Sean Merriman, BTN.com web editor, October 11, 2014
It is no secret that the Big Ten is loaded at running back, but Indiana's Tevin Coleman (15 car., 219 yards, 3 TD) and Wisconsin's Melvin Gordon (27 car., 175 yards, 4 TD) took it to a whole new level Saturday.
Both Coleman and Gordon broke several records in their respective games; Coleman's terrific effort came in a 45-29 loss to Iowa, while Gordon's equally impressive game led the Badgers to a 38-28 win over Illinois.
Here is a look at some of the records Coleman set.
That's the longest run of Tevin Coleman's career.
Iowa 21, Indiana 7 | 1:12 in 1st | #GoIU
— Indiana Football (@IndianaFootball) October 11, 2014
With that run, Tevin Coleman has his eighth straight 100-yard game and 15th straight with a rushing TD.
Both streaks lead the nation.
— Indiana Football (@IndianaFootball) October 11, 2014
Tevin Coleman Notes:
? Eight straight 100-yard games ties the IU record.
? Now 11th at IU with 2,126 rushing yards.
? 23 total TDs T-8th— Indiana Football (@IndianaFootball) October 11, 2014
Tevin Coleman's 10 100-yard rushing games are ninth in school history.
— Indiana Football (@IndianaFootball) October 11, 2014
Tevin Coleman for Heisman? He now has 988 yards rushing, setting a school record for most yards in the first six games, via @HoosierFootball
— Sean Merriman (@MerrimanTweets) October 11, 2014
Tevin Coleman with three touchdowns for the second time in his career.
219 rushing yards are his most ever in a Big Ten game.
— Indiana Football (@IndianaFootball) October 11, 2014
And Melvin Gordon's records.
Melvin Gordon becomes 8th player in #Badgers history to record back-to-back 1,000-yd rushing seasons
— Wisconsin Football (@BadgerFootball) October 11, 2014
Gordon reaches 1,000 yards for the season in #Badgers' 6th game, the fastest player to 1,000 in school history
— Wisconsin Football (@BadgerFootball) October 11, 2014
Melvin Gordon's 14th career game of 140-plus yards. Most of any active FBS player #Badgers
— Wisconsin Football (@BadgerFootball) October 11, 2014
