Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
4/33Inside-5 share
4 of the team's 33 inside-the-5 carries (12.1%).
Anthon Samuel
Last confirmed: Florida International, 2015. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · Miami, FL · Monsignor Pace
Anthon Samuel: RB · Florida International · #6.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Anthon Samuel
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. 2 stars out of high school, two seasons of real snaps at Florida International since. On tape: 47 rushing yards and 13 receiving yards against UTEP, Week 6, 2015.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Florida International | 32 | 104 | 3.2 | 1 |
| 2014 | Florida International | 132 | 582 | 4.4 | 5 |
| Career | 164 | 686 | 4.2 | 6 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Florida International | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Florida International | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Career | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2015 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 15-14@ UCF | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 2 | L 22-36@ Indiana | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 39-14vs North Carolina Central | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-27@ Louisiana Tech | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 6 | W 52-12vs UTEP | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 1 | 18 | Season-high 47 yds |
| Wk 7 | L 34-42@ Middle Tennessee | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | W 41-12vs Old Dominion | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-63vs Western Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 104 | 3.2 | 1 | 18 |
Signature game
Week 6 · 2015
W 52-12
vs UTEP
47 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD · 1 rec · 13 yds
Dominant 40-point win at home against UTEP.
With A. McGough — 270 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 95.3 · 10 rush yds (6 car) · A. Gardner — 5 rec · 96 yds · 56 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 6 · UTEP · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.59Anthon Samuel run for 18 yds for a TD, (Austin Taylor KICK)
- Week 3 · North Carolina Central · 3rd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +1.41Anthon Samuel run for 5 yds to the FlaIn 35 for a
- Week 1 · UCF · 3rd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +1.37Alex McGough pass complete to Anthon Samuel for 4 yds to the FlaIn 35 for a
- Week 3 · North Carolina Central · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.28Anthon Samuel run for 9 yds to the FlaIn 35
- Week 1 · UCF · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +0.97Anthon Samuel run for 10 yds to the FlaIn 45 for a
- Week 1 · UCF · 2nd and 6 · Q3 · EPA −0.92Anthon Samuel run for 1 yd to the UCF 48
4 more plays
- Week 6 · UTEP · 2nd and 6 · Q3 · EPA −0.77Anthon Samuel run for 1 yd to the FlaIn 39
- Week 1 · UCF · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −0.70Anthon Samuel run for no gain to the FlaIn 25
- Week 2 · Indiana · 3rd and 1 · Q2 · EPA −0.70Anthon Samuel run for no gain to the FlaIn 34
- Week 7 · Middle Tennessee · 2nd and 2 · Q3 · EPA −0.63Anthon Samuel run for a loss of 2 yards to the MTnSt 4
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under Ron Turner — 9-15 over that span.
2014Florida International4-8HC: Ron Turner · Run-leaning
2015Florida International5-7HC: Ron Turner · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2015 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 18.5 | 3.1 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 7.5 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 17.2 | 2.9 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ron Turner
Pass share
53.9%
440 pass / 376 run
Plays / game
68.0
12 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
440 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2015
32 carries and 4 catches in 8 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons, two schools
- 2015 Florida International TurnerYear 5 · 8 games
- 2014 Florida International TurnerYear 4 · 11 games
- 2013 Florida International TurnerYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2012 Bowling Green ClawsonYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2011 Bowling Green ClawsonYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with Bowling Green in 2011 as a 2-star recruit, No. 2,200 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Bowling Green in the 2011 class, a 2-star recruit.
How it ended
Two seasons at Florida International, 686 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2011
- Signed with Bowling Green2-star out of Monsignor Pace
Coaching lineage · 2011–2015
2 coaches2011–2012
Bowling Green
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Dave Clawson and Ron Turner.