Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/22Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 22 inside-the-5 carries (9.1%).
Marcel Dancy
Marcel Dancy: RB · California · #23.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Marcel Dancy
Wins in space out of the backfield. Four seasons in the California backfield to date. On tape: 92 rushing yards and 13 receiving yards against Stanford, Week 12, 2021.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
California in the news
- Cal lists WR, LB, RB injuries
Sports Illustrated Oct 29 - Cal finalizes Lupoi's $22.6M contract
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | California | 26 | 161 | 6.2 | 2 | 76 |
| 2020 | California | 31 | 156 | 5.0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2019 | California | 57 | 248 | 4.4 | 2 | 23 |
| 2018 | California | 12 | 82 | 6.8 | 1 | 18 |
| Career | 126 | 647 | 5.1 | 5 | 76 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | California | 15 | 98 | 6.5 | 0 | 14 |
| 2020 | California | 9 | 68 | 7.6 | 0 | 12 |
| 2019 | California | 20 | 153 | 7.7 | 0 | 28 |
| 2018 | California | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 44 | 319 | 7.2 | 0 | 28 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-22vs Nevada | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 2 | L 32-34@ TCU | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-30vs Sacramento State | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-31@ Washington | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 5 | L 6-21vs Washington State | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-24@ No. 9 Oregon | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 8 | W 26-3vs Colorado | 5 | -2 | -0.4 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 9 | W 39-25vs Oregon State | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 41-11@ Stanford | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 2 | 76 | Season-high 92 yds |
| Wk 13 | L 14-42@ UCLA | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 14 | W 24-14vs USC | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Total | 26 | 161 | 6.2 | 2 | 76 |
Signature game
Week 12 · 2021
W 41-11
at Stanford
92 rush yds (4 car) · 2 TD · 1 rec · 13 yds
Dominant 30-point win on the road against Stanford.
With C. Garbers — 250 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 81.6 · 59 rush yds (7 car) · T. Clark — 3 rec · 135 yds · 1 TD
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 12 · Stanford · 2nd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +6.47Marcel Dancy run for 76 yds for a TD, (Dario Longhetto KICK)
- Week 7 · Oregon · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.23Marcel Dancy run for 16 yds to the Oregn 43 for a
- Week 3 · Sacramento State · 3rd and 11 · Q4 · EPA +2.86Chase Garbers pass complete to Marcel Dancy for 12 yds to the SacSt 35 for a
- Week 12 · Stanford · 2nd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +1.91Marcel Dancy 2 Yd Run
- Week 13 · UCLA · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.63Chase Garbers pass complete to Marcel Dancy for 14 yds to the UCLA 31 for a
- Week 13 · UCLA · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.25Marcel Dancy run for 14 yds to the UCLA 25 for a
4 more plays
- Week 13 · UCLA · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −1.02Marcel Dancy run for a loss of 4 yards to the Cal 21
- Week 3 · Sacramento State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −0.85Marcel Dancy run for 1 yd to the Cal 37
- Week 13 · UCLA · 2nd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +0.72Chase Garbers pass complete to Marcel Dancy for 8 yds to the Cal 40 for a
- Week 3 · Sacramento State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −0.69Marcel Dancy run for no gain to the SacSt 35
Teams and coaches
4 seasons under Justin Wilcox — 21-21 over that span.
2018California7-6HC: Justin Wilcox · Run-leaning
2019California8-5HC: Justin Wilcox · Run-leaning
2020California1-3HC: Justin Wilcox · Balanced
2021California5-7HC: Justin Wilcox · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 8.2 | 2.4 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 22.4 | 12.7 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.5 | 5.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 26.8 | 6.3 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Justin Wilcox
Pass share
49.1%
379 pass / 393 run
Plays / game
64.3
12 games
Team sack rate
6.7%
419 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
26 carries, 15 catches and 1 pass attempt in 11 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons at California
- 2021 California WilcoxYear 5 · 11 games
- 2020 California WilcoxYear 4 · 4 games
- 2019 California WilcoxYear 3 · 11 games
- 2018 California WilcoxYear 2 · 3 games
- 2017 California WilcoxYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Four seasons at California, 647 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
1 coach2017–2021
California
Played every college season under Justin Wilcox.