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UGA Football Rushing Records

UGA football rushing records are led by Herschel Walker, who won the Heisman Trophy in 1982. Some records are held by Nick Chubb, Sony Michel, Todd Gurley, and D’Andre Swift.

Below are the Georgia Bulldogs football rushing records, including most rushes, most rushing yards, touchdowns, and more.

Most Rushes – Game

  1. 47 – Herschel Walker vs. Florida, 1981 (47 for 192) (SEC Record)
  2. 43 – Herschel Walker vs. South Carolina, 1980 (43 for 219)
  3. 41 – Herschel Walker vs. Ole Miss, 1981 (41 for 265)
  4. 39 – Verron Haynes vs. Georgia Tech, 2001 (39 for 207)
    39 – Herschel Walker vs. Miss. State, 1982 (39 for 215)
  5. 38 – Nick Chubb vs. Missouri, 2014 (38 for 143)
    38 – Torin Kirtsey vs. Clemson, 1995 (38 for 195)
    38 – Herschel Walker vs. Vanderbilt, 1982 (38 for 172)
  6. 37 – Musa Smith vs. Ole Miss, 2002 (37 for 148)
    37 – Robert Arnaud vs. Kentucky, 1995 (37 for 120)
    37 – Herschel Walker vs. Auburn, 1981 (37 for 165)
    37 – Herschel Walker vs. Florida, 1980 (37 for 238)

Most Rushes – Season

  1. 385 – Herschel Walker, 1981
  2. 335 – Herschel Walker, 1982
  3. 287 – Willie McClendon, 1978
  4. 274 – Herschel Walker, 1980
  5. 260 – Musa Smith, 2002
  6. 250 – Knowshon Moreno, 2008
  7. 248 – Knowshon Moreno, 2007
  8. 228 – Garrison Hearst, 1992
  9. 224 – Nick Chubb, 2016
  10. 223 – Nick Chubb, 2017

Most Rushes – Career

  1. 994 – Herschel Walker, 1980-82 (SEC Record)
  2. 758 – Nick Chubb, 2014-17
  3. 615 – Lars Tate, 1984-87
  4. 591 – Sony Michel, 2014-17
  5. 562 – Kevin McLee, 1975-77
  6. 543 – Garrison Hearst, 1990-92
  7. 529 – Thomas Brown, 2004-07
  8. 510 – Todd Gurley, 2012-14
  9. 498 – Knowshon Moreno, 2007-08
  10. 472 – Rodney Hampton, 1987-89

Most Rushes Per Game – Season

  1. 35.0 – Herschel Walker, 1981 (SEC Record)
  2. 30.5 – Herschel Walker, 1982
  3. 26.1 – Willie McClendon, 1978

Most Rushes Per Game – Career

  1. 30.1 – Herschel Walker, 1980-82 (SEC Record)
  2. 19.2 – Knowshon Moreno, 2007-08
  3. 17.6 – Kevin McLee, 1975-77
  4. 17.1 – Robert Edwards, 1995-97
  5. 17.0 – Todd Gurley, 2012-14

Most Rushes – Three Seasons

  1. 994 – Herschel Walker, 1980-82 (NCAA Record)

Most Rushing Yards – Game

  1. 283 – Herschel Walker vs. Vanderbilt, 1980
  2. 266 – Nick Chubb vs. Louisville, 2014
  3. 265 – Herschel Walker vs. Ole Miss, 1981
  4. 246 – Garrison Hearst vs. Vanderbilt, 1992
  5. 239 – Charley Trippi vs. Florida, 1945
  6. 238 – Herschel Walker vs. Florida, 1980
  7. 227 – Rodney Hampton vs. Ole Miss, 1987
  8. 225 – Herschel Walker vs. Ga. Tech, 1981
  9. 222 – Nick Chubb vs. North Carolina, 2016
  10. 219 – Herschel Walker vs. S. Carolina, 1980
    219 – Herschel Walker vs. Memphis. St., 1981
    219 – Herschel Walker vs. Florida, 1982
  11. 218 – Lars Tate vs. Virginia, 1987
  12. 215 – Herschel Walker vs. Miss. State, 1982
  13. 208 – Todd Gurley vs. Tennessee, 2014

Most Rushing Yards – Season

  1. 1,891 – Herschel Walker, 1981
  2. 1,752 – Herschel Walker, 1982
  3. 1,616 – Herschel Walker, 1980
  4. 1,547 – Nick Chubb, 2014
    1,547 – Garrison Hearst, 1992
  5. 1,400 – Knowshon Moreno, 2008
  6. 1,385 – Todd Gurley, 2012
  7. 1,345 – Nick Chubb, 2017
  8. 1,334 – Knowshon Moreno, 2007
  9. 1,324 – Musa Smith, 2002

