McCullough oversaw Devine Redding as he became the fourth IU back to record two-straight 1,000-yard campaigns (20015-16) and the first since Vaughn Dunbar (1990-91).
During the 2015 season, McCullough guided Howard (1,213), a first-team All-Big Ten honoree, and Redding (1,012) to 1,000 yards seasons, the first time two runners have done so in the same season in IU history. Coupled with Coleman (2014), it marked the third time in school history two different IU running backs earned first-team All-B1G honors in back-to-back years.
In 2014, McCullough’s running back group set a school single-season record with 3,163 rushing yards and averaged 263.6 rushing yards per game (9th nationally, 3rd in the Big Ten). Coleman became the 18th player in FBS history to rush for 2,000 yards (2,036), which set a school record, was 16th on the FBS all-time list and sixth in Big Ten history. The Tinley Park, Illinois, native was Indiana’s third unanimous and consensus All-American in 2014, finished seventh in the Heisman Trophy voting and was a finalist for the Doak Walker Award.
Coleman finished second nationally in rushing yards (2,036), rushing yards per game (169.7), all-purpose yards per game (181.4) and yards from scrimmage per game (181.4), third in yards from scrimmage (2,177), fifth in all-purpose yards (2,177) and rushing yards per carry (7.54), tied for 19th in rushing touchdowns (15) and tied for 25th in total TDs (15).
On the Hoosiers’ career lists, Coleman is first with 7.1 yards per attempt, fifth with 3,219 rushing yards, 4,292 all-purpose yards, and 28 rushing scores and tied for seventh with 29 total touchdowns.
McCullough also mentored Stephen Houston (2011-13), who ranks sixth in IU program history with 25 rushing TDs, tied for seventh with 29 total scores, tied for 10th with nine 100-yard games and 11th with 2,304 rushing yards on IU’s all-time lists. IU rushed for 1,374 yards in league play and the running backs lost just one fumble in 272 attempts in his first year.
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