ProFootballFocus is in the midst of perpetuating one of the worst mistruths in the college football world — that former Wisconsin running back Ron Dayne is not the NCAA’s all-time leading rusher.
The service put out a graphic titled ‘college football all-time rushing leaders’ on Sunday. At No. 1: San Diego State’s Donnel Pumphrey with 6,405 yards. No. 2, as listed, is Dayne with 6,397 yards. Then comes Texas great Ricky Williams with 6,279 and Badger great Jonathan Taylor with 6,174.
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Wisconsin fans should be well aware of why PFF’s list — which is actually just an aggregation of the official NCAA rushing leaderboard — is contradictory. The NCAA includes Pumphrey’s bowl statistics in his 6,405 yards but omits Dayne’s. That is because the NCAA, for some reason, does not count bowl statistics before 2002.
So it ignores Dayne’s 728 rushing yards from bowl games, but includes Pumprey’s 328.
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Simple logic would urge the NCAA to either include all bowl statistics, or include none. ProFootballFocus, instead, has shared one of the NCAA’s biggest ongoing mistakes.
If all rushing yards in every game played were considered, as they should be, here is what the NCAA’s all-time leaderboard would look like:
10. Cedric Benson (Texas, 2001-2004) — 5,540 yards
Jan 1, 2005; Pasadena, CA, USA: FILE PHOTO; Texas Longhorns running back Cedric Benson (32) in…
Jan 1, 2005; Pasadena, CA, USA: FILE PHOTO; Texas Longhorns running back Cedric Benson (32) in action against the Michigan Wolverines during the 2005 Rose Bowl at the Rose Bowl. The Longhorns defeated the Wolverines 38-37. Mandatory Credit: Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Network
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9. Travis Prentice (Miami (OH), 1996-1999) — 5,596 yards
Travis Prentice was a second-team All-State pick in football as a senior in 1994 after rushing…
Travis Prentice was a second-team All-State pick in football as a senior in 1994 after rushing for 1,510 yards and 17 touchdowns. He went to play at Miami (Ohio), where he set an NCAA Division I-A record with 73 career rushing touchdowns. (The record has since been surpassed by WisconsinÕs Montee Ball and NavyÕs Keenan Reynolds.) Miami retired PrenticeÕs No. 41 jersey in 2014. Prentice was a third-round pick of the Cleveland Browns in the 2000 NFL Draft and spent three seasons (2000-02) in the league with the Browns, Vikings and Cardinals. Courier Journal archive photo-Imagn Content Services, LLC
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7. DeAngelo Williams (Memphis, 2002-2005) — 6,026 yards
Jan 28, 2006: Mobile, AL, USA; South Squad runningback (20) DeAngelo Williams of Memphis gets away…
Jan 28, 2006: Mobile, AL, USA; South Squad runningback (20) DeAngelo Williams of Memphis gets away from North Squad linebacker (18) Chad Greenway of Iowa during the 2006 Senior Bowl at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, AL. Mandatory Credit: Photo by John Reed-USA TODAY Sports Copyright (c) 2006 John Reed
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6. Jonathan Taylor (Wisconsin, 2017-2019) — 6,174 yards
Nov 18, 2017; Madison, WI, USA; Wisconsin Badgers running back Jonathan Taylor (23) during the game…
Nov 18, 2017; Madison, WI, USA; Wisconsin Badgers running back Jonathan Taylor (23) during the game against the Michigan Wolverines at Camp Randall Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
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5. Charles White (USC, 1976-1979) — 6,245 yards
Jan 1, 1980; Pasadena, CA, USA: FILE PHOTO; Southern California Trojans running Charles White (12) waits…
Jan 1, 1980; Pasadena, CA, USA: FILE PHOTO; Southern California Trojans running Charles White (12) waits for the snap against the Ohio State Buckeyes during the 1980 Rose Bowl game where USC defeated OSU 17-16 at the Rose Bowl Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Long Photography-USA TODAY Sports
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4. Donnel Pumphrey (San Diego State, 2013-2016) — 6,405 yards
Dec 17, 2016; Las Vegas, NV, USA; San Diego State Aztecs running back Donnel Pumphrey (19)…
Dec 17, 2016; Las Vegas, NV, USA; San Diego State Aztecs running back Donnel Pumphrey (19) carries the ball on a 15-yard run in the fourth quarter to break the FBS career rushing record during the 25th Las Vegas Bowl against the Houston Cougars at Sam Boyd Stadium. Pumphrey finished with 115 yards, giving him 6,405 for his career. San Diego State defeated Houston 34-10. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
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