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The Top 6 Ranked Big 10 Running Backs by Season
Notes: The rankings are based on college stats.
What players did in the pros does not factor into this list.
| Rnk | 1960 | College |
| 1 | Bob Ferguson | Ohio St. |
| 2 | Larry Ferguson | Iowa |
| 3 | Mike Stock | Northwestern |
| 4 | Willie Jones | Purdue |
| 5 | Tom Wiesner | Wisconsin |
| 6 | Jim Tiller | Purdue |
| Rnk | 1961 | College |
| 1 | Bob Ferguson | Ohio St. |
| 2 | Bennie McRae | Michigan |
| 3 | George Saimes | Michigan St. |
| 4 | Joe Williams | Iowa |
| 5 | Paul Warfield | Ohio St. |
| 6 | Dave Raimey | Michigan |
| Rnk | 1962 | College |
| 1 | George Saimes | Michigan St. |
| 2 | Lou Holland | Wisconsin |
| 3 | Sherman Lewis | Michigan St. |
| 4 | David Francis | Ohio St. |
| 5 | Steve Murphy | Northwestern |
| 6 | Marvin Woodson | Indiana |
| Rnk | 1963 | College |
| 1 | Sherman Lewis | Michigan St. |
| 2 | Tom Nowatzke | Indiana |
| 3 | Paul Warfield | Ohio St. |
| 4 | Jim Grabowski | Illinois |
| 5 | Roger Lopes | Michigan St. |
| 6 | Lou Holland | Wisconsin |
| Rnk | 1964 | College |
| 1 | Jim Grabowski | Illinois |
| 2 | Tom Nowatzke | Indiana |
| 3 | Mel Anthony | Michigan |
| 4 | Randy Minniear | Purdue |
| 5 | Willard Sander | Ohio St. |
| 6 | Gordon Teter | Purdue |
| Rnk | 1965 | College |
| 1 | Jim Grabowski | Illinois |
| 2 | Clinton Jones | Michigan St. |
| 3 | Bob Apisa | Michigan St. |
| 4 | Tom Barrington | Ohio St. |
| 5 | Willard Sander | Ohio St. |
| 6 | Bob McKelvey | Northwestern |
| Rnk | 1966 | College |
| 1 | Clinton Jones | Michigan St. |
| 2 | Perry Williams | Purdue |
| 3 | Bob Apisa | Michigan St. |
| 4 | Jim Detwiler | Michigan |
| 5 | Carl Ward | Michigan |
| 6 | Dave Fisher | Michigan |
| Rnk | 1967 | College |
| 1 | Leroy Keyes | Purdue |
| 2 | Ron Johnson | Michigan |
| 3 | Perry Williams | Purdue |
| 4 | Chico Kurzawski | Northwestern |
| 5 | Rich Johnson | Illinois |
| 6 | John Isenbarger | Indiana |
| Rnk | 1968 | College |
| 1 | Leroy Keyes | Purdue |
| 2 | Ron Johnson | Michigan |
| 3 | Jim Otis | Ohio St. |
| 4 | Ed Podolak | Iowa |
| 5 | Rich Johnson | Illinois |
| 6 | Tim Sullivan | Iowa |
| Rnk | 1969 | College |
| 1 | Jim Otis | Ohio St. |
| 2 | John Isenbarger | Indiana |
| 3 | Stan Brown | Purdue |
| 4 | Alan Thompson | Wisconsin |
| 5 | Don Highsmith | Michigan St. |
| 6 | Randy Cooper | Purdue |
| Rnk | 1970 | College |
| 1 | John Brockington | Ohio St. |
| 2 | Mike Adamle | Northwestern |
| 3 | Leo Hayden | Ohio St. |
| 4 | Billy Taylor | Michigan |
| 5 | Eric Allen | Michigan St. |
| 6 | Otis Armstrong | Purdue |
| Rnk | 1971 | College |
| 1 | Eric Allen | Michigan St. |
| 2 | Billy Taylor | Michigan |
| 3 | Rufus Ferguson | Wisconsin |
| 4 | Otis Armstrong | Purdue |
| 5 | Ernie Cook | Minnesota |
| 6 | Al Robinson | Northwestern |
| Rnk | 1972 | College |
| 1 | Otis Armstrong | Purdue |
| 2 | Champ Henson | Ohio St. |
| 3 | John King | Minnesota |
| 4 | Rufus Ferguson | Wisconsin |
| 5 | Ed Shuttlesworth | Michigan |
| 6 | Ken Starling | Indiana |
| Rnk | 1973 | College |
| 1 | Archie Griffin | Ohio St. |
| 2 | Billy Marek | Wisconsin |
| 3 | Rick Upchurch | Minnesota |
| 4 | Ed Shuttlesworth | Michigan |
| 5 | Stan Key | Northwestern |
| 6 | Bruce Elia | Ohio St. |
| Rnk | 1974 | College |
| 1 | Archie Griffin | Ohio St. |
| 2 | Billy Marek | Wisconsin |
| 3 | Gordon Bell | Michigan |
| 4 | Rick Upchurch | Minnesota |
| 5 | Courtney Snyder | Indiana |
| 6 | Jim Pooler | Northwestern |
| Rnk | 1975 | College |
| 1 | Archie Griffin | Ohio St. |
| 2 | Gordon Bell | Michigan |
| 3 | Pete Johnson | Ohio St. |
| 4 | Billy Marek | Wisconsin |
| 5 | Greg Boykin | Northwestern |
| 6 | Rob Lytle | Michigan |
| Rnk | 1976 | College |
| 1 | Rob Lytle | Michigan |
| 2 | Scott Dierking | Purdue |
| 3 | Pete Johnson | Ohio St. |
| 4 | Jeff Logan | Ohio St. |
| 5 | Harlan Huckleby | Michigan |
| 6 | Richard Baes | Michigan St. |
| Rnk | 1977 | College |
| 1 | Ron Springs | Ohio St. |
| 2 | Russell Davis | Michigan |
| 3 | Ric Enis | Indiana |
| 4 | Harlan Huckleby | Michigan |
| 5 | John Skibinski | Purdue |
| 6 | Leroy McGee | Michigan St. |
| Rnk | 1978 | College |
| 1 | Marion Barber | Minnesota |
| 2 | Steve Smith | Michigan St. |
| 3 | Russell Pope | Purdue |
| 4 | Mike Harkrader | Indiana |
| 5 | John Macon | Purdue |
| 6 | Paul Campbell | Ohio St. |
| Rnk | 1979 | College |
| 1 | Dennis Mosley | Iowa |
| 2 | Butch Woolfolk | Michigan |
| 3 | Marion Barber | Minnesota |
| 4 | Calvin Murray | Ohio St. |
| 5 | Wally Jones | Purdue |
| 6 | Garry White | Minnesota |
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