Usage / Role
51%
Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2008-2012Rice
Sam McGuffie
RB • 5'11" • Cypress, TX, USA
Explosive all-purpose backBig-play efficiency
Sam McGuffie leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 65.8 efficiency.
Impact Production
61
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
56
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
75
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Rice
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Michigan • Rice
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: East Carolina
Player Story
Sam McGuffie built his college career from 2008 through 2012 as a running back from Cypress, TX wearing No. 2, spending time with Michigan and Rice. The clearest part of Sam McGuffie's career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2008
Sam McGuffie, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Rice. Sam McGuffie leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 65.8 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,777
- Rushing yards
- 1,543
- Receiving yards
- 1,234
- Touchdowns
- 21
Quick Answers
Sam McGuffie quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Rice · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,777
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2010 Regular Season · Rice
- Top game
- East Carolina
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Cy-Fair · Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Cy-Fair · 31 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Class 2012
- 2012 Scrimmage yards rank
- 619 scrimmage yards · RB 133rd (top 27%) · Conference USA 30th (top 15%) · National 324th (top 15%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Michigan | 9 | 661 | 486 | 175 | 4 | 58.8 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Rice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2010 Regular Season | Rice | 12 | 1,267 | 883 | 384 | 9 | 79.4 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Rice | 7 | 230 | 158 | 72 | 2 | 35.4 |
| 2012 Postseason | Rice | 13 | 80 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 47.9 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Rice | 13 | 539 | 16 | 523 | 6 | 47.9 |
Related Context
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Sam McGuffie played RB for Michigan and Rice. Across 5 tracked seasons, Sam McGuffie recorded 15 passing yards, 1,543 rushing yards, and 1,234 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Rice.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2010 Regular Season
Rice paired 1,267 primary output with 49.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2008 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 49.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2012 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Michigan, Rice.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2008 Regular Season · Michigan
Games
9
Scrimmage Yards / G
73.4
Efficiency
49.4
Usage
29.9
Consistency
48.1
Best Game by takeover score
Notre Dame
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Utah: 30. Miami (OH): 106. Notre Dame: 178. Wisconsin: 33. Illinois: 69. Toledo: 149. Penn State: 31. Michigan State: 10. Minnesota: 55
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Utah: 10 by 18.8. Miami (OH): 20 by 49.3. Notre Dame: 29 by 58.3. Wisconsin: 16 by 23.6. Illinois: 21 by 36.7. Toledo: 30 by 46.9. Penn State: 5 by 75.8. Michigan State: 2 by 52.1. Minnesota: 4 by 83.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins64.7 · Games = 3 · -13.2 vs Losses
Losses77.8 · Games = 6 · +13.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Notre Dame
Best efficiency game
83.3 vs Minnesota
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/8 | @ Minnesota | W 29-6 | 3 | 16 | 5.30 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 13.8 |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Michigan State | L 21-35 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Penn State | L 17-46 | 4 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 6.2 |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Toledo100 rush yards | L 10-13 | 25 | 105 | 4.20 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 5.0 |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Illinois | L 20-45 | 19 | 70 | 3.70 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3.3 |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Wisconsin | W 27-25 | 15 | 36 | 2.40 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 2.1 |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Notre Dame100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 17-35 | 25 | 131 | 5.20 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 6.1 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Miami (OH) | W 16-6 | 17 | 74 | 4.40 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 5.3 |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Utah | L 23-25 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 3 |
Player Story
Sam McGuffie story
Sam McGuffie built his college career from 2008 through 2012 as a running back from Cypress, TX wearing No. 2, spending time with Michigan and Rice. The clearest part of Sam McGuffie's career was his backfield work: 1,543 rushing yards, 358 carries, 10 rushing touchdowns, and 1,234 receiving yards across 41 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2010 with Rice. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 15 passing yards, 1,234 receiving yards, and 170 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 41 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Michigan and Rice.
The arc is straightforward: Sam McGuffie moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Michigan
2008
Opening stop
- 2
Rice
2009-2012
Final stop
Season Value Progression
200820092010201120122012
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Michigan | 661 | 49.4 | 29.9 | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | Rice | 0 | — | — | -661 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Rice | 1,267 | 49.7 | 34 | 1,267 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Rice | 230 | 46.5 | 11.7 | -1,037 |
| 2012 Postseason | Rice | 619 | 65.8 | 7.2 | 389 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Rice | 619 | 65.8 | 7.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs East Carolina
Week 12 · W 62-38 · Conference game
Win with 197 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
88.2 takeover
197 scrimmage yards and 25 usage.
#2
@ Notre Dame
Week 3 · L 17-35
178
Scrimmage Yards
86.1 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
178 scrimmage yards and 48.3 usage.
#3
@ Tulsa
Week 10 · L 27-64 · Conference game
178
Scrimmage Yards
85.5 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
178 scrimmage yards and 59.6 usage.
#4
vs Houston
Week 5 · L 14-35 · Conference game
119
Scrimmage Yards
77.6 takeover
Loss with 119 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
119 scrimmage yards and 11.5 usage.
#5
vs Toledo
Week 7 · L 10-13
149
Scrimmage Yards
76.9 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
149 scrimmage yards and 55.6 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2010 Regular Season · Rice
1,267 primary output · 49.7 efficiency · 34 usage
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#2
2008 Regular Season · Michigan
58.8
661 primary · 49.4 efficiency · 29.9 usage
#3
2012 Postseason · Rice
47.9
619 primary · 65.8 efficiency · 7.2 usage
Milestones
4
100+ rush yards
3
150+ scrimmage yards
3
2+ TD games
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