Running back, South Carolina, 1977–80
George Rogers
Lettered 1977–80 (school media guide)
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George Rogers played running back at South Carolina (1977–80). He won the 1980 Heisman Trophy. He was a consensus All‑American in 1980. The New Orleans Saints took Rogers first overall in the 1981 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1997.
At a glance
Honors
- 1980Heisman Trophy
- Inducted 1997College Football Hall of Fame
- 1979Seventh in the Heisman vote
- 1980Chic Harley Award
- 1980Consensus All‑American
- 1980National leader in rushing yards (1,781)
All-America: consensus 1980; AP first team 1979; UPI second team 1979; NEA first team 1979
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Season by season, from Wikipedia
| Season | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| 1977 | 143 | 623 | 4.4 | 3 | 14 | 185 | 13.2 | 1 |
| 1978 | 176 | 1,006 | 5.7 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 311 | 1,681 | 5.4 | 8 | 14 | 140 | 10.0 | 1 |
| 1980 | 297 | 1,781 | 6.0 | 14 | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 0 |
| Career | 927 | 5,091 | 31 | 43 | 389 | 2 | ||
From the college statistics table in Rogers’s Wikipedia article (George Rogers (American football), CC BY-SA), season by season as the article gives them, bowls included where it counts them. Our own records come from box scores, which start in 2004 (tackles in 2016, kickoff returns in 2009).
The teams in those years
Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.
In the NFL
Pro Bowls: 2 (1981–82) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 1981
All-Pro teams: AP first team 1981; Sporting News first team 1981; NEA second team 1981.
Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Statues
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Statues: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons; links only.
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