Running back, Penn State, 2014–⁠18

Mark Allen

Number
No. 8
Height
5′6″
Weight
190 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Hyattsville, MD

Mark Allen played running back at Penn State (2014–⁠18).

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2016

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Penn State281013.6128
2016Penn State291154.0117
2017Penn State9384.208
2018Penn State23984.3219
Career893524.0428

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Penn State44411.0116
2016Penn State4246.0127
2018Penn State4256.309
Career12937.8227

Returns

SeasonTeamPRYdsTD
2015Penn State5330
2017Penn State1100
Career6430

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2014Penn State8RBRS
2015Penn State8RBFr.
2016Penn State8RBSo.
2017Penn State8RBJr.
2018Penn State8RBSr.5′6″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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2015Penn State34-0.14––-4.88%
2016Penn State33-0.02––-0.75%
2017Penn State9-0.18––-1.6–
2018Penn State270.39––10.613%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2018 Penn State 3 games, 98 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1vs.App StateW 45–⁠3852403180
Sep 8atPittsburghW 51–⁠67121170
Sep 15vs.Kent StateW 63–⁠1011621–––
2017 Penn State 4 games, 38 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 16vs.Georgia StateW 56–⁠0290–––
Oct 7atNorthwesternW 31–⁠7240–––
Oct 21vs.MichiganW 42–⁠13150–––
Nov 25atMarylandW 66–⁠34200–––
2016 Penn State 9 games, 115 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 10atPittsburghL 39–⁠42120140
Sep 17vs.TempleW 34–⁠276170110
Sep 24atMichiganL 10–⁠49100–––
Oct 8vs.MarylandW 38–⁠147310–––
Oct 29atPurdueW 62–⁠24111–––
Nov 5vs.IowaW 41–⁠145300–––
Nov 19atRutgersW 39–⁠052601271
Nov 26vs.Michigan StateW 45–⁠12280–––
Jan 2 ✦vs.USCL 49–⁠521001−80
2015 Penn State 7 games, 101 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 5atTempleL 10–⁠273100–––
Sep 12vs.BuffaloW 27–⁠14120–––
Sep 19vs.RutgersW 28–⁠33−10–––
Sep 26vs.San Diego StateW 37–⁠215502291
Oct 3vs.ArmyW 20–⁠146170–––
Oct 10vs.IndianaW 29–⁠784502150
Oct 31vs.IllinoisW 39–⁠02231–––

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

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