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An NCAA Division III college football player set a single-game record Saturday and accomplished something no one has ever done before in the sport.
Curry College running back Montie Quinn ran for an NCAA record 522 yards on 20 carries and scored seven touchdowns in the school’s win over Nichols College. Five of Quinn’s touchdowns came on runs longer than 50 yards, according to ESPN.
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Curry College’s Montie Quinn during practice on Monday, August 19, 2024. (Jason Snow/The Patriot Ledger/USA TODAY NETWOR)
Both schools are located in Massachusetts.
“I’m just honored and grateful. Breaking the record is something I never imagined I would do today,” Quinn said via the school’s website. “The O-line was dominating the entire game, the receivers were blocking like crazy and the coaches were putting us in position to make plays. That belongs to all of us. I just happened to be the one carrying the ball.”
Curry College head coach Todd Parsons called the running back’s accomplishment “simply incredible.”
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Running back Montie Quinn crushed the competition for Curry College. The Curry College Colonels football team begins practicing for the new season on Wednesday, August 13, 2025. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
“Breaking the NCAA rushing record is a monumental feat,” he added.
Quinn became the first player to rush for at least 500 yards in a game and set the NCAA record for most rushing yards in a single game at any level.
Heidelberg’s Cartel Brooks previously held the Division III record when he rushed for 465 yards in 2013. Former Oklahoma Sooners running back Samaje Perine holds the Division I FBS record with 427 yards in 2014.
Running back Montie Quinn of the Curry College Colonels takes the field on August 10, 2023. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger / USA TODAY NETWORK)
Quinn, who played high school football at South Carolina, has 1,450 rushing yards and 17 touchdowns in six games for Curry College. The Colonels are 5-1 this season and have scored at least 50 points in their last four straight games.
