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Top 6 Rushers in the Power 5 Conferences

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January 15, 2015 at 6:51pm
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Apologies to those who read this before it went to Blog Heaven.

As suggested by Buckeye4life050233. Below you will find many totals and averages from the top 6 rushers in the power 5 conferences.

5 THINGS RUSHING YARDS PER GAME AVERAGE

  1. The B1G's top 6 rushers averaged 141.0 yards per game. That is 34.0 more yards per game than the second place finisher Pac 12.
  2. 6 of the top 20 players (.300) were from the B1G
  3. 5 of the top 14 (.357) were B1G players.
  4. 11 B1G players are in the top 100.
  5. Ezekiel Elliott ranked 3rd in the B1G and 12th in the FBS averaging 125.2 yards per game.

 

Power 5 Conferences in Order of top 6 Rusher's Yards Per Game Average
Rank Conference Rushing YPG Average Player Average Rank
1 B1G 141.0 10.3
2 Pac 12 107.0 27.3
3 SEC 98.5 35.0
4 ACC 96.7 41.7
5 Big 12 87.8 51.7

 

 

TOP 6 RUSHERS BY RUSHING YARDS PER GAME PER CONFERENCE

B1G
OVerall Rank Player School Rushing Yards Rushing YPG
1 Melvin Gordon Wisconsin 2,587 184.8
2 Tevin Coleman Indiana 2,036 169.7
12 Ezekiel Elliott Ohio State 1,878 125.2
13 David Cobb Minnesota 1,626 125.1
14 Ameer Abdullah Nebraska 1,611 123.9
20 Jeremy Langford Michigan State 1,522 117.1
Avg. Rank: 10.3       Avg. RYPG: 141.0

 

Pac 12
Overall Rank Player School Rushing Yards Rushing YPG
16 Paul Perkins UCLA 1,545 121.2
21 Devontae Booker Utah 1,512 116.3
22 Javorius Allen USC 1,489 114.5
26 Nick Wilson Arizona 1,375 105.8
36 Daniel Lasco California 1,115 92.9
43 Royce Freeman Oregon 1,365 91.0
Avg. Rank: 27.3       Avg. RYPG: 107.0

 

SEC
Overall Rank Player School Rushing Yards Rushing YPG
15 Cameron Artis-Payne Auburn 1,608 123.7
18 Nick Chubb Georgia 1,547 119.0
38 Josh Robinson Mississippi St. 1,203 92.5
41 Jonathan Williams Arkansas 1,190 91.5
46 Alex Collins Arkansas 1,100 84.6
52 Leonard Fournette LSU 1,034 79.5
Avg. Rank: 35.0       Avg. RYPG: 107.0

 

ACC
Overall Rank Player School Rushing Yards Rushing YPG
6 James Conner Pittsburgh 1,765 135.9
11 Duke Johnson Miami 1,652 127.1
42 Tyler Murphy Boston College 1,184 91.1
58 Justin Thomas Georgia Tech 1,086 77.6
59 Dalvin Cook Florida State 1,008 77.5
74 Zach Laskey Georgia Tech 851 70.9
Avg. Rank: 41.7       Avg. RYPG: 96.7

 

Big 12
Overall Rank Player School Rushing Yards Rushing YPG
8 Samaje Perine Oklahoma 1,713 131.8
35 Shock Linwood Baylor 1,252 96.3
39 Deandre Washington Texas Tech 1,103 91.9
61 Aaron Green TCU 922 70.9
76 Desmond Roland Oklahoma State 770 70.0
91 Rushel Shell West Virginia 788 65.7
Avg. Rank 51.7       Avg. RYPG: 87.8

 

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5 THINGS TOTAL YARDS

  1. The B1G's top 6 rushers gained 11,260 rushing yards. That is 2,829 more yards than the conference that finished second (Pac 12).
  2. The Big 12's top 6 finished 4,712 behing the B1G's top 6.
  3. Melvin Gordon, Tevin Coleman and Ezekiel Elliott finished first, second and third in total yards.
  4. 5 of the top 12 (.417) were B1G players.
  5. 6 of the top 19 ((.316) were B1G players.

 

Power 5 Conferences in Order of top 6 Rushers Per Total Yards
Rank Confernce Total Rushing Yards Average Total Rushing Yards of top 6 Players Combined Player Average
1 B1G 1,876.7 11,260 8.0
2 Pac 12 1,405.2 8,431 23.5
3 SEC 1,288.7 7,732 30.3
4 ACC 1,269.8 7,619 36.0
5 Big 12 1,091.3 6,548 54.2

 

TOP 6 RUSHERS BY TOTAL RUSHING YARDS PER CONFERENCE

B1G
Overall Rank Player SChool Rushing Yards
1 Melvin Gordon Wisconsin 2,587
2 Tevin Coleman Indiana 2,036
3 Ezekiel Elliott Ohio State 1,878
11 David Cobb Minnesota 1,626
12 Ameer Abdullah Nebraska 1,611
19 Jeremy Langford Michigan State 1,522
Avg. Rank 8.0   Avg. Total RY: 1,877 Total RY: 11,260

 

Pac 12
Overall Rank Player School Rushing Yards
15 Paul Perkins UCLA 1,575
20 Devontae Booker Utah 1,512
21 Javorius Allen USC 1,489
23 Nick Wilson Arizona 1,375
25 Royce Freeman Oregon 1,365
37 Daniel Lasco California 1,115
Avg. Rank: 23.5   Avg. Total RY: 1,405 Total RY: 8,431

 

SEC
Overall Rank Player School Rushing Yards
13 Cameron Artis-Payne Auburn 1,608
17 Nick Chubb Georgia 1,547
32 Josh Robinson Mississippi St. 1,203
34 Jonathan Williams Arkansas 1,119
41 Alex Collins Arkansas 1,100
45 Russell Hansbrough Missouri 1,084
Avg. Rank: 30.3   Avg. Total RY: 1,289 Total RY: 7,732

 

ACC
Overall Rank Player School Rushing Yards
7 James Conner Pittsburgh 1,765
9 Duke Johnson Miami 1,652
36 Tyler Murphy Boston College 1,184
44 Justin Thomas Georgia Tech 1,086
53 Dalvin Cook Florida State 1,008
67 Synjyn Days Georgia Tech 924
Avg. Rank: 36.0   Avg. Total RY: 1,270 Total RY: 7,619

 

Big 12
Overall Rank Player School Rushing Yards
8 Samaje Perine Oklahoma 1,713
30 Shock Linwood Baylor 1,252
38 Deandre Washington Texas Tech 1,103
69 Aaron Green TCU 922
88 Rushel Shell West Virginia 788
92 Desmond Roland Oklahoma State 770
Avg. Rank: 54.2   Avg. Total RY: 1,091 Total RY: 6,548

 

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