Marinaro set rushing and scoring records wholesale and won every major honor with the exception of the Heisman Trophy for which he placed a close second. In the 24th game of his 27-game career, against Columbia at Ithaca, he broke Steve Owens' all-time career rushing record of 3,867 yards, set in 1969, by gaining 272 yards vs. the Lions and finished his career with 4,715 yards to become the first player to go over the 4,000 mark in three seasons. During his three years at Cornell, Marinaro set an NCAA season record of 1,881 yards and a season per-game average of 209.0. His career average of 174.6 also set an NCAA record. Overall, he established eight NCAA career records and tied another and six NCAA single-season records. Marinaro won the national triple crown in 1971 - rushing, all-purpose running and scoring. He set several Ivy League records, including career and season rushing yardage. He was named co-recipient of the Asa S. Bushnell Cup as the Ivy League Player of the Year in 1970 and won the award outright the following year. Marinaro was a three-time All-American, earning first-team honors in 1970 and '71. In 1981, he was selected to the Ivy League Silver Anniversary All-Star first team while also being named Ivy League Silver Anniversary Player of the Era. He was inducted into the National Football Foundation's College Football Hall of Fame in 1991.
