Running back, Montana, 2019–⁠24

Nick Ostmo

Number
No. 26
Height
6′0″
Weight
218 lb
Class (2024)
Sophomore
Hometown
Portland, OR

Nick Ostmo played running back at Montana (2019–⁠24).

Career highs

221rushing yards, career highvs. Cal Poly, 20223rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Eastern Washington, 2022

Team titles: Big Sky champions, 2023

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Montana221.002
2022Montana1216925.7780
2023Montana1136205.5764
2024Montana1197386.2362
Career3552,0525.81780

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Montana913915.4145
2023Montana1618111.3039
2024Montana191417.4127
Career4446110.5245

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Montana26RBYr 1
2022Montana26RBYr 4
2023Montana26RBYr 5
2024Montana26RBSo. (Yr 6)6′0″218

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2019Montana (FCS)2-0.78––-1.6–
2022Montana (FCS)1070.3693rd (n=470)0.1438.517%
2023Montana (FCS)1200.2062nd (n=450)0.1723.916%
2024Montana (FCS)1340.3289th (n=434)0.1642.417%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 Montana 12 games, 738 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Missouri StateW 29–⁠24836015211
Sep 7atNorth DakotaL 24–⁠2784502425
Sep 14vs.Morehead StateW 59–⁠2107612118
Sep 21vs.Western CarolinaW 46–⁠35157211612
Sep 28atEastern WashingtonW 52–⁠4915160162233
Oct 5vs.Weber StateL 48–⁠55740010211
Oct 12vs.Northern ArizonaW 31–⁠20157402015
Oct 26atNorthern ColoradoW 24–⁠013107025––
Nov 2atCal PolyW 42–⁠7935011122
Nov 9vs.UC DavisL 14–⁠306804422
Nov 16vs.Portland StateW 28–⁠17950014111
Nov 23atMontana StateL 11–⁠34435015211
2023 Montana 12 games, 620 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 9atUtah TechW 43–⁠1312118246227
Sep 23atNorthern ArizonaL 14–⁠282−100––
Sep 30vs.Idaho StateW 28–⁠20849018118
Oct 7atUC DavisW 31–⁠231141013––
Oct 14atIdahoW 23–⁠21112107––
Oct 28vs.Northern ColoradoW 40–⁠01386021317
Nov 4vs.Sacramento StateW 34–⁠71168219––
Nov 11atPortland StateW 34–⁠101028110342
Nov 18vs.Montana StateW 37–⁠7785164231
Dec 2 ✦vs.DelawareW 49–⁠191064135110
Dec 16 ✦vs.North Dakota StateW 31–⁠29124309––
Jan 7 ✦vs.South Dakota StateL 3–⁠2361808436

No box score in the source for Sep 17 vs. Ferris State; Dec 9 vs. Furman, so those games are not listed.

2022 Montana 11 games, 692 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.Northwestern StateW 47–⁠0962136––
Sep 10vs.South DakotaW 24–⁠762709––
Sep 24vs.Portland StateW 53–⁠16614010––
Oct 1atIdaho StateW 28–⁠20148401815
Oct 15vs.IdahoL 23–⁠303402––
Oct 22atSacramento StateL 24–⁠312072115111
Oct 29atWeber StateL 21–⁠24102307––
Nov 5vs.Cal PolyW 57–⁠026221233239
Nov 12vs.Eastern WashingtonW 63–⁠711146380263
Nov 19atMontana StateL 21–⁠551036013321
Nov 26vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 34–⁠246304––
2019 Montana 1 game, 2 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 14atOregonL 3–⁠352202––

No box score in the source for Aug 31 at South Dakota; Sep 8 vs. North Alabama; Sep 21 vs. Monmouth; Sep 28 at UC Davis; Oct 5 vs. Idaho State; Oct 20 at Sacramento State; Oct 26 vs. Eastern Washington; Nov 2 at Portland State; Nov 9 vs. Idaho; Nov 16 vs. Weber State; Nov 23 at Montana State; Dec 7 vs. SE Louisiana; Dec 14 at Weber State, so those games are not listed.

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

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