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San Diego State (8-3-1) vs. Tulsa (9-2) HIGHLIGHT

MARSHALL FAULK

The freshman from New Orleans came into fall camp like any other rookie--anonymous and expected to redshirt. But in San Diego State’s second game of the season, Marshall Faulk caught the wind and never stopped. Against Pacific on Sept. 14, he rushed for an NCAA single-game record 386 yards (since broken). He gained 114 yards the next week against Air Force . . . 212 two weeks later against Hawaii . . . and by season’s end, he was shaking hands with Bob Hope as the first SDSU player ever selected to the first-team Associated Press All-American team. He is the first freshman ever to lead the NCAA in rushing or scoring, and he did both at 158.8 yards rushing per game and 15.56 points. Despite missing 3 1/2 games with two fractured ribs and a punctured lung, his 1,429 rushing yards were the third-highest freshman total in NCAA history--behind Herschel Walker and Tony Dorsett.

SEASON STATS FIRST DOWNS/GAME SDSU: 24.3 Tulsa: 20.1 PUNTS/AVERAGE SDSU: 61/37.6 Tulsa: 51/32.4 PENALTIES/YARDS SDSU: 97/893 Tulsa: 70/564 RUSHING YARDS/GAME SDSU: 206.3 Tulsa: 185.7 RUSHING

Att Avg TDS SDSU 521 4.8 30 Tulsa 500 4.1 16

FUMBLES/LOST SDSU: 26/14 Tulsa: 23/11 PASSING YARDS/GAME SDSU 271.9 Tulsa 194.2 PASSING

Att Com TDs SDSU 434 228 22 Tulsa 274 155 20

INTERCEPTIONS SDSU: 11/78 Tulsa: 18/210