Running back, California, 2004–06
Marshawn Lynch
- Hometown
- Oakland, CA
- Born
- Apr 22, 1986, in Oakland, California
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Marshawn Lynch played running back at California (2004–06). The Buffalo Bills took Lynch in the first round, No. 12 overall in the 2007 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
194rushing yards, career highvs. BYU, 20053rushing touchdowns, career highvs. BYU, 20052receiving touchdowns, career highat Oregon State, 2006Honors
Team titles: Pac-10 champions, 2006
All-America: AFCA 2006
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Season by season, from Wikipedia
| Season | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Kick returns | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| 2004 | 12 | 0 | 71 | 628 | 8.8 | 8 | 19 | 147 | 7.7 | 2 | 15 | 372 | 24.8 | 0 |
| 2005 | 10 | 9 | 196 | 1,246 | 6.4 | 10 | 15 | 125 | 8.3 | 0 | 13 | 271 | 20.8 | 0 |
| 2006 | 13 | 11 | 223 | 1,356 | 6.1 | 11 | 34 | 328 | 9.6 | 4 | 5 | 101 | 20.2 | 0 |
| Career | 35 | 20 | 490 | 3,230 | 29 | 68 | 600 | 6 | 33 | 744 | 0 | |||
From the college statistics table in Lynch’s Wikipedia article (Marshawn Lynch, CC BY-SA), season by season as the article gives them, bowls included where it counts them. Our own records come from box scores, which start in 2004 (tackles in 2016, kickoff returns in 2009).
Game by game
2006 California 13 games, 1,356 rushing yards, 11 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Tennessee | L 18–35 | 12 | 74 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Minnesota | W 42–17 | 27 | 139 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Sep 16 | vs. Portland State | W 42–16 | 6 | 112 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Arizona State | W 49–21 | 17 | 124 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | at Oregon State | W 41–13 | 17 | 106 | 1 | 3 | 59 | 2 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Oregon | W 45–24 | 7 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at Washington State | W 21–3 | 25 | 152 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Washington | W 31–24 | 21 | 150 | 2 | 4 | 53 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. UCLA | W 38–24 | 20 | 81 | 1 | 4 | 45 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | at Arizona | L 20–24 | 16 | 102 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at USC | L 9–23 | 20 | 88 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs. Stanford | W 26–17 | 15 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Texas A&M | W 45–10 | 20 | 111 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
2005 California 10 games, 1,246 rushing yards, 10 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Sacramento State | W 41–3 | 24 | 147 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | atWashington | W 56–17 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Arizona | W 28–0 | 20 | 107 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atUCLA | L 40–47 | 22 | 135 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Oregon State | L 20–23 | 14 | 58 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 22 | vs.Washington State | W 42–38 | 25 | 160 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atOregon | L 20–27 | 25 | 189 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.USC | L 10–35 | 13 | 87 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atStanford | W 27–3 | 24 | 123 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 22 ✦ | vs. BYU | W 35–28 | 24 | 194 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 0 |
2004 California 12 games, 628 rushing yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Air Force | W 56–14 | 7 | 92 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. New Mexico State | W 41–14 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | atOregon State | W 49–7 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 1 | −5 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | atUSC | L 17–23 | 8 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs.UCLA | W 45–28 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| Oct 23 | atArizona | W 38–0 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Arizona State | W 27–0 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs.Oregon | W 28–27 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | atWashington | W 42–12 | 9 | 121 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 1 |
| Nov 20 | vs.Stanford | W 41–6 | 9 | 122 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Dec 4 | at Southern Miss | W 26–16 | 5 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Texas Tech | L 31–45 | 5 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2007 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11⅛″ |
| Weight | 215 lb |
| Arm length | 31⅛″ |
| Hand size | 9¼″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.52 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.60 sW |
| Vertical jump | 35½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′5″ |
| Bench press | 20 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.05 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.55 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
12 seasons, 149 games with a stat; latest team: Seattle Seahawks.
Pro Bowls: 5 (2008, 2011–14) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 2012 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2014
All-Pro teams: AP first team 2012; AP second team 2014; Pro Football Writers first team 2012.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Buffalo Bills | 13 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Buffalo Bills | 15 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Buffalo Bills | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Seattle Seahawks | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Seattle Seahawks | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Seattle Seahawks | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Seattle Seahawks | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Seattle Seahawks | 16 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Seattle Seahawks | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Oakland Raiders | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Oakland Raiders | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Seattle Seahawks | 1 | – | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 149 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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