Last year’s LSU offense, by most accounts, was not all that good. The LSU record books say otherwise.

Even without a passing game to keep defenses honest, the Tigers plowed their way into the school record book, racking up the fourth-most rushing yards in a season in LSU history. The 2014 Tigers did it with seven players rushing for at least 100 yards on the season, two running for more than 500 yards and one, then-freshman Leonard Fournette, rushing for 1,000 yards.

LSU also racked up those totals with a veteran offensive line, one that featured a would-be first-round pick in La’el Collins. Several members of that group are back, including bookend tackles Vadal Alexander and Jerald Hawkins and versatile C/G Ethan Pocic.

Will the 2015 Tigers be able to duplicate their feat from a year ago and make a charge at the school’s all-time record for team rushing yards in a season? Here are the top rushing seasons in LSU history for comparison:

1. 1977: 3,352 yards, 279.3 yards per game
Top rusher: Charles Alexander, 1,686 yards

2. 1976: 3,041 yards, 276.5 yards per game
Top rushers: Terry Robiskie, 1,117 yards; Alexander, 876 yards

3. 2007: 2,998 yards, 214.1 yards per game
Top rushers: Jacob Hester, 1,103 yards; Keiland Williams, 478 yards

4. 2014: 2,919 yards, 224.5 yards per game
Top rushers: Leonard Fournette, 1,034 yards; Terrence Magee, 571 yards

5. 2011: 2,836 yards, 202.6 yards
Top rushers: Michael Ford, 756 yards; Spencer Ware, 707 yards

6. 1997: 2,832 yards, 235.3 yards per game
Top rushers: Kevin Faulk, 1,144 yards; Rondell Mealey, 664 yards

What will it take for LSU to approach that top spot?

Assuming the Tigers play 13 games in 2015, LSU would simply have to average about 33 yards per game more on the ground than it did last year; averaging 257.9 yards per game would push the 2015 into the top spot in school history. While the quarterback play should be improved, that number seems somewhat feasible.

It starts with LSU possibly shifting toward a new, or at least updated, offensive philosophy. Toward the end of last year, offensive coordinator Cam Cameron broke out some new wrinkles to take advantage of the talent the Tigers had on offense outside of the passing game. Deep threat Travin Dural had sweep plays called for him to get him involved in the running game, while LSU broke out some read-option runs that allowed quarterback Anthony Jennings to take off. If Brandon Harris takes the starting job, those plays could become deadly.

There’s also the development of budding superstar Fournette. Over the last two games of 2014, Fournette piled up 289 yards on just 30 carries, an average of 9.6 yards per carry. While that’s not a figure that will hold up over the course of a season, it’s a glimpse into just how good the rising sophomore can be. If he gets enough carries, Fournette should approach the single-season rushing record that Alexander set in 1977.

Will Fournette’s backups be able to provide enough rushing juice to get the Tigers to a new school record? Darrel Williams, another rising sophomore, showed that he can be an effective short-yardage back last fall, but didn’t get much opportunity to strut his stuff otherwise. The other two backups, Nick Brossette and Derrius Guice, are both freshmen, and neither was on campus this spring.

Last year, a dozen teams averaged a rushing total that was on par with or better than the number LSU needs to break the school’s rushing record, including an SEC school, Georgia. Auburn wasn’t far off the pace, either. It’s a feasible average to reach, even in the brutal SEC West.

While predicting that school records will fall is risky business, especially when it’s one as long-standing as LSU’s team rushing record, it’s obvious that the Tigers will have a shot at taking the top spot in 2015.