Running back, Missouri, 2017–⁠21

Dawson Downing

Number
No. 28
Height
5′11″
Weight
221 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Mission, KS

Dawson Downing played running back at Missouri (2017–⁠21).

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Missouri201216.0029
2018Missouri8141.805
2019Missouri402275.7154
2020Missouri122.002
2021Missouri241526.3160
Career935165.5260

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Missouri8273.407
2020Missouri177.007
2021Missouri5469.2014
Career14805.7014

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2018Missouri210000
2019Missouri100000
2020Missouri220000
2021Missouri110000
Career640000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Missouri28RBYr 1
2018Missouri28RBYr 2
2019Missouri28RBYr 3
2020Missouri28RBYr 4
2021Missouri28RBSr. (Yr 5)5′11″221

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
2017Missouri200.25––4.97%–
2018Missouri8-0.50––-4.0––
2019Missouri54-0.01––-0.69%0.14
2020Missouri20.53––1.1––
2021Missouri310.14––4.56%–

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

2021 Missouri 7 games, 152 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 18vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 59–⁠28100–––
Sep 25atBoston CollegeL 34–⁠41–––190
Oct 2vs.TennesseeL 24–⁠62130–––
Oct 9vs.North TexasW 48–⁠354731–––
Oct 30atVanderbiltW 37–⁠28130–––
Nov 6atGeorgiaL 6–⁠43340160
Dec 22 ✦vs.ArmyL 22–⁠24146903310
2020 Missouri 3 games, 2 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 26vs.AlabamaL 19–⁠38120170
Oct 31atFloridaL 17–⁠41––––––
Nov 21atSouth CarolinaW 17–⁠10––––––
2019 Missouri 10 games, 227 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 7vs.West VirginiaW 38–⁠710570–––
Sep 14vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 50–⁠05170–––
Sep 21vs.South CarolinaW 34–⁠14––––––
Oct 5vs.TroyW 42–⁠105370120
Oct 12vs.Ole MissW 38–⁠276701–––
Oct 19atVanderbiltL 14–⁠21250–––
Oct 26atKentuckyL 7–⁠2942703110
Nov 9atGeorgiaL 0–⁠274120110
Nov 16vs.FloridaL 6–⁠233103130
Nov 23vs.TennesseeL 20–⁠24110–––
2018 Missouri 5 games, 14 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1vs.UT MartinW 51–⁠14560–––
Oct 6atSouth CarolinaL 35–⁠37––––––
Nov 3atFloridaW 38–⁠17––––––
Nov 23vs.ArkansasW 38–⁠0380–––
Dec 31 ✦vs.Oklahoma StateL 33–⁠38––––––
2017 Missouri 4 games, 121 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Oct 21vs.IdahoW 68–⁠213300–––
Oct 28atUConnW 52–⁠1210600–––
Nov 4vs.FloridaW 45–⁠16390–––
Nov 11vs.TennesseeW 50–⁠174220–––

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

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