Running back, Michigan State, 1984–87
Lorenzo White
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Lorenzo White played running back at Michigan State (1984–87). He finished fourth in the 1985 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1985 and 1987. The Houston Oilers took White in the first round, No. 22 overall in the 1988 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2019.
At a glance
Honors
- Inducted 2019College Football Hall of Fame
- 1985, 1987Consensus All‑American
- 1985, 1987Big Ten Player of the Year
- 1985, 1987First-team All-Big Ten
- 1985National leader in rushing yards (2,066)
- 1985, 1987Fourth in the Heisman vote
- 1986Second-team All-Big Ten
- 1987Chicago Tribune Silver Football
Team titles: Big Ten champions, 1987
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 | TD | |
| 1984 | 142 | 616 | 4.3 | 4 | 8 | 44 | 0 |
| 1985 | 419 | 2,066 | 4.9 | 17 | 6 | 28 | 0 |
| 1986 | 164 | 633 | 3.9 | 6 | 11 | 78 | 0 |
| 1987 | 357 | 1,572 | 4.4 | 16 | 12 | 115 | 0 |
| Career | 1,082 | 4,887 | 43 | 37 | 265 | 0 | |
From the college statistics table in White’s Wikipedia article (Lorenzo White, 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: 4 (1975–77, 1979)
Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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