Adrian Peterson (Oklahoma)
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| Adrian Peterson | |
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| Sport | Football |
| College | University of Oklahoma |
| Class | Junior |
| Hometown | Palestine, TX |
| High School | Palestine HS |
| Height/Weight | 6'2" / 215 lbs |
| Position(s) | Running Back |
| Date of Birth | March 21, 1985 |
| Awards | Consensus All-Big 12 (2005) All American (2004) |
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[edit] Prep
Consensus player of the year in high school football ... rushed for 2,960 yards on 252 attempts, an average of 11.7 yards per carry, and 32 touchdowns as a senior ... finished his 2002 campaign with 2,051 yards on 246 carries, an average of 8.3 yards per carry, and 22 touchdowns ... announced he would become a Sooner after he scored two touchdowns in the U.S. Army High School All-American Game ... led the West squad with 95 yards on nine carries ... All-Star game rushing total included a 50-yard run in the fourth quarter ... participated in the game with fellow Sooner signees Rhett Bomar, Lendy Holmes, Chris Patterson and Marcus Walker.
[edit] College
2005 - Consensus All-Big 12 ... missed all or more than half of four games with ankle injury and still rushed for more yards than any other Big 12 RB ... second in the league in rushing to Missouri QB Brad Smith ... with 1,024 yards, is tied with Greg Pruitt (1972) for the 20th best season in school history ... ran for more than 100 yards in five of the seven games he was healthy ... gained 237 on 24 carries with two TDs (84 and 71) vs. Oklahoma State and was named the Walter Camp National Player of the Week ... over the last four games, averaged 156.5 yards and two TDs ... carried 32 times for 220 yards and three TDs in win over Tulsa ... tied for No. 4 in school history with 16 100-yard games and is No. 3 with four 200-yard performances ... career rushing total of 2,949 ranks No. 8 at OU.
2004 – Finished second in the Heisman Trophy balloting, the best finish ever by a freshman ... was No. 3 in voting for the Maxwell Award (player of the year) ... while playing against a schedule that included six ranked opponents, he proved himself one of the greatest freshman rushers in the history of college football by being named a concensus All-American ... first player in Oklahoma’s illustrious football history to be named All-American as a freshman ... first freshman since Dre Bly in 1996 to be named an AP All-American ... first-ever freshman Doak Walker Award finalist ... one of college football’s most durable backs with a nation-leading and NCAA freshman record 339 rushing attempts (third-highest total in OU history) ... No. 3 nationally with 1,925 rushing yards ... yards after contact were 1,365, or 71 percent of his net rushing yards ... broke the OU school single season rushing record set in 1978 by Billy Sims (1,896) and the NCAA freshman record set in 1996 by Wisconsin's Ron Dayne (1,863) ... broke two other NCAA freshman rushing records -- most consecutive 100-yard rushing games (9) and most total 100-yard rushing games (11) ... His total of 11 100-yard games moved him to No. 7 on OU's career list and was the second-highest single season total in school history (Quentin Griffin had 12 in 2002) ... tied the NCAA freshman record for reaching 1,000 yards in the fewest games (seven) with Emmitt Smith (Florida, 1987) and Marshall Faulk (San Diego State, 1991) ... Greg Pruitt, who reached 1,000 yards in just six games of the 1971 season, is the only OU back to reach the coveted plateau faster than Peterson ... rushed for 100 yards in 11 of 13 games ... lone exceptions were game 10 when he did not start and played sparingly in a win over Nebraska (15-58) due to in injury suffered in the previous game and the Orange Bowl (25-82) ... ranked No. 6 nationally in rushing yards (148.1) ... averaged 164.0 yards against the four highest ranked opponents OU faced ... set an OU freshman all-purpose yardage record with 1,937 yards, the third-highest figure in school history ... ranked No. 15 nationally with 149.0 all-purpose yards per game ... had 44 runs of 10 or more yards and eight of 35 yards or longer ... just the second OU freshman to rush for 100 yards in his debut, and the first running back to do so.
[edit] Bio
Runs a 4.35 in the 40-yard dash 6'2 217 lbs... posted bench press mark of 295 and squats of 480 pounds, can jump on top of a 36" box with an 80 lb dumbell in each hand... coached by Jerry Harrell ... also competed in track and field and basketball ... parents: Nelson Peterson and Bonita Jackson.
