Updated on 8/21/2016
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2015 | 2016
Ball State Cardinals (MAC West)
2015 Schedule & Results
| Record: 3-9 | Second-order wins (diff.): 3.0 (0.0) | S&P+ Rk: 111 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 3-Sep | VMI | N/A | 48-36 | W | 95% | 13.3 | 7% | 34% | 7% |
| 12-Sep | at Texas A&M | 42 | 23-56 | L | 1% | -20.2 | 25% | 42% | 15% |
| 19-Sep | at Eastern Michigan | 121 | 28-17 | W | 75% | 5.3 | 67% | 8% | 60% |
| 26-Sep | at Northwestern | 56 | 19-24 | L | 37% | -2.7 | 71% | 73% | 13% |
| 3-Oct | Toledo | 21 | 10-24 | L | 0% | -21.7 | 48% | 16% | 48% |
| 10-Oct | at Northern Illinois | 69 | 41-59 | L | 3% | -15.0 | 17% | 76% | 14% |
| 17-Oct | Georgia State | 91 | 19-31 | L | 9% | -10.7 | 20% | 32% | 32% |
| 24-Oct | Central Michigan | 78 | 21-23 | L | 13% | -9.0 | 23% | 38% | 42% |
| 31-Oct | Massachusetts | 97 | 20-10 | W | 64% | 2.8 | 30% | 44% | 48% |
| 5-Nov | at Western Michigan | 53 | 7-54 | L | 0% | -40.8 | 15% | 2% | 12% |
| 17-Nov | at Ohio | 66 | 31-48 | L | 5% | -12.8 | 16% | 58% | 9% |
| 24-Nov | Bowling Green | 19 | 10-48 | L | 0% | -32.9 | 15% | 13% | 31% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 23.2 | 103 | 37.5 | 114 |
| Points Per Game | 23.1 | 102 | 35.8 | 108 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.12 | 121 | 1.29 | 83 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 39.8% | 90 | 47.2% | 116 | 40.3% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 30.2 | 57 | 28.6 | 42 | 29.9 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.01 | 115 | 4.94 | 95 | 4.67 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -3.91 | 102 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +2.05 |
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| ACTUAL | 1 | 58 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 92.3 | 105 | 93.9 | 86 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 41.0% | 81 | 43.5% | 79 | 42.3% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.00 | 98 | 1.03 | 46 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 95.4 | 95 | 91.1 | 101 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 32.9% | 119 | 39.2% | 76 | 38.9% |
| Power Success Rate | 67.2% | 56 | 69.6% | 92 | 66.3% |
| Stuff Rate | 17.6% | 35 | 17.8% | 93 | 19.6% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| James Gilbert | RB | 5'8, 191 | FR | 152 | 608 | 8 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 29.6% | 1 (0) |
| Darian Green | RB | 5'8, 176 | SO | 145 | 730 | 5 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 29.7% | 0 (0) |
| Riley Neal | QB | 6'5, 217 | FR | 78 | 466 | 2 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 47.4% | 5 (4) |
| Teddy Williamson | RB | 5'9, 205 | JR | 40 | 136 | 0 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 30.0% | 0 (0) |
| Jack Milas | QB | 6'1, 210 | SO | 5 | 23 | 0 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 40.0% | 0 (0) |
| KeVonn Mabon | WR | 6'1, 219 | JR | 2 | -4 | 0 | -2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 1 (1) |
| Alex Egan | PK | 5'10, 203 | JR | 1 | -17 | 0 | -17.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 1 (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+ | 90.8 | 92 | 75.2 | 127 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 38.9% | 79 | 51.3% | 128 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.24 | 122 | 1.53 | 86 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 209.2 | 9 | 62.2 | 120 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Riley Neal | 6'5, 217 | FR | 228 | 391 | 2276 | 16 | 6 | 58.3% | 10 | 2.5% | 5.5 |
| Jack Milas | 6'1, 210 | SO | 35 | 67 | 343 | 1 | 3 | 52.2% | 1 | 1.5% | 4.9 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Jordan Williams | WR | 6'3, 228 | SR | 141 | 73 | 935 | 8 | 12.8 | 6.6 | 51.8% | 42.6% | 31.7% |
| KeVonn Mabon | WR | 6'1, 219 | JR | 113 | 70 | 745 | 2 | 10.6 | 6.6 | 61.9% | 38.9% | 25.4% |
| Corey Lacanaria | WR | 5'8, 165 | SO | 64 | 45 | 374 | 2 | 8.3 | 5.8 | 70.3% | 46.9% | 14.4% |
| Chris Shillings | WR | 6'1, 205 | SR | 43 | 26 | 186 | 1 | 7.2 | 4.3 | 60.5% | 44.2% | 9.7% |
| Jordan Hogue | WR | 6'0, 178 | SO | 26 | 11 | 81 | 1 | 7.4 | 3.1 | 42.3% | 19.2% | 5.8% |
| Dylan Curry | TE | 6'5, 268 | SR | 20 | 9 | 51 | 1 | 5.7 | 2.6 | 45.0% | 30.0% | 4.5% |
| Darian Green | RB | 5'8, 176 | SO | 16 | 14 | 84 | 1 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 87.5% | 31.2% | 3.6% |
| Sam Brunner | TE | 6'2, 240 | JR | 10 | 7 | 73 | 0 | 10.4 | 7.3 | 70.0% | 60.0% | 2.2% |
| Cywettnie Brown | WR | 6'0, 162 | JR | 4 | 3 | 61 | 1 | 20.3 | 15.3 | 75.0% | 50.0% | 0.9% |
| James Gilbert | RB | 5'8, 191 | FR | 4 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 11.7 | 8.8 | 75.0% | 50.0% | 0.9% |
| Teddy Williamson | RB | 5'9, 205 | JR | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 100.0% | 50.0% | 0.4% |
| Morgan Hagee | PK | 5'11, 158 | FR | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Spencer Gilbert | RB | 6'1, 204 | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 93.2 | 99 | 87.8 | 114 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 44.8% | 92 | 49.5% | 100 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.01 | 108 | 1.16 | 90 | 1.11 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.77 | 84 | 2.92 | 75 | 2.90 |
| SD Sack Rate | 1.7% | 9 | 2.4% | 120 | 5.0% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 86.8 | 100 | 76.9 | 126 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 29.3% | 76 | 41.4% | 128 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.51 | 121 | 1.69 | 43 | 1.77 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.48 | 40 | 3.84 | 123 | 3.20 |
| PD Sack Rate | 2.5% | 3 | 5.8% | 92 | 7.5% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 79.2 | 120 | 95.7 | 82 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 99.6 | 74 | 75.8 | 126 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 91.3 | 98 | 78.1 | 125 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 101.2 | 72 | 88.9 | 111 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 98.5 | 81 | 86.1 | 116 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 87.6 | 104 | 78.2 | 123 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 86.2 | 112 | 88.5 | 109 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 53.4% | 99 | 60.4% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 31.0% | 75 | 34.0% |
| Adj. Pace | +2.0 | 37 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 63.9% | 123 | 74.9% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 59.7% | 68 | 60.3% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 34.3% | 64 | 33.9% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 12.0% | 122 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 4.3% | 81 | 5.1% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 3.3% | 93 | 4.5% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 4.1% | 122 | 6.3% |
| PD to INC | 37.8% | 25 | 32.8% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
| Ben Ingle | LB | 6'1, 237 | SR | 74.0 | 9.9% | 6.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Sean Wiggins | LB | 6'3, 228 | JR | 71.5 | 9.6% | 4.5 | 2.0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Martez Hester | S | 6'3, 207 | JR | 60.5 | 8.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dedrick Cromartie | S | 5'10, 179 | SO | 51.0 | 6.8% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Ryan | LB | 5'11, 224 | JR | 50.0 | 6.7% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Ayers | DE | 6'1, 252 | SR | 48.5 | 6.5% | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Moore | DB | 5'9, 171 | SO | 47.0 | 6.3% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Joshua Posley | DE | 6'1, 252 | JR | 42.0 | 5.6% | 9.0 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Lamont McPhatter | CB | 5'10, 183 | FR | 32.5 | 4.4% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Darius Conaway | CB | 6'1, 189 | JR | 29.0 | 3.9% | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Taylor | S | 5'11, 205 | JR | 23.0 | 3.1% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Whitman III | DL | 6'1, 298 | JR | 22.0 | 3.0% | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyree Holder | CB | 6'1, 170 | JR | 21.5 | 2.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Willis | DT | 6'2, 305 | SO | 18.5 | 2.5% | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avery Bailey | LB | 6'1, 208 | SR | 14.5 | 1.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Walton | DB | 5'9, 177 | FR | 13.0 | 1.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Winbush | DL | 6'1, 228 | SO | 12.0 | 1.6% | 5.5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Julian Jackson | DL | 6'1, 298 | SR | 10.5 | 1.4% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Osazuwamen Igbinosun | DE | 6'2, 255 | SR | 10.0 | 1.3% | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon Singleton | OLB | 6'2, 234 | FR | 10.0 | 1.3% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rontrell Peyton | DB | 5'11, 184 | JR | 9.5 | 1.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Thurmon | DL | 6'0, 282 | FR | 8.5 | 1.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Jackson | ILB | 5'11, 219 | FR | 7.0 | 0.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Hall | DB | 5'9, 189 | JR | 6.5 | 0.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Terin Solomon | DB | 5'11, 179 | JR | 6.0 | 0.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 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+ | 0.1 | 62 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.07 | 60 |
| Punt Success Rate | 52.3% | 86 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 67.2% | 81 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 76.9% | 1 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 52.0% | 35 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Morgan Hagee | 5'11, 158 | FR | 31-32 | 16-21 | 76.2% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Kyle Schmidt | 6'2, 215 | JR | 58 | 39.7 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 60.3% |
| Alex Egan | 5'10, 203 | JR | 8 | 39.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Kyle Schmidt | 6'2, 215 | JR | 39 | 61.4 | 14 | 35.9% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Morgan Hagee | 5'11, 158 | FR | 14 | 51.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Drida | 6'1, 201 | SO | 5 | 59.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Corey Lacanaria | 5'8, 165 | SO | 11 | 10.5 | 0 | 10 | 1 (1) |
| Jordan Hogue | 6'0, 178 | SO | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Aaron Hepp | 6'1, 189 | JR | 1 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Darian Green | 5'8, 176 | SO | 25 | 25.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| KeVonn Mabon | 6'1, 219 | JR | 19 | 27.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Cywettnie Brown | 6'0, 162 | JR | 4 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics