Jacksonville State · W 29-27
No carries.
South Alabama · L 36-41
No carries.
Kent State · W 13-10
No carries.
Eastern Michigan · W 24-20
No carries.
Akron · W 28-20
1 carry, 2 yards
The other 4 games average 55 yards. This one was 53 below.
Brown has carries in 5 of Ohio’s 9 games: none in the other 4.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Irving Brown
A game that shows it: 97 rushing yards against Stonehill — Week 4, 2026.
221 rushing yards · 1 rushing TD · 24 carries
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Eleven Warriors Oct 27
The Columbus Dispatch Oct 20Against Akron on Nov. 3: 1 carry for 2 yards. In the 5 games drawn here: 16 carries for 124 yards.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ohio | 24 | 221 | 9.2 | 1 | 60 |
| Career | 24 | 221 | 9.2 | 1 | 60 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ohio | 1 | −5 | −5.0 | 0 |
| Career | 1 | −5 | −5.0 | 0 |
Last game (Wk 10): 2 rushing yards.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-49@ Nebraska | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 3 | L 36-41@ South Alabama | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-7vs Stonehill | 8 | 97 | 12.1 | 0 | 60 | Season-high 97 yds |
| Wk 6 | W 31-14vs Central Michigan | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 7 | W 48-7@ Sacramento State | 8 | 87 | 10.9 | 1 | 50 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-20@ Akron | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Total | 24 | 221 | 9.2 | 1 | 60 |
Week 4 · 2026
W 35-7
vs Stonehill
97 rush yds (8 car)
Dominant 28-point win at home against Stonehill.
With M. Vezza — 207 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 66.2 · 39 rush yds (6 car) · 2 TD · D. Dorwart — 1 rec · 42 yds · 1 TD · 21 rush yds (1 car)
The plays that mattered most
Ratings of the games shown run from -29 to +15 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 61.0 | 8.6 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 24.8 | 6.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 43.8 | 8.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
John Hauser
Pass share
38.1%
206 pass / 335 run
Plays / game
60.1
9 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
233 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
The No. 2,468 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the Mid-American.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brian Smith → John Hauser. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
