Running back, Ohio State, 2005–08
Maurice Wells
Maurice Wells played running back at Ohio State (2005–08).
Career highs
2rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Northwestern, 2007Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Ohio State | 61 | 199 | 3.3 | 1 | 25 |
| 2006 | Ohio State | 46 | 171 | 3.7 | 1 | 32 |
| 2007 | Ohio State | 103 | 367 | 3.6 | 3 | 26 |
| 2008 | Ohio State | 39 | 129 | 3.3 | 0 | 18 |
| Career | 249 | 866 | 3.5 | 5 | 32 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | Ohio State | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | 30 |
| 2007 | Ohio State | 10 | 47 | 4.7 | 1 | 20 |
| 2008 | Ohio State | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Career | 20 | 145 | 7.3 | 1 | 30 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here).
Game by game
2008 Ohio State 11 games, 129 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Youngstown State | W 43–0 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 10 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Ohio | W 26–14 | 9 | 48 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4 |
| Sep 13 | at USC | L 3–35 | 1 | −2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Troy | W 28–10 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Oct 4 | at Wisconsin | W 20–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Oct 11 | vs. Purdue | W 16–3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
| Oct 18 | at Michigan State | W 45–7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Oct 25 | vs. Penn State | L 6–13 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 |
| Nov 8 | at Northwestern | W 45–10 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Nov 22 | vs. Michigan | W 42–7 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 5 ✦ | vs. Texas | L 21–24 | 1 | −2 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
2007 Ohio State 12 games, 367 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs.Youngstown State | W 38–6 | 8 | 45 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 23 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Akron | W 20–2 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Sep 15 | at Washington | W 33–14 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 14 | – | – |
| Sep 22 | vs.Northwestern | W 58–7 | 15 | 44 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 8 |
| Sep 29 | at Minnesota | W 30–7 | 14 | 52 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 5 |
| Oct 6 | atPurdue | W 23–7 | 15 | 74 | 0 | 20 | – | – |
| Oct 13 | vs. Kent State | W 48–3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| Oct 20 | vs.Michigan State | W 24–17 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 1 | −2 |
| Oct 27 | atPenn State | W 37–17 | 13 | 55 | 0 | 17 | – | – |
| Nov 3 | vs.Wisconsin | W 38–17 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Nov 10 | vs. Illinois | L 21–28 | 6 | 30 | 1 | 19 | 1 | −2 |
| Nov 17 | atMichigan | W 14–3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
2006 Ohio State 10 games, 171 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 35–12 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 30 |
| Sep 9 | atTexas | W 24–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| Sep 16 | vs. Cincinnati | W 37–7 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs.Penn State | W 28–6 | 1 | −1 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Sep 30 | at Iowa | W 38–17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Oct 7 | vs. Bowling Green | W 35–7 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Oct 14 | atMichigan State | W 38–7 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
| Oct 21 | vs. Indiana | W 44–3 | 9 | 62 | 0 | 32 | – | – |
| Oct 28 | vs.Minnesota | W 44–0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Nov 11 | atNorthwestern | W 54–10 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 25 |
2005 Ohio State 8 games, 199 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 34–14 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. San Diego State | W 27–6 | 9 | 32 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
| Sep 24 | vs.Iowa | W 31–6 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Oct 22 | atIndiana | W 41–10 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 25 | – | – |
| Oct 29 | atMinnesota | W 45–31 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Nov 5 | vs.Illinois | W 40–2 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Nov 12 | vs.Northwestern | W 48–7 | 13 | 70 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | atMichigan | W 25–21 | 1 | −4 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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