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The 150-yard club: SEC running backs who reached that mark in 2015
By John Hollis
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Reaching the 100-yard rushing plateau for a single game is impressive enough.
Hitting the 150-yard mark puts you in rarified air as only nine SEC running backs reached that lofty total in 2015. Only four managed the feat more than once.
Alabama’s Heisman Trophy-winning tailback Derrick Henry, LSU’s Leonard Fournette, Georgia’s Nick Chubb and Arkansas’ Alex Collins recorded at least two games of at least 150 yards rushing, with Fournette pacing the way with a staggering nine such performances in 12 games.
Fournette, who led the nation in rushing yards per game with an average of 162.75, totaled a season-high 244 yards in LSU’s 34-24 win over Syracuse on Sept. 26. It was one of four games in which the Tigers sophomore topped 200 yards.
Henry, who broke the 150-yard plateau six times, recorded the conference’s highest single-game total when he chewed up 271 yards and a touchdown in the Crimson Tide’s 29-13 win over Auburn on Nov. 28. Like Fournette, Henry rushed for at least 200 yards in four games to pace the nation in rushing yards.
Collins totaled at least 150 yards five times, while Chubb managed two in the five full games he played before suffering a season-ending knee injury at Tennessee.
Here’s a look at the SEC running backs who rushed for 150 yards in a single game in 2015.
1. Leonard Fournette, LSU (9): rushed for 159 yards and three touchdown in 21-19 win over Mississippi State; rushed for 228 yards and three touchdowns in 45-21 win over Auburn; rushed for 244 yards and two touchdowns in 34-24 win over Syracuse; rushed for 233 yards and three touchdowns in 44-22 win over Eastern Michigan; rushed for 158 yards and a touchdown in 45-24 win over South Carolina; rushed for 180 yards and two touchdowns in 35-28 win over Florida; rushed for 150 yards and a touchdown in 48-20 win over Western Kentucky; rushed for 159 yards and a touchdown in 19-7 win over Texas A&M; rushed for 212 yards and four touchdowns in 56-27 Texas Bowl win over Texas Tech.
2. Derrick Henry, Alabama (6): rushed for 236 yards and two touchdowns in 41-23 win over Texas A&M; rushed for 210 yards and three touchdowns in 30-16 win over LSU; rushed for 204 yards and two touchdowns in 31-6 win over Mississippi State; rushed for 271 yards and a touchdown in 29-13 win over Auburn; rushed for 189 yards and a touchdown in 29-15 win over Florida; rushed for 158 yards and three touchdowns in 45-40 national championship win over Clemson.
3. Alex Collins, Arkansas (5): rushed for 170 yards and a touchdown in 35-24 loss to Texas Tech; rushed for 151 yards and a touchdown in 28-21 loss to Texas A&M; rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns in 24-20 win over Tennessee; rushed for 173 yards and five touchdowns in 63-28 win over Tennessee-Martin; rushed for 185 yards and three touchdowns in 45-23 Liberty Bowl win over Kansas State.
4. Nick Chubb, Georgia (2): rushed for 189 yards in 31-14 win over Vanderbilt; rushed for 159 yards and two touchdowns in 58-20 win over South Carolina.
5. Sony Michel, Georgia (1): rushed for 165 yards and a touchdown in 27-3 win over Kentucky.
6. Jalen Hurd, Tennessee (1): rushed for 151 yards in a 19-8 win over Missouri.
7. Ralph Webb, Vanderbilt (1): rushed for 155 yards and a touchdown in 17-13 win over Middle Tennessee State.
8. Jojo Kemp, Kentucky (1): rushed for 165 yards and three touchdowns in a 58-10 win over Charlotte.
9. Derrius Guice, LSU (1): rushed for 161 yards and a touchdown in a 45-24 win over South Carolina.
John Hollis is a contributing writer for Saturday Down South. He covers Georgia and Florida.
