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Best played 7 games after fracturing his jaw in the opener by olson

Best played against GT in the opener- and fractured his jaw on his 3rd carry of the season....IIRC Best did not start the game due to foot blisters he had developed in the pre-season.

He missed the next two games and came back with a oddly shaped face mask-with an overhang extended downward(to protect his jaw) in Game 4 vs Michigan ST


Best finished with 241 yds rushing in 7 games - 4th on the team(Bullock, Samuel and Clements finished 1 through 3)

Best missed the NW & Purdue games with the jaw injury...and later DNP vs Pitt & USC

Best's top rushing performance in '74 was vs Air Force = 8 carries 69 yds

Best rushing by game in 1974

G 1 GT 3 carries for 2 yds
G 4 MSU 6 for 30 yds
G 5 Rice 6 for 9 yds
G 6 Army 10 for 66 yds
G 7 Mia 9 for 37 yds
G 8 Navy 9 for 28 yds
G10 AF 8 for 69 yds

Best played 111 minutes 42 sec in '74...the year before he was credited with 221.21 in minutes played