Running back, Indiana, 2004–⁠09

Bryan Payton

Number
No. 27
Height
5′9″
Hometown
Fort Wayne, IN

Bryan Payton played running back at Indiana (2004–⁠09).

Career highs

90rushing yards, best game on filevs. Minnesota, 20073rushing touchdowns, best game on filevs. Minnesota, 2007

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2006*Indiana15362.4010
2007*Indiana793254.1348
2008*Indiana793394.3234
2009Indiana401533.8117
On file (2006–⁠09)2138534.0648

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2007*Indiana11474.3013
2008*Indiana22311.5014
2009Indiana3258.3013
On file (2006–⁠09)16955.9014

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.PosHt
2006Indiana27RB
2007Indiana27RB
2008Indiana27RB
2009Indiana27RB5′9″

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

2009 Indiana 9 games, 153 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.Eastern KentuckyW 19–⁠134502––
Sep 12vs.Western MichiganW 23–⁠1952908––
Sep 19atAkronW 38–⁠213301––
Oct 3vs.Ohio StateL 14–⁠331000––
Oct 10atVirginiaL 7–⁠47632112113
Oct 24atNorthwesternL 28–⁠291101––
Nov 7vs.WisconsinL 28–⁠31848010––
Nov 14atPenn StateL 20–⁠31930017212
Nov 21vs.PurdueL 21–⁠383502––
2008 Indiana 9 games, 339 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.Western KentuckyW 31–⁠13957034––
Sep 6vs.Murray StateW 45–⁠3133116––
Sep 20vs.Ball StateL 20–⁠4262808114
Sep 27vs.Michigan StateL 29–⁠4261401019
Oct 4atMinnesotaL 7–⁠163301––
Oct 11vs.IowaL 9–⁠4561908––
Oct 18atIllinoisL 13–⁠551368125––
Oct 25vs.NorthwesternW 21–⁠191142011––
Nov 1vs.Central MichiganL 34–⁠371277025––
2007 Indiana 10 games, 325 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 22vs.IllinoisL 14–⁠2754002014
Sep 29atIowaW 38–⁠2011170512
Oct 6vs.MinnesotaW 40–⁠20139034820
Oct 13atMichigan StateL 27–⁠5291306––
Oct 20vs.Penn StateL 31–⁠3661607––
Oct 27atWisconsinL 3–⁠331202––
Nov 3vs.Ball StateW 38–⁠201149017––
Nov 10atNorthwesternL 28–⁠311555021316
Nov 17vs.PurdueW 27–⁠24––––222
Dec 31 ✦vs.Oklahoma StateL 33–⁠4984301423

No box score in the source for Sep 2 vs. Indiana State, so that game is not listed.

2006 Indiana 6 games, 36 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.Western MichiganW 39–⁠20418010––
Sep 9atBall StateW 24–⁠233607––
Sep 23vs.UConnL 7–⁠143101––
Sep 30vs.WisconsinL 17–⁠521101––
Oct 21atOhio StateL 3–⁠442−301––
Nov 4atMinnesotaL 26–⁠6321307––

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

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