Chris Perry was the Big Ten rushing individual statistical champion (126.8 yards per conference games and 128.8 yards per game).

But Williams, the N.F.L.'s defending rushing champion, was held to 36 yards on 13 carries.

This is the look of the N.F.L.'s defending rushing champion.

Emmitt Smith rushed for 108 yards, and became the first NFL rushing champion to win a Super Bowl in the same season.

That the Jets have gone from fielding the league's defending rushing champion to using a fullback as a tailback is emblematic of their season.

He ran for a total of 1,674 yards, making him the NFL rushing champion.

Williams, with 1,853 yards, is the league's defending rushing champion.

Mike Hart was the Big Ten rushing individual statistical champion (151.8 yards per conference games and 121.2 yards per game).

The two-time National Football League rushing champion and current leading rusher will look to break that streak, while the Giants hope to keep it intact.

Injury-Plagued Career McNeil is a former league rushing champion, in the nine-game strike season of 1982.