Crouch Runs to Record
About all that’s left on Eric Crouch’s checklist is winning a national championship. The Nebraska senior has done nearly everything else.
Crouch set an NCAA Division I-A record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback Saturday night, scoring four times to push his total to 51 as No. 4 Nebraska beat Iowa State, 48-14.
“Some games I just see the end zone more than others,” said Crouch, who broke the mark of 49 set by Kareem Wilson of Ohio from 1995-98.
Crouch also set a Nebraska record for rushing touchdowns, passing 1983 Heisman Trophy winner Mike Rozier’s 49.
Crouch, already Nebraska’s career leader in total yards, left the game at the end of the third quarter with Nebraska leading, 41-14. He hadwith 15 carries for 104 yards and needs 141 yards rushing to reach the 3,000-yard mark for his career.
It was Crouch’s second consecutive 100-yard rushing game and the third time in a row he ran for two touchdowns or more. Crouch was 10 for 14 passing for 110 yards.
The Cornhuskers (6-0, 2-0 in the Big 12) scored on five of their first six possessions.
Dahrran Diedrick had 15 carries for 107 yards and a touchdown and Keyuo Craver returned an interception for a touchdown.
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