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During twelve regular season games of the 2009 season, Lewis accumulated 1,640 rushing yards rushing and 17 rushing touchdowns.[SUP]
[3][/SUP] He rushed for 180 yards and two touchdowns in an October 2009 victory over
Big East rival
Rutgers for which he was named Big East Conference Offensive Player of the Week and featured in
Sports Illustrated.[SUP]
[4][/SUP][SUP]
[5][/SUP] Following this and later performances, he was mentioned in several news outlets as a possible
Heisman Trophy candidate.[SUP]
[6][/SUP] Lewis had his sixth 100-yard plus rushing game of the season against
Syracuse.
He rushed for more than 1,799 yards during the 2009 season and broke
Craig "Ironhead" Heyward's record at Pittsburgh for rushes in a single game with 47 against
University of Cincinnati in the
Big East Championship game, totaling 194 rushing yards, three touchdowns, as well as five catches for 34 yards.[SUP]
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Lewis was the only freshman and one of four running backs named among 15 "Players to Watch" for the 2009
Walter Camp Player of the Year award.[SUP]
[8][/SUP] He was also among 16 semifinalists for the
Maxwell Award,[SUP]
[9][/SUP] and was one of ten semifinalists, and the only true freshman, for the
Doak Walker Award.[SUP]
[10][/SUP] Lewis was also honored as a "Midseason All-American" by
CBSSports.com and SI.com.[SUP]
[10][/SUP]
Lewis set the Big East freshman rushing record previously held by
Tony Dorsett.[SUP]
[11][/SUP] The lightly recruited running back was third nationally in rushing (1,799 yards, 5.5 avg) and broke
LeSean Mccoy's record for most points by a Pitt Freshman on December 5, 2009 for the Big East championship against the
Cincinnati Bearcats.[SUP]
[8][/SUP] He broke Dorsett's record for most rushing yards by a Pitt freshman during the 2009 Meineke Car Care Bowl, after which he was named the game's MVP.[SUP]
[12][/SUP]
Following the conclusion of the regular season, Lewis was named the National Freshman of the Year by the
Sporting News and
CBSSports.com,[SUP]
[13][/SUP] as well as the Offensive Freshman of the Year by
College Football News.[SUP]
[14][/SUP] He was also named a second team All-American by the
Associated Press,
Sporting News, CBSSports.com,
Sports Illustrated,
Rivals.com, and
Scout.com.[SUP]
[15][/SUP] Lewis was the only freshman named to the first or second AP All-American team.[SUP]
[16][/SUP] Lewis was named both the
Big East Conference Rookie of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year[SUP]
[17][/SUP] as well as the
Eastern College Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year.[SUP]
[18]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dion_Lewis
So how did Forte do as a freshman???
120 carries 640 yards 4.5 ypc...YAWN!![/SUP]