Running back, SMU, 2019–⁠23

Tyler Lavine

Number
No. 31
Height
5′11″
Weight
222 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Cedar Park, TX

Tyler Lavine played running back at SMU (2019–⁠23).

Career highs

146rushing yards, career highvs. Houston, 20223rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Navy, 20237catches, career highat Tulane, 2022

Team titles: American champions, 2023

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019SMU9384.2116
2020SMU613105.1548
2021SMU542574.8216
2022SMU1426424.51028
2023SMU391684.3719
Career3051,4154.62548

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019SMU111.001
2020SMU89311.6032
2021SMU1011311.3144
2022SMU161227.6013
2023SMU7527.4017
Career423819.1144

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2019SMU1070000
2020SMU110000
2021SMU110000
Career1290000

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2019SMU3220
2021SMU1100
2022SMU190
2023SMU1230
Career6640

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019SMU31RBYr 1
2020SMU31RBYr 2
2021SMU31RBYr 3
2022SMU31RBYr 4
2023SMU31RBSr. (Yr 5)5′11″222

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
2019SMU100.10––1.0––
2020SMU720.2478th (n=212)0.1417.111%0.23
2021SMU640.2267th (n=277)0.1614.17%0.15
2022SMU1580.3189th (n=470)0.1449.519%0.27
2023SMU460.43––19.85%0.33

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

2023 SMU 12 games, 168 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2vs.Louisiana TechW 38–⁠14410–––
Sep 9atOklahomaL 11–⁠28–––260
Sep 16vs.Prairie View A&MW 69–⁠04230–––
Sep 23atTCUL 17–⁠345251–––
Sep 30vs.CharlotteW 34–⁠16240–––
Oct 20atTempleW 55–⁠031301100
Oct 28vs.TulsaW 69–⁠10111–––
Nov 4atRiceW 36–⁠31271–––
Nov 10vs.North TexasW 45–⁠214151–––
Nov 25vs.NavyW 59–⁠147493–––
Dec 2atTulaneW 26–⁠1452502340
Dec 28 ✦vs.Boston CollegeL 14–⁠23250220
2022 SMU 11 games, 642 rushing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3atNorth TexasW 48–⁠10151–––
Sep 10vs.LamarW 45–⁠16290–––
Sep 17atMarylandL 27–⁠34120–––
Oct 14vs.NavyW 40–⁠346280–––
Oct 22vs.CincinnatiL 27–⁠297311–––
Oct 29atTulsaW 45–⁠3417723–––
Nov 5vs.HoustonW 77–⁠632514612120
Nov 12atSouth FloridaW 41–⁠23171121–––
Nov 17atTulaneL 24–⁠59188207620
Nov 26vs.MemphisW 34–⁠31256423230
Dec 17 ✦vs.BYUL 23–⁠24239114250
2021 SMU 12 games, 257 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 4vs.Abilene ChristianW 56–⁠94310270
Sep 11vs.North TexasW 35–⁠122201−10
Sep 18atLouisiana TechW 39–⁠37280–––
Sep 25atTCUW 42–⁠348520–––
Oct 2vs.South FloridaW 41–⁠1772101220
Oct 9atNavyW 31–⁠2463003170
Oct 21vs.TulaneW 55–⁠2631501441
Oct 30atHoustonL 37–⁠44100–––
Nov 6atMemphisL 25–⁠285201–––
Nov 13vs.UCFW 55–⁠284170–––
Nov 20atCincinnatiL 14–⁠484100–––
Nov 27vs.TulsaL 31–⁠3485112240
2020 SMU 9 games, 310 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 19atNorth TexasW 65–⁠358480–––
Sep 26vs.Stephen F. AustinW 50–⁠7280140
Oct 3vs.MemphisW 30–⁠275120–––
Oct 16atTulaneW 37–⁠349250–––
Oct 24vs.CincinnatiL 13–⁠4293002180
Oct 31vs.NavyW 51–⁠3757422220
Nov 7atTempleW 47–⁠238491–––
Nov 14atTulsaL 24–⁠289300180
Nov 28atEast CarolinaL 38–⁠5263422410
2019 SMU 10 games, 10 tackles
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31atArkansas StateW 37–⁠30––––––
Sep 14vs.Texas StateW 47–⁠17––––––
Sep 21atTCUW 41–⁠38––––––
Sep 28atSouth FloridaW 48–⁠216121–––
Oct 19vs.TempleW 45–⁠21––––––
Oct 24atHoustonW 34–⁠31––––––
Nov 2atMemphisL 48–⁠54––––––
Nov 9vs.East CarolinaW 59–⁠51––––––
Nov 30vs.TulaneW 37–⁠20––––––
Dec 21 ✦atFlorida AtlanticL 28–⁠523260110

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

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