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Matt Forté Notes ? Named second-team All-American by Sports Illustrated (SI.com) and claimed third-team All-America honors from the Associated Press and Phil Steele Publications ? Only non-BCS Player named a semifinalist for both the Maxwell and Doak Walker Awards and claim a spot on the Walter Camp Player of the Year List, and one of just three players nationally to be named to all three lists ? Ranks second in NCAA in rushing yards (2,127), rushing yards per game (177.25), total touchdowns (23), rushing touchdowns (23), points scored (140) and points per game (11.67) ? Also ranks fifth in NCAA in all-purpose yards (2,420) and all-purpose yards per game (201.67) ? Became just the 11th player in NCAA Division I-Bowl Subdivision history to run for 2,000 yards in a season and the first since Cal's J.J. Arrington accomplished the feat in 2004 ? 2007 rushing total ranks seventh in NCAA single-season history while his rushing-yards-per-game average is 17th ? One of only two non-QBs to rank among the NCAA's Top 100 in total offense and ranks 87th with 177.58 yards per game following the regular season ? Owns 3 of the Top 8 individual-game rushing performances in the NCAA in 2007:
      1.) 342 yards and 4 TDs on 38 carries vs. SMU (Oct. 20)
      5.) 303 yards and 5 TDs on 40 carries vs. Southeastern Louisiana (Sept. 22)
      8.) 278 yards and 2 TDs on 44 carries vs. Memphis (Oct. 27) ? Had five 200-plus yard rushing games - including two 300-plus yard games - in 2007 making him one of just two NCAA Division I-Bowl Subdivision players to accomplish that feat this season ? Holds three of the top 25 single-game all-purpose yard performance in 2007, the only player in the NCAA Division I-Bowl Subdivision to do so:
      9.) 342 yards (all rushing) vs. SMU (Oct. 20)
      19.) 312 yards (303 rushing, 9 receiving) vs. Southeastern Louisiana (Sept. 22)
      23.) 293 yards (278 rushing, 15 receiving) vs. Memphis (Oct. 27) ? Twice earned Walter Camp Football Foundation National Offensive Player of the Week honors, becoming the first player to earn the distinction more than once in a season since 2004 ? Twice set Tulane and Conference USA single-game rushing records with 303 yards and four TDs on 40 carries vs. Southeastern La. (Sept. 22) and 342 yards and four TDs on 38 carries at SMU (Oct. 20) ? His five TDs vs. Southeastern Louisiana and Rice are tied for the highest scoring output nationally in 2007 and he stands as the only player nationally to score five times in a game twice this season ? Four-year letterman and three-year starter who played in 43 career games with 30 starts ? Completed his career as Tulane's leader in rushing yards per game (99.186), rushing touchdowns (39) and total touchdowns (44) ? Also finished second in school history in all-purpose yards (5,261), rushing yards (4,265), rushing attempts (833) and 100-yard rushing games (16), third in total points (266), and fourth in yards per carry (5.12) ? Posted school single-season records in rushing attempts (361), rushing yards (2,127), rushing yards per game (177.2), rushing and total touchdowns (23), all-purpose yards (2,420), total points (140) and 100-yard rushing games (nine) in 2007 ? Set school record with nine 100-yard rushing games as a senior, including a string of eight consecutive 100-plus contests to close out the year ? His 23 touchdowns in 2007 is a Tulane single-season record, surpassing the former mark of 19 set by Charles "Peggy" Flournoy in 1925 and the former C-USA record set by Memphis' DeAngelo Williams in 2004 ? Became just the fourth non-quarterback in Tulane history, and the first since fullback Ronny Quillian in 1955, to lead the team in total offense with 2,126 yards (2,127 rushing, four passing) ? His 342 yards (all rushing) at SMU stands as the most all-purpose yards in Tulane single-game history ? Owns 16 100-plus yard rushing performances, which is second in Tulane history, and is the only player to post six career 200-plus games ? Selected to play in the 2008 Under Armour Senior Bowl on Jan. 26, at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala. Home | 
