Running back, Georgia Southern and Jacksonville State, 2018–⁠22

Matt LaRoche

Number
No. 22
Height
5′9″
Weight
185 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Venice, FL

Matt LaRoche played running back at Georgia Southern (2018–⁠20), Jacksonville State (2021), Georgia Southern (2021) and Jacksonville State (2021–⁠22).

Career highs

154rushing yards, career highvs. Maine, 2019

Team titles: Atlantic Sun champions, 2022

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018Georgia Southern261385.3033
2019Georgia Southern623335.4175
2020Georgia Southern452235.0027
2022Jacksonville State1236275.1546
Career2561,3215.2675

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Georgia Southern22RBYr 1
2019Georgia Southern22RBYr 2
2020Georgia Southern22RBYr 3
2021Jacksonville State22RBYr 4
2021Georgia Southern22RBYr 4
2022Jacksonville State22RBSr. (Yr 5)5′9″185

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
2018Georgia Southern210.12––2.55%–
2019Georgia Southern650.0423rd (n=287)0.132.79%-0.15
2020Georgia Southern51-0.01––-0.57%0.07
2022Jacksonville State (FCS)1200.1551st (n=470)0.1418.018%–

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

2022 Jacksonville State 11 games, 627 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 27vs.Stephen F. AustinW 42–⁠171090134125
Sep 3vs.DavidsonW 35–⁠171672018––
Sep 10atMurray StateW 34–⁠3646017––
Sep 17atTulsaL 17–⁠541567012––
Sep 24atNichollsW 52–⁠21351146––
Oct 1vs.Kennesaw StateW 35–⁠2871405112
Oct 15vs.North AlabamaW 47–⁠31169011413
Oct 22vs.SE LouisianaL 14–⁠31101908––
Oct 29atAustin PeayW 40–⁠162389125––
Nov 12vs.Eastern KentuckyW 42–⁠171482118––
Nov 19atCentral ArkansasW 40–⁠173704––
2020 Georgia Southern 11 games, 223 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 12vs.CampbellW 27–⁠2652008––
Sep 26atLouisianaL 18–⁠20627014––
Oct 3atUL MonroeW 35–⁠3041105––
Oct 17vs.MassachusettsW 41–⁠0321013––
Nov 7vs.TroyW 20–⁠13415082−1
Nov 14vs.Texas StateW 40–⁠38865027––
Nov 21atArmyL 27–⁠282402––
Nov 28atGeorgia StateL 24–⁠3074302714
Dec 5vs.Florida AtlanticW 20–⁠331508––
Dec 12vs.App StateL 26–⁠341404––
Dec 23 ✦vs.Louisiana TechW 38–⁠32−20016
2019 Georgia Southern 11 games, 333 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31atLSUL 3–⁠555170710
Sep 7vs.MaineW 26–⁠189154175––
Sep 14atMinnesotaL 32–⁠355303––
Sep 28vs.LouisianaL 24–⁠3761607––
Oct 3atSouth AlabamaW 20–⁠17836016––
Oct 19vs.Coastal CarolinaW 30–⁠273908––
Oct 26vs.New Mexico StateW 41–⁠7932091−6
Oct 31atApp StateW 24–⁠21738011––
Nov 16vs.UL MonroeW 51–⁠293903––
Nov 23atArkansas StateL 33–⁠38412014––
Dec 21 ✦vs.LibertyL 16–⁠233704––
2018 Georgia Southern 8 games, 138 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.South Carolina StateW 37–⁠6339033––
Sep 8vs.MassachusettsW 34–⁠132804––
Sep 15atClemsonL 7–⁠381404––
Oct 6vs.South AlabamaW 48–⁠1351405––
Oct 11atTexas StateW 15–⁠1362608––
Oct 20atNew Mexico StateW 48–⁠3131309––
Nov 17atCoastal CarolinaW 41–⁠1741805––
Nov 24atGeorgia StateW 35–⁠14216017––

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

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