Temple’s best running backs
Paul Palmer has the most rushing yards in Temple history, 4,895 from 1983 to 1986. Since 2004, Bernard Pierce has the most, 3,381 in 32 games.
Temple’s running backs this season
- Keveun Mason8 games, 70.5 a game731 at Temple.564rushing yards
- Samuel Brown V3 games, 68.7 a game206rushing yards
- Hunter Smith5 games, 23.8 a game522 at Temple.119rushing yards
By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2004–09
rushing yards in Temple history
- 1Paul Palmer1983 – 19864,895
- 2Bernard Pierce2009 – 20113,570
- 3Tanardo Sharps1999 – 20023,260
- 4Ryquell Armstead2015 – 20182,812
- 5Matt Brown2009 – 20122,647
- 6Anthony Anderson1975 – 19782,610
- 7Jahad Thomas2013 – 20162,599
- 8Todd McNair1985 – 19882,383
- 9Henry Hynoski1972 – 19742,218
- 10Mark Bright1976 – 19791,943
From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), through the 2025 season, which counts bowl games from 2002.
Compare with in · side by side
Every running back since 2004
| Place | Player | rushing yards | rushing touchdowns | yards from scrimmage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernard Pierce2009 – 2011 · 32 games | 3,381 | 50 | 3,559 |
| 2 | Ryquell Armstead2015 – 2018 · 46 games | 2,812 | 34 | 2,987 |
| 3 | Matt Brown2009 – 2012 · 46 games | 2,686 | 24 | 2,812 |
| 4 | Jahad Thomas2013 – 2016 · 46 games | 2,599 | 30 | 3,597 |
| 5 | Montel Harris2012 · 11 games | 1,405 | 19 | 1,495 |
| 6 | Edward Saydee2019 – 2023 · 40 games | 1,259 | 9 | 1,820 |
| 7 | Ray Davis2019 – 2020 · 16 games | 1,244 | 9 | 1,487 |
| 8 | Jager Gardner2015 – 2019 · 39 games | 1,170 | 9 | 1,310 |
| 9 | Kenneth Harper2011 – 2014 · 43 games | 1,113 | 17 | 1,661 |
| 10 | Umar Ferguson2004 – 2005 · 17 games | 1,012 | 6 | 1,311 |
| 11 | Tim Brown2004 – 2006 · 18 games | 998 | 4 | 1,412 |
| 12 | Jason Harper2006 – 2009 · 38 games | 821 | 6 | 1,945 |
| 13 | Jay Ducker2025 · 12 games | 809 | 7 | 914 |
| 14 | Keveun Mason2025 – 2026 · still playing | 731 | 4 | 829 |
| +564 this season | ||||
| 15 | Kee-ayre Griffin2008 – 2011 · 19 games | 729 | 8 | 903 |
| 16 | David Hood2016 – 2017 · 17 games | 725 | 5 | 908 |
| 17 | Tayvon Ruley2019 – 2021 · 23 games | 674 | 4 | 727 |
| 18 | Darvon Hubbard2022 – 2023 · 22 games | 618 | 5 | 904 |
| 19 | Jamie Gilmore2012 – 2014 · 28 games | 551 | 1 | 749 |
| 20 | Zaire Williams2013 – 2014 · 12 games | 550 | 3 | 678 |
| 21 | Hunter Smith2025 – 2026 · still playing | 522 | 2 | 588 |
| +119 this season | ||||
| 22 | Terrez Worthy2024 – 2025 · 16 games | 496 | 5 | 635 |
| 23 | Joquez Smith2023 – 2025 · 23 games | 480 | 2 | 582 |
| 24 | Rob Ritrovato2016 – 2018 · 21 games | 456 | 5 | 506 |
| 25 | David Hood2014 – 2016 · 14 games | 329 | 1 | 413 |
rushing yards by decade
2020s
- Edward Saydee2020 – 2023 · 39 games1,257
- Jay Ducker2025 · 12 games809
- › Keveun Mason2025 – 2026 · 16 games731
- Darvon Hubbard2022 – 2023 · 22 games618
- Tayvon Ruley2020 – 2021 · 18 games547
2010s
- Ryquell Armstead2015 – 2018 · 46 games2,812
- Jahad Thomas2013 – 2016 · 46 games2,599
- Matt Brown2010 – 2012 · 35 games2,157
- Bernard Pierce2010 – 2011 · 20 games2,020
- Montel Harris2012 · 11 games1,405
2004–09
- Bernard Pierce2009 · 12 games1,361
- Umar Ferguson2004 – 2005 · 17 games1,012
- Tim Brown2004 – 2006 · 18 games998
- Jason Harper2006 – 2009 · 38 games821
- Kee-ayre Griffin2008 – 2009 · 15 games729
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Method
- Every running back who played at Temple since 2004, ranked by rushing yards over his games there. Bowl and playoff games count.
- The numbers here start in 2004, so a running back who played at Temple before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his rushing yards at Temple in its seasons.
- The record book's numbers are the school's own. Where they and the box scores differ for one player, the box scores are missing a game or count bowls another way.
- A running back still playing at Temple is counted at tonight's numbers against the record book's, which run through the 2025 season.