Running back, Tennessee (from Cincinnati), 2011–⁠15

Ralph David Abernathy IV

Number
No. 1
Height
5′6″
Hometown
Atlanta, GA

Ralph David Abernathy IV played running back at Cincinnati (2011–⁠14) and Tennessee (2015).

Career highs

98rushing yards, career highat Toledo, 20122rushing touchdowns, career highat Louisville, 20122receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Pittsburgh, 2012

Team titles: Big East champions, 2011 and 2012; American champions, 2014

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2011Cincinnati14382.7010
2012Cincinnati693665.3352
2013Cincinnati1325183.9527
2014Cincinnati1−5−5.000
Career2169174.2852

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2011Cincinnati391,0341
2012Cincinnati328010
2013Cincinnati163510
2015Tennessee1190
Career882,2051

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2011Cincinnati1−4−4.000
2012Cincinnati2834112.2476
2013Cincinnati241777.4032
2014Cincinnati3268.7017
2015Tennessee2157.5017
Career585559.6476

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011Cincinnati1RB
2012Cincinnati1RB
2013Cincinnati1RB
2014Cincinnati1RB
2015Tennessee1RB5′6″

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
2015Tennessee3-0.24––-0.7–

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

2015 Tennessee 2 games, 2 catches, 15 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 5vs.Bowling GreenW 59–⁠30–––119
Nov 28vs.VanderbiltW 53–⁠28–––––
2014 Cincinnati 2 games, −5 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 12vs.ToledoW 58–⁠341−50––
Sep 20vs.Miami (OH)W 31–⁠24–––––
2013 Cincinnati 13 games, 518 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 31vs.PurdueW 42–⁠715521122
Sep 7atIllinoisL 17–⁠4512471371
Sep 14vs.Northwestern StateW 66–⁠99820––
Sep 21atMiami (OH)W 14–⁠024900116
Oct 5atSouth FloridaL 20–⁠264380––
Oct 11vs.TempleW 38–⁠20101804101
Oct 19vs.UConnW 41–⁠167140251
Oct 30atMemphisW 34–⁠2112461––
Nov 9vs.SMUW 28–⁠25790130
Nov 16atRutgersW 52–⁠176130347
Nov 23atHoustonW 24–⁠177240113
Dec 5vs.LouisvilleL 24–⁠316181––
Dec 28 ✦vs.North CarolinaL 17–⁠3913671––
2012 Cincinnati 13 games, 366 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 6vs.PittsburghW 34–⁠105200124
Sep 15vs.Delaware StateW 23–⁠77520270
Sep 29vs.Virginia TechW 27–⁠243−30253
Oct 6vs.Miami (OH)W 52–⁠148270275
Oct 13vs.FordhamW 49–⁠175511241
Oct 20atToledoL 23–⁠299980595
Oct 26atLouisvilleL 31–⁠34103925160
Nov 3vs.SyracuseW 35–⁠246170377
Nov 10atTempleW 34–⁠106400––
Nov 17vs.RutgersL 3–⁠10200232
Nov 23vs.South FloridaW 27–⁠106180126
Dec 1atUConnW 34–⁠17270375
Dec 27 ✦vs.DukeW 48–⁠34–––473
2011 Cincinnati 13 games, 39 returns, 1,034 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 3vs.Austin PeayW 72–⁠104260160
Sep 10atTennesseeL 23–⁠45–––365
Sep 17vs.AkronW 59–⁠144110––
Sep 22vs.NC StateW 44–⁠141−60349
Oct 1atMiami (OH)W 27–⁠0310129
Oct 15vs.LouisvilleW 25–⁠16–––250
Oct 22atSouth FloridaW 37–⁠34–––5117
Nov 5atPittsburghW 26–⁠23170473
Nov 12vs.West VirginiaL 21–⁠24–––357
Nov 19atRutgersL 3–⁠20–––5106
Nov 26atSyracuseW 30–⁠131−104139
Dec 3vs.UConnW 35–⁠27–––6169
Dec 31 ✦vs.VanderbiltW 31–⁠24–––2120

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

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