Running back, UTEP, 2003–07
Marcus Thomas
- Born
- May 28, 1984, in Phoenix, Arizona
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Marcus Thomas played running back at UTEP (2003–07). The San Diego Chargers took Thomas in round 5, No. 166 overall in the 2008 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
207rushing yards, best game on fileat SMU, 20073rushing touchdowns, best game on filetwice; last vs. Tulsa, 20077catches, best game on filetwice; last at Tulane, 2007120receiving yards, best game on fileat SMU, 2005Rushing
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). ‡ Short by one game in 2005 (Nov 19 vs. UAB) and one game in 2007 (Sep 8 at Texas Tech): the source has no box score for them.
Game by game
2007 UTEP 10 games, 1,081 rushing yards, 14 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | at New Mexico State | L 24–29 | 21 | 74 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Texas Southern | W 52–12 | 11 | 105 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | at SMU | W 48–45 | 35 | 207 | 3 | 1 | −5 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs. Tulsa | W 48–47 | 27 | 134 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Oct 13 | vs. East Carolina | L 42–45 | 22 | 103 | 1 | 3 | 54 | 1 |
| Oct 27 | vs. Houston | L 31–34 | 28 | 178 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 3 | at Rice | L 48–56 | 19 | 51 | 1 | 4 | 69 | 1 |
| Nov 10 | at Tulane | L 19–34 | 11 | 124 | 1 | 7 | 68 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Southern Miss | L 30–56 | 22 | 106 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | at UCF | L 20–36 | 9 | −1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Sep 8 at Texas Tech, so that game is not listed.
2006 UTEP 11 games, 513 rushing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at San Diego State | W 34–27 | 17 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Texas Tech | L 35–38 | 20 | 60 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at New Mexico | L 13–26 | 13 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs.New Mexico State | W 44–38 | 18 | 81 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs.SMU | W 24–21 | 24 | 59 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs.Tulane | W 34–20 | 16 | 79 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | atHouston | L 17–34 | 12 | 47 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | atTulsa | L 20–30 | 9 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs.Rice | L 31–37 | 11 | 77 | 0 | 4 | 74 | 1 |
| Nov 10 | at UAB | W 36–17 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Memphis | L 19–38 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 |
2005 UTEP 10 games, 668 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | vs.Houston | W 44–41 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs.New Mexico | W 21–13 | 4 | 18 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 1 | atMemphis | L 20–27 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs.Tulane | W 45–21 | 12 | 93 | 1 | 5 | 110 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs. Marshall | W 31–3 | 8 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | atRice | W 38–31 | 8 | 54 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Tulsa | W 41–38 | 23 | 117 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Texas Southern | W 45–0 | 18 | 112 | 0 | 4 | 69 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | atSMU | L 27–40 | 22 | 118 | 1 | 7 | 120 | 1 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. Toledo | L 13–45 | 18 | 71 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Nov 19 vs. UAB, so that game is not listed.
2004 UTEP 8 games, 145 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Arizona State | L 9–41 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Weber State | W 32–0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 2 | vs.New Mexico State | W 45–0 | 9 | 32 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 9 | at Fresno State | W 24–21 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs. Hawai’i | W 51–20 | 6 | 21 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 30 | at San José State | W 38–20 | 6 | 37 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 20 | vs.SMU | W 57–27 | 3 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Colorado | L 28–33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2008 | Combine or pro day 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0¼″ | |
| Weight | 213 lb | |
| Arm length | 32⅝″ | |
| Hand size | 8⅜″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.62 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.60 s | |
| Vertical jump | 30″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′8″ | |
| Bench press | 21 reps |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
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