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2015 | 2016
Ohio State Buckeyes (Big Ten East)
2015 Schedule & Results
| Record: 12-1 | Second-order wins (diff.): 12.1 (0.1) | S&P+ Rk: 3 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 7-Sep | at Virginia Tech | 59 | 42-24 | W | 100% | 21.4 | 96% | 97% | 56% |
| 12-Sep | Hawaii | 118 | 38-0 | W | 100% | 34.1 | 90% | 32% | 92% |
| 19-Sep | Northern Illinois | 69 | 20-13 | W | 89% | 9.8 | 89% | 18% | 83% |
| 26-Sep | Western Michigan | 53 | 38-12 | W | 99% | 19.5 | 93% | 84% | 88% |
| 3-Oct | at Indiana | 60 | 34-27 | W | 96% | 13.8 | 97% | 65% | 91% |
| 10-Oct | Maryland | 65 | 49-28 | W | 99% | 17.6 | 64% | 91% | 36% |
| 17-Oct | Penn State | 30 | 38-10 | W | 100% | 21.9 | 89% | 93% | 80% |
| 24-Oct | at Rutgers | 105 | 49-7 | W | 100% | 36.2 | 82% | 93% | 69% |
| 7-Nov | Minnesota | 37 | 28-14 | W | 95% | 13.3 | 72% | 67% | 76% |
| 14-Nov | at Illinois | 61 | 28-3 | W | 100% | 32.8 | 86% | 83% | 91% |
| 21-Nov | Michigan State | 13 | 14-17 | L | 36% | -2.9 | 36% | 24% | 81% |
| 28-Nov | at Michigan | 6 | 42-13 | W | 100% | 23.2 | 97% | 98% | 89% |
| 1-Jan | vs. Notre Dame | 8 | 44-28 | W | 98% | 15.8 | 93% | 89% | 93% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 39.9 | 14 | 16.0 | 7 |
| Points Per Game | 35.7 | 28 | 15.1 | 2 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.24 | 73 | 1.19 | 33 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 48.6% | 10 | 34.0% | 7 | 40.3% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 34.5 | 3 | 24.8 | 1 | 29.9 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 5.16 | 30 | 3.84 | 13 | 4.67 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -0.57 | 74 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +1.37 |
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| ACTUAL | 3 | 46 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 123.8 | 6 | 118.8 | 16 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 51.3% | 5 | 37.6% | 25 | 42.3% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.11 | 43 | 0.98 | 32 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 120.1 | 8 | 109.5 | 36 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 47.4% | 2 | 30.9% | 7 | 38.9% |
| Power Success Rate | 77.2% | 7 | 66.7% | 69 | 66.3% |
| Stuff Rate | 17.9% | 42 | 18.7% | 84 | 19.6% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Ezekiel Elliott | RB | 6'0, 225 | JR | 289 | 1821 | 23 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 45.0% | 2 (2) |
| J.T. Barrett | QB | 6'2, 225 | SO | 109 | 714 | 11 | 6.6 | 4.8 | 53.2% | 4 (2) |
| Cardale Jones | QB | 6'5, 250 | JR | 51 | 262 | 2 | 5.1 | 6.9 | 41.2% | 6 (1) |
| Braxton Miller | QB | 6'2, 215 | SR | 42 | 260 | 1 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 47.6% | 3 (0) |
| Curtis Samuel | RB | 5'11, 200 | SO | 17 | 132 | 1 | 7.8 | 6.3 | 52.9% | 1 (1) |
| Bri'onte Dunn | RB | 6'0, 215 | JR | 14 | 91 | 1 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 64.3% | 1 (1) |
| Warren Ball | RB | 6'1, 225 | JR | 10 | 28 | 0 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 40.0% | 0 (0) |
| Jalin Marshall | HB | 5'11, 205 | SO | 2 | 30 | 0 | 15.0 | 7.5 | 100.0% | 2 (2) |
| NOTE: Quarterback run totals above do not include sacks (which are counted toward pass averages below) or kneeldowns. | ||||||||||
Passing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing S&P+ | 117.1 | 26 | 138.2 | 3 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 44.6% | 29 | 30.1% | 1 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.48 | 66 | 1.47 | 66 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 105.4 | 52 | 157.4 | 4 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Cardale Jones | 6'5, 250 | JR | 110 | 176 | 1460 | 8 | 5 | 62.5% | 13 | 6.9% | 7.4 |
| J.T. Barrett | 6'2, 225 | SO | 93 | 147 | 992 | 11 | 4 | 63.3% | 6 | 3.9% | 6.3 |
| Braxton Miller | 6'2, 215 | SR | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3.0 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Michael Thomas | WR | 6'3, 210 | JR | 84 | 56 | 781 | 9 | 14.0 | 9.3 | 66.7% | 59.5% | 27.5% |
| Jalin Marshall | HB | 5'11, 205 | SO | 61 | 36 | 477 | 5 | 13.3 | 7.8 | 59.0% | 45.9% | 19.9% |
| Braxton Miller | QB | 6'2, 215 | SR | 38 | 26 | 341 | 3 | 13.1 | 9.0 | 68.4% | 50.0% | 12.4% |
| Curtis Samuel | RB | 5'11, 200 | SO | 35 | 22 | 289 | 2 | 13.1 | 8.3 | 62.9% | 51.4% | 11.4% |
| Ezekiel Elliott | RB | 6'0, 225 | JR | 29 | 27 | 206 | 0 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 93.1% | 55.2% | 9.5% |
| Nick Vannett | TE | 6'6, 260 | SR | 26 | 19 | 162 | 0 | 8.5 | 6.2 | 73.1% | 53.8% | 8.5% |
| Dontre Wilson | HB | 5'10, 195 | JR | 12 | 7 | 63 | 0 | 9.0 | 5.3 | 58.3% | 33.3% | 3.9% |
| Corey Smith | WR | 6'1, 195 | SR | 10 | 5 | 62 | 0 | 12.4 | 6.2 | 50.0% | 40.0% | 3.3% |
| Parris Campbell | WR | 6'1, 205 | FR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% |
| Marcus Baugh | TE | 6'5, 255 | SO | 2 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 100.0% | 50.0% | 0.7% |
| Johnnie Dixon | WR | 5'11, 194 | FR | 1 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
| Jeff Greene | WR | 6'5, 220 | SR | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
| Warren Ball | RB | 6'1, 225 | JR | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| James Clark | WR | 5'10, 185 | SO | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Cardale Jones | QB | 6'5, 250 | JR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Bri'onte Dunn | RB | 6'0, 215 | JR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 120.0 | 10 | 122.1 | 6 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 54.4% | 6 | 39.5% | 8 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.11 | 64 | 1.05 | 41 | 1.11 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.37 | 6 | 2.61 | 25 | 2.90 |
| SD Sack Rate | 4.8% | 64 | 9.2% | 3 | 5.0% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 118.4 | 26 | 140.5 | 4 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 33.2% | 45 | 24.5% | 12 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.85 | 46 | 1.60 | 24 | 1.77 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.65 | 27 | 3.16 | 59 | 3.20 |
| PD Sack Rate | 7.8% | 77 | 7.8% | 57 | 7.5% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 114.2 | 39 | 128.0 | 12 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 120.6 | 19 | 128.7 | 8 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 133.1 | 6 | 139.5 | 7 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 118.7 | 14 | 121.4 | 14 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 126.9 | 5 | 119.4 | 15 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 116.2 | 26 | 142.4 | 2 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 110.8 | 42 | 122.2 | 13 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 65.9% | 29 | 60.4% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 43.9% | 14 | 34.0% |
| Adj. Pace | -1.5 | 73 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 70.6% | 100 | 74.9% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 61.4% | 52 | 60.3% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 34.3% | 63 | 33.9% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 16.6% | 49 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 7.5% | 12 | 5.1% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 4.5% | 61 | 4.5% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 4.6% | 116 | 6.3% |
| PD to INC | 28.4% | 102 | 32.8% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
| Raekwon McMillan | LB | 6'2, 240 | SO | 88.0 | 12.7% | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua Perry | LB | 6'4, 254 | SR | 79.0 | 11.4% | 7.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyvis Powell | S | 6'3, 210 | JR | 56.0 | 8.1% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Vonn Bell | S | 5'11, 205 | JR | 54.0 | 7.8% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Darron Lee | LB | 6'2, 235 | SO | 51.0 | 7.4% | 11.0 | 4.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Joey Bosa | DE | 6'6, 275 | JR | 43.0 | 6.2% | 16.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyquan Lewis | DL | 6'4, 260 | SO | 42.5 | 6.1% | 14.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gareon Conley | CB | 6'0, 195 | SO | 41.0 | 5.9% | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Adolphus Washington | DL | 6'4, 290 | SR | 36.0 | 5.2% | 7.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Eli Apple | CB | 6'1, 200 | SO | 28.0 | 4.0% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Hubbard | DE | 6'5, 265 | FR | 22.0 | 3.2% | 8.0 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dante Booker | LB | 6'3, 233 | SO | 18.0 | 2.6% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Schutt | DL | 6'3, 290 | SR | 16.0 | 2.3% | 5.0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Worley | LB | 6'2, 225 | SO | 15.0 | 2.2% | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cam Williams | LB | 6'1, 225 | SR | 10.0 | 1.4% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalyn Holmes | DL | 6'5, 265 | SO | 8.0 | 1.2% | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Hill | DL | 6'3, 295 | SO | 8.0 | 1.2% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Hooker | S | 6'2, 205 | FR | 8.0 | 1.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Hale | OL | 6'4, 295 | SR | 7.0 | 1.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon Webb | CB | 5'11, 193 | SO | 6.5 | 0.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry McLaurin | WR | 6'1, 200 | FR | 6.0 | 0.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denzel Ward | CB | 5'11, 180 | FR | 6.0 | 0.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erick Smith | S | 6'0, 202 | SO | 5.5 | 0.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parris Campbell | WR | 6'1, 205 | FR | 5.0 | 0.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marshon Lattimore | CB | 6'0, 195 | FR | 4.5 | 0.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Note: It appears "Fumble Returns" are getting pulled instead of "Fumble Recoveries." My apologies. Will try to get that corrected. | |||||||||||
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | 0.3 | 56 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.29 | 111 |
| Punt Success Rate | 68.3% | 15 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 78.8% | 35 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 63.3% | 24 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 52.9% | 30 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Jack Willoughby | 6'2, 210 | SR | 45-45 | 7-11 | 63.6% |
| Sean Nuernberger | 6'1, 220 | SO | 17-17 | 3-4 | 75.0% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Cameron Johnston | 5'11, 195 | JR | 58 | 43.9 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 74.1% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Jack Willoughby | 6'2, 210 | SR | 85 | 60.7 | 27 | 31.8% | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Jalin Marshall | 5'11, 205 | SO | 28 | 13.5 | 0 | 8 | 0 (0) |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 6'0, 225 | JR | 2 | 6.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 (1) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Curtis Samuel | 5'11, 200 | SO | 9 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Dontre Wilson | 5'10, 195 | JR | 7 | 23.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Jalin Marshall | 5'11, 205 | SO | 1 | 36.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics