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Saturday, November 13
Updated: November 14, 4:48 PM ET
 
The Greatest Dayne

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The numbers are as overwhelming as the performances that produced them: Nineteen touchdowns 1,834 yards, No. 1 all-time. Ron Dayne ran past 1998 Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams and into the record books as the all-time NCAA Division I-A rusher Saturday.

And while the rest of the crowd that expects a seat at the Downtown Athletic Club in December was impressive, their presence at the award ceremony will be little more than a formality.

Dayne left the rest of the Heisman field in his considerable wake with a monster game against Iowa. Georgia Tech's Joe Hamilton, Virginia's Thomas Jones and Marshall's Chad Pennington all demonstrated their worth as finalists, but could not deliver a display capable of tipping the scales.

Here's a look at our top five following last Saturday's action:

RON DAYNE -- WISCONSIN STATS
1. Breaking it down: Set the NCAA I-A rushing record with his 11th 200-yard game of his career, tying a record held by Ricky Williams and Marcus Allen.
Opponent
at Iowa

Season
 
Car-Yds
27-216

303-1,834
 
TD
1

19
JOE HAMILTON -- GEORGIA TECH STATS
2. Breaking it down: His 400-yard, five-TD performance was overshadowed by Dayne's record day. That's pretty much Hamilton's entire season in a nutshell.
Opponent
vs. Clemson



Season
 
Cmp-Att-Yds
22-30-322
Rush-Yds
19-88

158-233-2,438
130-600
TD-INT
5-2

0


24-8
6
DREW BREES -- PURDUE STATS
3. Breaking it down: During a bye week, announced that he plans on returning for his senior season ... surely as a Heisman favorite.
Opponent
Idle


Season
 
Cmp-Att-Yds
 


286-470-3,334
 
TD-INT
 


26*-11
*includes four rushing TDs, one receiving
TD
THOMAS JONES -- VIRGINIA STATS
4. Breaking it down: Jones would be garnering all the running back support for the Heisman in any other season. He spiced up his performance against Buffalo with an 84-yard TD catch.
Opponent
vs. Buffalo



Season
 
Car-Yds
32-221
Rec-Yds
2-110


306-1,707
20-227
TD
2



17
CHAD PENNINGTON -- MARSHALL STATS
5. Breaking it down: Became the fourth major-college QB to throw for 100 TDs in his career.
Opponent
at Western Michigan
Season
 
Cmp-Att-Yds
27-40-339

230-337-3,137
 
TD-INT
2-0

33*-9

*includes two rushing TDs






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Ron Dayne makes history with a 31-yard run.
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Dayne goes untouched into the endzone.
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