Running back, Tulsa, 2012–⁠16

James Flanders

Number
No. 20
Height
5′10″
Hometown
Midwest City, OK

James Flanders played running back at Tulsa (2012–⁠16).

At a glance

Best season
1,629
Rushing yards, 2016 (Tulsa, 10–⁠3)
Best game
249 yards
At Memphis, week 9, 2016: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 7
In FBS in rushing touchdowns, 2016

Career highs

249rushing yards, career highat Memphis, 20165rushing touchdowns, career highat Memphis, 2016

Team titles: Conference USA champions, 2012

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2013Tulsa252.504
2014Tulsa1024564.5126
2015Tulsa21874.1013
2016Tulsa2581,6296.31861
Career3832,1775.71961

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Tulsa20RB
2013Tulsa20RB
2014Tulsa20RB
2015Tulsa20RB
2016Tulsa20RB5′10″

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
2013Tulsa2-0.33––-0.7––
2014Tulsa1090.1044th (n=253)0.1211.512%0.16
2015Tulsa220.17––3.910%–
2016Tulsa2620.2681st (n=259)0.1366.823%0.34

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

2016 Tulsa 13 games, 1,629 rushing yards, 18 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.San José StateW 45–⁠101482014––
Sep 10atOhio StateL 3–⁠48154307––
Sep 17vs.North Carolina A&TW 58–⁠21732221––
Sep 24atFresno StateW 48–⁠4113101131––
Oct 7vs.SMUW 43–⁠4013132161––
Oct 15atHoustonL 31–⁠381970123214
Oct 22vs.TulaneW 50–⁠2722190250––
Oct 29atMemphisW 59–⁠3033249552––
Nov 5vs.East CarolinaW 45–⁠2428181225––
Nov 12atNavyL 40–⁠421989038––
Nov 19atUCFW 35–⁠201916316013
Nov 25vs.CincinnatiW 40–⁠3739197225––
Dec 19 ✦vs.Central MichiganW 55–⁠1017100131––
2015 Tulsa 3 games, 87 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 17atEast CarolinaL 17–⁠30135401315
Oct 23vs.MemphisL 42–⁠6662406––
Nov 7vs.UCFW 45–⁠302905––
2014 Tulsa 11 games, 456 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 28vs.TulaneW 38–⁠318320112−1
Sep 6vs.OklahomaL 7–⁠521354014––
Sep 13atFlorida AtlanticL 21–⁠50948010119
Sep 27vs.Texas StateL 34–⁠3721112017––
Oct 4atColorado StateL 17–⁠4261905––
Oct 11atTempleL 24–⁠35145109117
Oct 18vs.South FloridaL 30–⁠3821408––
Oct 31atMemphisL 20–⁠40250517
Nov 8vs.SMUW 38–⁠281000––
Nov 14atUCFL 7–⁠31324014––
Nov 28vs.East CarolinaL 32–⁠492397126––
2013 Tulsa 2 games, 5 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Nov 2vs.UTSAL 15–⁠341101––
Nov 9atEast CarolinaL 24–⁠581404––

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

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