Running back, Cal Poly, 2011–14
Chris Nicholls
Chris Nicholls played running back at Cal Poly (2011–14).
Team titles: Great West champions, 2011; Big Sky champions, 2012
Returns
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. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Cal Poly (FCS) | 4 | 1.33 | – | – | 5.3 | – |
| 2014 | Cal Poly (FCS) | 10 | 0.08 | – | – | 0.8 | – |
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
2014 Cal Poly 1 game, 5 returns, 84 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | KR | Yds | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | at New Mexico State | L 10–28 | 4 | 72 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Sep 6 at South Dakota State; Sep 21 vs. Portland State; Sep 27 at Northern Arizona; Oct 5 vs. Southern Utah; Oct 11 at Weber State; Oct 19 at Sacramento State; Oct 26 vs. Montana; Nov 2 vs. Montana State; Nov 8 at Idaho State; Nov 16 vs. UC Davis; Nov 23 at San Diego, so those games are not listed.
2013 Cal Poly 2 games, 7 returns, 123 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | KR | Yds | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at Fresno State | L 25–41 | 4 | 75 | – | – | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at Colorado State | L 17–34 | 3 | 48 | – | – | 0 |
No box score in the source for Aug 31 vs. San Diego; Sep 27 at Portland State; Oct 5 vs. Yale; Oct 13 vs. Weber State; Oct 19 at Montana; Oct 27 vs. Northern Arizona; Nov 2 at UC Davis; Nov 10 vs. Sacramento State; Nov 16 vs. Eastern Washington; Nov 23 at Northern Colorado, so those games are not listed.
2012 Cal Poly 1 game, 3 returns, 40 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | KR | Yds | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | at Wyoming | W 24–22 | – | – | 3 | 40 | – |
No box score in the source for Sep 1 vs. San Diego; Dec 1 at Sam Houston, so those games are not listed.
2011 Cal Poly 1 game, 2 catches, 27 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | KR | Yds | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at San Diego State | L 21–49 | – | – | – | – | – |
No box score in the source for Sep 10 at Montana; Sep 17 vs. South Dakota State; Oct 8 vs. Central Oklahoma; Oct 16 vs. Southern Utah; Oct 22 at North Dakota; Oct 30 vs. South Dakota; Nov 5 at UC Davis; Nov 13 vs. Eastern Washington; Nov 19 at South Alabama, so those games are not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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