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2015 | 2016
UCF Golden Knights (American East)
2015 Schedule & Results
| Record: 0-12 | Second-order wins (diff.): 1.1 (1.1) | S&P+ Rk: 125 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 3-Sep | Florida International | 108 | 14-15 | L | 60% | 2.0 | 65% | 37% | 52% |
| 12-Sep | at Stanford | 10 | 7-31 | L | 0% | -32.5 | 27% | 2% | 75% |
| 19-Sep | Furman | N/A | 15-16 | L | 27% | -4.9 | 9% | 3% | 53% |
| 26-Sep | at South Carolina | 88 | 14-31 | L | 7% | -11.5 | 24% | 14% | 23% |
| 3-Oct | at Tulane | 120 | 31-45 | L | 1% | -19.3 | 15% | 8% | 18% |
| 10-Oct | Connecticut | 87 | 13-40 | L | 1% | -20.1 | 10% | 19% | 11% |
| 17-Oct | at Temple | 49 | 16-30 | L | 0% | -24.1 | 14% | 9% | 71% |
| 24-Oct | Houston | 44 | 10-59 | L | 0% | -30.0 | 12% | 39% | 9% |
| 31-Oct | at Cincinnati | 74 | 7-52 | L | 0% | -42.0 | 8% | 9% | 4% |
| 7-Nov | at Tulsa | 94 | 30-45 | L | 11% | -9.8 | 8% | 8% | 47% |
| 19-Nov | East Carolina | 76 | 7-44 | L | 0% | -25.4 | 5% | 9% | 7% |
| 26-Nov | South Florida | 50 | 3-44 | L | 0% | -30.4 | 17% | 23% | 23% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 14.0 | 126 | 36.4 | 112 |
| Points Per Game | 13.9 | 126 | 37.7 | 118 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.01 | 127 | 1.34 | 103 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 34.2% | 122 | 44.7% | 98 | 40.3% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 29.4 | 80 | 31.8 | 108 | 29.9 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 3.63 | 121 | 5.32 | 119 | 4.67 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -10.48 | 122 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -3.97 |
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| ACTUAL | -20 | 127 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 67.9 | 128 | 88.3 | 105 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 33.7% | 122 | 44.3% | 85 | 42.3% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.78 | 128 | 1.13 | 91 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 78.5 | 125 | 88.3 | 113 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 30.9% | 124 | 37.2% | 53 | 38.9% |
| Power Success Rate | 56.5% | 113 | 63.4% | 49 | 66.3% |
| Stuff Rate | 23.7% | 112 | 22.1% | 38 | 19.6% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| C.J. Jones | RB | 5'10, 216 | FR | 93 | 339 | 1 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 24.7% | 2 (2) |
| Taj McGowan | RB | 6'1, 198 | FR | 85 | 262 | 1 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 28.2% | 0 (0) |
| Dontravious Wilson | RB | 5'10, 217 | JR | 44 | 147 | 0 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 27.3% | 0 (0) |
| Justin Holman | QB | 6'4, 213 | JR | 36 | 185 | 0 | 5.1 | 2.0 | 58.3% | 4 (0) |
| Nick Patti | WR | 5'11, 206 | JR | 30 | 106 | 2 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 30.0% | 0 (0) |
| Michael Willett | RB | 5'9, 197 | SO | 15 | 53 | 0 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 46.7% | 0 (0) |
| William Stanback | RB | 6'1, 228 | JR | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 8.3% | 1 (1) |
| Bo Schneider | QB | 6'3, 225 | FR | 6 | 13 | 0 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 33.3% | 1 (1) |
| Tristan Payton | WR | 6'0, 185 | FR | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.1 | 25.0% | 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+ | 73.3 | 122 | 87.0 | 108 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 34.6% | 110 | 45.2% | 112 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.19 | 125 | 1.58 | 101 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 108.7 | 48 | 62.6 | 118 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Justin Holman | 6'4, 213 | JR | 127 | 250 | 1379 | 7 | 14 | 50.8% | 10 | 3.8% | 5.1 |
| Bo Schneider | 6'3, 225 | FR | 54 | 105 | 534 | 2 | 7 | 51.4% | 10 | 8.7% | 4.0 |
