Running back, California, 2017–⁠21

Marcel Dancy

Number
No. 23
Height
5′10″
Weight
195 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Oakland, CA

Marcel Dancy played running back at California (2017–⁠21).

Career highs

92rushing yards, career highat Stanford, 20212rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Stanford, 2021

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018California12826.8118
2019California572484.4223
2020California311565.0023
2021California261616.2276
Career1266475.1576

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019California201537.7028
2020California9687.6012
2021California15986.5014
Career443197.3028

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017California23RBRS
2018California23RBFr.
2019California23RBSo.
2020California23RBJr.
2021California23RBSr.5′10″195

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
2018California120.33––4.0––
2019California870.0114th (n=287)0.130.412%0.07
2020California420.01––0.515%-0.04
2021California420.28––11.76%–

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

2021 California 11 games, 161 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 4vs.NevadaL 17–⁠221804210
Sep 11atTCUL 32–⁠34–––140
Sep 18vs.Sacramento StateW 42–⁠304602180
Sep 25atWashingtonL 24–⁠31–––120
Oct 2vs.Washington StateL 6–⁠21230–––
Oct 15atOregonL 17–⁠241100–––
Oct 23vs.ColoradoW 26–⁠35−20–––
Oct 30vs.Oregon StateW 39–⁠251−201120
Nov 20atStanfordW 41–⁠1149221130
Nov 27atUCLAL 14–⁠4221005280
Dec 4vs.USCW 24–⁠146360–––
2020 California 4 games, 156 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Nov 15atUCLAL 10–⁠342402120
Nov 21atOregon StateL 27–⁠31177603290
Nov 27vs.StanfordL 23–⁠2474203240
Dec 5vs.OregonW 21–⁠175340130
2019 California 11 games, 248 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.UC DavisW 27–⁠135320180
Sep 7atWashingtonW 20–⁠197722–––
Sep 14vs.North TexasW 23–⁠17112803220
Sep 21atOle MissW 28–⁠20124703160
Sep 27vs.Arizona StateL 17–⁠2493804410
Oct 19vs.Oregon StateL 17–⁠217102110
Oct 26atUtahL 0–⁠352120150
Nov 9vs.Washington StateW 33–⁠20130100
Nov 16vs.USCL 17–⁠41–––3190
Nov 30atUCLAW 28–⁠181401280
Dec 30 ✦vs.IllinoisW 35–⁠202110130
2018 California 3 games, 82 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 8atBYUW 21–⁠18120–––
Sep 15vs.Idaho StateW 45–⁠2311801–––
Oct 13vs.UCLAL 7–⁠37––––––

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

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