Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
3/24Inside-5 share
3 of the team's 24 inside-the-5 carries (12.5%).
Peny Boone
Peny Boone: RB · UCF · #13.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Peny Boone
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Played for three head coaches at three programs in five seasons: Mike Locksley, Jason Candle and Gus Malzahn. The first career honor came in 2023: MAC Offensive Player of the Year. One game to point at: 81 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against New Hampshire — Week 1, 2024.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
UCF in the news
- Big 12 addresses UCF fan chants
- UCF beats BYU for first time
Yahoo Sports Oct 29 - Baylor fires Dave Aranda
- UCF names QB vs BaylorYahoo Sports Oct 26
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 57-3vs New Hampshire | 7 | 81 | 11.6 | 1 | 59 | Season-high 81 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 45-14vs Sam Houston | 10 | 54 | 5.4 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-34@ TCU | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-48vs Colorado | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-24@ Florida | 8 | 42 | 5.3 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-28vs Utah | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 34 | 208 | 6.1 | 2 | 59 |
Signature game
Week 1 · 2024
W 57-3
81 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 54-point win at home against New Hampshire.
With X. Townsend — 12 rush yds (2 car) · 1 rec · 4 yds · M. Montgomery — 77 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD · 1 rec · 49 yds · 1 TD
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · New Hampshire · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +4.66Peny Boone run for 59 yds for a TD (Colton Boomer KICK)
- Week 5 · Colorado · 3rd and 2 · Q3 · EPA +1.50Peny Boone run for 5 yds to the COLO 48 for a
- Week 2 · Sam Houston · 1st and 3 · Q4 · EPA +1.46Peny Boone run for 3 yds for a TD (Colton Boomer KICK)
- Week 2 · Sam Houston · 2nd and 4 · Q4 · EPA +1.37Peny Boone run for 13 yds to the UCF 44 for a
- Week 2 · Sam Houston · 4th and 1 · Q4 · EPA +1.13Peny Boone run for 8 yds to the SHSU 18 for a
- Week 2 · Sam Houston · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.13Peny Boone run for 15 yds to the SHSU 3 for a
4 more plays
- Week 5 · Colorado · 3rd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +1.13Peny Boone run for 2 yds to the COLO 45 for a
- Week 5 · Colorado · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +0.98KJ Jefferson pass complete to Peny Boone for 9 yds to the COLO 36
- Week 3 · TCU · 2nd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +0.84P.Boone rushed for 6 yards. Tackled by J.Hodges at UCF 36.
- Week 2 · Sam Houston · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA −0.76Peny Boone run for no gain to the SHSU 26
Teams and coaches
2020Maryland2-3HC: Mike Locksley · Balanced, slow tempo
2021Maryland7-6HC: Mike Locksley · Balanced, fast tempo
2022Toledo9-5HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning
2023Toledo11-3HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning
2024UCF4-8HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-heavy
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 35.5 | 6.8 | 0.5 |
| Road2g | 33.0 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 41.6 | 5.8 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gus Malzahn
Pass share
37.5%
310 pass / 516 run
Plays / game
68.8
12 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
318 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
34 carries and 1 catch in 6 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons, three schools
- 2024 UCF MalzahnYear 5 · 6 games
- Apr 2024 Entered the transfer portalLouisville to UCF
- 2023 Toledo CandleYear 4 · 13 gamesAll-conference
- 2022 Toledo CandleYear 3 · 13 games
- Nov 2021 Entered the transfer portalMaryland to Toledo
- 2021 Maryland LocksleyYear 2 · 10 games
- 2020 Maryland LocksleyYear 1 · 4 games
- High school Martin Luther KingDetroit, MI · Class of 2020Four-star, No. 359 in the 2020 class.Also from Martin Luther King: Dante Moore (Oregon), Xavier Newsom (Auburn), Jaidon Windom (Cincinnati) and 6 more.
Moves
- Transferred from Maryland to Toledo, Nov 28, 2021.
- Transferred from Louisville to UCF, Apr 18, 2024.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Maryland, Toledo and UCF, 2,302 rushing yards, a first-team All-Conference season (2023) — the college career is complete.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
2020 4 games
- RecruitedFour-star, out of Martin Luther King
2022 13 games
The role got bigger.
- Transferred to Toledofrom Maryland
2023 13 games
- MAC Offensive Player of the Yearwinner
- All-MACfirst
2024 6 games
The snaps went the other way.
- Transferred to UCFfrom Louisville
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 1ST TEAM
All-MAC 1st team (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Mike Locksley, Jason Candle and Gus Malzahn.