Running back, Arkansas State, 2012–⁠15

Michael Gordon

Number
No. 34
Height
5′9″
Hometown
Camden, MS

Michael Gordon played running back at Arkansas State (2012–⁠15).

Career highs

221rushing yards, career highvs. Idaho, 20155rushing touchdowns, career highat Idaho, 20146catches, career hightwice; last at Texas State, 2014

Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2012, 2013 and 2015

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2012Arkansas State7456.4015
2013Arkansas State1127546.71091
2014Arkansas State1591,1006.91370
2015Arkansas State1661,0586.4973
Career4442,9576.73291

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2012Arkansas State177.007
2013Arkansas State1620612.9151
2014Arkansas State251917.6145
2015Arkansas State13816.2218
Career554858.8451

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2012Arkansas State1330
2013Arkansas State2250
2015Arkansas State4880
Career71460

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Arkansas State34RB
2013Arkansas State34RB
2014Arkansas State34RB
2015Arkansas State34RB5′9″

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
2013Arkansas State1140.1372nd (n=226)0.0715.014%0.03
2014Arkansas State1900.2583rd (n=253)0.1246.822%0.26
2015Arkansas State1850.2073rd (n=268)0.1236.119%0.15

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

2015 Arkansas State 13 games, 1,058 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5atUSCL 6–⁠551153117111
Sep 12vs.MissouriL 20–⁠2717670191−3
Sep 19vs.Missouri StateW 70–⁠799213614
Sep 26atToledoL 7–⁠377220715
Oct 3vs.IdahoW 49–⁠3525221359––
Oct 13atSouth AlabamaW 49–⁠316350819
Oct 20vs.LouisianaW 37–⁠271473126––
Oct 31vs.Georgia StateW 48–⁠34145902634
Nov 5atApp StateW 40–⁠271713617319
Nov 14atUL MonroeW 59–⁠211374014212
Nov 28atNew Mexico StateW 52–⁠281175129––
Dec 5vs.Texas StateW 55–⁠1720148129230
Dec 19 ✦vs.Louisiana TechL 28–⁠472303––
2014 Arkansas State 11 games, 1,100 rushing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.Montana StateW 37–⁠1076814214
Sep 6atTennesseeL 19–⁠3471707212
Oct 4vs.UL MonroeW 28–⁠1415168068215
Oct 11atGeorgia StateW 52–⁠101818825312
Oct 21atLouisianaL 40–⁠5515134170211
Nov 1atIdahoW 44–⁠2817105544645
Nov 8vs.South AlabamaW 45–⁠102177117215
Nov 15vs.App StateL 32–⁠371587031––
Nov 20atTexas StateL 27–⁠451677019631
Nov 29vs.New Mexico StateW 68–⁠3518143335145
Jan 4 ✦vs.ToledoL 44–⁠631036012211
2013 Arkansas State 12 games, 754 rushing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Arkansas–Pine BluffW 62–⁠114102191148
Sep 7atAuburnL 9–⁠384−70119
Sep 12vs.TroyW 41–⁠348115264––
Sep 21atMemphisL 7–⁠312908220
Oct 12vs.IdahoW 48–⁠243705––
Oct 22vs.LouisianaL 7–⁠2373109––
Nov 2atSouth AlabamaW 17–⁠166260925
Nov 9atUL MonroeW 42–⁠141772314259
Nov 16vs.Texas StateW 38–⁠2119184340––
Nov 23vs.Georgia StateW 35–⁠331746111553
Nov 30atWestern KentuckyL 31–⁠3419132021312
Jan 5 ✦vs.Ball StateW 23–⁠20637015––
2012 Arkansas State 3 games, 45 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 22vs.Alcorn StateW 56–⁠063401517
Dec 1vs.Middle TennesseeW 45–⁠011107––
Jan 6 ✦vs.Kent StateW 17–⁠13––––––

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

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