Running back, Penn State, 2011–⁠14

Bill Belton

Number
No. 1
Height
5′10″
Hometown
Sicklerville, NJ

Bill Belton played running back at Penn State (2011–⁠14).

Career highs

201rushing yards, career highvs. Illinois, 20133rushing touchdowns, career highat Iowa, 2012

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2011*Penn State13655.0013
2012*Penn State602584.3323
2013Penn State1578035.1551
2014Penn State1255264.2692
Career3551,6524.71492

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2011*Penn State100.000
2012*Penn State9505.6111
2013Penn State1515810.5230
2014Penn State262017.7124
Career514098.0430

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2011*Penn State1150
2012*Penn State91400
2013Penn State4750
Career142300

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011Penn State1RB
2012Penn State1RB
2013Penn State1RB
2014Penn State1RB5′10″

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
2013Penn State1660.1060th (n=226)0.0716.421%0.03
2014Penn State1640.0221st (n=253)0.123.117%0.18

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

2014 Penn State 13 games, 526 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30vs.UCFW 26–⁠24101601130
Sep 6vs.AkronW 21–⁠393604491
Sep 13atRutgersW 13–⁠10153614520
Sep 20vs.MassachusettsW 48–⁠77762–––
Sep 27vs.NorthwesternL 6–⁠2982505150
Oct 11atMichiganL 13–⁠18146904260
Oct 25vs.Ohio StateL 24–⁠31981250
Nov 1vs.MarylandL 19–⁠208140–––
Nov 8atIndianaW 13–⁠7161371–––
Nov 15vs.TempleW 30–⁠1319921160
Nov 22atIllinoisL 14–⁠16660190
Nov 29vs.Michigan StateL 10–⁠341301120
Dec 27 ✦vs.Boston CollegeW 31–⁠303803140
2013 Penn State 11 games, 803 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.SyracuseW 23–⁠176190–––
Sep 7vs.Eastern MichiganW 45–⁠7910821210
Sep 14vs.UCFL 31–⁠345360–––
Sep 21vs.Kent StateW 34–⁠0139001151
Oct 5atIndianaL 24–⁠44103103241
Oct 12vs.MichiganW 43–⁠40278513260
Oct 26atOhio StateL 14–⁠6322980190
Nov 2vs.IllinoisW 24–⁠17362011280
Nov 9atMinnesotaL 10–⁠2474702410
Nov 16vs.PurdueW 45–⁠2119811190
Nov 30atWisconsinW 31–⁠24370150
2012 Penn State 7 games, 258 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1vs.OhioL 14–⁠24135303161
Sep 29atIllinoisW 35–⁠716650–––
Oct 6vs.NorthwesternW 39–⁠2841201−10
Oct 20atIowaW 38–⁠14161033–––
Oct 27vs.Ohio StateL 23–⁠35102605350
Nov 10atNebraskaL 23–⁠321−10–––
Nov 24vs.WisconsinW 24–⁠21––––––
2011 Penn State 4 games, 65 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 24vs.Eastern MichiganW 34–⁠6–––100
Nov 19atOhio StateW 20–⁠144150–––
Nov 26atWisconsinL 7–⁠453120–––
Jan 2 ✦vs.HoustonL 14–⁠306380–––

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2015
Height5′8⅞″
Weight204 lb
Arm length30½″
Hand size9″
40-yard dash4.55 s
Vertical jump35½″
Broad jump10′2″
Bench press15 reps
3-cone drill7.19 s
20-yard shuttle4.43 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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