Running back, Cornell, 2025–⁠26

John McAuliffe

Number
No. 2
Height
6′0″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Orland Park, IL

John McAuliffe plays running back for Cornell.

2026 so far

52 rushing yards

Last game: vs. Lehigh, W 48–⁠38

Next game: at Brown, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 8@COLG
  2. 17YALE
  3. 18@GTWN
  4. 7HARV
  5. 2LEH

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

89rushing yards, career highvs. Bucknell, 2025

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2025Cornell311815.8122
2026Cornell13524.0014
Career442335.3122

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2025Cornell5377.4017
2026Cornell55611.2032
Career10939.3032

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025Cornell2RBFr.
2026Cornell2RBSo.6′0″205

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
2025Cornell (FCS)360.23––8.211%
2026Cornell (FCS)200.21––4.26%

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

2026 Cornell 5 games, 52 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 19atColgateL 7–⁠20280–––
Sep 26vs.YaleW 38–⁠2551702450
Oct 3atGeorgetownW 35–⁠143180280
Oct 10vs.HarvardL 29–⁠41170130
Oct 17vs.LehighW 48–⁠38220–––
2025 Cornell 4 games, 181 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Oct 18vs.BucknellW 30–⁠2012891–––
Oct 25vs.BrownW 30–⁠2461503310
Nov 1vs.PrincetonW 20–⁠179560160
Nov 8atPennsylvaniaW 39–⁠174210100

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

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