Running back, Ball State, 2011–⁠15

Horactio Banks

Number
No. 4
Height
5′8″
Hometown
Chicago, IL

Horactio Banks played running back at Ball State (2011–⁠15).

Career highs

143rushing yards, career highvs. Central Michigan, 20132rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Army, 2013

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2012Ball State1135865.2454
2013Ball State955956.3777
2014Ball State753534.7136
Career2831,5345.41277

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2012Ball State3700
2013Ball State2580
2014Ball State2420
Career71700

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011Ball State4RB
2012Ball State4RB
2013Ball State4RB
2014Ball State4RB
2015Ball State4RB5′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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2013Ball State91-0.0711th (n=226)0.07-6.315%-0.03
2014Ball State81-0.076th (n=253)0.12-5.412%0.09

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

2014 Ball State 9 games, 353 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.ColgateW 30–⁠1013134036––
Sep 6atIowaL 13–⁠17112301126
Sep 13vs.Indiana StateL 20–⁠271030011––
Sep 20atToledoL 23–⁠341347013––
Oct 4atArmyL 24–⁠33625013––
Oct 11vs.Western MichiganL 38–⁠42641027––
Nov 5vs.Northern IllinoisL 21–⁠35623117––
Nov 12atMassachusettsL 10–⁠2441104110
Nov 22vs.Eastern MichiganW 45–⁠3061905––
2013 Ball State 9 games, 595 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29vs.Illinois StateW 51–⁠281043112––
Sep 7vs.ArmyW 40–⁠14175121117
Sep 14atNorth TexasL 27–⁠3411141177––
Sep 21atEastern MichiganW 51–⁠20765143––
Sep 28vs.ToledoW 31–⁠241050015––
Oct 5atVirginiaW 48–⁠271013015––
Oct 12vs.Kent StateW 27–⁠2462209––
Oct 19atWestern MichiganW 38–⁠171367138––
Nov 6vs.Central MichiganW 44–⁠2411143138––
2012 Ball State 11 games, 586 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.Eastern MichiganW 37–⁠261463115––
Sep 8atClemsonL 27–⁠527120254––
Sep 15atIndianaW 41–⁠39102906––
Sep 22vs.South FloridaW 31–⁠271042016––
Sep 29atKent StateL 43–⁠45103601429
Oct 6vs.Northern IllinoisL 23–⁠35114301012
Oct 13vs.Western MichiganW 30–⁠24230213
Nov 6atToledoW 34–⁠2783407––
Nov 14vs.OhioW 52–⁠2714135140––
Nov 23atMiami (OH)W 31–⁠242280016––
Dec 21 ✦vs.UCFL 17–⁠385104115

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

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