Running back, Miami (OH), 2015–⁠19

Maurice Thomas

Number
No. 31
Height
5′11″
Weight
179 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Oxford, OH

Maurice Thomas played running back at Miami (OH) (2015–⁠19).

Career highs

82rushing yards, career highat Eastern Michigan, 2016

Team titles: MAC champions, 2019

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Miami (OH)1820611.4077
2016Miami (OH)372587.0045
2017Miami (OH)11383.509
2018Miami (OH)612333.8130
2019Miami (OH)412045.0023
Career1689395.6177

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2015Miami (OH)274510–––
2016Miami (OH)235560–––
2017Miami (OH)6980–––
2018Miami (OH)256671–––
2019Miami (OH)337370192390
Career1142,5091192390

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Miami (OH)11717.0017
2016Miami (OH)111059.5019
2017Miami (OH)57114.2055
2018Miami (OH)13342.6015
2019Miami (OH)10222.208
Career402496.2055

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015Miami (OH)31RBYr 1
2016Miami (OH)31RBYr 2
2017Miami (OH)31RBYr 3
2018Miami (OH)31RBYr 4
2019Miami (OH)31RBSr. (Yr 5)5′11″179

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
2015Miami (OH)200.67––13.54%–
2016Miami (OH)510.26––13.18%0.06
2017Miami (OH)170.09––1.5––
2018Miami (OH)68-0.182nd (n=300)0.15-12.510%-0.05
2019Miami (OH)55-0.03––-1.57%0.12

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

2019 Miami (OH) 14 games, 204 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31atIowaL 14–⁠385180236–
Sep 7vs.Tennessee TechW 48–⁠175220––2
Sep 14atCincinnatiL 13–⁠3551706931
Sep 21atOhio StateL 5–⁠768440211–
Sep 28vs.BuffaloW 34–⁠2041803563
Oct 12atWestern MichiganL 16–⁠38220––1
Oct 19vs.Northern IllinoisW 27–⁠241−6031332
Oct 26atKent StateW 23–⁠1633301211
Nov 6atOhioW 24–⁠2121201171
Nov 13vs.Bowling GreenW 44–⁠332101171
Nov 20vs.AkronW 20–⁠1721103662
Nov 29atBall StateL 27–⁠41–––5941
Dec 7vs.Central MichiganW 26–⁠21–––1973
Jan 6 ✦vs.LouisianaL 17–⁠2711205961
2018 Miami (OH) 12 games, 233 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1vs.MarshallL 28–⁠351190250–
Sep 8vs.CincinnatiL 0–⁠214210114–
Sep 15atMinnesotaL 3–⁠2610360118–
Sep 22atBowling GreenW 38–⁠236481252–
Sep 29vs.Western MichiganL 39–⁠4052807237–
Oct 6atAkronW 41–⁠17470126–
Oct 13vs.Kent StateW 31–⁠610240–––
Oct 20atArmyL 30–⁠31590382–
Oct 30atBuffaloL 42–⁠513−150261–
Nov 7vs.OhioW 30–⁠28–––362–
Nov 14atNorthern IllinoisW 13–⁠72150–––
Nov 20vs.Ball StateW 42–⁠2111410365–
2017 Miami (OH) 3 games, 6 returns, 98 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2atMarshallL 26–⁠31440111–
Sep 9vs.Austin PeayW 31–⁠104170247–
Sep 16vs.CincinnatiL 17–⁠213170340–
2016 Miami (OH) 11 games, 258 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3atIowaL 21–⁠459600125–
Sep 10vs.Eastern IllinoisL 17–⁠21300335–
Sep 17vs.Western KentuckyL 24–⁠31–––490–
Sep 24atCincinnatiL 20–⁠27–––2107–
Oct 15vs.Kent StateW 18–⁠144270–––
Oct 22atBowling GreenW 40–⁠262110237–
Oct 29atEastern MichiganW 28–⁠157820375–
Nov 4vs.Central MichiganW 37–⁠174280366–
Nov 12atBuffaloW 35–⁠245170–––
Nov 22vs.Ball StateW 21–⁠20–––481–
Dec 26 ✦vs.Mississippi StateL 16–⁠173330140–
2015 Miami (OH) 8 games, 27 returns, 451 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Oct 3atKent StateL 14–⁠20–––5104–
Oct 10atOhioL 3–⁠343440784–
Oct 17vs.Northern IllinoisL 12–⁠453260435–
Oct 24atWestern MichiganL 13–⁠353380250–
Oct 29vs.BuffaloL 24–⁠2921903102–
Nov 7vs.Eastern MichiganW 28–⁠132800–––
Nov 14vs.AkronL 28–⁠37–––443–
Nov 21atMassachusettsW 20–⁠135−10233–

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

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