He surpassed the record of 4,906 yards set by Greg Cook in 1966-68.
Sanders broke his single-season record of 1,548 yards, set in 1991, during the run.
Pitt broke the record of 610 yards set in a 52-20 victory over Army in 1975.
The previous best was 1,902 yards, set in 1985 by Bob Wilder.
This surpassed the previous record of 6,263 yards, set in 1995.
They missed by 15 the mark of 970 yards set by the Ravens in 2000.
Phil Simms holds the record of 4,044 yards, set in 1984.
That beat the old record of 731 yards set by a Menlo College quarterback in 2000.
The record is 275 yards, set by Walter Payton in 1977.
A successful kick would have shattered the Ivy record of 54 yards, set in 1965.