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{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1973)}}
{{About|the American football player|the former Governor of the Bank of England|Edward George, Baron George}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name           = Eddie George
| image          = Eddie George Hypes You Up For Divisional Round Game Against the Bengals Hype Videos 0-17 screenshot 2022 (cropped).png
| alt            = 
| caption        = George in 2022
| number         = <!--27-->
| current_team   = Bowling Green Falcons
| position       = [[Head coach]]<!--[[Running back]]-->
| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|1973|9|24|mf=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| death_date     = 
| death_place    = 
| height_ft      = 6
| height_in      = 3
| weight_lb      = 235
| high_school    = [[Fork Union Military Academy|Fork Union Military]] <br> ([[Fork Union, Virginia]])
| college        = [[Ohio State football|Ohio State]] (1992–1995)
| draftyear      = 1996
| draftround     = 1
| draftpick      = 14
| pastteams      = 
* [[Houston Oilers|Houston]] / [[Tennessee Titans|Tennessee Oilers / Titans]] ({{NFL Year|1996|2003}})
* [[Dallas Cowboys]] ({{NFL Year|2004}})
| pastcoaching   = 
* [[Tennessee State Tigers football|Tennessee State]] (2021–2024) <br> Head coach
* [[Bowling Green Falcons football|Bowling Green]] (2025–present) <br> Head coach
| highlights     = 
{{center|'''As a player:'''}}
* [[NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year]] (1996)
* First-team [[All-Pro]] ([[2000 All-Pro Team|2000]])
* Second-team All-Pro ([[1999 All-Pro Team|1999]])
* 4× [[Pro Bowl]] ([[1998 Pro Bowl|1997]]–[[2001 Pro Bowl|2000]])
* [[PFWA All-Rookie Team]] ([[PFWA All-Rookie Team#1996|1996]])
* [[Tennessee Titans#Titans Ring of Honor|Titans/Oilers Ring of Honor]]
* [[Tennessee Titans#Retired numbers|Tennessee Titans No. 27]] retired
* [[Heisman Trophy]] (1995)
* [[Walter Camp Award]] (1995)
* [[Maxwell Award]] (1995)
* [[Doak Walker Award]] (1995)
* [[List of unanimous All-Americans in college football|Unanimous All-American]] ([[1995 College Football All-America Team|1995]])
* [[Big Ten Male Athlete of the Year]] (1996)
* [[Chicago Tribune Silver Football|Big Ten Most Valuable Player]] (1995)
* [[Big Ten Conference football individual awards#Graham–George Offensive Player of the Year|Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year]] (1995)
* First-team [[List of All-Big Ten Conference football teams|All-Big Ten]] ([[1995 All-Big Ten Conference football team|1995]])
* [[Ohio State Buckeyes football#Retired numbers|Ohio State Buckeyes No. 27]] retired
{{center|'''As a coach:'''}}
* [[Big South–OVC Football Association|Big South–OVC]] Champion (2024)
* [[Big South–OVC Football Association|Big South–OVC]] Coach of the Year (2024)
| statlabel1     = Rushing yards
| statvalue1     = 10,441
| statlabel2     = Rushing average
| statvalue2     = 3.6
| statlabel3     = Rushing [[touchdown]]s
| statvalue3     = 68
| statlabel4     = [[Reception (gridiron football)|Receptions]]
| statvalue4     = 268
| statlabel5     = Receiving yards
| statvalue5     = 2,227
| statlabel6     = Receiving touchdowns
| statvalue6     = 10
| regular_record = {{Winning percentage|27|29|record=y}}
| playoff_record = {{Winning percentage|0|1|record=y}}
| overall_record = {{Winning percentage|27|30|record=y}}
| pfr            = GeorEd00
| CollegeHOF     = 2267
}}

'''Edward Nathan George Jr.''' (born September 24, 1973) is an American [[American football|football]] coach and former professional running back who is the head coach for the [[Bowling Green Falcons football|Bowling Green Falcons]]. He previously served as the head coach of the [[Tennessee State Tigers football|Tennessee State Tigers]] from 2021 to 2024. George played [[college football]] for the [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State Buckeyes]] from [[1992 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|1992]] to [[1995 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|1995]]. He played in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for nine seasons from 1996 to 2004, primarily for the [[Tennessee Titans]] franchise.

