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Donnel Pumphrey explodes vs. Cal, breaks Marshall Faulk's rushing record

If you don't know the name Donnel Pumphrey, now's a good time to familiarize yourself. Numbers-wise, he's better than the great Marshall Faulk.

In Saturday night's game against Cal, Pumphrey broke Faulk's career rushing record of 4,589 yards. The new record came late in the fourth quarter when Pumphrey broke a run to the left side.

There's the record breaker!

Donnel Pumphrey passes Marshall Faulk to become the @GoAztecs all-time leading rusher. https://t.co/nh08nmONfk— CBS Sports Network (@CBSSportsNet) September 11, 2016

Pumphrey entered the game with 4,370 yards -- 219 behind Faulk.