Last confirmed: North Texas, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′9″ · Sulphur Springs, TX
Willy Ivery: RB · North Texas · #29.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Willy Ivery
Wins in space out of the backfield. Willy Ivery has played for two head coaches in three seasons at North Texas. A game that shows it: 111 rushing yards and 1 reception against Southern Miss — Week 12, 2016.
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
23.3% of carries overall (85/365) → 36.7% of Q4-with-lead carries (22/60) — 68.2% 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
4 of the team's 24 inside-the-5 carries (16.7%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
University of North Texas Athletics Oct 20
CBS News Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | North Texas | 89 | 490 | 5.5 | 6 |
| 2015 | North Texas | 44 | 290 | 6.6 | 2 |
| 2014 | North Texas | 7 | −5 | −0.7 | 0 |
| Career | 140 | 775 | 5.5 | 8 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | North Texas | 25 | 173 | 6.9 | 2 |
| 2015 | North Texas | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 |
| 2014 | North Texas | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 1 |
| Career | 28 | 195 | 7.0 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 41-20vs Bethune-Cookman | 13 | 103 | 7.9 | 1 | 34 | |
| Wk 3 | L 0-32@ No. 23 Florida | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-35@ Rice | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 2 | 15 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-30vs Middle Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-21vs Marshall | 11 | 42 | 3.8 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-18@ Army | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-31@ UTSA | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 10 | L 24-45vs Louisiana Tech | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-45@ Western Kentucky | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 12 | W 29-23vs Southern Miss | 18 | 111 | 6.2 | 1 | 35 | Season-high 111 yds |
| Wk 13 | L 24-52@ UTEP | 13 | 98 | 7.5 | 1 | 25 | |
| Total | 89 | 490 | 5.5 | 6 | 35 |
Week 12 · 2016
W 29-23
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
43%86 carriesFumble rate
2.2%2 of 89 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.5 yds/carry on 89 carries · 21% explosive (10+ yds) · 43% success rate.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 54.6 | 4.4 | 0.6 |
| Road6g | 36.2 | 5.1 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 37.4 | 3.6 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 50.5 | 5.8 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Seth Littrell
Pass share
51.8%
449 pass / 417 run
Plays / game
66.6
13 games
Team sack rate
8.8%
488 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2016
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at North Texas, 775 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Dan McCarney → Seth Littrell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