George was born in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. He attended [[Abington Senior High School]] until the 10th grade and then transferred to [[Fork Union Military Academy]]. George enrolled at [[Ohio State University]] and played running back for the Buckeyes, starting for two seasons. As a senior in 1995, he led Ohio State to the [[1996 Florida Citrus Bowl|Florida Citrus Bowl]] and won the [[Heisman Trophy]]. George was inducted to the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] in 2011 as a player,<ref name="sports.espn.go.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=6558995 |title=Deion Sanders, Lloyd Carr join Eddie George in Hall's Class of '11 |website=[[ESPN]] |date=May 17, 2011 |access-date=December 1, 2016}}</ref> and the [[International Sports Hall of Fame]] in 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=2020 International Sports Hall of Fame Inductees |url=https://sportshof.org/2020-hall-of-fame/ |website=www.sportshof.org |author=Dr. Robert Goldman | date=March 10, 2020 | access-date=July 14, 2023}}</ref>

The [[Houston Oilers]] selected George in the first round (14th overall) of the [[1996 NFL draft]]. He played nine seasons as a running back in the NFL, with the Tennessee Titans (both in Tennessee and in Houston when the franchise was known as the Houston Oilers) and [[Dallas Cowboys]] for a single season in 2004. George became a starter immediately upon joining the Oilers. In 1999, after the franchise moved to Tennessee, he led the Titans to an appearance in [[Super Bowl XXXIV]], was selected to the [[1999 Pro Bowl|Pro Bowl]], and was honored as a second-team All-Pro.

After football, George earned an MBA from [[Northwestern University]]'s [[Kellogg School of Management]]. In 2015, he guest-starred on an [[IFC (American TV channel)|IFC]] episode of the satirical talk show ''[[Comedy Bang! Bang! (TV series)|Comedy Bang! Bang!]]'', titled "Eddie George Wears a Navy Suit and Half-Zip Pullover." The following year, George appeared on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] in the musical ''[[Chicago (musical)|Chicago]]'' as the hustling lawyer [[Billy Flynn (Chicago)|Billy Flynn]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Mike Freeman |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2585491-mike-freemans-10-point-stance-eddie-georges-incredible-2nd-act |title=Mike Freeman's 10-Point Stance: Eddie George's Incredible 2nd Act |publisher=[[Bleacher Report]] |access-date=December 1, 2016}}</ref>

==Early life==
George was born in [[Philadelphia]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.nfl.com/player/eddiegeorge/2500787/profile | title = Eddie George | work = nfl.com | access-date = March 17, 2017}}</ref> He played [[Pop Warner Little Scholars|Pop Warner football]] for the Abington Raiders. He attended [[Abington Senior High School]] until the 10th grade, and then transferred to [[Fork Union Military Academy]]. George made the decision to stay at Fork Union Military Academy for a fifth preparatory school year or [[postgraduate year]]. Such choices are commonly made by high-school football players hoping to improve their recruitment status with colleges, but for George, it meant another year of the rigorous military lifestyle. He rushed for 1,372 yards in his postgraduate season at FUMA, attracting the attention of several major colleges.

==College career==
George attended  Ohio State University, where he majored in landscape architecture and played for the Ohio State Buckeyes football team. As a freshman, George scored three rushing touchdowns in a win over [[1992 Syracuse Orangemen football team|Syracuse]], but suffered a major setback in a game against [[1992 Illinois Fighting Illini football team|Illinois]]. In that game, George lost a fumble at the Illinois four-yard line that was returned 96 yards for a touchdown. Later in the game, with Ohio State leading by two points in the final quarter, George fumbled again, this time on Illinois' one-yard line. Illinois recovered the fumble and drove for the game-winning touchdown.

Before the Illinois game, George had carried the ball 25 times and scored five touchdowns, but he had only 12 more rushing attempts and no more touchdowns for the rest of the year. The following season, George was listed in the depth chart as the team's third-string running back, behind [[Raymont Harris]]. George carried the ball just 42 times, mostly when Ohio State had a large lead late in games, but showed his potential by averaging 5.3 yards per carry. As a junior, George became the team's starting running back and went on to rush for 1,442 yards and 12 touchdowns.

