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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 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.
All players on the career list are running backs. The career leader in rushing yards by a quarterback is Navy 's Keenan Reynolds , who rushed for 4,559 yards in his career. Player
The Doak Walker Award, first awarded in 1990, is presented annually to the best running back in college football. [25] In 2007, Walker was ranked No. 4 on ESPN's list of the top 25 players in college football history. A statue of Walker was placed between Gerald Ford Stadium and SMU's Dedman Center for Lifetime Sports.
College Wire Regional Editor Patrick Conn breaks down his top 10 running backs for the upcoming 2022 season.
The 2020 college football season featured plenty of talented running backs, including Najee Harris and Travis Etienne, who were both drafted in the first round of this year’s NFL Draft. Although ...
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 ...
His long history of coaching running backs also includes stints at Mississippi State (2004), Florida (2005-07 and 2010), Tennessee (2008), Syracuse (2009) and Ohio State (2012-14).