Running back, Florida State, 2012–⁠15

Mario Pender

Number
No. 7
Height
5′10″
Hometown
Cape Coral, FL

Mario Pender played running back at Florida State (2012–⁠15).

Career highs

92rushing yards, career highvs. Texas State, 2015

Team titles: ACC champions, 2012, 2013 and 2014; National champions, 2013

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014Florida State412065.0456
2015Florida State301404.7121
Career713464.9556

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Florida State10565.6111
2015Florida State33411.3017
Career13906.9117

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Florida State7RB
2013Florida State7RB
2014Florida State7RB
2015Florida State7RB5′10″

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
2014Florida State530.09––4.98%–
2015Florida State340.10––3.317%0.09

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

2015 Florida State 3 games, 140 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 5vs.Texas StateW 59–⁠16149213340
Sep 12vs.South FloridaW 34–⁠147290–––
Sep 18atBoston CollegeW 14–⁠09190–––
2014 Florida State 9 games, 206 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30vs.Oklahoma StateW 37–⁠313311100
Sep 6vs.The CitadelW 37–⁠1273802130
Sep 20vs.ClemsonW 23–⁠178151–––
Oct 4vs.Wake ForestW 43–⁠357012140
Oct 11atSyracuseW 38–⁠2094613151
Nov 15atMiamiW 30–⁠26440170
Nov 22vs.Boston CollegeW 20–⁠17100170
Nov 29vs.FloridaW 24–⁠192−30–––
Jan 1 ✦vs.OregonL 20–⁠59250–––

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

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