Running back, South Alabama, 2011–14
Kendall Houston
- Number
- No. 29
- Height
- 5′10″
- Hometown
- Mobile, AL
Kendall Houston played running back at South Alabama (2011–14).
Career highs
178rushing yards, career highvs. Troy, 20142rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Louisiana, 2013Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | South Alabama | 29 | 140 | 4.8 | 0 | 24 |
| 2012 | South Alabama | 81 | 217 | 2.7 | 2 | 11 |
| 2013 | South Alabama | 66 | 209 | 3.2 | 6 | 14 |
| 2014 | South Alabama | 139 | 705 | 5.1 | 2 | 44 |
| Career | 315 | 1,271 | 4.0 | 10 | 44 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | South Alabama | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2012 | South Alabama | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 1 | 14 |
| 2013 | South Alabama | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2014 | South Alabama | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | 7 |
| Career | 16 | 73 | 4.6 | 1 | 14 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | South Alabama | 29 | RB | |
| 2012 | South Alabama | 29 | RB | |
| 2013 | South Alabama | 29 | RB | |
| 2014 | South Alabama | 29 | RB | 5′10″ |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | South Alabama | 60 | -0.16 | 4th (n=226) | 0.07 | -9.8 | 9% | -0.05 |
| 2014 | South Alabama | 132 | 0.07 | 36th (n=253) | 0.12 | 9.6 | 15% | 0.15 |
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 South Alabama 13 games, 705 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | at | W 23–13 | 13 | 46 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Sep 13 | vs. | L 3–35 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| Sep 20 | vs. | L 6–28 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 17 | – | – |
| Sep 27 | at | W 34–10 | 9 | 37 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
| Oct 4 | at | W 47–21 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Oct 18 | vs. | W 30–27 | 12 | 55 | 0 | 16 | – | – |
| Oct 24 | vs. | W 27–13 | 18 | 178 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 7 |
| Nov 1 | at | L 9–19 | 15 | 42 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| Nov 8 | at | L 10–45 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Nov 15 | vs. | W 24–20 | 10 | 68 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 5 |
| Nov 22 | at | L 12–37 | 16 | 68 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs. | L 40–42 | 21 | 73 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 6 |
| Dec 20 ✦ | vs. | L 28–33 | 5 | 53 | 1 | 44 | – | – |
2013 South Alabama 10 games, 209 rushing yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. | L 21–22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Sep 7 | at | W 41–39 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 31–24 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 38–21 | 7 | 43 | 2 | 14 | – | – |
| Oct 26 | at | L 31–33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
| Nov 2 | vs. | L 16–17 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 5 | – | – |
| Nov 16 | at | L 14–42 | 11 | 36 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 36–14 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
| Nov 30 | at | W 38–17 | 8 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| Dec 7 | vs. | W 30–8 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 5 | – | – |
2012 South Alabama 12 games, 217 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | L 31–33 | 11 | 43 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 10 |
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 9–3 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 14 |
| Sep 15 | at | L 7–31 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 1 | −1 |
| Sep 22 | at | L 10–30 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Sep 29 | vs. | L 10–31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Oct 13 | at | L 29–36 | 18 | 36 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| Oct 20 | vs. | W 37–34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Oct 27 | at | L 24–38 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs. | L 20–28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
| Nov 10 | at | L 14–24 | 11 | 42 | 1 | 11 | – | – |
| Nov 17 | vs. | L 12–20 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| Dec 1 | at | L 7–23 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
2011 South Alabama 2 games, 140 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | at | L 13–35 | 18 | 117 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 13 |
| Sep 24 | at | L 25–33 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
No box score in the source for Sep 10 vs. Lamar; Oct 8 at UTSA; Oct 15 vs. UT Martin; Oct 22 at Georgia State; Nov 3 vs. Mississippi Valley State; Nov 19 vs. Cal Poly, so those games are not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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