| UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA FOOTBALL - RUSHING RECORDS | |||||||
| CAREER RUSHING LEADERS | |||||||
| Player | Years | Att. | Yards | YPC | TDs | ||
| 1 | Thomas Jones | 1996-99 | 809 | 3,998 | 4.9 | 36 | |
| 2 | Tiki Barber | 1993-96 | 651 | 3,389 | 5.2 | 31 | |
| 3 | Terry Kirby | 1989-92 | 567 | 3,348 | 5.9 | 24 | |
| 4 | John Papit | 1947-50 | 537 | 3,238 | 6 | 27 | |
| 5 | Wali Lundy | 2002-05 | 742 | 3,193 | 4.3 | 43 | |
| 6 | Tommy Vigorito | 1977-80 | 648 | 2,913 | 4.5 | 15 | |
| 7 | Frank Quayle | 1966-68 | 514 | 2,695 | 5.2 | 28 | |
| 8 | Jim Bakhtiar | 1955-57 | 555 | 2,434 | 4.4 | 13 | |
| 9 | Alvin Pearman | 2001-04 | 500 | 2,394 | 4.8 | 19 | |
| 10 | Barry Word | 1982-85 | 405 | 2,257 | 5.6 | 17 | |
| 11 | Marcus Wilson | 1987-89 | 484 | 2,219 | 4.6 | 13 | |
| 12 | Antwoine Womack | 1997-98, 2000-01 | 429 | 2,207 | 5.1 | 13 | |
| 13 | Howard Petty | 1983-85 | 484 | 2,171 | 4.5 | 21 | |
| 14 | Kevin Brooks | 1992-95 | 447 | 2,082 | 4.7 | 17 | |
| 15 | Nikki Fisher | 1988-91 | 383 | 2,069 | 5.4 | 12 | |
| SEASON RUSHING LEADERS | |||||||
| Player | Year | Att. | Yards | YPC | TDs | ||
| 1 | Thomas Jones | 1999 | 334 | 1,798 | 5.4 | 16 | |
| 2 | Tiki Barber | 1995 | 265 | 1,397 | 5.3 | 14 | |
| 3 | Tiki Barber | 1996 | 250 | 1,360 | 5.4 | 14 | |
| 4 | Thomas Jones | 1998 | 238 | 1,303 | 5.5 | 13 | |
| 5 | Barry Word | 1985 | 207 | 1,224 | 5.9 | 6 | |
| 6 | John Papit | 1949 | 197 | 1,214 | 6.2 | 9 | |
| 7 | Frank Quayle | 1968 | 175 | 1,213 | 6.9 | 12 | |
| 8 | Terry Kirby | 1992 | 175 | 1,130 | 6.5 | 6 | |
| 9 | Marcus Wilson | 1989 | 223 | 1,098 | 4.9 | 4 | |
| 10 | Tommy Vigorito | 1979 | 184 | 1,045 | 5.7 | 6 | |
| 11 | Alvin Pearman | 2004 | 195 | 1,037 | 5.3 | 10 | |
| 12 | Antwoine Womack | 2000 | 210 | 1,028 | 4.9 | 9 | |
| 13 | Terry Kirby | 1990 | 165 | 1,020 | 6.2 | 7 | |
| 14 | Bill Dudley | 1941 | 155 | 968 | 6.2 | 17 | |
| 15 | John Papit | 1950 | 167 | 949 | 5.7 | 8 | |
| SINGLE GAME RUSHING LEADERS | |||||||
| Player | Opponent | Year | Att. | Yards | YPC | TDs | |
| 1 | John Papit | vs. W&L | 1948 | 16 | 224 | 14.0 | 3 |
| 2 | Alvin Pearman | vs. Duke | 2004 | 38 | 223 | 5.9 | 1 |
| 3 | Frank Quayle | vs. Maryland | 1966 | 25 | 221 | 8.9 | 1 |
| Thomas Jones | vs. NC State | 1999 | 38 | 221 | 5.8 | 3 | |
| Thomas Jones | vs. Buffalo | 1999 | 32 | 221 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 6 | Frank Quayle | vs. Maryland | 1968 | 29 | 216 | 7.5 | 3 |
| 7 | Bill Dudley | vs. UNC | 1941 | 17 | 215 | 12.7 | 3 |
| 8 | Terry Kirby | vs. Wake Forest | 1992 | 24 | 214 | 8.9 | 2 |
| 9 | Thomas Jones | vs. Georgia Tech | 1999 | 39 | 213 | 5.5 | 2 |
| 10 | John Papit | vs. West Virginia | 1949 | 37 | 212 | 5.7 | 1 |
| 11 | Jim Bakhtiar | vs. VMI | 1956 | 27 | 210 | 7.8 | 1 |
| Thomas Jones | vs. BYU | 1999 | 35 | 210 | 6.0 | 2 | |
| 13 | Terry Kirby | vs. Duke | 1992 | 28 | 207 | 7.4 | 0 |
| Thomas Jones | vs. Georgia Tech | 1998 | 27 | 207 | 7.7 | 2 | |
| 15 | John Papit | vs. George Washington | 1949 | 26 | 203 | 7.8 | 3 |
| Thomas Jones | vs. San Jose State | 1999 | 23 | 203 | 8.8 | 2 | |