| UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA FOOTBALL - ANNUAL RUSHING LEADERS | ||||||
| Year | Player | Att. | Yards | YPC | TDs | |
| 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 | 9 | |
| 1948 | John Papit | 134 | 885 | 6.6 | 5 | |
| 1949 | John Papit | 197 | 1,214 | 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* | 194 | 822 | 4.2 | 6 | |
| 1958 | Tom Gravins | 56 | 258 | 4.6 | 2 | |
| 1959 | Tom Gravins | 86 | 359 | 4.2 | 4 | |
| 1960 | Fred Shepherd* | 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* | 175 | 1,213 | 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 | 1,045 | 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* | 207 | 1,224 | 5.9 | 6 | |
| 1986 | Durwin Greggs | 83 | 404 | 4.9 | 2 | |
| 1987 | Marcus Wilson | 172 | 692 | 4 | 7 | |
| 1988 | Marcus Wilson | 89 | 429 | 4.8 | 2 | |
| 1989 | Marcus Wilson | 223 | 1098 | 4.9 | 4 | |
| 1990 | Terry Kirby* | 165 | 1,020 | 6.2 | 7 | |
| 1991 | Terry Kirby | 164 | 887 | 5.4 | 7 | |
| 1992 | Terry Kirby* | 175 | 1,130 | 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* | 250 | 1,360 | 5.4 | 14 | |
| 1997 | Thomas Jones | 201 | 692 | 3.4 | 4 | |
| 1998 | Thomas Jones* | 238 | 1,303 | 5.5 | 13 | |
| 1999 | Thomas Jones* | 334 | 1,798 | 5.4 | 16 | |
| 2000 | Antwoine Womack* | 210 | 1,028 | 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 | 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 | 490 | 5.1 | 2 | |
| * Led ACC | ||||||