Steve McNair ran past Ty Detmer to become the NCAA career leader in total offense, and he did it by breaking his own Division I-AA single-game yardage record.
McNair had 649 total yards Saturday against Southern, Division I-AA's top-ranked defense, to end Detmer's three-year stay atop the NCAA career list.After Alcorn State's 41-37 victory, McNair had 15,049 total yards. He has 4,025 yards and has accounted for 39 touchdowns (32 passing and seven rushing) for the Braves (6-2, 5-1 SWAC) this season.
The senior quarterback broke Detmer's record of 14,665 yards on a 22-yard run on third-and-21 with 1:26 left in the first half of the Braves' Southwestern Athletic Conference game.