Football Records
YEAR-BY-YEAR RUSHING LEADERS YEAR 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953
NAME DeAngelo Williams DeAngelo Williams Dante Brown Sugar Sanders Gerard Arnold Gerard Arnold Gerard Arnold Teofilo Riley Quitman Spaulding Marcus Holliday Larry Porter Larry Porter Larry Porter Keith Benton Marvin Cox Wayne Pryor Wayne Pryor Wayne Pryor Jeff Womack Punkin Williams Punkin Williams Richard Williams Tony Wiley Richard Williams Leo Cage Eddie Hill James King Terdell Middleton Terdell Middleton Reuben Gibson Dornell Harris Dornell Harris Paul Skeeter Gowen Paul Skeeter Gowen Paul Skeeter Gowen Ray Jamieson Ricky Thurow Terry Padgett Billy Fletcher Billy Fletcher Dave Casinelli Dave Casinelli Dave Casinelli Lennie Kaplan James Earl Wright Frank Massa Bobby Brooks Bobby Brooks Jim Shelton Sonny Rodgers
ATTS 243 103 184 167 146 208 145 145 100 145 126 140 116 148 193 111 145 129 89 137 123 89 123 80 128 126 168 160 138 116 109 132 149 145 117 123 88 142 109 92 219 173 117 69 66 60 67 63 81 -
YDS 1,430 684 902 646 706 1,059 613 572 383 618 540 732 454 612 844 412 647 501 306 832 546 480 497 438 599 739 626 919 586 493 564 698 644 868 715 573 394 539 556 367 1,016 826 646 324 310 261 378 293 366 448
TDS 10 5 11 4 7 6 4 3 1 3 5 4 2 5 3 0 5 1 4 7 4 2 2 4 3 2 4 5 7 1 3 5 6 6 6 3 3 3 6 2 14 11 9 2 0 3 3 2 4 4
On October 10, 1987, Tiger fullback Wayne Pryor rushed for 112 yards on 19 carries in leading Memphis to a 13-10 upset of 16th nationally ranked Alabama in Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. Alabama’s Heisman Trophy candidate Bobby Humphries was held to 84 yards on 22 attempts.
CAREER RUSHING LEADERS Name Dave Casinelli (FB) Gerard Arnold (RB) Paul Gowen (RB) Larry Porter (RB) DeAngelo Williams (RB) Terdell Middleton (RB) Wayne Pryor (FB) Jeff Womack (RB) Teofilo Riley (RB) Dornell Harris (RB) Jay McCoy (RB) Reuben Gibson (FB) Dante Brown (RB) Richard Locke (FB) Punkin Williams (RB) Ray Jamieson (FB) Marcus Holliday (RB) Leon Bosby (FB) Herb Covington (FB) Tony Wiley (RB) Billy Fletcher (QB) Leo Cage (RB) Richard Williams (RB) Eddie Hill (RB) Marvin Cox (RB) James King (RB) Gerald White (RB)
LONG RUSHING PLAYS YDS 92 92 89 89 88 86 85 85 85 80 80 77 76 75 75
PLAYER Herb Covington Sonny Parsons Keith Benton Jack Scott Tony Wiley DeAngelo Williams Keith Benton Paul Gowen Andy Nelson John Martin Richard Williams Jimmy Cole Richard Williams Richard Williams Keith White
OPP Cincinnati The Citadel Louisville Union Univ. Mississippi Tulane Louisville Tulsa Sou. Miss East Carolina Louisville Southern Miss Georgia Tech Cincinnati Murray State
YEAR 1966 1961 1990 1948 1980 2002 1990 1969 1953 1992 1980 1953 1980 1982 1949
192
Yrs. 60-63 97-99 69-71 90-93 0273-76 86-89 83-86 96-99 71-73 68-70 74-76 01-02 77-80 83-84 68-71 91-94 89-92 65-67 80-82 63-65 77-79 79-82 75-78 88-89 76-78 86-89
Carries 549 499 411 498 346 408 479 417 386 302 229 330 317 362 260 285 302 323 263 277 241 244 206 212 215 248 257
Tot.Yds 2,636 2,378 2,227 2,194 2,114 1,970 1,924 1,764 1,716 1,641 1,537 1,470 1,464 1,417 1,378 1,321 1,275 1,244 1,236 1,215 1,147 1,137 1,092 1,076 1,074 1,020 1,013