Last confirmed: Houston, 2021. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′6″ · 184 lb · Spring, TX · John Tyler
Chandler Smith: RB · Houston · #8.
Chandler Smith
Chandler Smith has been at Houston through two head coaches in four seasons. On tape: 38 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against UConn, Week 13, 2021.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
6.5% of carries overall (31/474) → 20.2% of Q4-with-lead carries (21/104) — 0.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2 of the team's 24 inside-the-5 carries (8.3%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Houston Chronicle Oct 4Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 44-7@ Rice | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-0vs Grambling | 11 | 27 | 2.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-10@ Tulsa | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 11 | W 37-8@ Temple | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 13 | W 45-17@ UConn | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 1 | 15 | Season-high 38 yds |
| Wk 14 | L 20-35@ No. 3 Cincinnati | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Total | 31 | 129 | 4.2 | 2 | 15 |
Week 13 · 2021
W 45-17
at UConn
The plays that mattered most
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 27.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 20.4 | 5.4 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 23.0 | 4.5 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 20.0 | 5.3 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dana Holgorsen
Pass share
47.6%
457 pass / 504 run
Plays / game
73.9
13 games
Team sack rate
7.4%
501 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Houston, 539 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 23 games over 4 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Major Applewhite → Dana Holgorsen. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