As a senior in 1995, George rushed for a school-record 1,927 yards and 24 touchdowns, an average of 148.23 yards per game, while also catching 47 passes for 417 yards and another touchdown (George only caught 16 passes in his first three seasons). One of his best performances of the year was in a 45–26 victory over [[1995 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]], where George rushed for 207 yards, his third 200-yard game of the season. George also rushed for a school-record 314 yards and scored three touchdowns in OSU's victory over [[1995 Illinois Fighting Illini football team|Illinois]].

In the three years after his two fumbles as a freshman, George had over 600 rushing attempts and fumbled only six times. Ohio State finished the season with an 11–2 record. He was recognized as a [[unanimous All-American]]. George won the [[Heisman Trophy]] in the closest vote in the history of the award at the time, beating [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska]]'s [[Tommie Frazier]] by 264 votes. George left Ohio State second in school history in career rushing yards (3,768) and third in rushing touchdowns (44). Overall, he finished with 4,284 all-purpose yards, 45 touchdowns, and a 5.5 yards per carry average.

===College statistics===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Season
! rowspan="2"| Team
! rowspan="2"| GP
! colspan="4"| Rushing
! colspan="3"| Receiving
|-
! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! TD !! Rec !! Yds !! TD
|-
! [[1992 NCAA Division I-A football season|1992]] || [[1992 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]]
| 11 || 37 || 176 || 4.8 || 5 || — || — || —
|-
! [[1993 NCAA Division I-A football season|1993]] || [[1993 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]]
| 12 || 42 || 223 || 5.3 || 3 || — || — || —
|-
! [[1994 NCAA Division I-A football season|1994]] || [[1994 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]]
| 13 || 276 || 1,442 || 5.2 || 12 || 16 || 117 || 0
|-
! [[1995 NCAA Division I-A football season|1995]] || [[1995 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]]
| 13 || 328 || 1,927 || 5.9 || 24 || 47 || 417 || 1
|-
! colspan="2"|[https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/eddie-george-1.html Career] || 49 || 683 || 3,768 || 5.5 || 44 || 63 || 534 || 1
|}

==Professional career==
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===Houston / Tennessee Oilers / Titans===
George was a first-round draft selection (14th overall pick) for the [[Houston Oilers]] in the 1996 NFL Draft, being selected after [[Jerome Bettis]] elected to be traded to the [[Steelers-Titans rivalry|rival]] [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] over the Oilers when the [[St. Louis Rams]] replaced Bettis with [[Lawrence Phillips]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1996 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1996/draft.htm |access-date=March 30, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8LfQvT0b-0|title=Jerome Bettis talks about the trade that changed his life|via=YouTube|date=September 20, 2017}}</ref> George won the [[National Football League Rookie of the Year Award|NFL Rookie of the Year award]] in 1996, and was the Oilers/Titans' starting [[Halfback (American football)|tailback]] through 2003, never missing a start. He made the [[Pro Bowl]] four consecutive years (1997–2000), and assisted the Titans to a championship appearance in [[Super Bowl XXXIV]], where they lost to the [[1999 St. Louis Rams season|St. Louis Rams]] 23–16. George gained 391 combined rushing and receiving yards in the Titans' three playoff games that year, and went on to rush for 95 yards, catching two passes for 35 yards, and scoring two touchdowns in the Super Bowl.

George is only the second NFL running back to rush for 10,000 yards while never missing a start, joining [[Jim Brown]]. Only [[Walter Payton]] (170) started more [[List of most consecutive starts and games played by National Football League players#Offensive skilled|consecutive regular-season games]] than George's 130.<ref>[http://www.titansonline.com/news/article-1/Career-Flashback-Former-Titans-RB-Eddie-George/f883d645-5861-488f-8db6-d65ad8fefb0d Career Flashback: Former Titans RB Eddie George] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604162055/http://www.titansonline.com/news/article-1/Career-Flashback-Former-Titans-RB-Eddie-George/f883d645-5861-488f-8db6-d65ad8fefb0d |date=June 4, 2012 }}</ref>

