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, 2014Rushing
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2012 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| On file | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
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
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 | Temple | 152 | 0.21 | 91st (n=226) | 0.07 | 31.6 | 20% | 0.08 |
| 2014 | Temple | 117 | 0.13 | 54th (n=253) | 0.12 | 15.6 | 15% | 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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | at | W 37–7 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. | L 24–31 | 13 | 55 | 0 | 8 | 64 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. | W 59–0 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 1 |
| Sep 27 | at | W 36–10 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. | W 35–24 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at | L 10–31 | 2 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 25 | at | L 14–34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 1 | vs. | W 20–10 | 12 | 29 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Nov 7 | vs. | L 13–16 | 17 | 116 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at | L 13–30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. | L 6–14 | 9 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Dec 6 | at | W 10–3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 0 |
2013 Temple 12 games, 613 rushing yards, 9 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | L 6–28 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | L 13–22 | 14 | 51 | 2 | 5 | 44 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | L 29–30 | 16 | 105 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at | L 24–26 | 11 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. | L 7–30 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at | L 20–38 | 10 | 72 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 33–14 | 13 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at | L 49–59 | 11 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| Nov 2 | at | L 20–23 | 12 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | L 36–39 | 10 | 77 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | L 21–28 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at | W 41–21 | 17 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2012 Temple 11 games, 13 catches, 129 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 41–10 | 5 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Sep 8 | vs. | L 27–36 | 6 | 10 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 22 | at | L 13–24 | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs. | W 37–28 | – | – | – | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | at | W 17–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs. | L 10–35 | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | at | L 17–47 | – | – | – | 1 | 44 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | at | L 17–45 | – | – | – | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs. | L 10–34 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 17 | at | W 63–32 | – | – | – | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | L 20–38 | – | – | – | 2 | 15 | 0 |
2011 Temple 7 games, 128 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 42–7 | 5 | 14 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 10 | at | W 41–3 | 7 | 48 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 24 | at | W 38–7 | 7 | 21 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. | L 13–36 | 2 | 13 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 8 | at | W 42–0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 34–0 | 8 | 13 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 42–14 | 1 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – |
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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