Most Rushing Yards – Career

  1. 5,259 – Herschel Walker, 1980-82 (SEC Record)
  2. 4,769 – Nick Chubb, 2014-17
  3. 3,638 – Sony Michel, 2014-17
  4. 3,285 – Todd Gurley, 2012-14
  5. 3,232 – Garrison Hearst, 1990-92
  6. 3,017 – Lars Tate, 1984-87
  7. 2,885 – D’Andre Swift, 2017-19
  8. 2,734 – Knowshon Moreno, 2007-08
  9. 2,668 – Rodney Hampton, 1987-89
  10. 2,646 – Thomas Brown, 2004-07
  11. 2,581 – Kevin McLee, 1975-77
  12. 2,271 – Frank Sinkwich, 1940-42
  13. 2,228 – Willie McClendon, 1976-78
  14. 2,202 – Musa Smith, 2000-02
  15. 2,105 – Daijun Edwards, 2020-23

Average Yards Per Game – Season

  1. 171.9 – Herschel Walker, 1981 (1,891 – 11 games; SEC Record)
  2. 159.3 – Herschel Walker, 1982 (1,752 – 11 games)
  3. 151.8 – Todd Gurley, 2014 (911 yards – 6 games)
  4. 146.9 – Herschel Walker, 1980 (1,616 – 11 games)
  5. 140.6 – Garrison Hearst, 1992 (1,547 – 11 games)

Average Yards Per Game – Career

  1. 159.4 – Herschel Walker, 1980-82 (5,259 – 33 games; SEC Record)
  2. 109.5 – Todd Gurley, 2012-14 (3,285 – 30 games)
  3. 105.2 – Knowshon Moreno, 2007-08 (2,734 – 26 games)
  4. 101.5 – Nick Chubb, 2014- (4,769 – 47 games)
  5. 97.9 – Garrison Hearst, 1990-92 (3,232 – 33 games)

Most Rushing Touchdowns – Game

  1. 5 – Washaun Ealey vs. Kentucky, 2010
  2. 4 – Five times by two players (most recently by Robert Edwards vs. Florida, 1997)

Most Rushing Touchdowns – Season

  1. 19 – Garrison Hearst, 1992
  2. 18 – Herschel Walker, 1981
  3. 17 – Todd Gurley, 2012
    17 – Tim Worley, 1988
  4. 16 – Sony Michel, 2017
    16 – Knowshon Moreno, 2008
    16 – Lars Tate, 1986
    16 – Herschel Walker, 1982
    16 – Frank Sinkwich, 1942

Most Rushing Touchdowns – Career

  1. 49 – Herschel Walker, 1980-82
  2. 44 – Nick Chubb, 2014-17
  3. 36 – Lars Tate, 1984-87
    36 – Todd Gurley, 2012-14
  4. 33 – Sony Michel, 2014-17
    33 – Garrison Hearst, 1990-92
  5. 32 – Charley Trippi, 1942, 1945-46
  6. 30 – Knowshon Moreno, 2007-08
    30 – Frank Sinkwich, 1940-42
  7. 27 – Robert Edwards, 1995-97
    27 – Tim Worley, 1985-86-88

Average Gain Per Rush – Season

  1. 7.87 – Sony Michel, 2017
  2. 7.06 – Nick Chubb, 2014
  3. 7.06 – Rodney Hampton, 1987
  4. 6.85 – Charley Trippi, 1942
  5. 6.82 – Glynn Harrison, 1975
  6. 6.79 – Garrison Hearst, 1992
  7. 6.77 – Keith Henderson, 1985

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

  1. 7.06 – Nick Chubb, 2014 (219 for 1,547)
  2. 6.79 – Garrison Hearst, 1992 (228 for 1,547)
  3. 6.24 – Todd Gurley, 2012 (222 for 1,385)
  4. 6.03 – Nick Chubb, 2017 (223 for 1,345)
  5. 5.90 – Herschel Walker, 1980 (274 for 1,616)
  6. 5.60 – Knowshon Moreno, 2008 (250 for 1,400)
  7. 5.38 – Knowshon Moreno, 2007 (248 for 1,334)
  8. 5.30 – Sony Michel, 2015 (219 for 1,161)
  9. 5.28 – Frank Sinkwich, 1941 (209 for 1,103)
  10. 5.23 – Herschel Walker, 1982 (335 for 1,752)

