Running back, Montana, 2022–26
Eli Gillman
- Number
- No. 10
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Dassel, MN
Eli Gillman plays running back for Montana. Last time out, against Idaho: 19 carries, 139 yards; 4 catches, 31 yards, 1 TD. Gillman leads Montana in rushing touchdowns and rushing yards this season.
2026 so far
1,016 rushing yards, 13 TD
Last game: 19 carries, 139 yards; 4 catches, 31 yards, 1 TD vs. Idaho, L 35–42
Next game: at Eastern Washington, Oct 31
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
275rushing yards, career highat UC Davis, 20264rushing touchdowns, career highat UC Davis, 20266catches, career highat Northern Arizona, 202693receiving yards, career highvs. Southern Utah, 2026Honors
Team titles: Big Sky champions, 2023
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Rushing
* The season in progress, so far.
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Montana | 10 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2023 | Montana | 10 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2024 | Montana | 10 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2025 | Montana | 10 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2026 | Montana | 10 | RB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′0″ | 215 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Montana (FCS) | 9 | 0.55 | – | – | 5.0 | – |
| 2023 | Montana (FCS) | 172 | 0.19 | 59th (n=450) | 0.17 | 32.8 | 21% |
| 2024 | Montana (FCS) | 180 | 0.31 | 88th (n=434) | 0.16 | 56.3 | 20% |
| 2025 | Montana (FCS) | 271 | 0.12 | 56th (n=576) | 0.10 | 32.8 | 27% |
| 2026 | Montana (FCS) | 168 | 0.48 | 99th (n=478) | 0.10 | 80.8 | 31% |
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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2026 Montana 8 games, 1,016 rushing yards, 13 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. | W 28–21 | 13 | 76 | 1 | 2 | 93 | 1 |
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 45–10 | 19 | 105 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 35–14 | 17 | 147 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | at | L 17–52 | 18 | 81 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at | W 62–22 | 26 | 275 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. | W 36–14 | 13 | 99 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 1 |
| Oct 10 | at | L 44–49 | 19 | 94 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 1 |
| Oct 17 | vs. | L 35–42 | 19 | 139 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 1 |
2025 Montana 15 games, 1,540 rushing yards, 21 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs.Central Washington | W 42–17 | 15 | 198 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Sep 13 | vs. | W 24–23 | 16 | 82 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. | W 63–20 | 13 | 120 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. | W 41–30 | 27 | 142 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | at | W 42–38 | 16 | 48 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 1 |
| Oct 11 | vs. | W 28–9 | 18 | 123 | 2 | 5 | 43 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. | W 43–21 | 17 | 63 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| Oct 24 | at | W 49–35 | 20 | 67 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at | W 38–17 | 12 | 122 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 8 | vs. | W 29–24 | 13 | 83 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at | W 63–17 | 10 | 81 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. | L 28–31 | 15 | 132 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 0 |
| Dec 6 | vs. | W 50–29 | 24 | 135 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Dec 13 | vs. | W 52–22 | 18 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 0 |
| Dec 20 ✦ | at | L 23–48 | 16 | 106 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 0 |
2024 Montana 14 games, 1,077 rushing yards, 13 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 29–24 | 15 | 89 | 2 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at | L 24–27 | 8 | 86 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 59–2 | 8 | 106 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 46–35 | 14 | 175 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at | W 52–49 | 11 | 109 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. | L 48–55 | 8 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 79 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 31–20 | 14 | 76 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 26 | at | W 24–0 | 12 | 39 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 1 |
| Nov 2 | at | W 42–7 | 11 | 17 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 9 | vs. | L 14–30 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 28–17 | 14 | 134 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at | L 11–34 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | W 41–27 | 20 | 136 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Dec 7 | at | L 18–35 | 10 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – |
2023 Montana 13 games, 888 rushing yards, 11 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 35–20 | 19 | 119 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 9 | at | W 43–13 | 16 | 78 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Sep 23 | at | L 14–28 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 28–20 | 16 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at | W 31–23 | 8 | 86 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at | W 23–21 | 12 | 84 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. | W 40–0 | 14 | 106 | 2 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 34–7 | 16 | 113 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at | W 34–10 | 17 | 97 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 37–7 | 11 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Dec 2 ✦ | vs. | W 49–19 | 13 | 42 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 16 ✦ | vs. | W 31–29 | 12 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Jan 7 ✦ | vs. | L 3–23 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Sep 17 vs. Ferris State; Dec 9 vs. Furman, so those games are not listed.
2022 Montana 2 games, 65 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 63–7 | 3 | 29 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Dec 3 | at | L 26–49 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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