Joey Mattord

#24 · RB · Sr. · Eastern Michigan6′0″ · 192 lb · Hartland, MI

Rushing yards265213th of 278 running backsLast gameL 20–24at Ohio · Oct 24
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265 rushing yards in 9 games; their best was 73 at Akron.
Game 1: against Sacramento State, win 28-17, 8 rushing yards8WSACGame 2: against San José State, loss 21-27, 10 rushing yards10LSJSUGame 3: at Michigan State, loss 7-35, 3 rushing yards3LMSU@Game 4: at Wisconsin, loss 10-54, 36 rushing yards36LWIS@Game 5: against Lindenwood, win 29-3, 48 rushing yards, FCS opponent48WLINFCSGame 6: at Massachusetts, win 38-14, 54 rushing yards, 1 touchdown54WMASS@Game 7: at Akron, win 25-23, 73 rushing yards73WAKR@Game 8: against Toledo, loss 14-34, 9 rushing yards9LTOLGame 9: at Ohio, loss 20-24, 24 rushing yards24LOHIO@Season high
Game 1: against Sacramento State, win 28-17, 8 rushing yardsWSACGame 2: against San José State, loss 21-27, 10 rushing yardsLSJSUGame 3: at Michigan State, loss 7-35, 3 rushing yardsLMSU@Game 4: at Wisconsin, loss 10-54, 36 rushing yardsLWIS@Game 5: against Lindenwood, win 29-3, 48 rushing yards, FCS opponentWLINFCSGame 6: at Massachusetts, win 38-14, 54 rushing yards, 1 touchdownWMASS@Game 7: at Akron, win 25-23, 73 rushing yards73 · season highWAKR@Game 8: against Toledo, loss 14-34, 9 rushing yardsLTOLGame 9: at Ohio, loss 20-24, 24 rushing yards24LOHIO@
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Ohio · L 20-24

3 carries, 24 yards

The other 8 games average 30 yards. This one was 6 below.

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Dashed line: 100 yards.

This week

  • RecordEastern Michigan is 4-5.

Worth knowing

  • Joey Mattord has 18.8 rushing yards a game at home, 38 on the road.

23% of the carries, 27% of the yards, 11% of the touchdowns

  • Carries23%60 of 264
  • Yards27%265 of 974
  • Touchdowns11%1 of 9
  • Yards a carry: 4.4. Everyone else on the team: 3.5.

Share of the team's rushing yards, game by game

No bar in a game where the team had under 100 rushing yards: a share of that little says nothing.

Who carried it

Share of the team's total this season.

Joey Mattord

RB · Eastern Michigan · #24

Third year in the same backfield at Eastern Michigan. One game to point at: 73 rushing yards and 24 receiving yards against Akron — Week 6, 2026.

265 rushing yards · 1 rushing TD · 60 carries

Style of play

Style of play

Play style

Wins in space out of the backfield.

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