RUSHING RECORDS YEARLY TEAM RUSHING STATISTICS
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS ATTEMPTS Game.................................................. 49 • Kenneth Parks vs. Carson-Newman, 1972 Season.................299 • Arthur James (1,334 yds.), 1969 Career...........884 • Arthur James (4,285 yds.), 1966-69 TOTAL YARDS Game.......................... 323 • Arthur James (36 attempts) vs. Abilene Christian, 1968 Season........ 1,796 • Aundra Thompson (248 att.), 1975 Career............ 4,285 • Arthur James (884 att.); 1966-69 YARDS PER CARRY (Minimum 5.0 attempts per game) Game...................8.97 • Arthur James (36 att.-323 yds.) vs. Abilene Christian, 1968 Season.....................10.04 • Joe Harbour (50-504), 1958 Career.... 6.52 • Aundra Thompson (576-3,757), 972-75 YARDS GAINED PER GAME Season.........................160.8 • Aundra Thompson, 1975 Career............................. 112.7 • Arthur James, 1966-69
TEAM RECORDS ATTEMPTS Game...................84 (411 yds.) vs. Tarleton State • 1970 Season.......................................... 585 (2,495 yds.) • 1968 NET YARDS Game.............................. 464 vs. Southwest Texas • 1952 Season........................................... 2,938 (609 att.) • 1974 YARDS PER CARRY Game..............10.1 vs. Northwestern Oklahoma • 1953 Season.................................................................5.9 • 1952
RUSHING OFFENSE
Since 1959
A&M-C A&M-C LSC Year G Yards Avg./G Rank 1959.............10...............2,597.............. 259.7............. 1 1960.............10...............2,000.............. 200.0............. 2 1961.............10...............1,099.............. 109.9............. 6 1962.............10...............1,773.............. 177.3............. 4 1963.............10...............1,824.............. 182.4............. 3 1964............. 9................1,095.............. 121.6............. 6 1965............. 9................1,028.............. 114.2............. 7 1966.............10...............1,150.............. 115.0............. 6 1967.............10...............1,805.............. 180.5............. 4 1968.............10...............2,495.............. 249.5............. 2 1969.............10...............2,165.............. 216.5............. 5 1970.............10...............1,980.............. 198.0............. 7 1971.............11...............1,380.............. 125.4............ 10 1972.............10...............2,458.............. 245.8............. 2 1973.............11...............2,116.............. 192.4............. 4 1974.............12...............2,838.............. 236.5............. 3 1975.............11...............2,626.............. 238.7............. 4 1976.............11...............1,385.............. 153.9............. 4 1977.............11...............1,932.............. 175.6............. 5 1978.............11...............1,819.............. 165.4............. 4 1979.............10...............1,440.............. 144.0............. 5 1980.............10...............1,705.............. 170.5............. 5 1981.............11...............2,335.............. 212.3............. 3 1982.............10...............1,642.............. 164.2............. 4 1983.............10...............2,269.............. 226.9............. 2 1984.............10...............1,649.............. 164.9............. 1 1985.............10...............1,330.............. 133.0............. 3 1986.............11................ 546................ 49.6.............. 7 1987.............11...............1,393.............. 126.6............. 4 1988.............11...............1,796.............. 163.3............. 4 1989.............10...............1,027.............. 102.7............. 6 1990.............11...............2,112.............. 192.0............. 2 1991.............11...............1,826.............. 166.0............. 3 1992.............11...............1,331.............. 121.0............. 4 1993.............11................ 962.................87.5.............. 6 1994.............10...............1,172.............. 117.2............. 5 1995.............11...............1,573.............. 143.0............. 6 1996.............11...............1,581.............. 143.7............. 6 1997.............11................ 890.................80.9............. 15 1998.............11...............1,404.............. 127.6............ 10 1999.............11...............1,383.............. 125.7............ 12 2000.............11...............1,477.............. 134.3............. 9 2001.............11...............1,901.............. 172.8............. 7 2002.............10................ 871.................87.1............. 12 2003.............11................ 790.................71.8............. 13 2004.............10................ 814.................81.4............. 12 2005.............10...............2,211.............. 221.1............. 3 2006.............10...............1,831.............. 183.1............. 3 2007.............11...............1,221.............. 111.0............ 10 2008.............10...............1,107.............. 110.7............. 8 2009.............10................ 761.................76.1............. 10 2010.............11...............1,244.............. 113.1............. 9 2011.............10................ 706.................70.6.............. 9 2012.............10................ 715.................71.5.............. 9
