Running back, UAB (from Mississippi State), 2005–07
Brandon Thornton
Brandon Thornton played running back at Mississippi State (2005–06) and UAB (2007).
Career highs
89rushing yards, career highvs. Alcorn State, 20072rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Jacksonville State, 2006Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Mississippi State | 47 | 225 | 4.8 | 1 | 28 |
| 2006 | Mississippi State | 60 | 234 | 3.9 | 2 | 15 |
| 2007 | UAB | 63 | 267 | 4.2 | 1 | 35 |
| Career | 170 | 726 | 4.3 | 4 | 35 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Mississippi State | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 | 12 |
| 2006 | Mississippi State | 9 | 47 | 5.2 | 0 | 19 |
| 2007 | UAB | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | 14 |
| Career | 20 | 117 | 5.8 | 0 | 19 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here).
Game by game
2007 UAB 8 games, 267 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | vs. | W 22–0 | 21 | 89 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 29 | at | L 30–38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
| Oct 6 | at | L 13–30 | 8 | 34 | 0 | 11 | – | – |
| Oct 20 | vs. | L 10–49 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
| Oct 27 | at | L 6–41 | 12 | 67 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 14 |
| Nov 3 | vs. | L 7–37 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Nov 10 | vs. | L 31–45 | 8 | 47 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 6 |
| Nov 17 | at | L 9–25 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 8 |
2006 Mississippi State 7 games, 234 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | L 0–15 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Sep 9 | vs. | L 0–34 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 7 | vs. | L 14–42 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 7 |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 35–3 | 16 | 88 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 17 |
| Oct 21 | at | L 24–27 | 15 | 54 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 19 |
| Oct 28 | vs. | L 31–34 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | at | L 17–20 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
2005 Mississippi State 9 games, 225 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 38–6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Sep 10 | at | L 0–28 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. | L 7–37 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 28 | – | – |
| Oct 8 | at | L 9–35 | 1 | −2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 35 |
| Oct 22 | vs. | L 16–28 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
| Oct 29 | at | L 7–13 | 10 | 66 | 1 | 19 | – | – |
| Nov 5 | vs. | L 0–17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
| Nov 19 | at | L 10–44 | 3 | −2 | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| Nov 26 | vs. | W 35–14 | 13 | 80 | 0 | 21 | 1 | −3 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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