Running back, Penn State, 2008–11
Brandon Beachum
- Number
- No. 3
- Height
- 6′0″
- Hometown
- Struthers, OH
Brandon Beachum played running back at Penn State (2008–11).
Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2008
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008* | Penn State | 28 | 114 | 4.1 | 1 | 15 |
| 2009 | Penn State | 24 | 113 | 4.7 | 1 | 16 |
| 2011* | Penn State | 34 | 134 | 3.9 | 0 | 22 |
| Career | 86 | 361 | 4.2 | 2 | 22 | |
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.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| 2009 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| On file | 11 | 6 | 17 | 1 | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Penn State | 3 | RB | |
| 2009 | Penn State | 3 | RB | |
| 2010 | Penn State | 3 | RB | |
| 2011 | Penn State | 3 | RB | 6′0″ |
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.
Game by game
2011 Penn State 7 games, 134 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Indiana State | W 41–7 | 7 | 41 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 8 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Alabama | L 11–27 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Sep 17 | at Temple | W 14–10 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Illinois | W 10–7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. Nebraska | L 14–17 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 15 | – | – |
| Nov 19 | at Ohio State | W 20–14 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 13 |
| Nov 26 | at Wisconsin | L 7–45 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 9 |
2009 Penn State 8 games, 113 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Akron | W 31–7 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 14 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Syracuse | W 28–7 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Oct 10 | vs. Eastern Illinois | W 52–3 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 15 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Minnesota | W 20–0 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 14 | – | – |
| Oct 24 | at Michigan | W 35–10 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 11 | – | – |
| Oct 31 | at Northwestern | W 34–13 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 16 | – | – |
| Nov 7 | vs.Ohio State | L 7–24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Nov 14 | vs. Indiana | W 31–20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
2008 Penn State 7 games, 114 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Coastal Carolina | W 66–10 | 8 | 43 | 1 | 13 | – | – |
| Sep 13 | atSyracuse | W 55–13 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Sep 20 | vs.Temple | W 45–3 | 9 | 39 | 0 | 15 | – | – |
| Oct 11 | atWisconsin | W 48–7 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Nov 15 | vs.Indiana | W 34–7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Nov 22 | vs. Michigan State | W 49–18 | 2 | −1 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. USC | L 24–38 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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