Rob Ritrovato: FB · Temple · #45.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Rob Ritrovato
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. The three seasons at Temple span three head coaches: Matt Rhule, Geoff Collins and Ed Foley. One game to point at: 91 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Houston — Week 11, 2018.
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
14.6% of carries overall (68/467) → 20.9% of Q4-with-lead carries (19/91) — 68.4% 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
6 of 10 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (60.0%). 10 of the team's 36 inside-the-5 carries (27.8%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-19vs Villanova | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | L 29-36vs Buffalo | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-14@ Maryland | 14 | 38 | 2.7 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 5 | L 35-45@ Boston College | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 6 | W 49-6vs East Carolina | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-17@ Navy | 12 | 35 | 2.9 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-17vs No. 20 Cincinnati | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 10 | L 40-52@ No. 9 UCF | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 11 | W 59-49@ Houston | 14 | 91 | 6.5 | 1 | 18 | Season-high 91 yds |
| Wk 12 | W 27-17vs South Florida | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 13 | W 57-7@ UConn | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | 20 | |
 Bowl | L 27-56vs Duke | 8 | 15 | 1.9 | 1 | 4 | |
| Total | 69 | 270 | 3.9 | 4 | 20 |
Week 11 · 2018
W 59-49
at Houston
91 rush yds (14 car) · 1 TD
Edged out Houston on the road in a shootout.
With I. Wright — 1 rec · 53 yds · R. Armstead — 210 rush yds (30 car) · 6 TD
The plays that mattered most
Season context: team record and system
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
41%61 carriesFumble rate
1.4%1 of 69 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds3.9 yds/carry on 69 carries · 10% explosive (10+ yds) · 41% success rate.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.2 | 1.8 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 38.2 | 5.6 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 13.9 | 2.5 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 34.6 | 5.5 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ed Foley
Pass share
47.4%
439 pass / 488 run
Plays / game
71.3
13 games
Team sack rate
3.9%
464 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Temple, 456 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Matt Rhule → Geoff Collins. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
