Joey Mattord

#24 · RB · Sr. · Eastern Michigan6′0″ · 192 lb · Hartland, MI

Rushing yards286199th of 279 running backsLast gameL 7–35vs Central Michigan · Nov 4
Nextat Western MichiganTue Nov 17 · 7 pm ET
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286 rushing yards in 10 games; their best was 73 at Akron.
Game 1: against Sacramento State, win 28-17, 8 rushing yards8WSACGame 2: against San José State, loss 21-27, 10 rushing yards10LSJSUGame 3: at Michigan State, loss 7-35, 3 rushing yards3LMSU@Game 4: at Wisconsin, loss 10-54, 36 rushing yards36LWIS@Game 5: against Lindenwood, win 29-3, 48 rushing yards, FCS opponent48WLINFCSGame 6: at Massachusetts, win 38-14, 54 rushing yards, 1 touchdown54WMASS@Game 7: at Akron, win 25-23, 73 rushing yards73WAKR@Game 8: against Toledo, loss 14-34, 9 rushing yards9LTOLGame 9: at Ohio, loss 20-24, 24 rushing yards24LOHIO@Game 10: against Central Michigan, loss 7-35, 21 rushing yards21LCMUSeason high
Game 1: against Sacramento State, win 28-17, 8 rushing yardsWSACGame 2: against San José State, loss 21-27, 10 rushing yardsLSJSUGame 3: at Michigan State, loss 7-35, 3 rushing yardsLMSU@Game 4: at Wisconsin, loss 10-54, 36 rushing yardsLWIS@Game 5: against Lindenwood, win 29-3, 48 rushing yards, FCS opponentWLINFCSGame 6: at Massachusetts, win 38-14, 54 rushing yards, 1 touchdownWMASS@Game 7: at Akron, win 25-23, 73 rushing yards73WAKR@Game 8: against Toledo, loss 14-34, 9 rushing yardsLTOLGame 9: at Ohio, loss 20-24, 24 rushing yardsLOHIO@Game 10: against Central Michigan, loss 7-35, 21 rushing yards21LCMUSeason high
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Central Michigan · L 7-35

7 carries, 21 yards

The other 9 games average 29 yards. This one was 8 below.

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Dashed line: 100 yards.

This week

  • RecordEastern Michigan is 4-6.
  • Next gameat Western Michigan · Tue Nov 17

Worth knowing

  • Joey Mattord has 19.2 rushing yards a game at home, 38 on the road.

24% of the carries, 27% of the yards, 11% of the touchdowns

  • Carries24%67 of 285
  • Yards27%286 of 1,048
  • Touchdowns11%1 of 9

Share of the team's rushing yards, game by game

No bar in a game where the team had under 100 rushing yards: a share of that little says nothing.

Who carried it

Share of the team's total this season.

Joey Mattord

RB · Eastern Michigan · #24

Third year in the same backfield at Eastern Michigan. One game to point at: 73 rushing yards and 24 receiving yards against Akron — Week 6, 2026.

286 rushing yards · 1 rushing TD · 67 carries

Style of play

Style of play

Play style

Wins in space out of the backfield.

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