Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/18Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 18 inside-the-5 carries (11.1%).
Chris Childers
Last confirmed: Indiana, 2021. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 195 lb · Matteson, IL
Chris Childers: RB · Indiana · #28.
Chris Childers
He got to San Diego by way of Indiana. One game to point at: 34 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Michigan — Week 10, 2021.
How he plays
How he plays
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Indiana in the news
- Becker apologized to Day
The Herald-Times Oct 21 - Indiana's historic win streak ends
USA Today Oct 17 - Indiana releases projected depth chart
- Indiana updates depth chart, injury report
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Indiana | 37 | 137 | 3.7 | 1 |
| Career | 37 | 137 | 3.7 | 1 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Indiana | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 |
| Career | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 6-34@ No. 18 Iowa | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-14vs Idaho | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 4 | W 33-31@ Western Kentucky | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 5 | L 0-24@ No. 4 Penn State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 7 | L 15-20vs No. 10 Michigan State | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | 25 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-54vs No. 5 Ohio State | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 9 | L 35-38@ Maryland | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-29@ No. 9 Michigan | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 1 | 7 | Season-high 34 yds |
| Wk 11 | L 3-38vs Rutgers | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-44@ Purdue | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 37 | 137 | 3.7 | 1 | 25 |
Signature game
Week 10 · 2021
L 7-29
at Michigan
34 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
With J. Evans — 41.8 yards per punt · 8 punts · 2 inside the 20 · D. McCulley — 88 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 43.8 · 37 rush yds (14 car)
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 7 · Michigan State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.18Chris Childers run for 25 yds to the Ind 47 for a
- Week 10 · Michigan · 2nd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +1.90Chris Childers run for 1 yd for a TD, (Charles Campbell KICK)
- Week 7 · Michigan State · 3rd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +1.60Jack Tuttle pass complete to Chris Childers for 5 yds to the Ind 37 for a
- Week 11 · Rutgers · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +1.09Chris Childers run for 9 yds to the Rutgr 37 for a
- Week 7 · Michigan State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −0.87Chris Childers run for 1 yd to the Ind 38
- Week 11 · Rutgers · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −0.81Chris Childers run for 1 yd to the Ind 35
4 more plays
- Week 5 · Penn State · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +0.79Jack Tuttle pass complete to Chris Childers for 8 yds to the PnSt 39
- Week 10 · Michigan · 3rd and 2 · Q4 · EPA −0.75Chris Childers run for a loss of 2 yards to the Ind 31
- Week 13 · Purdue · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −0.60Chris Childers run for 2 yds to the Ind 35
- Week 11 · Rutgers · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −0.57Chris Childers run for 1 yd to the Rutgr 38
Teams and coaches
2021Indiana2-10HC: Tom Allen · Pass-heavy, slow tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 18.2 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 10.7 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 14.0 | 5.6 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 13.4 | 2.8 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tom Allen
Pass share
63.7%
390 pass / 222 run
Plays / game
51.0
12 games
Team sack rate
6.7%
430 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
37 carries and 3 catches in 10 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Three seasons, two schools
- Dec 2021 Entered the transfer portalIndiana to San Diego
- 2021 Indiana AllenYear 3 · 10 games
- 2020 Indiana AllenYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2019 Indiana StateYear 1 · 1 game
His moves
- Transferred from Indiana to San Diego, Dec 10, 2021.
How it ended
One season at Indiana, 137 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2022
- Transferred to San Diegofrom Indiana