Running back, Arkansas State, 2018–⁠22

Marcel Murray

Number
No. 34
Height
5′10″
Weight
204 lb
Class (2022)
Junior
Hometown
Hiram, GA

Marcel Murray played running back at Arkansas State (2018–⁠22).

Career highs

175rushing yards, career highat UL Monroe, 20193rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at UL Monroe, 2019

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018Arkansas State1548605.6864
2019Arkansas State1708204.8657
2020Arkansas State471583.4136
2021Arkansas State141057.5040
2022Arkansas State351935.5175
Career4202,1365.11675

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Arkansas State161418.8267
2019Arkansas State151258.3024
2020Arkansas State122.002
2021Arkansas State3−1−0.302
2022Arkansas State7375.3012
Career423047.2267

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2018Arkansas State815701230
2019Arkansas State51090–––
2020Arkansas State1100–––
Career1427601230

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2019Arkansas State750000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Arkansas State34RBYr 1
2019Arkansas State34RBYr 2
2020Arkansas State34RBYr 3
2021Arkansas State34RBYr 4
2022Arkansas State34RBJr. (Yr 5)5′10″204

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
2018Arkansas State1520.2581st (n=300)0.1538.418%0.21
2019Arkansas State1890.0835th (n=287)0.1314.625%0.05
2020Arkansas State48-0.07––-3.613%0.02
2021Arkansas State150.20––2.9––
2022Arkansas State430.06––2.710%0.17

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

2022 Arkansas State 7 games, 193 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.GramblingW 58–⁠351308––
Sep 10atOhio StateL 12–⁠457130726
Sep 17atMemphisL 32–⁠442407112
Oct 29vs.South AlabamaL 3–⁠31415011––
Nov 12vs.MassachusettsW 35–⁠338123175212
Nov 19atTexas StateL 13–⁠16350510
Nov 26vs.TroyL 19–⁠4862001317
2021 Arkansas State 4 games, 105 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4vs.Central ArkansasW 40–⁠2176304010
Oct 2atGeorgia SouthernL 33–⁠593503––
Oct 7vs.Coastal CarolinaL 20–⁠523290182−1
Oct 30atSouth AlabamaL 13–⁠311808––
2020 Arkansas State 5 games, 158 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 3atCoastal CarolinaL 23–⁠5241107––
Oct 10vs.Central ArkansasW 50–⁠27652036––
Nov 21atTexas StateL 45–⁠4717411812
Nov 28vs.South AlabamaL 31–⁠38133808––
Dec 5vs.UL MonroeW 48–⁠15716011––
2019 Arkansas State 10 games, 820 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.SMUL 30–⁠37177702015
Sep 7atUNLVW 43–⁠1710590141−5
Oct 5atGeorgia StateL 38–⁠5265812817
Oct 17vs.LouisianaL 20–⁠3735164023338
Oct 26vs.Texas StateW 38–⁠142211421727
Nov 2atUL MonroeW 48–⁠4124175357124
Nov 16vs.Coastal CarolinaW 28–⁠2712590141−3
Nov 23vs.Georgia SouthernW 38–⁠331337015––
Nov 29atSouth AlabamaL 30–⁠34143909––
Dec 21 ✦vs.Florida InternationalW 34–⁠261738013552
2018 Arkansas State 13 games, 860 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 48–⁠211054013275
Sep 8atAlabamaL 7–⁠57734012––
Sep 15atTulsaW 29–⁠20936110112
Sep 22vs.UNLVW 27–⁠20895139––
Sep 29atGeorgia SouthernL 21–⁠2810420813
Oct 9vs.App StateL 9–⁠35113701021
Oct 18vs.Georgia StateW 51–⁠3511115164115
Oct 27atLouisianaL 43–⁠4719121322––
Nov 3vs.South AlabamaW 38–⁠1411400847
Nov 10atCoastal CarolinaW 44–⁠16965131221
Nov 17vs.UL MonroeW 31–⁠1717940351−2
Nov 24atTexas StateW 33–⁠7156001829
Dec 29 ✦vs.NevadaL 13–⁠161767123––

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

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