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2015 | 2016
CMU Chippewas (MAC West)
2015 Schedule & Results
| Record: 7-6 | Second-order wins (diff.): 7.2 (0.2) | S&P+ Rk: 78 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 3-Sep | Oklahoma State | 33 | 13-24 | L | 8% | -11.1 | 54% | 33% | 59% |
| 12-Sep | Monmouth | N/A | 31-10 | W | 100% | 30.4 | 57% | 14% | 79% |
| 19-Sep | at Syracuse | 71 | 27-30 | L | 5% | -12.9 | 22% | 49% | 3% |
| 26-Sep | at Michigan State | 13 | 10-30 | L | 1% | -19.6 | 31% | 19% | 29% |
| 3-Oct | Northern Illinois | 69 | 29-19 | W | 73% | 4.8 | 81% | 14% | 78% |
| 10-Oct | at Western Michigan | 53 | 39-41 | L | 30% | -4.3 | 34% | 66% | 36% |
| 17-Oct | Buffalo | 96 | 51-14 | W | 100% | 30.0 | 85% | 95% | 91% |
| 24-Oct | at Ball State | 111 | 23-21 | W | 87% | 9.0 | 24% | 27% | 59% |
| 31-Oct | at Akron | 80 | 14-6 | W | 91% | 10.5 | 67% | 72% | 76% |
| 10-Nov | Toledo | 21 | 23-28 | L | 5% | -13.4 | 23% | 64% | 25% |
| 18-Nov | at Kent State | 115 | 27-14 | W | 95% | 12.9 | 38% | 66% | 33% |
| 27-Nov | Eastern Michigan | 121 | 35-28 | W | 98% | 16.3 | 33% | 47% | 67% |
| 28-Dec | vs. Minnesota | 37 | 14-21 | L | 28% | -4.6 | 17% | 48% | 38% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 26.8 | 82 | 27.7 | 60 |
| Points Per Game | 25.8 | 88 | 22.0 | 28 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.29 | 52 | 1.22 | 49 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 41.8% | 67 | 40.3% | 58 | 40.3% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 30.4 | 54 | 30.4 | 80 | 29.9 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.15 | 104 | 4.54 | 54 | 4.67 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 1.44 | 57 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +0.22 |
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| ACTUAL | 2 | 51 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 84.0 | 115 | 94.2 | 85 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 37.1% | 114 | 39.8% | 46 | 42.3% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.97 | 108 | 1.09 | 69 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 87.1 | 117 | 92.9 | 93 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 33.6% | 117 | 36.3% | 44 | 38.9% |
| Power Success Rate | 57.9% | 112 | 64.7% | 57 | 66.3% |
| Stuff Rate | 24.6% | 118 | 21.9% | 44 | 19.6% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Martez Walker | RB | 5'8, 185 | JR | 106 | 373 | 2 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 30.2% | 1 (0) |
| Jahray Hayes | RB | 5'11, 210 | JR | 95 | 324 | 4 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 28.4% | 2 (2) |
| Romello Ross | RB | 5'10, 189 | FR | 54 | 247 | 4 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 44.4% | 0 (0) |
| Devon Spalding | RB | 5'11, 203 | SO | 52 | 182 | 1 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 26.9% | 0 (0) |
| Cooper Rush | QB | 6'3, 227 | JR | 36 | 259 | 3 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 55.6% | 4 (1) |
| Jay Roberson | RB | 6'2, 225 | SO | 19 | 60 | 0 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 15.8% | 2 (1) |
| Mark Chapman | WR | 6'0, 181 | SO | 10 | 74 | 1 | 7.4 | 5.7 | 50.0% | 1 (0) |
| Corey Willis | WR | 5'10, 175 | SO | 9 | 19 | 0 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 44.4% | 0 (0) |
| Derek Edwards | OL | 6'5, 300 | SO | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 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+ | 111.3 | 36 | 98.3 | 70 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 45.2% | 23 | 40.8% | 67 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.48 | 67 | 1.36 | 31 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 109.5 | 47 | 74.8 | 107 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Cooper Rush | 6'3, 227 | JR | 324 | 489 | 3848 | 25 | 11 | 66.3% | 27 | 5.2% | 7.0 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Jesse Kroll | WR | 6'3, 214 | SR | 97 | 61 | 866 | 4 | 14.2 | 8.9 | 62.9% | 55.7% | 20.8% |
| Anthony Rice | WR | 6'0, 179 | JR | 77 | 57 | 595 | 4 | 10.4 | 7.7 | 74.0% | 53.2% | 16.5% |
| Ben McCord | TE | 6'4, 240 | SR | 60 | 39 | 612 | 5 | 15.7 | 10.2 | 65.0% | 51.7% | 12.8% |
| Corey Willis | WR | 5'10, 175 | SO | 58 | 37 | 564 | 5 | 15.2 | 9.7 | 63.8% | 43.1% | 12.4% |
| Mark Chapman | WR | 6'0, 181 | SO | 58 | 43 | 559 | 1 | 13.0 | 9.6 | 74.1% | 53.4% | 12.4% |
| Martez Walker | RB | 5'8, 185 | JR | 25 | 19 | 97 | 0 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 76.0% | 28.0% | 5.4% |
| Devon Spalding | RB | 5'11, 203 | SO | 18 | 14 | 125 | 0 | 8.9 | 6.9 | 77.8% | 44.4% | 3.9% |
| Jahray Hayes | RB | 5'11, 210 | JR | 14 | 9 | 52 | 0 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 64.3% | 42.9% | 3.0% |
| Joe Bacci | RB | 6'1, 245 | JR | 14 | 11 | 49 | 3 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 78.6% | 42.9% | 3.0% |
| Romello Ross | RB | 5'10, 189 | FR | 12 | 11 | 106 | 1 | 9.6 | 8.8 | 91.7% | 41.7% | 2.6% |
| Eric Cooper | WR | 5'11, 189 | SO | 10 | 9 | 84 | 1 | 9.3 | 8.4 | 90.0% | 60.0% | 2.1% |
| Tyler Conklin | TE | 6'4, 235 | SO | 8 | 6 | 95 | 0 | 15.8 | 11.9 | 75.0% | 62.5% | 1.7% |
| Zach Crouch | TE | 6'5, 241 | SO | 7 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 14.0 | 6.0 | 42.9% | 42.9% | 1.5% |
| Jay Roberson | RB | 6'2, 225 | SO | 5 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 100.0% | 80.0% | 1.1% |
| Trevor Thomas | RB | 5'11, 219 | SO | 2 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.4% |
| Cooper Rush | QB | 6'3, 227 | JR | 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+ | 100.1 | 68 | 93.6 | 91 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 45.9% | 76 | 46.8% | 67 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.11 | 61 | 1.07 | 52 | 1.11 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.58 | 110 | 2.79 | 48 | 2.90 |
