Mike Hart ( American football ) Leon Michael " Mike " Hart ( born April 9 , 1986 ) is a former American football running back and current running backs coach for Eastern Michigan University . Hart played college football as a running back at the University of Michigan from 2004 to 2007 and holds the Michigan Wolverines career rushing record with 5 , 040 yards . He was selected by the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL Draft . Hart played three seasons for the Colts , mostly in a back - up role , before the team released him in the spring of 2011 . Early years . Hart attended Onondaga Central High School just outside Syracuse , New York where he set the national career record for rushing touchdown s ( 204 ) , career points ( non - QB ) with 1 , 246 , and finished second in career rushing yards ( 11 , 045 ) . Onondaga Central went 46 – 1 , losing only a single game to Mohawk Central School coached by Roy Upson , and won three state championships ( against Dobbs Ferry , Briarcliff and Cambridge ) during Hart ' s career . His national career touchdown record of 204 was surpassed by Johnathan Gray in 2011 although he remains first in career points . Hart also excelled academically in high school scoring 1280 on the SAT and graduating in the top five of his class with a 94 % average . College career . In 2004 , Hart set a Michigan record for most rushing yards in a season by a freshman with 1 , 455 . He rushed for nine touchdowns and had 26 receptions for 237 yards and a touchdown catch . In 2005 , his sophomore season , Hart missed significant time due to a hamstring injury . He started only eight of Michigan ' s 12 games and played sparingly in three of those . He finished the season with 662 yards and four touchdowns rushing and added 16 receptions for 154 yards and a touchdown catch . During the 2006 season , Hart rushed for 1 , 562 yards , the fifth - best season total in Michigan history , and 14 touchdowns . He also caught 17 passes for 125 yards . For his efforts , Hart was recognized as his team ' s co - MVP with linebacker David Harris . He was also selected by both coaches and media to the All - Big Ten Conference First Team , named a finalist for the Doak Walker Award , and placed fifth in Heisman Trophy balloting . As a senior in 2007 , Hart was elected team captain along with offensive tackle Jake Long and linebacker Shawn Crable . He entered the eighth week of the season as college football ' s leader in rushing yards , but after an ankle injury sidelined him for two games , he dropped in the rankings . Hart finished the season with 1 , 361 yards and 14 touchdowns . In his final game at Michigan Stadium , Hart was held to 44 yards on 18 carries in a 14 - 3 loss to Ohio State , completing an 0 - 4 career record for Hart against the Buckeyes . In his career , Hart rushed 1 , 015 times for 5 , 040 yards ; both marks are school records . His 41 career rushing touchdowns are third - best in Michigan annals . Hart ' s 28 career games with at least 100 yards rushing and five games with at least 200 yards rushing are each the most in Michigan history . Hart lost just three fumble s in his college career , two of which came in his last game as a Wolverine in the 2008 Capital One Bowl . In that game , Hart also passed the 5 , 000 yard rushing mark for his career , becoming only the fourth player in Big Ten history to do so . Awards and honors . National awards Conference honors Team awards Professional career . Indianapolis Colts . Hart was selected in the sixth round ( 202nd overall ) of the 2008 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts . Third on the Colts ' depth chart behind Joseph Addai and Dominic Rhodes , Hart saw little action during the 2008 season , rushing for nine yards on two carries . During the second quarter of the Colts ' victory over the Baltimore Ravens in Week 6 , Hart sustained a knee injury on an 18 - yard reception from Peyton Manning . On October 15 , Hart was placed on injured reserve , ending his season . Hart missed the 2009 pre - season opener with an ankle injury . On September 5 , Hart was cut by the Colts then was signed to the Colts ' practice squad on September 6 . On October 4 , Hart was reassigned to the Colts ' active roster , replacing Chad Simpson . On November 24 , Hart was waived by the Colts . He was re - signed to the practice squad on November 25 . Hart was promoted to the active roster on December 2 . On December 6 , Hart got his first touches of the 2009 season . He had 11 rushing yards and two receptions for 27 yards . He had 28 rushing yards on December 13 . On January 3 , 2010 in the first quarter against the Buffalo Bills , Hart scored the first touchdown of his NFL career on a one - yard run on a hand - off from Peyton Manning . On February 7 , 2010 , Hart had two carries in Super Bowl XLIV . During a 2010 matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs , Hart scored his second career touchdown . It was the only touchdown of the game , as the Colts won 19 – 9 . On November 1 , 2010 , in a Monday night game against the Houston Texans , Hart rushed for an NFL career - best 84 yards on 12 carries . Hart was released by the Colts on July 26 , 2011 . Coaching career . On August 17 , 2011 , it was announced that Hart had accepted a job at Eastern Michigan University as the offensive quality control coach for the football team .