Running back, Louisiana Tech, 2006–09
Daniel Porter
- Number
- No. 20
- Height
- 5′9″
- Hometown
- Baton Rouge, LA
Daniel Porter played running back at Louisiana Tech (2006–09).
At a glance
Career highs
199rushing yards, career highvs. San José State, 20093rushing touchdowns, career highvs. San José State, 2009Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006* | Louisiana Tech | 82 | 464 | 5.7 | 2 | 43 |
| 2007* | Louisiana Tech | 99 | 592 | 6.0 | 6 | 74 |
| 2008* | Louisiana Tech | 222 | 1,164 | 5.2 | 9 | 43 |
| 2009 | Louisiana Tech | 211 | 1,132 | 5.4 | 11 | 64 |
| Career | 614 | 3,352 | 5.5 | 28 | 74 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006* | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 52 | 5.8 | 1 | 20 |
| 2007* | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 58 | 5.3 | 0 | 16 |
| 2008* | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 181 | 15.1 | 1 | 44 |
| 2009 | Louisiana Tech | 21 | 142 | 6.8 | 0 | 36 |
| Career | 53 | 433 | 8.2 | 2 | 44 | |
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.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| On file | 8 | 2 | 10 | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Louisiana Tech | 20 | RB | |
| 2007 | Louisiana Tech | 20 | RB | |
| 2008 | Louisiana Tech | 20 | RB | |
| 2009 | Louisiana Tech | 20 | RB | 5′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 Louisiana Tech 12 games, 1,132 rushing yards, 11 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at Auburn | L 13–37 | 17 | 56 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 13 |
| Sep 12 | at Navy | L 14–32 | 10 | 44 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 24 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Nicholls | W 48–13 | 13 | 34 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 36 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Hawai’i | W 27–6 | 25 | 160 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 11 |
| Oct 9 | at Nevada | L 14–37 | 11 | 99 | 2 | 64 | 1 | 8 |
| Oct 17 | vs. New Mexico State | W 45–7 | 19 | 132 | 0 | 38 | – | – |
| Oct 24 | at Utah State | L 21–23 | 18 | 68 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 4 |
| Oct 31 | at Idaho | L 34–35 | 11 | 47 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 22 |
| Nov 6 | vs. Boise State | L 35–45 | 24 | 92 | 1 | 13 | – | – |
| Nov 14 | at LSU | L 16–24 | 13 | 64 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 17 |
| Nov 21 | at Fresno State | L 28–30 | 22 | 137 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 5 |
| Dec 5 | vs. San José State | W 55–20 | 28 | 199 | 3 | 39 | 1 | 2 |
2008 Louisiana Tech 13 games, 1,164 rushing yards, 9 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Mississippi State | W 22–14 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Sep 6 | at Kansas | L 0–29 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Sep 20 | vs. SE Louisiana | W 41–26 | 19 | 97 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 53 |
| Oct 1 | atBoise State | L 3–38 | 16 | 68 | 0 | 17 | – | – |
| Oct 11 | atHawai’i | L 14–24 | 15 | 82 | 0 | 16 | – | – |
| Oct 18 | vs.Idaho | W 46–14 | 23 | 145 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 6 |
| Oct 25 | at Army | L 7–14 | 20 | 73 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 13 |
| Nov 1 | vs.Fresno State | W 38–35 | 20 | 189 | 2 | 43 | 1 | −4 |
| Nov 8 | atSan José State | W 21–0 | 18 | 102 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 27 |
| Nov 15 | vs.Utah State | W 45–38 | 24 | 114 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 8 |
| Nov 22 | atNew Mexico State | W 35–31 | 17 | 130 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 13 |
| Nov 29 | vs.Nevada | L 31–35 | 16 | 50 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 41 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Northern Illinois | W 17–10 | 18 | 78 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 24 |
2007 Louisiana Tech 11 games, 592 rushing yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Central Arkansas | W 28–7 | 5 | 53 | 1 | 18 | 1 | −5 |
| Sep 8 | vs.Hawai’i | L 44–45 | 10 | 68 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 11 |
| Sep 15 | at California | L 12–42 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 17 |
| Sep 29 | atFresno State | L 6–17 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 13 | 1 | −2 |
| Oct 6 | at Ole Miss | L 0–24 | 8 | 51 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 17 |
| Oct 13 | vs.New Mexico State | W 22–21 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
| Oct 20 | vs.Boise State | L 31–45 | 13 | 131 | 1 | 74 | 1 | 4 |
| Oct 27 | atUtah State | W 31–21 | 22 | 129 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 16 |
| Nov 3 | atIdaho | W 28–16 | 12 | 54 | 1 | 18 | – | – |
| Nov 10 | atLSU | L 10–58 | 8 | −1 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Nov 17 | vs.San José State | W 27–23 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
2006 Louisiana Tech 10 games, 464 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | at Clemson | L 0–51 | 10 | 58 | 0 | 16 | – | – |
| Oct 7 | atBoise State | L 14–55 | 8 | 65 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 14 | vs.Idaho | L 14–24 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 8 |
| Oct 21 | vs.Utah State | W 48–35 | 24 | 178 | 1 | 43 | 1 | −1 |
| Oct 28 | atSan José State | L 10–44 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Nov 4 | at North Texas | W 34–31 | 11 | 70 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 36 |
| Nov 11 | atHawai’i | L 17–61 | 9 | 40 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 6 |
| Nov 18 | vs.Nevada | L 0–42 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Nov 24 | vs.Fresno State | L 27–34 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Dec 2 | atNew Mexico State | L 23–50 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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