| Deuce McAllister |
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Deuce is the first Heisman Trophy candidate at Ole Miss since Archie Manning finished fourth in 1969 and third in 1970 ... Considered one of the nation's top all-purpose players heading into the 2000 campaign, needing only 21 carries to tie the school career record for rushing attempts and only 361 yards to tie the school career rushing mark ... A complete player for the Rebels ... Combines great power with speed ... Knows how to finish runs and finish blocks ... Is really effective catching the football out of the backfield ... Also a game-breaker as a kick returner ... Plays big in big games ... Named to 2000 pre-season All-America first teams by Playboy, Lindy's, and collegefootballnews.com ... Ranked No. 1 by Lindy's on the pre-season Doak Walker Award list and No. 5 on the Heisman Trophy watch list ... Also ranked No. 2 in Lindy's Top Running Backs category ... Chosen Lindy's and collegefootballnews.com pre-season Southeastern Conference Offensive Player of the Year ... Named pre-season All-SEC first team by Lindy's and The Birmingham News ... In "Best of the SEC" categories rated by The Birmingham News, was selected as the league's Most Valuable Player, Top Heisman Candidate, and Best Runner, while ranking No. 2 for Most Versatile, Best Athlete, and Best Kick Returner ... Selected by his teammates as permanent team captain along with Romaro Miller, Shane Elam, and Derrick Burgess ...
1999: Earned second team All-America honors from the All-America Football Foundation ... Selected first team All-SEC by the league Coaches, Associated Press, and Birmingham News ... Also tabbed as a second team all-purpose player on the AP All-SEC team ... Received 1999 Conerly Trophy as Mississippi's Collegiate Player of the Year ... Received Offensive Most Valuable Player Award from Rebel Club of Jackson ... Played in 11 games, including Sanford Independence Bowl victory over Oklahoma ... Against the Sooners, had 239 all-purpose yards on 23 touches for an average of 10.4 yards per touch ... Had 121 yards rushing on 17 carries, 55 yards receiving on three catches and 63 kickoff return yards on three returns, plus was 0-1 passing ... Also scored two TDs to bring his career total in bowl games to seven, which is an Ole Miss record ...His 80-yard TD run set an Independence Bowl record for the longest run from scrimmage and was the longest scoring run in the bowl's history ... The 80-yard run was also the second longest in his career and the second longest in Ole Miss bowl history ... Missed the Arkansas State game due to a shoulder injury ... Despite seeing limited action in the season's first four games due to the injury, McAllister turned in one of the finest seasons in school history ... Accumulated 1,692 all-purpose yards to break former Rebel All-America Parker Hall's 61-year old school single-season record of 1,529 ... Ranked first in the SEC and seventh nationally in all-purpose yards, averaging 169.2 yards per game ... Became the school's career leader in all-purpose yards with 3,401 yards, breaking J.R. Ambrose's record of 3,186 ... Finished his third year at Ole Miss ranked third on the school's career rushing list with 2,293 yards, 361 shy of the record held by Kayo Dottley ... Finished the season with 809 yards rushing on 151 carries with 12 TDs, ranking fifth in the SEC ... Averaged 5.4 yards per rush ... 23 career rushing TDs is two shy of the school record held by Archie Manning ... Caught 20 passes for 201 yards and completed 2-of-2 passes for 32 yards ... Established a new school single-season record for kickoff return yards with 652 on 25 returns to break Pat Coleman's 1988 record of 560 on 28 returns ... Average of 26.1 yards per kickoff return ranked second in the SEC and 16th nationally ... Also returned three punts for 30 yards ... Finished the season with four straight 100-yard rushing performances against LSU (140), Arkansas (125), Georgia (104) and Mississippi State (134) ... His nine career 100-yard rushing games is tied for second on the school's career list with Kayo Dottley and John Avery, one shy of the career mark of 10 set by Dou Innocent ... Had three consecutive games with at least 250 all-purpose yards versus Alabama (269), LSU (258) and Arkansas (317) ... Caught a career-long 43-yard pass against South Carolina ... Also attempted and completed his first career pass against the Gamecocks, hitting Cory Peterson for a 14-yard pick-up ... Completed a pass to Peterson for 18 yards against Alabama ... The 317 all-purpose yards against Arkansas - 125 rushing, 34 receiving, 158 kickoff returns - is the second-highest single-game total in school history ... 158 kickoff return yards against the Razorbacks set a new school single-game record ... Had a 100-yard kickoff return for a TD to open the Arkansas game, tying the Ole Miss record for the longest kickoff return in the school's modern history ... His 100-yard kickoff return earned the Compaq Best Kickoff Return of the Week for the 10th week of the college football season ... Was named the SEC's Offensive Player of the Week following the Arkansas game, and was voted as the CBS SportsLine Player of the Week by fans across the country ... Busted a career-long 84-yard run for a TD against Georgia ... The 84-yard was the longest in the SEC for the 1999 season ... Selected by Ole Miss Quarterback Club as Most Valuable Player of team ... Named Quarterback Club Offensive Player of the Week against South Carolina, Alabama, LSU, Arkansas, Georgia and Mississippi State ... Earned Quarterback Club Special Teams Player of the Week versus LSU and Arkansas ... Named to the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Good Works Team as well as the Southeastern Conference Good Works Team ... Received On the Horizon Award of Distinction from The University of Mississippi, which also honored the late Walter Payton during the March of 2000 Awards of Distinction ceremonies at Ole Miss ... Selected preseason first team All-SEC running back by The Birmingham News and Football News ... Selected preseason All-SEC second team by The Sporting News, which also rated him as the 18th best running back in the country ... Rated by Lindy's as the nation's No. 12 running back heading into the 1999 season ... Named 1999 preseason All-America honorable mention by Street & Smith's/Walter Camp ... Nominated for 1999 Dr Pepper Doak Walker National Running Back Award ... Veteran running back who had a productive spring ... Did some good things in spring ... Rushed for 15 yards on 10 carries and caught three passes for 22 yards in Red-Blue game ...
