Running back, Stony Brook, 2021–25
Roland Dempster
- Number
- No. 4
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Staten Island, NY
Roland Dempster played running back at Stony Brook (2021–25).
Career highs
181rushing yards, career highvs. Towson, 20253rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. Merrimack, 20256catches, career hightwice; last vs. North Carolina A&T, 2025Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Stony Brook | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 0 | 9 |
| 2023 | Stony Brook | 92 | 408 | 4.4 | 3 | 38 |
| 2024 | Stony Brook | 268 | 1,332 | 5.0 | 18 | 54 |
| 2025 | Stony Brook | 228 | 1,037 | 4.5 | 14 | 54 |
| Career | 594 | 2,811 | 4.7 | 35 | 54 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Stony Brook | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2024 | Stony Brook | 32 | 335 | 10.5 | 1 | 40 |
| 2025 | Stony Brook | 35 | 292 | 8.3 | 0 | 35 |
| Career | 71 | 639 | 9.0 | 1 | 40 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Stony Brook | 4 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | Stony Brook | 4 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | Stony Brook | 4 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2024 | Stony Brook | 4 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2025 | Stony Brook | 4 | RB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′0″ | 235 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Stony Brook (FCS) | 6 | 0.43 | – | – | 2.6 | – |
| 2023 | Stony Brook (FCS) | 95 | 0.07 | 23rd (n=450) | 0.17 | 7.0 | 20% |
| 2024 | Stony Brook (FCS) | 247 | 0.27 | 82nd (n=434) | 0.16 | 67.6 | 33% |
| 2025 | Stony Brook (FCS) | 295 | 0.17 | 71st (n=576) | 0.10 | 50.1 | 33% |
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
2025 Stony Brook 11 games, 1,037 rushing yards, 14 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | at | L 0–42 | 13 | 49 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. | L 17–31 | 28 | 167 | 1 | 54 | 2 | 34 |
| Sep 13 | vs. | W 41–18 | 18 | 94 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 13 |
| Sep 20 | at | L 27–30 | 17 | 88 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 27 |
| Sep 27 | vs. | W 35–10 | 22 | 114 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 7 |
| Oct 4 | at | W 47–12 | 20 | 105 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 61 |
| Oct 18 | at | L 21–49 | 19 | 92 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 10 |
| Oct 25 | vs. | W 27–19 | 40 | 181 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 23 |
| Nov 1 | at | L 21–28 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 26 |
| Nov 8 | vs. | W 38–12 | 19 | 60 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 72 |
| Nov 15 | at | L 27–30 | 18 | 65 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 19 |
2024 Stony Brook 12 games, 1,332 rushing yards, 18 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | L 3–45 | 13 | 37 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 37–10 | 19 | 160 | 3 | 54 | – | – |
| Sep 14 | at | W 27–21 | 16 | 51 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 5 |
| Sep 21 | at | W 24–17 | 36 | 179 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 20 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 22–3 | 25 | 158 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 59 |
| Oct 5 | vs. | L 24–42 | 24 | 115 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 41 |
| Oct 19 | at | W 52–24 | 16 | 103 | 0 | 52 | 5 | 61 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 35–13 | 27 | 144 | 2 | 23 | 4 | 58 |
| Nov 2 | at | W 31–30 | 25 | 107 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 10 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | W 24–6 | 26 | 98 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 49 |
| Nov 16 | at | L 30–31 | 21 | 85 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 9 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | L 47–55 | 20 | 95 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 13 |
2023 Stony Brook 8 games, 408 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | L 13–37 | 10 | 50 | 1 | 38 | – | – |
| Sep 23 | vs. | L 19–20 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Sep 30 | at | L 28–56 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 22 | – | – |
| Oct 14 | vs. | L 7–26 | 12 | 36 | 0 | 18 | 1 | −1 |
| Oct 21 | vs. | L 14–45 | 8 | 24 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 5 |
| Oct 28 | at | L 13–48 | 12 | 55 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
| Nov 4 | at | L 17–56 | 22 | 141 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 8 |
| Nov 11 | vs. | L 20–38 | 17 | 46 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
No box score in the source for Oct 7 at Morgan State, so that game is not listed.
2021 Stony Brook 1 game, 34 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | at | L 7–48 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
No box score in the source for Sep 11 at Colgate; Oct 2 at Rhode Island, so those games are not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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