Indiana University Athletics
Tevin Coleman: The Nation's Leading Rusher
10/24/2014 12:00:00 AM | Football
Oct. 24, 2014
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- With each passing week and 100-yard rushing game, Tevin Coleman's name has become more familiar around the country in which he leads in rushing yards with 1,192. Indiana's junior running back, on watch lists for the Doak Walker Award (nation's top running back) and the Maxwell Award (nation's top offensive player), has been one of the country's most impressive players this season. If you need further evidence, watch his 2014 highlights above, IUHoosiers.com's one-on-one interview below and check out all of the outstanding numbers in between.
 The Highlights | More Notes on Coleman | The Interview
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- With each passing week and 100-yard rushing game, Tevin Coleman's name has become more familiar around the country in which he leads in rushing yards with 1,192. Indiana's junior running back, on watch lists for the Doak Walker Award (nation's top running back) and the Maxwell Award (nation's top offensive player), has been one of the country's most impressive players this season. If you need further evidence, watch his 2014 highlights above, IUHoosiers.com's one-on-one interview below and check out all of the outstanding numbers in between.
| Tevin Coleman: By The Numbers | |
| The Number | The Fact |
| 1 | National rank in five categories: Rushing yards (1,192), yards per carry (8.83), 100-yard rushing games (7), yards from scrimmage (1,332) and yards from scrimmage per game (190.3). |
| 8.8 | Nation-leading average yards per carry, which is on pace to set the new NCAA FBS record. Nebraska's Mike Rozier holds the current record (7.81), set during his 1983 Heisman season. |
| 9 | Consecutive 100-yard rushing games, the longest streak in IU history and in the country. |
| 11 | Rushing touchdowns in 2014, tied for fifth nationally. |
| 13 | Runs of 20 yards or more. He is first nationally in 30 (12), 40 (9) and 60 (5), tied for first in 50 (5) and 70 (3), and second in 20-yarders (13). |
| 15 | Saw his 15-game scoring streak snapped last time out against No. 8 Michigan State. It marked the longest streak in the country and in school history, surpassing Anthony Thompson's previous mark of 12 (1988-89). |
| 35.8 | Average length of 11 touchdown runs this season, the third-highest average in the country. |
| 100 | Leads the country in 100-yard rushing games (7), shares the lead in 150-yarders (4), and is tied for second in 200-yarders (2). |
| 132 | Rushing yards vs. No. 8/6 Michigan State on 15 carries. The only RB to top 100 yards rushing vs. the Spartans in 2014. |
| 170.3 | Rushing yards per game rank second in the country. |
| 219 | Rushing yards at Iowa to go with three touchdowns, earning Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honors. His highest total in a Big Ten game and the most against the Hawkeyes since 2000. |
| 1,000 | The fastest Hoosier to 1,000 rushing yards in a season (six games) and the 10th (15 times) to rush for the milestone in a season. |
| 2,375 | Career rushing yards, which ranks ninth all-time at Indiana. |
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