Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
8/21Inside-5 share
8 of the team's 21 inside-the-5 carries (38.1%).
Richard McQuarley
Last confirmed: New Mexico, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · 221 lb · Meridian, MS · Itawamba C.C.
Richard McQuarley: RB · New Mexico · #3.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Richard McQuarley
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. A 2-star signing who has since put three seasons on the field at New Mexico. A game that shows it: 179 rushing yards and 5 rushing TD against Air Force — Week 5, 2017.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
New Mexico in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | New Mexico | 92 | 473 | 5.1 | 6 |
| 2016 | New Mexico | 143 | 656 | 4.6 | 18 |
| 2015 | New Mexico | 52 | 230 | 4.4 | 7 |
| Career | 287 | 1,359 | 4.7 | 31 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | New Mexico | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 |
| 2016 | New Mexico | 5 | 94 | 18.8 | 0 |
| 2015 | New Mexico | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 8 | 99 | 12.4 | 0 |
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 | W 38-14vs Abilene Christian | 10 | 22 | 2.2 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 2 | L 28-30vs New Mexico State | 10 | 30 | 3.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-28@ Boise State | 10 | 36 | 3.6 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 4 | W 16-13@ Tulsa | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 5 | W 56-38vs Air Force | 11 | 179 | 16.3 | 5 | 65 | Season-high 179 yds |
| Wk 7 | L 0-38@ Fresno State | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-27vs Colorado State | 11 | 73 | 6.6 | 1 | 22 | |
| Wk 9 | L 3-42@ Wyoming | 13 | 43 | 3.3 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-24vs Utah State | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-55@ Texas A&M | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | 2 | |
| Total | 92 | 473 | 5.1 | 6 | 65 |
Signature game
Week 5 · 2017
W 56-38
vs Air Force
179 rush yds (11 car) · 5 TD
Edged out Air Force at home in a shootout.
With C. Bojorquez — 51.4 yards per punt · 5 punts · 71 long · L. Jordan — 146 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 76.7 · 68 rush yds (10 car)
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 5 · Air Force · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +5.24Richard McQuarley run for 65 yds for a TD, (Jason Sanders KICK)
- Week 5 · Air Force · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +5.05Richard McQuarley run for 63 yds for a TD, (Jason Sanders KICK)
- Week 10 · Utah State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −4.47Richard McQuarley run for 2 yds to the UthSt 10 Richard McQuarley fumbled, forced by Justus Te'i, recovered by UthSt Justus Te'i
- Week 1 · Abilene Christian · 4th and 1 · Q1 · EPA −4.21Richard McQuarley run for no gain to the AblCh 1
- Week 8 · Colorado State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −3.71Richard McQuarley run for 7 yds to the ColSt 35 Richard McQuarley fumbled, forced by Shun Johnson, recovered by ColSt Jakob Buys
- Week 2 · New Mexico State · 2nd and 1 · Q2 · EPA −3.50Richard McQuarley run for a loss of 6 yards to the NMex 42 Richard McQuarley fumbled, recovered by NMxSt Malik Demby
4 more plays
- Week 4 · Tulsa · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −2.72Richard McQuarley run for 2 yds to the NMex 47 Richard McQuarley fumbled, forced by Jeremy Smith, recovered by Tulsa Cooper Edmiston
- Week 8 · Colorado State · 2nd and 3 · Q1 · EPA +2.21Richard McQuarley run for 3 yds for a TD, (Jason Sanders KICK)
- Week 5 · Air Force · 1st and 6 · Q3 · EPA +2.05Richard McQuarley run for 6 yds for a TD, (Jason Sanders KICK)
- Week 5 · Air Force · 1st and 5 · Q4 · EPA +1.88Richard McQuarley run for 5 yds for a TD, (Jason Sanders KICK)
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
92 of 92 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
44%92 carriesFumble rate
5.4%5 of 92 carries · 5 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds17%of carries
16 carries
Grind
1–3 yds38%of carries
35 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds36%of carries
33 carries
Explosive
10+ yds9%of carries
8 carries
6 of 10 (60%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 3 of 8 (38%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
5.1 yds/carry on 92 carries · 9% explosive (10+ yds) · 44% success rate.
Teams and coaches
3 seasons under Bob Davie, all run-heavy offenses — 19-19 over that span.
2015New Mexico7-6HC: Bob Davie · Run-heavy
2016New Mexico9-4HC: Bob Davie · Run-heavy
2017New Mexico3-9HC: Bob Davie · Run-heavy
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 | 68.2 | 6.4 | 1.2 |
| Road5g | 26.4 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 53.5 | 5.4 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 38.0 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Davie
Pass share
30.9%
241 pass / 539 run
Plays / game
65.0
12 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
267 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2017
92 carries, 3 catches and 1 pass attempt in 10 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Three seasons at New Mexico
- 2017 New Mexico DavieYear 3 · 10 games
- 2016 New Mexico DavieYear 2 · 13 games
- 2015 New Mexico DavieYear 1 · 12 games
- Before collegeSigned with New Mexico in 2015 as a 2-star junior college recruit out of Itawamba C.C., No. 321 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with New Mexico in the 2015 class, a 2-star recruit.
How it ended
Three seasons at New Mexico, 1,359 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 35 games over 3 seasons.
2015 12 games
- Signed with New Mexico2-star out of Itawamba C.C.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2017
1 coach2015–2017
New Mexico
Played his entire career under Bob Davie.