1998: Selected Ole Miss Quarterback Club 1998 co-Player of the Year along with Matt Luke ... Named second team All-SEC by the SEC Coaches and The Associated Press ... Selected Offensive Most Valuable Player by the Rebel Club of Jackson ... Appeared in all 12 games, starting nine ... Earned his second letter ... Scored three TDs against Texas Tech in Sanford Independence Bowl as he caught a 32-yard TD pass from Romaro Miller, rushed to paydirt from four yards out, and then raced 43 yards to the end zone with an on-sides kick to finish off the Red Raiders, 35-18 ... Also had 79 yards rushing on 27 carries and caught two passes for 55 yards in bowl game ... Led the team in rushing and became just the second player in school history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season, finishing the year as the SEC's fourth-leading rusher with 1,082 rushing yards on 212 carries ... Averaged 5.1 yards per carry ... Scored seven rushing TDs ... Caught 18 passes out of the backfield for 154 yards ... Led the team with 1,236 all-purpose yards ... Ranked eighth in the SEC in all-purpose yards, averaging 112.4 yards per game ... Recorded five 100-yard rushing games in 1998 ... Had three games with at least 170 yards rushing ... Registered three-straight 100-yard rushing performances against Alabama (188), Arkansas State (124) and LSU (176) ... The 188 yards against the Crimson Tide was the eighth-highest single-game total in school history ... Tied an Ole Miss single-game record with 40 rushing attempts against Mississippi State ... The 40 rushes in one game represented the most of the season by any one player in the SEC ... Caught a career-high five passes against Arkansas ... Tallied a career-high 61 receiving yards against Georgia on four receptions ... Had a career-long 37-yard run against Memphis in the season-opener ... Co-captain for the Arkansas State contest ... Selected Quarterback Club Offensive Player of the Week against Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi State ... Selected by Lindy's as the 16th best running back in the nation in the preseason ... Playing for both teams, rushed for a game high 135 yards on 13 carries in Red-Blue game ... Had a long run of 51 yards in spring game ...
1997: Saw action in all 12 games, including Ford Motor City Bowl, during true freshman season ... Earned his first letter ... Selected co-Offensive Newcomer of the Year (with Terrence Metcalf) by the Rebel Club of Jackson ... Only start came against Tulane in Louisiana Superdome ... Ranked second on team in rushing during regular season with 402 yards on 94 carries ... His 402 yards set a new freshman rushing record, breaking the previous freshman mark of 327 by Dou Innocent in 1991 ... Averaged 4.3 yards per carry, mostly on tough runs up the middle as he was the go-to guy in short yardage situations ... Also caught seven passes for 71 yards to average 10.7 yards per reception ... Had a 35-yard reception against SMU ... Had four TDs and his 24 total points finished in a tie for third in scoring with Alishma Alexander ... Rushed for 71 yards on eight carries and had one reception for 20 yards against Marshall in Ford Motor City Bowl ... His 20-yard reception from Stewart Patridge was for a touchdown ... Also had game-winning, one-yard TD rush with 2:26 remaining to lift Rebs to 34-31 bowl victory ... Was selected by Quarterback Club as Offensive Player of Week for SMU game ... Also contributed on special teams as member of kickoff return and kickoff coverage squads ...
