In 1993, Byron Morris demonstrated just how good he could be with a season where he showed that he was pretty much unstoppable. Time and time again, Morris managed to run through just about any defense that was in his way.
And in the process, Morris managed to become just the second Texas Tech football player to ever run for more than 1000 yards in back-to-back seasons. After a really impressive showing in 1992, Morris was even better in 1993 and terrorized opposing defenses in the process.
We’re talking about a season that included Morris getting over 300 carries and turning that into 1847 rushing yards (which is an absurd amount of rushing yards) and 23 touchdowns. There’s so much to talk about with this one and I’m really glad we’re going through the Texas Tech record book this offseason.
Texas Tech football history: Byron Morris became just the 2nd Red Raider to record back-to-back seasons of more than 1000 rushing yards
Morris started the season with four games where he managed to run for over 100 yards, that includes 140 yards (and three scores) vs. Pacific, 114 yards (and a touchdown) on the road against Nebraska, 125 yards (and a couple of touchdowns) against Georgia in Athens, and then 174 rushing yards (and one more touchdown) vs. Baylor.
An 88 yard outing against Texas A&M snapped that streak, but that was the only regular season game where Morris didn’t break 100 rushing yards. After pummeling NC State, Rice, and Texas for 141 yards, 144 yards, and 158 yards (with two touchdowns in each of those three games) respectively, Morries got even more destructive.
To close out the regular season, Morris ran for 223 yards and three touchdowns against TCU, 222 yards and three touchdowns against SMU, and then 223 yards and three touchdowns against Houston. Wrapping up the season in its entirety against Oklahoma, Morris ran for 95 yards and another score vs. the Sooners defense.
Again, let’s do some math for a minute. That’s 1847 yards, 23 touchdowns, and 325 carries. Morris was absurdly good during this season.