Mids Earn NCAA Record Fourth-Straight Rushing Title

No team had won more than two-straight NCAA rushing titles before Navy

	Senior slot back Shun White

Jan. 11, 2009

In the last seven years, Navy has consistently been one of the top rushing teams in the country, never finishing lower than third.

In 2002, Navy finished third in the nation, averaging 270.8 yards per contest.

In 2003, the Mids led the nation in rushing, averaging a then school-record 323.2 yards per game.

In 2004, Navy finished third in the nation, averaging 289.5 yards per contest.

In 2005, Navy led the country in rushing for the second time in three years, averaging 318.7 yards per game.

Navy finished the 2006 campaign averaging a nation’s-best and then school-record 327 yards per game.

The Mids rushed for a school-record 348.8 yards per game in 2007, becoming the first team in NCAA history to lead the nation in rushing three-consecutive years. The 348.8 yards per game are the most yards rushing by a FBS team since Nebraska averaged 349.3 yards per game in 2000.

Navy led the country in rushing for an unprecedented fourth-consecutive year in 2008, averaging 292.4 yards per contest.

In A Rush

Yr. Rank Average

2002 3rd 270.8

2003 1st 323.2

2004 3rd 289.5

2005 1st 318.7

2006 1st 327.0

2007 1st 348.8*

2008 1st 292.4

*School Record for a season

FBS Leaders In Rushing Yards Per Game