NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Duke Calhoun caught a 5-yard touchdown pass from Martin Hankins with 36 seconds remaining in the game to give Memphis a 28-27 victory over Tulane on Saturday. The Tigers (4-4, 3-1 Conference USA) rallied to win despite Green Wave running back Matt Forte having his fourth consecutive 200-yard rushing game. He carried a school-record 44 times for 278 yards and two touchdowns. Forte broke the school record for rushing yards in a season, surpassing the 1,421 that current Minnesota Vikings running back Mewelde Moore gained in 2001, finishing the day with 1,539 for the season.
Only three running backs in NCAA history have had five consecutive 200-yard rushing games Marcus Allen of USC (1981), Barry Sanders of Oklahoma State (198
and Jamario Thomas of North Texas (2004).
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10-27-2007, 10:09 PM
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