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Ibrahim Added to Maxwell Award Watch List
11/18/2020 5:50:00 PM | Football
Ibrahim leads the nation in rushing yards per game with an average of 178.8
University of Minnesota running back Mohamed Ibrahim was added to the Maxwell Award watch list today.
The Maxwell Award has been presented to the outstanding collegiate football player in America since 1937 and is named in honor of Robert W. "Tiny" Maxwell.
Ibrahim leads the nation in rushing yards per game with an average of 178.8. He ranks 13th in the nation in rushing yards (715) despite playing in only four games. The 12 people above him have all played in seven or more games and the next closest individual who has played in only four games is Greg Bell of San Diego State, who is ranked 38th with 537 yards. Ibrahim ranks tied for seventh nationally in rushing touchdowns (10) and everyone ahead of him or tied with him has played in at least six games.
The Baltimore, Md., native has 10 career 100-yard rushing games, which includes a current streak of five in a row (rushed for 140 yards or more in 2020 Outback Bowl and first four games of the 2020 season). Ibrahim's five-game streak is tied for the third-longest in program history with Rodney Smith (did it in 2019), Amir Pinnix, Thomas Hamner and Paul Giel. Laurence Maroney is the only Gopher ever with longer streaks, as he rushed for 100 yards in six straight games from 11/13/04 - 9/24/05 and in a school record seven straight games from 12/31/03 - 10/9/04.
Ibrahim leads the Big Ten in rushing attempts (130), rushing yards (715), rushing touchdowns (10) and scoring (60). Ibrahim's 10 touchdowns have covered a collective 34 yards (16 and 5 yards against Michigan; 1, 2, 1 and 1 yards at Maryland and 1, 2, 1 and 4 at Illinois). His 26 career touchdowns (9 in 2018, 7 in 2019 and 10 in 2020) rank seventh in school history.
Ibrahim is the first Big Ten player with 140 rushing yards in five straight games since Michigan's Mike Hart in 2004. Ibrahim is also the first Big Ten player with at least 700 rushing yards through a team's first four games of a season since Wisconsin's Michael Bennett in 2000.
The Maxwell Award has been presented to the outstanding collegiate football player in America since 1937 and is named in honor of Robert W. "Tiny" Maxwell.
Ibrahim leads the nation in rushing yards per game with an average of 178.8. He ranks 13th in the nation in rushing yards (715) despite playing in only four games. The 12 people above him have all played in seven or more games and the next closest individual who has played in only four games is Greg Bell of San Diego State, who is ranked 38th with 537 yards. Ibrahim ranks tied for seventh nationally in rushing touchdowns (10) and everyone ahead of him or tied with him has played in at least six games.
The Baltimore, Md., native has 10 career 100-yard rushing games, which includes a current streak of five in a row (rushed for 140 yards or more in 2020 Outback Bowl and first four games of the 2020 season). Ibrahim's five-game streak is tied for the third-longest in program history with Rodney Smith (did it in 2019), Amir Pinnix, Thomas Hamner and Paul Giel. Laurence Maroney is the only Gopher ever with longer streaks, as he rushed for 100 yards in six straight games from 11/13/04 - 9/24/05 and in a school record seven straight games from 12/31/03 - 10/9/04.
Ibrahim leads the Big Ten in rushing attempts (130), rushing yards (715), rushing touchdowns (10) and scoring (60). Ibrahim's 10 touchdowns have covered a collective 34 yards (16 and 5 yards against Michigan; 1, 2, 1 and 1 yards at Maryland and 1, 2, 1 and 4 at Illinois). His 26 career touchdowns (9 in 2018, 7 in 2019 and 10 in 2020) rank seventh in school history.
Ibrahim is the first Big Ten player with 140 rushing yards in five straight games since Michigan's Mike Hart in 2004. Ibrahim is also the first Big Ten player with at least 700 rushing yards through a team's first four games of a season since Wisconsin's Michael Bennett in 2000.
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