No. 5: Five Straight 200 Yard Rushing Games
9/5/2011 12:00:00 AM | Return to Play
No. 5 - Five Straight 200 Yard Rushing Games
The 2004 season saw returning starting running back and national rushing champion Patrick Cobbs exit early due to injury, leaving only a true freshman to fill his shoes.
Little did the mean Green nation know, Jamario Thomas would construct one of the best freshman seasons in history, amassing over 1,800 yards in only 10 games on his way to a national rushing crown himself.
The five game stretch from Utah State to Idaho, where he collected 200-plus yard outings each week, helped push Thomas over the top.
The first game of this marvelous streak came against Utah State. The Mean green won the game on the shoulders of Jamario, who rushed the ball 38 times for 256 yards and a score. The next week, New Mexico State got a steady dose of Thomas, as he garnered 33 carries for 258 yards and another TD.
The third game of the stretch came against ULM, where his production dropped to an astounding 41 carries for 218 yards, but three touchdowns. Thomas squeaked out 200 yards against Louisiana-Lafayette the next week with 203 yards on 36 carries and two scores.
The final game of the streak still stands as the most yards gained in a single game by a North Texas running back when he hung a 28 carry 291 yard performance on Idaho in which he took four to the house.
So, in the five week span from Oct. 9 to Nov. 13, 2004, Jamario Thomas Racked up 1,226 yards and 11 touchdowns, a run that will live on forever in the North Texas record books
| 100 | 100-yd fumble return for TD | 75- | "Mean Joe" Greene | 50- | Gross and Washington | 25- | Conference Titles |
| 99 | Fitzgerald Goes The Distance | 74- | NT Downs No. 20 SDSU | 49- | Keith Chapman FGs | 24- | Talking About Willis |
| 98 | Sears Woods' Stuns Knoxville | 73- | Fry & the new Mean Green | 48- | Cody Spencer | 23- | Rev. Maher Dominates Southland |
| 97- | NT Blows Out Decatur Baptist | 72- | Yaege's Stellar Season | 47- | First Homecoming | 22- | Walker Passes Rice |
| 96- | 96 Years Of Football | 71- | Steve Ramsey's TDs | 46- | Meager Against SMU | 21- | Cobbs 100-Yard Games |
| 95- | The Jump To Division I-A | 70- | Little's 1970 Season | 45- | Cobb Scores 45 | 20- | Fouts Arrives In Denton |
| 94- | Optimist Bowl Offense | 69- | 7 All-Conference in '69 | 44- | Not A Day To Rush | 19- | Haynes Scores 19 TDs |
| 93- | Michael High KR Yards | 68- | A Consensus All-American | 43- | Patrick Cobbs | 18- | Miracle In the Desert |
| 92- | Gowin 92-Yard Punt | 67- | Armour Anchors NT Offense | 42- | Craig Robertson | 17- | The Ramsey Plan |
| 91- | Chancellor Saves The MGRN | 66- | Love Tops 1,000 Yds | 41- | Erric Pegram | 16- | 2002 All-Conference Record |
| 90- | Renfro/Haynes Tally 90 pts. | 65- | St. Clair's Win Pct | 40- | Fry Win Total | 15- | Renfro All-America |
| 89- | Redwine Bursts Onto Scene | 64- | Spider's Special Season | 39- | Jack Sisco and 1939 | 14- | Vidal Carlin |
| 88- | Mean Green Robbed | 63- | NT & Navy Light Up The Scoreboard | 38- | 2002 NMSU Win | 13- | Shanklin's Big Year |
| 87- | Fitzgerald Fries Competition | 62- | Khoury's 62-yd FG | 37- | Dunbar TDs (so far) | 12- | Andrew Smith |
| 86- | Mean Green 86 The Toads | 61- | Kennedy's 61 TFL | 36- | What A Rush | 11- | Scott Hall |
| 85- | Adrian Awasom | 60- | Fouts Field | 35- | Galbreath Seals NO Bowl Win | 10- | 10 Wins in 1947 |
| 84- | Brown Delivers For NT | 59- | The '59 Sun Bowl Squad | 34- | Ja'Quay Wilburn | 9- | Dinkle's Winning TD |
| 83- | 83 All-Conference Selections | 58- | Mitchell Claims COY | 33- | Ray Renfro | 8- | Vizza's TD Passes |
| 82- | Corky Nelson | 57- | Thomas Scampers For 57 | 32- | The First All-American | 7- | 7-OT Thriller |
| 81- | One Of The Greats | 56- | Scott Davis Completion Pct | 31- | 31 NT All-Americans | 6- | Ramsey's Passing Attack |
| 80- | Cedric The Sack- Getter | 55- | Gill, NT's First Retired Number | 30- | Former NCAA Record 30 TDs | 5- | Thomas Racks Up The Yards |
| 79- | "Blow George, Blow!" | 54- | Pair's Punts | 29- | 29,473 Fans | 4 | Tuesday, September 6 |
| 78- | J.T. Smith Joins the NFL | 53- | OSU's 53 Passing Yards | 28- | Abner Haynes | 3- | Wednesday, September 7 |
| 77- | North Texas Goes 10- 1 | 52- | Fouts Field Opens | 27- | Maher Destroys Passing TD Mark | 2- | Thursday, September 8 |
| 76- | Blizzard Battle With FSU | 51- | Bahnsen Named All-American | 26- | Consecutive SBC Wins | 1- | Friday, September 9 |