Air Force · L 26-35
4 carries, 7 yards
The other 7 games average 81 yards. This one was 74 below.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Bowers against UConn’s best seasons, game by game
Backs who run like Bowers, and how their seasons went
Bowers against this year’s top backs, game by game
The road ahead: 571 yards, 71 a game, 4 regular-season games left.
Already their own best season; their previous best was 249, in 2025.
No bar in a game where the team had under 100 rushing yards: a share of that little says nothing.
Share of the team's total this season.
Each line is one carry: taller means more yards, and a line pointing down lost yards. Black lines are touchdowns. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside each lane the carries are lined up shortest to longest, not placed. Of his carries with a spot in the play text: left 18, middle 50, right 16. His longest went for 71 yards.
Cyncir Bowers
Cyncir Bowers takes over from Camryn Edwards at UConn.
Rushing value per play
+0.36
our model · 2026 · 77 plays
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Hits the crease and outruns the angle.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UConn | 84 | 571 | 6.8 | 7 | 71 |
| 2025 | West Virginia | 63 | 249 | 4.0 | 2 | 26 |
| Career | 147 | 820 | 5.6 | 9 | 71 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UConn | 7 | 59 | 8.4 | 0 | 18 |
| 2025 | West Virginia | 8 | 134 | 16.8 | 1 | 90 |
| Career | 15 | 193 | 12.9 | 1 | 90 |
Last game (Wk 9): 7 rushing yards.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-7vs Lafayette | 10 | 42 | 4.2 | 1 | 16 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-38vs Maryland | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-20@ Southern Miss | 11 | 84 | 7.6 | 1 | 42 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-24@ Miami (OH) | 7 | 48 | 6.9 | 1 | 26 | |
| Wk 5 | L 41-42vs Syracuse | 16 | 163 | 10.2 | 2 | 71 | Season-high 163 yds |
| Wk 6 | W 34-20@ Temple | 18 | 84 | 4.7 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-16vs Massachusetts | 15 | 131 | 8.7 | 1 | 70 | |
| Wk 9 | L 26-35@ Air Force | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 84 | 571 | 6.8 | 7 | 71 |
Oct. 23 · W 35-16 vs Massachusetts, play by play
15 carries for 131 yards and a touchdown. He converted a 4th and 1 with UConn down 3-0.
1-yard run on 4th and 1. First quarter, down 3-0. Converted.
70-yard touchdown run. Second quarter, made it 21-3.
4 carries for 7 yards.
4-yard run. First quarter, tied 0-0.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
18 carries for 84 yards and a touchdown.
6-yard run on 3rd and 22. Third quarter, up 24-17.
18-yard catch on 3rd and 10. Fourth quarter, up 24-20. Converted.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
16 carries for 163 yards and 2 touchdowns, his most this season.
3-yard run on 3rd and 24. First quarter, up 7-6.
7-yard catch on 3rd and 5. Second quarter, down 13-7. Converted.
2-yard catch on 3rd and 23. Second quarter, down 13-7.
71-yard touchdown run. Fourth quarter, made it 34-34.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
7 carries for 48 yards and a touchdown.
11-yard catch on 3rd and 7. First quarter, up 7-0. Converted.
26-yard run. Second quarter, up 14-1.
1-yard touchdown run on 3rd and 1. Third quarter, cut it to 21-20.
2-yard catch on 3rd and 14. Fourth quarter, tied 21-21.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
11 carries for 84 yards and a touchdown.
42-yard touchdown run. Second quarter, made it 24-3.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
3 carries for 12 yards.
6-yard run. Second quarter, down 14-7.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
10 carries for 42 yards and a touchdown.
16-yard touchdown run. Second quarter, made it 28-0.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 5 · 2026
L 41-42
vs Syracuse
163 rush yds (16 car) · 2 TD · 2 rec · 16 yds
With K. Osborne — 314 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 60.5 · 23 rush yds (9 car) · T. Warner — 42 yards per punt · 2 punts · 45 long
The plays that mattered most
59th in rushing yards, among all 1,551 FBS players with a rushing row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -16 to -1 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
48%84 carriesFumble rate
1.2%1 of 84 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds6.8 yds/carry on 84 carries · 14% explosive (10+ yds) · 48% success rate.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 87.0 | 6.8 | 1.0 |
| Road4g | 55.8 | 5.2 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 72.2 | 6.3 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 69.0 | 5.2 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Pass share
44.1%
226 pass / 286 run
Plays / game
64.0
8 games
Team sack rate
9.1%
274 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
84 carries and 7 catches in 8 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #34 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Rich Rodriguez and Jason Candle.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to UConn
