Running back, Iowa State, 2014–⁠18

Mike Warren

Lettered 2015–⁠18 (school media guide)

Number
No. 2
Height
6′0″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Lawton, OK

Mike Warren played running back at Iowa State (2014–⁠18).

Career highs

245rushing yards, career highat Texas Tech, 20152rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Baylor, 2016

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Iowa State2271,3395.9576
2016Iowa State1345594.2320
2017Iowa State341053.1111
Career3952,0035.1976

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Iowa State14705.0022
2016Iowa State12988.2038
2017Iowa State100.000
Career271686.2038

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2017Iowa State91860

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2014Iowa State2RBRS
2015Iowa State2RBFr.
2016Iowa State2RBSo.
2017Iowa State2RBJr.
2018Iowa State2RBSr.6′0″215

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
2015Iowa State2490.0427th (n=268)0.1210.027%-0.03
2016Iowa State156-0.057th (n=259)0.13-8.419%-0.02
2017Iowa State35-0.20––-6.97%–

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

2017 Iowa State 8 games, 105 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.Northern IowaW 42–⁠24123301010
Sep 9vs.IowaL 41–⁠44415011––
Sep 16atAkronW 41–⁠1483119––
Sep 28vs.TexasL 7–⁠171101––
Oct 7atOklahomaW 38–⁠311202––
Oct 14vs.KansasW 45–⁠04603––
Nov 11vs.Oklahoma StateL 42–⁠49––––––
Nov 25atKansas StateL 19–⁠2041708––
2016 Iowa State 11 games, 559 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.Northern IowaL 20–⁠25123001231
Sep 10atIowaL 3–⁠4272801010
Sep 17atTCUL 20–⁠412395014324
Sep 24vs.San José StateW 44–⁠1019103118368
Oct 1vs.BaylorL 42–⁠4530130213––
Oct 8atOklahoma StateL 31–⁠3895002014
Oct 15atTexasL 6–⁠27186001311
Oct 29vs.Kansas StateL 26–⁠31634012––
Nov 12atKansasW 31–⁠2431709––
Nov 19vs.Texas TechW 66–⁠1051505––
Nov 26vs.West VirginiaL 19–⁠492−300––
2015 Iowa State 12 games, 1,339 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.Northern IowaW 31–⁠761907223
Sep 12vs.IowaL 17–⁠31390514
Sep 19atToledoL 23–⁠3021126041––
Oct 3vs.KansasW 38–⁠13181752623−3
Oct 10atTexas TechL 31–⁠6623245051––
Oct 17vs.TCUL 21–⁠452278121––
Oct 24atBaylorL 27–⁠452814502417
Oct 31vs.TexasW 24–⁠0321571171−3
Nov 7atOklahomaL 16–⁠521843012330
Nov 14vs.Oklahoma StateL 31–⁠35157302214
Nov 21atKansas StateL 35–⁠3822195176––
Nov 28atWest VirginiaL 6–⁠30197401928

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

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