University of Connecticut Athletics
Terry Caulley Named Freshman All-America
12/11/2002 12:00:00 AM | Football
December 11, 2002
STORRS, Conn. - University of Connecticut true freshman tailback Terry Caulley received more national honors on Wednesday when he was named freshman All-America by and , and was cited as the Rookie of the Year for independent schools by . Caulley’s record-setting collegiate debut season helped the Huskies throughout a highly-successful 6-6 campaign in 2002, highlighted by a 37-20 win at bowl-bound Iowa State and a 38-0 shutout of Navy in Annapolis.
Caulley is the nation’s leading freshman rusher heading into bowl season (11th overall) at 124.70 yards per game. He also leads all freshman nationally (21st overall) in all-purpose yards at 145.20 yards per game and is tied for the freshman scoring lead (10th overall) with 9.60 points per game. Caulley set an NCAA record by scoring four touchdowns in one quarter when he ran for three and caught another in the second quarter against Kent State. His 1,247 rushing yards are the most nationally by a true freshman since Jamal Lewis of Tennessee ran for 1,364 in 1997. He became the 55th freshman to rush for over 1,000 yards in a season, doing so in his ninth game, just two shy of the NCAA record of seven set by Emmitt Smith of Florida and equaled by Marshall Faulk of San Diego State.
His 1,247 rushing yards on the season are also second best in school history and just 15 shy of tying the school record. His 15 rushing touchdowns are the third-best seasonal total at UConn as are his 16 total touchdowns. Caulley’s seven 100-yard rushing games this year tied Eric Torkelson’s school record set back in 1973. Caulley punctuated his rookie season by running for a career-high 191 yards, including a crucial 68-yard touchdown scamper, in UConn’s monumental win at Iowa State on Nov. 23.
