RB Respect Month Vol. 2, Day 16: Donnel Pumphrey breaks Marshall Faulk's rushing record (2016)
College football's rushing king had Cal's defense in a pretzel
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Welcome to day 16 of Running Back Respect Monthâ„¢! Yesterday, we played a game of, "Remember that guy?" with Northwestern's Tyrell Sutton. Here's where we're at today, and how the rest of the month looks:
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Today: Donnel Pumphrey vs. Cal (2016)
RB Respect Month Vol. 2, Day 16: Donnel Pumphrey breaks Marshall Faulk's rushing record (2016)
There's a lot I love about San Diego State Football. The two-tone helmet from the early 2000s. The shoulder stripes from their late 2000s uniforms. The fact that the city of San Diego kicks ass. But more than all that, I love San Diego State because they run the god damn ball. In last year's RB Respect Month, I highlighted the day Marshall Faulk put up 242 yards and three touchdowns on USC in 1992:
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This year, it's the night Donnel Pumphrey broke Faulk's career program rushing record by running for 281 yards and three TD in the Aztecs' 45-40 win over Cal in 2016:
For the last 35 years, SDSU runners like Pumphrey, Faulk, Ronnie Hillman, Adam Muema, and Rashaad Penny have ground opposing defenses into dust. None more so than Pumphrey - college football's rushing king:
