Player Dossier

2009-2012

Middle Tennessee

Benny Cunningham

RB • 5'10" • Nashville, TN, USA

Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover

Benny Cunningham leans workhorse runner traits and 59.8 efficiency.

Usage Score

35.8

Efficiency

59.8

Consistency

48

Season Value

60.5

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee

090910101112

Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Middle Tennessee
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Florida International

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Benny Cunningham, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee. Benny Cunningham leans workhorse runner traits and 59.8 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season

Middle Tennessee paired 709 primary output with 59.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2012 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 59.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2012 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Florida International

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2012 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee

Games

5

Scrimmage Yards / G

141.8

Efficiency

59.8

Usage

35.8

Consistency

48

Best Game by takeover score

Florida International

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Game-by-Game Trend

12345

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 34. Memphis: 57. Georgia Tech: 229. UL Monroe: 104. Florida International: 285

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 9 by 39.4. Memphis: 11 by 54. Georgia Tech: 28 by 84.1. UL Monroe: 18 by 51.8. Florida International: 40 by 69.6

Split Comparison

Wins190.3 · n=3
First Half106.7 · n=3 · -87.8 vs Second Half
Second Half194.5 · n=2 · +87.8 vs First Half
All Games141.8 · n=5

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

5 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Florida International

Best efficiency game

84.1 vs Georgia Tech

Result
Sat 10/13@ Florida International100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 34-30362306.4024557.1
Sat 10/6vs UL Monroe2+ TDL 17-3114624.4024425.8
Sat 9/29@ Georgia Tech100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 49-2827217851128.2
Sat 9/15@ Memphis2+ TDW 48-3011575.2025.2
Thu 8/30vs Unknown9343.8003.8

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Middle Tennessee

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

Season Progression

200920092010201020112012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 PostseasonMiddle Tennessee24635.68.1
2009 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee24635.68.10
2010 PostseasonMiddle Tennessee45144.112.5205
2010 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee45144.112.50
2011 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee60450.226.2153
2012 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee70959.835.8105

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Florida International

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

285

Primary metric

285 scrimmage yards and 57.1 usage.

#2

Georgia Tech

229

Primary metric

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

229 scrimmage yards and 45.9 usage.

#3

North Texas

114

Primary metric

Win with 114 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

114 scrimmage yards and 15.4 usage.

#4

Troy

154

Primary metric

Loss with 154 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

154 scrimmage yards and 28.6 usage.

#5

Unknown

90

Primary metric

Game with 90 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

90 scrimmage yards and 17.9 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2012 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee

709 primary output · 59.8 efficiency · 35.8 usage

60.5

#2

2011 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee

57.4

604 primary · 50.2 efficiency · 26.2 usage

#3

2010 Postseason · Middle Tennessee

45.7

451 primary · 44.1 efficiency · 12.5 usage

Milestones

7

100+ rush yards

3

150+ scrimmage yards

4

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2009 · Rating 0.8356

Goodpasture Christian School · Madison, TN

Committed To
Middle Tennessee
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2009

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

2,010

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 36 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Benny Cunningham quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career rushing yards
1,564