Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
36.7% of carries overall (198/540) → 39.0% of Q4-with-lead carries (23/59) — 82.6% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Last confirmed: Tulsa, 2015. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · Jenks, OK
Zack Langer: RB · Tulsa · #24.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Zack Langer
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Zack Langer has been at Tulsa through two head coaches in two seasons. A game that shows it: 161 rushing yards and 20 receiving yards against Oklahoma — Week 3, 2015.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
36.7% of carries overall (198/540) → 39.0% of Q4-with-lead carries (23/59) — 82.6% 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
24 of 33 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (72.7%). 29 of the team's 42 inside-the-5 carries (69.0%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2015 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 47-44vs Florida Atlantic | 24 | 89 | 3.7 | 3 | 18 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 2 | W 40-21@ New Mexico | 33 | 139 | 4.2 | 1 | 16 | |
| Wk 3 | L 38-52@ No. 16 Oklahoma | 31 | 161 | 5.2 | 1 | 46 | Season-high 161 yds |
| Wk 5 | L 24-38vs Houston | 19 | 62 | 3.3 | 3 | 8 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 6 | W 34-24vs UL Monroe | 28 | 69 | 2.5 | 2 | 12 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-30@ East Carolina | 18 | 76 | 4.2 | 1 | 18 | |
| Wk 9 | W 40-31@ SMU | 16 | 35 | 2.2 | 3 | 9 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 11 | L 38-49@ Cincinnati | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 21-44vs No. 19 Navy | 15 | 69 | 4.6 | 2 | 15 | |
| Wk 13 | W 45-34@ Tulane | 8 | 14 | 1.8 | 1 | 5 | |
Bowl | L 52-55@ Virginia Tech | 8 | 63 | 7.9 | 1 | 43 | |
| Total | 201 | 777 | 3.9 | 18 | 46 |
Week 3 · 2015
L 38-52
at Oklahoma
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%193 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds3.9 yds/carry on 201 carries · 7% 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
2015 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 72.2 | 3.5 | 2.5 |
| Road6g | 70.8 | 2.9 | 1.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 94.1 | 4.4 | 1.7 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 29.5 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Philip Montgomery
Pass share
45.5%
489 pass / 586 run
Plays / game
82.7
13 games
Team sack rate
7.6%
542 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2015
201 carries and 4 catches in 11 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Tulsa, 1,578 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2011–2015
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bill Blankenship → Philip Montgomery. Worth noting in scheme + development context.