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re: Best LSU RB ever??

Posted on 2/13/09 at 3:57 pm to
Posted by RANDY44
Member since Aug 2005
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Posted on 2/13/09 at 3:57 pm to
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I say Charles Alexander.

One night in '77 we watched Alexander the Great carry nine consecutive plays in an 80 yard td drive against Oregon. He had tremendous stamina. Never fully recovered from a severe hamstring injury in '78 though he was still good enough to play several years in the NFL.
Posted by Tiger Vision
Mandeville
Member since Jan 2005
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Posted on 2/13/09 at 4:10 pm to
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One night in '77 we watched Alexander the Great carry nine consecutive plays in an 80 yard td drive against Oregon


One night in '96 we watched K. Faulk carry one time for an 80 yard td against Houston.


Anybody familiar with any of this?

1998 Third-Team All-American (The Football News)
1998 First-Team All-SEC (Coaches, AP, The Football News)
1998 Playboy Magazine Preseason All-America Team
1997 Third-Team All-American (AP)
1997 First-Team All-SEC (Coaches, AP, The Football News)
National Player of the Week by CNNSI (1997 vs. Kentucky)
1997 Playboy Magazine Preseason All-America Team
1996 First-Team All-American (AP)
1996 First-Team All-SEC (Coaches, AP, The Football News)
1995 SEC Freshman Offensive Player of the Year
1995 Knoxville News-Sentinel Freshman All-SEC Team
1995 Independence Bowl Offensive MVP

Or what about this?

LSU CAREER
An All-American and a three-time All-SEC selection, Kevin Faulk finished his career as LSU’s all-time leading rusher while breaking a plethora of other LSU and SEC marks ... Held 17 LSU and SEC records ... Rushed for 4,557 yards and 46 touchdowns in his career ... Finished fourth in NCAA history and first in SEC history with 6,833 all-purpose yards ... SEC record was previously held by Georgia legend Hershel Walker ... Had 53 total touchdowns ... Spurned an opportunity to enter the NFL Draft after his junior season to stay on for his senior year ... Earned his degree in kinesiology in just three and a half years ... Rushed for more than 100 yards in 22 games during his career and the Tigers were 18-4 in those games ... Rushed for more than 200 yards four times, including a school record 246 vs. Houston in 1996 ... Was the leading rusher in the SEC in each of his junior and senior seasons and became only the sixth player in SEC history to lead the league in rushing twice during a career ... Was a First-Team All-American as an all-purpose player his sophomore season of 1996 ... The SEC Freshman Offensive Player of the Year in 1995 and the Independence Bowl Offensive MVP that year ... Played in 1999 Senior Bowl.


Maybe some of this?


Records Set by Kevin Faulk

Career
Most All-Purpose Yards in a Career (LSU and SEC) – 6,833
Most Yards Rushing in a Career (LSU) – 4,557
Most Rushing Touchdowns in a Career (LSU) – 46
Most Total Touchdowns in a Career (LSU and SEC) – 53
Most Points Scored in a Career (LSU) – 318
Most Points Scored by a non-kicker in a Career (SEC) – 318

Season
Most All-Purpose Yards in a Season (LSU and SEC) – 2,109 (1998)
Most All-Purpose Yards/Game in a Season (LSU and SEC) – 191.7 (1998)

Game
Most Yards Rushing in a Game (LSU) – 246 vs. Houston (1996)
Most Yards Rushing in a Bowl Game (LSU and Indy Bowl) – 234 vs. Michigan St. (1995)
Most All-Purpose Yards in a Game (LSU) – 376 vs. Houston (1996)
Most Rushing Touchdowns in a Game (LSU) – 5 at Kentucky (1997)

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