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Alexander Named to College Football Hall of Fame - LSUSports.net "BATON ROUGE - Charles Alexander,...
Alexander Named to College Football Hall of Fame - LSUSports.net
"BATON ROUGE - Charles Alexander, a two-time All-American and Heisman Trophy finalist who played at LSU from 1975-78, has been named to the prestigious College Football Hall of Fame, it was announced by the National Football Foundation on Tuesday."
CHARLES ALEXANDER, LSU
TAILBACK, 1975-1978
Career Highlights:
Two-time First-Team All-America (1977 and 1978)
Southeastern Conference Most Valuable Player (1977)
Two-time All-Southeastern Conference (1977 and 1978)
Two-time Heisman Trophy finalist (1977 and 1978)
LSU rushing records held at the time:
Rushing yards in a game - 237 (31 attempts)
Rushing attempts in a game - 43 (231 yards)
Yards per rush in a game - 9.7 (155 yards in 16 attempts)
Rushing touchdowns in a game - 4
Rushing yards in a single-season (1977) - 1,686 (311 attempts)
Rushing attempts in a single-season (1977) - 311 (1,686 yards)
Rushing touchdowns in a single-season (1977) - 17
100-rushing yard games in a single-season (1977) - 7 games
Rushing yards for a career (1975-1978) - 4,035 (855 attempts)
Rushing attempts for a career (1975-1978) - 855 (4,035)
Rushing touchdowns for a career (1975-1978) - 40
100-rushing yard games for a career (1975-1978) - 16 games
LSU records currently held:
Most rushes in a game - 43
Most yards in a season - 1,686
Most yards gained per game in a single-season - 153.3
Most 100 yard games in 1 season - 7 (tied with Kevin Faulk and Steve Van Buren)

