1979 Southeastern Conference Rushing Stats

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Record: 53-59-1, .473 W-L% (12th of 14) (Schedule and Results)

SRS: 6.35 (6th of 14), SOS: 5.94 (5th of 14)

Conference Champion: Alabama

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 2 (Alabama and Georgia)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 2 (Alabama and Auburn)

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31 Players

Players sorted by Yds/Att (minimum 6.25 Att/G, 75% of school games played).

31 Players Table
				Rushing				Receiving				Scrimmage
Rk	Player	School	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
1	James Brooks	Auburn	11	163	1208	7.4	10	3	15	5.0	2	166	1223	7.4	12
2	Don Jacobs	Alabama	11	73	448	6.1	3					73	448	6.1	3
3	Joe Cribbs	Auburn	11	200	1120	5.6	14	10	128	12.8	1	210	1248	5.9	15
4	Steve Kelly	Georgia	11	82	459	5.6	1	1	5	5.0	0	83	464	5.6	1
5	Chris Jones	Kentucky	11	142	770	5.4	5	11	85	7.7	2	153	855	5.6	7
6	Major Ogilvie	Alabama	11	97	512	5.3	9	2	12	6.0	0	99	524	5.3	9
7	Steadman Shealy	Alabama	11	152	791	5.2	11					152	791	5.2	11
8	Steve Whitman	Alabama	11	126	653	5.2	3	2	7	3.5	0	128	660	5.2	3
9	Frank Mordica	Vanderbilt	11	162	830	5.1	6	9	36	4.0	0	171	866	5.1	6
10	Hubert Simpson	Tennessee	11	157	792	5.0	6	11	75	6.8	1	168	867	5.2	7
11	Pete Venable	Kentucky	11	92	460	5.0	1	2	16	8.0	0	94	476	5.1	1
12	Fred Collins	Mississippi State	11	128	591	4.6	4	2	45	22.5	0	130	636	4.9	4
13	Jimmy Streater	Tennessee	11	82	377	4.6	7					82	377	4.6	7
14	Gary Moore	Tennessee	11	76	352	4.6	4	3	19	6.3	0	79	371	4.7	4
15	Shawn Donigan	Kentucky	11	187	847	4.5	4	3	23	7.7	0	190	870	4.6	4
16	LeRoid Jones	LSU	10	78	349	4.5	3	4	32	8.0	1	82	381	4.6	4
17	Terry Potter	Vanderbilt	11	131	578	4.4	2	14	69	4.9	1	145	647	4.5	3
18	James Berry	Tennessee	11	118	516	4.4	4	4	40	10.0	0	122	556	4.6	4
19	Leon Perry	Ole Miss	11	160	678	4.2	10	6	24	4.0	0	166	702	4.2	10
20	Hokie Gajan	LSU	9	134	568	4.2	4	9	122	13.6	1	143	690	4.8	5
Rk	Player	School	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
21	Kinny Hooper	Ole Miss	11	110	459	4.2	1	15	173	11.5	2	125	632	5.1	3
22	Dwayne Brown	Mississippi State	11	93	378	4.1	1					93	378	4.1	1
23	Matt Simon	Georgia	9	152	589	3.9	3	7	48	6.9	0	159	637	4.0	3
24	John Fourcade	Ole Miss	11	128	493	3.9	6					128	493	3.9	6
25	Van Heflin	Vanderbilt	11	99	341	3.4	4					99	341	3.4	4
26	Carnie Norris	Georgia	7	82	279	3.4	3	1	4	4.0	0	83	283	3.4	3
27	Terry Henry	Kentucky	7	88	281	3.2	1					88	281	3.2	1
28	Charlie Trotman	Auburn	11	77	240	3.1	2					77	240	3.1	2
29	Buck Belue	Georgia	10	72	215	3.0	1					72	215	3.0	1
30	Johnell Brown	Florida	11	104	306	2.9	0	12	89	7.4	0	116	395	3.4	0
31	David Woodley	LSU	11	81	152	1.9	7					81	152	1.9	7

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