The Miami Hurricanes went from 1980 through 1994 without having a 1,000 yard rusher in an era of college football focused on the ground and pound. In 1978, OJ Anderson ran for 1,266 yards and 8 touchdowns under Howard Schnellenberger. In 1995, Danyell Ferguson ran for 1,069 yards and 12 touchdowns under Butch Davis. Over those 15 years Miami didn’t just abandon the running game, they really just split duty in the backfield. In the mid 80’s the ‘Canes had Melvin Bratton and Alonzo Highsmith. In the late 80’s there was Leonard Conley, Stephen McGuire, and Alex Johnson. In the early to mid 90’s carries were split by McGuire, Larry Jones, Donnell Bennett and James Stewart.
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