HIGH SCHOOL: First team Mississippi SportsWriters and The Clarion-Ledger All-State defensive back selection who ranked No. 9 on The Clarion-Ledger Ten Most Wanted list ... Named to SuperPrep All-America team, ranking as the 17th best defensive back in the nation ... Was also on SuperPrep All-Dixie team, ranking as the 31st best overall player from the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee ... Selected to All-Division 5-3A team four straight years and was twice Division Most Valuable Player ... USA Today honorable mention All-America ... Picked up 2,643 all-purpose yards and 23 touchdowns during senior season in helping lead Morton to 8-4 record and Division 5-3A championship ... Rushed for 1,603 yards on 192 carries, including 19 TDs ... Also had 12 receptions for another 167 yards, returned 17 kickoffs for 563 yards and two TDs, and returned 15 punts for 310 yards and one TD ... Although he missed two and one-half games with a knee injury, still excelled on defense, being credited with 66 tackles, four pass interceptions, 11 pass break-ups, two caused fumbles, and three fumble recoveries, including one for a TD ... Selected to play in Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game ... Coached in high school by Randy McIntyre ... Earned four letters in football, three in basketball, and two in track ... Helped lead Morton to South State championship in 1995-1996 ... Rated All-Division three years, was on All-South State team, and selected by Clarion-Ledger Top 40 High School seniors list ... Averaged 18 points per game junior season and 14.0 senior campaign ... Was selected to All-South Tournament team in basketball ... Student Body President senior year ... Beta Club ... Honor Student ...
PERSONAL: Son of Carl and Cornelia McAllister ... Born: December 27, 1978 ... Majoring in Criminal Justice.
McALLISTER'S Career Statistics
RUSHING
| Year | G-S | Att | Yds | TD | LP | Avg |
| 1997 | 11-1 | 94 | 402 | 4 | 31 | 4.3 |
| 1998 | 11-11 | 212 | 1082 | 7 | 37 | 5.1 |
| 1999 | 10-0 | 151 | 809 | 12 | 84 | 5.4 |
| Total | 32-12 | 457 | 2293 | 23 | 84 | 5.0 |
RECEIVING
| Year | No | Yds | TD | LP | Avg |
| 1997 | 7 | 71 | 0 | 35 | 10.1 |
| 1998 | 18 | 154 | 0 | 20 | 8.6 |
| 1999 | 20 | 201 | 0 | 43 | 10.1 |
| Total | 45 | 426 | 0 | 43 | 9.5 |
PASSING
| Year | G | Att | Cmp | Int | Yds | TD | Lp | Pct | Avg | Effic |
| 1999 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 18 | 100.0 | 16.0 | 234.4 |
KICKOFF RETURNS
| Year | G | No. | Yds | TD | LP | Avg |
| 1999 | 10 | 25 | 652 | 1 | 100 | 26.1 |
PUNT RETURNS
| Year | G | No. | Yds | TD | Lg | Avg |
| 1999 | 10 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 |
ALL PURPOSE
| Year | G | Rush | Rec | PR | KR | FR | IR | Total | Avg |
| 1997 | 11 | 402 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 473 | 43.0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 1082 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1236 | 112.4 |
| 1999 | 10 | 809 | 201 | 30 | 652 | 0 | 0 | 1692 | 169.2 |
| Total | 32 | 2293 | 426 | 30 | 652 | 0 | 0 | 3401 | 106.3 |
SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES
| Year | G | Solo | Asst | Total |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 32 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
CAREER HIGHS
RUSHING ATTEMPTS- 40 vs. Mississippi State (11/26/98) ...
RUSHING YARDS- 188 at Alabama (10/10/98) ...
RUSHING TDs- 2, seven times, most recently vs. Georgia (11/20/99) ...
LONG RUSH- 84 vs. Georgia (11/20/99) ...
CAREER 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES- 9 ...
RECEPTIONS- 5 at Arkansas (11/7/98) ...
RECEIVING YARDS- 61 at Georgia (11/21/99) ...
LONG RECEPTION- 43 at South Carolina (10/2/99) ...
KICKOFF RETURNS- 6 vs. Alabama (10/16/99) ...
KICKOFF RETURN YARDS- 158 vs. Arkansas (11/7/99) ...
LONG KICKOFF RETURN- 100 vs. Arkansas (11/7/99) ...
PUNT RETURNS- 2 at LSU (10/30/99) ...
PUNT RETURN YARDS- 30 at LSU (10/30/99) ...
LONG PUNT RETURN- 20 at LSU ((10/30/99) ...
ALL-PURPOSE YARDS- 317 vs. Arkansas (11/7/99); (125 rush, 34 rec., 158 KOR) ...
TOUCHDOWNS- 3 vs. Texas Tech (Independence Bowl, 12-31-98); Arkansas (11/7/99)
