Nebraska Football: Ameer Abdullah Rewriting the Record Books with Every Run

Watch out, record books, Ameer Abdullah is coming.

After five games, the Nebraska I-back is showing no sign of slowing down. As a result, records, both at Nebraska, in the Big Ten and nationally, are falling one-by-one.

In fact, here's a short list of what Abdullah accomplished against Illinois in one night:

• Rushed for 208 yards and three touchdowns on 22 attempts.
• Rushed for 200 yards in back-to-back games for the first time in his career (and the first player to do so since Ahman Green in 1997).
• Had his 21st career 100-yard rushing game, which moved him into second on Nebraska's career list.
• Scored his 36th career touchdown, which includes 28 rushing touchdowns. His 36 overall touchdowns tie Tommie Frazier for the sixth-most in Nebraska history.

And that's just in one game. What's becoming abundantly clear is that Abdullah is setting himself up for a record-breaking season.

One record that is obtainable by Abdullah is the most 200-yard rushing games in a season for a division I athlete. That currently belongs to USC's Marcus Allen, who crushed records in 1981. More than thirty years later, Abdullah could take the record away.

The Nebraska I-back already has three 200-yard games on the season and he'll likely have more, as long as he has no injuries. If he runs like he did against Illinois when coming up against future opponents, tying or surpassing Allen's record is possible.

Additionally, Abdullah is leaving his mark in the Big Ten. His 212 all-purpose yards against Illinois increased his career total to 5,974 yards, which moves him within 26 yards of becoming the seventh player in conference history with 6,000 career all-purpose yards. Those 212 yards jumped Abdullah ahead of Michigan's Anthony Carter (5,799 yards), Wisconsin's Brandon Williams (5,852 yards) and Montee Ball (5,935 yards).

Illinois head coach Tim Beckman recognized Abdullah's talent after being defeated by the Huskers. "He is very good," Beckman said. "Their offensive line is very good. I think Ameer would be the first one to tell you that. I think that personally, he is probably as good as there is in the country."

At the school level, Abdullah is just breaking record-after-record. In fact, the I-back is only five attempts behind Mike Rozier’s school record of 668 carries. It seems likely he'll surpass that against Michigan State.

Abdullah is making history. Every week, college football fans from across the country are treated to the Ameer Abdullah show, which hasn't been disappointing yet. Head coach Bo Pelini recognizes that.

"I like everything I see from Ameer," Pelini said. "He's a pretty special player."

And if he keeps running, no record is safe.

All quotes and statistics were obtained firsthand at Nebraska's post-game press conference, unless otherwise noted.