Although George rushed for 1,000 yards in all but one season, numerous sportswriters suggested that a heavy workload caused a decline in his productivity. In five of his eight seasons with the Titans, George carried the ball over 330 times. In 2001, George averaged just 2.98 per carry, the fourth-lowest number in league history among running backs with more than 200 rushing attempts in a season.<ref name=YA>{{cite web|title=Lowest yards per carry, 1920-2014|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/play-index/tiny.cgi?id=TSoBL|website=Pro Football Reference|access-date=December 1, 2014}}</ref> His decline in production and several toe and ankle injuries were contributing factors in Titans' owner [[Bud Adams]]' decision to release George on July 21, 2004, in part due to [[salary cap]] considerations, after he would not agree to a pay cut.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.upi.com/Titans-release-Eddie-George/13561090452983/|title=Titans release Eddie George}}</ref>

===Dallas Cowboys===
On July 23, 2004, George signed a one-year contract with the [[Dallas Cowboys]] for $1.5 million, plus incentives that could have earned him more than the $4.25 million he would have made under his previous contract with the Titans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2004/07/24/NFL-Notebook-George-signs-Cowboys-contract/stories/200407240100|title=NFL Notebook: George signs Cowboys' contract}}</ref> George only started eight games while rookie [[Julius Jones (American football)|Julius Jones]] was out for two months with a fractured [[scapula]]. George became the backup running back when Jones returned midway through the season, finishing with 432 yards on 132 carries and four touchdowns.

=== Retirement ===
George officially announced his retirement in 2006. His career totals include 2,865 carries for 10,441 yards and 68 touchdowns to go along with 268 receptions for 2,227 yards and 10 touchdowns.

In 2019, George had his number 27 jersey number retired by the Titans, along with his former teammate [[Steve McNair]]’s number 9 jersey.<ref name="Retire_Jersey">{{cite web|url=https://www.titansonline.com/news/titans-to-retire-steve-mcnair-s-no-9-and-eddie-george-s-no-27-jerseys|title=Titans to Retire Steve McNair's No. 9 and Eddie George's No. 27 Jerseys at Sunday's Game|website=The Tennessee Titans|date=September 10, 2019|author1=Wyatt, Jim}}</ref> In 2021, George became a semifinalist (of the 26-person modern-era list) for the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]], the first time he had made the stage since he was eligible.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.profootballhof.com/26-modern-era-players-named-as-semifinalists-for-hof-class-of-2022/| title = 26 Modern-Era Players Named as Semifinalists for HOF Class of 2022 {{!}} Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site}}</ref>

==NFL career statistics==
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2"| Legend
|-
| style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|
| Led the league
|-
| '''Bold'''
| Career high
|}

=== Regular season ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="2"| Games
! colspan="5"| Rushing
! colspan="5"| Receiving
! colspan="2"| Fumbles
|-
! GP !! GS !! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! Fum !! Lost
|-
! [[1996 NFL season|1996]] !! [[1996 Houston Oilers season|HOU]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 335 || 1,368 || '''4.1''' || '''76''' || 8 || 23 || 182 || 7.9 || 17 || 0 || 3 || 2
|-
! [[1997 NFL season|1997]] !! [[1997 Tennessee Oilers season|TEN]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 357 || 1,399 || 3.9 || 30 || 6 || 7 || 44 || 6.3 || 15 || 1 || 4 || 3
|-
! [[1998 NFL season|1998]] !! [[1998 Tennessee Oilers season|TEN]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 348 || 1,294 || 3.7 || 37T || 5 || 37 || 310 || 8.4 || 29 || 1 || 7 || 1
|-
! [[1999 NFL season|1999]] !! [[1999 Tennessee Titans season|TEN]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 320 || 1,304 || '''4.1''' || 40 || 9 || 47 || '''458''' || '''9.7''' || '''54T''' || '''4''' || 5 || 4
|-
! [[2000 NFL season|2000]] !! [[2000 Tennessee Titans season|TEN]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''403''' || '''1,509''' || 3.7 || 35T || '''14''' || '''50''' || 453 || 9.1 || 24 || 2 || 5 || 3
|-
! [[2001 NFL season|2001]] !! [[2001 Tennessee Titans season|TEN]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 315 || 939 || 3.0 || 27 || 5 || 37 || 279 || 7.5 || 25 || 0 || '''8''' || '''6'''
|-
! [[2002 NFL season|2002]] !! [[2002 Tennessee Titans season|TEN]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 343 || 1,165 || 3.4 || 35 || 12 || 36 || 255 || 7.1 || 14T || 2 || 1 || 1
|-
! [[2003 NFL season|2003]] !! [[2003 Tennessee Titans season|TEN]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 312 || 1,031 || 3.3 || 27 || 5 || 22 || 163 || 7.4 || 22 || 0 || 1 || 0
|-
! [[2004 NFL season|2004]] !! [[2004 Dallas Cowboys season|DAL]]
| 13 || 8 || 132 || 432 || 3.3 || 24 || 4 || 9 || 83 || 9.2 || 28 || 0 || 3 || 1
|-
! colspan="2"|[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GeorEd00.htm Career] !! 141 !! 136 !! 2,865 !! 10,441 !! 3.6 !! 76 !! 68 !! 268 !! 2,227 !! 8.3 !! 54T !! 10 !! 37 !! 21
|}

