Stanford's McCaffrey breaks Sanders' yards record

Posted December 05, 2015 6:00 am

The Associated Press

Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey (5) runs against Southern California during the first half of a Pac-12 Conference championship NCAA college football game Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) The Associated Press

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey broke Barry Sanders' 27-year-old record for most all-purpose yards in a season in the second quarter of the Pac-12 championship against Southern California on Saturday night.

McCaffrey tied the mark of 3,250 yards set in Sanders' Heisman Trophy season in 1988 with a 31-yard punt return, and then broke it seconds later with a 2-yard run. Sanders set the mark in only 11 games, while it took McCaffrey until his 13th to break it.

As proof that McCaffrey can do just about everything, he also threw an 11-yard TD pass earlier in the quarter on a trick play to quarterback Kevin Hogan.

McCaffrey had 155 yards rushing, four yards receiving and 85 yards on returns to give him 244 at the half.

Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey (5) stiff-arms Southern California's Iman Marshall on a kickoff-return during the first half of a Pac-12 Conference championship NCAA college football game Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) The Associated Press

Stanford's Christian McCaffrey, top, is tackled by Southern California's Chris Hawkins (4) during the first quarter of a Pac-12 Conference championship NCAA college football game Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) The Associated Press

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