Warhawk 1000 yard single season rushing facts & figures

1000 YARD SEASONS (RUSHING)

1. Justin Beaver (2007) 2,455 yards
2. Justin Beaver (2005) 2,420 yards
3. Levell Coppage (2010) 2,107 yards
Levell Coppage (2009) 2,107 yards
5. Spencer Johnson (1994) 1,697 yards
6. Travis Talton (1988) 1,599 yards
7. George Rainey (1987) 1,567 yards
8. John Damato (1997) 1,474 yards
9. Levell Coppage (2008) 1, 461 yards
10. Colin Burns (2004) 1,422 yards
11. Chad Wurth (2000) 1,207 yards
12. Eddie McKennie (1996) 1,129 yards
13. George Rainey (1987) 1,110 yards
14. Antwan Anderson (2008) 1,092 yards
15. Mike R. Miller (1984) 1,076 yards
16. Vilnis Ezerins (1965) 1,073 yards
17. Chad Wurth (2001) 1,019 yards

Justin Beaver and Levell Coppage are the only two UW-Whitewater running backs to eclipse 2000 yards rushing in a single season.

Despite the gawdy statistics, Coppage and Beaver do not hold the record for the quickest to 1000 yards in a single season.

• John Damato holds the record to “quickest to 1000” by going over the 1000 yard mark in 137 carries in game 8 in 1997 vs. UW-La Crosse.

• Eddie McKennie ranks second at 138 carries in game 9 in 1996 vs. uw-oshkosh.

• Antwan Anderson is 3rd on the list at 144 carries in game 12 vs. Wartburg in the third round of the 2008 NCAA Division III playoffs

** Levell Coppage enters 2011 just 909 yards shy of Justin Beavers’ career rushing record of 6,584 yards