Running back, Norfolk State (from Boston College), 2009–⁠13

Rolandan Finch

Lettered 2009 at Boston College (school media guide)

Number
No. 28
Height
5′10″
Hometown
New Albany, IN

Rolandan Finch played running back at Boston College (2009–⁠12) and Norfolk State (2013).

At a glance

Best season
705
Rushing yards, 2011 (Boston College, 4–⁠8)
Best game
243 yards
At Maryland, week 9, 2011: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

243rushing yards, career highat Maryland, 20112rushing touchdowns, career highat Maryland, 2011

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2009Boston College281344.8148
2011Boston College1577054.5321
2012Boston College774265.5138
2013*Norfolk State311434.6136
Career2931,4084.8648

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2011Boston College11988.9027
2012Boston College171086.4016
2013*Norfolk State6437.2018
Career342497.3027

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.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2009Boston College28RB
2010Boston College28RB
2011Boston College28RB
2012Boston College28RB
2013Norfolk State28RB5′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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013Norfolk State (FCS)350.08––2.831%

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

2013 Norfolk State 2 games, 143 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 7atRutgersL 0–⁠38134603617
Oct 26vs.Old DominionL 24–⁠271897120536

No box score in the source for Aug 31 vs. Maine; Sep 21 vs. Charleston Southern; Sep 28 at Morgan State; Oct 5 vs. Savannah State; Oct 12 at Delaware State; Oct 19 vs. Hampton; Nov 2 vs. Florida A&M; Nov 9 at Bethune-Cookman; Nov 16 at North Carolina Central; Nov 23 vs. South Carolina State, so those games are not listed.

2012 Boston College 5 games, 426 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 8vs.MaineW 34–⁠31790016212
Sep 15atNorthwesternL 13–⁠2281907116
Nov 10vs.Notre DameL 6–⁠21740020525
Nov 17vs.Virginia TechL 23–⁠3026133038553
Nov 24atNC StateL 10–⁠271914411942
2011 Boston College 11 games, 705 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 10atUCFL 3–⁠302004114
Sep 17vs.DukeL 19–⁠2041307––
Sep 24vs.MassachusettsW 45–⁠171158018––
Oct 1vs.Wake ForestL 19–⁠27522010––
Oct 8atClemsonL 14–⁠3619811201−1
Oct 22atVirginia TechL 14–⁠301892021353
Oct 29atMarylandW 28–⁠173924321927
Nov 3vs.Florida StateL 7–⁠3828590838
Nov 12vs.NC StateW 14–⁠103904––
Nov 19atNotre DameL 14–⁠16632016117
Nov 25atMiamiW 24–⁠172296012––
2009 Boston College 4 games, 134 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.NortheasternW 54–⁠0758148––
Sep 12vs.Kent StateW 34–⁠7632017––
Oct 10atVirginia TechL 14–⁠4881406––
Oct 17vs.NC StateW 52–⁠2073009––

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

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