RUSHING DEFENSE
A&M-C A&M-C LSC Year G Yards Avg./G Rank 1959.............10................ 926.................92.6.............. 1 1960.............10...............1,044.............. 104.4............. 1 1961.............10...............1,774.............. 177.4............. 6 1962.............10...............1,337.............. 133.7 ............ 4 1963.............10...............1,038.............. 103.8............. 2 1964............. 9................1,815.............. 201.6............. 6 1965............. 9................2,046.............. 227.3............. 8 1966.............10...............1,627.............. 162.7............. 8 1967.............10...............1,966.............. 196.6............. 7 1968.............10...............1,295.............. 129.5............. 3 1969.............10...............1,505.............. 150.5............. 3 1970.............10...............2,230.............. 223.0............. 8 1971.............11...............2,093.............. 190.3............. 6 1972.............10...............1,602.............. 160.2............. 4 1973.............11...............1,824.............. 165.8............. 5 1974.............12...............2,353.............. 196.1............. 4 1975.............11...............2,372.............. 215.6............. 7 1976.............11...............1,605.............. 178.3............. 4 1977.............11...............2,283.............. 207.5............. 7 1978.............11...............1,743.............. 158.5............. 4 1979.............10...............1,818.............. 181.8............. 6 1980.............10...............1,785.............. 178.5............. 5 1981.............11...............2,317.............. 210.6............. 6 1982.............10...............1,834.............. 183.4............. 4 1983.............10...............1,934.............. 193.4............. 6 1984.............10...............1,560.............. 156.0............. 2 1985.............10...............1,536.............. 153.6............. 4 1986.............11...............2,232.............. 202.9............. 6 1987.............11...............1,380.............. 125.5............. 3 1988.............11...............1,879.............. 170.8............. 5 1989.............10...............1,868.............. 186.8............. 6 1990.............11...............1,246.............. 113.3............. 2 1991.............11...............1,574.............. 143.1............. 4 1992.............11...............1,174.............. 106.7............. 3 1993.............11...............2,062.............. 187.5............. 6 1994.............10...............1,280.............. 128.0............. 2 1995.............11...............1,826.............. 166.0............. 6 1996.............11...............1,741.............. 158.3............. 5 1997.............11...............1,399.............. 127.2............. 3 1998.............11...............1,958.............. 178.0............. 9 1999.............11...............1,685.............. 153.2............. 7 2000.............11...............1,682.............. 152.9............. 9 2001.............11...............1,361.............. 123.7............. 2 2002.............10...............2,093.............. 209.3............ 12 2003.............11...............1,306.............. 118.7............. 3 2004.............10...............1,740.............. 174.0............ 12 2005.............10...............1,274.............. 127.4............. 1 2006.............10................ 953.................95.3.............. 2 2007.............11...............1,269.............. 115.4............. 2 2008.............10...............1,048.............. 104.8............. 6 2009.............10................ 838.................83.8.............. 2 2010.............11...............1,745.............. 158.6............ 10 2011.............10...............1,727.............. 172.7............. 8 2012.............10...............1,928.............. 192.8............. 9
ARTHUR JAMES is A&M-Commerce’s all-time leading rusher, compiling 4,285 yards in his career, including back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons in 1968 and 1969. He also holds the school record for most rushing yards in a single game, racking up 323 against Abilene Christian in 1968.
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