RUSHING Longest Rushing Plays
Team Records
Yearly Rushing Leaders
Year 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 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 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946
Name Att. Warren Norman 145 Jared Hawkins 139 C. Jackson-Garrison 148 Chris Nickson 146 C. Jackson-Garrison 97 Norval McKenzie 102 Norval McKenzie 162 Kwane Doster 160 Lew Thomas 105 Jared McGrath 133 Rodney Williams 148 Rodney Williams 126 Jimmy Williams 98 Jason Dunnavant 131 Jermaine Johnson 267 Jermaine Johnson 167 Tony Jackson 120 Tony Jackson 114 Corey Harris 229 Carlos Thomas 113 Carlos Thomas 61 Eric Jones 144 Eric Jones 179 Carl Woods 107 Carl Woods 160 Carl Woods 192 Carl Woods 160 Keith Edwards 88 Van Heflin 105 Terry Potter 149 Frank Mordica 162 Frank Mordica 173 Frank Mordica 133 Adolph Groves 96 Lonnie Sadler 175 Jamie O’Rourke 201 Jamie O’Rourke 132 Lonnie Sadler 122 Jamie O’Rourke 165 Steve Burger 162 Doug Mathews 167 Allan Spear 142 Jim Whiteside 105 Jim Whiteside 94 Jim Whiteside 103 Bob Sullins 133 Bill Waldrup 67 Hank Lesesne 105 Hank Lesesne 112 Jim Johnson 77 Tom Moore 125 Tom Moore 145 Phil King 115 Phil King 129 Phil King 98 Don Hunt 95 Charley Horton 75 R.C. Allen 106 R.C. Allen 74 Jim Tabor 111 Herb Rich 177 Herb Rich 95 Dean Davidson 90 J. P. Moore 73
Yards Avg. TD 783 5.4 3 593 4.3 4 594 4.0 5 694 4.8 9 539 5.6 8 446 4.4 1 639 3.9 5 798 5.0 3 675 6.4 5 527 4.0 5 644 4.4 8 608 4.8 3 527 5.4 2 374 2.9 3 1072 4.0 4 877 5.3 7 607 5.1 3 652 5.7 3 1103 4.8 4 680 6.0 6 254 4.2 2 305 2.1 5 665 3.7 6 552 5.1 2 615 3.8 5 688 3.6 4 644 4.0 4 340 3.9 3 374 3.6 3 579 3.9 7 830 5.1 6 1065 6.2 8 449 3.4 3 347 3.6 2 536 3.1 4 933 4.6 12 592 4.2 4 423 3.5 1 677 4.1 4 552 3.4 10 849 5.1 2 438 3.1 4 255 2.3 4 267 3.1 2 297 2.8 2 512 3.8 3 244 3.7 3 214 2.0 1 325 2.9 1 312 4.1 3 676 5.4 8 584 4.0 4 438 3.8 1 651 5.0 7 628 6.4 5 474 5.0 4 461 6.1 1 397 3.7 2 321 4.5 2 654 5.9 6 668 3.8 5 514 5.4 4 461 5.1 6 263 3.6 3
Yards 81 80 80 80 79 78 77 77 75 74
Player Opponent Date Bill Marinangel vs. Alabama 9/14/1996 Rand Dixon at Cincinnati 10/13/1934 Zealand Thigpen vs. LSU 11/6//1948 Van Heflin at Air Force 11/17/1979 Frank Mordica vs. Alabama 9/30/1978 Jermaine Johnson vs. So. Carolina 10/22/1994 Phil King vs. MTSU 10/22/1955 Frank Mordica vs. Air Force 11/18/1978 Jermaine Johnson vs. Alabama 9/10/1995 Charley Horton vs. Virginia 10/29/1955
Single-Game Rushing Yards
Corey Harris holds the Vanderbilt single-season rushing record with 1,103 yards in 1991.
Yards 321 214 187 187 180 177 173 173 171 169
Player Opponent Date Frank Mordica vs. Air Force 11/18/1978 Doug Mathews at Tulane 11/1/1969 Frank Mordica vs. Citadel 9/22/1979 Jamie O’Rourke at Tulane 10/30/1971 Corey Harris at Army 11/2/1991 Jermaine Johnson at Georgia 10/15/1994 Lew Thomas vs. Auburn 9/29/2001 Jamie O’Rourke at Virginia 10/6/1973 Carlos Thomas at Kentucky 11/10/1990 Corey Harris vs. Georgia 10/19/1991
Single-Season Rushing Yards 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Name Att. Corey Harris, 1991 229 Jermaine Johnson, 1995 267 Frank Mordica, 1978 173 Jamie O’Rourke, 1974 201 Jermaine Johnson, 1994 167 Doug Mathews, 1969 167 Frank Mordica, 1979 162 Kwane Doster, 2002 160 Warren Norman, 2009 145 Chris Nickson, 2006 146
Yards Avg. TDs 1,103 4.8 4 1,072 4.0 4 1,065 6.2 8 933 4.6 12 877 5.3 7 849 5.1 4 830 5.1 6 798 5.0 3 783 5.4 4 694 4.8 9
Career Rushing Yards
Jermaine Johnson is among the team leaders in single-season and career rushing yards.
Name Att. Yards Avg. TD 1. Frank Mordica, 1976-79 546 2,632 4.8 18 2. Carl Woods, 1983-86 619 2,490 4.0 15 3. Jamie O’Rourke, 1971, 73-74 498 2,202 4.4 20 4. Jermaine Johnson, 1993-95 486 2,152 4.4 13 5. Jared McGrath, 1997-2000 492 2,151 4.4 9 6. Lonnie Sadler, 1972-75 569 2,096 3.7 8 7. Rodney Williams, 1998-2001 452 2,021 4.5 16 T-8. C. Jackson-Garrison, 2004-07 410 1,814 4.4 18 T-8. Everett Crawford, 1984-87 395 1,814 4.6 12 10. Dean Davidson, 1947-50 337 1,731 5.1 25
Single-Season Rushing Leaders by Class 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Seniors Yards Corey Harris, 1991 1,103 Jamie O’Rourke, 1974 933 Doug Matthews, 1969 849 Frank Mordica, 1979 830 Tom Moore, 1959 676 Lew Thomas, 2001 675 Herb Rich, 1949 668 Everett Crawford, 1987 621 Tony Jackson, 1993 607 Rodney Williams, 2001 590
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Juniors Yards Jermaine Johnson,1995 1,072 Frank Mordica, 1978 1,065 Eric Jones, 1987 665 James Tabor, 1950 654 Tony Jackson, 1992 652 Phil King, 1956 651 Norval McKenzie, 2003 639 Carl Woods, 1985 615 C. Jackson-Garrison, 2006 614 Lonnie Sadler, 1974 610
Sophomores Yards 1. Jermaine Johnson,1994 877 2. Chris Nickson, 2006 694 3. Carl Woods, 1984 688 4. Carlos Thomas, 1990 680 5. Jamie O’Rourke, 1971 677 6. Rodney Williams, 1999 644 7. Phil King, 1955 628 7. Ronnie Gordon, 1994 577 T-9. Steve Burger, 1970 552 T-9. Andy McCarroll, 1987 552
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Freshmen Yards Kwane Doster, 2002 798 Warren Norman, 2009 783 Carl Woods, 1983 644 Rodney Williams, 1998 608 Cliff Deese, 1992 538 Jimmy Williams, 1997 527 Jared McGrath, 1997 491 Zac Stacy, 2009 478 Dean Davidson, 1947 461 Everett Crawford, 1984 434
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