Running back, Ohio and Minnesota, 2021–⁠25

Sieh Bangura

Number
No. 5
Height
6′0″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Bowie, MD

Sieh Bangura played running back at Ohio (2021–⁠23), Minnesota (2024) and Ohio (2025).

At a glance

Best season
1,392
Rushing yards, 2025 (Ohio, 9–⁠4)
National rank
No. 6
In FBS in rushing yards, 2025

Career highs

196rushing yards, career highvs. Massachusetts, 20253rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Northern Illinois, 2025

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
2021Ohio12937.8240
2022Ohio2221,0784.91364
2023Ohio1788114.6726
2024Minnesota4123.006
2025Ohio2401,3925.81549
Career6563,3865.23764

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Ohio56813.6024
2022Ohio272268.4225
2023Ohio181598.8129
2025Ohio13775.9011
Career635308.4329

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Ohio5RBYr 1
2022Ohio5RBYr 2
2023Ohio5RBYr 3
2024Minnesota5RBYr 4
2025Ohio5RBSr. (Yr 5)6′0″210

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
2021Ohio210.70––14.68%–
2022Ohio2560.0933rd (n=470)0.1423.532%0.14
2023Ohio1940.1546th (n=450)0.1729.524%0.12
2024Minnesota4-0.20––-0.8––
2025Ohio2590.2078th (n=576)0.1051.229%0.24

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.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Ohio47%3.501.101.509%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2025 Ohio 13 games, 1,392 rushing yards, 15 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 28atRutgersL 31–⁠34168602415
Sep 6vs.West VirginiaW 17–⁠10206619316
Sep 13atOhio StateL 9–⁠37122405––
Sep 20vs.Gardner-WebbW 52–⁠351812333215
Sep 27vs.Bowling GreenW 35–⁠2018115028––
Oct 4atBall StateL 14–⁠20156702915
Oct 18vs.Northern IllinoisW 48–⁠2122147349––
Oct 25atEastern MichiganW 28–⁠2118100222112
Nov 4vs.Miami (OH)W 24–⁠2017102122330
Nov 11atWestern MichiganL 13–⁠17169712610
Nov 18vs.MassachusettsW 42–⁠14271962331−2
Nov 28atBuffaloW 31–⁠262212012416
Dec 23 ✦vs.UNLVW 17–⁠1019149131––
2024 Minnesota 3 games, 12 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 7vs.Rhode IslandW 48–⁠01606––
Sep 14vs.NevadaW 27–⁠02302––
Oct 26vs.MarylandW 48–⁠231303––
2023 Ohio 12 games, 811 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 26atSan Diego StateL 13–⁠201565014220
Sep 2vs.Long Island UniversityW 27–⁠101910702022
Sep 9atFlorida AtlanticW 17–⁠1017450719
Sep 16vs.Iowa StateW 10–⁠714440613
Sep 23atBowling GreenW 38–⁠7926013231
Oct 7vs.Kent StateW 42–⁠17941211119
Oct 14atNorthern IllinoisL 13–⁠23103407216
Oct 21vs.Western MichiganW 20–⁠17158612237
Oct 28vs.Miami (OH)L 16–⁠3093819326
Nov 7atBuffaloW 20–⁠10177822514
Nov 15vs.Central MichiganW 34–⁠2021126026––
Nov 24atAkronW 25–⁠1423121119022
2022 Ohio 12 games, 1,078 rushing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.Florida AtlanticW 41–⁠382311401615
Sep 10atPenn StateL 10–⁠46725111235
Sep 17atIowa StateL 10–⁠4382809213
Oct 1atKent StateL 24–⁠311899150530
Oct 8vs.AkronW 55–⁠341690328125
Oct 15atWestern MichiganW 33–⁠142577210428
Oct 22vs.Northern IllinoisW 24–⁠171062013332
Nov 8atMiami (OH)W 37–⁠2120145164127
Nov 15atBall StateW 32–⁠1823148241––
Nov 22vs.Bowling GreenW 38–⁠142796110––
Dec 3vs.ToledoL 7–⁠17205617413
Dec 30 ✦vs.WyomingW 30–⁠2725138140418
2021 Ohio 4 games, 93 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 9vs.Central MichiganL 27–⁠30140140––
Oct 16atBuffaloL 26–⁠2721006110
Nov 9atEastern MichiganW 34–⁠26322011124
Nov 16vs.ToledoL 23–⁠3562116334

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

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