Running back, Cincinnati, 2018–⁠23

Ryan Montgomery

Number
No. 22
Height
5′10″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Franklin, OH

Ryan Montgomery played running back at Cincinnati (2018–⁠23).

Career highs

113rushing yards, career highvs. UCF, 20232rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Tulane, 2022

Team titles: American champions, 2020 and 2021

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Cincinnati201065.3226
2020Cincinnati10232.307
2021Cincinnati463126.8355
2022Cincinnati632704.3539
2023Cincinnati543296.1129
Career1931,0405.41155

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2019Cincinnati1140282580
2020Cincinnati4870121030
2021Cincinnati–––212290
2022Cincinnati21907750
2023Cincinnati–––2160
Career71200706810

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Cincinnati4164.0010
2021Cincinnati6427.0119
2022Cincinnati46516.3030
2023Cincinnati11918.3225
Career252148.6330

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Cincinnati22RBYr 1
2020Cincinnati22RBYr 2
2021Cincinnati22RBYr 3
2022Cincinnati22RBYr 4
2023Cincinnati22RBSr. (Yr 5)5′10″205

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
2019Cincinnati200.15––3.14%–
2020Cincinnati15-0.24––-3.7––
2021Cincinnati540.26––14.08%0.30
2022Cincinnati680.1962nd (n=470)0.1412.713%0.19
2023Cincinnati640.3995th (n=450)0.1724.811%0.18

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

2023 Cincinnati 8 games, 329 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2vs.Eastern KentuckyW 66–⁠134110––1
Sep 9atPittsburghW 27–⁠21360–––
Sep 16vs.Miami (OH)L 24–⁠31201040–––
Sep 23vs.OklahomaL 6–⁠203140–––
Nov 4vs.UCFL 26–⁠2881131–––
Nov 11atHoustonW 24–⁠145130––1
Nov 18atWest VirginiaL 21–⁠423190–––
Nov 25vs.KansasL 16–⁠498490–––
2022 Cincinnati 9 games, 270 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3atArkansasL 24–⁠31470–––
Oct 1atTulsaW 31–⁠21–––––2
Oct 8vs.South FloridaW 28–⁠247220–––
Oct 22atSMUW 29–⁠274141––1
Oct 29atUCFL 21–⁠253401––1
Nov 5vs.NavyW 20–⁠10490––1
Nov 11vs.East CarolinaW 27–⁠251025018–
Nov 19atTempleW 23–⁠314581––2
Nov 25vs.TulaneL 24–⁠2717952111–
2021 Cincinnati 14 games, 312 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 4vs.Miami (OH)W 49–⁠143170––1
Sep 11vs.Murray StateW 42–⁠7470––2
Sep 18atIndianaW 38–⁠24–––––2
Oct 2atNotre DameW 24–⁠13–––––2
Oct 8vs.TempleW 52–⁠3460––2
Oct 16vs.UCFW 56–⁠218950––2
Oct 23atNavyW 27–⁠20–––––3
Oct 30atTulaneW 31–⁠123130––1
Nov 6vs.TulsaW 28–⁠206360–––
Nov 12atSouth FloridaW 45–⁠286722–––
Nov 20vs.SMUW 48–⁠143210––5
Nov 26atEast CarolinaW 35–⁠136411–––
Dec 4vs.HoustonW 35–⁠20210–––
Dec 31 ✦vs.AlabamaL 6–⁠27130––1
2020 Cincinnati 8 games, 16 returns, 190 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 26vs.ArmyW 24–⁠10110––3
Oct 3vs.South FloridaW 28–⁠72101141
Oct 31vs.MemphisW 49–⁠10250––1
Nov 7vs.HoustonW 38–⁠10350–––
Nov 13vs.East CarolinaW 55–⁠17–––2411
Nov 21atUCFW 36–⁠33–––––3
Dec 19vs.TulsaW 27–⁠241401322
Jan 1 ✦vs.GeorgiaL 21–⁠24170––1
2019 Cincinnati 12 games, 106 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Aug 29vs.UCLAW 24–⁠14120––1
Sep 7atOhio StateL 0–⁠421120–––
Sep 14vs.Miami (OH)W 35–⁠135350––5
Sep 28atMarshallW 52–⁠14350––2
Oct 4vs.UCFW 27–⁠24–––––1
Oct 12atHoustonW 38–⁠23–––––1
Oct 19vs.TulsaW 24–⁠13–––––4
Nov 9vs.UConnW 48–⁠3351––5
Nov 16atSouth FloridaW 20–⁠17–––––3
Nov 29atMemphisL 24–⁠34–––1141
Dec 7atMemphisL 24–⁠29–––––3
Jan 2 ✦vs.Boston CollegeW 38–⁠67471––2

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

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