Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-38vs Michigan State | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-6vs Ohio | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-33@ Michigan | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 16 | Season-high 25 yds |
| Total | 8 | 39 | 4.5 | 0 | 16 |
#29
Marcus Cisco
Senior running back for Northwestern. 2021: 39 rushing yards.
5′9″ · 200 lb · Byron Center, MI
Northwestern 2021 alumnus
The story
4 running back for Northwestern. 2021: 39 rushing yards.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearMarcus Cisco
This is his second year in the same backfield at Northwestern. One game to point at: 25 rush yds against Michigan — Week 8, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at Northwestern, 45 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Northwestern
NFL
NFL Draft
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2021 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Pat Fitzgerald — 10-11 over that span.
2020Northwestern7-2HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2021Northwestern3-9HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 7.0 | 2.6 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 25.0 | 8.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 7.0 | 2.6 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 25.0 | 8.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Braun
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 1 game in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Northwestern | 8 | 39 | 4.9 | 0 | -- |
| 2020 | Northwestern | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 11 | 45 | 4.1 | 0 | -- |
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 8 · Michigan · 3&5 · Q4 · EPA +2.72Marcus Cisco run for 16 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
- Week 1 · Michigan State · 3&4 · Q4 · EPA +1.37Marcus Cisco run for 4 yds to the Nwest 35 for a 1ST down
- Week 1 · Michigan State · 2&5 · Q4 · EPA -0.63Marcus Cisco run for 1 yd to the Nwest 31
- Week 4 · Ohio · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.34Marcus Cisco run for 2 yds to the Ohio 31
- Week 4 · Ohio · 2&7 · Q4 · EPA -0.15Marcus Cisco run for 2 yds to the Ohio 5
- Week 8 · Michigan · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.14Marcus Cisco run for 4 yds to the Nwest 33
- Week 1 · Michigan State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.09Marcus Cisco run for 5 yds to the Nwest 30
- Week 8 · Michigan · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.07Marcus Cisco run for 5 yds to the Mich 45
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology