[terry]

The NCAA started counting bowl games in the stats in 2002. But the rule was not retroactive, so pre-2002 bowl games do not count. However, some schools and conferences, including Stanford and the Pac-12, have gone back and made retroactive changes in their record books to count pre-2002 bowl games. So, the NCAA lists Barry Sanders' all purpose yardage record as 3,250 yards, while Oklahoma State adds the bowl game that year and lists the record as 3,526 yards.

[terry]

The NCAA started counting bowl games in the stats in 2002. But the rule was not retroactive, so pre-2002 bowl games do not count. However, some schools and conferences, including Stanford and the Pac-12, have gone back and made retroactive changes in their record books to count pre-2002 bowl games. So, the NCAA lists Barry Sanders' all purpose yardage record as 3,250 yards, while Oklahoma State adds the bowl game that year and lists the record as 3,526 yards.