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Carolina Football Record Book
June 21, 1999 | Football
June 14, 1999
MOST RUSHES
Quarter:16 by Ethan Horton vs. Memphis State, 1984 (3rd);
16 by Ethan Horton vs. Maryland, 1984 (1st)
Half: 30 by Don McCauley vs. Duke, 1970 (1st)
Game: 47 by Don McCauley vs. Duke, 1970;
47 by Mike Voight vs. Duke, 1976
Season: 324 by Don McCauley, 1970
Career: 881 by Amos Lawrence, 1977-80
MOST RUSHES PER GAME
Season: 29.5 by Don McCauley, 1970 (324 in 11)
Career: 20.5 by Amos Lawrence, 1977-80 (881 in 43)
MOST RUSHES BY A FRESHMAN
Game: 37 by Natrone Means vs. Duke, 1990
Season: 193 by Amos Lawrence, 1977
MOST CONSECUTIVE RUSHES BY SAME PLAYER
Game: 12 by Williams Humes vs. Memphis State, 1983
MOST RUSHES IN TWO CONSECUTIVE GAMES
79 by Don McCauley vs. Clemson (32) and Duke (47), 1970
MOST YARDS GAINED
Quarter:134 by Torin Dorn vs. Illinois, 1987 (3rd)
Half: 175 by Amos Lawrence vs. Virginia, 1977 (2nd);
175 by Kennard Martin vs. Duke, 1988 (1st)
Game: 328 by Derrick Fenner vs. Virginia, 1986
Season: 1720 by Don McCauley, 1970
Career: 4391 by Amos Lawrence, 1977-80
MOST YARDS GAINED PER GAME
Season: 156.4 by Don McCauley, 1970 (1720 in 11)
Career: 102.3 by Don McCauley, 1968-70 (3172 in 31)
MOST YARDS GAINED BY A QUARTERBACK
Game: 174 by Ricky Lanier vs. VMI, 1969
Season: 541 by Jim Lalanne, 1940
Career: 1160 by Jim Lalanne, 1938-40
MOST GAMES GAINING 100 YARDS OR MORE
Season: 10 by Don McCauley, 1970
Career: 23 by Amos Lawrence, 1977-80
MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES GAINING 100 YARDS OR MORE
8 by Don McCauley (last five games of 1969 and first three of 1970)
MOST GAMES GAINING 200 YARDS OR MORE
Season: 2 by Mike Voight, 1975; by Amos Lawrence, 1977; by Kelvin Bryant, 1981; by Derrick Fenner, 1986; by Natrone Means, 1992
Career: 3 by Mike Voight, 1973-76; by Amos Lawrence, 1977-80; by Natrone Means, 1990-92
MOST YARDS GAINED, TWO, THREE, FOUR AND FIVE
CONSECUTIVE GAMES
2 Games: 463 by Don McCauley, 1970
(184 vs. Clemson and 279 vs. Duke)
3 Games: 612 by Mike Voight, 1976
(161 vs. Clemson, 190 vs. Virginia and 261 vs. Duke)
4 Games: 740 by Mike Voight, 1975
(155 vs. N.C. State, 209 vs. East Carolina,
148 vs. Wake Forest and 228 vs. Clemson)
5 Games: 909 by Mike Voight, 1975 (169 vs. Notre Dame,
155 vs. N.C. State, 209 vs. East Carolina,
148 vs. Wake Forest and 228 vs. Clemson)
MOST SEASONS GAINING 1000 YARDS OR MORE
4 by Amos Lawrence (1977, 1978, 1979 and 1980)
MOST YARDS GAINED BY TWO PLAYERS, SAME TEAM
Game: 400 by Derrick Fenner (328) and
James Thompson (72) vs. Virginia, 1986
Season: 2282 by Don McCauley (1720) and
Ike Oglesby (562), 1970
MOST YARDS GAINED IN FIRST GAME OF CAREER
109 by Derrick Fenner vs. Wake Forest, 1985
MOST YARDS GAINED IN OPENING GAME OF SEASON
216 by Derrick Fenner vs. The Citadel, 1986
MOST CAREER YARDS GAINED AGAINST ONE OPPONENT
635 by Amos Lawrence vs. Virginia, 1977-80 (286, 131, 123, 95);
by Kelvin Bryant vs. Duke, 1979-82 (29, 199, 247, 160)
MOST TOUCHDOWNS SCORED BY RUSHING
Game: 6 by Kelvin Bryant vs. East Carolina, 1981
Season: 19 by Don McCauley, 1970
Career: 43 by Leon Johnson, 1993-96
MOST YARDS GAINED AS A FRESHMAN
Game: 286 by Amos Lawrence vs. Virginia, 1977
Season: 1211 by Amos Lawrence, 1977
LONGEST RUN FROM SCRIMMAGE
Senior: 95 yards by S.A. Ashe vs. Trinity, 1891
Junior: 83 yards by Tyrone Anthony vs. Army, 1982
