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Rushing AttemptsCareer--809, Thomas Jones, 1996-99Season--334, Thomas Jones, 1999 Sr.--334, Thomas Jones, 1999 Jr.--265, Tiki Barber, 1995 Soph.--229, Gary Helman, 1969 Fr.-- 196, Antonio Rice, 1982Game--39, Thomas Jones vs. Georgia Tech, 1999 Sr.--39, Thomas Jones vs. Georgia Tech, 1999 Jr.--37, John Papit vs. West Virginia, 1949 Soph.--37, Gary Helman vs. William & Mary, 1969 Fr.--34, Marcus Wilson vs. VMI, 1987Rushing YardageCareer--3998, Thomas Jones, 1996-99Season--1798, Thomas Jones, 1999 Sr.--1798, Thomas Jones, 1999 Jr.--1397, Tiki Barber, 1995 Soph.--1020, Terry Kirby, 1990 Fr.--835, Howard Petty, 1983Game--224, John Papit vs. Washington & Lee, 1948 Sr.--221, Thomas Jones vs. N.C. State, 1999, Thomas Jones vs. Buffalo, 1999 Jr.--212, John Papit vs. West Virginia, 1949 Soph.--224, John Papit vs. Washington & Lee, 1948 Fr.--182, Howard Petty vs. Wake Forest, 1983Consecutive Games of 100 Yards or More8, Tiki Barber, 1996Rushing AverageCareer--6.0, John Papit, 1947-50 (min. 50 carries)Season--7.0, Nikki Fisher, 1990 (min. 50 carries)Game--34.7, Ray Brown vs. Hampden-Sydney, 1946 (min. 3 carries)Rushing TouchdownsCareer--46, Gene Mayer, 1912-15Season--18, Gene Mayer, 1915 Sr.--18, Gene Mayer, 1915 Jr.--14, Tiki Barber, 1995 Soph.--10, Shawn Moore, 1988 Fr.--7, Howard Petty, 1983, Marcus Wilson, 1987Game--5, Gene Mayer vs. North Carolina, 1912, Gene Mayer vs. Richmond, 1915 Sr.--5, Gene Mayer vs. Richmond, 1915 Jr.--4, Gene Arnette vs. Buffalo, 1967, Tiki Barber, vs. Georgia Tech, 1995 Soph.--4, Terry Kirby vs. William & Mary, 1990, Gary Helman vs. William & Mary, 1969 Fr.--5, Gene Mayer vs. North Carolina, 1912Longest Plays--Running 88 Bob Davis vs. N. C. State, 1964 +81 Tommy Vigorito vs. N.C. State, 1979 81 Tiki Barber vs. Michigan, 1995 +80 Tiki Barber vs. Virginia Tech, 1996 80 Thomas Jones vs. San Jose State, 1998 79 Ray Brown vs. Hampden-Sydney, 1946 79 Barry Word vs. Georgia Tech, 1985 73 Terry Kirby vs. Wake Forest, 1992 72 Grover Jones vs. Hampden-Sydney, 1946 +72 Kent Merritt vs. Clemson, 1973 72 Greg Taylor vs. VMI, 1979 71 George Grimes vs. VMI, 1947 71 Harold Hoak vs. North Carolina, 1952 71 Kent Merritt vs. Clemson, 1971 +71 Thomas Jones vs. Florida State, 1999 +70 Tommy Vigorito vs. Maryland, 1978+Non-scoring play
Career Rushing Leaders
Player Years Carries Yards Avg. TD 1. Thomas Jones 1996-99 809 3998 4.9 36 2. Tiki Barber 1993-96 651 3389 5.2 31 3. Terry Kirby 1989-92 567 3348 5.9 24 4. John Papit 1947-50 537 3238 6.0 27 5. Tommy Vigorito 1977-80 648 2913 4.5 15 6. Frank Quayle 1966-68 514 2695 5.2 28 7. Jim Bakhtiar 1955-57 555 2434 4.4 13 8. Barry Word 1982-85 405 2257 5.6 17 9. Marcus Wilson 1987-89 484 2219 4.6 13 10. Howard Petty 1983-85 484 2171 4.5 21 11. Kevin Brooks 1992-95 447 2082 4.7 17 12. Nikki Fisher 1988-91 383 2069 5.4 12 13. Billy Copeland 1973-76 431 2051 4.8 10 14. A. Womack* 1997-98,’00 366 1944 5.3 13 15. Kent Merritt 1971-73 412 1905 4.6 5
Season Rushing Leaders
Player Year Carries Yards Avg. TD 1. Thomas Jones 1999 334 1798 5.4 16 2. Tiki Barber 1995 265 1397 5.3 14 3. Tiki Barber 1996 250 1360 5.4 14 4. Thomas Jones 1998 238 1303 5.5 13 5. Barry Word 1985 207 1224 5.9 6 6. John Papit 1949 197 1214 6.2 9 7. Frank Quayle 1968 175 1213 6.9 12 8. Terry Kirby 1992 175 1130 6.5 6 9. Marcus Wilson 1989 223 1098 4.9 4 10. Tommy Vigorito 1979 184 1045 5.7 6 11. Antwoine Womack*2000 210 1028 4.9 9 12. Terry Kirby 1990 165 1020 6.2 7 13. Bill Dudley 1941 155 968 6.2 17 14. John Papit 1950 167 949 5.7 8 15. Greg Taylor 1979 166 933 5.6 9
Single Game Rushing Leaders
Player Carr. Yds. Avg. TD 1. John Papit vs. Washington & Lee, 1948 16 224 14.0 3 2. Frank Quayle vs. Maryland, 1966 25 221 8.9 1 Thomas Jones vs. N.C. State, 1999 38 221 5.8 3 Thomas Jones vs. Buffalo, 1999 32 221 6.9 1 5. Frank Quayle vs. Maryland, 1968 29 216 7.5 3 6. Bill Dudley vs. North Carolina, 1941 17 215 12.7 3 7. Terry Kirby vs. Wake Forest, 1992 24 214 8.9 2 8. Thomas Jones vs. Georgia Tech, 1999 39 213 5.5 2 9. John Papit vs. West Virginia, 1949 37 212 5.7 1 10. Jim Bakhtiar vs. VMI, 1956 27 210 7.8 1 Thomas Jones vs. Brigham Young, 1999 35 210 6.0 2 12. Terry Kirby vs. Duke, 1992 28 207 7.4 0 Thomas Jones vs. Georgia Tech, 1998 27 207 7.7 2 14. John Papit vs. Geo. Washington, 1949 26 203 7.8 3 Thomas Jones vs. San Jose State, 1998 23 203 8.8 2