Running back, Clemson, 2009–⁠13

Roderick McDowell

Number
No. 25
Height
5′10″
Hometown
Sumter, SC

Roderick McDowell played running back at Clemson (2009–⁠13).

Career highs

161rushing yards, career highat Maryland, 20132rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Maryland, 2013

Team titles: ACC champions, 2011

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2010Clemson321615.0139
2011Clemson14634.5114
2012Clemson834505.4532
2013Clemson1891,0255.4545
Career3181,6995.31245

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2010Clemson144.004
2011Clemson1−1−1.000
2012Clemson3299.7023
2013Clemson291996.9228
Career342316.8228

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2009Clemson25RB
2010Clemson25RB
2011Clemson25RB
2012Clemson25RB
2013Clemson25RB5′10″

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
2013Clemson2070.1680th (n=226)0.0732.422%0.09

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

2013 Clemson 13 games, 1,025 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.GeorgiaW 38–⁠3522132036110
Sep 7vs.South Carolina StateW 52–⁠1384301012
Sep 19atNC StateW 26–⁠141468030110
Sep 28vs.Wake ForestW 56–⁠731009––
Oct 5atSyracuseW 49–⁠141341012211
Oct 12vs.Boston CollegeW 24–⁠141891032315
Oct 19vs.Florida StateL 14–⁠511161015311
Oct 26atMarylandW 40–⁠2730161245411
Nov 2atVirginiaW 59–⁠101270125337
Nov 14vs.Georgia TechW 55–⁠311160115311
Nov 23vs.The CitadelW 52–⁠621108012218
Nov 30atSouth CarolinaL 17–⁠3114111128231
Jan 3 ✦vs.Ohio StateW 40–⁠351269013432
2012 Clemson 13 games, 450 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.AuburnW 26–⁠1941117––
Sep 8vs.Ball StateW 52–⁠27859127––
Sep 15vs.FurmanW 41–⁠72101––
Sep 22atFlorida StateL 37–⁠491000––
Sep 29atBoston CollegeW 45–⁠31627116––
Oct 6vs.Georgia TechW 47–⁠31956226123
Oct 20vs.Virginia TechW 38–⁠172204––
Oct 25atWake ForestW 42–⁠135403––
Nov 3atDukeW 56–⁠201383021––
Nov 10vs.MarylandW 45–⁠101151025––
Nov 17vs.NC StateW 62–⁠481283024––
Nov 24vs.South CarolinaL 17–⁠27347032––
Dec 31 ✦vs.LSUW 25–⁠2472601126
2011 Clemson 6 games, 63 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 10vs.WoffordW 35–⁠271101––
Sep 24vs.Florida StateW 35–⁠302605––
Oct 8vs.Boston CollegeW 36–⁠1415051−1
Oct 22vs.North CarolinaW 59–⁠38317010––
Dec 3vs.Virginia TechW 38–⁠103002––
Jan 4 ✦vs.West VirginiaL 33–⁠70434114––
2010 Clemson 7 games, 161 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4vs.North TexasW 35–⁠102505––
Sep 11vs.PresbyterianW 58–⁠21986134––
Oct 16vs.MarylandW 31–⁠76−102––
Nov 6vs.NC StateW 14–⁠133503––
Nov 13atFlorida StateL 13–⁠163107––
Nov 20atWake ForestW 30–⁠10826015––
Nov 27vs.South CarolinaL 7–⁠2913903914

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

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