Soph: 90 yards by Curtis Johnson vs. Maryland, 1993
Freshman: 76 yards by Natrone Means vs. Duke, 1990;
76 yards by Curtis Johnson vs. Clemson, 1992
LONGEST SCORING RUN FROM SCRIMMAGE
90 yards by Curtis Johnson vs. Maryland, 1993
LONGEST RUN IN KENAN STADIUM
90 yards by Curtis Johnson vs. Maryland, 1993 (TD)
HIGHEST AVERAGE GAIN PER RUSH (Min. 15 rushers)
Game: 11.1 by Kelvin Bryant vs. East Carolina, 1981 (19 for 211)
Season: 7.2 by Charlie Justice, 1946 (131 for 943)
(Min. 100 rushes)
6.3 by Derrick Fenner, 1986 (200 for 1250)
(Min. 200 rushes)
Career: 6.9 by Ed Sutton, 1954-56 (193 for 1334)
(Min. 150 rushes)
5.7 by Curtis Johnson, 1992-94 (353 for 1999)
(Min. 300 rushes)
TWO PLAYERS GAINING 1000 YARDS, SAME SEASON
James Betterson (1082) and Mike Voight (1033), 1974
Amos Lawrence (1118) and Kelvin Bryant (1039), 1980
Ethan Horton (1107) and Tyrone Anthony (1063), 1983
Curtis Johnson (1034) and Leon Johnson (1012), 1993
Single-Game Team Bests
Most Rushes: 82 vs. N.C. State, 1961; vs. Clemson, 1969
Most Rushes, Both Teams: 134 vs. South Carolina, 1974 (UNC 54, South Carolina 80)
Fewest Rushes: 17 vs. Clemson, 1992
Fewest Rushes, Both Teams: 59 vs. Wake Forest, 1997 (UNC 36, Wake Forest 23)
Most Yards Gained: 555 vs. Virginia, 1943
Most Yards Gained, Both Teams: 737 vs. South Carolina, 1974 (UNC 269, South Carolina 468)
Fewest Yards Gained: -28 vs. Florida State, 1997
Fewest Yards Gained, Both Teams: 21 vs. Louisville, 1996 (UNC 20, Louisville 1)
Most Yards Gained in a Loss: 406 vs. Duke, 1988 (29-35)
Fewest Yards Gained in a Win: 13 vs. Duke, 1984 (17-15)
Highest Average Gain Per Rush (Min. 50 Rushes): 9.64 vs. The Citadel, 1939 (50 for 482)
Most Touchdowns Scored by Rushing: 8 vs. East Carolina, 1981
Single-Season Team Bests
Most Rushes: 732 in 1970
Most Yards: 3173 in 1970
Most Yards Gained Per Game: 288.5 in 1970 (3173 in 11)
Highest Average Gain Per Rush (Min. 400 Rushes): 5.2 in 1946 (447 for 2327)
Most Touchdowns Rushing: 39 in 1993
Top 10 Single-Season Performers Rushing Yards
1. Don McCauley, 1970 1720
2. Mike Voight, 1976 1407
3. Mike Voight, 1975 1250
Derrick Fenner, 1986 1250
5. Ethan Horton, 1984 1247
6. Amos Lawrence, 1977 1211
7. Natrone Means, 1992 1195
8. Kennard Martin, 1988 1146
9. Amos Lawrence, 1980 1118
10.Ethan Horton, 1983 1107
Top 10 Single-Season Performers Rushing Attempts
1. Don McCauley, 1970 324
2. Mike Voight, 1976 315
3. Mike Voight, 1975 259
4. Jonathan Linton, 1997 248
5. Leon Johnson, 1996 242
6. Ethan Horton, 1984 238
7. Natrone Means, 1992 236
8. Amos Lawrence, 1978 234
9. Amos Lawrence, 1980 229
10.Ken Willard, 1964 228
Kelvin Bryant, 1982 228
Top 10 Single-Season Performers Yards Per Rush
(min. 100 rushes) Rushes Avg
1. Charlie Justice, 1946 131 7.2
2. Kelvin Bryant, 1981 152 6.7
3. Amos Lawrence, 1977 193 6.3
4. Derrick Fenner, 1986 200 6.3
5. Ed Sutton, 1956 120 6.2
6. Lewis Jolley, 1971 117 6.1
7. Curtis Johnson, 1993 173 6.0
8. Kennard Martin, 1988 193 5.9
9. Tyrone Anthony, 1982 118 5.9
10.Kelvin Bryant, 1980 177 5.9
Single-Game Leaders by Class
Freshman: 286 by Amos Lawrence vs. Virginia, 1977
Sophomore: 328 by Derrick Fenner vs. Virginia, 1986
Junior: 249 by Natrone Means vs. Maryland, 1992
Senior: 279 by Don McCauley vs. Duke, 1970
Single-Season Leaders by Class
Freshman: 1211 by Amos Lawrence, 1977
Sophomore: 1250 by Derrick Fenner, 1986
Junior: 1250 by Mike Voight, 1975
Senior: 1720 by Don McCauley, 1970
