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2015 | 2016
Boston College Eagles (ACC Atlantic)
2015 Schedule & Results
| Record: 3-9 | Second-order wins (diff.): 5.9 (2.9) | S&P+ Rk: 67 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 5-Sep | Maine | N/A | 24-3 | W | 100% | 30.6 | 60% | 7% | 90% |
| 12-Sep | Howard | N/A | 76-0 | W | 100% | 107.7 | 81% | 99% | 94% |
| 18-Sep | Florida State | 7 | 0-14 | L | 5% | -12.9 | 80% | 4% | 97% |
| 26-Sep | Northern Illinois | 69 | 17-14 | W | 95% | 13.3 | 90% | 22% | 86% |
| 3-Oct | at Duke | 75 | 7-9 | L | 72% | 4.7 | 85% | 38% | 97% |
| 10-Oct | Wake Forest | 92 | 0-3 | L | 72% | 4.7 | 19% | 3% | 94% |
| 17-Oct | at Clemson | 2 | 17-34 | L | 4% | -13.6 | 29% | 55% | 64% |
| 24-Oct | at Louisville | 28 | 14-17 | L | 18% | -7.5 | 24% | 13% | 90% |
| 31-Oct | Virginia Tech | 59 | 10-26 | L | 27% | -4.9 | 23% | 12% | 83% |
| 7-Nov | NC State | 36 | 8-24 | L | 0% | -26.3 | 10% | 14% | 44% |
| 21-Nov | vs. Notre Dame | 8 | 16-19 | L | 16% | -8.0 | 22% | 26% | 85% |
| 28-Nov | at Syracuse | 71 | 17-20 | L | 83% | 7.5 | 37% | 33% | 93% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 15.4 | 124 | 14.0 | 3 |
| Points Per Game | 17.2 | 121 | 15.3 | 4 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.19 | 102 | 1.26 | 67 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 30.4% | 128 | 29.1% | 1 | 40.3% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 30.9 | 45 | 28.9 | 47 | 29.9 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.29 | 97 | 3.81 | 11 | 4.67 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -2.91 | 94 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +2.46 |
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| ACTUAL | 3 | 46 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 86.6 | 111 | 151.8 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 33.5% | 124 | 26.2% | 1 | 42.3% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.14 | 33 | 1.12 | 86 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 88.4 | 115 | 144.4 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 36.0% | 100 | 26.6% | 1 | 38.9% |
| Power Success Rate | 61.5% | 93 | 56.2% | 19 | 66.3% |
| Stuff Rate | 26.5% | 127 | 31.3% | 1 | 19.6% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Tyler Rouse | RB | 5'8, 194 | JR | 100 | 422 | 7 | 4.2 | 6.0 | 31.0% | 2 (0) |
| Myles Willis | RB | 5'9, 194 | JR | 67 | 259 | 0 | 3.9 | 6.0 | 29.9% | 0 (0) |
| Jeff Smith | QB | 6'1, 182 | FR | 64 | 504 | 6 | 7.9 | 9.9 | 48.4% | 6 (2) |
| Marcus Outlow | RB | 5'10, 203 | SO | 53 | 241 | 1 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 37.7% | 0 (0) |
| Jon Hilliman | RB | 6'0, 224 | SO | 51 | 198 | 2 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 37.3% | 1 (1) |
| John Fadule | QB | 6'1, 215 | FR | 29 | 171 | 0 | 5.9 | 7.1 | 41.4% | 2 (2) |
| Richard Wilson | FB | 5'10, 224 | FR | 25 | 73 | 1 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 24.0% | 0 (0) |
| Darius Wade | QB | 6'0, 204 | SO | 18 | 103 | 0 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 44.4% | 0 (0) |
| Troy Flutie | QB | 6'0, 182 | FR | 18 | 62 | 0 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 27.8% | 2 (1) |
| 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+ | 55.8 | 127 | 119.9 | 14 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 24.6% | 128 | 32.1% | 6 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.31 | 108 | 1.37 | 35 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 59.6 | 125 | 136.1 | 15 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Jeff Smith | 6'1, 182 | FR | 27 | 82 | 253 | 2 | 3 | 32.9% | 8 | 8.9% | 2.3 |
| John Fadule | 6'1, 215 | FR | 38 | 73 | 464 | 1 | 4 | 52.1% | 10 | 12.0% | 4.7 |
| Troy Flutie | 6'0, 182 | FR | 24 | 49 | 382 | 3 | 1 | 49.0% | 5 | 9.3% | 6.5 |
| Darius Wade | 6'0, 204 | SO | 21 | 42 | 232 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | 4 | 8.7% | 4.4 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Thadd Smith | WR | 5'9, 175 | SO | 33 | 17 | 233 | 2 | 13.7 | 7.1 | 51.5% | 39.4% | 15.7% |
| David Dudeck | WR | 5'11, 194 | SR | 30 | 15 | 127 | 0 | 8.5 | 4.2 | 50.0% | 26.7% | 14.3% |
| Elijah Robinson | WR | 6'2, 187 | FR | 29 | 11 | 111 | 0 | 10.1 | 3.8 | 37.9% | 20.7% | 13.8% |
| Charlie Callinan | WR | 6'4, 224 | SO | 25 | 14 | 192 | 2 | 13.7 | 7.7 | 56.0% | 44.0% | 11.9% |
| Tyler Rouse | RB | 5'8, 194 | JR | 15 | 11 | 186 | 0 | 16.9 | 12.4 | 73.3% | 66.7% | 7.1% |
| Sherman Alston | WR | 5'6, 163 | SO | 14 | 7 | 77 | 0 | 11.0 | 5.5 | 50.0% | 35.7% | 6.7% |
| Bobby Wolford | FB | 6'2, 248 | SR | 12 | 9 | 80 | 1 | 8.9 | 6.7 | 75.0% | 58.3% | 5.7% |
| Bobby Swigert | WR | 6'0, 199 | SR | 11 | 5 | 39 | 1 | 7.8 | 3.6 | 45.5% | 36.4% | 5.2% |
| Marcus Outlow | RB | 5'10, 203 | SO | 9 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 13.3 | 5.9 | 44.4% | 22.2% | 4.3% |
| Tommy Sweeney | TE | 6'5, 246 | FR | 8 | 5 | 68 | 0 | 13.6 | 8.5 | 62.5% | 62.5% | 3.8% |
| Harrison Jackson | WR | 6'2, 207 | JR | 5 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 21.5 | 8.6 | 40.0% | 40.0% | 2.4% |
| Michael Walker | WR | 6'0, 195 | FR | 4 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 20.5 | 10.3 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 1.9% |
| Myles Willis | RB | 5'9, 194 | JR | 3 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 36.0 | 12.0 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 1.4% |
| Jon Hilliman | RB | 6'0, 224 | SO | 3 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 100.0% | 66.7% | 1.4% |
| Drew Barksdale | WR | 5'11, 198 | SO | 3 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 100.0% | 33.3% | 1.4% |
| Louie Addazio | TE | 6'3, 252 | SR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 69.3 | 128 | 119.0 | 10 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 32.5% | 128 | 35.7% | 2 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.03 | 99 | 1.16 | 91 | 1.11 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.26 | 125 | 1.97 | 1 | 2.90 |
| SD Sack Rate | 10.3% | 126 | 5.2% | 59 | 5.0% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 79.4 | 114 | 159.2 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 27.1% | 95 | 19.9% | 1 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.48 | 123 | 1.52 | 11 | 1.77 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 2.95 | 93 | 1.99 | 2 | 3.20 |
| PD Sack Rate | 11.8% | 120 | 12.0% | 7 | 7.5% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 74.9 | 121 | 128.0 | 13 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 74.3 | 125 | 141.3 | 3 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 75.9 | 124 | 137.5 | 9 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 99.4 | 77 | 152.2 | 1 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 80.7 | 120 | 137.0 | 3 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 92.0 | 96 | 138.5 | 3 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 60.8 | 128 | 137.5 | 3 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 75.0% | 9 | 60.4% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 49.4% | 8 | 34.0% |
| Adj. Pace | -7.2 | 120 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 81.6% | 15 | 74.9% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 61.6% | 48 | 60.3% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 35.1% | 56 | 33.9% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 22.5% | 2 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 8.6% | 6 | 5.1% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 8.5% | 4 | 4.5% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 5.4% | 93 | 6.3% |
| PD to INC | 25.5% | 122 | 32.8% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
| Steven Daniels | LB | 6'0, 257 | SR | 66.5 | 11.1% | 16.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Strachan | LB | 6'2, 230 | SO | 61.5 | 10.3% | 12.5 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Simmons | DB | 6'3, 201 | SR | 58.0 | 9.7% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Matt Milano | LB | 6'1, 218 | JR | 54.0 | 9.0% | 17.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| John Johnson | DB | 6'0, 198 | JR | 54.0 | 9.0% | 1.5 | 0.5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Harold Landry | DL | 6'3, 245 | SO | 48.5 | 8.1% | 14.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Mehdi Abdesmad | DL | 6'7, 286 | SR | 42.0 | 7.0% | 15.0 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Wujciak | DL | 6'3, 300 | SR | 27.5 | 4.6% | 11.0 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gabriel McClary | DB | 6'3, 204 | SO | 25.5 | 4.3% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Kamrin Moore | DB | 5'11, 192 | SO | 23.0 | 3.8% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Truman Gutapfel | DL | 6'3, 281 | JR | 20.0 | 3.3% | 7.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| William Harris | DB | 6'2, 193 | FR | 18.5 | 3.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Kavalec | DE | 6'2, 253 | JR | 16.5 | 2.8% | 8.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Yiadom | DB | 6'1, 184 | SO | 16.5 | 2.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Schwab | LB | 6'1, 222 | SO | 12.5 | 2.1% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Taj-Amir Torres | DB | 5'10, 170 | FR | 9.5 | 1.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Atem Ntantang | DB | 5'11, 193 | SO | 5.0 | 0.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Smith | DT | 6'1, 264 | FR | 4.5 | 0.8% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Strizak | LB | 6'2, 239 | JR | 4.5 | 0.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Rouse | RB | 5'8, 194 | JR | 4.0 | 0.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wyatt Ray | DE | 6'3, 230 | FR | 3.5 | 0.6% | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Bletzer | LB | 6'2, 217 | FR | 3.0 | 0.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Evan Kelly | DL | 6'1, 285 | SR | 3.0 | 0.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colton Cardinal | LB | 6'3, 230 | FR | 2.0 | 0.3% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonard Skubal | LS | 5'10, 193 | JR | 2.0 | 0.3% | 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+ | -1.0 | 106 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.65 | 125 |
| Punt Success Rate | 64.5% | 25 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 59.1% | 108 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 44.8% | 81 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 53.1% | 28 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Colton Lichtenberg | 5'10, 175 | FR | 6-6 | 3-6 | 50.0% |
| Mike Knoll | 6'0, 207 | SO | 9-9 | 2-3 | 66.7% |
| Alex Howell | 6'5, 214 | SR | 8-8 | 1-2 | 50.0% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Alex Howell | 6'5, 214 | SR | 92 | 41.7 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 50.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Colton Lichtenberg | 5'10, 175 | FR | 24 | 60.1 | 4 | 16.7% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Howell | 6'5, 214 | SR | 17 | 58.7 | 4 | 23.5% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Knoll | 6'0, 207 | SO | 3 | 63.3 | 1 | 33.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Sherman Alston | 5'6, 163 | SO | 22 | 8.1 | 0 | 18 | 2 (1) |
| Thadd Smith | 5'9, 175 | SO | 1 | -1.0 | 0 | 11 | 0 (0) |
| Taj-Amir Torres | 5'10, 170 | FR | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Michael Walker | 6'0, 195 | FR | 24 | 28.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) |
| Myles Willis | 5'9, 194 | JR | 3 | 21.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Sherman Alston | 5'6, 163 | SO | 2 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics