Topic: WV MetroNews: Johnson sets rushing record, carries Marshall to 35-16 win

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By Dave Wilson in Marshall Sports

HUNTINGTON, W.Va.—Devon Johnson set a Marshall single-game rushing record and carried the 23rd ranked Thundering Herd to a 35-16 victory over FAU. Johnson rushed for 272 yards and four touchdowns on 24 carries, breaking Ron Darby’s record of 262 yards set back in 1988.

“All the credit goes to the line, with out them I couldn’t have got it,” said Johnson. “My line does a great job and I knew they were going to give me holes when they did I just hit it.”

Johnson’s 272 yards gives him 1,203 yards for the season, in just the eight games, making him the fastest Marshall running back to reach the 1,000 yard plateau in a season.

“We did a good job and everybody got a hat on a hat and Devon just did what does,” said center Chris Japserse.

Link: http://wvmetronews.com/2014/10/25/johnson-sets-rushing-record-carries-marshall-to-35-16-win/