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[QUOTE="ECE '76, post: 4706530, member: 8656"]
You mean be the next Ed Marinaro at Cornell?

I remember when Ed lead the NCAA in yards rushing per game.  The Ivies played fewer games than the big programs, so not total yards, but [URL='http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2017/FBS.pdf']he's still all over the record books for per game rushing and scoring[/URL].

[FONT=tahoma]Most Yards Gained Career Per Game
174.6—Ed Marinaro, Cornell, 1969-71 (4,715 in 27)

Most Rushes Season Per Game
39.6—Ed Marinaro, Cornell, 1971 (356 in 9)

Most Rushes Career Per Game
34.0—Ed Marinaro, Cornell, 1969-71 (918 in 27)

Earliest Game reaching 1,000 Yards in a Season
5th—Ed Marinaro, Cornell, 1971 (1,026)

Career Rushing Yards Per Game
First all time
Ed Marinaro, Cornell 1969-71 27 918 4,715 50 174.6 Yds/Gm
(Minimum 2,500 yards)

Season Rushing Yards Per Game
Currently third all time behind Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St. and Marcus Allen, Southern California
Ed Marinaro, Cornell 1971 9 games 209.0 Yds/Gm

Annual Rushing Champion (per game)
1970 Ed Marinaro, Cornell Jr. 9 285 1,425 158.3
1971 Ed Marinaro, Cornell Sr. 9 356 1,881 209.0

All Purpose Yards per Game Annual Champion
1971 Ed Marinaro, Cornell Sr. 1,881 51 0 0 0 1,932 214.7

Season Points Per Game
5th all time
Ed Marinaro, Cornell 1971 Sr. 9 24 4 0 148 16.44

Career Points Per Game
Second all time
Ed Marinaro, Cornell 1969-71 27 52 6 0 318 11.78
(Minimum 225 points)

Scoring Annual Champion points per game
1971 Ed Marinaro, Cornell Sr. 9 24 4 0 148 16.4[/FONT]

[B]After playing in the NFL for 5 years, Marinaro became an actor[/B].
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