Melvin Gordon tops 2000 rushing yards moves up all

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Melvin Gordon tops 2000 rushing yards moves up all

Melvin Gordons single-game rushing record didnt last long, but he just might be looking to something bigger.The Wisconsin running back became the 23rd player to top 2, Keith Smith Jersey 000 rushing yards in a season Saturday against Iowa.A week after rushing for 408 yards, Gordon entered the game against the Hawkeyes with 1,909 yards. He ran 31 times for 200 yards and two TDs in the win and ended the day tied with Ron Dayne atop the school's single-season rushing yardage list with 2,109 yards. Dayne held the top two spots he ran for 2,034 yards in 1999 until Gordon moved past him in the first Mike Davis Jersey half Saturday.Dayne and Gordon are tied for the 11th-best single season and Gordon has a game next week against Minnesota. The winner will play in the Big Ten championship game. If Wisconsin plays in that game, Gordon will have three games this season to try to chase down Barry Sanders' record.MORE: | List of 2,000-yard rushers:2,628: Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State, 19882,567: Kevin Smith, Andre Rison Jersey UCF, 20072,427: Marcus Allen, USC, 19812,185: Troy Davis, Iowa State, 19962,177: Andre Williams, Boston College, 20132,158: LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU, 20002,150: Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh, Keelan Doss Jersey 19762,148: Mike Rozier, Nebraska, 19832,127: Matt Forte, Tulane, 20072,124: Ricky Williams, Texas, 19982,109: Ron Dayne, Wisconsin, 19962,109: Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin, 20142,087: Larry Johnson, Penn State, 20022,083: Donald Brown, Connecticut, 20082,066: Lorenzo White, Michigan State, 19852,063: Damien Anderson, Northwestern, 20002,055: Rashaan Salaam, Colorado, 19942,050: Charles White, USC, 19792,034: Ron Dayne, Wisconsin, 19992,018: J.J. Arrington, Cal, 20042,012: Ray Rice, Rutgers, 20072,010: NFL Atlanta Falcons Jersey Troy Davis, Iowa State, 19952,000: Byron Hanspard, Texas Tech, 1996* Rushing totals include bowl games
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