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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Peterson Breaks Rushing Record
January 05, 2005 | Football
MIAMI, Fla. -- Oklahoma tailback Adrian Peterson broke the NCAA record for rushing yards by a freshman Tuesday with an 8-yard run on the second play of the second quarter of the Orange Bowl against Southern California.
Peterson needed 21 yards entering the game to surpass the record of 1,863 yards rushing set by Wisconsin's Ron Dayne in 1996, and it took nine carries for him to get them. After the run, Peterson had 1,869 yards on the season.
Earlier in the season, Peterson tied the NCAA mark by reaching 1,000 yards in his seventh career game. Florida's Emmitt Smith established the record in 1987 and San Diego State's Marshall Faulk matched it in 1991.
Peterson had at least 100 yards rushing in all but one of the Sooners' 12 games this season. He had 58 yards on a season-low 15 carries a week after dislocating his left shoulder against Texas A&M.
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