Running back, Minnesota, 2005–09
Jay Thomas
- Number
- No. 20
- Height
- 6′0″
- Hometown
- Oakdale, MN
Jay Thomas played running back at Minnesota (2005–09).
Career highs
100rushing yards, best game on fileat Northwestern, 20072rushing touchdowns, best game on filevs. Indiana, 2006Rushing
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 | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| On file | 19 | 8 | 27 | 1 | 1 | |
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
2009 Minnesota 4 games, 4 returns, 65 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs. California | L 21–35 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 3 | vs. Wisconsin | L 28–31 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 10 | vs. Purdue | W 35–20 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 7 | vs. Illinois | L 32–35 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2008 Minnesota 3 games, 24 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 37–3 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Oct 4 | vs. Indiana | W 16–7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Iowa | L 0–55 | 2 | −5 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
2007 Minnesota 7 games, 215 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 41–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| Sep 15 | atFlorida Atlantic | L 39–42 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 17 |
| Sep 22 | vs.Purdue | L 31–45 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 8 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Ohio State | L 7–30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Oct 6 | atIndiana | L 20–40 | 8 | 58 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 49 |
| Oct 13 | at Northwestern | L 48–49 | 22 | 100 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 7 |
| Oct 20 | vs. North Dakota State | L 21–27 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | – | – |
2006 Minnesota 7 games, 225 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | atCalifornia | L 17–42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Sep 16 | vs. Temple | W 62–0 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 29 | – | – |
| Sep 23 | atPurdue | L 21–27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
| Nov 4 | vs.Indiana | W 63–26 | 6 | 79 | 2 | 34 | – | – |
| Nov 11 | at Michigan State | W 31–18 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 6 | – | – |
| Nov 18 | vs.Iowa | W 34–24 | 15 | 79 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 49 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Texas Tech | L 41–44 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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