Ron Dayne's Heisman
Season in Review
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Big, bruising and fast were three components
that helped Badger halfback Ron Dayne explode
through the rushing books on his way to setting
the NCAA’s all-time rushing record. Much like an
Old Clint Eastwood movie, Dayne made a
sudden impact his freshman year by eclipsing
Herschel Walker’s freshman mark by more than
200 yards en route to a 1,863 yard season.
With nearly half of his yards accumulated after
contact, Dayne continued to punish his
opposition with 1,421 yards his sophomore
season and 1,279 his junior year. Heading into
the 1999 campaign, the 5-10, 252-pound Dayne
was within 1,717 yards of breaking Ricky
Williams’ all-time career mark. Much like
Williams who had set the new rushing standard
in 1998, Dayne surged past the record in his final
regular season game. Dayne finished with 6,739
career yards.
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