Running back, Houston, 2017–⁠21

Chandler Smith

Lettered 2018, 2020–⁠21 (school media guide)

Number
No. 8
Height
5′6″
Weight
184 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Spring, TX

Chandler Smith played running back at Houston (2017–⁠21).

Career highs

90rushing yards, career highvs. Prairie View A&M, 20192rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Texas Southern, 2018

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018Houston281324.7219
2019Houston321595.0034
2020Houston251194.8026
2021Houston311294.2215
Career1165394.6434

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Houston8RBRS
2018Houston8RBFr.
2019Houston8RBSo.
2020Houston8RBJr.
2021Houston8RBSr.5′6″184

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2018Houston300.05––1.610%
2019Houston38-0.10––-3.79%
2020Houston260.07––1.86%
2021Houston310.03––0.97%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2021 Houston 6 games, 129 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 11atRiceW 44–⁠7320114––
Sep 18vs.GramblingW 45–⁠0112708––
Oct 1atTulsaW 45–⁠10522011––
Nov 13atTempleW 37–⁠8210011––
Nov 27atUConnW 45–⁠17838115––
Dec 4atCincinnatiL 20–⁠35212012––
2020 Houston 7 games, 119 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 8vs.TulaneW 49–⁠31230218
Oct 16vs.BYUL 26–⁠433103––
Oct 31vs.UCFL 21–⁠44319010110
Nov 7atCincinnatiL 10–⁠383909111
Nov 14vs.South FloridaW 56–⁠21875026––
Dec 12atMemphisL 27–⁠303705––
Dec 24 ✦vs.Hawai’iL 14–⁠283503––
2019 Houston 7 games, 159 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1atOklahomaL 31–⁠493907––
Sep 7vs.Prairie View A&MW 37–⁠17109003410
Sep 28atNorth TexasW 46–⁠25460410
Oct 19atUConnW 24–⁠17319011––
Nov 2atUCFL 29–⁠44424092−4
Nov 16vs.MemphisL 27–⁠4531009112
Nov 23atTulsaW 24–⁠145104––
2018 Houston 4 games, 132 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 22vs.Texas SouthernW 70–⁠14118021916
Oct 13atEast CarolinaW 42–⁠20621014––
Nov 3atSMUL 31–⁠45831012––
Nov 15vs.TulaneW 48–⁠173001––

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

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