Just watched the 1987 Sun Bowl on CSTV (1 Viewer)

[Raider Nation]

Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas during a snow storm. Mountaineers and the Cowboys.

Thurman Thomas and Barry Sanders in the same backfield. Well, not literally. They would rotate series. Three for Thomas, one for Sanders. Barry was only a sophomore at the time. Thurman tore up West Virginia to the tune of 157 yards and 4 TDs, the last being the game winner in a 35-33 final.

So I got to wondering. Has there ever been two RBs on the same college team who were even CLOSE to being as good as these two? I'd be shocked if there was. Sanders is in the Hall of Fame, and Thomas is a great bet to make it there as well. If there are two others who are in the discussion, I can't think of them right now.

It was pretty impressive how Thomas kept Sanders on the sidelines so much, even though Barry was a youngster. People tend to forget just HOW dominant Thomas was at OSU, since he didn't win a Heisman like Sanders did. That year, Thurmal had a 293 yard game against Iowa State.

 

[The Houston Stallions]

Priest Holmes and Ricky Williams at Texas.

Portis, McGahee, and Gore at Maimi.

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

Travis Henry & Jamal Lewis at Tennessee.

 

[Irish]

Eric Dickerson and Craig James at SMU were a pretty good tandem.

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

Not related to the question, but that game was a classic.

AB Brown (167 yards) and Major Harris (103 yards) matched Thomas and Sanders and the game ended 35-33 on a failed two point conversion by WVU. Harris completed the pass to the TE, but because of the snow there was a delay while the officials determined whether he had crossed the goal line or not.

 

[Banger]

No

 

[WhoDat]

Army

Glenn Davis-Mr. Outside

Doc Blanchard-Mr. Inside

Blanchard wins Heisman in 1945

Davis is runner up in Heisman voting in 44 & 45. He wins the award in 46.