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"Troy Davis ran for a school-record 378 yards -- the third-highest total in Division I history -- and his third touchdown of the game, a 40-yard burst, snapped a tie to lift Iowa State to a 45-31 victory over Missouri in a Big 12 Conference game.
Davis' total is eight yards less than Marshall Faulk's total of 386 in 1991 for San Diego State and 18 less than the all-time record of 396, set by Kansas' Tony Sands in 1991 against Missouri.
"Troy Davis is the best player in college football," Iowa State coach Dan McCarney said. "He is really, truly amazing. 'TD' never ceases to amaze me."
With the score tied 31-31, Davis took an option pitch from quarterback Todd Doxzon, broke a tackle and ran into the end zone to give the Cyclones (2-2, 1-0 Big 12 North Division) a 38-31 lead. Davis, who carried the ball 41 times, added a 30-yard jaunt with 50 seconds remaining to cap the scoring.
"I was not surprised by what I did today, because of the powerful line that leads me," Davis said. "I don't know how many yards I can run for in a game, but I know that I can carry the ball a lot."
Davis has 917 yards after four games and has scored nine touchdowns in his last two. He is six yards ahead of his pace from last year, when he ended up with 2,010 yards.
"He is a great back with great vision," Missouri linebacker Matt Hawkes said . "He sees all the field.
It's hard to see him with that big line. He gets in behind those big guys and then boom.""My hat is off to Troy Davis," said Missouri fullback Ron Janes."He is a great runner. Usually, I am a real skeptic and make people show me instead of just tell me. I thought 'sure, just give the ball to anybody 50 times and he will break a couple of long ones'. But after today, I think he is the real deal."
Missouri (1-3, 0-2 North) had taken a 31-24 lead with 2:37 to play in the third quarter on a 25-yard pass from Corby Jones to Torey Coleman.
The Cyclones snapped a three-game losing streak to Missouri, which leads the all-time series, 51-30-9."
1996 Football Schedule - Iowa State University Athletics
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Davis Sets School-Record as Cyclones Defeat Missouri, 45-31 - Iowa State University Athletics
AMES, Iowa--Troy Davis ran for a school-record 378 yards -- the third-highest total in Division I history -- and his third touchdown of the game, a 40-yard b...
