With his 108th rushing yard Saturday in the fourth quarter of the Las Vegas Bowl against Houston, San Diego State running back Donnel Pumphrey passed Wisconsin's Ron Dayne for most career rushing yards in NCAA history.
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But there's a catch.
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Dayne's mark of 6,397 yards was accumulated during regular-season games at Wisconsin from 1996-1999. Add on bowl games, and Dayne’s total yardage increases to 7,125, well above Pumphrey's mark.
Congratulations young man #GOAT #7125
— Ron Dayne (@Ron33Dayne) December 17, 2016
However, stats from bowl games did not count towards career numbers until after an NCAA ruling in 2002. An according to the 2002 rule, Dayne can't add bowl-game yards to his career rushing total after the fact. He believes the record should remain in his name.
“He’s gonna have (an asterisk) by his name if he breaks the record anyway,” Dayne said about Pumphrey on a recent Wisconsin State Journal podcast. “They didn’t use none of my bowl games.”
Pumphrey, who is only FBS player with 5,000 yards rushing and 1,000 yards receiving in his career, isn't the only SDSU back successful on the ground this season. With Rashaad Penny's 11-yard run in the first half of the Las Vegas Bowl, he eclipsed the 1,000 yard mark on the season, as the Aztecs became the first team with a 2,000-yard rusher and 1,000-yard rusher in same season.