| Tyler Harris | 6'4, 228 | FR | 26 | 61 | 308 | 4 | 2 | 42.6% | 3 | 4.7% | 4.1 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Tre'Quan Smith | WR | 6'1, 201 | FR | 95 | 52 | 724 | 4 | 13.9 | 7.6 | 54.7% | 46.3% | 24.1% |
| Tristan Payton | WR | 6'0, 185 | FR | 41 | 21 | 264 | 1 | 12.6 | 6.4 | 51.2% | 39.0% | 10.4% |
| Jordan Franks | WR | 6'3, 225 | SO | 32 | 20 | 246 | 2 | 12.3 | 7.7 | 62.5% | 40.6% | 8.1% |
| Nick Patti | WR | 5'11, 206 | JR | 27 | 13 | 104 | 1 | 8.0 | 3.9 | 48.1% | 37.0% | 6.8% |
| D'erren Wilson | WR | 6'3, 175 | FR | 26 | 8 | 118 | 3 | 14.8 | 4.5 | 30.8% | 26.9% | 6.6% |
| Cam Stewart | WR | 6'3, 188 | FR | 26 | 11 | 90 | 0 | 8.2 | 3.5 | 42.3% | 30.8% | 6.6% |
| Chris Johnson | WR | 5'10, 182 | SO | 24 | 14 | 187 | 0 | 13.4 | 7.8 | 58.3% | 54.2% | 6.1% |
| Jordan Akins | WR | 6'3, 237 | SO | 24 | 14 | 152 | 2 | 10.9 | 6.3 | 58.3% | 41.7% | 6.1% |
| C.J. Jones | RB | 5'10, 216 | FR | 20 | 11 | 65 | 0 | 5.9 | 3.3 | 55.0% | 30.0% | 5.1% |
| Cedric Thompson | HB | 6'0, 235 | SR | 14 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 50.0% | 14.3% | 3.5% |
| Taylor Oldham | WR | 6'2, 193 | JR | 13 | 7 | 42 | 0 | 6.0 | 3.2 | 53.8% | 30.8% | 3.3% |
| Blake Tiralosi | WR | 5'11, 194 | JR | 11 | 8 | 45 | 0 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 72.7% | 54.5% | 2.8% |
| Michael Willett | RB | 5'9, 197 | SO | 10 | 7 | 89 | 0 | 12.7 | 8.9 | 70.0% | 70.0% | 2.5% |
| Dontravious Wilson | RB | 5'10, 217 | JR | 9 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 66.7% | 44.4% | 2.3% |
| Aaron Cochran | HB | 6'2, 260 | FR | 6 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 66.7% | 50.0% | 1.5% |
| Cal Bloom | TE | 6'3, 264 | JR | 6 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 6.3 | 3.2 | 50.0% | 33.3% | 1.5% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 71.0 | 127 | 89.5 | 108 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 39.5% | 121 | 48.7% | 88 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 0.82 | 128 | 1.15 | 88 | 1.11 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.37 | 124 | 2.79 | 48 | 2.90 |
| SD Sack Rate | 2.5% | 19 | 5.4% | 54 | 5.0% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 74.6 | 121 | 84.1 | 112 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 24.8% | 111 | 36.6% | 118 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.55 | 115 | 1.84 | 87 | 1.77 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 2.30 | 121 | 3.76 | 118 | 3.20 |
| PD Sack Rate | 7.6% | 74 | 2.2% | 127 | 7.5% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 79.7 | 118 | 84.7 | 114 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 65.4 | 128 | 88.3 | 102 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 72.2 | 125 | 81.4 | 120 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 84.0 | 118 | 107.8 | 41 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 77.7 | 124 | 95.1 | 89 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 78.8 | 122 | 87.9 | 106 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 65.1 | 126 | 81.2 | 123 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 57.0% | 78 | 60.4% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 22.8% | 120 | 34.0% |
| Adj. Pace | -8.4 | 125 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 69.0% | 109 | 74.9% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 62.1% | 44 | 60.3% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 37.0% | 36 | 33.9% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 13.4% | 109 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 3.9% | 90 | 5.1% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 3.6% | 82 | 4.5% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 5.6% | 82 | 6.3% |
| PD to INC | 32.5% | 69 | 32.8% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
