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2015 | 2016
Bowling Green Eagles (MAC East)
2015 Schedule & Results
| Record: 10-4 | Second-order wins (diff.): 10.2 (0.2) | S&P+ Rk: 19 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 5-Sep | vs. Tennessee | 22 | 30-59 | L | 1% | -18.5 | 50% | 73% | 6% |
| 12-Sep | at Maryland | 65 | 48-27 | W | 93% | 11.9 | 85% | 76% | 38% |
| 19-Sep | Memphis | 55 | 41-44 | L | 67% | 3.5 | 86% | 80% | 43% |
| 26-Sep | at Purdue | 86 | 35-28 | W | 64% | 2.8 | 65% | 75% | 16% |
| 3-Oct | at Buffalo | 96 | 28-22 | W | 88% | 9.3 | 85% | 89% | 24% |
| 10-Oct | Massachusetts | 97 | 62-38 | W | 99% | 18.9 | 79% | 94% | 22% |
| 17-Oct | Akron | 80 | 59-10 | W | 100% | 30.9 | 91% | 95% | 89% |
| 24-Oct | at Kent State | 115 | 48-0 | W | 100% | 41.4 | 82% | 84% | 66% |
| 4-Nov | Ohio | 66 | 62-24 | W | 100% | 25.9 | 91% | 97% | 58% |
| 11-Nov | at Western Michigan | 53 | 41-27 | W | 89% | 9.6 | 73% | 76% | 72% |
| 17-Nov | Toledo | 21 | 28-44 | L | 15% | -8.4 | 39% | 59% | 55% |
| 24-Nov | at Ball State | 111 | 48-10 | W | 100% | 32.9 | 83% | 81% | 92% |
| 4-Dec | vs. Northern Illinois | 69 | 34-14 | W | 100% | 34.1 | 90% | 89% | 87% |
| 23-Dec | vs. Georgia Southern | 39 | 27-58 | L | 4% | -13.7 | 30% | 73% | 31% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 41.0 | 11 | 26.8 | 55 |
| Points Per Game | 42.2 | 6 | 28.9 | 84 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.29 | 50 | 1.21 | 39 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 49.5% | 7 | 42.2% | 73 | 40.3% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 28.9 | 93 | 29.9 | 67 | 29.9 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 5.32 | 17 | 4.60 | 59 | 4.67 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -3.15 | 96 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +5.41 |
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| ACTUAL | 12 | 8 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 127.7 | 3 | 99.9 | 67 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 50.9% | 8 | 44.1% | 83 | 42.3% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.01 | 89 | 1.03 | 47 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 123.9 | 4 | 96.3 | 80 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 41.0% | 36 | 38.9% | 74 | 38.9% |
| Power Success Rate | 66.2% | 62 | 68.4% | 83 | 66.3% |
| Stuff Rate | 16.0% | 15 | 20.2% | 60 | 19.6% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Travis Greene | RB | 5'10, 189 | SR | 223 | 1299 | 15 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 43.0% | 1 (0) |
| Fred Coppet | RB | 5'9, 205 | JR | 145 | 825 | 5 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 42.1% | 1 (1) |
| Matt Johnson | QB | 6'0, 219 | SR | 77 | 380 | 4 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 45.5% | 6 (4) |
| Donovan Wilson | RB | 6'0, 229 | SO | 36 | 78 | 7 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 13.9% | 1 (0) |
| Ronnie Moore | WR | 5'9, 170 | JR | 9 | 55 | 1 | 6.1 | 8.1 | 44.4% | 0 (0) |
| Matt Domer | RB | 5'11, 197 | FR | 8 | 117 | 1 | 14.6 | 30.3 | 37.5% | 0 (0) |
| James Knapke | QB | 6'2, 237 | JR | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 50.0% | 0 (0) |
| Ryan Burbrink | WR | 5'8, 183 | SR | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 100.0% | 1 (0) |
| Gehrig Dieter | WR | 6'3, 207 | JR | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 1 (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+ | 120.6 | 20 | 99.7 | 62 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 48.5% | 10 | 40.3% | 62 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.50 | 61 | 1.42 | 53 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 99.1 | 64 | 101.2 | 61 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Matt Johnson | 6'0, 219 | SR | 383 | 569 | 4946 | 46 | 8 | 67.3% | 36 | 6.0% | 7.8 |
| James Knapke | 6'2, 237 | JR | 14 | 20 | 173 | 1 | 0 | 70.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 8.7 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Gehrig Dieter | WR | 6'3, 207 | JR | 141 | 94 | 1033 | 10 | 11.0 | 7.3 | 66.7% | 56.7% | 24.5% |
| Roger Lewis | WR | 6'0, 199 | SO | 130 | 85 | 1544 | 16 | 18.2 | 11.9 | 65.4% | 52.3% | 22.6% |
| Ronnie Moore | WR | 5'9, 170 | JR | 96 | 72 | 954 | 6 | 13.3 | 9.9 | 75.0% | 59.4% | 16.7% |
| Ryan Burbrink | WR | 5'8, 183 | SR | 79 | 56 | 627 | 4 | 11.2 | 7.9 | 70.9% | 53.2% | 13.7% |
| Travis Greene | RB | 5'10, 189 | SR | 33 | 28 | 264 | 2 | 9.4 | 8.0 | 84.8% | 45.5% | 5.7% |
| Teo Redding | WR | 6'1, 167 | SO | 24 | 13 | 222 | 3 | 17.1 | 9.3 | 54.2% | 45.8% | 4.2% |
| Derek Lee | TE | 6'4, 258 | SR | 22 | 18 | 108 | 3 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 81.8% | 50.0% | 3.8% |
| Robbie Rhodes | WR | 6'0, 190 | SO | 12 | 4 | 194 | 1 | 48.5 | 16.2 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 2.1% |
| Fred Coppet | RB | 5'9, 205 | JR | 11 | 9 | 75 | 0 | 8.3 | 6.8 | 81.8% | 45.5% | 1.9% |
| Scott Miller | WR | 5'10, 162 | FR | 11 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 63.6% | 36.4% | 1.9% |
| Chris Gallon | WR | 6'4, 246 | SR | 8 | 7 | 89 | 0 | 12.7 | 11.1 | 87.5% | 75.0% | 1.4% |
| Herve Coby | WR | 6'0, 185 | SR | 3 | 3 | 58 | 0 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.5% |
| Matt Johnson | QB | 6'0, 219 | SR | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16.0 | 8.0 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.3% |
| Hunter Folkertsma | TE | 6'5, 244 | SO | 2 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
| Donovan Wilson | RB | 6'0, 229 | SO | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Deric Phouthavong | WR | 6'3, 202 | 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+ | 114.8 | 20 | 108.3 | 36 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 53.1% | 11 | 44.6% | 51 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.06 | 85 | 1.02 | 28 | 1.11 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.29 | 15 | 2.81 | 53 | 2.90 |
| SD Sack Rate | 4.6% | 59 | 5.7% | 42 | 5.0% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 153.3 | 2 | 84.2 | 111 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 40.2% | 4 | 37.6% | 119 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 2.06 | 9 | 1.64 | 32 | 1.77 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.90 | 9 | 3.95 | 125 | 3.20 |
| PD Sack Rate | 7.5% | 72 | 4.1% | 117 | 7.5% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 125.9 | 10 | 97.5 | 73 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 135.0 | 6 | 108.8 | 48 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 123.9 | 19 | 101.1 | 64 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 110.2 | 33 | 92.0 | 101 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 111.9 | 28 | 108.5 | 36 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 128.1 | 6 | 94.8 | 88 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 145.7 | 2 | 93.4 | 97 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 47.6% | 120 | 60.4% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 28.4% | 90 | 34.0% |
| Adj. Pace | +8.0 | 12 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 72.5% | 85 | 74.9% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 58.7% | 78 | 60.3% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 38.4% | 26 | 33.9% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 14.6% | 90 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 4.4% | 79 | 5.1% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 4.6% | 57 | 4.5% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 5.6% | 85 | 6.3% |
| PD to INC | 29.7% | 87 | 32.8% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
| Austin Valdez | LB | 6'0, 225 | SO | 101.0 | 11.7% | 11.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Trenton Greene | LB | 5'9, 213 | SR | 96.0 | 11.1% | 7.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| James Sanford | LB | 6'1, 196 | JR | 70.5 | 8.2% | 5.5 | 3.0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Eilar Hardy | DB | 6'0, 188 | SR | 65.5 | 7.6% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dernard Turner | DB | 6'0, 191 | SR | 56.0 | 6.5% | 5.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Stephens | DB | 5'10, 182 | SO | 53.0 | 6.2% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Terrance Bush | DL | 6'2, 252 | JR | 50.5 | 5.9% | 8.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alfonso Mack | DB | 5'11, 178 | JR | 49.0 | 5.7% | 3.5 | 0.0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Royster | DL | 5'10, 260 | SR | 46.0 | 5.3% | 11.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nilijah Ballew | DB | 6'0, 210 | SO | 29.0 | 3.4% | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Locke | LB | 6'0, 226 | SO | 24.5 | 2.8% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Zach Colvin | DL | 6'3, 293 | SR | 23.5 | 2.7% | 9.5 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Hale | DB | 6'2, 197 | SO | 22.0 | 2.6% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shannon Smith | DL | 6'0, 281 | SO | 19.0 | 2.2% | 6.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Izaah Lunsford | DL | 6'3, 294 | JR | 17.0 | 2.0% | 3.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Harris | ATH | 6'3, 204 | FR | 16.0 | 1.9% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jamari Bozeman | DB | 6'2, 192 | FR | 16.0 | 1.9% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Minns | DL | 5'10, 327 | JR | 13.0 | 1.5% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Hunter II | DB | 5'9, 178 | SR | 10.5 | 1.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Roop | WR | 5'10, 199 | SO | 8.5 | 1.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Baird | DL | 6'4, 243 | SR | 8.0 | 0.9% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Brown | DL | 6'4, 266 | SO | 7.5 | 0.9% | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zac Bartman | LB | 5'11, 214 | JR | 6.5 | 0.8% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Gourdine | DB | 6'2, 196 | JR | 6.5 | 0.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Konowalski | DL | 6'3, 219 | FR | 5.0 | 0.6% | 1.0 | 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+ | -1.6 | 131 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.60 | 123 |
| Punt Success Rate | 51.9% | 89 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 69.2% | 74 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 28.6% | 122 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 32.6% | 109 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Tyler Tate | 6'0, 181 | SR | 75-81 | 8-15 | 53.3% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Joseph Davidson | 6'7, 222 | SO | 54 | 46.0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 42.6% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Tyler Tate | 6'0, 181 | SR | 91 | 61.9 | 44 | 48.4% | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Fields | 5'11, 215 | SO | 13 | 44.8 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Ryan Burbrink | 5'8, 183 | SR | 11 | 4.6 | 0 | 20 | 0 (0) |
| Ronnie Moore | 5'9, 170 | JR | 2 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Clint Stephens | 5'10, 182 | SO | 1 | 21.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Scott Miller | 5'10, 162 | FR | 24 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Robbie Rhodes | 6'0, 190 | SO | 7 | 16.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Clint Stephens | 5'10, 182 | SO | 5 | 18.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics