Running back, Marshall, 2012–⁠14

Steward Butler

Number
No. 20
Height
5′9″
Hometown
Lakeland, FL

Steward Butler played running back at Marshall (2012–⁠14).

Career highs

233rushing yards, career highvs. Western Kentucky, 20143rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Gardner-Webb, 2013

Team titles: Conference USA champions, 2014

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2012Marshall1015005.0357
2013Marshall877658.8872
2014Marshall1077987.5783
Career2952,0637.01883

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2012Marshall4970
2013Marshall71320
Career112290

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2012Marshall6315.2010
2013Marshall3237.7018
2014Marshall3217.0021
Career12756.3021

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Marshall20RB
2013Marshall20RB
2014Marshall20RB5′9″

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
2013Marshall820.1988th (n=226)0.0715.610%0.06
2014Marshall1040.2890th (n=253)0.1228.812%0.31

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

2014 Marshall 12 games, 798 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 6vs.Rhode IslandW 48–⁠71068239––
Sep 13vs.OhioW 44–⁠14191190171−6
Oct 4atOld DominionW 56–⁠142101––
Oct 11vs.Middle TennesseeW 49–⁠24853014––
Oct 18atFlorida InternationalW 45–⁠13676161––
Oct 25vs.Florida AtlanticW 35–⁠1652408––
Nov 8atSouthern MissW 63–⁠17511828316
Nov 15vs.RiceW 41–⁠14960030121
Nov 22atUABW 23–⁠183905––
Nov 28vs.Western KentuckyL 66–⁠6724233248––
Dec 6vs.Louisiana TechW 26–⁠23112006––
Dec 23 ✦vs.Northern IllinoisW 52–⁠2351707––
2013 Marshall 12 games, 765 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Miami (OH)W 52–⁠1417107014––
Sep 7vs.Gardner-WebbW 55–⁠09151355118
Sep 14atOhioL 31–⁠3452408––
Sep 21atVirginia TechL 21–⁠291−400––
Oct 5vs.UTSAW 34–⁠10103317––
Nov 2vs.Southern MissW 61–⁠13360159––
Nov 9vs.UABW 56–⁠147139161––
Nov 14atTulsaW 45–⁠341075027––
Nov 23atFlorida InternationalW 48–⁠10476172––
Nov 29vs.East CarolinaW 59–⁠281790121––
Dec 7vs.RiceL 24–⁠4131101125
Dec 27 ✦vs.MarylandW 31–⁠201303––
2012 Marshall 11 games, 500 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1atWest VirginiaL 34–⁠69101403110
Sep 8vs.Western CarolinaW 52–⁠24860124––
Sep 15vs.OhioL 24–⁠271202––
Sep 22atRiceW 54–⁠511816615718
Sep 29atPurdueL 41–⁠51826011––
Oct 6vs.TulsaL 38–⁠45165307––
Oct 20atSouthern MissW 59–⁠24771154––
Oct 27vs.UCFL 17–⁠541337011––
Nov 3vs.MemphisW 38–⁠28734018––
Nov 10atUABL 31–⁠38921011413
Nov 23atEast CarolinaL 59–⁠6541609––

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

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