Running back, Charlotte, 2015–⁠16

Matt Johnson

Number
No. 8
Height
6′3″
Hometown
Newton, NC

Matt Johnson played running back at Charlotte (2015–⁠16).

Career highs

244passing yards, career highat Georgia State, 2015

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Charlotte893273.7121
2016Charlotte371453.9014
Career1264723.7121

Passing

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2015Charlotte478754.07718.978
2016Charlotte5862.511214.010
Career529554.78839.388

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2015Charlotte8RB
2016Charlotte8RB6′3″

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
2015Charlotte1760.1971st (n=268)0.1232.920%-0.08
2016Charlotte360.12––4.35%–

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

2016 Charlotte 10 games, 145 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLong
Sep 1atLouisvilleL 14–⁠703805
Sep 10vs.ElonW 47–⁠143202
Sep 17vs.Eastern MichiganL 19–⁠37318012
Sep 24atTempleL 20–⁠48637014
Oct 1vs.Old DominionL 17–⁠521061010
Oct 22atMarshallW 27–⁠245703
Nov 5atSouthern MissW 38–⁠272−102
Nov 12vs.RiceL 21–⁠222503
Nov 19vs.Middle TennesseeL 31–⁠381202
Nov 26atUTSAL 14–⁠332606
2015 Charlotte 11 games, 771 passing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLong
Sep 4atGeorgia StateW 23–⁠201732014
Sep 12vs.PresbyterianW 34–⁠1044014
Sep 19atMiddle TennesseeL 14–⁠73728012
Sep 26vs.Florida AtlanticL 7–⁠1761405
Oct 17atOld DominionL 34–⁠37742111
Oct 24vs.Southern MissL 10–⁠44723011
Oct 31vs.MarshallL 10–⁠34525014
Nov 7atFlorida InternationalL 31–⁠4863909
Nov 14vs.UTSAL 27–⁠301644010
Nov 21atKentuckyL 10–⁠584905
Nov 28atRiceL 7–⁠271067021

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

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