Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
3/19Inside-5 share
3 of the team's 19 inside-the-5 carries (15.8%).
Matthew Murla
Last confirmed: Air Force, 2020. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 225 lb · Baton Rouge, LA
Matthew Murla: FB · Air Force · #32.
Matthew Murla
Second year in the Air Force backfield. On tape: 64 rushing yards against New Mexico, Week 12, 2020.
How he plays
How he plays
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Air Force in the news
Where to follow him
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | W 40-7vs Navy | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | L 6-17@ San José State | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 9 | L 30-49vs No. 25 Boise State | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 2 | 7 | |
| Wk 12 | W 28-0vs New Mexico | 7 | 64 | 9.1 | 0 | 25 | Season-high 64 yds |
| Wk 14 | W 35-7@ Utah State | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 16 | L 7-10@ Army | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 23 | 112 | 4.9 | 4 | 25 |
Signature game
Week 9 · 2020
L 30-49
vs Boise State
23 rush yds (9 car) · 2 TD
With J. Carlson — 43 yards per punt · 3 punts · 58 long · W. Bryan — 87 rush yds (19 car) · 38 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 14 · Utah State · 3rd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +2.45Matthew Murla run for 1 yd for a TD AIR FORCE Penalty, delay of game (-5 Yards) to the UthSt 8 (Tevye Schuettpelz-Rohl KICK) UTAH ST Penalty, Defensive offside ( Yards) declined
- Week 8 · San José State · 3rd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +2.41Matthew Murla run for 15 yds to the AFA 48 for a
- Week 9 · Boise State · 1st and 7 · Q4 · EPA +2.20Matthew Murla run for 7 yds for a TD (Tevye Schuettpelz-Rohl KICK)
- Week 9 · Boise State · 2nd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +1.90Matthew Murla run for 1 yd for a TD (Tevye Schuettpelz-Rohl KICK)
- Week 5 · Navy · 1st and 2 · Q4 · EPA +1.21Matthew Murla run for 2 yds for a TD (Tevye Schuettpelz-Rohl KICK)
- Week 12 · New Mexico · 3rd and 3 · Q1 · EPA +0.88Matthew Murla run for 5 yds to the AFA 26 for a
4 more plays
- Week 9 · Boise State · 3rd and 2 · Q4 · EPA −0.76Matthew Murla run for 1 yd to the BoiSt 32
- Week 12 · New Mexico · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +0.71Matthew Murla run for 14 yds to the NMex 33 for a
- Week 8 · San José State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −0.68Matthew Murla run for 2 yds to the AFA 47
- Week 9 · Boise State · 2nd and 3 · Q2 · EPA −0.63Matthew Murla run for 2 yds to the AFA 34
2020 snapshot
Season context: team record and system
2 seasons under Troy Calhoun — 14-5 over that span.
2019Air Force11-2HC: Troy Calhoun · Run-heavy
2020Air Force3-3HC: Troy Calhoun · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 29.7 | 4.6 | 1.0 |
| Road3g | 7.7 | 2.9 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 22.0 | 4.1 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Troy Calhoun
Pass share
16.7%
61 pass / 304 run
Plays / game
60.8
6 games
Team sack rate
3.1%
64 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2020
23 carries in 6 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Air Force
- 2020 Air Force CalhounYear 4 · 6 games
- 2019 Air Force CalhounYear 3 · 4 games
- 2018 Air Force CalhounYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2017 Air Force CalhounYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Two seasons at Air Force, 156 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
1 coach2017–2020
Air Force
Played his entire career under Troy Calhoun.