Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
3 of the team's 22 inside-the-5 carries (13.6%).
Ole Miss · L 38-41
No carries.
SMU · W 41-31
No carries.
NC State · L 28-31
No carries.
Syracuse · W 34-26
No carries.
Davis has carries in 4 of Louisville’s 8 games: none in the other 4.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Marquise Davis
The two seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Eli Drinkwitz and Jeff Brohm. One game to point at: 86 rushing yards and 2 rushing TD against Villanova — Week 2, 2026.
144 rushing yards · 3 rushing TD · 18 carries
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
3 of the team's 22 inside-the-5 carries (13.6%).
Against Stanford on Oct. 31: 1 carry for -4 yards. In the 4 games drawn here: 18 carries for 140 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 | Louisville | 18 | 140 | 7.8 | 3 | 39 |
| 2025 | Missouri | 34 | 200 | 5.9 | 2 | 23 |
| Career | 52 | 340 | 6.5 | 5 | 39 |
Last game (Wk 9): −4 rushing yards.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 59-13vs Villanova | 7 | 86 | 12.3 | 2 | 39 | Season-high 86 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 27-30vs Wake Forest | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | W 44-20vs Florida State | 9 | 56 | 6.2 | 1 | 21 | |
| Wk 9 | W 52-24vs Stanford | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 140 | 7.8 | 3 | 39 |
Week 2 · 2026
W 59-13
vs Villanova
86 rush yds (7 car) · 2 TD
Dominant 46-point win at home against Villanova.
With L. Kienholz — 332 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 93.7 · 42 rush yds (6 car) · 2 TD · T. Richardson — 7 rec · 98 yds · 11 rush yds (1 car)
The plays that mattered most
Ratings of the games shown run from -11 to +12 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 35.0 | 4.1 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 48.0 | 6.8 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | -4.0 | -4.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Pass share
43.9%
215 pass / 275 run
Plays / game
61.2
8 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
241 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Eli Drinkwitz and Jeff Brohm.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Louisville