Fans often throw Clemson into conversations for the nickname “WRU” because of the program’s history of producing great wide receivers, but people shouldn’t discredit the Tigers’ ability to pump out game-changing running backs.
Since 2000, Clemson has had 12 1,000-yard seasons from eight different rushers, four of which did it two times a piece.
Among them is the ACC’s all-time leading rusher, Travis Etienne, who rushed for just under 5,000 yards in his four seasons at Clemson.
As for Etienne’s replacement, Will Shipley is likely the next player to surpass the three-digit mark, as he rushed for 739 yards as a freshman in 2021.
With the start of the 2022 season under two months away, Shipley will soon have his chance to earn a spot on this list, but for now, here are Clemson’s last 12 1,000-yard seasons.
2019- Travis Etienne
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Rushing yards: 1,614
2018- Travis Etienne
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Rushing yards: 1,658
2016- Wayne Gallman
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Rushing yards: 1,133
2015- Wayne Gallman
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Rushing yards: 1,514
2013- Roderick McDowell
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Rushing yards: 1,025
2012- Andre Ellington
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Rushing yards: 1,081
2011- Andre Ellington
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Rushing yards: 1,178
2009- C.J. Spiller
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Rushing yards: 1,212
2007- James Davis
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Rushing yards: 1,064
2006- James Davis
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Rushing yards: 1,187
2001- Woodrow…
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