Dawson Downing: RB · Missouri · #28.
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Dawson Downing
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Played for two head coaches at Missouri: Barry Odom and Eli Drinkwitz. On tape: 73 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against North Texas, Week 6, 2021.
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 59-28vs Southeast Missouri State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 34-41@ Boston College | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-62vs Tennessee | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 6 | W 48-35vs North Texas | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 1 | 60 | Season-high 73 yds |
| Wk 9 | W 37-28@ Vanderbilt | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 10 | L 6-43@ No. 1 Georgia | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 10 | 83 | 8.3 | 1 | 60 |
Week 6 · 2021
W 48-35
vs North Texas
73 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD
Edged out North Texas at home in a shootout.
With G. McKinniss — 47.2 yards per punt · 5 punts · 1 inside the 20 · T. Badie — 209 rush yds (17 car) · 2 TD
The plays that mattered most
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 25.3 | 7.1 | 0.3 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 2.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 19.0 | 7.1 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.5 | 2.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eli Drinkwitz
Pass share
49.7%
453 pass / 459 run
Plays / game
76.0
12 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
482 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
Five seasons at Missouri, 516 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Barry Odom → Eli Drinkwitz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
