Virginia Football: Annual Rushing Leaders

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Annual Rushing Leaders

Year Player Att. Yds. Avg. TD
1940 Bill Dudley 106 469 4.4 3
1941 Bill Dudley 155 968 6.1 17
1942 Herb Munhall 46 117 2.5 3
1944 John Duda 125 716 5.7 7
1946 Ray Brown 60 387 6.5 6
1947 Grover Jones 89 446 5.0 9
1948 John Papit 134 885 6.6 5
1949 John Papit 197 1214 6.2 9
1950 John Papit 167 949 5.7 8
1951 Bobby Pate 100 440 4.4 4
1952 Gerry Furst 115 699 6.1 5
1953 Henry Strempek 93 315 3.4 2
1954 Herb Hartwell 93 390 4.2 4
1955 Jim Bakhtiar 158 733 4.6 4
1956 Jim Bakhtiar 203 879 4.3 3
1957 Jim Bakhtiar (led ACC) 194 822 4.2 6
1958 Tom Gravins 56 258 4.6 2
1959 Tom Gravins 86 359 4.2 4
1960 Fred Shepherd (led ACC) 126 529 4.2 4
1961 Doug Thomson 70 294 4.2 2
1962 Ted Rzempoluch 77 347 4.5 3
1963 John Pincavage 61 256 4.2 2
1964 Bob Davis 84 427 5.1 8
1965 Carroll Jarvis 106 385 3.6 4
1966 Frank Quayle 162 727 4.5 7
1967 Jeff Anderson 183 774 4.2 3
1968 Frank Quayle (led ACC) 175 1213 6.9 12
1969 Gary Helman 229 851 3.7 7
1970 Gary Helman 172 743 4.3 7
1971 Kent Merritt 189 828 4.4 3
1972 Kent Merritt 118 575 4.9 1
1973 Billy Copeland 130 700 5.4 4
1974 Joe Sroba 167 632 3.8 4
1975 David Sloan 176 848 4.8 6
1976 Raymond Keys 120 505 4.2 3
1977 Bill Harris 119 339 2.8 1
1978 Tommy Vigorito 168 800 4.8 4
1979 Tommy Vigorito 184 1045 5.7 6
1980 Tommy Vigorito 201 742 3.7 4
1981 Derek Jenkins 118 412 3.5 2
1982 Antonio Rice 196 764 3.9 6
1983 Howard Petty 169 835 4.9 7
1984 Howard Petty 170 811 4.8 8
1985 Barry Word (led ACC) 207 1224 5.9 6
1986 Durwin Greggs 83 404 4.9 2
1987 Marcus Wilson 172 692 4.0 7
1988 Marcus Wilson 89 429 4.8 2
1989 Marcus Wilson 223 1098 4.9 4
1990 Terry Kirby (led ACC) 165 1020 6.2 7
1991 Terry Kirby 164 887 5.4 7
1992 Terry Kirby (led ACC) 175 1130 6.5 6
1993 Jerrod Washington 162 871 5.4 5
1994 Kevin Brooks 173 741 4.3 8
1995 Tiki Barber 265 1397 5.3 14
1996 Tiki Barber (led ACC) 250 1360 5.4 14
1997 Thomas Jones 201 692 3.4 4
1998 Thomas Jones (led ACC) 238 1303 5.5 13
1999 Thomas Jones (led ACC) 334 1798 5.4 16
2000 Antwoine Womack (led ACC) 210 1028 4.9 9
2001 Alvin Pearman 88 371 4.2 1
2002 Wali Lundy 196 826 4.2 6
2003 Wali Lundy 227 929 4.1 10
2004 Alvin Pearman 195 1037 5.3 10
2005 Wali Lundy 144 574 4.0 10
2006 Jason Snelling 183 772 4.2 7
2007 Cedric Peerman 113 585 5.2 5
2008 Cedric Peerman 153 774 5.1 7
2009 Rashawn Jackson 96 461 4.8 2