Defensive back, Temple, 2007–10
James Nixon
- Number
- No. 23
- Height
- 6′1″
- Hometown
- New Haven, CT
James Nixon played defensive back at Temple (2007–10).
Returns
Rushing
Receiving
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.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | PBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| On file | 16 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 2 | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
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
2010 Temple 11 games, 25 returns, 558 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | KR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Villanova | W 31–24 | 3 | 68 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Central Michigan | W 13–10 | 1 | 27 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. UConn | W 30–16 | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | at Penn State | L 13–22 | 3 | 67 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at Army | W 42–35 | 6 | 129 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at Northern Illinois | L 17–31 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs. Bowling Green | W 28–27 | 2 | 52 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | at Buffalo | W 42–0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs. Akron | W 30–0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 6 | at Kent State | W 28–10 | 2 | 30 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Ohio | L 23–31 | 3 | 92 | 0 |
2009 Temple 13 games, 17 returns, 497 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | KR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs.Villanova | L 24–27 | – | – | – |
| Sep 19 | atPenn State | L 6–31 | 2 | 46 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs.Buffalo | W 37–13 | 2 | 106 | 1 |
| Oct 3 | at Eastern Michigan | W 24–12 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Ball State | W 24–19 | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs.Army | W 27–13 | – | – | – |
| Oct 24 | at Toledo | W 40–24 | – | – | – |
| Oct 31 | at Navy | W 27–24 | 3 | 137 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 34–32 | – | – | – |
| Nov 13 | atAkron | W 56–17 | – | – | – |
| Nov 21 | vs.Kent State | W 47–13 | 4 | 93 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | atOhio | L 17–35 | 3 | 69 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. UCLA | L 21–30 | – | – | – |
2008 Temple 9 games, 110 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | KR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | atArmy | W 35–7 | – | – | – |
| Sep 6 | vs.UConn | L 9–12 | – | – | – |
| Sep 27 | vs. Western Michigan | L 3–7 | – | – | – |
| Oct 4 | atMiami (OH) | W 28–10 | – | – | – |
| Oct 11 | atCentral Michigan | L 14–24 | – | – | – |
| Oct 21 | vs.Ohio | W 14–10 | – | – | – |
| Nov 12 | atKent State | L 38–41 | – | – | – |
| Nov 22 | vs.Eastern Michigan | W 55–52 | – | – | – |
| Nov 28 | vs.Akron | W 27–6 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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