Running back, Richmond, 2019–23
Savon Smith
- Number
- No. 31
- Height
- 5′9″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Class (2023)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Winchester, VA
Savon Smith played running back at Richmond (2019–23).
Career highs
123rushing yards, career highvs. Saint Francis, 20222rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. North Carolina Central, 20236catches, career highat Delaware, 2022Team titles: Coastal Athletic Association champions, 2023
Rushing
Receiving
Returns
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Richmond | 31 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Richmond | 31 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Richmond | 31 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Richmond | 31 | RB | Jr. (Yr 5) | 5′9″ | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Richmond (FCS) | 10 | 0.30 | – | – | 3.0 | – |
| 2021 | Richmond (FCS) | 14 | 0.17 | – | – | 2.4 | – |
| 2022 | Richmond (FCS) | 123 | 0.23 | 76th (n=470) | 0.14 | 28.9 | 16% |
| 2023 | Richmond (FCS) | 144 | 0.04 | 17th (n=450) | 0.17 | 6.0 | 23% |
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
2023 Richmond 13 games, 669 rushing yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Morgan State | L 10–17 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Michigan State | L 14–45 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Delaware State | W 38–6 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Stony Brook | W 20–19 | 15 | 81 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 30 | vs. Hampton | L 14–31 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Maine | W 42–31 | 12 | 53 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at Rhode Island | W 24–17 | 14 | 80 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at North Carolina A&T | W 33–10 | 14 | 80 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Campbell | W 44–13 | 8 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Elon | W 38–24 | 18 | 70 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | at William & Mary | W 27–26 | 12 | 68 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Nov 25 ✦ | vs. North Carolina Central | W 49–27 | 15 | 73 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
| Dec 2 ✦ | at UAlbany | L 13–41 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 0 |
2022 Richmond 10 games, 482 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Virginia | L 17–34 | 13 | 88 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | vs.Saint Francis | W 31–21 | 21 | 123 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | at Lehigh | W 30–6 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs.Stony Brook | W 51–7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 64 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | atElon | L 27–30 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Villanova | W 20–10 | 7 | 74 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. New Hampshire | W 40–34 | 16 | 72 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | at Delaware | W 21–13 | 10 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.William & Mary | L 26–37 | 10 | 51 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 26 | vs. Davidson | W 41–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
2021 Richmond 1 game, 53 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | at Virginia Tech | L 10–21 | 11 | 53 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
2019 Richmond 1 game, 66 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at Boston College | L 13–45 | 10 | 66 | 0 | – | – | – |
No box score in the source for Aug 29 vs. Jacksonville; Sep 14 vs. Elon; Sep 28 at Fordham; Oct 5 vs. UAlbany; Oct 12 at Maine; Oct 19 vs. Yale; Oct 26 at Delaware; Nov 2 vs. Stony Brook; Nov 9 at Villanova; Nov 16 at James Madison; Nov 23 vs. William & Mary, so those games are not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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