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USC’s best running backs

Charles White has the most rushing yards in USC history, 6,245 from 1976 to 1979. Since 2004, Ronald Jones has the most, 3,619 in 40 games.

Of the Pac-12’s best running backs since 2004, Travis Dye is 9th.

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USC’s running backs this season

By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2004–09

rushing yards in USC history

  1. 1Charles White1976 – 19796,245
  2. 2Marcus Allen1978 – 19814,810
  3. 3Anthony Davis1972 – 19743,724
  4. 4Ricky Bell1974 – 19773,689
  5. 5Ronald Jones II2015 – 20173,619
  6. 6O. J. Simpson1967 – 19683,423
  7. 7Mike Garrett1963 – 19653,221
  8. 8Reggie Bush2003 – 20053,169
  9. 9LenDale White2003 – 20053,159
  10. 10Fred Crutcher1981 – 19852,815

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), through the 2025 season, which counts bowl games from 2002.

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Every running back since 2004

USC’s best running backs
PlacePlayerrushing yardsrushing touchdownsyards from scrimmage
1Ronald Jones2015 – 2017 · 40 games3,619393,921
2Reggie Bush2004 – 2005 · 25 games2,551223,498
3Justin Davis2013 – 2016 · 43 games2,465192,865
4Javorius Allen2012 – 2014 · 28 games2,306253,016
5LenDale White2004 – 2005 · 25 games2,250372,548
6Joe McKnight2007 – 2009 · 35 games2,213132,755
7Vavae Malepeai2017 – 2021 · 47 games2,005232,297
8Marc Tyler2008 – 2011 · 31 games1,751151,996
9Curtis McNeal2009 – 2012 · 30 games1,73981,869
10Chauncey Washington2006 – 2007 · 25 games1,713191,865
11King Miller2025 – 2026 · still playing1,653131,813
+681 this season · passes Chauncey Washington for 10th in 1 game at his pace
12Allen Bradford2006 – 2010 · 39 games1,585161,761
13Stafon Johnson2006 – 2009 · 29 games1,552191,617
14C.J. Gable2006 – 2010 · 45 games1,549131,715
15Aca'Cedric Ware2015 – 2018 · 35 games1,505101,631
16Stephen Carr2017 – 2020 · 34 games1,319121,740
17Silas Redd2012 – 2013 · 18 games1,281101,439
18Austin Jones2022 – 2023 · 26 games1,182121,552
19Tre Madden2013 – 2015 · 20 games1,15581,489
20Woody Marks2024 · 12 games1,13391,454
T21Keaontay Ingram2021 · 10 games91151,067
T21Waymond Jordan2025 – 2026 · still playing91181,017
+335 this season
23Travis Dye2022 · 10 games88491,086
24MarShawn Lloyd2023 · 11 games82091,052
25Quinten Joyner2023 – 2024 · 17 games6034699

rushing yards by decade

2020s

  1. › King Miller2025 – 2026 · 21 games1,653
  2. Austin Jones2022 – 2023 · 26 games1,182
  3. Woody Marks2024 · 12 games1,133
  4. Keaontay Ingram2021 · 10 games911
  5. › Waymond Jordan2025 – 2026 · 14 games911

2010s

  1. Ronald Jones2015 – 2017 · 40 games3,619
  2. Justin Davis2013 – 2016 · 43 games2,465
  3. Javorius Allen2012 – 2014 · 28 games2,306
  4. Curtis McNeal2011 – 2012 · 23 games1,706
  5. Aca'Cedric Ware2015 – 2018 · 35 games1,505

2004–09

  1. Reggie Bush2004 – 2005 · 25 games2,551
  2. LenDale White2004 – 2005 · 25 games2,250
  3. Joe McKnight2007 – 2009 · 35 games2,213
  4. Chauncey Washington2006 – 2007 · 25 games1,713
  5. Stafon Johnson2006 – 2009 · 29 games1,552

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Method

  • Every running back who played at USC 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 USC before then isn't here.
  • A decade counts his rushing yards at USC 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 USC is counted at tonight's numbers against the record book's, which run through the 2025 season.