Stanford's Christian McCaffrey sets Rose Bowl record for all-purpose yards
Stanford sophomore Christian McCaffrey broke the Rose Bowl record for all-purpose yards in a game in Stanford's 45-16 win over Iowa. McCaffrey gained 368 all-purpose yards on the night en route to being named Rose Bowl Offensive MVP.
Christian McCaffrey just set a new #RoseBowl record for all-purpose yards with 361. Previous #RoseBowl record was 346 by Jared Abbrederis.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) January 2, 2016
The record was previously held by Wisconsin's Jared Abbrederis, who gained 346 all-purpose yards in the 2012 Rose Bowl against Oregon.
McCaffrey also became the first player to gain more than 100 yards both rushing and receiving in a Rose Bowl game.
McCaffrey is now the first player in @rosebowlgame history to go for 100+ yards rushing and 100+ yards receiving. pic.twitter.com/Q7kHb4ALuh
— Pac-12 Networks (@Pac12Networks) January 2, 2016
He extended his own NCAA single-season record for all-purpose yards to 3,864 yards and became the first Stanford player to ever rush for more than 2,000 yards in a single season (2,019). On the night, McCaffrey had 172 yards rushing, 105 receiving, 63 on punt returns, 28 on kick returns and scored two touchdowns.
.@CMccaffrey5 has just become the first 2,000-yard rusher in @StanfordFball history (single season).
— GoStanford Notes (@gostanfordnotes) January 2, 2016