Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
6/22Inside-5 share
6 of the team's 22 inside-the-5 carries (27.3%).
Austin Vaughn
Last confirmed: UL Monroe, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′8″ · 222 lb · Alexandria, LA
Austin Vaughn: RB · UL Monroe · #33.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Austin Vaughn
Wears you down at the goal line. Fourth year in the UL Monroe backfield. On tape: 41 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Louisiana, Week 14, 2019.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.
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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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-9vs Grambling | 11 | 32 | 2.9 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 2 | L 44-45@ Florida State | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 5 | W 30-17vs South Alabama | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-14@ Texas State | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-52@ No. 24 App State | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 10 | L 41-48vs Arkansas State | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-31vs Georgia State | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 12 | L 29-51@ Georgia Southern | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 1 | 5 | |
| Wk 13 | W 45-42vs Coastal Carolina | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 14 | L 30-31@ Louisiana | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 1 | 11 | Season-high 41 yds |
| Total | 50 | 199 | 4.0 | 5 | 13 |
Signature game
Week 14 · 2019
L 30-31
at Louisiana
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Grambling · 4th and 1 · Q3 · EPA +2.79Austin Vaughn run for 1 yd for a TD, (Jacob Meeks KICK)
- Week 14 · Louisiana · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.52Austin Vaughn run for 11 yds for a TD, (Jared Porter PAT MISSED)
- Week 13 · Coastal Carolina · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.51Austin Vaughn run for 10 yds for a TD (Jared Porter KICK)
- Week 7 · Texas State · 2nd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +2.15Austin Vaughn run for 11 yds for a TD, (Jared Porter KICK)
- Week 12 · Georgia Southern · 1st and 3 · Q1 · EPA +1.46Austin Vaughn run for 3 yds for a TD (Jared Porter KICK)
- Week 13 · Coastal Carolina · 2nd and 4 · Q3 · EPA −1.36Austin Vaughn run for a loss of 1 yard to the CCaro 44
4 more plays
- Week 1 · Grambling · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.21Austin Vaughn run for 13 yds to the 50 yard line for a
- Week 1 · Grambling · 3rd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +1.12Austin Vaughn run for 6 yds to the Gramb 36 for a
- Week 11 · Georgia State · 3rd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +0.86Austin Vaughn run for 4 yds to the GeoSt 34 for a
- Week 12 · Georgia Southern · 3rd and 2 · Q1 · EPA −0.84Austin Vaughn run for 1 yd to the LaMon 48
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
50 of 50 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
40%50 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds8%of carries
4 carries
Grind
1–3 yds42%of carries
21 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds38%of carries
19 carries
Explosive
10+ yds12%of carries
6 carries
4 of 6 (67%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 2 of 6 (33%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.0 yds/carry on 50 carries · 12% explosive (10+ yds) · 40% success rate.
Teams and coaches
4 seasons under Matt Viator — 19-29 over that span.
2016UL Monroe4-8HC: Matt Viator · Run-leaning
2017UL Monroe4-8HC: Matt Viator · Run-leaning
2018UL Monroe6-6HC: Matt Viator · Balanced
2019UL Monroe5-7HC: Matt Viator · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 18.6 | 3.5 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 21.2 | 4.4 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 21.0 | 4.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 19.2 | 3.9 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Viator
Pass share
47.8%
410 pass / 447 run
Plays / game
71.4
12 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
433 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2019
50 carries and 5 catches in 10 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at UL Monroe
- 2019 UL Monroe ViatorYear 4 · 10 games
- 2018 UL Monroe ViatorYear 3 · 11 games
- 2017 UL Monroe ViatorYear 2 · 6 games
- 2016 UL Monroe ViatorYear 1 · 8 games
How it ended
Four seasons at UL Monroe, 727 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coach2016–2019
UL Monroe
Played his entire career under Matt Viator.