| SD Sack Rate | 2.9% | 23 | 3.0% | 110 | 5.0% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 105.7 | 50 | 107.6 | 47 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 33.9% | 37 | 26.5% | 25 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.75 | 72 | 1.76 | 68 | 1.77 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 2.52 | 113 | 2.77 | 27 | 3.20 |
| PD Sack Rate | 8.1% | 81 | 3.5% | 123 | 7.5% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 98.6 | 81 | 81.6 | 120 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 93.8 | 91 | 88.7 | 101 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 111.5 | 34 | 122.9 | 15 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 92.0 | 101 | 119.8 | 16 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 96.6 | 88 | 96.0 | 83 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 92.3 | 95 | 103.5 | 60 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 107.6 | 52 | 101.2 | 65 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 51.1% | 109 | 60.4% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 24.0% | 116 | 34.0% |
| Adj. Pace | -2.6 | 83 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 81.6% | 16 | 74.9% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 62.2% | 42 | 60.3% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 31.3% | 84 | 33.9% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 14.0% | 98 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 5.0% | 60 | 5.1% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 2.6% | 113 | 4.5% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 6.3% | 64 | 6.3% |
| PD to INC | 29.0% | 99 | 32.8% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
| Kavon Frazier | DB | 6'0, 218 | SR | 91.0 | 14.0% | 4.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Tony Annese | DB | 6'1, 209 | JR | 71.0 | 10.9% | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Fountain | LB | 6'2, 233 | FR | 51.0 | 7.8% | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nathan Ricketts | LB | 6'3, 237 | JR | 46.0 | 7.1% | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Cox | DB | 5'11, 190 | SO | 42.5 | 6.5% | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Amari Coleman | DB | 5'10, 185 | SO | 36.0 | 5.5% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Hamilton | LB | 6'1, 243 | SR | 35.0 | 5.4% | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyree Waller | LB | 6'1, 225 | SO | 31.5 | 4.8% | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Serpa | DL | 6'3, 256 | SR | 31.0 | 4.8% | 9.5 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Kelby Latta | DL | 6'4, 305 | JR | 26.5 | 4.1% | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Perry | LB | 6'2, 228 | SO | 25.5 | 3.9% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Louis Palmer | DL | 6'2, 290 | SR | 22.0 | 3.4% | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Kantzavelos | DL | 6'3, 265 | SO | 19.5 | 3.0% | 6.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stefon Armstead | DB | 5'10, 183 | SR | 15.5 | 2.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Trevor Apsey | LB | 6'0, 205 | FR | 13.0 | 2.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitch Stanitzek | DL | 6'4, 245 | SO | 12.0 | 1.8% | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabari Dean | DL | 6'2, 290 | JR | 10.0 | 1.5% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Jones | DB | 6'2, 217 | SO | 9.0 | 1.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Ostman | DL | 6'3, 250 | JR | 8.0 | 1.2% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shafer Johnson | DL | 6'1, 325 | SR | 6.0 | 0.9% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nate Brisson-Fast | DL | 6'5, 246 | FR | 5.5 | 0.8% | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Conklin | TE | 6'4, 235 | SO | 4.5 | 0.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Winslow Chapman | DB | 6'0, 195 | JR | 4.5 | 0.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Oakley | DB | 6'1, 204 | FR | 4.5 | 0.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Briones | LB | 6'2, 235 | FR | 4.5 | 0.7% | 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+ | -0.4 | 83 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.03 | 76 |
| Punt Success Rate | 50.8% | 93 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 67.2% | 82 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 41.7% | 90 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 56.8% | 17 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Brian Eavey | 6'2, 192 | JR | 38-38 | 16-24 | 66.7% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Ron Coluzzi | 5'11, 182 | JR | 59 | 39.2 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 62.7% |
| Zach Oakley | 6'1, 204 | FR | 4 | 48.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25.0% |
| Brian Eavey | 6'2, 192 | JR | 1 | 38.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Ron Coluzzi | 5'11, 182 | JR | 64 | 61.0 | 21 | 32.8% | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Brian Eavey | 6'2, 192 | JR | 3 | 62.0 | 2 | 66.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Emmitt Thomas | 5'10, 160 | FR | 10 | 3.9 | 0 | 15 | 1 (0) |
| Kavon Frazier | 6'0, 218 | SR | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Zach Oakley | 6'1, 204 | FR | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Emmitt Thomas | 5'10, 160 | FR | 28 | 20.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 (0) |
| Mark Chapman | 6'0, 181 | SO | 3 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Gary Jones | 6'2, 217 | SO | 2 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics