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Another record Washington proudly owns.
Washington finishes 0-12 season with loss to Cal
Washington concluded the first winless season in school history Saturday, with California’s Jahvid Best rushing for a school-record 311 yards and four touchdowns in a 48-7 victory over the Huskies and outgoing coach Tyrone Willingham.
Falling behind 31-0 by halftime, Washington (0-12, 0-9 Pac-10) wrapped up its miserable year as the nation’s only winless school and the first 0-12 team in conference history. The Huskies, who already announced Willingham’s departure in late October, have lost 14 straight since their last victory, over Cal in Seattle late last season.
Washington is expected to introduce Southern California offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian as early as Sunday to replace Willingham, the former Stanford and Notre Dame coach who won just 11 games in four seasons with the Huskies.
I was at that game and holy shit he was on fire!!!!!!No One Will Ever Break These College Football Records - Stadium
Most all-purpose yards gained in a quarter
Record-holder: 305 yards, Corey Dillon, Washington vs. San Jose State (1996)
The incredible part of this record isn’t just the total, but it’s the fact that it’s not inflated by a couple of long kick or punt returns. Plus, it came in the first quarter, so Dillon was sitting at 222 rushing yards and 83 receiving yards entering the second quarter.
At that point, what do you even tell your unit if you’re a defensive coordinator?
So if this record is ever to be broken, it would probably be accomplished by a player (likely a running back who’s also a returner on special teams) running back a kickoff 90-plus yards and having another one or two return opportunities — on top of having a really productive quarter as a rusher and receiver.
Essentially, it would take three explosive plays of at least 50 yards and probably 10 to 15 touches in the quarter to surpass Dillon’s mark. That’s why we don’t think it’ll be broken.
In 1971 Gregg Pruitt averaged 9 yards/carry for the Sooners gaining 1760 yards out of the Wishbone formation. Gregg is a good guy. We used to laugh when he would wear a tee shirt around campus that said "Hello" on the front and "Goodbye" on the back. One day at practice (on a hot as hell day), Head Coach Chuck Fairbanks was pissed off that the O wasn't looking sharp enough. So he kept them out there on the field running play after play until they improved. Finally, Jack Mildren told Gregg in the huddle to "just fucking score, Gregg" and Gregg went all the way on the next play from the 40. Scrimmage over.