Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1 of the team's 17 inside-the-5 carries (5.9%).
Temple · W 27-9
No carries.
USC · L 23-31
No carries.
Purdue · W 31-17
No carries.
Martin has carries in 5 of Penn State’s 8 games: none against Temple, USC and Purdue.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
16 stories in the last 60 days, from 9 outlets.
Quinton Martin Jr.
The three seasons at Penn State span three head coaches: James Franklin, Terry Smith and Matt Campbell. On tape: 100 rushing yards against Buffalo, Week 3, 2026.
160 rushing yards · 1 rushing TD · 31 carries
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1 of the team's 17 inside-the-5 carries (5.9%).
from 9 outlets
Why did Penn State RB Quinton Martin disappear from the Lions’ offense vs. Temple?
PennLive +1 Sep 15 · 2 outlets
from 10 outlets
Why did Penn State RB Quinton Martin disappear from the Lions’ offense vs. Temple?
PennLive +1 Sep 15 · 2 outlets
Each week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
Fans first named Quinton Martin Jr. vs Marshall.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Penn State | 31 | 160 | 5.2 | 1 | 61 |
| 2025 | Penn State | 20 | 103 | 5.2 | 0 | 21 |
| 2024 | Penn State | 13 | 32 | 2.5 | 0 | 10 |
| Career | 64 | 295 | 4.6 | 1 | 61 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Penn State | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025 | Penn State | 1 | −4 | −4.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Penn State | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Career | 8 | 18 | 2.2 | 0 | 7 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-0vs Marshall | 10 | 38 | 3.8 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 3 | W 55-13vs Buffalo | 10 | 100 | 10.0 | 0 | 61 | Season-high 100 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 20-24vs Wisconsin | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-34@ Northwestern | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 7 | L 18-21@ Michigan | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 31 | 160 | 5.2 | 1 | 61 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 45-0
vs Marshall
38 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD · 2 rec · -1 yds
Dominant 45-point win at home against Marshall.
With Z. Robinson — 1 rec · 39 yds · 1 TD · R. Becht — 271 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT
The plays that mattered most
Ratings of the games shown run from -12 to +14 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 50.7 | 5.4 | 0.3 |
| Road2g | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 32.0 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Campbell
Pass share
46.5%
251 pass / 289 run
Plays / game
67.5
8 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
278 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: James Franklin, Terry Smith, and Matt Campbell. Multi-era developmental context.