Running back, Pittsburgh, 2011–⁠14

Isaac Bennett

Lettered 2011 (school media guide)

Number
No. 34
Height
5′11″
Hometown
Tulsa, OK

Isaac Bennett played running back at Pittsburgh (2011–⁠14).

At a glance

Best season
797
Rushing yards, 2013 (Pittsburgh, 7–⁠6)
Best game
240 yards
Vs. Old Dominion, week 8, 2013: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

240rushing yards, career highvs. Old Dominion, 20133rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Old Dominion, 20137catches, career highvs. Syracuse, 2011

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2011Pittsburgh582374.1220
2012Pittsburgh291414.9321
2013Pittsburgh1717974.7745
2014Pittsburgh512725.3229
Career3091,4474.71445

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2011Pittsburgh14886.3122
2012Pittsburgh8789.8014
2013Pittsburgh10585.8119
2014Pittsburgh1212510.4135
Career443497.9335

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011Pittsburgh34RB
2012Pittsburgh34RB
2013Pittsburgh34RB
2014Pittsburgh34RB5′11″

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
2013Pittsburgh191-0.0029th (n=226)0.07-0.422%-0.01
2014Pittsburgh530.34––18.17%–

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 Pittsburgh 12 games, 272 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30vs.DelawareW 62–⁠063211−40
Sep 5atBoston CollegeW 30–⁠20110100
Sep 13atFlorida InternationalW 42–⁠256380150
Sep 20vs.IowaL 20–⁠24110–––
Sep 27vs.AkronL 10–⁠2121003340
Oct 4atVirginiaL 19–⁠2412302260
Oct 25vs.Georgia TechL 28–⁠561−701351
Nov 1vs.DukeL 48–⁠51270170
Nov 15atNorth CarolinaL 35–⁠405150–––
Nov 22vs.SyracuseW 30–⁠711750170
Nov 29atMiamiW 35–⁠23126001150
Jan 2 ✦vs.HoustonL 34–⁠353171–––
2013 Pittsburgh 13 games, 797 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2vs.Florida StateL 13–⁠419350380
Sep 14vs.New MexicoW 49–⁠27141012–––
Sep 21atDukeW 58–⁠5512380150
Sep 28vs.VirginiaW 14–⁠3550–––
Oct 12atVirginia TechL 9–⁠1973101−40
Oct 19vs.Old DominionW 35–⁠24302403–––
Oct 26atNavyL 21–⁠2422770–––
Nov 2atGeorgia TechL 10–⁠216160–––
Nov 9vs.Notre DameW 28–⁠21175702170
Nov 16vs.North CarolinaL 27–⁠3412260181
Nov 23atSyracuseW 17–⁠1611281–––
Nov 29vs.MiamiL 31–⁠412114111190
Dec 26 ✦vs.Bowling GreenW 30–⁠27520150
2012 Pittsburgh 7 games, 141 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1vs.Youngstown StateL 17–⁠3110421–––
Sep 6atCincinnatiL 10–⁠3452404420
Sep 15vs.Virginia TechW 35–⁠172802140
Sep 22vs.Gardner-WebbW 55–⁠106522–––
Oct 5atSyracuseL 13–⁠14310190
Oct 27vs.TempleW 47–⁠171−101130
Dec 1atSouth FloridaW 27–⁠32150–––
2011 Pittsburgh 5 games, 237 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Nov 5vs.CincinnatiL 23–⁠266260100
Nov 12atLouisvilleW 21–⁠1413691230
Nov 25atWest VirginiaL 20–⁠21166912230
Dec 3vs.SyracuseW 33–⁠20135107611
Jan 7 ✦vs.SMUL 6–⁠2810220210

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

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