QB Career Rushing Yards since 1971 - Denard #1 with a bullet
I went back to 1971 just to see how other Michigan QBs compared in rushing. Denard is certainly one of a kind. The closest player to his stat of QB rushing yards is over 2,300 yards away. I'm not sure we'll ever see his record broken.
|
Player |
Yds |
Years |
|
Denard Robinson |
4,495 |
2009-2012 |
|
Rick Leach |
2,176 |
1975-1978 |
|
Steve Smith |
1,736 |
1980-1983 |
|
Dennis Franklin |
1,212 |
1972-1974 |
|
Michael Taylor |
610 |
1985-1989 |
|
B.J. Dickey |
516 |
1977-1981 |
|
Jim Harbaugh |
296 |
1982-1986 |
|
Tate Forcier |
291 |
2009-2010 |
|
Tom Slade |
270 |
1971-1973 |
|
Steven Threet |
201 |
2007-2008 |
| Nick Sheridan | 153 | 2006-2009 |
|
Demetrius Brown |
122 |
1986-1989 |
|
Scott Dreisbach |
51 |
1994-1998 |
|
Drew Henson |
46 |
1998-2000 |
|
Chris Zurbrugg |
15 |
1983-1987 |
|
Brian Griese |
-81 |
1993-1997 |
|
John Wangler |
-112 |
1976-1980 |
|
Todd Collins |
-156 |
1990-1994 |
|
Tom Brady |
-169 |
1995-1999 |
|
Elvis Grbac |
-239 |
1988-1989 |
|
John Navarre |
-259 |
1999-2003 |
|
Chad Henne |
-315 |
2004-2007 |
January 2nd, 2013 at 8:04 PM ^
was better than Chad Henne at something. Rushing Yards. Double Threet!!
January 2nd, 2013 at 10:12 PM ^
but he got all that in one play.
January 2nd, 2013 at 8:05 PM ^
He broke the NCAA record, obviously he would have the Michigan record too. His record will probably be broken eventually, but definitely not by a Michigan QB.
January 3rd, 2013 at 12:38 AM ^
Pat White had 4480
Denard had over 300 yards the last 4 games as a running back, so I don't believe he will have the record.
January 3rd, 2013 at 1:21 AM ^
I think I saw in some other thread that it is based upon how the player is listed on the roster, not what position they play for that particular play, so Denard does in fact get the record.
January 2nd, 2013 at 8:06 PM ^
January 2nd, 2013 at 10:35 PM ^
when they're commenting on a sports blog about other people posting on a sports blog.
January 3rd, 2013 at 9:04 AM ^
It definitely isn't Chad Henne. He apparently had very little time on his hands and a lot of it on his stomach and back.
Gotta love him.
January 2nd, 2013 at 8:09 PM ^
(Hint: all the negative numbers).
January 2nd, 2013 at 8:16 PM ^
January 3rd, 2013 at 10:13 AM ^
Because all those guys could throw the ball effectively downfield, which is what you need to do to play QB in the NFL. The ability to run is nice, but merely the cherry on the sundae.
January 2nd, 2013 at 8:17 PM ^
I guess that puts Jack Kennedy at 15th all time...he has 6 career rushing yards...and Devin has 151.
January 2nd, 2013 at 8:18 PM ^
January 2nd, 2013 at 8:24 PM ^
I stuck strictly to starters who started a majority of a season.
It would take hours to search the databse for every QB who played and rushed for some yards. Michigan blew a lot of teams out so that could be plenty of time for QBs to get some rushing yards in garbage time.
Hell, I'm sure Jason Forcier who played 2 years as a backup has some rushing yards.
January 2nd, 2013 at 9:04 PM ^
January 2nd, 2013 at 9:14 PM ^
Gardner has officially 151 rushing yards with 9 TDs.
January 2nd, 2013 at 9:10 PM ^
| Career Rushing for Jason Forcier | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Opponent | Att | Yd+ | Yd- | Net Yd | Yd/Att | TD | Lng | ||
| 2006 | Central Michigan | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2006 | at Indiana | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Season Total | 2 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| Career Total | 2 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 12 | |||
January 2nd, 2013 at 8:21 PM ^
January 2nd, 2013 at 10:18 PM ^
January 2nd, 2013 at 8:22 PM ^
It is very unlikely indeed that there would be another one like Denard Robinson given these numbers, and here's why -
Mean: 510 yards
Standard Deviation: 1,123 yards
Denard's Z-score: 3.55 (standard deviations above the mean)
Probability of that rushing total in a normal distribution with this mean rushing yardage and standard deviation: 0.019%
For contrast, same above calculation for Rick Leach: 6.89%
A rare talent indeed at Michigan, and indeed, most places, I would think.
