Running back, Oklahoma State, 1986–88
Barry Sanders
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Barry Sanders played running back at Oklahoma State (1986–88). He won the 1988 Heisman Trophy, the 1988 Maxwell Award and the 1988 Walter Camp Award. He was a consensus All‑American in 1988. The Detroit Lions took Sanders in the first round, No. 3 overall in the 1989 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003.
At a glance
Honors
- 1988Heisman Trophy
- Inducted 2003College Football Hall of Fame
- 1987Second-team All-Big Eight
- 1988Maxwell Award
- 1988Walter Camp Award
- 1988Chic Harley Award
- 1988Sporting News College Football Player of the Year
- 1988UPI College Football Player of the Year
- 1988Consensus All‑American
- 1988Big Eight Offensive Player of the Year
- 1988First-team All-Big Eight
- 1988National leader in points (234)
- 1988National leader in points per game (21.27)
- 1988National leader in rushing touchdowns (37)
- 1988National leader in rushing yards (2,628)
All-America: consensus 1988; AP second team 1987; Sporting News 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 | |
| 1986 | 74 | 325 | 4.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 105 | 603 | 5.7 | 9 | 4 | 58 | 1 |
| 1988 | 344 | 2,628 | 7.6 | 37 | 19 | 106 | 0 |
| Career | 523 | 3,556 | 48 | 23 | 164 | 1 | |
From the college statistics table in Sanders’s Wikipedia article (Barry Sanders, 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.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 1989 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′7⅝″ |
| Weight | 203 lb |
| 40-yard dash | 4.37 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
Pro Bowls: 10 (1989–98) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 6 (1989–91, 1994–95, 1997) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 4 (1992–93, 1996, 1998)
All-Pro teams: AP first team 1989–91, 1994–95, 1997; AP second team 1992–93, 1996, 1998; Pro Football Writers first team 1989–91, 1994–97; Sporting News first team 1989–91, 1993–97; Pro Football Weekly first team 1989–91; NEA first team 1990–91; and 1 more.
Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Books and statues
In books
In bronze
Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there. Statues: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons; links only.
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