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, 2022Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | West Virginia | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 8 |
| 2020 | West Virginia | 18 | 55 | 3.1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2021 | West Virginia | 72 | 312 | 4.3 | 0 | 45 |
| 2022 | West Virginia | 136 | 562 | 4.1 | 5 | 37 |
| 2023 | Houston | 41 | 170 | 4.1 | 0 | 23 |
| 2025 | Marshall | 8 | 18 | 2.3 | 0 | 5 |
| Career | 279 | 1,131 | 4.1 | 6 | 45 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | West Virginia | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 1 | 9 |
| 2021 | West Virginia | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 0 | 9 |
| 2022 | West Virginia | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 0 | 9 |
| 2023 | Houston | 11 | 79 | 7.2 | 1 | 24 |
| Career | 28 | 143 | 5.1 | 2 | 24 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | West Virginia | 24 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | West Virginia | 24 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | West Virginia | 24 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | West Virginia | 24 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Houston | 24 | RB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2024 | Houston | 24 | RB | Yr 6 | ||
| 2025 | Marshall | 24 | RB | Sr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | West Virginia | 7 | 0.16 | – | – | 1.1 | – | – |
| 2020 | West Virginia | 18 | 0.13 | – | – | 2.3 | – | – |
| 2021 | West Virginia | 75 | 0.02 | 14th (n=277) | 0.16 | 1.3 | 12% | 0.07 |
| 2022 | West Virginia | 138 | -0.03 | 8th (n=470) | 0.14 | -3.6 | 19% | -0.03 |
| 2023 | Houston | 51 | -0.13 | – | – | -6.8 | 9% | -0.04 |
| 2025 | Marshall | 8 | -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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 | vs. | W 38–7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Sep 27 | at | L 51–54 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
| Oct 11 | vs. | W 48–24 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Oct 18 | vs. | W 40–37 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
2023 Houston 9 games, 170 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 17–14 | 8 | 38 | 0 | 21 | – | – |
| Sep 9 | at | L 41–43 | 8 | 60 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 22 |
| Sep 30 | at | L 28–49 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 41–39 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 28 | at | L 0–41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| Nov 4 | at | W 25–24 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Nov 11 | vs. | L 14–24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | L 30–43 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| Nov 25 | at | L 13–27 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
2022 West Virginia 10 games, 562 rushing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at | L 31–38 | 17 | 71 | 0 | 23 | 2 | −7 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | L 42–55 | 16 | 59 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 65–7 | 17 | 104 | 2 | 25 | – | – |
| Sep 22 | at | W 33–10 | 9 | 38 | 0 | 18 | – | – |
| Oct 1 | at | L 20–38 | 12 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Oct 13 | vs. | W 43–40 | 22 | 163 | 2 | 37 | 1 | 9 |
| Oct 22 | at | L 10–48 | 7 | 33 | 0 | 11 | – | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 23–20 | 23 | 53 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 7 |
| Nov 19 | vs. | L 31–48 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Nov 26 | at | W 24–19 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
2021 West Virginia 9 games, 312 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs. | W 66–0 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Sep 18 | vs. | W 27–21 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Oct 23 | at | W 29–17 | 12 | 48 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| Oct 30 | vs. | W 38–31 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 14 | – | – |
| Nov 6 | vs. | L 3–24 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| Nov 13 | at | L 17–34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Nov 20 | vs. | W 31–23 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Nov 27 | at | W 34–28 | 22 | 118 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 5 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | L 6–18 | 13 | 56 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 24 |
2020 West Virginia 1 game, 55 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 56–10 | 18 | 55 | 1 | 8 | – | – |
2019 West Virginia 1 game, 14 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9 | vs. | L 17–38 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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