Texas Christian Back Sets Record

LaDainian Tomlinson of Texas Christian broke the NCAA Division I-A rushing record, gaining 406 yards and scoring six touchdowns in 43 carries as the Horned Frogs defeated Texas El Paso, 52-24, Saturday in a Western Athletic Conference game.

Tomlinson broke the record held by Tony Sands of Kansas, who rushed for 396 yards in 58 carries against Missouri on Nov. 23, 1991. The junior first-year starter also set a single-season rushing record for TCU, 6-4 overall and 4-2 in the WAC. Texas El Paso is 5-7, 3-4.

Tomlinson is the first major college rusher to gain 400 yards in a game but sixth overall. The overall record is 441 yards, by Dante Brown of Division III Marietta College in 1996.