Darren McFadden Goes Off on No. 3 Georgia | 2005 - Arkansas vs. Georgia

Arkansas (2-4) rolled into Athens to face national championship contender and No. 4 ranked Georgia (6-0) as huge under dogs. But Arkansas had something Georgia didn't - freshman running back Darren McFadden. In a game everyone expected to be a cakewalk for the Bulldogs, McFadden put the team on his back to push Georgia all the way to the final drive of the game.
McFadden finished with 31 carries for 190 yards and two touchdowns. Fellow freshman running back Felix Jones added 105 total yards on 13 touches and Arkansas even had a third soon-to-be household name running back on that roster in sophomore Peyton Hillis. Georgia was lucky to catch that RB trio a year early, with the three-headed monster leading Arkansas to national rankings and 18 wins over the next two seasons. McFadden finished 2nd in Heisman voting in 2006 and 2007, and all three running backs were selected in the 2007 NFL Draft. (McFadden, 1st round - Jones, 1st round - Hillis, 7th round)

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  • @chadwhite4236
    @chadwhite42362 жыл бұрын

    The insanity of how McFadden wasn't awarded at least one if not two Heisman trophies during his career, because he damn sure did more than enough to win them!!

  • @mychannel-su1bx

    @mychannel-su1bx

    5 ай бұрын

    Because Tim Tebow was the media darling. Most of his touchdowns came on QB sneaks after the running backs got them down to the gola line. We all know his passing was sub par.. Hope that helps.

  • @JohnnyBallgame88
    @JohnnyBallgame883 жыл бұрын

    Amazing day by Darren McFadden I was at that game and he was unbelievable. We were lucky to win

  • @joshw7974
    @joshw79742 жыл бұрын

    41:48 One of the most impressive displays of speed ever in college football

  • @DrHogfan

    @DrHogfan

    2 жыл бұрын

    I thought I remember that being an 80 yard run. It was only 70. Untouched

  • @darrylwaites7747
    @darrylwaites7747Ай бұрын

    One of the best college performances performed by a true freshman in college football history.

  • @Michael-lv1qv
    @Michael-lv1qv2 жыл бұрын

    If only Matt Jones could have played with this back field

  • @tunneltime8885

    @tunneltime8885

    2 жыл бұрын

    we’re always just shy when we’re good. 501 baby.. that 🪵

  • @DrHogfan

    @DrHogfan

    Жыл бұрын

    We had THE best 3 RB's we've ever had and yet we could get a decent QB.

  • @charcoalcowboy

    @charcoalcowboy

    11 ай бұрын

    @@DrHogfanhold on, what qb would be decent if they played under 4 different defensive coordinators in 4 years? Casey dick gets way too much flack for the administrations failures.

  • @Alexandersupertramp9875

    @Alexandersupertramp9875

    11 ай бұрын

    You mean if we only had Ryan Mallett during these years along with those Warren Trio of receivers & DJ Williams at TE!! Natty for sure

  • @fahimscott6172

    @fahimscott6172

    6 ай бұрын

    ​@@Alexandersupertramp9875INDEED

  • @WalterWhiteFootballSharing
    @WalterWhiteFootballSharing2 жыл бұрын

    Although NFL and , the very top of NCAA got strategically boring under center with 1 FB 1TE 1RB 2WR from 80's to 2000's; the tight thrilling contests are fun to watch decades later. I love a good running game comeback, like the 2021 Titans are pulling off.

  • @DeAngeloStevens
    @DeAngeloStevens7 ай бұрын

    October 22, 2005 I was in Bessemer, Alabama at Dartmouth at my Auntie's House playing GameCube with my cousin Romeo when he was in the 8th Grade Davis Middle School, I was a 10th Grade Sophomore recently turned 16 years old on October 4, 2005. Then went back my Apartment in Birmingham Southside Clairmont watching the World Series, and College Football, then Magic City Classic at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. Minako/Mina Aino will forever be Known as Sailor Venus was celebrating her 27th Birthday from the Anime Sailor Moon haven't came back on TV since July 2002.

  • @richardbaker_0086
    @richardbaker_00862 жыл бұрын

    If they only had a qb they’d have been unstoppable.

  • @lasuzzoeaglegaming

    @lasuzzoeaglegaming

    2 жыл бұрын

    Only one year separated DMC and Matt Jones. Could you imagine if Matt was on this team? Holy shit.

