ATLANTA – Morehouse running back David Carter broke an NCAA Division II record for rushing yards in one half in the Maroon Tigers’ 49-12 win over Fort Valley State University on Saturday.
Carter, a 5’-10” 220-pound junior from Marietta, GA (Sprayberry H.S.), rushed for 251 yards in the first half, on his way to 351 total rushing yards for the game.
The previous record for rushing yards in one half was 229 yards, which was set by another Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference running back, Alvon Brown of Kentucky State University. Brown set the mark on September 16, 2000 against Kentucky Wesleyan.
Carter shattered the Morehouse single-game rushing record of 242 yards, set by John David Washington in 2003 against Johnson C. Smith University.
With four touchdowns in Saturday’s game, Carter now has 16 touchdowns on the season, which breaks the Morehouse season record of 13, also set by Washington in 2003.
The offensive output tied Carter with Washington for the Morehouse record of 33 touchdowns in a career.
Carter, now with 96 points, surpassed former Morehouse wide receiver Raymond Johnson (74 points, in 2005) as the season scoring leader.
Last season, Carter rushed for 1,347 yards, breaking the Morehouse single-season rushing record of 1,198, set by John David Washington, in 2005. With 1,295 rushing yards this season, Carter needs just 53 yards to surpass that mark this season with one regular season game remaining Saturday against Kentucky State.