Running back, Ohio (from Iowa State), 2009–⁠13

Beau Blankenship

Number
No. 42
Height
5′9″
Hometown
Norman, OK
Born
Aug 13, 1990, in Norman, Oklahoma

Beau Blankenship played running back at Iowa State (2009) and Ohio (2011–⁠13).

At a glance

Best season
1,604
Rushing yards, 2012 (Ohio, 9–⁠4)
Best game
269 yards
At Massachusetts, week 5, 2012: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

269rushing yards, career highat Massachusetts, 20124rushing touchdowns, career highvs. UL Monroe, 20127catches, career highat Penn State, 2012

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2009Iowa State4112.805
2011Ohio934625.0448
2012Ohio3121,6045.11558
2013Ohio2049104.5553
Career6132,9874.92458

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2011Ohio3196.3011
2012Ohio211828.7128
2013Ohio15624.1010
Career392636.7128

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2009Iowa State42RB
2011Ohio42RB
2012Ohio42RB
2013Ohio42RB5′9″

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
2013Ohio218-0.108th (n=226)0.07-20.725%-0.08

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

2013 Ohio 13 games, 910 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1atLouisvilleL 7–⁠4912220527
Sep 7vs.North TexasW 27–⁠211483028––
Sep 14vs.MarshallW 34–⁠311636214214
Sep 21vs.Austin PeayW 38–⁠09380835
Oct 5atAkronW 43–⁠3146701919
Oct 12vs.Central MichiganL 23–⁠26217001126
Oct 19atEastern MichiganW 56–⁠28126222211
Oct 26vs.Miami (OH)W 41–⁠1620172053––
Nov 5atBuffaloL 3–⁠302068091−2
Nov 12atBowling GreenL 0–⁠49926012110
Nov 19vs.Kent StateL 13–⁠44237608212
Nov 29vs.MassachusettsW 51–⁠2313124150––
Dec 23 ✦vs.East CarolinaL 20–⁠37216607––
2012 Ohio 13 games, 1,604 rushing yards, 15 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1atPenn StateW 24–⁠1431109012772
Sep 8vs.New Mexico StateW 51–⁠2427168233––
Sep 15atMarshallW 27–⁠2430102021––
Sep 22vs.Norfolk StateW 44–⁠1025109115124
Sep 29atMassachusettsW 37–⁠3443269240111
Oct 6vs.BuffaloW 38–⁠312586114––
Oct 13vs.AkronW 34–⁠2817108017117
Oct 27atMiami (OH)L 20–⁠231674119217
Nov 1vs.Eastern MichiganW 45–⁠141172123312
Nov 7vs.Bowling GreenL 14–⁠261897018317
Nov 14atBall StateL 27–⁠522116135815
Nov 23atKent StateL 6–⁠282914503112
Dec 28 ✦vs.UL MonroeW 45–⁠141910442215
2011 Ohio 11 games, 462 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3atNew Mexico StateW 44–⁠241050124––
Sep 10vs.Gardner-WebbW 30–⁠3845019––
Sep 17vs.MarshallW 44–⁠77210713
Sep 24atRutgersL 26–⁠38––––216
Oct 8atBuffaloL 37–⁠381505––
Oct 22atAkronW 37–⁠2072316––
Nov 2vs.TempleW 35–⁠31637012––
Nov 10atCentral MichiganW 43–⁠2825129248––
Nov 16atBowling GreenW 29–⁠281055015––
Nov 22vs.Miami (OH)W 21–⁠14850015––
Dec 17 ✦vs.Utah StateW 24–⁠23114709––
2009 Iowa State 1 game, 11 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 19atKent StateW 34–⁠1441105––

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

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