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Nebraska football: 10 best seasons by a Husker running back

By Oliver VanDervoort

LINCOLN, NE - OCTOBER 25: Running back Ameer Abdullah #8 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers runs for a touchdown during the game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Memorial Stadium on October 25, 2014 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Abdullah set a school record for career all-purpose yards. Nebraska defeated Rutgers 42-24. (Photo by Eric Francis/Getty Images)
LINCOLN, NE - OCTOBER 25: Running back Ameer Abdullah #8 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers runs for a touchdown during the game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Memorial Stadium on October 25, 2014 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Abdullah set a school record for career all-purpose yards. Nebraska defeated Rutgers 42-24. (Photo by Eric Francis/Getty Images) /
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Bobby Reynolds was known as “Mr. Touchdown” for the Nebraska football team thanks to his performance in 1950. Perhaps the most interesting thing about his career is that he was never able to come close to matching that performance.

Reynolds might be the gold standard for running back for the Huskers thanks to that one season. In his first season as a player for the Cornhuskers, Mr. Touchdown carried 193 times for 1,342 yards and a whopping 19 TDs.

Reynolds wasn’t afraid to work hard for his scores, as the run that landed him on our list of best plays in the history of Nebraska football bears out. He wasn’t just a runner either.

Reynolds caught 11 passes for over 170 yards and another three scores. When you consider that he averaged over seven yards per carry and over 15 yards per catch, it’s clear that Reynolds was someone opposing defenses just couldn’t stop.

That’s why Reynolds falling off the face of the earth in his final two seasons was a bit of a shock. In his final two years with the Nebraska football team, he never managed to get as many as 500 yards rushing in a season thanks to a series of injuries. He also never found the end zone again. Despite that, Reynolds was elected into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1984. Imagine having a good enough single season to merit the Hall of Fame.

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