Sieh Bangura is a running back at Ohio who has not played in Ohio's 9 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
The consensus depth chart of May 27 lists Bangura at RB, No. 1.
Ohio lists 9 running backs this season.
Ohio is 7-2. Next: at Miami (OH), Tue Nov 10.
Bangura does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. All-MAC in 2025 was the third season with an honor. On tape: 196 rushing yards and 2 rushing TD against Massachusetts, Week 13, 2025.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 12.9% of the season's rushing yards came on the 5 best carries — remarkably even — and the back is stuffed on 8.9% of carries. 12 carries for 24 yds vs Ohio State; 25 for 191 vs Massachusetts.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
46.2% of carries overall (242/524) → 45.8% of Q4-with-lead carries (54/118) — 90.7% 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
14 of 16 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (87.5%). 19 of the team's 37 inside-the-5 carries (51.4%).
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 31-34@ Rutgers | 16 | 86 | 5.4 | 0 | 24 | |
| Wk 2 | W 17-10vs West Virginia | 20 | 66 | 3.3 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 3 | L 9-37@ No. 1 Ohio State | 12 | 24 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 4 | W 52-35vs Gardner-Webb | 18 | 123 | 6.8 | 3 | 32 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 5 | W 35-20vs Bowling Green | 18 | 115 | 6.4 | 0 | 28 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-20@ Ball State | 15 | 67 | 4.5 | 0 | 29 | |
| Wk 8 | W 48-21vs Northern Illinois | 22 | 147 | 6.7 | 3 | 49 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 9 | W 28-21@ Eastern Michigan | 18 | 100 | 5.6 | 2 | 22 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-20vs Miami (OH) | 17 | 102 | 6.0 | 1 | 22 | |
| Wk 12 | L 13-17@ Western Michigan | 16 | 97 | 6.1 | 1 | 26 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-14vs Massachusetts | 27 | 196 | 7.3 | 2 | 33 | Season-high 196 yds |
| Wk 14 | W 31-26@ Buffalo | 22 | 120 | 5.5 | 1 | 24 | |
 Bowl | W 17-10vs UNLV | 19 | 149 | 7.8 | 1 | 31 | |
| Total | 240 | 1392 | 5.8 | 15 | 49 |
Week 4 · 2025
W 52-35
vs Gardner-Webb
123 rush yds (18 car) · 3 TD
Edged out Gardner-Webb at home in a shootout.
With P. Navarro — 290 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 70.7 · 72 rush yds (9 car) · C. Hendricks — 8 rec · 144 yds · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How the yards come, and how often it works
Success rate
45%218 carriesFumble rate
0.8%2 of 240 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.8 yds/carry on 240 carries · 15% explosive (10+ yds) · 45% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 125 | 6.1 | 1.7 |
| Road6g | 82.3 | 4.9 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 90.0 | 5.2 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 127 | 6.2 | 1.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Smith
Pass share
36.6%
311 pass / 539 run
Plays / game
65.4
13 games
Team sack rate
7.7%
337 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
First team in the league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #21 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-MAC
Based on 2025: #1 of 30 Mid-American RBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 49% of returning players who ranked #1–3 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 43–54%).
Returning starter at running back for a 9-4 Ohio team that went +3 in the portal. The No. 1,280 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the Mid-American as a senior.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
The snaps went the other way.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 1ST TEAM
All-MAC 1st team (2025)
Weekly recognition
3 weekly honors (2025)
7 career weekly honors across 3 seasons
Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Tim Albin, P.J. Fleck, Brian Smith and John Hauser.
