Man. Chris Polk truly was a remarkable force for the Washington Huskies. Time and time again, Polk punished opposing defenses. And he seemingly got better as his career progressed. By the time 2011 rolled around, Polk had already proven just how important he was to the Washington Husky football team and it was clear that he was very, very important to the Washington Husky football team.
Polk helped define an era of UW football. Especially the offensive side of things. Polk was remarkable and was just about unstoppable. During the 2011 season, after he had already run for at least 1000 yards in a season on two prior occasions, Polk ran for more than 1000 yards again.
During that season, Polk ran for 1,488 yards and a dozen touchdowns (the most yards and most touchdowns he ran for in a single season in his career). Polk managed to do that on 293 carries (which is a lot of carries) and he averaged 5.1 yards per carry.
Washington Husky football history: Oh, hey, shoutout to Chris Polk, who ran for more than 1000 yards again in 2011
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And it’s not just that Polk was explosive or powerful or any of that. He was also very, very consistent. Polk managed to run for 100 (or more) yards in nine different games.
Against the Utah Utes, Polk put up 189 yards on 6.5 yards per carry. When facing the Baylor Bears in the Alamo Bowl, Polk ran for 147 yards on 30 carries. On just 15 carries against the Stanford Cardinal, Polk gained 144 yards. He also had 144 yards against the Arizona Wildcats, but that came on 34 carries.
The dude was just insanely good at gaining yards on the ground and making opposing defenses regret trying to slow him down.
That’s why he had three seasons in which he ran for 1,000 or more yards. It’s why he finished his career with over 4000 rushing yards and racked up 21 career games where he ran for 100 or more yards. HEck, he carried the ball 799 times throughout his career (he deserved one more carry). He was really good.
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