Last confirmed: Arkansas State, 2015. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′9″ · Camden, MS
Michael Gordon: RB · Arkansas State · #34.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Michael Gordon
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. He has spent two seasons in the Arkansas State backfield. One game to point at: 221 rushing yards and 3 rushing TD against Idaho — Week 5, 2015.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
29.0% of carries overall (164/566) → 19.8% of Q4-with-lead carries (18/91) — 55.6% 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
7 of the team's 32 inside-the-5 carries (21.9%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Arkansas State | 166 | 1,058 | 6.4 | 9 |
| 2014 | Arkansas State | 159 | 1,100 | 6.9 | 13 |
| Career | 325 | 2,158 | 6.6 | 22 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Arkansas State | 13 | 81 | 6.2 | 2 |
| 2014 | Arkansas State | 25 | 191 | 7.6 | 1 |
| Career | 38 | 272 | 7.2 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2015 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 6-55@ No. 8 USC | 11 | 53 | 4.8 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-27vs No. 21 Missouri | 17 | 67 | 3.9 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 3 | W 70-7vs Missouri State | 9 | 92 | 10.2 | 1 | 36 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-37@ Toledo | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 5 | W 49-35vs Idaho | 25 | 221 | 8.8 | 3 | 59 | Season-high 221 yds |
| Wk 7 | W 49-31@ South Alabama | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 8 | W 37-27vs Louisiana | 14 | 73 | 5.2 | 1 | 26 | |
| Wk 9 | W 48-34vs Georgia State | 14 | 59 | 4.2 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 10 | W 40-27@ App State | 17 | 136 | 8.0 | 1 | 73 | |
| Wk 11 | W 59-21@ UL Monroe | 13 | 74 | 5.7 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 13 | W 52-28@ New Mexico State | 11 | 75 | 6.8 | 1 | 29 | |
| Wk 14 | W 55-17vs Texas State | 20 | 148 | 7.4 | 1 | 29 | |
 Bowl | L 28-47@ Louisiana Tech | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 166 | 1058 | 6.4 | 9 | 73 |
Week 5 · 2015
W 49-35
vs Idaho
221 rush yds (25 car) · 3 TD
Edged out Idaho at home in a shootout.
With L. Ferguson — 49 yards per punt · 4 punts · 61 long · J. Tabary — 188 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 34.6
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
45%164 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds6.4 yds/carry on 166 carries · 17% explosive (10+ yds) · 45% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
2 seasons under Blake Anderson — 16-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2015 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 110 | 6.6 | 1.0 |
| Road6g | 65.8 | 5.7 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 70.4 | 5.4 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 94.2 | 6.2 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Anderson
Pass share
38.1%
365 pass / 593 run
Plays / game
73.7
13 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
398 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2015
166 carries and 13 catches in 13 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Arkansas State, 2,158 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2012–2015
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Gus Malzahn, Bryan Harsin, and Blake Anderson. Multi-era developmental context.
