Running back, Troy, 2008–12
D.J. Taylor
- Number
- No. 23
- Height
- 5′11″
- Hometown
- Bay Minette, AL
D.J. Taylor played running back at Troy (2008–12).
Career highs
3rushing touchdowns, career highvs. UAB, 20116catches, career highat Tennessee, 2012Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2008, 2009 and 2010
Rushing
Receiving
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.
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 Troy 9 games, 259 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | at North Texas | W 14–7 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | at South Alabama | W 31–10 | 9 | 35 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 11 | vs. Western Kentucky | L 26–31 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 20 | vs. Florida International | W 38–37 | 6 | 13 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 27 | at Florida Atlantic | L 27–34 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | at Tennessee | L 48–55 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs. Navy | W 41–31 | 11 | 68 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Arkansas State | L 34–41 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | at Middle Tennessee | L 21–24 | 11 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 0 |
2011 Troy 11 games, 359 rushing yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Clemson | L 19–43 | 5 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at Arkansas | L 28–38 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs.Middle Tennessee | W 38–35 | 8 | 36 | 0 | 1 | −4 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. UAB | W 24–23 | 12 | 53 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Oct 8 | at Louisiana | L 17–31 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. UL Monroe | L 10–38 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | atFlorida International | L 20–23 | 5 | 43 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atNavy | L 14–42 | 10 | 49 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 12 | vs.North Texas | L 33–38 | 10 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Florida Atlantic | W 34–7 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atWestern Kentucky | L 18–41 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Dec 3 at Arkansas State, so that game is not listed.
2010 Troy 8 games, 60 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vs.Arkansas State | W 35–28 | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | atMiddle Tennessee | W 42–13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs.Louisiana | W 31–24 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 30 | atUL Monroe | L 14–28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | atNorth Texas | W 41–35 | 5 | 18 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 20 | at South Carolina | L 24–69 | 2 | 19 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 4 | atFlorida Atlantic | W 44–7 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 1 |
| Dec 18 ✦ | vs. Ohio | W 48–21 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
2009 Troy 3 games, 71 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 | vs.Middle Tennessee | W 31–7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 24 | vs.North Texas | W 50–26 | 6 | 53 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 7 | atWestern Kentucky | W 40–20 | 1 | 14 | 0 | – | – | – |
2008 Troy 1 game, 37 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 | vs. Alcorn State | W 65–0 | 9 | 37 | 0 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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