Running back, North Texas, 2014–⁠16

Willy Ivery

Number
No. 29
Height
5′9″
Hometown
Sulphur Springs, TX

Willy Ivery played running back at North Texas (2014–⁠16).

Career highs

111rushing yards, career highvs. Southern Miss, 20162rushing touchdowns, career highat Rice, 20166catches, career highat UTEP, 2016

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014North Texas7−5−0.704
2015North Texas442906.6252
2016North Texas894905.5635
Career1407755.5852

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014North Texas11414.0114
2015North Texas284.005
2016North Texas251736.9222
Career281957.0322

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2014North Texas29RB
2015North Texas29RB
2016North Texas29RB5′9″

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
2014North Texas80.11––0.9––
2015North Texas49-0.10––-5.27%0.01
2016North Texas1120.0833rd (n=259)0.138.516%0.04

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

2016 North Texas 11 games, 490 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 10vs.Bethune-CookmanW 41–⁠20131031–––
Sep 17atFloridaL 0–⁠3261102120
Sep 24atRiceW 42–⁠3593024151
Oct 1vs.Middle TennesseeL 13–⁠30110–––
Oct 8vs.MarshallW 38–⁠21114203290
Oct 22atArmyW 35–⁠185310100
Oct 29atUTSAL 17–⁠3131802180
Nov 5vs.Louisiana TechL 24–⁠4551613320
Nov 12atWestern KentuckyL 7–⁠4552903110
Nov 19vs.Southern MissW 29–⁠231811111−20
Nov 26atUTEPL 24–⁠52139816581
2015 North Texas 10 games, 290 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 19vs.RiceL 24–⁠385470–––
Sep 26atIowaL 16–⁠626390–––
Oct 3atSouthern MissL 14–⁠496481–––
Oct 10vs.Portland StateL 7–⁠66400130
Oct 24atMarshallL 13–⁠306410–––
Oct 31vs.UTSAW 30–⁠23151–––
Nov 7atLouisiana TechL 13–⁠56470150
Nov 14atTennesseeL 0–⁠244440–––
Nov 21atMiddle TennesseeL 7–⁠417590–––
Nov 28vs.UTEPL 17–⁠20100–––
2014 North Texas 2 games, −5 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30atTexasL 7–⁠383−10–––
Sep 20vs.NichollsW 77–⁠34−401141

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

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