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The Doak Walker Award honors the top running back in college football in the United States. Established in 1990, it is named in honor of Doak Walker, a former running back who played for the SMU Mustangs from 1945 to 1949 and in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions from 1950 to 1955.
Seven players since 1937 have led the country in rushing yardage in multiple seasons. They are Ricky Williams of Texas (1997–1998), Troy Davis of Iowa State (1995–1996), Charles White of USC (1978–1979), O. J. Simpson of USC (1967–1968), Preacher Pilot of New Mexico State (1961–1962), Art Luppino of Arizona (1954–1955), and Rudy Mobley of Hardin-Simmons (1942, 1946).
The NCAA recognizes San Diego State's Donnel Pumphrey as the career leading in rushing yards. [1] Pumphrey set the record in the fourth quarter of his final game, the 2016 Las Vegas Bowl, ending with 6,405 total yards. [3]
College Wire Regional Editor Patrick Conn breaks down his top 10 running backs for the upcoming 2022 season.
Dupree agreed and began working out, losing 100 pounds in just over three months and going back to running a 4.3 40-yard dash. In October 1990, Dupree signed with the Los Angeles Rams , who had drafted him in the 12th round of the 1986 NFL draft , in case he became fit again [ 12 ] [ 11 ] after a five-and-a-half-year absence from the football ...
The Heisman Trophy, one of the highest individual awards in American college football, has been awarded annually since its creation in 1935.The trophy is given to the most outstanding college football player in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), and is awarded by the Heisman Trust, successors of the awards from the Downtown Athletic ...
North Carolina running backs Javonte Williams and Michael Carter made college football history during the Tar Heels' 62-26 routing of Miami on Saturday night. The box score for the UNC today ...
Ashton Jeanty (/ ˈ dʒ ɛ n t i / JEN-tee; born December 2, 2003), is an American football running back.A college football All-American for the Boise State Broncos, he won the Maxwell and Doak Walker Awards and was the Heisman Trophy runner-up in 2024 after leading the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) in rushing yards and touchdowns.