Last confirmed: Toledo, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′10″ · 205 lb · Aliquippa, PA
Terry Swanson: RB · Toledo · #2.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Terry Swanson
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Four seasons at Toledo, two different head coaches: Matt Campbell and Jason Candle. On tape: 192 rushing yards and 1 reception against Bowling Green, Week 12, 2017.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
45.6% of carries overall (240/526) → 19.5% of Q4-with-lead carries (23/118) — 52.2% 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
11 of 20 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (55.0%). 13 of the team's 41 inside-the-5 carries (31.7%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 47-13vs Elon | 11 | 36 | 3.3 | 2 | 8 | |
| Wk 2 | W 37-24@ Nevada | 27 | 101 | 3.7 | 2 | 12 | |
| Wk 3 | W 54-51vs Tulsa | 19 | 139 | 7.3 | 1 | 49 | |
| Wk 4 | L 30-52@ No. 14 Miami | 20 | 79 | 4.0 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 7 | W 30-10@ Central Michigan | 23 | 145 | 6.3 | 2 | 48 | |
| Wk 8 | W 48-21vs Akron | 20 | 123 | 6.2 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 9 | W 58-17@ Ball State | 11 | 105 | 9.5 | 1 | 71 | |
| Wk 10 | W 27-17vs Northern Illinois | 29 | 116 | 4.0 | 3 | 22 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 11 | L 10-38@ Ohio | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 12 | W 66-37@ Bowling Green | 23 | 192 | 8.3 | 0 | 25 | Season-high 192 yds |
| Wk 13 | W 37-10vs Western Michigan | 21 | 94 | 4.5 | 1 | 27 | |
| Wk 14 | W 45-28vs Akron | 21 | 180 | 8.6 | 2 | 54 | 180-yard day |
 Bowl | L 0-34vs App State | 11 | 44 | 4.0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Total | 242 | 1363 | 5.6 | 14 | 71 |
Week 10 · 2017
W 27-17
116 rush yds (29 car) · 3 TD
With L. Woodside — 361 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 76.2 · 17 rush yds (7 car) · D. Johnson — 10 rec · 166 yds
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%230 carriesFumble rate
0.8%2 of 242 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.6 yds/carry on 242 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+)
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 102 | 5.1 | 1.4 |
| Road6g | 105 | 5.5 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 90.7 | 4.8 | 1.2 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 117 | 6.1 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Pass share
43.6%
423 pass / 547 run
Plays / game
69.3
14 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
457 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
242 carries and 20 catches in 13 games, more touches a game than nearly every FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Toledo, 3,601 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 49 games over 4 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Matt Campbell → Jason Candle. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
