Running back, UTEP, 2010–⁠14

Josh Bell

Number
No. 23
Height
6′0″
Hometown
Sugar Land, TX

Josh Bell played running back at UTEP (2010–⁠14).

Career highs

3rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Old Dominion, 2014

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2011UTEP341.303
2012*UTEP331163.5314
2013*UTEP25853.4012
2014*UTEP522564.9437
Career1134614.1737

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013*UTEP13917.0022
2014*UTEP9647.1017
Career221557.0022

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2013*UTEP102210

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2010UTEP23RB
2011UTEP23RB
2012UTEP23RB
2013UTEP23RB
2014UTEP23RB6′0″

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2013UTEP320.29––9.27%–
2014UTEP650.1764th (n=253)0.1210.910%0.24

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2014 UTEP 10 games, 256 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 27atKansas StateL 28–⁠58–––4160
Oct 4atLouisiana TechL 3–⁠55–––1130
Oct 11vs.Old DominionW 42–⁠35107633320
Oct 25atUTSAW 34–⁠07200–––
Nov 1vs.Southern MissW 35–⁠14240–––
Nov 8atWestern KentuckyL 27–⁠3518681–––
Nov 15vs.North TexasW 35–⁠177520–––
Nov 21atRiceL 13–⁠313100–––
Nov 29vs.Middle TennesseeW 24–⁠212130–––
Dec 20 ✦vs.Utah StateL 6–⁠213130130
2013 UTEP 11 games, 85 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 14atNew Mexico StateW 42–⁠211202320
Sep 21vs.UTSAL 13–⁠322803180
Sep 28atColorado StateL 42–⁠593503150
Oct 5vs.Louisiana TechL 35–⁠38––––––
Oct 12vs.TulsaL 20–⁠34150–––
Oct 26atRiceL 7–⁠45130–––
Nov 2atTexas A&ML 7–⁠57––––––
Nov 9atNorth TexasL 7–⁠414190190
Nov 16vs.Florida InternationalW 33–⁠1093001100
Nov 23atTulaneL 3–⁠45120–––
Nov 30atMiddle TennesseeL 17–⁠483110370
2012 UTEP 5 games, 116 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1vs.OklahomaL 7–⁠24130–––
Sep 15vs.New Mexico StateW 41–⁠289302–––
Sep 22atWisconsinL 26–⁠374110–––
Oct 11atTulsaL 11–⁠339250–––
Oct 20vs.TulaneW 24–⁠2010471–––
2011 UTEP 1 game, 4 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Oct 15atTulaneW 44–⁠7340–––

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

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