Reynolds Picks Up All-America Honors
12/10/2002 12:00:00 AM | Football
Dec. 10, 2002
After his record-breaking season University of Houston senior running back Joffrey Reynolds (Tyler, Texas) was named Honorable Mention, All-America by the CNNSI.com's online service.
Reynolds--who was named First Team, All-Conference USA last week--concluded his Cougar career in style, rushing for a Conference USA-best 1,545 yards and 11 touchdowns on 316 attempts. His rushing total broke the one-year-old record of 1,432 set by East Carolina?s Leonard Henry in 2001. Reynolds also set the C-USA mark for 100-yard rushing games in a season with eight, and his 300 yards rushing against East Carolina last month not only set a UH single-mark, but it also broke the existing C-USA mark.
Reynolds' 316 attempts set a UH record and his yardage was the third-best in school history behind the 1,757 posted by Robert Newhouse in 1971 and Paul Gipson's 1,550 yards set in 1968. Reynolds concluded his career with 2,947 yards rushing, which ranks him third all-time in league history behind UH's Ketric Sanford (3,636 yards, 1996-99) and ECU's Henry (3,089). With 149 yards rushing against Louisville in the season finale, Reynolds recorded the 13th 100-yard performance of his UH career, placing him fifth all-time in school's history books.
The year is not over for Reynolds, as the three-year starter is slated to take part in the Paradise Bowl to be held on January 25, 2003, at Hansen Stadium in St. George, Utah.
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