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Player Dossier
2010-2011Iowa
Marcus Coker
RB • 6'0" • Beltsville, MD, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Marcus Coker leans workhorse runner traits and 51.6 efficiency.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
92
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
90
Elite ceiling indicators
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Iowa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Iowa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Player Story
Marcus Coker built his college career from 2010 through 2011 as a running back from Beltsville, MD wearing No. 34, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Marcus Coker's career was his backfield work: 2,006...
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- Committed To
- Iowa
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2010
Marcus Coker, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Iowa. Marcus Coker leans workhorse runner traits and 51.6 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,186
- Rushing yards
- 2,006
- Receiving yards
- 180
- Touchdowns
- 18
Quick Answers
Marcus Coker quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,186
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2011 Regular Season · Iowa
- Top game
- Minnesota
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · DeMatha Catholic · Iowa
- High school pipeline
- DeMatha Catholic · 82 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 34 · Class 2011
- 2011 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,541 scrimmage yards · RB 12th (top 3%) · Big Ten 2nd (top 1%) · National 18th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Postseason | Iowa | 7 | 219 | 219 | 0 | 2 | 64.5 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Iowa | 7 | 426 | 403 | 23 | 1 | 64.5 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Iowa | 12 | 1,541 | 1,384 | 157 | 15 | 82.2 |
Related Context
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Marcus Coker played RB for Iowa. Across 2 tracked seasons, Marcus Coker recorded 2,006 rushing yards, 180 receiving yards, and 18 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Iowa.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2011 Regular Season
Iowa paired 1,541 primary output with 51.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 51.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2011 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2011 Regular Season · Iowa
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
128.4
Efficiency
51.6
Usage
48.2
Consistency
77.1
Best Game by takeover score
Minnesota
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Tennessee Tech: 60. Iowa State: 144. Pittsburgh: 101. UL Monroe: 131. Penn State: 97. Northwestern: 139. Indiana: 139. Minnesota: 252. Michigan: 132. Michigan State: 81. Purdue: 139. Nebraska: 126
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tennessee Tech: 13 by 42.5. Iowa State: 37 by 41.2. Pittsburgh: 28 by 38.4. UL Monroe: 20 by 66.5. Penn State: 21 by 44.9. Northwestern: 23 by 60.4. Indiana: 23 by 63. Minnesota: 32 by 82. Michigan: 29 by 47.4. Michigan State: 24 by 31. Purdue: 31 by 46.7. Nebraska: 21 by 55.2
Split Comparison
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Wins120.1 · Games = 7 · -19.9 vs Losses
Losses140 · Games = 5 · +19.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Minnesota
Best efficiency game
82 vs Minnesota
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/25 | @ Nebraska | L 7-20 | 18 | 87 | 4.80 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 6 |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Purdue100 rush yards | W 31-21 | 31 | 139 | 4.50 | 1 | — | — | 4.5 |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Michigan State | L 21-37 | 21 | 57 | 2.70 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 3.4 |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Michigan100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 24-16 | 29 | 132 | 4.60 | 2 | — | — | 4.6 |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Minnesota100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 21-22 | 32 | 252 | 7.90 | 2 | — | — | 7.9 |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Indiana100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 45-24 | 23 | 139 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 6.0 |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Northwestern100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 41-31 | 22 | 124 | 5.60 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6.0 |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Penn State | L 3-13 | 18 | 74 | 4.10 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 4.6 |
| Sat 9/24 | vs UL Monroe100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 45-17 | 18 | 113 | 6.30 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 6.5 |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Pittsburgh | W 31-27 | 23 | 86 | 3.70 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 3.6 |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Iowa State100 rush yards · 2+ TD | L 41-44 | 35 | 140 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3.9 |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Tennessee Tech | W 34-7 | 11 | 41 | 3.70 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 4.6 |
Player Story
Marcus Coker story
Marcus Coker built his college career from 2010 through 2011 as a running back from Beltsville, MD wearing No. 34, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Marcus Coker's career was his backfield work: 2,006 rushing yards, 395 carries, 18 rushing touchdowns, and 180 receiving yards across 23 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2011 with Iowa. 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 180 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 23 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Iowa.
The arc is straightforward: Marcus Coker 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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Iowa
2010-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201020102011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Postseason | Iowa | 645 | 56.7 | 35.7 | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | Iowa | 645 | 56.7 | 35.7 | 0 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Iowa | 1,541 | 51.6 | 48.2 | 896 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Minnesota
Week 9 · L 21-22 · Conference game
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
252
Scrimmage Yards
94 takeover
252 scrimmage yards and 55.2 usage.
#2
vs Missouri
Week 1 · W 27-24 · Postseason
219
Scrimmage Yards
89.7 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
219 scrimmage yards and 71.7 usage.
#3
@ Indiana
Week 10 · W 18-13 · Conference game
129
Scrimmage Yards
73.3 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
129 scrimmage yards and 44 usage.
#4
vs UL Monroe
Week 4 · W 45-17
131
Scrimmage Yards
72.8 takeover
Win with 131 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
131 scrimmage yards and 35.7 usage.
#5
vs Indiana
Week 8 · W 45-24 · Conference game
139
Scrimmage Yards
72.7 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
139 scrimmage yards and 42.6 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2011 Regular Season · Iowa
1,541 primary output · 51.6 efficiency · 48.2 usage
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#2
2010 Postseason · Iowa
64.5
645 primary · 56.7 efficiency · 35.7 usage
#3
2010 Regular Season · Iowa
64.5
645 primary · 56.7 efficiency · 35.7 usage
Milestones
10
100+ rush yards
2
150+ scrimmage yards
7
2+ TD games
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