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2015 | 2016
Akron Zips (MAC East)
2015 Schedule & Results
| Record: 8-5 | Second-order wins (diff.): 7.8 (-0.2) | S&P+ Rk: 80 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 5-Sep | at Oklahoma | 4 | 3-41 | L | 0% | -25.3 | 39% | 27% | 44% |
| 12-Sep | Pittsburgh | 40 | 7-24 | L | 10% | -10.1 | 50% | 10% | 82% |
| 19-Sep | Savannah State | N/A | 52-9 | W | 100% | 42.5 | 40% | 27% | 33% |
| 26-Sep | at UL-Lafayette | 107 | 35-14 | W | 99% | 18.9 | 89% | 73% | 75% |
| 3-Oct | Ohio | 66 | 12-14 | L | 35% | -3.1 | 68% | 19% | 89% |
| 10-Oct | at Eastern Michigan | 121 | 47-21 | W | 99% | 19.8 | 45% | 84% | 55% |
| 17-Oct | at Bowling Green | 19 | 10-59 | L | 0% | -30.9 | 14% | 14% | 38% |
| 31-Oct | Central Michigan | 78 | 6-14 | L | 9% | -10.5 | 18% | 27% | 53% |
| 7-Nov | at Massachusetts | 97 | 17-13 | W | 92% | 11.2 | 47% | 29% | 95% |
| 14-Nov | at Miami-OH | 117 | 37-28 | W | 95% | 13.4 | 39% | 49% | 52% |
| 21-Nov | Buffalo | 96 | 42-21 | W | 95% | 13.3 | 58% | 78% | 66% |
| 27-Nov | Kent State | 115 | 20-0 | W | 100% | 33.3 | 73% | 65% | 78% |
| 22-Dec | vs. Utah State | 46 | 23-21 | W | 42% | -1.7 | 31% | 40% | 65% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 22.4 | 108 | 24.1 | 39 |
| Points Per Game | 23.9 | 99 | 21.5 | 23 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.26 | 68 | 1.13 | 11 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 38.0% | 106 | 36.6% | 21 | 40.3% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 31.6 | 34 | 28.5 | 41 | 29.9 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.32 | 95 | 4.36 | 38 | 4.67 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 11.32 | 5 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -0.51 |
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| ACTUAL | 10 | 13 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 82.8 | 116 | 116.5 | 21 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 36.1% | 117 | 36.3% | 16 | 42.3% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.05 | 75 | 0.91 | 6 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 91 | 108 | 118.1 | 8 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 36.4% | 94 | 36.4% | 46 | 38.9% |
| Power Success Rate | 59.6% | 106 | 62.5% | 44 | 66.3% |
| Stuff Rate | 23.9% | 113 | 23.2% | 24 | 19.6% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Conor Hundley | RB | 5'10, 206 | SR | 203 | 908 | 10 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 38.9% | 0 (0) |
| Thomas Woodson | QB | 6'1, 240 | SO | 124 | 677 | 3 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 44.4% | 5 (2) |
| Donnell Alexander | RB | 5'11, 219 | SR | 107 | 499 | 3 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 34.6% | 1 (0) |
| Tra'Von Chapman | QB | 6'1, 216 | SO | 28 | 76 | 0 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 32.1% | 1 (0) |
| Cody Grice | DL | 5'11, 275 | SR | 22 | 35 | 4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 4.5% | 0 (0) |
| Van Edwards, Jr. | RB | 5'9, 185 | FR | 14 | 60 | 0 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 35.7% | 1 (1) |
| Hakeem Lawrence | RB | 5'7, 180 | JR | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 1 (1) |
| Imani Davis | WR | 5'9, 180 | SR | 4 | 15 | 0 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 25.0% | 2 (1) |
| Kyle Pohl | QB | 6'3, 210 | SR | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 25.0% | 0 (0) |
| 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+ | 100.6 | 67 | 108.6 | 40 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 40.2% | 69 | 36.9% | 29 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.47 | 69 | 1.28 | 12 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 151.8 | 23 | 106.8 | 50 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Thomas Woodson | 6'1, 240 | SO | 162 | 307 | 2202 | 16 | 11 | 52.8% | 11 | 3.5% | 6.7 |
| Tra'Von Chapman | 6'1, 216 | SO | 10 | 35 | 157 | 1 | 1 | 28.6% | 3 | 7.9% | 3.1 |
| Kyle Pohl | 6'3, 210 | SR | 11 | 27 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 40.7% | 1 | 3.6% | 4.6 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Imani Davis | WR | 5'9, 180 | SR | 82 | 47 | 613 | 3 | 13.0 | 7.5 | 57.3% | 47.6% | 24.1% |
| Jerome Lane | LB | 6'3, 220 | SO | 73 | 39 | 782 | 8 | 20.1 | 10.7 | 53.4% | 46.6% | 21.5% |
| Andrew Pratt | WR | 6'5, 210 | SR | 56 | 28 | 280 | 1 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 50.0% | 37.5% | 16.5% |
| Tyrell Goodman | WR | 6'2, 215 | JR | 27 | 12 | 104 | 1 | 8.7 | 3.9 | 44.4% | 37.0% | 7.9% |
| A.J. Coney | WR | 5'8, 180 | SO | 21 | 11 | 125 | 0 | 11.4 | 6.0 | 52.4% | 42.9% | 6.2% |
| Austin Wolf | WR | 6'3, 210 | SO | 19 | 10 | 212 | 2 | 21.2 | 11.2 | 52.6% | 52.6% | 5.6% |
| Michael Means, Jr. | WR | 6'2, 200 | JR | 13 | 5 | 61 | 0 | 12.2 | 4.7 | 38.5% | 30.8% | 3.8% |
| Conor Hundley | RB | 5'10, 206 | SR | 11 | 7 | 70 | 0 | 10.0 | 6.4 | 63.6% | 36.4% | 3.2% |
| Richie Cooper | WR | 5'8, 158 | FR | 10 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 8.2 | 4.9 | 60.0% | 40.0% | 2.9% |
| Josh McNeil | TE | 6'5, 265 | JR | 9 | 7 | 37 | 1 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 77.8% | 44.4% | 2.6% |
| Anthony Young | ATH | 6'0, 176 | SO | 7 | 3 | 94 | 0 | 31.3 | 13.4 | 42.9% | 42.9% | 2.1% |
| Newman Williams | TE | 6'2, 250 | FR | 6 | 6 | 71 | 1 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1.8% |
| Donnell Alexander | RB | 5'11, 219 | SR | 2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2.0 | -1.0 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| Thomas Woodson | QB | 6'1, 240 | SO | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
| Hakeem Lawrence | RB | 5'7, 180 | JR | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
| Christian Allen | FB | 6'1, 252 | JR | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 99.4 | 76 | 111.2 | 27 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 45.4% | 83 | 41.7% | 20 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.10 | 67 | 1.01 | 19 | 1.11 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.73 | 93 | 2.20 | 4 | 2.90 |
| SD Sack Rate | 1.9% | 11 | 5.6% | 46 | 5.0% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 77.0 | 118 | 111.3 | 30 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 23.5% | 121 | 27.1% | 30 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.84 | 49 | 1.49 | 5 | 1.77 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 2.69 | 108 | 2.73 | 23 | 3.20 |
| PD Sack Rate | 6.2% | 43 | 8.2% | 49 | 7.5% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 91.6 | 103 | 116.5 | 31 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 94.0 | 90 | 108.6 | 50 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 94.1 | 91 | 92.3 | 97 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 85.3 | 113 | 108.0 | 40 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 99.9 | 74 | 104.5 | 47 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 80.3 | 119 | 101.0 | 65 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 88.5 | 105 | 113.6 | 30 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 58.4% | 69 | 60.4% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 43.5% | 15 | 34.0% |
| Adj. Pace | -1.0 | 70 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 71.4% | 94 | 74.9% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 45.4% | 128 | 60.3% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 34.2% | 66 | 33.9% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 18.7% | 23 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 5.8% | 46 | 5.1% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 5.9% | 25 | 4.5% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 7.0% | 34 | 6.3% |
| PD to INC | 34.7% | 46 | 32.8% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
| Jatavis Brown | LB | 5'11, 222 | SR | 89.0 | 13.4% | 20.0 | 12.0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Dylan Evans | LB | 6'2, 220 | SR | 86.0 | 13.0% | 12.0 | 2.5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Darryl Monroe | LB | 6'1, 235 | SR | 63.5 | 9.6% | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Zach Guiser | S | 6'1, 195 | SO | 49.5 | 7.5% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Givens | CB | 5'9, 175 | SR | 49.0 | 7.4% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Cheek | CB | 6'0, 195 | SR | 41.5 | 6.3% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordan George | DB | 5'11, 193 | FR | 34.5 | 5.2% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Coe | DL | 6'3, 305 | SR | 32.5 | 4.9% | 8.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| DeAndre Scott | CB | 5'11, 185 | JR | 29.0 | 4.4% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Se'Von Pittman | DL | 6'3, 269 | JR | 26.5 | 4.0% | 7.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jamal Marcus | DL | 6'2, 240 | JR | 24.0 | 3.6% | 12.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cody Grice | DL | 5'11, 275 | SR | 19.0 | 2.9% | 5.5 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Senter | CB | 5'7, 165 | SR | 16.0 | 2.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Daumantas Venckus-Cucchiara | DE | 6'5, 230 | JR | 9.5 | 1.4% | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ulysees Gilbert III | LB | 6'1, 225 | FR | 9.0 | 1.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Rachal | LB | 5'11, 225 | JR | 8.5 | 1.3% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Hauser | LB | 6'1, 219 | JR | 8.0 | 1.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Hope | DB | 6'0, 183 | JR | 7.5 | 1.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyron Brown | CB | 6'1, 186 | FR | 7.0 | 1.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cory Morrow | S | 6'0, 204 | JR | 7.0 | 1.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alfonso Horner | DE | 6'3, 230 | SR | 6.0 | 0.9% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Boxen | DL | 6'3, 272 | FR | 5.5 | 0.8% | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Richard Dorvilus | DL | 6'1, 227 | JR | 4.5 | 0.7% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Bell | LB | 6'3, 218 | FR | 3.0 | 0.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Turner | S | 5'11, 201 | JR | 3.0 | 0.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 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+ | -0.5 | 86 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.11 | 87 |
| Punt Success Rate | 56.8% | 56 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 60.6% | 105 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 47.4% | 68 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 52.9% | 30 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Robert Stein | 5'8, 171 | SR | 36-38 | 15-22 | 68.2% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Zach Paul | 6'3, 221 | SR | 79 | 41.5 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 58.2% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Robert Stein | 5'8, 171 | SR | 66 | 56.5 | 16 | 24.2% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| A.J. Coney | 5'8, 180 | SO | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 26 | 0 (0) |
| Andrew Hauser | 6'1, 219 | JR | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Imani Davis | 5'9, 180 | SR | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Van Edwards, Jr. | 5'9, 185 | FR | 20 | 20.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Tyrell Goodman | 6'2, 215 | JR | 4 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Manny Morgan | 5'8, 185 | SO | 3 | 15.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics