Ricky Williams
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Errick Lynne Williams
"Little Earl"
#11, Running Back, 6-0, 225, Junior- 2L
San Diego, CA- Patrick Henry H.S.

True Freshman Year Sophmore YearJunior Year


JUNIOR YEAR (preseason)
1. Athlon Sports first-team All-American
2. Football Digest first-team All-American
3. Sporting News first-team All-American
4. Lindy's 3rd-best player in the Big 12
5. Lindy's #9 Heisman prospect
6. Second on UT career rushing list with 3,746 yards
7. 4 straight 200+ yard games
8. 5 200+ yard games
9. leads nation in rushing with 1,484 yards rushing
10. leads nation in yards per game with 165.34
11. leads nation in pts per game with 13.33
12. tied Earl Campbell's career TD record of 40



SOPHMORE YEAR
1. FIRST TEAM ALL-BIG 12
2. Texas' Offensive Player of the Year
3. started al 13 games, including the Fiesta Bowl
4. FOX Sports/Dr. Pepper Player of the Game vs. Kansas
5. FOX Sports/Power Bar Player of the Game vs. Oklahoma State
6. ABC/Chevrolet Player of the Game vs. Notre Dame
7. FOX Sports/Power Bar Player of the Game vs. Missouri
8. became just the 7th back in UT history to surpass the 1,000-yard mark
9. 3rd on UT's season rushing list, with 1,272 yards
10. 869 (68%) of his yeards came after contact
11. 1,563 all-purpose yards ranked 5th in Big 12
12. seven 100-yard rushing games ranked 2nd on UT season record list
13. led all Big 12 RB's in receptions(25) and yards(291)
14. rushed for 145 yds vs. 7th nationally ranked a-n-m defense
15. career-high 190 yards on career high 25 carries vs. Kansas
16. ran for a career-long 75-yard TD and 143 yards rushing vs. Texas Tech
17. garnered a career-high 3 TD's vs Oklahoma State
18. career-high 9 receptions vs. Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl
19. led all backs with 732 downs played
20. ranked 9th on UT career-rushing list with 2,262 yards
21. ranked 5th on UT record list with 10 career 100-yard rushing games
22. earned spot on Longhorn Strength Club



TRUE FRESHMAN YEAR
1. played in all 13 games, including the Sugar Bowl
2. SWC's Co-Offensive Newcomer of the Year (with teammate Shon Mitchell)
3. Consensus SWC Freshman of the Year
4. Second Team All-SWC
5. Austin American Statesman 2nd Team All-SWC
6. Fort Worth Star-Telegram 2nd Team All-SWC
7. gained 990 yaerds and 8 TD's on 166 carries for the year
8. broke Earl Campbell's freshman rushing record
9. tied UT freshman record for TD's
10. SWC's leading freshman rusher, #4 in the nation
11. 16 receptions for 224 yards
12. set true freshman debut record with 95 yards
13. 163 yards against a-n-m's 5th ranked defense
14. SWC Offensive Player of the Week vs. a-n-m
15. ABC's Player of the Game vs. a-n-m
16. 139 yards vs. Virginia's 10th ranked defense
17. 86 yards against Baylor's 9th ranked defense