Derek Carr throws four touchdowns, defense allows just 249 total yards
Last updated on Dec. 5, 2012
2012 (Freshman): Named to the 2012 Mountain West Academic All-Conference team ... finished as the team's second-leading rusher during his true freshman season ... had 41 carries for 174 yards and one touchdown ... averaged 4.2 yards per carry ... caught two passes for 11 yards ... had a season-high 15 carries on Nov. 3 against Hawai'i when he racked up 42 yards rushing ... rushed for 63 yards on 13 carries with a touchdown in the win over Colorado ... had five rushes for 32 yards at Colorado State when he had a season-long run of 16 yards.
High School: Named first-team All-State for Class AA by the Atlanta Journal Constitution and the Georgia Sportswriters Association in both 2010 and 2011 ... was The Telegraph's All-Middle Georgia GHSA Football Player of the Year in 2011 ... played in the GACA North/South All-Star Football game on Dec. 30, 2011 ... entered the starting lineup midway through his freshman year and ended prep career with 6,260 rushing yards - good for 13th on Georgia's all-time record list (123 yards more than legandary running back Herschel Walker) ... after team went 2-8 during his freshman season, he led the War Eagles to a 25-6 record from 2009-11, which was the school's highest three-year win total since going 26-12 from 1995-97 ... helped lead Putnam County to a 9-3 overall record as a senior and the AA Region 4 Championship when he ran for 2,180 yards and 23 touchdowns ... averaged 8.8 yards per carry as a senior ... had a 249 yard rushing game and two 300-yard games during senior season, including a 320-yard, three TD effort against Jefferson County in a first-round playoff defeat ... as a junior he led the state in rushing with 2,155 yards and 19 touchdowns.
