Running back, Texas Tech, 2009–12
Eric Stephens Jr.
- Number
- No. 24
- Height
- 5′8″
- Hometown
- Mansfield, TX
Eric Stephens Jr. played running back at Texas Tech (2009–12).
Career highs
134rushing yards, career highvs. Nevada, 20112rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. Northwestern State, 20127catches, career hightwice; last at New Mexico, 20112receiving touchdowns, career highat Iowa State, 2010Honors
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Texas Tech | 49 | 254 | 5.2 | 2 | 30 |
| 2010 | Texas Tech | 127 | 668 | 5.3 | 6 | 86 |
| 2011 | Texas Tech | 108 | 565 | 5.2 | 8 | 46 |
| 2012 | Texas Tech | 89 | 480 | 5.4 | 5 | 46 |
| Career | 373 | 1,967 | 5.3 | 21 | 86 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Texas Tech | 32 | 823 | 0 |
| 2010 | Texas Tech | 44 | 1,071 | 0 |
| 2012 | Texas Tech | 6 | 85 | 0 |
| Career | 82 | 1,979 | 0 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Texas Tech | 14 | 113 | 8.1 | 1 | 34 |
| 2010 | Texas Tech | 33 | 212 | 6.4 | 2 | 19 |
| 2011 | Texas Tech | 16 | 133 | 8.3 | 0 | 18 |
| 2012 | Texas Tech | 16 | 79 | 4.9 | 1 | 15 |
| Career | 79 | 537 | 6.8 | 4 | 34 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 2010 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| On file | 7 | 3 | 10 | – | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Texas Tech | 24 | RB | |
| 2010 | Texas Tech | 24 | RB | |
| 2011 | Texas Tech | 24 | RB | |
| 2012 | Texas Tech | 24 | RB | 5′8″ |
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 Texas Tech 13 games, 480 rushing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Northwestern State | W 44–6 | 16 | 58 | 2 | – | – |
| Sep 8 | at Texas State | W 58–10 | 6 | 62 | 0 | – | – |
| Sep 15 | vs. New Mexico | W 49–14 | 12 | 118 | 1 | – | – |
| Sep 29 | at Iowa State | W 24–13 | 5 | 15 | 0 | – | – |
| Oct 6 | vs. Oklahoma | L 20–41 | 11 | 39 | 0 | – | – |
| Oct 13 | vs. West Virginia | W 49–14 | 8 | 27 | 0 | – | – |
| Oct 20 | at TCU | W 56–53 | 7 | 22 | 0 | – | – |
| Oct 27 | at Kansas State | L 24–55 | 3 | 17 | 0 | – | – |
| Nov 3 | vs. Texas | L 22–31 | 3 | 12 | 0 | – | – |
| Nov 10 | vs. Kansas | W 41–34 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 32 |
| Nov 17 | at Oklahoma State | L 21–59 | 7 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 31 |
| Nov 24 | vs. Baylor | L 45–52 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Minnesota | W 34–31 | 5 | 66 | 0 | – | – |
2011 Texas Tech 5 games, 565 rushing yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs.Texas State | W 50–10 | 20 | 113 | 2 | – | – |
| Sep 17 | atNew Mexico | W 59–13 | 14 | 92 | 1 | – | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. Nevada | W 35–34 | 26 | 134 | 2 | – | – |
| Oct 1 | atKansas | W 45–34 | 26 | 124 | 2 | – | – |
| Oct 8 | vs. Texas A&M | L 40–45 | 22 | 102 | 1 | – | – |
2010 Texas Tech 13 games, 668 rushing yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. SMU | W 35–27 | 9 | 35 | 1 | 5 | 122 |
| Sep 11 | atNew Mexico | W 52–17 | 10 | 46 | 1 | 4 | 175 |
| Sep 18 | vs.Texas | L 14–24 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 74 |
| Oct 2 | atIowa State | L 38–52 | 10 | 57 | 0 | 5 | 111 |
| Oct 9 | vs.Baylor | W 45–38 | 14 | 52 | 1 | 2 | 37 |
| Oct 16 | vs.Oklahoma State | L 17–34 | 15 | 99 | 0 | 3 | 77 |
| Oct 23 | at Colorado | W 27–24 | 15 | 94 | 0 | 3 | 50 |
| Oct 30 | atTexas A&M | L 27–45 | 10 | 47 | 1 | 3 | 94 |
| Nov 6 | vs. Missouri | W 24–17 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 85 |
| Nov 13 | atOklahoma | L 7–45 | 11 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 65 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Weber State | W 64–21 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| Nov 27 | vs. Houston | W 35–20 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 74 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Northwestern | W 45–38 | 14 | 126 | 1 | 4 | 82 |
2009 Texas Tech 13 games, 254 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. North Dakota | W 38–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Sep 12 | vs. Rice | W 55–10 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 54 |
| Sep 19 | atTexas | L 24–34 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 182 |
| Sep 26 | atHouston | L 28–29 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 93 |
| Oct 3 | vs.New Mexico | W 48–28 | – | – | – | 1 | 20 |
| Oct 10 | vs.Kansas State | W 66–14 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 49 |
| Oct 17 | at Nebraska | W 31–10 | – | – | – | 1 | 40 |
| Oct 24 | vs.Texas A&M | L 30–52 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 64 |
| Oct 31 | vs.Kansas | W 42–21 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 41 |
| Nov 14 | atOklahoma State | L 17–24 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 42 |
| Nov 21 | vs.Oklahoma | W 41–13 | 8 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 29 |
| Nov 28 | vs.Baylor | W 20–13 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 137 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Michigan State | W 41–31 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 72 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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