| Domenic Spencer | LB | 5'10, 229 | SR | 76.5 | 11.2% | 9.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Drico Johnson | DB | 6'1, 207 | JR | 51.5 | 7.5% | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Chequan Burkett | LB | 6'2, 228 | SO | 44.0 | 6.4% | 6.5 | 3.0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Shaquill Griffin | DB | 6'1, 192 | JR | 44.0 | 6.4% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Tre Neal | DB | 6'1, 200 | FR | 42.5 | 6.2% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerod Boykins | DB | 6'3, 213 | JR | 33.0 | 4.8% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamiyus Pittman | DL | 6'0, 300 | SO | 32.0 | 4.7% | 7.0 | 4.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Jasinski | LB | 6'1, 209 | FR | 30.0 | 4.4% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Killings | DB | 6'0, 186 | JR | 28.0 | 4.1% | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Thomas Niles | DL | 6'2, 266 | SR | 28.0 | 4.1% | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Mutcherson | DB | 5'11, 191 | SR | 26.0 | 3.8% | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Lance McDowdell | DL | 6'4, 302 | SR | 24.0 | 3.5% | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Adams | DL | 6'4, 251 | JR | 23.0 | 3.4% | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Guerad | DL | 6'3, 298 | SO | 20.5 | 3.0% | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Gibson | DB | 5'11, 186 | FR | 19.0 | 2.8% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Maurice Russell | LB | 5'11, 239 | JR | 19.0 | 2.8% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demeitre Brim | LB | 6'3, 225 | JR | 17.5 | 2.6% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Boykins | DB | 6'2, 194 | JR | 16.5 | 2.4% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendin Straubel | DB | 5'9, 194 | SR | 13.5 | 2.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Rucker | LB | 5'9, 213 | JR | 12.0 | 1.8% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monte Taylor | DL | 6'3, 270 | JR | 9.5 | 1.4% | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seyvon Lowry | DL | 6'3, 252 | SO | 8.5 | 1.2% | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quintin Hampton | LB | 5'11, 240 | FR | 8.5 | 1.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Connors | DL | 6'1, 283 | FR | 7.5 | 1.1% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaquem Griffin | DB | 6'1, 205 | SO | 7.0 | 1.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 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+ | 1.4 | 10 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.16 | 45 |
| Punt Success Rate | 66.2% | 19 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 75.6% | 45 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 66.7% | 12 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 60.0% | 12 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Matthew Wright | 6'1, 179 | FR | 17-17 | 13-17 | 76.5% |
| Donald Delahaye | 5'9, 170 | FR | 1-1 | 0-0 | #DIV/0! |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Caleb Houston | 6'1, 210 | JR | 65 | 44.2 | 2 | 31 | 23 | 83.1% |
| Mac Loudermilk | 6'1, 224 | FR | 9 | 50.4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Donald Delahaye | 5'9, 170 | FR | 33 | 63.1 | 11 | 33.3% | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Matthew Wright | 6'1, 179 | FR | 8 | 63.3 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Chris Johnson | 5'10, 182 | SO | 6 | 6.8 | 0 | 11 | 2 (1) |
| Blake Tiralosi | 5'11, 194 | JR | 3 | 4.3 | 0 | 9 | 1 (1) |
| Jordan Akins | 6'3, 237 | SO | 2 | 7.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Tristan Payton | 6'0, 185 | FR | 30 | 24.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) |
| Hayden Jones | 5'10, 173 | JR | 12 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Blake Tiralosi | 5'11, 194 | JR | 7 | 22.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics