Running back, Marshall (from West Virginia, Houston), 2019–⁠25

Tony Mathis

Number
No. 24
Height
6′1″
Weight
225 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Orlando, FL

Tony Mathis played running back at West Virginia (2019–⁠22), Houston (2023–⁠24) and Marshall (2025).

Career highs

163rushing yards, career highvs. Baylor, 20222rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Baylor, 2022

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019West Virginia4143.508
2020West Virginia18553.118
2021West Virginia723124.3045
2022West Virginia1365624.1537
2023Houston411704.1023
2025Marshall8182.305
Career2791,1314.1645

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019West Virginia3165.319
2021West Virginia7294.109
2022West Virginia7192.709
2023Houston11797.2124
Career281435.1224

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019West Virginia24RBYr 1
2020West Virginia24RBYr 2
2021West Virginia24RBYr 3
2022West Virginia24RBYr 4
2023Houston24RBYr 5
2024Houston24RBYr 6
2025Marshall24RBSr. (Yr 7)6′1″225

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
2019West Virginia70.16––1.1––
2020West Virginia180.13––2.3––
2021West Virginia750.0214th (n=277)0.161.312%0.07
2022West Virginia138-0.038th (n=470)0.14-3.619%-0.03
2023Houston51-0.13––-6.89%-0.04
2025Marshall8-0.38––-3.0––

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2025 Marshall 4 games, 18 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 13vs.Eastern KentuckyW 38–⁠73503––
Sep 27atLouisianaL 51–⁠542302––
Oct 11vs.Old DominionW 48–⁠242705––
Oct 18vs.Texas StateW 40–⁠371303––
2023 Houston 9 games, 170 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.UTSAW 17–⁠14838021––
Sep 9atRiceL 41–⁠43860023322
Sep 30atTexas TechL 28–⁠4971305––
Oct 12vs.West VirginiaW 41–⁠39140413
Oct 28atKansas StateL 0–⁠411101––
Nov 4atBaylorW 25–⁠24522014228
Nov 11vs.CincinnatiL 14–⁠242102216
Nov 18vs.Oklahoma StateL 30–⁠4331105310
Nov 25atUCFL 13–⁠27620012––
2022 West Virginia 10 games, 562 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1atPittsburghL 31–⁠3817710232−7
Sep 10vs.KansasL 42–⁠55165909––
Sep 17vs.TowsonW 65–⁠717104225––
Sep 22atVirginia TechW 33–⁠10938018––
Oct 1atTexasL 20–⁠3812241516
Oct 13vs.BaylorW 43–⁠402216323719
Oct 22atTexas TechL 10–⁠48733011––
Nov 12vs.OklahomaW 23–⁠20235301717
Nov 19vs.Kansas StateL 31–⁠484408––
Nov 26atOklahoma StateW 24–⁠199130624
2021 West Virginia 9 games, 312 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 11vs.Long Island UniversityW 66–⁠072008––
Sep 18vs.Virginia TechW 27–⁠212504––
Oct 23atTCUW 29–⁠171248010––
Oct 30vs.Iowa StateW 38–⁠31514014––
Nov 6vs.Oklahoma StateL 3–⁠24525010––
Nov 13atKansas StateL 17–⁠341303––
Nov 20vs.TexasW 31–⁠2352306––
Nov 27atKansasW 34–⁠282211804525
Dec 28 ✦vs.MinnesotaL 6–⁠181356011524
2020 West Virginia 1 game, 55 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 12vs.Eastern KentuckyW 56–⁠10185518––
2019 West Virginia 1 game, 14 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Nov 9vs.Texas TechL 17–⁠3841408316

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

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