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Published Jan 20, 2018
Nick Chubb - By the Numbers...
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Dave McMahon  •  UGASports
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Earlier this week, I showed statistically how amazing Sony Michel was for the Bulldogs. Now it's time to look at Nick Chubb.

Chubb came to the Dawgs as the No. 35 ranked prospect in the Rivals 100, Class of 2014. The Cedartown, Georgia, native proceeded to dominate the Bulldog and the SEC charts like no other (except for one Herschel Walker).

From his first game in Sanford Stadium, it was obvious Chubb was special. If you recall, he came in the third quarter against Clemson and in his first attempt he went 13 yards. His second attempt was a thing of beauty as he went 47 yards for a touchdown (most of it came with just one shoe). Check the highlight out at the 4:44 mark.

Four years later and Chubb was in rare company:

Most Career Rush Yards by SEC Player
TeamSeasonsCareer Rush Yards

Herschel Walker

Georgia

1980-82

5,259

Nick Chubb

Georgia

2014-17

4,769

Darren McFadden

Arkansas

2005-07

4,590

Kevin Faulk

LSU

1995-98

4,557

Bo Jackson

Auburn

1982-85

4,303

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● Chubb was also among the conference leaders in touchdown rushes:

Most Career TD Rushes by SEC Player
TeamSeasonsCareer TD Rushes

Tim Tebow

Florida

2006-09

55

Herschel Walker

Georgia

1980-82

49

Kevin Faulk

LSU

1995-98

46

Carnell Williams

Auburn

2001-04

45

Dalton Hilliard

LSU

1982-85

44

Nick Chubb

Georgia

2014-17

44

● Here are Chubb’s rushing stats season-by-season. Impressive.

Nick Chubb - Career Rushing Stats at Georgia
Games / StartsAttemptsYardsAverageTD Rushes

Freshman

13 / 8

219

1,547

7.1

14

Sophomore

6 / 6

92

747

8.1

7

Junior

13 / 11

224

1,130

5.0

8

Senior

15 / 15

223

1,345

6.0

15

Total

47 / 40

758

4,769

6.3

44

● Chubb was only one of four Bulldogs to rush for 1,000 yards in multiple seasons and one of two Bulldogs to have done this feat three times (Herschel Walker).

● His 6.3 yards per attempt is the fifth highest in school history, while his 8.1 during his injury-cut sophomore season was the highest ever by a Bulldog.

● Chubb had a pair of 83-yard touchdown runs. The first came against Charleston Southern in 2014 and the next came against Alabama a season later. Those are the eighth longest touchdown runs in Georgia history. He is the only Bulldog to be mentioned in the top-ten of that list twice.

● The 758 career rush attempts was also second by a Georgia player.

● The 1,547 yards rushing he had as a freshman was tied for the fourth highest of all-time by a Dawg. Check out this list…

Most Rush Yards in a Season by a Georgia Bulldog
SeasonRush Yards

Herschel Walker

1981

1,891

Herschel Walker

1982

1,752

Herschel Walker

1980

1,616

Garrison Hearst

1992

1,547

Nick Chubb

2014

1,547

Knowshon Moreno

2008

1,400

Todd Gurley

2012

1,385

Nick Chubb

2017

1,345

● The 1,345 yards this season was the highest ever by a Bulldog senior.

● As for a single game, his 266 that he had in the Belk Bowl against Louisville was the second highest by a Georgia player (Walker had 283). It is the highest ever in a bowl game by a Bulldog.

● Chubb is the only player besides Walker (9) who had more than one 200-yard rushing game. He had three as you can see on a list of his five best:

Nick Chubb - Most Rush Yards in a Game
Rush Yards

2014 Belk Bowl vs. Louisville

266

2016 vs. North Carolina

222

2014 vs. Arkansas

202

2015 vs. Vanderbilt

189

2016 vs. Kentucky

170

● Chubb also had 24 career games with 100 or more rush yards which is second to you-know-who with 28.

● Chubb had more games with 100 or more rushing yards, 24, than games with less than 100 (23).

● He had eight 100-yard rush games against ranked teams -- including two of them in which he went over 200 yards.

● In the middle of his freshman and sophomore seasons, Chubb had a streak of 13 consecutive games with 100 or more rush yards which tied Walker’s school record.

● Here is a breakdown of Chubb throughout his career quarter-by-quarter:

Nick Chubb - Rush Yards by Quarter
FreshmanSophomoreJuniorSeniorTotal

1st Qtr

420

150

375

467

1,412

2nd Qtr

395

195

194

278

1,062

3rd Qtr

377

336

321

477

1,511

4th Qtr

349

66

240

118

773

Overtimes

6

0

0

5

11

Total

1,547

747

1,130

1,345

4,769

● Here is how Chubb fared against Georgia’s regularly scheduled eight opponents:

Nick Chubb - Career Rushing Stats vs. Yearly Opponent
Games AgainstAttemptsYardsTouchdowns

vs. Auburn

4

66

349

3

vs. Florida

3

43

253

2

vs. Georgia Tech

3

59

270

3

vs. Kentucky

3

49

406

3

vs. Missouri

3

73

276

1

vs. South Carolina

4

61

416

4

vs. Tennessee

4

29

146

0

vs. Vanderbilt

4

59

445

3

● Chubb also shined in the postseason. Here are his numbers for bowl games including the CFP Championship:

Nick Chubb - Career Rushing Stats in Bowl Games
AttemptsYardsTouchdowns

2014 Belk Bowl vs. Louisville

33

266

2

2016 Liberty Bowl vs. TCU

17

142

1

2018 Rose Bowl vs. Oklahoma

14

146

2

2018 CFP Championship vs. Alabama

18

25

0

Total

82

578

5

● In terms of how many yards Chubb averaged per attempt throughout a game, check this out:

Nick Chubb - Rushing Stats by Attempt
AttemptsYardsAverage

Attempts 1-5

224

1,384

6.2

Attempts 6-10

206

1,369

6.6

Attempts 11-15

172

1,086

6.3

Attempts 16-20

90

567

6.3

Attempts 21 and above

66

363

5.5

● Strangely enough Chubb never rushed for more than two touchdowns in a game. He did have two touchdowns 15 times during his career and the Dawgs were a perfect 15-0 in those contests.

● Chubb did have three total touchdowns in a game when he had two on the ground and one receiving against Southern in 2015.

● Speaking of receiving, Chubb’s career numbers catching the ball were 31 receptions for 361 yards and four touchdowns. Here are his four touchdowns through the air…

Nick Chubb - Career Touchdown Receptions
LengthQuarterback

2014 vs. Tennessee

20 yards

Hutson Mason

2014 vs. Florida

10 yards

Hutson Mason

2015 vs. Southern

24 yards

Greyson Lambert

2016 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette

49 yards

Jacob Eason

● Chubb had a career-best 5 receptions vs Florida in 2014 and in that game a career-high 59 receiving yards.

Simply put, Nick Chubb was a Damn Good Dawg.

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