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Peoples sets bowl rushing mark, App State tops North Texas By Associated Press AP
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CONWAY, S.C. (AP) Camerun Peoples and Appalachian State began college football s virus-impacted bowl season with a record-breaking show at the Myrtle Beach Bowl on Monday.
Peoples ran for a bowl-record 317 yards and tied another mark with five rushing touchdowns to lead the Mountaineers past North Texas 56-28.
“This is probably one of the most memorable football games I ve ever played,” Peoples said.
The sophomore surpassed the 307 yards rushing of Georgia Tech s PJ Daniels in the 2004 Humanitarian Bowl. Peoples also became the seventh player to run for that many scores in a bowl game, a list that includes Oklahoma State s Barry Sanders and Toledo s Kareem Hunt, as the Mountaineers (9-3) remained a perfect 6-0 in bowls since joining the Sun Belt Conference in