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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2012Middle Tennessee
Benny Cunningham
RB • 5'10" • Nashville, TN, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Benny Cunningham leans workhorse runner traits and 59.8 efficiency.
Impact Production
39
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
37
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Middle Tennessee
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida International
Player Story
Benny Cunningham built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a running back from Nashville, TN wearing No. 2, spending time with Middle Tennessee. The clearest part of Benny Cunningham's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Middle Tennessee
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2009
Benny Cunningham, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee. Benny Cunningham leans workhorse runner traits and 59.8 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,010
- Rushing yards
- 1,564
- Receiving yards
- 446
- Touchdowns
- 22
Quick Answers
Benny Cunningham quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Middle Tennessee · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,010
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2012 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
- Top game
- Florida International
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Goodpasture Christian School · Middle Tennessee
- High school pipeline
- Goodpasture Christian School · 7 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Class 2012
- 2012 Scrimmage yards rank
- 709 scrimmage yards · RB 112th (top 23%) · Sun Belt 18th (top 10%) · National 255th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Postseason | Middle Tennessee | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 29.7 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 11 | 235 | 162 | 73 | 2 | 29.7 |
| 2010 Postseason | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 51.8 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 444 | 348 | 96 | 4 | 51.8 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 7 | 604 | 436 | 168 | 4 | 69.9 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 709 | 600 | 109 | 11 | 76.9 |
Related Context
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Benny Cunningham played RB for Middle Tennessee. Across 4 tracked seasons, Benny Cunningham recorded 1,564 rushing yards, 446 receiving yards, and 22 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Middle Tennessee.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season
Middle Tennessee paired 709 primary output with 59.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2009 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 35.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2012 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: North Texas
Win with 114 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2009 Postseason · Middle Tennessee
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
22.4
Efficiency
35.6
Usage
8.1
Consistency
25.5
Best Game by takeover score
North Texas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Southern Miss: 11. Memphis: 8. North Texas: 114. Troy: 12. Mississippi State: 1. Western Kentucky: 12. Florida Atlantic: -1. Florida International: 59. Louisiana: 2. Arkansas State: 25. UL Monroe: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Southern Miss: 5 by 22.9. Memphis: 4 by 20.8. North Texas: 10 by 92.8. Troy: 4 by 33.3. Mississippi State: 5 by 10.2. Western Kentucky: 3 by 41.7. Florida Atlantic: 1 by 0. Florida International: 8 by 76.8. Louisiana: 4 by 5.2. Arkansas State: 2 by 81.3. UL Monroe: 5 by 6.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins25.9 · Games = 9 · +19.4 vs Losses
Losses6.5 · Games = 2 · -19.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
North Texas
Best efficiency game
92.8 vs North Texas
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/21 | vs Southern Miss | W 42-32 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 1 | — | — | 2.2 |
| Sat 11/28 | @ UL Monroe | W 38-19 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 0 | — | — | 0.6 |
| Sat 11/21 | vs Arkansas State | W 38-14 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 12.5 |
| Sat 11/14 | vs Louisiana | W 34-17 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | — | — | 0.5 |
| Sat 11/7 | vs Florida International | W 48-21 | 8 | 59 | 7.40 | 1 | — | — | 7.4 |
| Sat 10/31 | @ Florida Atlantic | W 27-20 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | — | — | -1 |
| Sat 10/24 | vs Western Kentucky | W 62-24 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 |
| Sat 10/17 | vs Mississippi State | L 6-27 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0.2 |
| Wed 10/7 | @ Troy | L 7-31 | 3 | 10 | 3.30 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Sat 9/26 | @ North Texas | W 37-21 | 8 | 58 | 7.30 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 11.4 |
| Sat 9/12 | vs Memphis | W 31-14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
Player Story
Benny Cunningham story
Benny Cunningham built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a running back from Nashville, TN wearing No. 2, spending time with Middle Tennessee. The clearest part of Benny Cunningham's career was his backfield work: 1,564 rushing yards, 316 carries, 20 rushing touchdowns, and 446 receiving yards across 36 career games in the available record. His career also includes 446 receiving yards and 375 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Benny Cunningham's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Middle Tennessee
2009-2012
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200920092010201020112012
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Postseason | Middle Tennessee | 246 | 35.6 | 8.1 | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 246 | 35.6 | 8.1 | 0 |
| 2010 Postseason | Middle Tennessee | 451 | 44.1 | 12.5 | 205 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 451 | 44.1 | 12.5 | 0 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 604 | 50.2 | 26.2 | 153 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 709 | 59.8 | 35.8 | 105 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Florida International
Week 7 · W 34-30 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
285
Scrimmage Yards
89.9 takeover
285 scrimmage yards and 57.1 usage.
#2
@ Georgia Tech
Week 5 · W 49-28
229
Scrimmage Yards
88.2 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
229 scrimmage yards and 45.9 usage.
#3
@ Troy
Week 4 · L 35-38 · Conference game
154
Scrimmage Yards
84.1 takeover
Loss with 154 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
154 scrimmage yards and 28.6 usage.
#4
@ North Texas
Week 4 · W 37-21 · Conference game
114
Scrimmage Yards
78.9 takeover
Win with 114 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
114 scrimmage yards and 15.4 usage.
#5
vs Georgia Tech
Week 2 · L 21-49
107
Scrimmage Yards
73.5 takeover
Loss with 107 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
107 scrimmage yards and 31.4 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2012 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
709 primary output · 59.8 efficiency · 35.8 usage
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#2
2011 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
69.9
604 primary · 50.2 efficiency · 26.2 usage
#3
2010 Postseason · Middle Tennessee
51.8
451 primary · 44.1 efficiency · 12.5 usage
Milestones
3
100+ rush yards
3
150+ scrimmage yards
4
2+ TD games
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