Muhammad Abdulqaadir (2015) - Saluki Hall of Fame - Southern Illinois University Athletics

Muhammad Abdulqaadir

Induction:
2015
Class:
2003

Muhammad Abdulqaadir (2002-03) played running back for two spectacular seasons at SIU, finishing fifth in school history in career rushing yards (2,372) and third in career rushing TDs (31). He was a two-time First-Team All-Gateway Conference selection and was named All-American by the Walter Camp Foundation, the Sports Network, and Dan Hansen's Football Gazette in 2002. He was also named to SIU's All-Century team in 2013. Abdulqaadir has three of the top five single-game rushing marks in school history (312 at Eastern Michigan, 264 vs. West Virginia Tech, 261 vs. Western Illinois), and ranks sixth in career 100-yard rushing games with 10, including six-straight during the 2002 season. In 2003, he helped lead the team to its first playoff appearance in 20 years.