 1988
• 1,103 - Frank Sinkwich, 1941
• 1,059 - Rodney Hampton, 1989
• 1,058 - Kevin McLee, 1976

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Most Rushing Yards - Game

• 283 - Herschel Walker vs. Vanderbilt, 1980
• 265 - Herschel Walker vs. Ole Miss, 1981
• 246 - Garrison Hearst vs. Vanderbilt, 1992
• 239 - Charley Trippi vs. Florida, 1945
• 238 - Herschel Walker vs. Florida, 1980
• 227 - Rodney Hampton vs. Ole Miss, 1987

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Most Rushing Yards - Season

• 1,891 - Herschel Walker, 1981 (SEC Record)
• 1,752 - Herschel Walker, 1982
• 1,616 - Herschel Walker, 1980
• 1,547 - Garrison Hearst, 1992
• 1,400 - Knowshon Moreno, 2008
• 1,334 - Knowshon Moreno, 2007
• 1,324 - Musa Smith, 2002
• 1,312 - Willie McClendon, 1978
• 1,216 - Tim Worley, 1988
• 1,103 - Frank Sinkwich, 1941
• 1,059 - Rodney Hampton, 1989
• 1,058 - Kevin McLee, 1976

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Most Rushing Yards - Career

• 5,259 - Herschel Walker, 1980-82 (SEC Record)
• 3,232 - Garrison Hearst, 1990-92
• 3,017 - Lars Tate, 1984-87
• 2,734 - Knowshon Moreno, 2007-08
• 2,668 - Rodney Hampton, 1987-89
• 2,581 - Kevin McLee, 1975-77
• 2,271 - Frank Sinkwich, 1940-42
• 2,228 - Willie McClendon, 1976-78
• 2,202 - Musa Smith, 2000-02
• 2,038 - Tim Worley, 1985-86, 88
• 2,033 - Robert Edwards, 1995-97

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Average Yards Per Game - Season

• 171.9 - Herschel Walker, 1981 (1,891 - 11 games; SEC Record)
• 159.3 - Herschel Walker, 1982 (1,752 - 11 games)
• 146.9 - Herschel Walker, 1980 (1,616 - 11 games)
• 140.6 - Garrison Hearst, 1992 (1,547 - 11 games)
• 119.3 - Willie McClendon, 1978 (1,312 - 11 games)
• 110.3 - Frank Sinkwich, 1941 (1,103 - 10 games)

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Average Yards Per Game - Career

• 159.4 - Herschel Walker, 1980-82 (5,259 - 33 games; SEC Record)
• 105.2 - Knowshon Moreno, 2007-08 (2,734 - 26 games)
• 97.9 - Garrison Hearst, 1990-92 (3,232 - 33 games)
• 88.4 - Robert Edwards, 1995-97 (2,033 - 23 games)
• 86.1 - Rodney Hampton, 1987-89 (2,668 - 31 games)
• 78.2 - Kevin McLee, 1975-77 (2,581 - 33 games)
• 73.3 - Frank Sinkwich, 1940-42 (2,271 - 31 games)

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Most Rushing Touchdowns - Season

• 19 - Garrison Hearst, 1992 (SEC Record)
• 18 - Herschel Walker, 1981
• 17 - Tim Worley, 1988
• 16 - Frank Sinkwich, 1942
• 16 - Herschel Walker, 1982
• 16 - Lars Tate, 1986
• 16 - Knowshon Moreno, 2008

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Most Rushing Touchdowns - Career

• 49 - Herschel Walker, 1980-82 (SEC Record)
• 36 - Lars Tate, 1984-87
• 33 - Garrison Hearst, 1990-92
• 32 - Charles Trippi, 1942, '45-45
• 30 - Knowshon Moreno, 2007-08
• 29 - Frank Sinkwich, 1940-42
• 27 - Robert Edwards, 1995-97
• 27 - Tim Worley, 1985-86-88

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Average Gain Per Rush - Season

• 7.06 - Rodney Hampton, 1987 (126 for 890)
• 6.85 - Charles Trippi, 1942
• 6.82 - Glynn Harrison, 1975
• 6.79 - Garrison Hearst, 1992
• 6.77 - Keith Henderson, 1985
• 6.60 - Anthony Arnold, 1979
• 6.59 - Fred Brown, 1958

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Average Gain Per Rush - Career

• 6.42 - Charley Trippi, 1942, 1945-46*
• 6.37 - Glynn Harrison, 1972-75
• 6.04 - Keith Henderson, 1985-86-88
• 5.95 - Garrison Hearst, 1990-92
• 5.80 - Tim Worley, 1985-86-88
• 5.70 - Rodney Hampton, 1987-89
• 5.49 - Knowshon Moreno, 2007-08
• 5.29 - Herschel Walker, 1980-82
• 5.25 - Ray Goff, 1974-76
• 5.24 - Steve Kelly, 1978-79
• 5.23 - Andy Reid, 1973-75

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Average Gain Per Rush - Game (Min. 40 Rushes)

• 6.46 - Herschel Walker vs. Ole Miss, 1981 (41 for 265)

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Average Gain Per Rush - Season (Min. 200 Rushes)

• 6.79 - Garrison Hearst, 1992 (228 for 1,547; SEC Record)
• 5.90 - Herschel Walker, 1980 (274 for 1,616)
• 5.60 - Knowshon Moreno, 2008 (250 for 1,400)
• 5.38 - Knowshon Moreno, 2007 (248 for 1,334)
• 5.28 - Frank Sinkwich, 1941 (209 for 1,103)
• 5.23 - Herschel Walker, 1982 (335 for 1,752)
• 5.09 - Musa Smith, 2002 (260 for 1,324)

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Average Gain Per Rush - Career (Min. 800 Rushes)

• 5.29 - Herschel Walker, 1980-82 (994 for 5,259)

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Most Yards Rushing by a Freshman

• 1,616 - Herschel Walker, 1980
• 1,334 - Knowshon Moreno, 2007
• 890 - Rodney Hampton, 1987
• 875 - Thomas Brown, 2004
• 731 - Keith Henderson, 1985

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Most Yards Rushing by a Sophomore

• 1,891 - Herschel Walker, 1981
• 1,400 - Knowshon Moreno, 2008
• 968 - Garrison Hearst, 1991
• 896 - Jasper Sanks, 1999
• 870 - Andy Johnson, 1971

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Most Yards Rushing by a Junior

• 1,752 - Herschel Walker, 1982
• 1,547 - Garrison Hearst, 1992
• 1,324 - Musa Smith, 2002
• 1,216 - Tim Worley, 1988

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Most Yards Rushing by a Senior

• 1,312 - Willie McClendon, 1978
• 1,016 - Lars Tate, 1987
• 908 - Robert Edwards, 1997
• 795 - Frank Sinkwich, 1942

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Most Yards Rushing - Three Seasons

• 5,259 - Herschel Walker, 1980-82 (NCAA Record)
• 3,232 - Garrison Hearst, 1990-92
• 2,668 - Rodney Hampton, 1987-89
• 2,581 - Kevin McLee, 1975-77
• 2,271 - Frank Sinkwich, 1940-42
• 2,202 - Musa Smith, 2000-02

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Most Games Rushing 200+ Yards by a Freshman

• 4 - Herschel Walker, 1980
• 1 - Rodney Hampton, 1987

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Most Games Rushing 100+ Yards - Season

• 11 - Herschel Walker, 1981
• 10 - Herschel Walker, 1982
• 9 - Musa Smith, 2000-02
• 9 - Garrison Hearst, 1992
• 8 - Willie McClendon, 1978

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Most Games Rushing 100+ Yards - Career

• 28 - Herschel Walker, 1980-82
• 16 - Garrison Hearst, 1990-92
• 13 - Knowshon Moreno, 2007-08
• 12 - Rodney Hampton, 1987-89
• 11 - Musa Smith, 2000-02
• 10 - Robert Edwards, 1995-97
• 10 - Willie McClendon, 1976-78

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Most Games Rushing 200+ Yards - Career

• 9 - Herschel Walker, 1980-82
• 1 - Charles Trippi, 1942, 45-46
• 1 - Kevin McLee, 1975-77
• 1 - Lars Tate, 1984-87
• 1 - Rodney Hampton, 1987-89
• 1 - Garrison Hearst, 1990-92
• 1 - Verron Haynes, 1999-2001

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Most Seasons Rushing 1,000+ Yards

• 3 - Herschel Walker, 1980-82
• 2 - Knowshon Moreno, 2007-08

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Most Seasons Rushing 1,500+ Yards

• 3 - Herschel Walker, 1980-82
• 1 - Garrison Hearst, 1992

 

 

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