Taj McGowan

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.

2018 UCF 13 games, 470 rushing yards, 8 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Aug 30	atUConn	W 56–⁠17	3	34	0	23	–	–
Sep 8	vs.South Carolina State	W 38–⁠0	9	33	0	9	–	–
Sep 21	vs.Florida Atlantic	W 56–⁠36	7	35	1	9	–	–
Sep 29	vs.Pittsburgh	W 45–⁠14	5	36	0	21	–	–
Oct 6	vs.SMU	W 48–⁠20	5	15	0	6	–	–
Oct 13	atMemphis	W 31–⁠30	4	81	2	71	–	–
Oct 20	atEast Carolina	W 37–⁠10	5	29	0	16	1	−2
Nov 1	vs.Temple	W 52–⁠40	6	56	2	27	–	–
Nov 10	vs.Navy	W 35–⁠24	6	16	1	5	–	–
Nov 17	vs.Cincinnati	W 38–⁠13	6	50	0	22	–	–
Nov 23	atSouth Florida	W 38–⁠10	11	72	1	20	–	–
Dec 1	vs.Memphis	W 56–⁠41	2	7	0	5	–	–
Jan 1 ✦	vs.LSU	L 32–⁠40	2	6	1	4	–	–

2017 UCF 10 games, 235 rushing yards, 8 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Aug 31	vs.Florida International	W 61–⁠17	8	6	1	6	–	–
Sep 23	atMaryland	W 38–⁠10	12	33	2	7	1	8
Sep 30	vs.Memphis	W 40–⁠13	12	63	1	29	2	6
Oct 7	atCincinnati	W 51–⁠23	7	26	1	7	–	–
Oct 14	vs.East Carolina	W 63–⁠21	8	26	1	9	–	–
Oct 21	atNavy	W 31–⁠21	4	42	0	17	–	–
Oct 28	vs.Austin Peay	W 73–⁠33	3	10	2	4	3	12
Nov 4	atSMU	W 31–⁠24	6	13	0	10	–	–
Nov 11	vs.UConn	W 49–⁠24	4	10	0	6	1	10
Nov 18	atTemple	W 45–⁠19	5	6	0	11	–	–

2016 UCF 9 games, 156 rushing yards, 2 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Sep 3	vs.South Carolina State	W 38–⁠0	11	48	0	14	2	18
Sep 24	atFlorida International	W 53–⁠14	8	15	0	7	–	–
Oct 1	atEast Carolina	W 47–⁠29	2	50	1	47	–	–
Oct 29	atHouston	L 24–⁠31	1	−1	0	0	–	–
Nov 5	vs.Tulane	W 37–⁠6	3	14	0	11	–	–
Nov 12	vs.Cincinnati	W 24–⁠3	3	9	0	4	–	–
Nov 19	vs.Tulsa	L 20–⁠35	–	–	–	–	–	–
Nov 26	atSouth Florida	L 31–⁠48	7	21	1	5	3	28
Dec 17 ✦	vs.Arkansas State	L 13–⁠31	–	–	–	–	1	2

2015 UCF 8 games, 262 rushing yards, 1 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Sep 12	atStanford	L 7–⁠31	20	67	0	11	1	−5
Sep 19	vs.Furman	L 15–⁠16	15	44	0	8	–	–
Sep 26	atSouth Carolina	L 14–⁠31	6	8	0	4	–	–
Oct 3	atTulane	L 31–⁠45	9	11	0	10	1	18
Oct 31	atCincinnati	L 7–⁠52	1	2	0	2	–	–
Nov 7	atTulsa	L 30–⁠45	11	38	1	9	–	–
Nov 19	vs.East Carolina	L 7–⁠44	10	50	0	12	–	–
Nov 26	vs.South Florida	L 3–⁠44	13	42	0	15	–	–

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