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* Earned [[All-American]] honors in 1980. Also earned [[All-Conference Selections|All-Pac 10]] honors in 1979.
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* Earned [[All-American]] honors in 1980. Also earned [[All-Conference Selections|All-Pac 10]] honors in 1979 and 1980.
 
* [[Team MVPs|Team Offensive MVP]] in 1979 & 1980.
 
* [[Team MVPs|Team Offensive MVP]] in 1979 & 1980.
 
* Inducted into [[Hall of Fame (UCLA)| UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame]] in 1992.
 
* Inducted into [[Hall of Fame (UCLA)| UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame]] in 1992.

Revision as of 22:36, 20 August 2017

Sons of Westwood: Bruin Legends

FREEMAN McNEIL

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Lettered at tailback in 1977,78,79,80
  • Led team in scoring in 1980.
  • Ranks 11th on the team for career all-purpose yards (3,561).
  • Ranks 9th on Bruin list for single-season all-purpose yards (1,536 in 1977).
  • Led team in rushing in 1979 & 1980.
  • Ended career as top single-season rushing leader with 1,396 yards in 1979 (Now no. 5).
  • Ended career as the top career rusher with 3,195 yards (now 3rd).
  • His seventeen 100-yard games ranks third on team. Gaston Green holds record with 20 games.
  • 1st round selection (3rd pick overall) in 1981 NFL Draft (NY Jets).
  • 1980 USC: Caught a TD pass from Jay Schroeder to pull out a 20-17 victory with less than two minutes to go.

ACCOLADES


 Career All-Purpose Yards Leaders

                        Years  Plays  Rush    Rec  PR   KOR   Tot
 1. Franklin, Johnathan 2009-12  788  4,403   517   -     5 4,925
 2. Jones-Drew, Maurice 2003-05  603  2,503   819 579   787 4,688
 3. Austin, Terrence    2006-09  316    146 1,192 942 2,145 4,425
 4. Green, Gaston       1984-87  752  3,731   281   -   271 4,283
 5. Markey, Chris       2004-07  688  2,733   645  57   790 4,225
 6. Bragg, Craig        2001-04  307    151 2,845 961   207 4,164
 7. Foster, DeShaun     1998-01  797  3,194   548  57   229 4,028
 8. Brown, Theotis      1976-78  594  2,914   301   -   729 3,944
 9. Hicks, Skip         1993-97  684  3,140   697   -     - 3,837
10. Brown, Brian        1987-90  560  2,099   294   - 1,416 3,809
11. McNeil, Freeman     1977-80  641  3,195   366   -     - 3,561
 Career Rushing Leaders

                         Years   Carries    TYG   YL    NYG   Avg
 1. Franklin, Johnathan  2009-12    788   4,620  217  4,403  5.59 
 2. Green, Gaston        1984-87    708   3,884  153  3,731  5.27
 3. Perkins, Paul        2013-15    622   3,611  120  3,491  5.61

 4. McNeil, Freeman      1977-80    605   3,297  102  3,195  5.28
 5. Foster, DeShaun      1998-01    722   3,454  260  3,194  4.42

 6. Abdul-Jabbar, Karim  1992-95    608   3,341  159  3,182  5.23
 7. Tyler, Wendell       1973-76    526   3,240   59  3,181  6.04
 8. Hicks, Skip    1993-94,96-97    638   3,373  233  3,140  4.92
 9. Brown, Theotis       1976-78    526   2,954   40  2,914  5.54
10. Markey, Chris        2004-07    579   2,882  149  2,733  4.72
11. Nelson, Kevin        1980-83    574   2,687  104  2,583  4.50
12. Jones-Drew, Maurice  2003-05    481   2,650  147  2,503  5.20
 Single-Season Rushing Leaders

                        Year   Att     Yds  Avg  Class
 1. Franklin, Johnathan 2012   282   1,734  6.1  Sr.
 2. Perkins, Paul       2014   251   1,575  6.3  So. 
 3. Abdul-Jabbar, Karim 1995   296   1,571  5.3  Jr. 
 4. Green, Gaston       1986   253   1,405  5.6  Jr.
 5. McNeil, Freeman     1979   271   1,396  5.2  Jr.
 6. Tyler, Wendell      1975   208   1,388  6.7  Jr.
 7. Perkins, Paul       2015   237   1,343  5.7  Jr.

 8. Brown, Theotis      1978   211   1,283  6.1  Sr.
 9. Hicks, Skip         1997   258   1,282  5.0  Sr.
10. Kelley, Joshua      2018   225   1,243  5.5  Jr.
11. Abdul-Jabbar, Karim 1994   210   1,227  5.8  So.
12. Williams, Kevin     1991   191   1,141  6.0  Jr.
13. Johnson, Kermit     1973   150   1,129  7.5  Sr.
 Single-Season All-Purpose Yards Leaders

                         Year   Rush   Rec   KOR  PR    Yds  Cl
 1. Franklin, Johnathan  2012  1,734   323     0   5  2,062  Sr

 2. Austin, Terrence     2008     90   460 1,109 219  1,878  Jr
 3. Jones-Drew, Maurice  2005    914   453    69 427  1,863  Jr
 4. Austin, Terrence     2009     25   455 1,036 302  1,818  Sr
 5. Brown, Theotis       1978  1,283    74   447   0  1,804  Sr
 6. Perkins, Paul        2014  1,575   201     0   0  1,776  So

 7. Abdul-Jabbar, Karim  1995  1,571   188     0   0  1,759  Jr
 8. Hicks, Skip          1997  1,282   389     0   0  1,671  Sr
 9. Jones-Drew, Maurice  2004  1,007   262   185 152  1,606  So
10. Perkins, Paul        2015  1,343   242     0   0  1,585  Jr

11. McNeil, Freeman      1979  1,396   140     0   0  1,536  Jr
12. Mitchell, Freddie    2000     -1 1,494     0   0  1,493  Jr

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