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Mossman: Murray on Verge of OU History
October 13, 2010 | Football
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Take Jack Jacobs' record for instance. Known widely as Indian Jack, he averaged 47.8 yards on 31 punts back in 1940. Of the records that can be tracked, that 70-year-old mark is the oldest on the Oklahoma record books. Tress Way threatened it last season, but came up 2.1 yards short.
Jacobs' mark is one of five that is at least 60 years old and one of 10 that was set in 1969 or earlier that still finds its way into print in the OU Media Guide.
That brings us to DeMarco Murray.
Among the longest-standing records at OU, one of them is Steve Owens' mark for career touchdowns. By the time the big bull from Miami, Okla., finished his career in 1969, he had won the Heisman Trophy and crossed the goal line 57 times.
Murray, after finding the end zone twice himself against Texas, now has 55 touchdowns. If he can score three more, he will topple a standard that has stood for 41 years.
The list of players who have come and gone in those 41 years makes that quite an accomplishment. But it's not the end-all when it comes to breaking records.
There have been seven times when records of 50 or more years have been broken. Not surprisingly, the all-timer belongs to one Sam Bradford. He finished his career with a pass efficiency rating of 184.87, a figure that blew past Eddie Crowder's record of 165.94.
Crowder, who later coached at Colorado, set his record in 1952. He held the mark until 2009, 57 years.
Given the talent pool at a place like Oklahoma, holding a record for even five or six seasons is difficult. With acknowledgement to guys like Murray and Bradford, it's certainly worth a tip of the cap to Owens, Crowder and the like for staying on top of the mountain for so long.
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