Running back, Northwestern, 2009–⁠13

Mike Trumpy

Number
No. 32
Height
6′1″
Hometown
Wheaton, IL

Mike Trumpy played running back at Northwestern (2009–⁠13).

Career highs

129rushing yards, career highvs. Illinois, 20102rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Illinois, 2010

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2010Northwestern1165304.6480
2011Northwestern351825.2134
2012Northwestern763494.6327
2013Northwestern983703.8228
Career3251,4314.41080

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2010Northwestern201829.1038
2012Northwestern8567.0016
2013Northwestern15986.5019
Career433367.8038

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2009Northwestern32RB
2010Northwestern32RB
2011Northwestern32RB
2012Northwestern32RB
2013Northwestern32RB6′1″

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
2013Northwestern1100.0031st (n=226)0.070.414%-0.03

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

2013 Northwestern 11 games, 370 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31atCaliforniaW 44–⁠305270–––
Sep 7vs.SyracuseW 48–⁠27113601−20
Sep 14vs.Western MichiganW 38–⁠178461–––
Sep 21vs.MaineW 35–⁠2117941–––
Oct 5vs.Ohio StateL 30–⁠40370–––
Oct 12atWisconsinL 6–⁠35150–––
Oct 19vs.MinnesotaL 17–⁠203404250
Oct 26atIowaL 10–⁠17135101−20
Nov 16vs.MichiganL 19–⁠27114203310
Nov 23vs.Michigan StateL 6–⁠3081703150
Nov 30atIllinoisW 37–⁠34184103310
2012 Northwestern 13 games, 349 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1atSyracuseW 42–⁠414−40–––
Sep 8vs.VanderbiltW 23–⁠13490130
Sep 15vs.Boston CollegeW 22–⁠13161061280
Sep 22vs.South DakotaW 38–⁠74100–––
Sep 29vs.IndianaW 44–⁠2914870140
Oct 6atPenn StateL 28–⁠393203280
Oct 13atMinnesotaW 21–⁠131−20–––
Oct 20vs.NebraskaL 28–⁠296161–––
Oct 27vs.IowaW 28–⁠172280–––
Nov 10atMichiganL 31–⁠3844201130
Nov 17atMichigan StateW 23–⁠207130–––
Nov 24vs.IllinoisW 50–⁠148351–––
Jan 1 ✦vs.Mississippi StateW 34–⁠20370–––
2011 Northwestern 3 games, 182 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3atBoston CollegeW 24–⁠1715851–––
Sep 17atArmyL 14–⁠218340–––
Oct 1atIllinoisL 35–⁠3812630–––
2010 Northwestern 10 games, 530 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 11vs.Illinois StateW 37–⁠37151–––
Sep 18atRiceW 30–⁠13230–––
Sep 25vs.Central MichiganW 30–⁠2512530–––
Oct 2atMinnesotaW 29–⁠2813531270
Oct 9vs.PurdueL 17–⁠2092302180
Oct 23vs.Michigan StateL 27–⁠3510500300
Oct 30atIndianaW 20–⁠172111003540
Nov 6atPenn StateL 21–⁠35144303360
Nov 13vs.IowaW 21–⁠17155105550
Nov 20vs.IllinoisL 27–⁠481312922120

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

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