Leonard Fournette: First SEC Player to Rush for 200 Yards in Three Straight Games
By Michael Shamburger
Leonard Fournette became the first player in SEC history to rush for 200 yards in three straight games.
#LSU RB Leonard Fournette just became 1st player in @SEC history to rush for 200+ yards in 3 straight games. He's at 216 yards tonight.
— Michael Bonnette (@LSUBonnette) October 4, 2015
Fournette had 26 carries for 235 yards and three touchdowns and averaged nine yards per carry against Eastern Michigan on Saturday night. He helped lead LSU to a 44-22 victory.
Leonard Fournette's 631 rush yards this season is most through a team's first three games by a FBS player since 2000. pic.twitter.com/dxRerrlbq0
— ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) October 2, 2015
Despite having multiple games over 200 yards, Fournette still hasn’t broken the LSU single game rushing record set by Alley Broussard in 2004 against Ole Miss.