barry sanders holds the record for rushing yards in a season college.
barry sanders holds the record for rushing yards in a season college.
who holds the record for rushing yards in a season college?
barry sanders
johnson experienced a breakout season in 2016. he posted 15 straight games with at least 100 yards from scrimmage, matching the lions' barry sanders (1997) for the longest single-season streak in nfl history. in the season opener against the new england patriots, he had 89 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown, and 43 receiving yards. in the next game, against the tampa bay buccaneers, he had 45 rushing yards to go along with three receptions for 98 yards. in the following game, against the buffalo bills, he had 83 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns to go along with three receptions for 28 yards. he recorded 124 scrimmage yards (83 rushing and 41 receiving) in the next game against the los angeles rams. four days later, he had a season-high 157 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns in victory over the san francisco 49ers. in the next game, against the new york jets, he had 111 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns. in the next game, a hard-fought 6–6 tie with the seattle seahawks, he had 33 carries for 113 yards to go along with eight receptions for 58 yards on "nbc sunday night football". he was named nfc offensive player of the month for october after averaging 145.2 rushing and receiving yards through five games along with five touchdowns. on november 13, against the san francisco 49ers, he had 55 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown, 46 receiving yards, and one receiving touchdown. on november 20, against the minnesota vikings, he had 103 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown, 57 receiving yards, and one receiving touchdown. in the next game, against the atlanta falcons, he had 58 rushing yards to go along with eight receptions for 103 yards and a receiving touchdown. in week 13 against the washington redskins, johnson recorded nine receptions for 91 yards and a touchdown and ran for 91 yards on 18 carries for another touchdown, earning him nfc offensive player of the week. johnson finished the season having carried 293 times for 1,239 rushing yards with 16 rushing touchdowns. he was ranked seventh in the nfl for rushing yards, and ranked second in the nfl for rushing touchdowns. johnson also finished the season having caught 80 passes for 879 yards and four touchdowns. he had the most receiving yards among running backs and ranked 38th among all nfl players in receiving yards. he was named first-team all-pro and was also named to his first pro bowl. he was also ranked 12th by his fellow players on the nfl top 100 players of 2017.
david johnson (running back)
in the 2017 season, miller put together some solid statistics but the performance of the team faltered with numerous injuries occurring. in the season opener against the jacksonville jaguars, he had 65 rushing yards and 31 receiving yards as the texans fell 29–7. in the next game, a 13–9 victory over the cincinnati bengals, he had 61 rushing yards and 26 receiving yards. on september 24, in a 36–33 loss to the new england patriots, he finished with 56 rushing yards and seven receiving yards. in the next game, a 57–14 victory over the tennessee titans, he had his best statistical game of the season with 75 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown, four receptions, 56 receiving yards, and one receiving touchdown. on october 8, against the kansas city chiefs, he finished with 74 rushing yards and 15 receiving yards in the 42–34 loss. in the next game, a 33–17 victory over the cleveland browns, he finished with 41 rushing yards and 40 receiving yards. two weeks later, against the seattle seahawks, he had 54 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown, three receptions, 19 receiving yards, and one receiving touchdown in the 41–38 loss. on november 2, starting quarterback deshaun watson tore his acl in practice after the loss to the seahawks. during week 9, the texans played the indianapolis colts next and lost 20–14 as miller had 57 rushing yards and 34 receiving yards. in the following game, a 33–7 loss to the los angeles rams, he finished with 60 rushing yards and 14 receiving yards. a week later, against the arizona cardinals, he had 61 rushing yards, 22 receiving yards, and a receiving touchdown in the 31–21 win. in a week 12 loss to the baltimore ravens, he finished with 51 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown, which would be his last time finding the endzone in the 2017 season. in the next game, the second divisional matchup against the tennessee titans, he finished with 56 rushing yards and 38 receiving yards in the 24–13 loss. in the next game, a 26–16 loss to the san francisco 49ers, he finished with 53 rushing yards on 17 carries. in week 15, a 45–7 loss to the jacksonville jaguars, he was held to a season-low 32 rushing yards. on christmas day, against the pittsburgh steelers, he finished with 55 rushing yards and ten receiving yards in the 34–6 loss. in the season finale, against the indianapolis colts, he finished with 37 rushing yards and was held without a reception for the only time all season. overall, in the 2017 season, miller finished with 888 rushing yards, three rushing touchdowns, 36 receptions, 327 receiving yards, and three receiving touchdowns.
lamar miller