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%).
Nick Sharga
Last confirmed: Temple, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 240 lb · Cherryville, PA
Nick Sharga: FB · Temple · #4.
Nick Sharga
Nick Sharga has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Temple. A game that shows it: 17 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Villanova — Week 2, 2017.
How he plays
How he plays
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Temple in the news
Where to follow him
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-49@ Notre Dame | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 2 | W 16-13vs Villanova | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 1 | 15 | Season-high 17 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 29-21vs Massachusetts | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-43@ No. 21 South Florida | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-20vs Houston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 34-10@ East Carolina | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-28vs UConn | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-31@ Army | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 34-26vs Navy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 43-22@ Tulsa | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Total | 21 | 53 | 2.5 | 1 | 15 |
Signature game
Week 2 · 2017
W 16-13
vs Villanova
17 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
With L. Marchi — 274 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 66.6 · A. Starzyk — 44.2 yards per punt · 5 punts · 49 long
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Notre Dame · 3rd and 2 · Q1 · EPA +1.32Nick Sharga run for 4 yds to the NDame 45 for a
- Week 2 · Villanova · 2nd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +1.22Nick Sharga run for 15 yds to the Villa 44 for a
- Week 2 · Villanova · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.19Nick Sharga run for a loss of 1 yard to the Villa 45
- Week 4 · South Florida · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −1.15Nick Sharga run for no gain to the Temp 47
- Week 2 · Villanova · 1st and 1 · Q2 · EPA +0.94Nick Sharga run for 1 yd for a TD, (Austin Jones KICK)
- Week 6 · East Carolina · 3rd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +0.86Nick Sharga run for 2 yds to the Temp 30 for a
4 more plays
- Week 8 · Army · 1st and 2 · Q3 · EPA −0.85Nick Sharga run for no gain to the Army 2
- Week 3 · Massachusetts · 2nd and 4 · Q4 · EPA −0.71Nick Sharga run for no gain to the Temp 26
- Week 1 · Notre Dame · 3rd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +0.60Nick Sharga run for 2 yds to the NDame 31 for a
- Week 2 · Villanova · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +0.53Nick Sharga run for 2 yds to the Villa 33 for a
2017 snapshot
Season context: team record and system
2015Temple10-4HC: Matt Rhule · Run-leaning
2016Temple10-4HC: Matt Rhule · Run-leaning
2017Temple7-6HC: Geoff Collins · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 6.6 | 1.9 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 4.0 | 1.9 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 7.3 | 2.4 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Geoff Collins
Pass share
49.6%
450 pass / 458 run
Plays / game
69.8
13 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
484 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2017
21 carries and 1 catch in 10 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Temple
- 2017 Temple CollinsYear 4 · 10 games
- 2016 Temple RhuleYear 3 · 10 games
- 2015 Temple RhuleYear 2 · 2 games
- 2014 Temple RhuleYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Three seasons at Temple, 150 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
2 coaches2014–2016
Temple
Coaching transition mid-career: Matt Rhule → Geoff Collins. Worth noting in scheme + development context.