Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
12/24Inside-5 share
12 of the team's 24 inside-the-5 carries (50.0%).
Cam McDaniel
Last confirmed: Notre Dame, 2014. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′10″ · Coppell, TX
Cam McDaniel: RB · Notre Dame · #33.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Cam McDaniel
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. A game that shows it: 41 rushing yards against Stanford — Week 6, 2014.
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.
Notre Dame in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Notre Dame | 77 | 278 | 3.6 | 4 |
| Career | 77 | 278 | 3.6 | 4 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Notre Dame | 9 | 76 | 8.4 | 0 |
| Career | 9 | 76 | 8.4 | 0 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2014 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-17vs Rice | 8 | 40 | 5.0 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-0vs Michigan | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Wk 3 | W 30-14vs Purdue | 9 | 32 | 3.6 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-15@ Syracuse | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 6 | W 17-14vs No. 14 Stanford | 15 | 41 | 2.7 | 0 | 14 | Season-high 41 yds |
| Wk 7 | W 50-43vs North Carolina | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 1 | 6 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-31@ No. 2 Florida State | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 10 | W 49-39@ Navy | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 11 | L 31-55@ No. 11 Arizona State | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 2 | 12 | |
| Wk 12 | L 40-43vs Northwestern | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 13 | L 28-31vs Louisville | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-49@ USC | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 6 | |
 Bowl | W 31-28@ No. 22 LSU | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 77 | 278 | 3.6 | 4 | 23 |
Signature game
Week 11 · 2014
L 31-55
24 rush yds (9 car) · 2 TD · 1 rec · 24 yds
With E. Golson — 446 yds · 2 TD · 4 INT · QBR 11.6 · K. Brindza — 44.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 2 inside the 20
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 12 · Northwestern · 2nd and 8 · Q4 · EPA −3.76Cam McDaniel run for 3 yds to the Nwest 28 Cam McDaniel fumbled, forced by Ibraheim Campbell, recovered by Nwest Jimmy Hall
- Week 11 · Arizona State · 4th and 1 · Q3 · EPA +2.79Cam McDaniel run for 1 yd for a TD, (Kyle Brindza KICK)
- Week 11 · Arizona State · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +2.45Cam McDaniel run for 1 yd for a TD, (Kyle Brindza KICK)
- Week 6 · Stanford · 2nd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +2.09Cam McDaniel run for 14 yds to the Stanf 47 for a
- Week 2 · Michigan · 2nd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +1.90Cam McDaniel run for 1 yd for a TD, (Kyle Brindza KICK)
- Week 1 · Rice · 2nd and 2 · Q3 · EPA −1.55Cam McDaniel run for a loss of 2 yards to the Rice 42
4 more plays
- Week 5 · Syracuse · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +1.53Cam McDaniel run for 8 yds to the NDame 35 for a
- Week 1 · Rice · 2nd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +1.51Cam McDaniel run for 23 yds to the NDame 45 for a
- Week 12 · Northwestern · 3rd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +1.50Cam McDaniel run for 5 yds to the Nwest 48 for a
- Week 6 · Stanford · 3rd and 5 · Q3 · EPA −1.47Cam McDaniel run for a loss of 2 yards to the Stanf 44
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
77 of 77 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
36%76 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds16%of carries
12 carries
Grind
1–3 yds47%of carries
36 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds29%of carries
22 carries
Explosive
10+ yds9%of carries
7 carries
7 of 9 (78%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 4 of 12 (33%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
3.6 yds/carry on 77 carries · 9% explosive (10+ yds) · 36% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2014Notre Dame8-5HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2014 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 25.0 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| Road3g | 12.7 | 3.1 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 26.4 | 3.7 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 15.5 | 4.5 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Kelly
Pass share
49.4%
462 pass / 473 run
Plays / game
71.9
13 games
Team sack rate
5.4%
504 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2014
77 carries and 9 catches in 13 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Notre Dame
- 2014 Notre Dame KellyYear 4 · 13 games
- 2013 Notre Dame KellyYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2012 Notre Dame KellyYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2011 Notre Dame KellyYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
One season at Notre Dame, 278 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2011–2014
1 coach2011–2014
Notre Dame
Played his entire career under Brian Kelly.