=== Postseason ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="2"| Games
! colspan="5"| Rushing
! colspan="5"| Receiving
! colspan="2"| Fumbles
|-
! GP !! GS !! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! Fum !! Lost
|-
! [[1999 NFL season|1999]] !! [[1999 Tennessee Titans season|TEN]]
| '''4''' || '''4''' || '''108''' || '''449''' || '''4.2''' || '''68T''' || '''3''' || '''10''' || '''72''' || 7.2 || '''32''' || 0 || '''2''' || '''2'''
|-
! [[2000 NFL season|2000]] !! [[2000 Tennessee Titans season|TEN]]
| 1 || 1 || 27 || 91 || 3.4 || 15 || 1 || 8 || 52 || 6.5 || 10 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2002 NFL season|2002]] !! [[2002 Tennessee Titans season|TEN]]
| 2 || 2 || 30 || 100 || 3.3 || 17 || 1 || 1 || 9 || '''9.0''' || 9 || 0 || '''2''' || '''2'''
|-
! [[2003 NFL season|2003]] !! [[2003 Tennessee Titans season|TEN]]
| 2 || 2 || 41 || 136 || 3.3 || 13 || 0 || 4 || 16 || 4.0 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"|[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GeorEd00.htm Career] !! 9 !! 9 !! 206 !! 776 !! 3.8 !! 68T !! 5 !! 23 !! 149 !! 6.5 !! 32 !! 0 !! 4 !! 4
|}

