Running back, California, 2011–⁠13

Brendan Bigelow

Number
No. 5
Height
5′10″
Hometown
Fresno, CA

Brendan Bigelow played running back at California (2011–⁠13).

Career highs

160rushing yards, career highat Ohio State, 20122rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Colorado, 20136catches, career highvs. Oregon State, 2013

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2011California6254.2012
2012California444319.8381
2013California1054214.0232
Career1558775.7581

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2011California234751
2012California358100
2013California4780
Career621,3631

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2011California11111.0011
2012California79213.1132
2013California342025.9025
Career423057.3132

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011California5RB
2012California5RB
2013California5RB5′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
2013California1350.0441st (n=226)0.075.114%-0.03

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

2013 California 12 games, 421 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 31vs.NorthwesternL 30–⁠4415610––
Sep 7vs.Portland StateW 37–⁠3018750––
Sep 14vs.Ohio StateL 34–⁠5211390––
Sep 28atOregonL 16–⁠5518610––
Oct 5vs.Washington StateL 22–⁠4412410478
Oct 12atUCLAL 10–⁠37–––––
Oct 19vs.Oregon StateL 17–⁠49130––
Oct 26atWashingtonL 17–⁠41–––––
Nov 2vs.ArizonaL 28–⁠33–––––
Nov 9vs.USCL 28–⁠622170––
Nov 16atColoradoL 24–⁠41151072––
Nov 23atStanfordL 13–⁠6313170––
2012 California 11 games, 431 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 1vs.NevadaL 24–⁠31130259
Sep 8vs.Southern UtahW 50–⁠311120127
Sep 15atOhio StateL 28–⁠3541602374
Sep 22atUSCL 9–⁠274310366
Oct 6vs.UCLAW 43–⁠175120115
Oct 13atWashington StateW 31–⁠178590129
Oct 20vs.StanfordL 3–⁠21200496
Oct 27atUtahL 27–⁠492661234
Nov 2vs.WashingtonL 13–⁠216490372
Nov 10vs.OregonL 17–⁠5962007171
Nov 17atOregon StateL 14–⁠6251908167
2011 California 9 games, 23 returns, 475 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 17vs.PresbyterianW 63–⁠1221502111
Sep 24atWashingtonL 23–⁠31–––593
Oct 6atOregonL 15–⁠43–––687
Oct 13vs.USCL 9–⁠30–––596
Oct 22vs.UtahW 34–⁠10–––19
Oct 29atUCLAL 14–⁠31320––
Nov 5vs.Washington StateW 30–⁠7–––240
Nov 12vs.Oregon StateW 23–⁠6180––
Dec 28 ✦vs.TexasL 10–⁠21–––239

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

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