What Nebraska running back became only the 11th player in Big 8 history to rush for over 3,000 yards?
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I'll go with Calvin Jones, he finished #13 all time in Big 8 career rushing yards. Barry Sanders finished #11. There are 17 players that rushed for 3,000 plus in the Big 8.
Only reason I know the above, Jones' career rushing yards were part of work trivia this week. I had looked it up to verify the winner [dinner for two at Kobe].
Only reason I know the above, Jones' career rushing yards were part of work trivia this week. I had looked it up to verify the winner [dinner for two at Kobe].
As Alex Trebek would say, sorry, that is incorrect.
How so?
http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/big-8/leaders/rush-yds-player-career.html
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Hint: At the time he achieved this, he was a senior and did it against OU. At the time of this endeavor, he was only the 11th player to rush for over 3,000 yards.
Can you explain?
He finished #17 in the link I provided. There are only 4 guys that had more, who finished their career after Clark so I can't figure out how he was #11 at any point.
At the time (1989) he was the 11th player to do so. Obviously, others came after him and surpassed, but he went over 3,000 against OU the last game of 1989, making him only the 11th player to that point to get there. Was going to give a bit more of a hint in the initial question, but it would have made it too easy.
Check the link above, according to that it's impossible. 17 - 4 [who came after him] doesn't equal 11.
Help out here, I have to be missing something.
I did read the game recap on huskermax where it claims that, but that doesn't match up with the actual 3,000 plus career yardage leaders.
I took the info from some old Huskers Illustrated mags I have, maybe they were wrong. Oh what the hell, I'll give it to Ken anyway, he was a heck of a RB and I'll just have to "believe" the info was right.
Here they are, in order, at the end of 1989.
- Thomas, 1984-1987
- Rozier, 1981-1983
- Miller, 1974-1977
- Washington, 1972-1975
- Owens, 1967-1969
- Sims, 1975-1979
- Anderson, 1979-1983
- Green, 1975-1978
- Sanders, 1986-1988
- Smith, 1973-1976
- Wilson, 1979-1982
- Strachan, 1979-1982
- Clark, 1987-1989
This list doesn't give a chronological order of when these backs reached 3000 yards. It lists them from most yards to least.As Alex Trebek would say, sorry, that is incorrect.
How so?
http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/big-8/leaders/rush-yds-player-career.html
Edit: Not sure how I missed your comment on only 4 players doing it before him when he was 17th all time. Perhaps, as the OP said, his source was incorrect, or maybe one source was counting Bowl games and another wasn't?
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