LaDainian Tomlinson

Posted by Jim Dubenetzky on July 18th, 2007 filed in Players

LaDainian Tomlinson #21
Position: RB
Height: 5′10″
Weight: 221 lbs.
College: TCU
Born: 6/23/1979

Career Stats
Rushing: 9176 Yards, 2050 Carries, 4.5 avg.,100 TD’s.
Receiving: 2900 Yards, 398 Receptions, 7.3 avg., 11 TD’s.
Passing: 126 Yards, 7 Completions, 10 Attempts, 6 TD’s.

06′ Stats:
Rushing: 1815 Yards, 348 Carries, 5.2 avg., 28 TD’s.
Receiving: 508 Yards, 56 Receptions, 9.1 avg., 3 TD’s.
Passing: 20 Yards, 2 Completions, 3 Attempts, 2 TD’s.

Records:
NFL record for single season touchdowns: 31 in 2006
NFL record for single season rushing touchdowns: 28 in 2006
NFL record for most points scored in a single season: 186 in 2006
>>The previous record was 176 set by Paul Hornung in 1960.
NFL record for most consecutive games with a rushing touchdown: 18
NFL record for most consecutive games with multiple touchdowns: 8
NFL record for fewest games needed to score 100 touchdowns: 89
One of two players to score 4 touchdowns in 2 consecutive games
He has scored more touchdowns in a five game span that anyone else in history with 16.
Is the only player in NFL history to have rushed for 1000 yards and caught 100 passes in a season.
7th player in NFL history to score a rushing TD, Passing TD and Receiving TD in the same game.

Awards:
NFL MVP in 2006
AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year in 2006
Walter Payton Man of the Year Award in 2006
Voted to the Pro Bowl 5 times

College:
2000 Mobile Alabama Bowl MVP
2000 Doak Walker Award
2000 Senior Bowl MVP
Ranks 6th in NCAA Division I History in career rushing yards with 5,263
Ranks 4th in college football history in single season rushing yards with 2,158
Holds the NCCA Division I-A record for most rushing yards in a singe game with 406.


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