January 3rd, 2013 at 12:26 AM ^
January 2nd, 2013 at 8:24 PM ^
January 2nd, 2013 at 8:57 PM ^
It's hard for me to remember that far back, but '84 was definitely painful. Still, those mediocre QBs had a better supporting cast than Threet and Sheridan did in '08. As well, the Big Ten was closer to Big Two / Little Eight than it is now, even though Iowa and Illinois had recently won championships.
- - -
What I find fascinating about the data is the clear and abrupt shift to "QB as immobile artillery piece" that took place with the Bo-Mo transition.
Michigan football fans that blow my mind:
* Ones that think Michigan is all about great RBs, three yards and a cloud of dust, etc. You have to go back to the '80s for that. With the exception of the RichRod years, most of the offensive skill stars have been at QB and WR. (Most, not all ... I recognize that Wheatley, Touchdown Tim, etc. had some good years in there.)
* Ones that think RichRod completely deviated from traditional Michigan football. Look at those QB runnin' numbers from the '70s and '80s.
January 3rd, 2013 at 9:33 AM ^
And yes, that is what I said when Rich Rod came in: Offensively we were going back to something closer to Bo than either post-Harbaugh Mo or Lloyd had fielded. Michigan totally botched the transition to Rich.
That said, I miss the days of Quarterback U.
We were blessed with Denard though.
January 3rd, 2013 at 1:12 PM ^
...Rick Leach was such an adamant RichRod supporter. That and the fact that Rick Leach is a Michigan Man first and foremost and the coolest lefthanded person this side of Jimi Hendrix.
January 3rd, 2013 at 9:02 AM ^
Harbaugh was 3-1 in games he completed, and counting STAEE, the team was 3-5 the rest of the year with Zurbrugg and Rein. "Amazing" was in short supply that year.
January 2nd, 2013 at 8:43 PM ^
Don't forget this guy:
Nick Sheridan: (positive) 153 yards
January 2nd, 2013 at 9:46 PM ^
Interesting that Steve Smith only had 1,736 rushing yards. Looking at his old games, he seemed to have some things in common with Denard; short, really quick on his feet, had a problem throwing too many interceptions. The major difference of course being that Denard was beloved and Smith was actually booed by the student section. And from what I've heard from folks who were at UM in the early 80's, he was kind of a toolbag.
Of course, he ran more option and had Anthony Carter to throw to for 2 of his 3 seasons. Hemmingway, Odums, Roundtree and Gallon are nice but obviously not AC.
January 2nd, 2013 at 11:17 PM ^
January 2nd, 2013 at 10:11 PM ^
January 2nd, 2013 at 10:36 PM ^
January 2nd, 2013 at 10:51 PM ^
kind of research that sets MGoBlog apart IMO. Who would have guessed that THE ALL-TIME NCAA QB RUSHING LEADER IS ALSO MICHIGANS ALL-TIME QB RUSHING LEADER.
January 2nd, 2013 at 11:40 PM ^
January 3rd, 2013 at 12:40 AM ^
is you spamming the board with the most mindless and predictable topics imaginable. May I suggest using your name or something in the title so I know not to click? Maybe WD: Denard is fast, or WD: My All-time team (all players are from pre 1920s) or maybe WD: Player X is definitively the best that has ever lived, no argument possible.
January 3rd, 2013 at 5:01 AM ^
take it down a notch. unless your goal is to simply come off as a d*ck. in that case, mission accomplished.
January 3rd, 2013 at 8:31 AM ^
I'm sorry you feel that way. I guess topics about the RCMB and sparties are better than ones actually about Michigan.
Here's the solution: Don't comment or read things I post.
Because I'm not going anywhere.
January 3rd, 2013 at 10:56 AM ^
my apologies. I've been particularly ornery since the bowl game (was watching about 5 minutes behind real time, and with about 2 minutes to go in game my daughter hit the 'last channel' button. When I switched back it was game over). While I may not agree with a lot of your post, I must admit they are almost always positive toward Michigan. Keep doing what you do.
January 2nd, 2013 at 10:59 PM ^
Navarre and Henne... I almost kind of miss it, in a weird way.
January 2nd, 2013 at 11:26 PM ^
January 2nd, 2013 at 11:37 PM ^
The who in the what now?