Mulbah Car: RB · Houston · #34.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Mulbah Car
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. The six seasons at Houston span three head coaches: Tom Herman, Major Applewhite and Dana Holgorsen. One game to point at: 41 rushing yards against Tulane — Week 6, 2021.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
10.5% of carries overall (50/474) → 16.3% of Q4-with-lead carries (17/104) — 52.9% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1 of the team's 24 inside-the-5 carries (4.2%).
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 · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-38vs Texas Tech | 13 | 37 | 2.8 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 2 | W 44-7@ Rice | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 4 | W 28-20vs Navy | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-10@ Tulsa | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 6 | W 40-22@ Tulane | 9 | 41 | 4.6 | 0 | 10 | Season-high 41 yds |
| Wk 8 | W 31-24vs East Carolina | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 9 | W 44-37vs No. 19 SMU | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 11 | W 37-8@ Temple | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 45-17@ UConn | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 0 | 12 | |
| Total | 50 | 188 | 3.8 | 0 | 17 |
Week 1 · 2021
L 21-38
vs Texas Tech · neutral site
37 rush yds (13 car) · 2 rec · 7 yds
With L. Wilkins — 49.7 yards per punt · 6 punts · 1 inside the 20 · C. Tune — 174 yds · 2 TD · 4 INT · QBR 42.5 · 28 rush yds (13 car) · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
43%51 carriesFumble rate
2.0%1 of 50 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds3.8 yds/carry on 50 carries · 10% explosive (10+ yds) · 43% success rate.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 11.0 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 23.6 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 24.6 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 16.2 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dana Holgorsen
Pass share
47.6%
457 pass / 504 run
Plays / game
73.9
13 games
Team sack rate
7.4%
501 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #304 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons at Houston, 1,674 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 43 games over six seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2021
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Tom Herman, Major Applewhite, and Dana Holgorsen. Multi-era developmental context.
