Offense
Louisville ranks first in FBS in yards per carry at 7.70, ahead of Cincinnati (6.79) and Georgia (6.62). The middle of FBS is about 5.21, and California is last of 135 (3.66).
Yards per carry, sacks left out.
Per game and per play, from play-by-play.
Games through Oct 31, 2026. Ranks are among the 135 FBS teams with the number.
| Rank | Team | Conference | Yards per carry |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisville | ACC | 7.70 |
| 2 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 6.79 |
| 3 | Georgia | SEC | 6.62 |
| 4 | Army | American Athletic | 6.50 |
| 5 | South Carolina | SEC | 6.49 |
| 6 | UConn | Independents | 6.48 |
| 7 | Utah | Big 12 | 6.48 |
| 8 | Miami | ACC | 6.25 |
| 9 | Texas State | Pac-12 | 6.22 |
| 10 | Memphis | American Athletic | 6.22 |
| 11 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 6.12 |
| 12 | Temple | American Athletic | 6.09 |
| 13 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 6.08 |
| 14 | Colorado State | Pac-12 | 6.02 |
| 15 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 6.02 |
| 16 | Boise State | Pac-12 | 6.01 |
| 17 | Rice | American Athletic | 6.01 |
| 18 | Indiana | Big Ten | 5.99 |
| 19 | Liberty | Conference USA | 5.98 |
| 20 | Navy | American Athletic | 5.98 |
| 21 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 5.93 |
| 22 | BYU | Big 12 | 5.93 |
| 23 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 5.91 |
| 24 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 5.88 |
| 25 | UCLA | Big Ten | 5.88 |
| 26 | Illinois | Big Ten | 5.84 |
| 27 | North Texas | American Athletic | 5.83 |
| 28 | Tennessee | SEC | 5.76 |
| 29 | Tulane | American Athletic | 5.75 |
| 30 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 5.71 |
| 31 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 5.70 |
| 32 | Mississippi State | SEC | 5.70 |
| 33 | Alabama | SEC | 5.70 |
| 34 | Boston College | ACC | 5.65 |
| 35 | Auburn | SEC | 5.65 |
| 36 | Iowa | Big Ten | 5.63 |
| 37 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 5.62 |
| 38 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 5.59 |
| 39 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 5.59 |
| 40 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 5.58 |
| 41 | Kentucky | SEC | 5.56 |
| 42 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 5.51 |
| 43 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 5.49 |
| 44 | Houston | Big 12 | 5.49 |
| 45 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 5.49 |
| 46 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 5.48 |
| 47 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 5.46 |
| 48 | Ohio | Mid-American | 5.45 |
| 49 | Florida State | ACC | 5.45 |
| 50 | Kansas | Big 12 | 5.45 |
| 51 | UTSA | American Athletic | 5.42 |
| 52 | UNLV | Mountain West | 5.41 |
| 53 | Notre Dame | Independents | 5.41 |
| 54 | UTEP | Mountain West | 5.41 |
| 55 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 5.40 |
| 56 | Troy | Sun Belt | 5.38 |
| 57 | Duke | ACC | 5.37 |
| 58 | Toledo | Mid-American | 5.35 |
| 59 | Air Force | Mountain West | 5.35 |
| 60 | Nevada | Mountain West | 5.35 |
| 61 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 5.32 |
| 62 | Wake Forest | ACC | 5.31 |
| 63 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 5.28 |
| 64 | UCF | Big 12 | 5.27 |
| 65 | Fresno State | Pac-12 | 5.26 |
| 66 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 5.22 |
| 67 | Florida | SEC | 5.21 |
| 68 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 5.21 |
| 69 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | 5.17 |
| 70 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 5.17 |
| 71 | Ole Miss | SEC | 5.15 |
| 72 | Akron | Mid-American | 5.12 |
| 73 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 5.12 |
| 74 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 5.11 |
| 75 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 5.09 |
| 76 | NC State | ACC | 5.08 |
| 77 | LSU | SEC | 5.07 |
| 78 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 5.02 |
| 79 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 5.00 |
| 80 | Arizona | Big 12 | 4.99 |
| 81 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 4.98 |
| 82 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 4.95 |
| 83 | Utah State | Pac-12 | 4.94 |
| 84 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 4.92 |
| 85 | SMU | ACC | 4.91 |
| 86 | Missouri | SEC | 4.89 |
| 87 | Clemson | ACC | 4.88 |
| 88 | Ball State | Mid-American | 4.87 |
| 89 | Maryland | Big Ten | 4.87 |
| 90 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 4.86 |
| 91 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 4.85 |
| 92 | Oregon | Big Ten | 4.84 |
| 93 | North Carolina | ACC | 4.84 |
| 94 | App State | Sun Belt | 4.83 |
| 95 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 4.81 |
| 96 | Northern Illinois | Mountain West | 4.80 |
| 97 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 4.80 |
| 98 | Texas | SEC | 4.78 |
| 99 | Washington | Big Ten | 4.77 |
| 100 | Texas A&M | SEC | 4.77 |
| 101 | Missouri State | Conference USA | 4.69 |
| 102 | Louisiana Tech | Sun Belt | 4.69 |
| 103 | Virginia | ACC | 4.69 |
| 104 | UAB | American Athletic | 4.68 |
| 105 | San Diego State | Pac-12 | 4.67 |
| 106 | Baylor | Big 12 | 4.65 |
| 106 | USC | Big Ten | 4.65 |
| 108 | Syracuse | ACC | 4.61 |
| 109 | Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 4.61 |
| 110 | Delaware | Conference USA | 4.57 |
| 111 | Sacramento State | Mid-American | 4.57 |
| 112 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 4.56 |
| 113 | Colorado | Big 12 | 4.56 |
| 114 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 4.55 |
| 115 | Stanford | ACC | 4.54 |
| 116 | North Dakota State | Mountain West | 4.52 |
| 117 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 4.45 |
| 118 | San José State | Mountain West | 4.39 |
| 119 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 4.35 |
| 120 | Michigan | Big Ten | 4.34 |
| 121 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 4.31 |
| 122 | Penn State | Big Ten | 4.28 |
| 123 | Purdue | Big Ten | 4.23 |
| 124 | TCU | Big 12 | 4.21 |
| 125 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 4.18 |
| 126 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 4.15 |
| 127 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 4.11 |
| 128 | Arkansas | SEC | 4.10 |
| 129 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 4.10 |
| 130 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 4.07 |
| 131 | Florida International | Conference USA | 4.00 |
| 132 | Oklahoma | SEC | 3.98 |
| 133 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 3.88 |
| 134 | Kent State | Mid-American | 3.69 |
| 135 | California | ACC | 3.66 |
ACC: Louisville (7.70, 1st); Big 12: Cincinnati (6.79, 2nd); SEC: Georgia (6.62, 3rd); American Athletic: Army (6.50, 4th); Independents: UConn (6.48, 6th); Pac-12: Texas State (6.22, 9th); Big Ten: Northwestern (6.12, 11th); Mountain West: Wyoming (6.02, 15th); Conference USA: Liberty (5.98, 19th); Sun Belt: Georgia State (5.91, 23rd); Mid-American: Miami (OH) (5.48, 46th).