COLLEGE FOOTBALL STATISTICS
1997
Rushing
CAR YDS AVG YDSPG
1 Ricky Williams, Texas -------- 279 1893 6.8 172.09
2 Ahman Green, Nebraska -------- 278 1877 6.8 156.42
3 Amos Zereoue, West Va. ------- 264 1505 5.7 150.50
4 Tavian Banks, Iowa ----------- 246 1639 6.7 149.00
5 Ron Dayne, Wisconsin --------- 249 1421 5.7 142.10
6 Travis Prentice, Miami (Ohio) 296 1549 5.2 140.82
7 Dwayne Harris, Toledo -------- 254 1278 5.0 127.80
8 Kevin Faulk, LSU ------------- 205 1144 5.6 127.11
9 Demond Parker, Oklahoma ------ 194 1143 5.9 127.00
10 Chris McCoy, Navy ------------ 246 1370 5.6 124.55
11 Curtis Enis, Penn St. -------- 228 1363 6.0 123.91
12 Fred Taylor, Florida --------- 214 1292 6.0 117.45
13 Robert Holcombe, Illinois ---- 294 1253 4.3 113.91
14 Jamal Lewis, Tennessee ------- 232 1364 5.9 113.67
15 Darren Davis, Iowa St. ------- 212 1005 4.7 111.67
16 Sedrick Irvin, Michigan St. -- 231 1211 5.2 110.09
17 Edgerrin James, Miami (Fla.) - 184 1098 6.0 109.80
18 Saladin McCullough, Oregon --- 250 1193 4.8 108.45
19 Autry Denson, Notre Dame ----- 264 1268 4.8 105.67
20 Michael Black, Washington St. 235 1157 4.9 105.18
21 Tremayne Stephens, No Caro St. 204 1142 5.6 103.82
21 Skip Hicks, UCLA ------------- 227 1142 5.0 103.82
23 Michael Perry, Rice ---------- 162 1034 6.4 103.40
24 Denvis Manns, New Mexico St. - 194 1017 5.2 101.70
25 James Johnson, Mississippi St. 217 1069 4.9 97.18
26 Michael Pittman, Fresno St. -- 238 1057 4.4 96.09
27 Chris Lemon, Nevada ---------- 250 1055 4.2 95.91
28 John Avery, Mississippi ------ 166 862 5.2 95.78
29 Harold Shaw, Southern Miss. -- 245 1045 4.3 95.00
30 Charlie Higgins, Tulsa ------- 202 1043 5.2 94.82
31 Robert Sanford, Western Mich. 216 1033 4.8 93.91
32 Benji Wood, Rice ------------- 172 936 5.4 93.60
33 Damon Washington, Colorado St. 180 1112 6.2 92.67
34 Kevin McDougal, Colorado St. - 150 1111 7.4 92.58
35 Brian McKenzie, Brigham Young 218 1004 4.6 91.27
35 Jonathan Linton, North Caro. - 248 1004 4.0 91.27
37 Scott Frost, Nebraska -------- 176 1095 6.2 91.25
38 Doug Chapman, Marshall ------- 157 908 5.8 90.80
38 Robert Edwards, Georgia ------ 165 908 5.5 90.80
40 Raymond Priester, Clemson ---- 205 894 4.4 89.40
41 Mike Cloud, Boston College --- 137 886 6.5 88.60
42 Adrian Autry, Northwestern --- 244 1049 4.3 87.42
43 Chad Nelson, Rice ------------ 196 953 4.9 86.64
44 J.R. Redmond, Arizona St. ---- 142 865 6.1 86.50
45 Steve Hookfin, Ohio ---------- 159 864 5.4 86.40
46 Donte Womack, Southern Meth. - 181 775 4.3 86.11
47 Jonas Lewis, San Diego St. --- 227 1021 4.5 85.08
48 Ivory Bryant, Northern Ill. -- 224 828 3.7 82.80
49 Eric Flowers, Central Mich. -- 216 909 4.2 82.64
50 Ken Oxendine, Virginia Tech -- 237 904 3.8 82.18