Branden Oliver

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.

2013 Buffalo 12 games, 1,535 rushing yards, 15 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Aug 31	atOhio State	L 20–⁠40	26	73	0	10	–	–
Sep 7	atBaylor	L 13–⁠70	13	32	1	10	–	–
Sep 28	vs.UConn	W 41–⁠12	23	90	1	21	2	20
Oct 5	vs.Eastern Michigan	W 42–⁠14	25	150	2	60	3	32
Oct 12	atWestern Michigan	W 33–⁠0	19	128	0	27	2	14
Oct 19	vs.Massachusetts	W 32–⁠3	43	216	1	21	–	–
Oct 26	atKent State	W 41–⁠21	31	185	4	38	2	14
Nov 5	vs.Ohio	W 30–⁠3	34	249	2	33	3	19
Nov 12	atToledo	L 41–⁠51	24	102	1	21	3	12
Nov 19	atMiami (OH)	W 44–⁠7	26	150	2	38	3	6
Nov 29	vs.Bowling Green	L 7–⁠24	18	46	1	9	4	34
Dec 21 ✦	vs.San Diego State	L 24–⁠49	28	114	0	22	3	22

2012 Buffalo 7 games, 821 rushing yards, 5 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Sep 1	atGeorgia	L 23–⁠45	30	111	1	36	–	–
Sep 8	vs.Morgan State	W 56–⁠34	25	238	2	34	1	10
Sep 19	vs.Kent State	L 7–⁠23	16	77	0	10	–	–
Oct 27	vs.Toledo	L 20–⁠25	24	101	0	17	1	−2
Nov 3	vs.Miami (OH)	W 27–⁠24	32	199	1	32	5	17
Nov 10	vs.Western Michigan	W 29–⁠24	12	75	1	18	–	–
Nov 23	vs.Bowling Green	L 7–⁠21	9	20	0	14	–	–

2011 Buffalo 12 games, 1,395 rushing yards, 13 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Sep 3	atPittsburgh	L 16–⁠35	35	114	1	11	4	13
Sep 10	vs.Stony Brook	W 35–⁠7	15	126	3	49	2	21
Sep 17	atBall State	L 25–⁠28	27	118	1	17	1	5
Sep 24	vs.UConn	L 3–⁠17	23	84	0	16	2	3
Oct 1	atTennessee	L 10–⁠41	18	58	0	12	2	13
Oct 8	vs.Ohio	W 38–⁠37	34	179	3	58	5	43
Oct 15	atTemple	L 0–⁠34	21	62	0	9	–	–
Oct 22	vs.Northern Illinois	L 30–⁠31	28	112	0	21	7	82
Oct 29	atMiami (OH)	L 13–⁠41	24	47	0	15	2	29
Nov 12	atEastern Michigan	L 17–⁠30	18	133	2	68	3	26
Nov 19	vs.Akron	W 51–⁠10	29	235	2	58	4	38
Nov 25	vs.Bowling Green	L 28–⁠42	34	127	1	14	6	92

2010 Buffalo 10 games, 298 rushing yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Sep 2	vs.Rhode Island	W 31–⁠0	9	20	0	10	–	–
Sep 11	atBaylor	L 6–⁠34	17	71	0	19	1	13
Sep 18	vs.UCF	L 10–⁠24	18	53	0	13	–	–
Sep 25	atUConn	L 21–⁠45	20	29	0	8	–	–
Oct 2	atBowling Green	W 28–⁠26	7	33	0	10	–	–
Oct 16	atNorthern Illinois	L 14–⁠45	6	17	0	9	–	–
Oct 23	vs.Temple	L 0–⁠42	10	24	0	11	–	–
Oct 30	vs.Miami (OH)	L 9–⁠21	6	18	0	5	2	52
Nov 4	atOhio	L 17–⁠34	6	27	0	9	2	27
Nov 12	vs.Ball State	L 3–⁠20	3	6	0	4	–	–

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

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