Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/15Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 15 inside-the-5 carries (6.7%).
Martinez Syria
Last confirmed: Iowa State, 2014. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · Humble, TX
Martinez Syria: RB · Iowa State · #24.
Martinez Syria
On tape: 16 rushing yards against Texas, Week 8, 2014.
How he plays
How he plays
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Iowa State in the news
- Iowa State hires Jared Benko as athletics director
The Des Moines Register Oct 23 - Arizona players out for Iowa State game
Arizona Daily Star Oct 22 - Jared Benko named AD
Wide Right & Natty Lite Oct 16
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Iowa State | 20 | 47 | 2.4 | 1 |
| Career | 20 | 47 | 2.4 | 1 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Iowa State | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Career | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2014 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | L 28-49vs No. 7 Baylor | 8 | 15 | 1.9 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-37@ No. 21 Oklahoma State | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 7 | W 37-30vs Toledo | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 45-48@ Texas | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 | Season-high 16 yds |
| Wk 15 | L 3-55@ No. 4 TCU | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 20 | 47 | 2.4 | 1 | 7 |
Signature game
Week 7 · 2014
W 37-30
vs Toledo
2 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD
Edged out Toledo at home in a shootout.
With S. B. Richardson — 351 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 79.9 · 31 rush yds (13 car) · D. Montgomery — 9 rec · 90 yds
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 5 · Baylor · 4th and 1 · Q4 · EPA −3.41Martinez Syria run for a loss of 5 yards to the Bayl 29
- Week 5 · Baylor · 3rd and 4 · Q4 · EPA +1.18Martinez Syria run for 5 yds to the Bayl 33 for a
- Week 15 · TCU · 2nd and 3 · Q4 · EPA −1.14Martinez Syria run for a loss of 1 yard to the IowSt 31
- Week 6 · Oklahoma State · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +1.09Martinez Syria run for 2 yds to the IowSt 49 for a
- Week 7 · Toledo · 1st and 1 · Q3 · EPA +0.94Martinez Syria run for 1 yd for a TD, (Cole Netten KICK)
- Week 5 · Baylor · 2nd and 6 · Q2 · EPA −0.90Martinez Syria run for no gain to the IowSt 37
4 more plays
- Week 15 · TCU · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +0.60Martinez Syria run for 7 yds to the IowSt 32
- Week 7 · Toledo · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +0.52Martinez Syria run for 1 yd to the Toled 35 for a
- Week 5 · Baylor · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −0.48Martinez Syria run for 1 yd to the Bayl 32
- Week 5 · Baylor · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −0.43Martinez Syria run for 3 yds to the IowSt 41
Teams and coaches
2014Iowa State2-10HC: Paul Rhoads · Pass-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2014 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 8.5 | 1.4 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 10.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 8.3 | 1.6 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 11.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Paul Rhoads
Pass share
60.8%
508 pass / 328 run
Plays / game
69.7
12 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
556 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2014
20 carries and 1 catch in 5 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2014 season at Iowa State, 5 games
- 2014 Iowa State RhoadsYear 1 · 5 games
How it ended
One season at Iowa State, 47 rushing yards — his college career is complete.