Running back, New Mexico, 2007–11
James Wright
- Number
- No. 13
- Height
- 5′11″
- Hometown
- Dallas, TX
James Wright played running back at New Mexico (2007–11).
Career highs
126rushing yards, best game on filevs. Air Force, 20092rushing touchdowns, best game on filevs. Air Force, 2009Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008* | New Mexico | 54 | 348 | 6.4 | 2 | 44 |
| 2009 | New Mexico | 50 | 291 | 5.8 | 2 | 84 |
| 2010 | New Mexico | 89 | 304 | 3.4 | 2 | 18 |
| 2011 | New Mexico | 61 | 220 | 3.6 | 0 | 15 |
| On file (2008–11) | 254 | 1,163 | 4.6 | 6 | 84 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | New Mexico | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 21 |
| 2010 | New Mexico | 7 | 50 | 7.1 | 0 | 16 |
| 2011 | New Mexico | 13 | 88 | 6.8 | 0 | 14 |
| On file (2008–11) | 24 | 174 | 7.3 | 0 | 21 | |
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.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | New Mexico | 13 | RB | |
| 2009 | New Mexico | 13 | RB | |
| 2010 | New Mexico | 13 | RB | |
| 2011 | New Mexico | 13 | RB | 5′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.
Game by game
2011 New Mexico 9 games, 220 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Colorado State | L 10–14 | 12 | 65 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 9 |
| Sep 10 | at Arkansas | L 3–52 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 16 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Texas Tech | L 13–59 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 25 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Sam Houston | L 45–48 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 31 |
| Oct 1 | vs. New Mexico State | L 28–42 | 9 | 45 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
| Oct 15 | at Nevada | L 7–49 | 9 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 1 | −1 |
| Oct 22 | at TCU | L 0–69 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Nov 12 | vs. UNLV | W 21–14 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Dec 3 | at Boise State | L 0–45 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
2010 New Mexico 11 games, 304 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Oregon | L 0–72 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| Sep 11 | vs.Texas Tech | L 17–52 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 16 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Utah | L 14–56 | 1 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| Sep 25 | atUNLV | L 10–45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| Oct 2 | vs. UTEP | L 20–38 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Oct 9 | atNew Mexico State | L 14–16 | 11 | 49 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 8 |
| Oct 23 | vs. San Diego State | L 20–30 | 11 | 60 | 0 | 18 | – | – |
| Oct 30 | atColorado State | L 14–38 | 10 | 27 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 5 |
| Nov 6 | vs. Wyoming | W 34–31 | 19 | 65 | 0 | 11 | – | – |
| Nov 13 | at Air Force | L 23–48 | 7 | 34 | 1 | 11 | – | – |
| Nov 27 | vs.TCU | L 17–66 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
2009 New Mexico 10 games, 291 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs. Tulsa | L 10–44 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6 |
| Sep 19 | vs.Air Force | L 13–37 | 5 | 126 | 2 | 84 | 1 | 13 |
| Sep 26 | vs.New Mexico State | L 17–20 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 39 | – | – |
| Oct 10 | atWyoming | L 13–37 | 12 | 33 | 0 | 11 | 1 | −4 |
| Oct 24 | vs.UNLV | L 17–34 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Oct 31 | atSan Diego State | L 20–23 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Nov 7 | atUtah | L 14–45 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 |
| Nov 14 | vs. BYU | L 19–24 | 7 | 37 | 0 | 16 | – | – |
| Nov 21 | vs.Colorado State | W 29–27 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| Nov 28 | atTCU | L 10–51 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
2008 New Mexico 7 games, 348 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | atNew Mexico State | W 35–24 | 3 | 55 | 1 | 44 | – | – |
| Oct 4 | vs.Wyoming | W 24–0 | 15 | 120 | 1 | 42 | – | – |
| Oct 11 | atBYU | L 3–21 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 14 | – | – |
| Oct 18 | vs.San Diego State | W 70–7 | 16 | 110 | 0 | 27 | – | – |
| Oct 23 | atAir Force | L 10–23 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
| Nov 1 | vs.Utah | L 10–13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
| Nov 8 | atUNLV | L 20–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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