{"id":72932,"date":"2024-10-17T20:48:04","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T01:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/dylan-sampson-is-only-two-rushing-touchdowns-away-from-tennessees-single-season-record\/"},"modified":"2024-10-17T20:48:04","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T01:48:04","slug":"dylan-sampson-is-only-two-rushing-touchdowns-away-from-tennessees-single-season-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/dylan-sampson-is-only-two-rushing-touchdowns-away-from-tennessees-single-season-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Dylan Sampson is only two rushing touchdowns away from Tennessee\u2019s single-season record"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dylan Sampson<\/a><\/strong> enters Saturday\u2019s game against Alabama just two touchdowns short of matching Tennessee\u2019s single-season program record. The junior running back so far has 15 rushing touchdowns in just six games.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Gene<\/strong> McEver<\/strong> holds the all-time program record with 18 rushing touchdowns in 1929, while Reggie<\/strong> Cobb<\/strong> holds the modern record with 17 scored in 1987.<\/p>\n

McEver also holds Tennessee\u2019s all-time career rushing touchdown record with 37 between 1928 and 1931. James<\/strong> Stewart<\/strong> holds the modern record 35 from 1991 to 1994.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s always had great vision, great pace,\u201d Tennessee coach Josh Heupel said Saturday night, after Sampson ran 27 times for 112 yards and three touchdowns. \u201cObviously he\u2019s got good long speed, but he\u2019s really good between the tackles.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

No. 11 Tennessee vs. No. 7 Alabama, Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC<\/h2>\n

The single-season records could be tied or broken Saturday against Alabama, with Sampson already having scored two or more rushing touchdowns in five of Tennessee\u2019s six games this season.<\/p>\n

He had three in the season-opening win over Chattanooga on August 31, two more a week later in the 51-10 win over NC State in Charlotte and a season-high four against Kent State, all in the first half, on September 21.<\/p>\n

Sampson had three rushing touchdowns Saturday in Tennessee\u2019s 23-17 win overtime win over Florida, two at Arkansas two weeks ago and one at Oklahoma.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s now up to 29 total touchdowns \u2014 28 rushing, one receiving \u2014 in just 28 career games at Tennessee. Games with multiple touchdowns has been the norm, with Sampson scoring his 29 touchdowns in just 15 of his 28 games with the Vols.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dylan Sampson within reach of multiple Tennessee single-season rushing records<\/h2>\n

Single-season touchdowns is far from the only record Sampson could end up breaking.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Travis<\/strong> Stephens<\/strong> holds the single-season rushing yards record with 1,464. Sampson, sitting on 699 yards through six games, is on pace for 1,398 yards during the regular season.<\/p>\n

Sampson is on pace for 236 carries. Travis<\/strong> Stephens<\/strong> holds that record, too, with 291 in 2001.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sampson has also rushed for 100 yards or more in five of the first six games this season. Jay<\/strong> Graham<\/strong> holds the record with 11 100-yard games in 1995.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Graham also holds the record for yards per game, averaging 130.7 in 11 games in 1995. Sampson is averaging 116.5 yards per game so far.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sampson is also averaging 5.92 yards per carry, with 699 yards on 118 attempts. The program record for yards per rush (minimum 200 carries) is 5.91, set by Chuck<\/strong> Webb<\/strong> in 1989 when he ran for 1,236 yards on 209 attempts.<\/p>\n

Sampson is up to 1,700 career rush yards at Tennessee on 282 attempts, averaging 6.0 yards per rush.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think his growth, continuing to grow in the understanding of what we\u2019re doing,\u201d Heupel said. \u201cBut physical strength, just his development in the middle of the football field, those runs between the tackles, just continues to make a bunch of plays for us.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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