Last confirmed: Tennessee, 2021. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′8″ · 195 lb · Dallas, TX
Marcus Pierce: RB · Tennessee · #30.
Marcus Pierce
One game to point at: 45 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Missouri — Week 5, 2021.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
5.9% of carries overall (31/526) → 24.8% of Q4-with-lead carries (27/109) — 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
3 of the team's 34 inside-the-5 carries (8.8%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Sports Illustrated Oct 21
Bleacher Report Oct 19
Knoxville News Sentinel Oct 14Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Tennessee | 32 | 130 | 4.1 | 1 |
| Career | 32 | 130 | 4.1 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-6vs Bowling Green | 8 | 36 | 4.5 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 3 | W 56-0vs Tennessee Tech | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 5 | W 62-24@ Missouri | 11 | 45 | 4.1 | 1 | 27 | Season-high 45 yds |
| Wk 6 | W 45-20vs South Carolina | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 7 | L 26-31vs No. 13 Ole Miss | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | W 60-14vs South Alabama | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Total | 32 | 130 | 4.1 | 1 | 27 |
Week 5 · 2021
W 62-24
at Missouri
The plays that mattered most
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 17.0 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 45.0 | 4.1 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 22.4 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 18.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Josh Heupel
Pass share
39.5%
374 pass / 572 run
Plays / game
78.8
12 games
Team sack rate
10.0%
430 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
One season at Tennessee, 130 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jeremy Pruitt → Josh Heupel. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
