Running back, Rice, 2012–⁠16

Darik Dillard

Number
No. 1
Height
5′10″
Hometown
San Antonio, TX

Darik Dillard played running back at Rice (2012–⁠16).

Career highs

141rushing yards, career highvs. Hawai’i, 20143rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Old Dominion, 2014

Team titles: Conference USA champions, 2013

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2013Rice823964.8320
2014Rice1346524.91136
2015Rice1356985.2534
2016Rice954524.8353
Career4462,1984.92253

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013Rice33812.7125
2014Rice171639.6158
2015Rice710715.3125
2016Rice8516.4117
Career3535910.3458

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2014Rice5840

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Rice1RB
2013Rice1RB
2014Rice1RB
2015Rice1RB
2016Rice1RB5′10″

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2013Rice830.0649th (n=226)0.075.19%0.05
2014Rice1520.3093rd (n=253)0.1245.316%0.29
2015Rice1320.2484th (n=268)0.1231.915%0.06
2016Rice1040.0526th (n=259)0.135.114%0.08

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2016 Rice 10 games, 452 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1atWestern KentuckyL 14–⁠46919082−1
Sep 10atArmyL 14–⁠3185202015
Sep 16vs.BaylorL 10–⁠381412405318
Sep 24vs.North TexasL 35–⁠421967221––
Oct 15vs.UTSAL 13–⁠142706––
Oct 22vs.Prairie View A&MW 65–⁠441243013––
Oct 29atLouisiana TechL 16–⁠61935114––
Nov 12atCharlotteW 22–⁠21113308––
Nov 19vs.UTEPW 44–⁠24736017211
Nov 26atStanfordL 17–⁠41436019228
2015 Rice 12 games, 698 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.WagnerW 56–⁠161593219––
Sep 12atTexasL 28–⁠421153019338
Sep 19atNorth TexasW 38–⁠2452107125
Sep 26atBaylorL 17–⁠7072817––
Oct 3vs.Western KentuckyL 10–⁠491021011––
Oct 10atFlorida AtlanticW 27–⁠2623106016344
Oct 24vs.ArmyW 38–⁠311089134––
Oct 30vs.Louisiana TechL 17–⁠42832013––
Nov 6atUTEPL 21–⁠241353013––
Nov 14vs.Southern MissL 10–⁠65970016––
Nov 21atUTSAL 24–⁠341361112––
Nov 28vs.CharlotteW 27–⁠71171023––
2014 Rice 13 games, 652 rushing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30atNotre DameL 17–⁠4861806330
Sep 13atTexas A&ML 10–⁠381150018214
Sep 20vs.Old DominionL 42–⁠451470314210
Sep 27atSouthern MissW 41–⁠2311550121−4
Oct 4vs.Hawai’iW 28–⁠142314122511
Oct 11atArmyW 41–⁠21973136110
Oct 25vs.North TexasW 41–⁠211380135211
Nov 1atFlorida InternationalW 31–⁠171047019––
Nov 8vs.UTSAW 17–⁠712340518
Nov 15atMarshallL 14–⁠4162411019
Nov 21vs.UTEPW 31–⁠13843214––
Nov 29atLouisiana TechL 31–⁠7691606117
Dec 24 ✦vs.Fresno StateW 30–⁠62111257
2013 Rice 13 games, 396 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31atTexas A&ML 31–⁠52941010––
Sep 14vs.KansasW 23–⁠141808––
Sep 21vs.HoustonL 26–⁠31961015––
Sep 28vs.Florida AtlanticW 18–⁠141162120––
Oct 5atTulsaW 30–⁠2741005125
Oct 12atUTSAW 27–⁠2131117––
Oct 19atNew Mexico StateW 45–⁠1942009––
Oct 26vs.UTEPW 45–⁠7321013––
Oct 31atNorth TexasL 16–⁠28670617
Nov 16vs.Louisiana TechW 52–⁠14116001116
Nov 21atUABW 37–⁠34737019––
Nov 30vs.TulaneW 17–⁠134504––
Dec 7vs.MarshallW 41–⁠241053117––

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

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