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Alabama's 1,000-yard rushers
Posted on 9/21/17 at 8:36 am
Posted on 9/21/17 at 8:36 am
I was bored and just wanted to compile a list of our 1,000+ yard rushers. We historically run the football and yet we didn't have our first 1,000-yard rusher until 1971. Only six players in eight different seasons ran for more than 1,000 yards in the 20th century. Compare that to the 21st century where we have nine different players in 10 different seasons rush for more than 1,000 yards.
1. Johnny Musso (1971) 191-1,088 5.7
2. Bobby Humphrey (1986) 236-1,471 6.2
3. Bobby Humphrey (1987) 238-1,255 5.3
4. Siran Stacy (1989) 216-1,079 5.0
5. Sherman Williams (1994) 291-1,341 4.6
6. Dennis Riddle (1996) 242-1,079 4.5
7. Shaun Alexander (1998) 258-1,178 4.6
8. Shaun Alexander (1999) 302-1,383 4.6
9. Shaud Williams (2003) 280-1,367 4.9
10. Kenneth Darby (2004) 219-1,062 4.8
11. Kenneth Darby (2005) 239-1,242 5.2
12. Glen Coffee (2008) 233-1,393 5.9
13. Mark Ingram (2009) 271-1,658 6.1
14. Trent Richardson (2011) 283-1,679 5.9
15. Eddie Lacy (2012) 204-1,322 6.5
16. T.J. Yeldon (2012) 175-1,108 6.3
17. T.J. Yeldon (2013) 207-1,235 6.0
18. Derrick Henry (2015) 395-2,219 5.6
19. Damien Harris (2016) 146-1,037 7.1
1. Johnny Musso (1971) 191-1,088 5.7
2. Bobby Humphrey (1986) 236-1,471 6.2
3. Bobby Humphrey (1987) 238-1,255 5.3
4. Siran Stacy (1989) 216-1,079 5.0
5. Sherman Williams (1994) 291-1,341 4.6
6. Dennis Riddle (1996) 242-1,079 4.5
7. Shaun Alexander (1998) 258-1,178 4.6
8. Shaun Alexander (1999) 302-1,383 4.6
9. Shaud Williams (2003) 280-1,367 4.9
10. Kenneth Darby (2004) 219-1,062 4.8
11. Kenneth Darby (2005) 239-1,242 5.2
12. Glen Coffee (2008) 233-1,393 5.9
13. Mark Ingram (2009) 271-1,658 6.1
14. Trent Richardson (2011) 283-1,679 5.9
15. Eddie Lacy (2012) 204-1,322 6.5
16. T.J. Yeldon (2012) 175-1,108 6.3
17. T.J. Yeldon (2013) 207-1,235 6.0
18. Derrick Henry (2015) 395-2,219 5.6
19. Damien Harris (2016) 146-1,037 7.1
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Posted on 9/21/17 at 8:45 am to RollTide1987
I didn't know Shaud Williams had that many yards in '03. I do remember the 80 yd run on the first play against Arkansas, though.
Damien Harris' YPC is off the charts.
Damien Harris' YPC is off the charts.
Posted on 9/21/17 at 8:50 am to RollTide1987
stats can be misleading because they didn't play as many games and they didn't start officially counting stats from bowl games until 2002.
Posted on 9/21/17 at 8:51 am to Goombaw
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Damien Harris' YPC is off the charts.
It's too bad that drunk piece of shite Steve Sarkisian forgot he existed in the 2nd half of the national championship game last season.
Posted on 9/21/17 at 9:17 am to RollTide1987
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Eddie Lacy (2012) 204-1,322 6.5
I watched a highlight video the other day from that year and OMG do I wish Eddie could get back to that weight and ferocity.
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Posted on 9/21/17 at 10:40 am to RollTide1987
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16. T.J. Yeldon (2012) 175-1,108 6.3
17. T.J. Yeldon (2013) 207-1,235 6.0
Yeldon was 21 yards away from three straight 1,000 yard seasons. That would've been damn impressive.
Posted on 9/21/17 at 11:34 am to TizzyT4theUofA
True, but look at the YPC average.
Posted on 9/21/17 at 12:08 pm to TizzyT4theUofA
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stats can be misleading because they didn't play as many games and they didn't start officially counting stats from bowl games until 2002.
Yeah, Derrick Lassic had a 1,000 yard season in '92 but it's not recognized since he went over that mark in the Sugar Bowl against Miami...
Posted on 9/21/17 at 12:28 pm to OldPete
I might be wrong but I think Siran Stacy ran for over 1,000 yards in 1991 when you include his Blockbuster Bowl stats.
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Yep. Siran Stacy, when stats from the Blockbuster Bowl are accounted for, looked like this in 1991: 226-1,078 4.8
And for Derrick Lassic in 1992 when bowl game stats are accounted for: 206-1,040 5.0
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Yep. Siran Stacy, when stats from the Blockbuster Bowl are accounted for, looked like this in 1991: 226-1,078 4.8
And for Derrick Lassic in 1992 when bowl game stats are accounted for: 206-1,040 5.0
This post was edited on 9/21/17 at 4:34 pm
Posted on 9/21/17 at 2:32 pm to Bham Bammer
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True, but look at the YPC average.
Harry Gilmer was All SEC and All American and had 552 yards rushing and had 7.0 ypc in 1945. They only played 9 games. That is not taking into account the Rose Bowl.
This post was edited on 9/21/17 at 2:36 pm
Posted on 9/21/17 at 4:41 pm to TizzyT4theUofA
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Harry Gilmer was All SEC and All American and had 552 yards rushing and had 7.0 ypc in 1945.
Before Jalen Hurts, Harry Gilmer was probably the most gifted athlete we had ever had at QB. Obviously I am not old enough to have seen him play, but from what I read he could do it all.
Posted on 9/21/17 at 6:29 pm to AlbertMeansWell
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That would've been damn impressive.
Yeldon was damn impressive. I feel like a lot of Bama fans skim over him when talking about our great recent runningbacks.
That LSU catch is one of the most important plays of the Saban era.
Posted on 9/21/17 at 6:34 pm to RollTide1987
Biggest reason is more games.
10 game regular season was the norm till early 70's then it became 11 and then later 12 in the mid 2000's.
Also bowl games didn't count in stats.
Players now have 12-15 games to do it, as opposed to 10.
10 game regular season was the norm till early 70's then it became 11 and then later 12 in the mid 2000's.
Also bowl games didn't count in stats.
Players now have 12-15 games to do it, as opposed to 10.
This post was edited on 9/21/17 at 6:36 pm
Posted on 9/21/17 at 8:47 pm to RollTide1987
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Before Jalen Hurts, Harry Gilmer was probably the most gifted athlete we had ever had at QB. Obviously I am not old enough to have seen him play, but from what I read he could do it all.
Absolutely, I'm not old enough to have watched him play either. I love history and Alabama football so naturally I like the history of Alabama Football. He only passed for 905 yards the same year.
Posted on 9/21/17 at 11:50 pm to TizzyT4theUofA
Without sack yard deductions Jalen had a thousand yard season last year.
He's also averaging almost 9 yards a carry this season.
He's also averaging almost 9 yards a carry this season.
Posted on 9/22/17 at 10:21 pm to RollTide1987
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1. Johnny Musso (1971) 191-1,088 5.7
You left off Musso's 1970 season. He had even more yards than 1971. 226-1,137-5.0.
This post was edited on 9/22/17 at 10:21 pm
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