It wasn’t till after his fourth landing that Curry School operating again Montie Quinn realized one thing historic was unfolding.
“That’s when my older brother advised me that I used to be on tempo to interrupt an (NCAA) report,” Quinn mentioned.
So he didn’t cease Saturday.
By the third quarter, Division III Curry was routing Nichols. And by night time’s finish, Quinn had rewritten the report books — 522 yards and 7 touchdowns on 20 carries — within the Colonels’ 71-27 win. The dashing yards established an NCAA report, whatever the division.
The FBS report is 427 yards, set by Oklahoma’s Samaje Perine in 2014. The Division III report was 465, amassed by Heidelberg’s Cartel Brooks in 2013. Quinn is the primary to eclipse 500.
Curry head coach Todd Parsons mentioned he knew the matchup favored a heavy dose of Quinn. Nichols’ run protection was gentle; the field not often crowded. However nobody might’ve scripted this.
“When he’s breaking these lengthy landing runs, you’re pondering, ‘He’s on monitor for one thing,’” Parsons mentioned. “I didn’t notice how large it was till they began asserting issues — like when he broke the single-game faculty report. He already owned that one from final yr.”
Quinn had landing runs of 85, 84, 76, 64, 58, 30 and a couple of yards earlier than being pulled with a bit greater than 9 minutes left within the fourth quarter. With the outburst, he now has 1,450 yards and 17 touchdowns via six video games.
In actual time, Parsons and Quinn mentioned it wasn’t about numbers. They weren’t counting historical past. Their focus was fastened on the profitable operation of the subsequent offensive snap.
Quinn has rushed for 1,450 yards and 17 touchdowns as a senior. (Greg Derr / USA At present)
They usually saved discovering success.
Rather a lot.
“After we’d speak on the sideline, it was all about execution,” Parsons mentioned. “There’s no speak about stat traces. Midseason, you don’t anticipate one thing like that.”
Multi function night time, the soccer world descended on Quinn and Curry. A number of interviews via Sunday, a surge in his social media following as his stat line carried his title from Milton, Mass., the small city simply outdoors of Boston, to everywhere in the nation. He mentioned he went to mattress Saturday with round 1,800 Instagram followers. He awoke Sunday to 2,631 and almost half one million profile views. The second didn’t really feel actual till he noticed himself on his feed.
“Every thing actually didn’t kick in till I noticed ‘SportsCenter’ submit earlier at this time,” Quinn mentioned. “That’s when it clicked. My thoughts was like, ‘Yeah, no matter I did yesterday was true.’”
Now a senior, Quinn’s legacy litters the college’s report books. He entered 2025 as Curry’s all-time dashing chief (4,435 yards). He owns three of the highest 5 single-season dashing marks, together with the highest two. And he’s now the profession landing king.
The Colonels are 5-1 and have dominated over the previous 4 video games — averaging 61.25 factors per recreation with a mean margin of victory of 49.75 factors.
Nationwide consideration could be new, however to opposing defensive coordinators, Quinn has been a nightmare for years. The goal on his again hasn’t grown any bigger along with his insane efficiency.
“He’s been doing this for 4 years,” Parsons mentioned. “He was Offensive Rookie of the 12 months as a freshman, Co-Offensive Participant of the 12 months as a sophomore and up for what’s mainly the Division III Heisman (the Gagliardi Trophy) final season. So he’s not unknown to our opponents.”
