Running back, Temple, 2011–⁠14

Kenneth Harper

Number
No. 4
Height
6′0″
Hometown
Gainesville, FL

Kenneth Harper played running back at Temple (2011–⁠14).

Career highs

116rushing yards, career highvs. Memphis, 20142rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. East Carolina, 20148catches, career highvs. Navy, 2014

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2011Temple331283.9136
2012Temple13655.0238
2013Temple1366134.5929
2014Temple873073.5575
Career2691,1134.11775

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2012Temple131299.9144
2013Temple262419.3228
2014Temple271585.9121
Career665288.0444

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

Defense before 2016

SeasonGSoloAstTkl
20118426
201211246
On file6612

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011Temple4RB
2012Temple4RB
2013Temple4RB
2014Temple4RB6′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
2013Temple1520.2191st (n=226)0.0731.620%0.08
2014Temple1170.1354th (n=253)0.1215.615%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 Temple 12 games, 307 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 28atVanderbiltW 37–⁠78210120
Sep 6vs.NavyL 24–⁠31135508640
Sep 20vs.Delaware StateW 59–⁠041312171
Sep 27atUConnW 36–⁠103110390
Oct 11vs.TulsaW 35–⁠2471312270
Oct 17atHoustonL 10–⁠31250–––
Oct 25atUCFL 14–⁠34100–––
Nov 1vs.East CarolinaW 20–⁠1012292–––
Nov 7vs.MemphisL 13–⁠161711612110
Nov 15atPenn StateL 13–⁠30330260
Nov 29vs.CincinnatiL 6–⁠149400140
Dec 6atTulaneW 10–⁠38106180
2013 Temple 12 games, 613 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31atNotre DameL 6–⁠286512230
Sep 7vs.HoustonL 13–⁠22145125440
Sep 14vs.FordhamL 29–⁠301610511150
Sep 28atIdahoL 24–⁠26116122300
Oct 5vs.LouisvilleL 7–⁠3092801110
Oct 11atCincinnatiL 20–⁠38107203400
Oct 19vs.ArmyW 33–⁠1413501150
Oct 26atSMUL 49–⁠5911421291
Nov 2atRutgersL 20–⁠2312491141
Nov 16vs.UCFL 36–⁠39107703340
Nov 23vs.UConnL 21–⁠2871604260
Nov 30atMemphisW 41–⁠2117570100
2012 Temple 11 games, 13 catches, 129 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.VillanovaW 41–⁠105491181
Sep 8vs.MarylandL 27–⁠366101–––
Sep 22atPenn StateL 13–⁠24–––240
Oct 6vs.South FloridaW 37–⁠28–––1120
Oct 13atUConnW 17–⁠14110390
Oct 20vs.RutgersL 10–⁠35–––150
Oct 27atPittsburghL 17–⁠47–––1440
Nov 3atLouisvilleL 17–⁠45–––1120
Nov 10vs.CincinnatiL 10–⁠34150–––
Nov 17atArmyW 63–⁠32–––1200
Nov 23vs.SyracuseL 20–⁠38–––2150
2011 Temple 7 games, 128 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1vs.VillanovaW 42–⁠75140–––
Sep 10atAkronW 41–⁠37481–––
Sep 24atMarylandW 38–⁠77210–––
Oct 1vs.ToledoL 13–⁠362130–––
Oct 8atBall StateW 42–⁠0370–––
Oct 15vs.BuffaloW 34–⁠08130–––
Nov 19vs.ArmyW 42–⁠141120–––

No box score in the source for Nov 25 vs. Kent State, so that game is not listed.

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

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