randall cunningham has the most rushing yards in a super bowl.
randall cunningham has the most rushing yards in a super bowl.
who has the most rushing yards in a super bowl?
randall cunningham
in super bowl xviii on january 22, 1984, allen ran for 191 yards, caught two passes for 18 yards, and scored two touchdowns in the raiders' 38–9 victory over the washington redskins. included in his stats was a 74-yard touchdown run, a feat that remained the longest run in super bowl history until willie parker's 75-yard run in super bowl xl. allen's 191 rushing yards were also a super bowl record, which stood until timmy smith of the redskins topped it with 204 yards in super bowl xxii. upon winning the game, allen joined a small group of players to win both the heisman trophy and super bowl mvp (roger staubach, jim plunkett, and later desmond howard). on january 1, 1984, allen gained 121 yards for two touchdowns on just 13 carries against the pittsburgh steelers. one week later, he rushed 25 times for 154 yards and scored on a touchdown reception. in total, allen rushed 58 times for 466 yards and four touchdowns during the playoffs. he also added 118 yards and one touchdown on 14 receptions.
marcus allen
after yeldon left for the nfl, henry took over as the starting running back as a junior in 2015. in the season opener against wisconsin, he had 147 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns. in the next game, against middle tennessee state, he had 96 rushing yards and another game with three rushing touchdowns. in the next game against ole miss, he had 127 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown, and five receptions for 39 yards in alabama's only loss of the season. after rushing for 52 yards against louisiana–monroe, he had 148 rushing yards and a touchdown in a victory over georgia. on october 10, he rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown against arkansas. after the victory over the razorbacks, he went on an impressive stretch of performances. on october 17, against texas a&m, he had 236 rushing yards, two rushing touchdowns, and an 18-yard reception. in the next game, a narrow 19–14 victory over tennessee, he had 143 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns. in the following game, a much-anticipated matchup with fellow heisman contender leonard fournette, he had 210 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns against lsu. in the next game against mississippi state, he had 204 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns. in the next game, against charleston southern, he had 68 rushing yards and two more rushing touchdowns in a limited role in the 56–6 victory. in the iron bowl against auburn, he had 271 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown on 46 carries. in the sec championship against florida, he had 44 carries for 189 yards and a touchdown. alabama qualified for the college football playoff and faced off against michigan state in the national semifinals. in the 38–0 victory over the spartans in the cotton bowl, he had 75 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns. during alabama's 45–40 victory over clemson in the 2016 college football playoff national championship, he rushed for 158 yards on 36 carries with three touchdowns. during the game, he also broke shaun alexander's record for most career rushing yards in alabama history. playing in all 15 games, he rushed for sec records 2,219 yards and 28 touchdowns on 395 carries. in addition, he scored at least one touchdown in each game. henry won the heisman trophy, beating out finalists christian mccaffrey and deshaun watson. he won numerous other awards including the doak walker award, walter camp award, and maxwell award. he declared for the 2016 nfl draft after his junior season.
derrick henry