1997 Southeastern Conference Rushing Stats

Record: 86-54, .614 W-L% (1st of 11) (Schedule and Results)

SRS: 10.68 (1st of 11), SOS: 7.43 (1st of 11)

Division Champions: Tennessee (East) and Auburn (West)
Conference Champion: Tennessee (Won Championship Game 30-29)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 5 (Alabama, Auburn, Florida, LSU and Tennessee)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 6 (Auburn, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Ole Miss and Tennessee)

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28 Players

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

28 Players Table
				Rushing				Receiving				Scrimmage
Rk	Player	School	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
1	Cecil Collins	LSU	4	72	596	8.3	3	1	11	11.0	0	73	607	8.3	3
2	Fred Taylor	Florida	11	214	1292	6.0	13	24	238	9.9	0	238	1530	6.4	13
3	Jamal Lewis	Tennessee	12	232	1364	5.9	7	23	266	11.6	2	255	1630	6.4	9
4	Rondell Mealey	LSU	11	112	664	5.9	7	7	60	8.6	0	119	724	6.1	7
5	Derek Homer	Kentucky	11	88	502	5.7	1	31	364	11.7	2	119	866	7.3	3
6	Kevin Faulk	LSU	9	205	1144	5.6	15	16	93	5.8	0	221	1237	5.6	15
7	Anthony White	Kentucky	11	129	723	5.6	4	59	453	7.7	4	188	1176	6.3	8
8	Robert Edwards	Georgia	10	165	908	5.5	12	23	214	9.3	1	188	1122	6.0	13
9	Jimmy Williams	Vanderbilt	11	98	527	5.4	2	23	189	8.2	2	121	716	5.9	4
10	Troy Hambrick	South Carolina	11	115	604	5.3	5	18	143	7.9	0	133	747	5.6	5
11	John Avery	Ole Miss	9	166	862	5.2	7	19	113	5.9	0	185	975	5.3	7
12	James Johnson	Mississippi State	11	217	1069	4.9	12	5	56	11.2	0	222	1125	5.1	12
13	Robert Isaac	Mississippi State	11	116	562	4.8	1	9	56	6.2	0	125	618	4.9	1
14	Curtis Alexander	Alabama	11	155	729	4.7	6	16	133	8.3	2	171	862	5.0	8
15	Dennis Riddle	Alabama	10	97	454	4.7	2	14	102	7.3	0	111	556	5.0	2
16	Shaun Alexander	Alabama	9	90	415	4.6	3	4	37	9.3	0	94	452	4.8	3
17	Deuce McAllister	Ole Miss	11	94	402	4.3	4	7	71	10.1	0	101	473	4.7	4
18	Jared McGrath	Vanderbilt	11	127	491	3.9	2	10	48	4.8	0	137	539	3.9	2
19	Rod Stinson	Arkansas	9	111	413	3.7	2	6	51	8.5	0	117	464	4.0	2
20	Rusty Williams	Auburn	12	77	277	3.6	4	14	193	13.8	0	91	470	5.2	4
Rk	Player	School	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
21	Fred Beasley	Auburn	12	75	244	3.3	7	16	225	14.1	2	91	469	5.2	9
22	Boo Williams	South Carolina	11	117	348	3.0	1	18	202	11.2	1	135	550	4.1	2
23	Herb Tyler	LSU	11	96	279	2.9	7					96	279	2.9	7
24	Eric Branch	Arkansas	10	91	251	2.8	0	7	37	5.3	0	98	288	2.9	0
25	Damian Allen	Vanderbilt	11	104	184	1.8	1	1	14	14.0	0	105	198	1.9	1
26	Anthony Wright	South Carolina	9	71	44	0.6	1					71	44	0.6	1
27	Dameyune Craig	Auburn	12	96	0	0.0	4					96	0	0.0	4
28	Clint Stoerner	Arkansas	11	81	-267	-3.3	2					81	-267	-3.3	2

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