Running back, UTEP (from Buffalo), 2023–⁠26

Lamar Sperling

Lettered 2024–⁠25 at Buffalo (school media guide)

Number
No. 32
Height
5′8″
Weight
190 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Akron, OH

Lamar Sperling plays running back for UTEP, after Buffalo (2023–⁠25). Last time out, against San José State: 8 carries, 40 yards.

2026 so far

70 rushing yards

Last game: 8 carries, 40 yards vs. San José State, L 11–⁠24

Next game: at North Dakota State, Oct 31

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 7@OU
  2. 6TXSO
  3. 7@MICH
  4. 10NEV
  5. 40SJSU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

106rushing yards, career highvs. UConn, 2025

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Buffalo4174.308
2024Buffalo391503.8122
2025Buffalo392346.0163
2026UTEP19703.7010
Career1014714.7263

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2024Buffalo71210
2025Buffalo1120
Career81330

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2024Buffalo330000
2025Buffalo430000
Career760000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Buffalo32RBYr 1
2024Buffalo32RBYr 2
2025Buffalo32RBYr 3
2026UTEP32RBJr. (Yr 4)5′8″190

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
2023Buffalo10.11––0.1––
2024Buffalo390.13––5.06%0.12
2025Buffalo420.21––8.87%–
2026UTEP21-0.03––-0.77%–

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.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Buffalo37%3.701.102.003%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 UTEP 5 games, 70 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 4atOklahomaL 0–⁠51470––
Sep 12vs.Texas SouthernW 51–⁠10260––
Sep 19atMichiganL 17–⁠52270––
Oct 10vs.NevadaL 13–⁠303100––
Oct 17vs.San José StateL 11–⁠248400––
2025 Buffalo 8 games, 234 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 6vs.Saint FrancisW 45–⁠611480––
Sep 13atKent StateW 31–⁠28220––
Sep 20vs.TroyL 17–⁠217350––
Sep 27vs.UConnL 17–⁠2091061––
Oct 18atMassachusettsW 28–⁠21120––
Oct 25vs.AkronL 16–⁠24490112
Nov 19vs.Miami (OH)L 20–⁠373190––
Nov 28vs.OhioL 26–⁠312130––
2024 Buffalo 10 games, 150 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 29vs.LafayetteW 30–⁠135190––
Sep 14vs.MassachusettsW 34–⁠316861128
Sep 21atNorthern IllinoisW 23–⁠20220––
Sep 28atUConnL 3–⁠47110236
Oct 12vs.ToledoW 30–⁠15–––119
Oct 19vs.Western MichiganL 41–⁠482110338
Oct 26atOhioL 16–⁠47380––
Nov 2atAkronW 41–⁠30410––
Nov 12vs.Ball StateW 51–⁠48230––
Jan 4 ✦vs.LibertyW 26–⁠74190––
2023 Buffalo 2 games, 17 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 16vs.LibertyL 27–⁠55150––
Sep 30atAkronW 13–⁠103120––

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

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