Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/26Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 26 inside-the-5 carries (7.7%).
Mitchell Harger
Last confirmed: Iowa State, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′10″ · Alburnett, IA
Mitchell Harger: RB · Iowa State · #22.
Mitchell Harger
Two seasons at Iowa State, two different head coaches: Paul Rhoads and Matt Campbell. A game that shows it: 58 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Kansas — Week 11, 2016.
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Iowa State | 18 | 109 | 6.1 | 1 |
| 2015 | Iowa State | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 0 |
| Career | 24 | 143 | 6.0 | 1 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Iowa State | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 2015 | Iowa State | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 |
| Career | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 3-42@ No. 16 Iowa | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-41@ TCU | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 4 | W 44-10vs San José State | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 10 | L 24-34vs No. 12 Oklahoma | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | W 31-24@ Kansas | 8 | 58 | 7.3 | 1 | 17 | Season-high 58 yds |
| Wk 12 | W 66-10vs Texas Tech | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 13 | L 19-49vs No. 19 West Virginia | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 13 | |
| Total | 18 | 109 | 6.1 | 1 | 17 |
Signature game
Week 11 · 2016
W 31-24
at Kansas
58 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.
With J. Park — 205 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 81.4 · D. Montgomery — 169 rush yds (24 car)
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 11 · Kansas · 3rd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +2.82Mitchell Harger run for 6 yds for a TD, (Two-Point Conversion failed )
- Week 2 · Iowa · 3rd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +1.89Jacob Park pass complete to Mitchell Harger for 12 yds to the IowSt 35 for a
- Week 11 · Kansas · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.50Mitchell Harger run for 16 yds to the 50 yard line for a
- Week 3 · TCU · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.21Joel Lanning pass complete to Mitchell Harger for 9 yds to the TCU 45
- Week 3 · TCU · 3rd and 12 · Q1 · EPA −1.05Jacob Park pass complete to Mitchell Harger for a loss of 2 yards to the TCU 46
- Week 10 · Oklahoma · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −0.63Mitchell Harger run for 2 yds to the IowSt 37
4 more plays
- Week 4 · San José State · 2nd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +0.62Mitchell Harger run for 8 yds to the IowSt 35 for a
- Week 11 · Kansas · 2nd and 3 · Q3 · EPA +0.57Mitchell Harger run for 4 yds to the Kans 4 for a
- Week 13 · West Virginia · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +0.51Mitchell Harger run for 8 yds to the WVirg 22
- Week 13 · West Virginia · 3rd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +0.49Mitchell Harger run for 13 yds to the WVirg 9 for a
Teams and coaches
2015Iowa State3-9HC: Paul Rhoads · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2016Iowa State3-9HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 11.5 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 21.0 | 4.9 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 6.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 22.8 | 5.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Campbell
Pass share
46.9%
398 pass / 451 run
Plays / game
70.8
12 games
Team sack rate
7.2%
442 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2016
18 carries and 3 catches in 7 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons at Iowa State
- 2016 Iowa State CampbellYear 5 · 7 games
- 2015 Iowa State RhoadsYear 4 · 3 games
- 2014 Iowa State RhoadsYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2013 Iowa State RhoadsYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2012 Iowa State RhoadsYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Two seasons at Iowa State, 143 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
2 coaches2012–2015
Iowa State
Coaching transition mid-career: Paul Rhoads → Matt Campbell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.