With all this QB talk, does Wilson get to 1,000?

oldguystudent · October 23, 2016

With games of 157, 188, and 160 against Rice, Marshall, and Army, Jeffrey Wilson is sitting at 724 yards on the season with 12 touchdowns.

Dunbar ran for 1,197 in 2011. Does Wilson realistically have a shot at that this year?

MeanGreen_MBA · October 23, 2016

Yes

BillySee58 · October 23, 2016

4 minutes ago, oldguystudent said:

With games of 157, 188, and 160 against Rice, Marshall, and Army, Jeffrey Wilson is sitting at 724 yards on the season with 12 touchdowns.

Dunbar ran for 1,197 in 2011. Does Wilson realistically have a shot at that this year?

He's on pace for 1,241 by the end of the regular season, so yeah. Also on pace for almost 21 touchdowns by the end of the regular season. And his current average is deflated by that Florida game. I expect him to up his average going forward.

PlummMeanGreen · October 23, 2016

1 minute ago, BillySee58 said:

He's on pace for 1,241 by the end of the regular season, so yeah. Also on pace for almost 21 touchdowns by the end of the regular season. And his current average is deflated by that Florida game. I expect him to up his average going forward.

..."going forward" and....."at the end of the day?" That phrase is viral even on all the networks. "It is what it is" runs a close 2'nd! LOL!

GMG!

Moobs · October 23, 2016

Considering we don't have any teams on the same level as Florida left on the schedule, I think he can easily surpass that.

El Paso Eagle · October 23, 2016

If he stays healthy and he does not hit 1,000 yards I do not believe we get to 6 wins

Cerebus · October 23, 2016

It's really crazy to think of the string of RBs we have had since our return to 1A/FBS.

JaQuay Wilburn (3120 yards)
Patrick Cobbs (3911)
JaMario Thomas (3496)
Lance Dunbar (4224)

Jeff Wilson is at 1778 with almost a year and a half to go.

KingDL1 · October 23, 2016

The question should be does he get 1500 yards?

Does a conference championship and bowl game count toward the season?

Ben Gooding · October 23, 2016

55 minutes ago, oldguystudent said:

With games of 157, 188, and 160 against Rice, Marshall, and Army, Jeffrey Wilson is sitting at 724 yards on the season with 12 touchdowns.

Dunbar ran for 1,197 in 2011. Does Wilson realistically have a shot at that this year?

With a game to spare, maybe two.

Cerebus · October 23, 2016

18 minutes ago, KingDL1 said:

Does a conference championship and bowl game count toward the season?

Yes. NCAA changed their mind on post season stats in the early 2000s.

UNTLifer · October 23, 2016

Yes, easily or we are in trouble.

greenminer · October 23, 2016

he should get it.

NorthTexan95 · October 23, 2016

2 hours ago, Cerebus said:

It's really crazy to think of the string of RBs we have had since our return to 1A/FBS.

JaQuay Wilburn (3120 yards)

Patrick Cobbs (3911)

JaMario Thomas (3496)

Lance Dunbar (4224)

Jeff Wilson is at 1778 with almost a year and a half to go.

Don't forget Byrd went over 1,000 yards in 2013.

Mean Green 93-98 · October 23, 2016

42 minutes ago, NorthTexan95 said:

Don't forget Byrd went over 1,000 yards in 2013.

He's talking career stats. Byrd was 2187.

HoustonEagle · October 23, 2016

4 hours ago, Cerebus said:

It's really crazy to think of the string of RBs we have had since our return to 1A/FBS.

JaQuay Wilburn (3120 yards)

Patrick Cobbs (3911)

JaMario Thomas (3496)

Lance Dunbar (4224)

Jeff Wilson is at 1778 with almost a year and a half to go.

If only Super Mario could have stayed healthy. His numbers would have been out of this world.

Aldo · October 23, 2016

18 minutes ago, HoustonEagle said:

If only Super Mario could have stayed healthy. His numbers would have been out of this world.

I would say, galaxy...

GMG24 · October 23, 2016

5 hours ago, oldguystudent said:

With games of 157, 188, and 160 against Rice, Marshall, and Army, Jeffrey Wilson is sitting at 724 yards on the season with 12 touchdowns.

Dunbar ran for 1,197 in 2011. Does Wilson realistically have a shot at that this year?

I think Wilson will rush for more than Dunbar did in 2011

Mean Green Eagle · October 23, 2016

Yes, an extremely good shot at it. Especially with the O-line seeming to gel as the season goes on.

emmitt01 · October 23, 2016

6 hours ago, Cerebus said:

It's really crazy to think of the string of RBs we have had since our return to 1A/FBS.

JaQuay Wilburn (3120 yards)

Patrick Cobbs (3911)

JaMario Thomas (3496)

Lance Dunbar (4224)

Jeff Wilson is at 1778 with almost a year and a half to go.

And three of those guys played in offenses that "featured" a back. Wilson has never been a 30 carry a game guy.

GrayEagle · October 23, 2016

33 minutes ago, emmitt01 said:

And three of those guys played in offenses that "featured" a back. Wilson has never been a 30 carry a game guy.

It's true that Wilson only averages just over 15 carries a game but he is averaging about 5.7 yards per carry over his career. Barring injury (bite my tongue), and extrapolating that out over the remaining games, he would surpass Wilburn and Thomas on the all-time list. I don't know that he could surpass Cobbs or Dunbar even if we are lucky enough to be in two division championships and two bowl games before he hangs them up but if he keeps improving it is possible.

Aldo · October 24, 2016

Crazy the difference in wins vs losses for Wilson

Split	G	Att	Yards	Avg.	TD	Att/G	Yards/G
All Games	7	108	724	6.70	12	15.43	103.43
at Home	4	65	381	5.86	6	16.25	95.25
on Road/Neutral Site	3	43	343	7.98	6	14.33	114.33
in Wins	4	73	588	8.05	10	18.25	147.00
in Losses	3	35	136	3.89	2	11.67	45.33

Edited October 24, 2016 by Aldo

MeanGreenMailbox aka TFLF · October 24, 2016

On 10/23/2016 at 10:33 AM, oldguystudent said:

With games of 157, 188, and 160 against Rice, Marshall, and Army, Jeffrey Wilson is sitting at 724 yards on the season with 12 touchdowns.

Dunbar ran for 1,197 in 2011. Does Wilson realistically have a shot at that this year?

He can get it this week if the OC feeds him the ball early and often. UTEP had 4.2 a carry versus UTSA Saturday night, and had a back for for 113.

I hear the Roadrunners were so desperate for linebackers after last season that they spent the offseason offering scholarships to players with no other FBS offers except UTEP. So, there's always that as well.

greenminer · October 24, 2016

18 minutes ago, MeanGreenMailbox said:

I hear the Roadrunners were so desperate for linebackers after last season that they spent the offseason offering scholarships to players with no other FBS offers except UTEP. So, there's always that as well.

Their defense is allowing a ton of points, with the exception of Rice. You got any HSO about why that happened, and should we be worried about that defense showing up against us?

MeanGreenMailbox aka TFLF · October 24, 2016

2 hours ago, greenminer said:

Their defense is allowing a ton of points, with the exception of Rice. You got any HSO about why that happened, and should we be worried about that defense showing up against us?

No, too all questions. No new HSOs; no worries about the Roadrunner defense.