  • @richardbaker_0086

    @richardbaker_0086

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@lasuzzoeaglegaming National Champions easy.

  • @johnterell8642

    @johnterell8642

    Жыл бұрын

    Wouldn't have mattered, we had Houston Nutt, he didn't know what a pass game was.

  • @douglasdixon524

    @douglasdixon524

    5 ай бұрын

    Mustain, Williams, Cleveland and of course Gus Malzahn were all there in 2006, McFadden's sophomore year, and they were great. Unfortunately it all fell apart at the end of the 2006 season.

  • @timhodges2404
    @timhodges24042 жыл бұрын

    You could almost hear the commentators orgasm when Georgia finally sealed the deal.

  • @matthewjones5450
    @matthewjones54502 жыл бұрын

    my name is houstan nutt i make good quater backs and turn them into ball hander off guys let me be your coach and for the record i live in arkansas and McFadden got screwed out of a heismen two years in a row and when the raiders drafted him its a damn shame

  • @DeAngeloStevens
    @DeAngeloStevens2 ай бұрын

    A Week after me and my met Tweety's third child Amarion Franklin Stevens.

  • @brentad2004
    @brentad20042 жыл бұрын

    When you're old enough that your highlights are grainy..

  • @richardbaker_0086

    @richardbaker_0086

    2 жыл бұрын

    When?

  • @brentad2004

    @brentad2004

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@richardbaker_0086 That's a dumb question, now of course 😜

  • @noyou9379
    @noyou9379 Жыл бұрын

    I still remember that fumble and I still blame the QB for that cause who hands a ball off to their back like that.

  • @DrHogfan
    @DrHogfan Жыл бұрын

    no effort by monk on that last pass

  • @gregcamp4290
    @gregcamp42902 ай бұрын

    Just think what petrino would have done with a back field like this..Nutt abused them..Nutt couldn't think of anything but run..

  • @bobbyswain7049
    @bobbyswain70495 ай бұрын

    And the downfall of that whole group...........Houston Dale Nutt

  • @bcalvert321
    @bcalvert3212 жыл бұрын

    Georgia network.

  • @drob20978
    @drob20978 Жыл бұрын

    Who the heck was calling plays during this game? The first half was terrible

  • @DrHogfan
    @DrHogfan Жыл бұрын

    41:40 Dmac smoked 25 and the rest of uga's D

  • @zenovice8240
    @zenovice8240 Жыл бұрын

    This game is a good example why Houston Nutt didn't last as a head coach. Piss poor strategic decision-making on his part...CONSTANTLY! Think I'm wrong? If so, 'splain to me why ANYONE would put Peyton Hillis in the position of punt returner when 1) he didn't have good hands, 2) he wasn't very fast OR agile (he was a straight-ahead fullback for god's sake, a power, short yardage back), and you had Darren McFadden at your disposal. You DO NOT have to be a genius to know who should be returning punts/kickoffs. You DO HAVE to be someone who does not have much understanding of the best usage of your players' inherent strengths. McFadden's strengths were good hands, great agility, and burning speed! This is why Houston was a running back coach for eight years, and a head coach for a lot less time than that...and a not very successful head coach at that. I said "Good riddance" when he left the program.

  • @jasondeloach4608

    @jasondeloach4608

    Жыл бұрын

    I think history has shown us it can be a lot worse than Nutt. Furthermore, we won some huge games under Nutt. The Cotton bowl win over Texas was legendary, beating Bama in one of the all time greats, among others. Also putting together arguably the greatest college backfield ever assembled...And who could forget the whipping he put on us after leaving?! Point being overall I have positive memories of the Nutt era and I am pretty sure you do too.

  • @cabinboy296

    @cabinboy296

    5 ай бұрын

    Gillis had very good hands, he was one of our leading receivers too

  • @cabinboy296

    @cabinboy296

    5 ай бұрын

    Hillis

  • @moneygramnowitzki41
    @moneygramnowitzki4111 күн бұрын

    Qb was horrible 😞

  • @johndor7890
    @johndor7890Ай бұрын

    He was decent, but not elite

  • @shaunmuffoletto3760
    @shaunmuffoletto3760 Жыл бұрын

    22:22 gross 22:30 wtf bruh 22:45 Jesus H

  • @mychannel-su1bx

    @mychannel-su1bx

    5 ай бұрын

    Funny catch