Running back, Texas, 2008–12
D.J. Monroe
- Number
- No. 26
- Height
- 5′9″
- Hometown
- Angleton, TX
D.J. Monroe played running back at Texas (2008–12).
Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2009
Rushing
Returns
Receiving
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
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
2012 Texas 13 games, 21 returns, 515 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Wyoming | W 37–17 | 5 | 36 | 1 | – | – |
| Sep 8 | vs. New Mexico | W 45–0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | – | – |
| Sep 15 | at Ole Miss | W 66–31 | 1 | 10 | 1 | – | – |
| Sep 29 | at Oklahoma State | W 41–36 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 120 |
| Oct 6 | vs. West Virginia | L 45–48 | – | – | – | 1 | 10 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Oklahoma | L 21–63 | – | – | – | 1 | 17 |
| Oct 20 | vs. Baylor | W 56–50 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 107 |
| Oct 27 | at Kansas | W 21–17 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 36 |
| Nov 3 | at Texas Tech | W 31–22 | 1 | 10 | 0 | – | – |
| Nov 10 | vs. Iowa State | W 33–7 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 22 | vs. TCU | L 13–20 | – | – | – | 1 | 21 |
| Dec 1 | at Kansas State | L 24–42 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 6 | 140 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Oregon State | W 31–27 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 64 |
2011 Texas 13 games, 326 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Rice | W 34–9 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 33 |
| Sep 10 | vs. BYU | W 17–16 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Sep 17 | at UCLA | W 49–20 | 2 | 6 | 0 | – | – |
| Oct 1 | atIowa State | W 37–14 | 5 | 31 | 0 | – | – |
| Oct 8 | vs.Oklahoma | L 17–55 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Oklahoma State | L 26–38 | 4 | 33 | 0 | – | – |
| Oct 29 | vs.Kansas | W 43–0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | – | – |
| Nov 5 | vs.Texas Tech | W 52–20 | 2 | 18 | 1 | – | – |
| Nov 12 | at Missouri | L 5–17 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 29 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Kansas State | L 13–17 | 4 | 11 | 0 | – | – |
| Nov 24 | at Texas A&M | W 27–25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – |
| Dec 3 | atBaylor | L 24–48 | 8 | 77 | 0 | 4 | 90 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. California | W 21–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
2010 Texas 11 games, 195 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs.Wyoming | W 34–7 | – | – | – | 1 | 27 |
| Sep 18 | atTexas Tech | W 24–14 | 1 | 14 | 0 | – | – |
| Sep 25 | vs.UCLA | L 12–34 | 6 | 51 | 0 | 5 | 123 |
| Oct 2 | vs.Oklahoma | L 20–28 | 4 | 65 | 1 | 3 | 49 |
| Oct 16 | at Nebraska | W 20–13 | – | – | – | 1 | 16 |
| Oct 23 | vs.Iowa State | L 21–28 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 58 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Baylor | L 22–30 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
| Nov 6 | atKansas State | L 14–39 | – | – | – | 3 | 50 |
| Nov 13 | vs.Oklahoma State | L 16–33 | – | – | – | 1 | 23 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 51–17 | 6 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 40 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Texas A&M | L 17–24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
2009 Texas 10 games, 143 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. UL Monroe | W 59–20 | 9 | 64 | 0 | 2 | 111 |
| Sep 12 | atWyoming | W 41–10 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
| Sep 19 | vs.Texas Tech | W 34–24 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 66 |
| Sep 26 | vs. UTEP | W 64–7 | – | – | – | 1 | 91 |
| Oct 17 | vs.Oklahoma | W 16–13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 75 |
| Oct 24 | atMissouri | W 41–7 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 49 |
| Oct 31 | atOklahoma State | W 41–14 | – | – | – | 1 | 24 |
| Nov 7 | vs. UCF | W 35–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| Nov 14 | atBaylor | W 47–14 | – | – | – | 1 | 27 |
| Jan 7 ✦ | vs. Alabama | L 21–37 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 36 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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