Running back, Eastern Washington, 2015–18
Sam McPherson
- Number
- No. 20
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Hometown
- Ewa Beach, HI
Sam McPherson played running back at Eastern Washington (2015–18).
Team titles: Big Sky champions, 2016 and 2018
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Eastern Washington | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | Eastern Washington | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Eastern Washington | 13 | 57 | 4.4 | 0 | 23 |
| 2018 | Eastern Washington | 16 | 65 | 4.1 | 0 | 10 |
| Career | 32 | 125 | 3.9 | 0 | 23 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Eastern Washington | 20 | RB | ||
| 2016 | Eastern Washington | 20 | RB | ||
| 2017 | Eastern Washington | 20 | RB | ||
| 2018 | Eastern Washington | 20 | RB | 5′10″ | 200 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Eastern Washington (FCS) | 3 | -0.60 | – | – | -1.8 | – |
| 2016 | Eastern Washington (FCS) | 2 | 0.71 | – | – | 1.4 | – |
| 2017 | Eastern Washington (FCS) | 13 | -0.29 | – | – | -3.8 | – |
| 2018 | Eastern Washington (FCS) | 17 | 0.06 | – | – | 1.0 | – |
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
2018 Eastern Washington 1 game, 65 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | at Washington State | L 24–59 | 16 | 65 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
No box score in the source for Sep 1 vs. Central Washington; Sep 8 at Northern Arizona; Sep 22 vs. Cal Poly; Sep 29 at Montana State; Oct 6 vs. Southern Utah; Oct 13 at Weber State; Oct 27 vs. Idaho; Nov 3 at Northern Colorado; Nov 10 vs. UC Davis; Nov 17 at Portland State; Dec 1 vs. Nicholls; Dec 8 vs. UC Davis; Dec 15 vs. Maine; Jan 5 at North Dakota State, so those games are not listed.
2017 Eastern Washington 1 game, 57 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Texas Tech | L 10–56 | 13 | 57 | 0 | 23 | – | – |
No box score in the source for Sep 9 vs. North Dakota State; Sep 16 at Fordham; Sep 24 at Montana; Sep 30 vs. Sacramento State; Oct 8 at UC Davis; Oct 14 vs. Montana State; Oct 21 at Southern Utah; Nov 4 vs. Weber State; Nov 11 at North Dakota; Nov 18 vs. Portland State, so those games are not listed.
2016 Eastern Washington 1 game, 0 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | atWashington State | W 45–42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
No box score in the source for Sep 10 at North Dakota State; Sep 17 vs. Northern Iowa; Sep 24 at Northern Arizona; Oct 1 vs. UC Davis; Oct 8 vs. Northern Colorado; Oct 22 at Montana State; Oct 29 vs. Montana; Nov 6 at Cal Poly; Nov 12 vs. Idaho State; Nov 19 at Portland State; Dec 3 vs. Central Arkansas; Dec 10 vs. Richmond; Dec 17 vs. Youngstown State, so those games are not listed.
2015 Eastern Washington 1 game, 3 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at Oregon | L 42–61 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
No box score in the source for Sep 12 at Northern Iowa; Sep 19 vs. Montana State; Sep 27 at Sacramento State; Oct 10 vs. Cal Poly; Oct 17 at Idaho State; Oct 24 at Northern Colorado; Oct 31 vs. Weber State; Nov 7 vs. Northern Arizona; Nov 14 at Montana; Nov 21 vs. Portland State, so those games are not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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