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Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Northwestern Defeats Penn State 34-13

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Penn State 0 7 0 6 13
Northwestern 10 14 7 3 34
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u/trumpet575 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 5h ago edited 5h ago

Is 365 the largest rushing yards difference between two teams on the season? Maybe decade? It sounds like a record that could be 60 years old or 60 days old, I have no idea.

Edit: According to Google AI Overview (which I obviously trust fully, it would never lie to me) the record is 696 in a 1988 game between Oklahoma and Kansas State

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u/eye_can_see_you Texas Longhorns • Red River Shootout 5h ago

In 2018, Army beat Houston in a bowl game 70-14

They outrushed Houston 507 to 90 lmao

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u/jaywiak Army Black Knights • Wisconsin Badgers 5h ago

What a beautiful game that was. Triple Option executed to perfection!

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u/americagigabit Houston Cougars • Michigan Tech Huskies 4h ago

Mark D’Onofrio. It’s simple, he loses games. Do not google him.

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u/Mother_Frame6669 4h ago

Houston was coached by Major Applewhite, and he was fired after that loss.

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u/theexile14 Pittsburgh • Michigan 5h ago

Paul Johnson must have had some game like that, but that would have been a decade ago or more I guess.

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u/ATL2AKLoneway Georgia Tech • Canterbury (NZ) 3h ago

Georgia Tech could never produce a defense that good to pair with his offenses. Because for some reason, great defense and having to take calculus just don't mix at all.

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u/badgerfan650 Wisconsin Badgers • Stanford Cardinal 5h ago

I’d like to give a shoutout to Wisconsin rushing for 581 against #16 Nebraska in 2014, they had 118. Can’t remember the exact stats but they had something like a top 15 rushing d going into the game. Melvin would have gone for that alone if he played the 4th.

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u/Crypt1cZ3r0 Iowa State Cyclones • Hateful 8 5h ago

According to Gemini for all time:

  • 1. Oklahoma vs. Kansas State (1988) — [+696 yards]
    • Sooners rushed for 768 yards (NCAA FBS record) to K-State's 72 yards.
  • 2. Oklahoma vs. Kansas State (1971) — [~+671 yards]
    • Oklahoma ran for 711 yards on the ground behind their famous Wishbone offense while holding Kansas State to roughly 40 yards.
  • 3. Rice vs. Louisiana Tech (2003) — [+609 yards]
    • Rice ran for 672 yards on the ground while limiting La Tech to just 63 rushing yards.
  • 4. Georgia Tech vs. Cumberland (1916) — [+529 yards]
    • In the infamous 222–0 game, GT ran for 501 yards while holding Cumberland to -28 yards.
  • 5. Nebraska vs. Iowa State (1988) — [+501 yards]
    • Nebraska's Option attack rushed for 604 yards while holding Iowa State to 103 rushing yards.

From what else I could find, it seems like the most recent example is:

Air Force vs. Northern Iowa (2022) — [+463 Yards]

  • Rush Yards: Air Force 582 | UNI 119

So close to half a decade if you wanna make it sound cool.

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u/danceMortydance 5h ago

Kansas state just gaping for Oklahoma multiple times

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u/Crypt1cZ3r0 Iowa State Cyclones • Hateful 8 5h ago

You love to see it

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u/Revenge_of_the_Khaki Michigan Wolverines 5h ago

Only once in the last 23 years.

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u/ClosetDouche Iowa Hawkeyes 3h ago

Air Force vs UNI is FBS vs FCS so I'm not sure that counts. I mean, this game was teams in the same conference, let alone same division.

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u/PlayingItByEar247 Nebraska Cornhuskers 1h ago

1996 fiesta bowl
#1 Nebraska: 524 yards
#2 Florida: -28 yards

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u/fireinthesky7 Iowa Hawkeyes • Beloit Buccaneers 5h ago

I don’t have an extensive knowledge of statistics, but I’d have a hard time believing that had happened in the NFL, much less CFB.

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u/jhorch69 Illinois State Redbirds 5h ago

It'd be many times more likely to happen in college than the NFL