Abdul-Jabbar, Karim

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KARIM ABDUL-JABBAR

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Lettered as tailback in 1992,94,95. Wore number 33 jersey.
  • Served as team captain in 1994 & 1995.
  • Led team in scoring in 1995.
  • Set school record for single-season rushing yards (1,571) in 1995 (now second to Johnathan Franklin. His 1,227 yards in 1994 also ranks 8th on all-time list.
  • He is the first Bruin to rush for over 1,200 yards in back-to-back seasons.
  • Rushed for 200 yards in three consecutive games.
  • His 261 rushing yards vs Stanford ranks No. 5 for single-game records.
  • Had eight 100-yards games in 1995. (Four with at least 180 yards).
  • He ranks 5th on the team for career rushing yards (3,182).
  • Ranks 6th in the single-season all-purpose yards list (1,759 in 1995).
  • Was a 3rd round selection in the 1996 NFL Draft (Miami) and rushed for over 1,000 yards as a rookie.

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MISCELLANEOUS

  • Played as Sharmon Shah his freshman year.


 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 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
 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.
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