🏈 Just noticed myself...you guys happen to realize how close Yeldon is to breaking the all time career

[TerryP]

What jumped out to me when I started looking at this in more detail is if he continues at the pace he's currently at—in terms of total carries—he may not be in the top 10 all-time for attempts. He's had 175 and 207 in two years so if he carries it 180 times in 2014 he won't even be in the top 15. (Harry Gilmer, 390)

By my quick count he's sitting at 1182 yards short of breaking Alexander's record of 3565.

 

[bamaraider]

Would be quite an accomplishment. A raw combination of power, speed, and the ability make defenders miss in open space. Still remember seeing him break out at his first A-Day game and everyone knew he was going to be special. A lot of people give him a lot of flack cause he tends to put the ball on the ground at times, but overlook his production.

 

[PhillyGirl]

Knock on wood! I am treating this like a no-hitter in baseball .. Shhh :no-no:

 

[JoshB]

He would also be the only player to record 3-1,000 yard rushing seasons and only one to have back to back to back 1,000 yard rushing seasons.

 

[sean]

He would also be the only player to record 3-1,000 yard rushing seasons and only one to have back to back to back 1,000 yard rushing seasons.

i guess when you have to practice against our defense, it makes it a bit easier to go against other defenses.

 

[rick4bama]

i guess when you have to practice against our defense, it makes it a bit easier to go against other defenses.

:icon_cheers:

 

[planomateo]

He would also be the only player to record 3-1,000 yard rushing seasons and only one to have back to back to back 1,000 yard rushing seasons.

Can you tell me the last RB to rush for 4 consecutive 1,000 yd seasons (limit it to the top 5 conferences)...he didn't get the Heisman either and he played in the Big-XII.

 

[JoshB]

Can you tell me the last RB to rush for 4 consecutive 1,000 yd seasons (limit it to the top 5 conferences)...he didn't get the Heisman either and he played in the Big-XII.

Well I know Tony Dorsett did but he played at Pitt, had a 2,000 yard season too... So did Ron Dayne, again another 2,000 yard season player (I think he had 2,000 or was close to it, the year Shaun Alexander was a Heisman candidate)... Thats the last one I can think of but he was Big 10... Cedric Benson (Texas)? I know for a fact he had 1,000 yards three years but I dont know if he did as a freshman.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

He would also be the only player to record 3-1,000 yard rushing seasons and only one to have back to back to back 1,000 yard rushing seasons.

That potential accomplishment is that much more impressive when you consider he's currently just one of five with back to back 1,000 yard seasons:

Musso had 1,137 and 1,048 in 1970 and 1971, respectively.
Humphrey had 1,471 and 1,255 in 1986 and 1987.
Shaun had 1,178 and 1,383 in 1998 and 1999.
Darby had 1,062 and 1,242 in 2004 and 2005.

 

[planomateo]

Well I know Tony Dorsett did but he played at Pitt, had a 2,000 yard season too... So did Ron Dayne, again another 2,000 yard season player (I think he had 2,000 or was close to it, the year Shaun Alexander was a Heisman candidate)... Thats the last one I can think of but he was Big 10... Cedric Benson (Texas)? I know for a fact he had 1,000 yards three years but I dont know if he did as a freshman.

Yup, I was thinking about Cedric Benson, 4 years over 1,000 each year, and each year he gained more yards than the previous year.

 

[rick4bama]

That potential accomplishment is that much more impressive when you consider he's currently just one of five with back to back 1,000 yard seasons:

Musso had 1,137 and 1,048 in 1970 and 1971, respectively.
Humphrey had 1,471 and 1,255 in 1986 and 1987.
Shaun had 1,178 and 1,383 in 1998 and 1999.
Darby had 1,062 and 1,242 in 2004 and 2005.

Didn't Humphrey get hurt in the first game in 1985? Was't it the Boston College game that he hurt his knee in the second half?

 

[It Takes Eleven]

Didn't Humphrey get hurt in the first game in 1985? Wasn't it the Boston College game that he hurt his knee in the second half?

I was thinking Kerry Goode got hurt in a Boston College game, but you may be right.

 

[rick4bama]

I was thinking Kerry Goode got hurt in a Boston College game, but you may be right.

You right!! Thanks for helping this OFC man. But now that I think about it , it was 1984 game.

 

[TerryP]

You right!! Thanks for helping this OFC man. But now that I think about it , it was 1984 game.

1984 was the year Goode was injured.

As I'm piecing this together Hump was injured against Vandy—re-aggravating an injury he had in the off-season. It was his Sr. year so that makes it '88, right?

Good bit of trivia to bring into the conversation here Rickey! As I recall, Hump set the single season record for rushing yards his Jr. season. I can recall talk of him being a Heisman candidate because I remember people older than I was scoffing at the idea we'd have a Heisman trophy winner at Bama.

Hrrmmm, recall a conversation with a older guy named Mr. Parks at my mom's church who was adamant about "Coach Bryant's teams were a team, not an individual so we don't do individual awards." I can recall his look of disdain when I suggested "it's a different coach."

How well do I recall this? Geez. Wasn't he injured at the beginning of the season where Curry had his infamous "Hurricane Bowl" story/controversy with A&M?

 

[UAgrad93]

Hump's senior yr was 88. His off season injury was a broken leg from a fight outside a bar.

 

[TerryP]

Hump's senior yr was 88. His off season injury was a broken leg from a fight outside a bar.

The bar fight ended with a broken jaw; I recall that. I recall his football injury dealing with his foot but I thought that was something that he'd injured in the spring and it wasn't related to the bar incident.

Geez, over a quarter of a century ago. I'm surprised I can recall that much...and I'm not sure I'm correct.

 

[UAgrad93]

Like you said @TerryP, over a quarter of a century ago! Who knows which is correct! I'm lucky to remember what I did yesterday.

 

[rick4bama]

When and look and in two game Hump with 42 att. gain 192 yds with 3 TD's. David Casteal had 93 att. with 335 yds with 6 TD's and he played the whole year.

 

[psychojoe]

Hump did not play a lot as a freshman because Gene Jelks was the guy. He took over the 1st team role in 86. Yeldon, if he does break the career record, will do it in three seasons, while Hump and Alexander played four seasons to get their totals. The top two also played in an era when a tailback was getting twenty of more carries a game. Since CNS uses multiple tailbacks, Yeldon (or Ingram, Richardson or Lacy) only rarely approached that number of carries. So go, T J. I am sure the two legends whose records you are nearing will be cheering you on.

 

[JoshB]

^^ In Alexander's defense he had to share the ball with two other talented backs (Dennis Riddle and Curtis Alexander) for two years and one of those years (97) behind a horrible line.

Humphrey broke his foot early in his senior year making a cut in one of the early games...

http://news.google.com/newspapers?n...lseAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aMgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2144,4207544

Had he not been hurt he probably would have shattered the rushing record to the point where noone would be able to match it and likely would have been the first Heisman winner rather than Ingram.