Running back, Liberty (from Duquesne), 2021–⁠24

Billy Lucas

Number
No. 0
Height
5′11″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Erie, PA

Billy Lucas played running back at Duquesne (2021–⁠22) and Liberty (2023–⁠24).

Career highs

170rushing yards, career highvs. Sacred Heart, 20223rushing touchdowns, career highvs. UTEP, 2024

Team titles: Conference USA champions, 2023

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021*Duquesne211004.8031
2022Duquesne1656564.0343
2023Liberty1145975.2643
2024Liberty1237205.9555
Career4232,0734.91455

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021*Duquesne11111.0011
2022Duquesne11958.6132
2023Liberty46015.0021
2024Liberty55110.2018
Career2121710.3132

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.PosClassHtWt
2021Duquesne0RBFr.
2022Duquesne0RBSo.
2023Liberty0RBJr.
2024Liberty0RBSr.5′11″210

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
2021Duquesne (FCS)220.25––5.518%–
2022Duquesne (FCS)1320.1035th (n=470)0.1413.027%–
2023Liberty1140.2370th (n=450)0.1726.714%0.14
2024Liberty1270.2576th (n=434)0.1631.317%0.17

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

2024 Liberty 11 games, 720 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.CampbellW 41–⁠241778119217
Sep 7atNew Mexico StateW 30–⁠2482305118
Sep 14vs.UTEPW 28–⁠1021104319––
Sep 21vs.East CarolinaW 35–⁠241159028––
Oct 8vs.Florida InternationalW 31–⁠2473901015
Oct 23atKennesaw StateL 24–⁠271152020––
Oct 30vs.Jacksonville StateL 21–⁠31623015––
Nov 16atMassachusettsW 35–⁠341195034––
Nov 23vs.Western KentuckyW 38–⁠2119131136––
Nov 29atSam HoustonL 18–⁠20959016––
Jan 4 ✦vs.BuffaloL 7–⁠26357055111
2023 Liberty 12 games, 597 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.Bowling GreenW 34–⁠24838112––
Sep 9vs.New Mexico StateW 33–⁠171590020116
Sep 16atBuffaloW 55–⁠2751406––
Sep 23atFlorida InternationalW 38–⁠611102118––
Oct 10atJacksonville StateW 31–⁠13932018115
Oct 17vs.Middle TennesseeW 42–⁠35731115––
Oct 24atWestern KentuckyW 42–⁠291153013––
Nov 4vs.Louisiana TechW 56–⁠3062609––
Nov 18vs.MassachusettsW 49–⁠251037113––
Nov 25atUTEPW 42–⁠28136912018
Dec 1vs.New Mexico StateW 49–⁠351486143––
Jan 1 ✦vs.OregonL 6–⁠4551908121
2022 Duquesne 10 games, 656 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 27atFlorida StateL 7–⁠4771305––
Sep 3atYoungstown StateL 14–⁠311334011111
Sep 17atHawai’iL 14–⁠241870011345
Oct 1atStonehillL 20–⁠241988016––
Oct 8vs.MerrimackL 21–⁠2816341913
Oct 22atCentral ConnecticutW 30–⁠61027014––
Oct 29vs.Long Island UniversityL 48–⁠501965012425
Nov 5vs.Sacred HeartW 35–⁠283017022315
Nov 12atSaint FrancisL 14–⁠51164107––
Nov 19vs.WagnerW 33–⁠01711404316
2021 Duquesne 2 games, 100 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4atTCUL 3–⁠45723012––
Sep 11atOhioW 28–⁠261477031111

No box score in the source for Nov 6 at Long Island University; Nov 20 at Wagner, so those games are not listed.

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

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