Record Watch: NCAA Career QB Rushing record
After yesterday's 235 yard rushing performance, Denard's path to breaking Pat White's QB rushing record has become a bit clearer. To break the record in the seven guaranteed games we have left, #16 must average 82.14 yards per game on the ground.
Pat White- 4,480 yards
Denard Robinson- 3,905 yards
EDIT: If we get to a bowl game, the average drops to: 72 yards/game. If we make it to the Big Ten championship game (and a bowl), it drops to 64 yards/game.
October 7th, 2012 at 10:06 AM ^
Too bad he probably won't get it vs. MSU.
October 7th, 2012 at 10:08 AM ^
Are you implying he will get it against Illinois next week? That would be awesome.
October 7th, 2012 at 10:15 AM ^
can we play purdue a couple more times plz?
October 7th, 2012 at 10:20 AM ^
The schedule will allow this to happen. We don't actually need to play Purdue again.
Should do well vs Illinois, Nebraska, and Minnesota.
NW and ohio will be a little tougher to run against.
October 7th, 2012 at 10:20 AM ^
As of right now, he has 90 rushing attempts for 676 total yards, which is good for an average of about 135 yards per game. If he continues at this rate (575 yards to go to tie, of course), the estimated gain of rushing yard 4,481 would come about 4.26 games from now, which would be a little bit into the Northwestern game, I think.
October 7th, 2012 at 1:09 PM ^
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October 7th, 2012 at 8:22 PM ^
I'm skeptical that OSU will ever really have to rely on Braxton to run as much as Denard does. I think Braxton has been running so much in his career thus far out of necessity because he still can't pass that well and I don't think their RB-rushing attack has been great. I think he'll run for less and less in his last 2 seasons
October 7th, 2012 at 10:26 AM ^
It appears very do-able. Especially if we continue with the run heavy attack we just witnessed.
October 7th, 2012 at 10:37 AM ^
If you assume that we go to the 'ship game and a bowl, then he only needs to average 64 yards per game.
October 7th, 2012 at 10:43 AM ^
I'd see anyone break Randell-El's Big Ten QB rushing mark, let alone see it be broken by a Michigan QB.
Denard has simply been a joy to watch.
October 7th, 2012 at 10:49 AM ^
Don't forget a bowl game and potential B1G Championship game! He's got a Tremendous chance of getting this done.
October 7th, 2012 at 10:59 AM ^
That might be his most enduring legacy in college football. It sure as hell won't be defense.
October 7th, 2012 at 2:01 PM ^
Pretty surprised to see that in RR's sixth game at Arizona, RR's QB just set the single game PAC 12 record for attempts (69) and completions (45), completing 65% of his passes for 491 passing yards against Stanford. Arizone put up 48 points as a team against a Stanford team that held Barkley et al. to 14 points and 254 yards through the air. Like you said, he has his faults, but some of the stuff he does with offense is pretty special.
October 7th, 2012 at 2:45 PM ^
Aside from the obvious win-loss record, the two things that I lament about the RR debacle are that Mallet didn't stay, and as a result, Denard didn't redshirt. Maybe RR learned his lesson after getting fired by Michigan and went into Arizona determined to adapt his system to his QB's strengths. But, I have to imagine that had Mallet decided to stay, we would have seen a offense very similar to the one he's employing at Arizona currently. He still would have recruited Denard, Mallet would have been a senior in 2009, and Denard could have redshirted giving him another year. I know that everything might not have worked out as it as -- RR might not have been fired, and Hoke might not have been hired -- but either way, it would be nice to have Denard for one more year.
October 7th, 2012 at 9:26 PM ^
We could have redshirted Denard as it was. It wasn't absolutely necessary to play him in 2009. Tate Forcier was the starter and Nick Sheridan was also around. I think the problem was that Rodriguez was feeling pressure to win after going 3-9 and thought using Denard as a situational backup might be what we needed to eek out a bowl bid.
Regardless, we're getting three years out of Denard as a starting QB, which is pretty good. I'm more upset about the fact that Gardner might be a senior next year.
October 7th, 2012 at 9:57 PM ^
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October 7th, 2012 at 11:10 AM ^
What would have happened if Denard had played in a Lloyd Carr pro-style offense? Would he have been as good as Desmond? Would he be returning kicks?
October 7th, 2012 at 1:16 PM ^
October 7th, 2012 at 11:32 AM ^
How fortunate are we to have this young gentleman play football for Michigan. He’s not only going into the record books but who better to be the face of Michigan.
October 7th, 2012 at 9:47 PM ^
October 7th, 2012 at 12:02 PM ^
I think he would rather have and is more concerned with the B1G Championship.
Gonna be funny when I'm an old fart someday and my kids or grandkids ask me about Denard Robinson.
October 7th, 2012 at 12:35 PM ^
October 7th, 2012 at 3:41 PM ^
now that they have these free shingles shots for seniors!
October 7th, 2012 at 12:44 PM ^
And what it was like to see Roundtree wear #1 before he left Michigan
October 7th, 2012 at 12:56 PM ^
The record will be Denard's fo' sho' before the Ohio game.
October 7th, 2012 at 2:03 PM ^
speaking of records, aren't we on track to potentially get win #900 against MSU right now?
October 7th, 2012 at 3:37 PM ^
I thought we were going to get it next week, but I'm not sure what the exact # is. Wikipedia still has us at 895. Still, it would just feel very right to get that 900th win against MSU.
October 7th, 2012 at 3:44 PM ^
should run Denard all over the darned field next week to help insure both that he gets Pat White's record and that they can concentrate more on game-planning from here on out?
If I am Hoke and Borges I am at least having a conversation to strategize this, no? Or do you think games, wins, nothing else? Interesting to watch managers, coaches handle these things after the Cabrera deal last week.