Running back, Middle Tennessee, 2006–10
Phillip Tanner
- Number
- No. 21
- Height
- 6′0″
- Hometown
- Dallas, TX
Phillip Tanner played running back at Middle Tennessee (2006–10).
Career highs
159rushing yards, career highvs. North Texas, 20085rushing touchdowns, career highvs. North Texas, 2008Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007* | Middle Tennessee | 64 | 299 | 4.7 | 4 | 79 |
| 2008* | Middle Tennessee | 188 | 714 | 3.8 | 15 | 66 |
| 2009 | Middle Tennessee | 18 | 83 | 4.6 | 1 | 18 |
| 2010 | Middle Tennessee | 160 | 928 | 5.8 | 13 | 56 |
| Career | 430 | 2,024 | 4.7 | 33 | 79 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007* | Middle Tennessee | 6 | 119 | 19.8 | 0 | 40 |
| 2008* | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 135 | 10.4 | 1 | 39 |
| 2009 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 28 |
| 2010 | Middle Tennessee | 21 | 194 | 9.2 | 0 | 75 |
| Career | 42 | 481 | 11.5 | 1 | 75 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008* | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 31 | 0 |
| 2009 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| 2010 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 42 | 0 |
| Career | 6 | 90 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short. Kickoff returns are in our source’s box scores from 2009; before that most are missing, so return totals from those years may leave them out.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006N | 13 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| On file | 18 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 1 | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources, marked by season: unmarked, cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in); N, NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Middle Tennessee | 21 | RB | |
| 2008 | Middle Tennessee | 21 | RB | |
| 2009 | Middle Tennessee | 21 | RB | |
| 2010 | Middle Tennessee | 21 | RB | 6′0″ |
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.
Game by game
2010 Middle Tennessee 13 games, 928 rushing yards, 13 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Minnesota | L 17–24 | 8 | 75 | 1 | 51 | – | – |
| Sep 11 | vs. Austin Peay | W 56–33 | 18 | 127 | 3 | 56 | 2 | 22 |
| Sep 18 | at Memphis | L 17–24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 12 |
| Sep 25 | at Louisiana | W 34–14 | 17 | 104 | 1 | 26 | – | – |
| Oct 5 | vs. Troy | L 13–42 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| Oct 16 | at Georgia Tech | L 14–42 | 13 | 56 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 6 |
| Oct 23 | vs. UL Monroe | W 38–10 | 15 | 73 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 75 |
| Nov 2 | at Arkansas State | L 24–51 | 12 | 38 | 0 | 11 | – | – |
| Nov 13 | vs. North Texas | L 17–23 | 7 | 87 | 2 | 51 | 2 | 18 |
| Nov 20 | at Western Kentucky | W 27–26 | 17 | 51 | 0 | 10 | 1 | −2 |
| Nov 27 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 38–14 | 15 | 150 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 9 |
| Dec 4 | at Florida International | W 28–27 | 14 | 62 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 16 |
| Jan 6 ✦ | vs. Miami (OH) | L 21–35 | 11 | 87 | 2 | 54 | 5 | 34 |
2009 Middle Tennessee 2 games, 83 rushing yards, 1 TD
2008 Middle Tennessee 12 games, 714 rushing yards, 15 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs.Troy | L 17–31 | 16 | 61 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 10 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Maryland | W 24–14 | 22 | 61 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| Sep 13 | at Kentucky | L 14–20 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 16 |
| Sep 20 | atArkansas State | L 14–31 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4 | – | – |
| Sep 30 | vs.Florida Atlantic | W 14–13 | 11 | 38 | 0 | 9 | 1 | −1 |
| Oct 11 | atFlorida International | L 21–31 | 18 | 79 | 2 | 16 | – | – |
| Oct 18 | at Louisville | L 23–42 | 13 | 46 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 37 |
| Oct 25 | at Mississippi State | L 22–31 | 8 | 29 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 4 |
| Nov 8 | vs.UL Monroe | W 24–21 | 16 | 40 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 43 |
| Nov 15 | atWestern Kentucky | W 21–10 | 27 | 92 | 1 | 29 | – | – |
| Nov 22 | vs.North Texas | W 52–13 | 14 | 159 | 5 | 66 | 1 | 3 |
| Dec 3 | atLouisiana | L 28–42 | 23 | 78 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 11 |
2007 Middle Tennessee 9 games, 299 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | atFlorida Atlantic | L 14–27 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 14 | – | – |
| Sep 6 | atLouisville | L 42–58 | 9 | 144 | 3 | 79 | – | – |
| Sep 15 | at LSU | L 0–44 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Sep 20 | vs.Western Kentucky | L 17–20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Sep 29 | vs.Florida International | W 47–6 | 12 | 59 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 40 |
| Oct 6 | vs. Virginia | L 21–23 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Oct 13 | atMemphis | W 21–7 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 26 |
| Oct 20 | vs.Arkansas State | W 24–7 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 22 |
| Oct 27 | atNorth Texas | W 48–28 | 9 | 34 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 14 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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