Running back, Miami (OH), 2007–10
Thomas Merriweather
- Number
- No. 34
- Height
- 5′10″
- Hometown
- Florissant, MO
Thomas Merriweather played running back at Miami (OH) (2007–10).
Career highs
182rushing yards, career highvs. Temple, 20103rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Eastern Michigan, 2010Team titles: MAC champions, 2010
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007* | Miami (OH) | 40 | 143 | 3.6 | 4 | 20 |
| 2008* | Miami (OH) | 140 | 547 | 3.9 | 4 | 24 |
| 2009 | Miami (OH) | 105 | 291 | 2.8 | 3 | 16 |
| 2010 | Miami (OH) | 176 | 921 | 5.2 | 12 | 96 |
| Career | 461 | 1,902 | 4.1 | 23 | 96 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008* | Miami (OH) | 9 | 68 | 7.6 | 0 | 16 |
| 2009 | Miami (OH) | 15 | 63 | 4.2 | 0 | 15 |
| 2010 | Miami (OH) | 20 | 84 | 4.2 | 1 | 14 |
| Career | 44 | 215 | 4.9 | 1 | 16 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Miami (OH) | 34 | RB | |
| 2008 | Miami (OH) | 34 | RB | |
| 2009 | Miami (OH) | 34 | RB | |
| 2010 | Miami (OH) | 34 | 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.
Game by game
2010 Miami (OH) 14 games, 921 rushing yards, 12 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Florida | L 12–34 | 5 | −2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Eastern Michigan | W 28–21 | 15 | 105 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Colorado State | W 31–10 | 1 | −1 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Sep 25 | at Missouri | L 13–51 | 11 | 34 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Kent State | W 27–21 | 11 | 54 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 6 |
| Oct 9 | at Cincinnati | L 3–45 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6 |
| Oct 16 | at Central Michigan | W 27–20 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 11 |
| Oct 23 | vs. Ohio | L 13–34 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 14 |
| Oct 30 | at Buffalo | W 21–9 | 19 | 61 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 4 |
| Nov 10 | at Bowling Green | W 24–21 | 17 | 88 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 3 |
| Nov 17 | at Akron | W 19–14 | 17 | 141 | 1 | 35 | 3 | 7 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Temple | W 23–3 | 22 | 182 | 1 | 96 | – | – |
| Dec 3 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 26–21 | 11 | 85 | 2 | 47 | – | – |
| Jan 6 ✦ | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 35–21 | 27 | 100 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 13 |
2009 Miami (OH) 12 games, 291 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Kentucky | L 0–42 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Sep 12 | at Boise State | L 0–48 | 18 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 10 |
| Sep 19 | at Western Michigan | L 26–48 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | atKent State | L 19–29 | 9 | 40 | 1 | 12 | – | – |
| Oct 3 | vs.Cincinnati | L 13–37 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Oct 10 | at Northwestern | L 6–16 | 16 | 56 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | atOhio | L 7–28 | 17 | 40 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 5 |
| Oct 24 | vs.Northern Illinois | L 22–27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| Oct 31 | vs. Toledo | W 31–24 | 8 | 44 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 31 |
| Nov 5 | atTemple | L 32–34 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 16 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Bowling Green | L 14–35 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Nov 18 | vs.Buffalo | L 17–42 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1 | −7 |
2008 Miami (OH) 8 games, 547 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. Vanderbilt | L 13–34 | 10 | 59 | 0 | 20 | – | – |
| Sep 6 | at Michigan | L 6–16 | 21 | 77 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Charleston Southern | W 38–27 | 26 | 74 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 18 |
| Sep 20 | atCincinnati | L 20–45 | 17 | 50 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 7 |
| Oct 4 | vs.Temple | L 10–28 | 26 | 133 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 16 |
| Oct 11 | atNorthern Illinois | L 13–17 | 17 | 60 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 8 |
| Oct 18 | atBowling Green | W 27–20 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 11 | – | – |
| Nov 11 | vs. Ball State | L 16–31 | 18 | 65 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 13 |
2007 Miami (OH) 7 games, 143 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | at Colorado | L 0–42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| Sep 29 | vs. Syracuse | W 17–14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Oct 13 | vs.Bowling Green | W 47–14 | 11 | 44 | 1 | 8 | – | – |
| Nov 3 | vs.Buffalo | W 31–28 | 7 | 28 | 2 | 11 | – | – |
| Nov 14 | vs.Akron | W 7–0 | 11 | 36 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
| Nov 24 | atOhio | L 29–38 | 5 | 30 | 1 | 20 | – | – |
| Dec 1 | vs.Central Michigan | L 10–35 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
No box score in the source for Oct 20 at Temple, so that game is not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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