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The NCAA's official record book didn't include bowl or postseason stats before 2002. As a result, officially, only five players have ever rushed for 6,000 yards in their career Unofficially, six players have done it.
Ron Dayne is unofficially the all-time leading rusher — 7,125 including bowl games is more than Donnel Pumphrey's 6,405 yards — and was the most productive rusher of the 1990s, officially rushing for 6,397 yards, or 118 more than Ricky Williams.
Barring stunning numbers from an active running back over the next two seasons, the official all-time leading rusher, Pumphrey (6,045), will also be the most productive rusher of the 2010s.
Who had the most rushing yards of the 2000s?
It's not Reggie Bush…
It's not Cedric Benson…
It's not Mike Hart…
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Answer
DeAngelo Williams – 6,026 yards
After rushing for 684 yards on only 103 carries (6.6 yards per carry) as a freshman in 2002, Williams exploded for three straight seasons with at least 1,400 yards, including two straight with at least 1,900 yards.
Williams finished his career as the fourth-leading rusher in FBS history. He was pushed to fifth when Pumphrey became the all-time leading rusher with 6,405 from 203-16.
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