Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
6/33Inside-5 share
6 of the team's 33 inside-the-5 carries (18.2%).
Tyler Lavine
Tyler Lavine: RB · SMU · #31.
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Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Tyler Lavine
Wears you down at the goal line. Played for three head coaches at SMU: Sonny Dykes, Jim Leavitt and Rhett Lashlee. A game that shows it: 49 rushing yards and 3 rushing TD against Navy — Week 13, 2023.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-14vs Louisiana Tech | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 2 | L 11-28@ No. 18 Oklahoma | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | W 69-0vs Prairie View A&M | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-34@ TCU | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-16vs Charlotte | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 8 | W 55-0@ Temple | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 9 | W 69-10vs Tulsa | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 36-31@ Rice | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 1 | 4 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-21vs North Texas | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 1 | 5 | |
| Wk 13 | W 59-14vs Navy | 7 | 49 | 7.0 | 3 | 19 | Season-high 49 yds |
| Wk 14 | W 26-14@ No. 17 Tulane | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 | 18 | |
 Bowl | L 14-23vs Boston College | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 39 | 168 | 4.3 | 7 | 19 |
Signature game
Week 13 · 2023
W 59-14
vs Navy
49 rush yds (7 car) · 3 TD
Dominant 45-point win at home against Navy.
With P. Stone — 322 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 99.0 · R. Bujcevski — 47.5 yards per punt · 6 punts · 2 inside the 20
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Louisiana Tech · 4th and 1 · Q4 · EPA −3.41Tyler Lavine run for no gain to the LT 24
- Week 13 · Navy · 4th and 1 · Q2 · EPA +3.31Tyler Lavine run for 19 yds for a TD (Collin Rogers KICK)
- Week 14 · Tulane · 3rd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +3.10Kevin Jennings pass complete to Tyler Lavine for 17 yds to the TULN 46 for a
- Week 13 · Navy · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +2.45Tyler Lavine run for 1 yd for a TD (Collin Rogers KICK)
- Week 2 · Oklahoma · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.41Preston Stone pass complete to Tyler Lavine for 2 yds to the SMU 25 for a Oklahoma Penalty, personal foul (Adepoju Adebawore) to the SMU 40 for a
- Week 13 · Navy · 1st and 8 · Q2 · EPA +2.32Tyler Lavine run for 8 yds for a TD (Collin Rogers KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 1 · Louisiana Tech · 4th and 1 · Q1 · EPA +2.25Tyler Lavine run for 3 yds to the SMU 49 for a
- Week 11 · North Texas · 4th and 1 · Q2 · EPA +1.95Tyler Lavine run for 5 yds to the SMU 39 for a
- Week 9 · Tulsa · 2nd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +1.90Tyler Lavine run for 1 yd for a TD (Collin Rogers KICK)
- Week 11 · North Texas · 1st and 5 · Q3 · EPA +1.88Tyler Lavine run for 5 yds for a TD (Collin Rogers KICK)
Teams and coaches
2019SMU10-3HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced, fast tempo
2020SMU7-3HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced
2021SMU8-4HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced
2022SMU7-6HC: Rhett Lashlee · Balanced, fast tempo
2023SMU11-3HC: Rhett Lashlee · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 15.5 | 3.3 | 0.8 |
| Road5g | 14.0 | 4.5 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 9.7 | 3.1 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 18.3 | 4.1 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rhett Lashlee
Pass share
46.1%
463 pass / 541 run
Plays / game
71.7
14 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
455 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
39 carries and 7 catches in 12 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons at SMU
- 2023 SMU LashleeYear 5 · 12 games
- 2022 SMU LashleeYear 4 · 11 games
- 2021 SMU DykesYear 3 · 12 games
- 2020 SMU DykesYear 2 · 9 games
- 2019 SMU DykesYear 1 · 10 games
- High school Cedar ParkCedar Park, TX · Class of 2017Two-star, No. 2,961 in the 2017 class. Signed with SMU.
How it ended
Five seasons at SMU, 1,415 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 54 games over five seasons.
2017
- Signed with SMUTwo-star, out of Cedar Park
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coaches2019–2021
SMU
Coaching transition mid-career: Sonny Dykes → Rhett Lashlee. Worth noting in scheme + development context.