5 impressive Longhorn Records by Anthony Snodgrass
Records are great and meant to be broken…Right?? Here are 5 Longhorn records that may never be broken. Which do you think is most impressive and will last the longest? Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
1. Ricky Williams’ two straight games with 300 rushing yards
Ricky Williams did a lot of near superhuman things during his four years on the Forty Acres, but his feat of two straight games with 300 rushing yards during the 1998 season is peerless. Williams, who dashed for 318 yards against Rice on Sept. 18 and then 350 yards the next week against Iowa State on Oct. 3, is the only player in NCAA history to run for 300 yards two straight games. Williams went on to win the Heisman Trophy that season, rushing for a school record 2,124 yards and 27 touchdowns. Those marks alone will be hard to break, but it’s difficult to imagine anyone sniffing 300 yards in two straight games again.
2. Colt McCoy’s 76.7 completion percentage in 2008
Colt McCoy owns quite a few Texas Longhorns records. Actually, his name is pretty much at the top of every possible passing list. Still, it’s McCoy’s incredible accuracy during the 2008 season that stands out. McCoy completed 332-of-433 passes as a junior in 2008 on the way to a second place finish in the Heisman voting. His passing campaign is the most accurate by a quarterback in NCAA history with a minimum of 150 attempts, and it’s a mark no Longhorn is likely to approach anytime soon. As a bonus feat, McCoy’s 45 career victories under center will also be pretty difficult to reach.
3. Britt Hager’s 195 tackles in 1988
Defensive records haven’t been kept nearly as long as their offensive counterparts, but that doesn’t make Britt Hager’s 1988 season any less impressive. Hager complied 195 total tackles and 17.7 tackles per game as a senior in 1988. Only one Longhorn player in history has come within 20 of that mark – Lionel Johnson in 1976 – and the second closest was Jordan Hicks in 2014 when he put up a team-high 147. Hager’s total, which came in only 11 games, seems safe for a very long time.
4. Kiki DeAyala’s 22.5 sacks in 1982
Michael Strahan set the NFL’s single-season sack record in 2001 with 22.5 sacks over 16 games; Kiki DeAyala reached that number for the Longhorns in 11 games. Only six other Texas players have come within even 10 of that mark with Ken McCune (1980), Bill Acker (1978) and Tim Campbell (1977) coming the closest with 14 sacks each. Only four players in NCAA history have had more sacks in a single season than DeAyala did for Texas in 1982, and two of them are multiple time NFL Pro Bowlers – Derrick Thomas and Terrell Suggs.
5. Earl Campbell’s 11 straight 100-yard rushing games in 1977
There was no tougher player in Texas Longhorns history than Earl Campbell, and his streak of 100-yard rushing games during the 1977 season is a testament to that. Campbell dashed for 100 yards or more in every game of a perfect regular season for the Longhorns, averaging 6.5 yards per carry and 158.5 yards a contest. Campbell finished the season with 1,744 yards and 18 touchdowns, earning the school’s first Heisman Trophy as a result. Since Campbell’s feat, no player has had a 100-yard game streak longer than seven, and it’s unlikely any Longhorn will ever again reach the 100-yard mark in every game during a season.
