Running back, Miami (OH), 2014–⁠18

Alonzo Smith

Number
No. 26
Height
5′10″
Weight
208 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Alonzo Smith played running back at Miami (OH) (2014–⁠18).

At a glance

Best season
746
Rushing yards, 2018 (Miami (OH), 6–⁠6)
Best game
207 yards
Vs. Ball State, week 13, 2018: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

207rushing yards, career highvs. Ball State, 20183rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Ball State, 2018

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Miami (OH)1244984.0538
2016Miami (OH)1637094.3370
2017Miami (OH)1446604.6227
2018Miami (OH)1417465.3956
Career5722,6134.61970

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Miami (OH)10797.9019
2016Miami (OH)88911.1217
2017Miami (OH)9748.2023
2018Miami (OH)10696.9014
Career373118.4223

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2017Miami (OH)71060

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2014Miami (OH)26RBRS
2015Miami (OH)26RBFr.
2016Miami (OH)26RBSo.
2017Miami (OH)26RBJr.
2018Miami (OH)26RBSr.5′10″208

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2015Miami (OH)1400.0120th (n=268)0.121.717%-0.06
2016Miami (OH)1750.0834th (n=259)0.1313.521%0.11
2017Miami (OH)1560.0835th (n=287)0.1212.722%0.08
2018Miami (OH)1290.2987th (n=300)0.1537.121%0.29

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2018 Miami (OH) 11 games, 746 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.MarshallL 28–⁠35835118326
Sep 8vs.CincinnatiL 0–⁠21760516
Sep 15atMinnesotaL 3–⁠26515016––
Sep 22atBowling GreenW 38–⁠231916403413
Sep 29vs.Western MichiganL 39–⁠40132007––
Oct 6atAkronW 41–⁠171350111334
Oct 13vs.Kent StateW 31–⁠6752031––
Oct 30atBuffaloL 42–⁠511363214––
Nov 7vs.OhioW 30–⁠28209421211
Nov 14atNorthern IllinoisW 13–⁠718400111−1
Nov 20vs.Ball StateW 42–⁠2118207356––
2017 Miami (OH) 10 games, 660 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2atMarshallL 26–⁠311359018––
Sep 9vs.Austin PeayW 31–⁠102285012––
Sep 23atCentral MichiganW 31–⁠141560013––
Sep 30atNotre DameL 17–⁠521066027314
Oct 7vs.Bowling GreenL 29–⁠371046014232
Oct 14atKent StateL 14–⁠171496021––
Oct 21vs.BuffaloW 24–⁠14225116––
Oct 31atOhioL 28–⁠45108112215
Nov 7vs.AkronW 24–⁠141351017––
Nov 15vs.Eastern MichiganL 24–⁠271565010323
2016 Miami (OH) 13 games, 709 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3atIowaL 21–⁠451358110––
Sep 10vs.Eastern IllinoisL 17–⁠212798013––
Sep 17vs.Western KentuckyL 24–⁠311030010––
Sep 24atCincinnatiL 20–⁠27102305117
Oct 1vs.OhioL 7–⁠171459011––
Oct 8atAkronL 13–⁠351786018––
Oct 15vs.Kent StateW 18–⁠14112409115
Oct 22atBowling GreenW 40–⁠261444112334
Oct 29atEastern MichiganW 28–⁠15175917––
Nov 4vs.Central MichiganW 37–⁠1783301317
Nov 12atBuffaloW 35–⁠2479107019
Nov 22vs.Ball StateW 21–⁠20118405017
Dec 26 ✦vs.Mississippi StateL 16–⁠17420011––
2015 Miami (OH) 12 games, 498 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.PresbyterianW 26–⁠7128622824
Sep 12atWisconsinL 0–⁠584603––
Sep 19vs.CincinnatiL 33–⁠371356012114
Sep 26atWestern KentuckyL 14–⁠569150519
Oct 3atKent StateL 14–⁠2091917217
Oct 10atOhioL 3–⁠343303––
Oct 17vs.Northern IllinoisL 12–⁠4511570191−1
Oct 24atWestern MichiganL 13–⁠35636038––
Oct 29vs.BuffaloL 24–⁠2941207––
Nov 7vs.Eastern MichiganW 28–⁠13209312117
Nov 14vs.AkronL 28–⁠3776010229
Nov 21atMassachusettsW 20–⁠1326109118––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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