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, 2013

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2011South Alabama291404.8024
2012South Alabama812172.7211
2013South Alabama662093.2614
2014South Alabama1397055.1244
Career3151,2714.01044

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2011South Alabama11313.0013
2012South Alabama8344.3114
2013South Alabama284.005
2014South Alabama5183.607
Career16734.6114

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011South Alabama29RB
2012South Alabama29RB
2013South Alabama29RB
2014South Alabama29RB5′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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2013South Alabama60-0.164th (n=226)0.07-9.89%-0.05
2014South Alabama1320.0736th (n=253)0.129.615%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
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 6atKent StateW 23–⁠13134609––
Sep 13vs.Mississippi StateL 3–⁠35318010––
Sep 20vs.Georgia SouthernL 6–⁠28738017––
Sep 27atIdahoW 34–⁠10937012––
Oct 4atApp StateW 47–⁠2141507––
Oct 18vs.Georgia StateW 30–⁠271255016––
Oct 24vs.TroyW 27–⁠131817814117
Nov 1atLouisianaL 9–⁠191542010––
Nov 8atArkansas StateL 10–⁠4561408––
Nov 15vs.Texas StateW 24–⁠20106803115
Nov 22atSouth CarolinaL 12–⁠3716680810
Nov 28vs.NavyL 40–⁠42217301526
Dec 20 ✦vs.Bowling GreenL 28–⁠33553144––
2013 South Alabama 10 games, 209 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29vs.Southern UtahL 21–⁠2251706––
Sep 7atTulaneW 41–⁠3971707––
Sep 14vs.Western KentuckyW 31–⁠244503––
Oct 19vs.Kent StateW 38–⁠21743214––
Oct 26atTexas StateL 31–⁠332102––
Nov 2vs.Arkansas StateL 16–⁠1751415––
Nov 16atNavyL 14–⁠4211360915
Nov 23vs.UL MonroeW 36–⁠14832012––
Nov 30atGeorgia StateW 38–⁠178261713
Dec 7vs.LouisianaW 30–⁠891825––
2012 South Alabama 12 games, 217 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.UTSAL 31–⁠331143111210
Sep 8vs.NichollsW 9–⁠391007114
Sep 15atNC StateL 7–⁠314170101−1
Sep 22atMississippi StateL 10–⁠308210514
Sep 29vs.TroyL 10–⁠312303––
Oct 13atArkansas StateL 29–⁠3618360714
Oct 20vs.Florida AtlanticW 37–⁠342104––
Oct 27atUL MonroeL 24–⁠384110810
Nov 3vs.Florida InternationalL 20–⁠282102––
Nov 10atNorth TexasL 14–⁠241142111––
Nov 17vs.Middle TennesseeL 12–⁠207220913
Dec 1atHawai’iL 7–⁠2331007––
2011 South Alabama 2 games, 140 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 17atNC StateL 13–⁠3518117024113
Sep 24atKent StateL 25–⁠33112306––

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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