Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2012Bowling Green
John Pettigrew
RB • 5'8" • Cuyahoga Falls, OH, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
John Pettigrew leans balanced backfield option traits and 43.6 efficiency.
Impact Production
66
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
53
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Bowling Green
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Bowling Green
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Player Story
John Pettigrew built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a running back from Cuyahoga Falls, OH wearing No. 20, spending time with Bowling Green. The clearest part of John Pettigrew's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Bowling Green
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2009
John Pettigrew, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Bowling Green. John Pettigrew leans balanced backfield option traits and 43.6 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 739
- Rushing yards
- 654
- Receiving yards
- 85
- Touchdowns
- 7
Quick Answers
John Pettigrew quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Bowling Green · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 739
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 20 games
- Best season
- 2012 Postseason · Bowling Green
- Top game
- Eastern Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Cuyahoga Falls · Bowling Green
- High school pipeline
- Cuyahoga Falls · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 20 · Class 2012
- 2012 Scrimmage yards rank
- 633 scrimmage yards · RB 128th (top 26%) · Mid-American 34th (top 15%) · National 306th (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 4 | 38 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 16.5 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 39.4 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 2 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 39.4 |
| 2012 Postseason | Bowling Green | 13 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 60 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 13 | 574 | 503 | 71 | 5 | 60 |
Related Context
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John Pettigrew played RB for Bowling Green. Across 4 tracked seasons, John Pettigrew recorded 654 rushing yards, 85 receiving yards, and 7 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Bowling Green.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2012 Postseason
Bowling Green paired 633 primary output with 43.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2012 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 43.6 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: Eastern Michigan
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2012 Postseason · Bowling Green
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
48.7
Efficiency
43.6
Usage
19.4
Consistency
41
Best Game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. San José State: 59. Florida: 44. Idaho: 11. Toledo: 12. Virginia Tech: 5. Rhode Island: 15. Akron: 81. Miami (OH): 68. Massachusetts: 35. Eastern Michigan: 157. Ohio: 5. Kent State: 17. Buffalo: 124
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. San José State: 7 by 85.1. Florida: 9 by 50.1. Idaho: 5 by 22.9. Toledo: 7 by 21.7. Virginia Tech: 1 by 52.1. Rhode Island: 6 by 26. Akron: 13 by 64.9. Miami (OH): 11 by 58.9. Massachusetts: 9 by 40.5. Eastern Michigan: 26 by 60.6. Ohio: 2 by 26. Kent State: 8 by 22.1. Buffalo: 32 by 36.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins62 · Games = 8 · +34.6 vs Losses
Losses27.4 · Games = 5 · -34.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
Best efficiency game
85.1 vs San José State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/27 | vs San José State | L 20-29 | 7 | 59 | 8.40 | 1 | — | — | 8.4 |
| Fri 11/23 | vs Buffalo | W 21-7 | 29 | 93 | 3.20 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 3.9 |
| Sat 11/17 | vs Kent State | L 24-31 | 8 | 17 | 2.10 | 0 | — | — | 2.1 |
| Thu 11/8 | @ Ohio | W 26-14 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | — | — | 2.5 |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Eastern Michigan100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 24-3 | 24 | 136 | 5.70 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 6.0 |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Massachusetts | W 24-0 | 9 | 35 | 3.90 | 0 | — | — | 3.9 |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Miami (OH)2+ TD | W 37-12 | 10 | 53 | 5.30 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6.2 |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Akron | W 24-10 | 13 | 81 | 6.20 | 0 | — | — | 6.2 |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Rhode Island | W 48-8 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 0 | — | — | 2.5 |
| Sat 9/22 | @ Virginia Tech | L 0-37 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 |
| Sat 9/15 | @ Toledo | L 15-27 | 6 | 14 | 2.30 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1.7 |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Idaho | W 21-13 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | — | — | 2.2 |
| Sat 9/1 | @ Florida | L 14-27 | 8 | 38 | 4.80 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4.9 |
Player Story
John Pettigrew story
John Pettigrew built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a running back from Cuyahoga Falls, OH wearing No. 20, spending time with Bowling Green. The clearest part of John Pettigrew's career was his backfield work: 654 rushing yards, 153 carries, 7 rushing touchdowns, and 85 receiving yards across 20 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2012 with Bowling Green. 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 85 receiving yards and 392 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 20 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Bowling Green.
The arc is straightforward: John Pettigrew 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
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Bowling Green
2009-2012
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20092010201120122012
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 38 | 41.2 | 3.7 | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 5 | 52.1 | 1.7 | -33 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 63 | 35.3 | 17 | 58 |
| 2012 Postseason | Bowling Green | 633 | 43.6 | 19.4 | 570 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 633 | 43.6 | 19.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 9 · W 24-3 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
157
Scrimmage Yards
86.9 takeover
157 scrimmage yards and 53.1 usage.
#2
@ Buffalo
Week 13 · W 42-28 · Conference game
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Scrimmage Yards
72.7 takeover
Win with 50 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
50 scrimmage yards and 26.1 usage.
#3
vs Buffalo
Week 13 · W 21-7 · Conference game
124
Scrimmage Yards
71.7 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
124 scrimmage yards and 54.2 usage.
#4
vs Boise State
Week 4 · L 14-49
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Scrimmage Yards
61.2 takeover
Loss with 38 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
38 scrimmage yards and 14.8 usage.
#5
@ Akron
Week 6 · W 24-10 · Conference game
81
Scrimmage Yards
60.5 takeover
Win with 81 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
81 scrimmage yards and 22.8 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2012 Postseason · Bowling Green
633 primary output · 43.6 efficiency · 19.4 usage
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#2
2012 Regular Season · Bowling Green
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633 primary · 43.6 efficiency · 19.4 usage
#3
2010 Regular Season · Bowling Green
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5 primary · 52.1 efficiency · 1.7 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
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2+ TD games
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