Joe Hamilton, Drew Brees and Thomas Jones combined to score exactly one more touchdown than Ron Dayne did on Saturday, and he probably spent the day on his couch playing with his daughter.
Now those three players (and Chad Pennington, who was idle) have had stellar seasons, but Dayne's accomplishments stand head and shoulders above the crowd. The only thing left for Dayne to worry about is keeping all the drool off his shirt thinking about lining up opposite Stanford's defense (which was ranked 113th out of 114 heading into Saturday) in the Rose Bowl.
Thank you for listening.
RON DAYNE -- WISCONSIN |
STATS |
1. |
Breaking it down: Found out who he'd be running through at the Rose Bowl as Stanford defeated Cal to capture the Pac-10 crown.
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Opponent Idle
Season |
Car-Yds
303-1,834 |
TD
19
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JOE HAMILTON -- GEORGIA TECH |
STATS |
2. |
Breaking it down: Another loss leaves Hamilton on the outside of the Heisman picture looking in. He did become the first player in ACC history to gain 10,000 all-purpose yards.
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Opponent at Wake Forest
Season |
Cmp-Att-Yds 23-40-281
Rush-Yds 11-36181-273-2,719 141-636 |
TD-INT 1-2
0
25-10 6 |
DREW BREES -- PURDUE |
STATS |
3. |
Breaking it down: Moved past Scott Campbell into second place on Purdue's career passing list with 7,746 yards. Topping the list is Mark Herrmann with 9,946.
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Opponent at Indiana
Season |
Cmp-Att-Yds 15-24-197
301-494-3,531 |
TD-INT 0-0
26*-11 *includes four rushing TDs, one receiving TD |
THOMAS JONES -- VIRGINIA |
STATS |
4. |
Breaking it down: Couldn't keep up with Maryland's LaMont Jordan (who rushed for 306 yards), but the Cavaliers came away with the victory. Jones also set the ACC single-season rushing record with 1,798 yards.
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Opponent at Maryland
Season |
Car-Yds 28-91 Rec-Yds 2-12
334-1,798 22-239 |
TD 0
17
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CHAD PENNINGTON -- MARSHALL |
STATS |
5. |
Breaking it down: Spent a week off trying to stay focused for Ohio next week. The game means nothing in the MAC -- Marshall is already set to play Western Michigan in the conference title game Dec. 4.
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Opponent Idle
Season |
Cmp-Att-Yds
230-337-3,137 |
TD-INT
33*-9
*includes two rushing TDs |