Last confirmed: Southern Miss, 2015. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′8″ · Fort Loramie, OH
Delaunte' Thornton: RB · Southern Miss · #35.
Delaunte' Thornton
On tape: 80 rushing yards against Charlotte, Week 8, 2015.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
5.3% of carries overall (25/469) → 22.3% of Q4-with-lead carries (23/103) — 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.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
SuperTalk Mississippi Media Oct 23
Yahoo Sports Oct 12Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Southern Miss | 25 | 131 | 5.2 | 0 |
| Career | 25 | 131 | 5.2 | 0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2015 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 8 | W 44-10@ Charlotte | 11 | 80 | 7.3 | 0 | 22 | Season-high 80 yds |
| Wk 11 | W 65-10@ Rice | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 12 | W 56-31vs Old Dominion | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 25 | 131 | 5.2 | 0 | 22 |
Week 8 · 2015
W 44-10
at Charlotte
80 rush yds (11 car)
Dominant 34-point win on the road against Charlotte.
With J. Richard — 114 rush yds (13 car) · 1 TD · N. Mullens — 265 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 82.3 · 10 rush yds (2 car)
The plays that mattered most
Splits · Per-game
2015 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 26.0 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 52.5 | 5.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+3g | 43.7 | 4.9 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Todd Monken
Pass share
51.9%
531 pass / 492 run
Plays / game
73.1
14 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
565 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2015
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
One season at Southern Miss, 131 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
