Running back, Towson (from Boston College), 2009–13
Sterlin Phifer
- Number
- No. 21
- Height
- 5′10″
- Hometown
- Virginia Beach, VA
Sterlin Phifer played running back at Boston College (2009–10) and Towson (2011–13).
Team titles: Coastal Athletic Association Football champions, 2011 and 2012
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Boston College | 17 | 101 | 5.9 | 0 | 33 |
| 2011* | Towson | 12 | 75 | 6.3 | 0 | 21 |
| 2012* | Towson | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | 9 |
| 2013 | Towson | 8 | 39 | 4.9 | 1 | 24 |
| Career | 41 | 238 | 5.8 | 1 | 33 | |
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
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Boston College | 21 | RB | |
| 2010 | Boston College | 21 | RB | |
| 2011 | Towson | 21 | RB | |
| 2012 | Towson | 21 | RB | |
| 2013 | Towson | 21 | RB | 5′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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Towson (FCS) | 7 | -0.15 | – | – | -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
2013 Towson 1 game, 39 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at UConn | W 33–18 | 8 | 39 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 23 |
No box score in the source for Sep 7 at Holy Cross; Sep 14 vs. Delaware State; Sep 21 at North Carolina Central; Sep 28 at Stony Brook; Oct 5 vs. New Hampshire; Oct 12 vs. Villanova; Oct 19 at UAlbany; Oct 26 at Richmond; Nov 2 vs. Delaware; Nov 16 at William & Mary; Nov 23 vs. James Madison; Dec 21 at Eastern Washington; Jan 4 at North Dakota State, so those games are not listed.
2012 Towson 1 game, 23 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | at LSU | L 22–38 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
No box score in the source for Sep 22 vs. Saint Francis; Oct 6 at James Madison; Oct 13 vs. Maine; Oct 20 vs. Old Dominion; Oct 27 at Villanova; Nov 3 at Delaware; Nov 10 vs. Rhode Island; Nov 17 at New Hampshire, so those games are not listed.
2011 Towson 1 game, 75 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | at Maryland | L 3–28 | 12 | 75 | 0 | 21 | – | – |
No box score in the source for Sep 3 vs. Morgan State; Sep 10 vs. Villanova; Sep 24 vs. Colgate; Oct 8 vs. Richmond; Oct 15 at Old Dominion; Oct 22 at William & Mary; Oct 29 vs. Delaware; Nov 5 at Maine; Nov 12 vs. New Hampshire; Nov 19 at Rhode Island; Dec 3 vs. Lehigh, so those games are not listed.
2010 Boston College 6 games, 101 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Weber State | W 38–20 | 7 | 48 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 22 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Kent State | W 26–13 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 17 | – | – |
| Sep 25 | vs. Virginia Tech | L 0–19 | 1 | −1 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Oct 2 | vs. Notre Dame | L 13–31 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 13 |
| Oct 9 | at NC State | L 17–44 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 22 | – | – |
| Oct 23 | vs.Maryland | L 21–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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