Tight end, Central Michigan, 2011–⁠15

Ben McCord

Number
No. 89
Height
6′4″
Hometown
Warren, MI

Ben McCord played tight end at Central Michigan (2011–⁠15).

Career highs

10catches, career highat Syracuse, 2015147receiving yards, career highat Syracuse, 20152receiving touchdowns, career highat Western Michigan, 2015

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2012Central Michigan9819.0122
2013Central Michigan7628.9030
2014Central Michigan1012412.4330
2015Central Michigan3961215.7583
Career6587913.5983

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011Central Michigan89TE
2012Central Michigan89TE
2013Central Michigan89TE
2014Central Michigan89TE
2015Central Michigan89TE6′4″

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013Central Michigan80.32––2.5–
2014Central Michigan111.37––15.1–
2015Central Michigan520.8794th (n=465)0.5345.26%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2015 Central Michigan 13 games, 39 catches, 612 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.Oklahoma StateL 13–⁠24459020
Sep 12vs.MonmouthW 31–⁠102100183
Sep 19atSyracuseL 27–⁠3010147127
Sep 26atMichigan StateL 10–⁠301707
Oct 3vs.Northern IllinoisW 29–⁠19119019
Oct 10atWestern MichiganL 39–⁠41441217
Oct 17vs.BuffaloW 51–⁠14219016
Oct 24atBall StateW 23–⁠2142309
Oct 31atAkronW 14–⁠6340027
Nov 10vs.ToledoL 23–⁠281404
Nov 18atKent StateW 27–⁠14111111
Nov 27vs.Eastern MichiganW 35–⁠284100038
Dec 28 ✦vs.MinnesotaL 14–⁠21242026
2014 Central Michigan 8 games, 10 catches, 124 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 6atPurdueW 38–⁠17111111
Sep 13vs.SyracuseL 3–⁠401606
Sep 27atToledoL 28–⁠421505
Oct 4vs.OhioW 28–⁠101303
Oct 11atNorthern IllinoisW 34–⁠17113113
Oct 18vs.Ball StateL 29–⁠32127027
Oct 25atBuffaloW 20–⁠14246030
Nov 22vs.Western MichiganL 20–⁠3221317
2013 Central Michigan 4 games, 7 catches, 62 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31atMichiganL 9–⁠591101
Sep 7vs.New HampshireW 24–⁠211505
Sep 14atUNLVL 21–⁠31214012
Oct 12atOhioW 26–⁠23342030
2012 Central Michigan 5 games, 9 catches, 81 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 20vs.Ball StateL 30–⁠41447122
Oct 27vs.AkronW 35–⁠141404
Nov 3vs.Western MichiganL 31–⁠4221709
Nov 10atEastern MichiganW 34–⁠311909
Dec 26 ✦vs.Western KentuckyW 24–⁠211404

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

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