Average Gain Per Rush – Career

  1. 6.56 – D’Andre Swift, 2017-19
  2. 6.44 – Todd Gurley, 2012-14
  3. 6.42 – Charley Trippi, 1942, 1945-46
  4. 6.37 – Glynn Harrison, 1972-75
  5. 6.29 – Nick Chubb, 2014-17
  6. 6.23 – Elijah Holyfield, 2016-18
  7. 6.19 – Kendall Milton, 2020-23
  8. 6.16 – Sony Michel, 2014-17
  9. 6.04 – Keith Henderson, 1985-86-88
  10. 5.95 – Garrison Hearst, 1990-92

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

  1. 6.46 – Herschel Walker vs. Ole Miss, 1981 (41 for 265)

Average Gain Per Rush – Game (Min. 30 Rushes)

  1. 8.06 – Nick Chubb vs. Louisville, 2014 (33 for 266)

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

  1. 5.29 – Herschel Walker, 1980-82 (994 for 5,259)

Average Gain Per Rush – Career (Min. 500 Rushes)

  1. 6.44 – Todd Gurley, 2012-14 (510 for 3,285)
  2. 6.29 – Nick Chubb, 2014-17 (758 for 4,769)
  3. 6.16 – Sony Michel, 2014-17 (591 for 3,638)

Most Yards Rushing by a Freshman

  1. 1,616 – Herschel Walker, 1980
  2. 1,547 – Nick Chubb, 2014
  3. 1,385 – Todd Gurley, 2012
  4. 1,334 – Knowshon Moreno, 2007
  5. 890 – Rodney Hampton, 1987

Most Yards Rushing by a Sophomore

  1. 1,891 – Herschel Walker, 1981
  2. 1,400 – Knowshon Moreno, 2008
  3. 1,161 – Sony Michel, 2015
  4. 1,049 – D’Andre Swift, 2018
  5. 989 – Todd Gurley, 2013

Most Yards Rushing by a Junior

  1. 1,752 – Herschel Walker, 1982
  2. 1,547 – Garrison Hearst, 1992
  3. 1,324 – Musa Smith, 2002
  4. 1,218 – D’Andre Swift, 2019
  5. 1,216 – Tim Worley, 1988

Most Yards Rushing by a Senior

  1. 1,345 – Nick Chubb, 2017
  2. 1,312 – Willie McClendon, 1978
  3. 1,227 – Sony Michel, 2017
  4. 1,016 – Lars Tate, 1987
  5. 908 – Robert Edwards, 1997

Most Yards Rushing – Three Seasons

  1. 5,259 – Herschel Walker, 1980-82 (NCAA Record)
  2. 3,424 – Nick Chubb, 2014-16
  3. 3,285 – Todd Gurley, 2012-14
  4. 3,232 – Garrison Hearst, 1990-92
  5. 3,228 – Sony Michel, 2015-17
  6. 3,222 – Nick Chubb, 2015-17
  7. 2,885 – D’Andre Swift, 2017-19
  8. 2,668 – Rodney Hampton, 1987-89
  9. 2,581 – Kevin McLee, 1975-77
  10. 2,271 – Frank Sinkwich, 1940-42

Most Games Rushing 200+ Yards by a Freshman

  1. 4 – Herschel Walker, 1980
  2. 2 – Nick Chubb, 2014
  3. 1 – Rodney Hampton, 1987

Most Games Rushing 100+ Yards – Season

  1. 11 – Herschel Walker, 1981
  2. 10 – Herschel Walker, 1982
  3. 9 – Todd Gurley, 2012
    9 – Musa Smith, 2002
    9 – Garrison Hearst, 1992

Most Games Rushing 100+ Yards – Career

  1. 28 – Herschel Walker, 1980-82
  2. 24 – Nick Chubb, 2014-17
  3. 18 – Todd Gurley, 2012-14
  4. 16 – Garrison Hearst, 1990-92
  5. 13 – Knowshon Moreno, 2007-0
  6. 12 – Rodney Hampton, 1987-89
  7. 11 – Sony Michel, 2014-17
    11 – Musa Smith, 2000-02
  8. 10 – Robert Edwards, 1995-97
    10 – Willie McClendon, 1976-78

Most Games Rushing 200+ Yards – Career

  1. 9 – Herschel Walker, 1980-82
  2. 3 – Nick Chubb, 2014-17
  3. 1 – Seven players (Most recently: Todd Gurley,
    2012-14)

Most Seasons Rushing 1,500+ Yards

  1. 3 – Herschel Walker, 1980-82 (Tied NCAA Record)
  2. 1 – Nick Chubb, 2014
    1 – Garrison Hearst, 1992

Most Seasons Rushing 1,000+ Yards

  1. 3 – Nick Chubb, 2014-17
    3 – Herschel Walker, 1980-82
  2. 2 – D’Andre Swift, 2017-19
    2 – Sony Michel, 2014-17
    2 – Knowshon Moreno, 2007-08