===Franchise records===
As of the 2017 NFL off-season, George still held at least 28 Titans franchise records, including:
* Most Rush Attempts (career): 2,733<ref name="FranC">{{cite web |title=Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans Career Rushing Leaders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/oti/career-rushing.htm |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>
* Most Rush Attempts (season): 403 (2000)<ref name="FranS">{{cite web |title=Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans Single-Season Rushing Leaders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/oti/single-season-rushing.htm |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>
* Most Rush Attempts (playoff career): 206<ref name="FranPC">{{cite web |title=Titans postseason rushing leaders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/play-index/pgl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=combined&year_min=1950&year_max=2017&season_start=1&season_end=-1&age_min=0&age_max=0&pos=0&game_type=P&team_id=oti&career_game_num_min=0&career_game_num_max=499&game_num_min=0&game_num_max=99&week_num_min=0&week_num_max=99&c1stat=rush_att&c1comp=gt&c1val=50&c2stat=choose&c2comp=gt&c3stat=choose&c3comp=gt&c4stat=choose&c4comp=gt&c5comp=choose&c5gtlt=lt&c6mult=1.0&c6comp=choose&order_by=rush_att |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>
* Most Rush Attempts (playoff season): 108 (1999)<ref name="FranPS">{{cite web |title=Franchise postseason single-season leaders | website=[[Pro-Football-Reference.com]] |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/play-index/pgl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=game&year_min=1950&year_max=2017&season_start=1&season_end=-1&age_min=0&age_max=0&pos=0&game_type=P&team_id=oti&career_game_num_min=0&career_game_num_max=499&game_num_min=0&game_num_max=99&week_num_min=0&week_num_max=99&c1stat=rush_att&c1comp=gt&c1val=15&c2stat=choose&c2comp=gt&c3stat=choose&c3comp=gt&c4stat=choose&c4comp=gt&c5comp=choose&c5gtlt=lt&c6mult=1.0&c6comp=choose&order_by=rush_yds}}</ref>
* Most Rush Attempts (playoff game): 29 (2000-01-08 BUF)
* Most Rush Attempts (rookie season): 335 (1996)
* Most Rush Attempts (game, as a rookie): 28 (1996-12-01 @NYJ; tied with [[Earl Campbell]])
* Most Rush Yards (career): 10,009<ref name="FranC" />
* Most Rush Yards (playoff career): 776<ref name="FranPC"/>
* Most Rush Yards (playoff season): 449 (1999)<ref name="FranPS" />
* Most Rushing TDs (playoff season): 3 (1999; tied with [[Steve McNair]])<ref name="FranPS" />
* Most Rushing TDs (playoff game): 2 (2000-01-30 NSTL)
* Most Rush Yds/Game (playoff career): 86.2<ref name="FranPC" />
* Most Rush Yds/Game (playoff season): 112.2 (1999)<ref name="FranPS" />
* Most Total TDs (career): 74<ref name="FranC" />
* Most Total TDs (playoff season): 3 (1999; tied with [[Steve McNair]] x2)<ref name="FranPS" />
* Most Yds from Scrimmage (career): 12,153
* Most Yds from Scrimmage (playoff career): 925<ref name="FranPC" />
* Most Yds from Scrimmage (playoff season): 521 (1999)<ref name="FranPS" />
* Most Yds from Scrimmage (rookie season): 1,550 (1996)
* Most All Purpose Yds (career): 12,154
* Most All Purpose Yds (playoff season): 521 (1999)<ref name="FranPS" />
* Most 100+ yard rushing games (playoffs): 2
* Most Games with 1+ TD scored (career): 59
* Most Games with 2+ TD scored (career): 17 (Tied with [[Earl Campbell]])
* Most Games with 3+ TD scored (season): 3 (2000)
* Most 1000+ rushing yard seasons: 7

==Coaching career==
George was named the head coach at [[Tennessee State Tigers football|Tennessee State]] on April 13, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tennessee State University Names Former All Pro Tennessee Titan and Heisman Trophy Winner Eddie George Head Football Coach |url=https://tsutigers.com/news/2021/4/13/athletics-tennessee-state-university-names-former-all-pro-tn-titan-and-heisman-trophy-winner-eddie-george-head-football-coach.aspx |website=Tennessee State University - Official Athletics Website |access-date=April 13, 2021}}</ref> He signed a five-year deal that paid $400,000 annually.<ref name="salary">{{cite web |title=Here's how much Eddie George will make as Tennessee State's football coach and his contract incentives |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/nfl/titans/2021/04/15/eddie-george-make-400-000-year-tennessee-states-football-coach-titans/7242871002/ |website=The Tennessean |access-date=June 11, 2021}}</ref> In 2024, his fourth year as Tennessee State head coach, George was named [[Big South–OVC Football Association|Big South–OVC]] Coach of the Year.<ref>{{cite web |last=Massey |first=Evan |title=Titans Legend Receives Huge College Football Honor |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/titans/news/tennessee-titans-eddie-george-huge-college-football-honor |website=SI.com |publisher=Sports Illustrated |access-date=December 2, 2024 |date=November 30, 2024}}</ref>

In 2025, George was hired as the head coach of [[Bowling Green Falcons football|Bowling Green State University]] in the [[Mid-American Conference]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/bowling-green-hires-eddie-george-ohio-state-legend-agrees-to-lead-falcons-take-next-step-in-coaching-career/|title=Bowling Green hires Eddie George: Ohio State legend agrees to lead Falcons, take next step in coaching career|first=Will|last=Backus|date=March 9, 2025|accessdate=March 9, 2025|work=[[CBS Sports]]}}</ref>

On October 11, 2025, Eddie George’s Falcons came back from down 21-0 in the second quarter to defeat Toledo, 28-23, giving George a 1-0 record in the Battle of I-75 rivalry series.

