Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1 of the team's 15 inside-the-5 carries (6.7%).
USC · L 30-49
No carries.
Louisiana Tech · L 31-32
No carries.
Troy · W 33-6
No carries.
Southern Miss · L 31-35
No carries.
Smith has carries in 4 of Louisiana’s 8 games: none in the other 4.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Darrell Smith
Second year in the same backfield at Louisiana. One game to point at: 84 rushing yards and 2 rushing TD against Lamar — Week 1, 2026.
156 rushing yards · 2 rushing TD · 30 carries
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1 of the team's 15 inside-the-5 carries (6.7%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-7vs Lamar | 10 | 84 | 8.4 | 2 | 26 | Season-high 84 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 21-14vs UAB | 8 | 14 | 1.8 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-7@ Charlotte | 10 | 43 | 4.3 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 5 | W 23-20vs Arkansas State | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 13 | |
| Total | 30 | 156 | 5.2 | 2 | 26 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 38-7
vs Lamar
84 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD
Dominant 31-point win at home against Lamar.
With L. Winfield — 189 yds · 0 TD · 2 INT · 84 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD · M. Golding — 43 yards per punt · 2 punts · 2 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +14 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
2 seasons under Michael Desormeaux — 11-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 37.7 | 5.9 | 0.7 |
| Road1g | 43.0 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 39.0 | 5.5 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Michael Desormeaux
Pass share
35.1%
207 pass / 382 run
Plays / game
73.6
8 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
223 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
The No. 2,361 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the Sun Belt as a redshirt freshman.
2026 is in progress.