Running back, Iowa State, 2009–⁠13

James White

Lettered 2010–⁠13 (school media guide)

Number
No. 8
Height
5′8″
Hometown
Dallas, TX

James White played running back at Iowa State (2009–⁠13).

Career highs

148rushing yards, career highat Baylor, 20112rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Iowa, 20117catches, career highat Iowa, 2012

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2010Iowa State5122.404
2011Iowa State1597434.7876
2012Iowa State995055.1256
2013Iowa State321183.7111
Career2951,3784.71176

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2010Iowa State155.005
2011Iowa State211657.9125
2012Iowa State201376.8042
2013Iowa State11908.2132
Career533977.5242

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2009Iowa State8RB
2010Iowa State8RB
2011Iowa State8RB
2012Iowa State8RB
2013Iowa State8RB5′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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013Iowa State390.20––7.86%

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

2013 Iowa State 9 games, 118 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.Northern IowaL 20–⁠2873405491
Sep 14vs.IowaL 21–⁠2752601130
Sep 26atTulsaW 38–⁠21340–––
Oct 3vs.TexasL 30–⁠311−102240
Oct 12atTexas TechL 35–⁠42200–––
Oct 26vs.Oklahoma StateL 27–⁠58470–––
Nov 2atKansas StateL 7–⁠41–––2110
Nov 23vs.KansasW 34–⁠07331–––
Nov 30atWest VirginiaW 52–⁠4431501−70
2012 Iowa State 11 games, 505 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1vs.TulsaW 38–⁠2310541–––
Sep 8atIowaW 9–⁠6132807650
Sep 15vs.Western IllinoisW 37–⁠357213240
Sep 29vs.Texas TechL 13–⁠2495704300
Oct 6atTCUW 37–⁠2311530–––
Oct 27vs.BaylorW 35–⁠2110420250
Nov 3vs.OklahomaL 20–⁠354270–––
Nov 10atTexasL 7–⁠33134801140
Nov 17atKansasW 51–⁠236570110
Nov 23vs.West VirginiaL 24–⁠318310–––
Dec 31 ✦vs.TulsaL 17–⁠31103602−20
2011 Iowa State 13 games, 743 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.Northern IowaW 20–⁠195320–––
Sep 10vs.IowaW 44–⁠4113352350
Sep 16atUConnW 24–⁠20144411100
Oct 1vs.TexasL 14–⁠37116411140
Oct 8atBaylorL 26–⁠49161481270
Oct 15atMissouriL 17–⁠52146104320
Oct 22vs.Texas A&ML 17–⁠33166012210
Oct 29atTexas TechW 41–⁠73113813190
Nov 5vs.KansasW 13–⁠10103601100
Nov 18vs.Oklahoma StateW 37–⁠31115313441
Nov 26atOklahomaL 6–⁠261−110–––
Dec 3atKansas StateL 23–⁠308410130
Dec 30 ✦vs.RutgersL 13–⁠279420–––
2010 Iowa State 4 games, 12 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 11atIowaL 7–⁠35110150
Sep 25vs.Northern IowaW 27–⁠0110–––
Oct 16atOklahomaL 0–⁠52120–––
Oct 30vs.KansasW 28–⁠16280–––

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

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