Running back, Syracuse, 2012–⁠16

George Morris

Number
No. 27
Height
6′0″
Hometown
Lawrenceville, GA

George Morris played running back at Syracuse (2012–⁠16).

Career highs

80rushing yards, career highvs. Clemson, 2015

Team titles: Big East champions, 2012

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2013*Syracuse793344.2123
2014Syracuse351012.9033
2015Syracuse663264.9051
2016Syracuse382.706
Career1837694.2151

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2013*Syracuse152940
2015Syracuse1150
Career163090

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.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Syracuse27RB
2013Syracuse27RB
2014Syracuse27RB
2015Syracuse27RB
2016Syracuse27RB6′0″

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2016Syracuse3-0.41––-1.2–

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

2016 Syracuse 4 games, 8 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Oct 22atBoston CollegeW 28–⁠20–––––
Nov 12vs.NC StateL 20–⁠35–––––
Nov 19vs.Florida StateL 14–⁠45380––
Nov 26atPittsburghL 61–⁠76–––––
2015 Syracuse 12 games, 326 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 4vs.Rhode IslandW 47–⁠012710––
Sep 12vs.Wake ForestW 30–⁠176460––
Sep 19vs.Central MichiganW 30–⁠271−10––
Sep 26vs.LSUL 24–⁠347350––
Oct 10atSouth FloridaL 24–⁠45570––
Oct 17atVirginiaL 38–⁠44230––
Oct 24vs.PittsburghL 20–⁠23110––
Oct 31atFlorida StateL 21–⁠456550115
Nov 7atLouisvilleL 17–⁠412−30––
Nov 14vs.ClemsonL 27–⁠3714800––
Nov 21atNC StateL 29–⁠424190––
Nov 28vs.Boston CollegeW 20–⁠176130––
2014 Syracuse 9 games, 101 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 29vs.VillanovaW 27–⁠26500––
Sep 13atCentral MichiganW 40–⁠35120––
Sep 20vs.MarylandL 20–⁠343100––
Sep 27vs.Notre DameL 15–⁠31230––
Oct 3vs.LouisvilleL 6–⁠28370––
Oct 11vs.Florida StateL 20–⁠38260––
Oct 18atWake ForestW 30–⁠76190––
Nov 22atPittsburghL 7–⁠304340––
Nov 29atBoston CollegeL 7–⁠285100––
2013 Syracuse 10 games, 334 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 31vs.Penn StateL 17–⁠23140270
Sep 7atNorthwesternL 27–⁠483120571
Sep 14vs.WagnerW 54–⁠09560119
Sep 21vs.TulaneW 52–⁠179350115
Oct 5vs.ClemsonL 14–⁠49470234
Nov 9atMarylandW 20–⁠37500––
Nov 16atFlorida StateL 3–⁠5921670242
Nov 23vs.PittsburghL 16–⁠177300243
Nov 30vs.Boston CollegeW 34–⁠3110401––
Dec 27 ✦vs.MinnesotaW 21–⁠178330––

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

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