==Head coaching record==
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 | year         = [[2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season|2022]]
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 | conference   = 2–3
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 | championship = 
 | year         = [[2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season|2023]]
 | name         = [[2023 Tennessee State Tigers football team|Tennessee State]]
 | overall      = 6–5
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 | championship = conference
 | year         = [[2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season|2024]]
 | name         = [[2024 Tennessee State Tigers football team|Tennessee State]]
 | overall      = 9–4
 | conference   = 6–2
 | confstanding = T–1st
 | bowlname     = [[2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season#Postseason|NCAA Division I First Round]]
 | bowloutcome  = L
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name       = Tennessee State
 | overall    = 24–22
 | confrecord = 13–12
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 | conf      = [[Mid-American Conference]]
 | startyear = 2025–present
 | endyear   = single
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==Personal life==
[[File:Eddie George (cropped).jpg|thumb|George in 2007]]
On October 1, 2006, George was appointed spokesperson for Tennessee's GetFitTN program by Governor [[Phil Bredesen]]. The initiative is aimed at preventing [[Diabetes mellitus type 2|type 2 diabetes]] and promotion of healthier, more active lifestyles. On Saturday, April 28, 2007, George ran the Country Music Half Marathon (ending just outside then LP Field, now Nissan Stadium) in an unofficial time of 2:04:08. He wore race number 27 during the race, just as he wore number 27 during his college and NFL careers. George later stated that completing the race was tougher than playing in the NFL.

In 2008, George campaigned for [[United States Senate|Senator]] [[Barack Obama]]'s [[Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign|presidential bid]].<ref name=WSJ022708>Nick Timirao, [https://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/02/27/obama-looks-to-score-big/?mod=googlenews_wsj Obama Looks to Score Big], ''The Wall Street Journal'', February 27, 2008.</ref>

After retiring from football, George went back to complete his bachelor's degree in landscape architecture from Ohio State. George later graduated from the Kellogg School of Management at [[Northwestern University]], earning his MBA degree from its Executive MBA program.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.northwestern.edu/magazine/winter2009/studentlife/nflstars.html | title = NFL Pros Come To Kellogg| author=Ryan Morton|publisher=northwestern.edu |date=Winter 2009 |access-date=October 7, 2012}}</ref>

In 2004, George married American singer, rapper, actress, and author [[Tamara Johnson-George|Tamara "Taj" Johnson]]. She is best known for being a part of the group [[SWV]] (Sisters with Voices) and later being a contestant on the [[Survivor: Tocantins|18th season]] of the CBS reality show ''[[Survivor (American TV series)|Survivor]]''. On the 12th episode, "[[Survivor: Tocantins#ep270|The Ultimate Sacrifice]]", George surprised his wife by visiting her on Exile Island. His other thespian credits include performances on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] and in film.

In 2016-2017, George played himself, albeit in a story line where this Eddie George version was a former NFL star who'd lost millions of dollars in a real estate deal, in two episodes of the [[HBO]] series [[Ballers]].<ref name="Ballers IMDb">{{cite web |title=Game Day (2016) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5915090/reference/?ref_=ttep_ep_10 |website=imdb.com |publisher=IMDb.com, Inc. |access-date=11 August 2025}}</ref>


George's jersey was retired by the Titans during a halftime ceremony against the [[Indianapolis Colts]] on September 15, 2019, along with former teammate [[Steve McNair]], who was killed in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wyatt |first1=Jim |title=Titans to Retire Steve McNair's No. 9 and Eddie George's No. 27 Jerseys at Sunday's Game |url=https://www.tennesseetitans.com/news/titans-to-retire-steve-mcnair-s-no-9-and-eddie-george-s-no-27-jerseys |website=www.tennesseetitans.com |access-date=July 10, 2020}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of NCAA major college football yearly scoring leaders]]

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
*{{Citation |last=Pennington |first=Bill |title=The Heisman, Great American Stories of the Men Who Won |location=New York |publisher=HarperCollins |year=2004 |isbn=0-06-055471-1 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780060554712/page/305 305–313] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780060554712/page/305 }}.

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* {{IMDb name|1261984}}

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