Usage Score
17.1
Player Dossier
2011-2013Indiana
Stephen Houston
RB • 6'0" • Little Rock, AR, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Stephen Houston leans balanced backfield option traits and 56.6 efficiency.
Efficiency
56.6
Consistency
45.4
Season Value
48.9
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Indiana
111213
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 3
- Program Path
- Indiana
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Purdue
Scouting Read
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Stephen Houston, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Indiana. Stephen Houston leans balanced backfield option traits and 56.6 efficiency.
Stephen Houston played RB for Indiana. Across 3 tracked seasons, Stephen Houston recorded 2,304 rushing yards, 658 receiving yards, and 29 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Indiana.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season
Indiana paired 1,130 primary output with 51.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2013 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 56.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2013 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green
Win with 186 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2013 Regular Season · Indiana
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
72.2
Efficiency
56.6
Usage
17.1
Consistency
45.4
Best Game by takeover score
Bowling Green
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Indiana State: 9. Navy: 49. Bowling Green: 186. Missouri: 24. Penn State: 56. Michigan State: -1. Michigan: 45. Minnesota: 111. Illinois: 150. Wisconsin: 61. Ohio State: 44. Purdue: 132
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Indiana State: 8 by 11.7. Navy: 9 by 49.5. Bowling Green: 14 by 100. Missouri: 6 by 20.8. Penn State: 5 by 96.7. Michigan State: 1 by 0. Michigan: 8 by 58.6. Minnesota: 13 by 85.6. Illinois: 17 by 86.8. Wisconsin: 15 by 42.4. Ohio State: 9 by 52.5. Purdue: 18 by 74.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins106.6 · Games = 5 · +59.0 vs Losses
Losses47.6 · Games = 7 · -59.0 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
Bowling Green
Best efficiency game
100 vs Bowling Green
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | vs Purdue100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 56-36 | 17 | 120 | 7.10 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7.3 |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Ohio State | L 14-42 | 7 | 36 | 5.10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4.9 |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Wisconsin | L 3-51 | 15 | 61 | 4.10 | 0 | — | — | 4.1 |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Illinois100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 52-35 | 17 | 150 | 8.80 | 2 | — | — | 8.8 |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Minnesota100 rush yards | L 39-42 | 13 | 111 | 8.50 | 1 | — | — | 8.5 |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Michigan | L 47-63 | 8 | 45 | 5.60 | 0 | — | — | 5.6 |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Michigan State | L 28-42 | — | — | — | — | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Penn State | W 44-24 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 11.2 |
| Sun 9/22 | vs Missouri | L 28-45 | 3 | 2 | 0.70 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 4 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Bowling Green100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 42-10 | 13 | 155 | 11.90 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 13.3 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Navy | L 35-41 | 7 | 30 | 4.30 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 5.4 |
| Thu 8/29 | vs Indiana State | W 73-35 | 8 | 9 | 1.10 | 0 | — | — | 1.1 |
Career Arc
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Indiana
2011-2013
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201120122013
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Indiana | 966 | 53.7 | 26.8 | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Indiana | 1,130 | 51.5 | 27.5 | 164 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Indiana | 866 | 56.6 | 17.1 | -264 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Purdue
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
253
Primary metric
253 scrimmage yards and 60.6 usage.
#2
Bowling Green
186
Primary metric
Win with 186 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
186 scrimmage yards and 21.9 usage.
#3
Northwestern
183
Primary metric
Loss with 183 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
183 scrimmage yards and 34.9 usage.
#4
Purdue
142
Primary metric
Loss with 142 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
142 scrimmage yards and 18 usage.
#5
Illinois
150
Primary metric
Win with 150 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
150 scrimmage yards and 27 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2012 Regular Season · Indiana
1,130 primary output · 51.5 efficiency · 27.5 usage
60.2
#2
2011 Regular Season · Indiana
55.2
966 primary · 53.7 efficiency · 26.8 usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Indiana
48.9
866 primary · 56.6 efficiency · 17.1 usage
Milestones
9
100+ rush yards
4
150+ scrimmage yards
7
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
1
Career teams
3
Seasons tracked
2,962
Career Scrimmage Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 35 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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