UW Athletic Hall of Fame
Melvin Gordon
- Induction:
- 2026
University of Wisconsin, 2011-2014
- 2014 Doak Walker Award winner and Heisman Trophy runner-up.
- Named unanimous consensus first-team All-American in 2014.
- 2014 Grange-Griffin Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year and Ameche-Dayne Big Ten Running Back of the Year.
- Named MVP of the 2015 Outback Bowl after a record-setting performance, rushing for 251 yards and three touchdowns to lead Wisconsin to a 34-31 overtime victory against Auburn.
- Named honorable mention All-American in 2013.
- Set the FBS record for career rushing average (7.79 yards per carry).
- Ran for 408 yards in three quarters against Nebraska on Nov. 15, 2014 to set the FBS single-game rushing record.
- Posted 4,915 rushing yards by the end of his Badger career, ranking third in UW history and sixth in Big Ten history at the time.
- Current leader at Wisconsin in rushing average records for a career, a season, and a game.
- Fastest player in Wisconsin history to reach 1,000 career rushing yards (104 attempts).
- Fastest player in FBS and Wisconsin history to reach 2,000 rushing yards (241 carries).
- Ended career 2nd ranked all-time in single-season rushing yards behind Barry Sanders.
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