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2015 | 2016
Clemson Tigers (ACC Atlantic)
2015 Schedule & Results
| Record: 14-1 | Second-order wins (diff.): 13.1 (-0.9) | S&P+ Rk: 2 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 5-Sep | Wofford | N/A | 49-10 | W | 100% | 43.4 | 80% | 79% | 89% |
| 12-Sep | Appalachian State | 43 | 41-10 | W | 100% | 26.2 | 99% | 89% | 99% |
| 17-Sep | at Louisville | 28 | 20-17 | W | 99% | 17.9 | 94% | 78% | 92% |
| 3-Oct | Notre Dame | 8 | 24-22 | W | 54% | 0.7 | 97% | 35% | 96% |
| 10-Oct | Georgia Tech | 68 | 43-24 | W | 100% | 23.0 | 83% | 84% | 70% |
| 17-Oct | Boston College | 67 | 34-17 | W | 96% | 13.6 | 84% | 88% | 46% |
| 24-Oct | at Miami-FL | 51 | 58-0 | W | 100% | 51.5 | 97% | 97% | 100% |
| 31-Oct | at NC State | 36 | 56-41 | W | 97% | 15.2 | 87% | 89% | 65% |
| 7-Nov | Florida State | 7 | 23-13 | W | 79% | 6.4 | 95% | 86% | 84% |
| 14-Nov | at Syracuse | 71 | 37-27 | W | 76% | 5.5 | 52% | 61% | 42% |
| 21-Nov | Wake Forest | 92 | 33-13 | W | 100% | 31.6 | 85% | 77% | 88% |
| 28-Nov | at South Carolina | 88 | 37-32 | W | 85% | 8.4 | 59% | 74% | 25% |
| 5-Dec | vs. North Carolina | 29 | 45-37 | W | 72% | 4.6 | 86% | 77% | 90% |
| 31-Dec | vs. Oklahoma | 4 | 37-17 | W | 96% | 14.3 | 97% | 92% | 92% |
| 11-Jan | vs. Alabama | 1 | 40-45 | L | 57% | 1.3 | 92% | 95% | 33% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 42.7 | 6 | 15.3 | 4 |
| Points Per Game | 38.5 | 16 | 21.7 | 24 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.28 | 53 | 1.40 | 111 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 48.7% | 9 | 32.9% | 4 | 40.3% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 28.4 | 103 | 30.6 | 88 | 29.9 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 5.15 | 31 | 4.17 | 26 | 4.67 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -0.13 | 69 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -0.62 |
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| ACTUAL | -2 | 83 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 118.8 | 13 | 121.5 | 9 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 46.2% | 31 | 34.2% | 9 | 42.3% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.04 | 79 | 1.29 | 122 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 120.6 | 7 | 128.2 | 4 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 40.8% | 38 | 32.6% | 9 | 38.9% |
| Power Success Rate | 78.2% | 6 | 50.0% | 6 | 66.3% |
| Stuff Rate | 16.3% | 19 | 28.6% | 2 | 19.6% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Wayne Gallman | RB | 6'1, 215 | SO | 283 | 1527 | 13 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 40.3% | 3 (2) |
| Deshaun Watson | QB | 6'2, 210 | SO | 192 | 1187 | 12 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 45.3% | 4 (1) |
| C.J. Fuller | RB | 5'10, 210 | FR | 42 | 171 | 1 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 35.7% | 1 (0) |
| Zac Brooks | RB | 6'1, 200 | SR | 41 | 234 | 3 | 5.7 | 7.2 | 34.1% | 0 (0) |
| Kelly Bryant | QB | 6'3, 215 | FR | 23 | 156 | 2 | 6.8 | 10.6 | 39.1% | 1 (1) |
| Tyshon Dye | RB | 6'0, 215 | SO | 23 | 91 | 2 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 34.8% | 0 (0) |
| C.J. Davidson | RB | 5'10, 200 | SR | 22 | 60 | 0 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 31.8% | 1 (0) |
| Ray-Ray McCloud | WR | 5'10, 180 | FR | 7 | 48 | 0 | 6.9 | 3.1 | 71.4% | 3 (2) |
| Artavis Scott | WR | 5'11, 190 | SO | 5 | 27 | 1 | 5.4 | 2.0 | 60.0% | 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+ | 145.8 | 3 | 128.5 | 6 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 51.4% | 3 | 31.7% | 5 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.52 | 51 | 1.50 | 77 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 255.5 | 5 | 147.5 | 9 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Deshaun Watson | 6'2, 210 | SO | 333 | 491 | 4104 | 35 | 13 | 67.8% | 15 | 3.0% | 7.9 |
| Nick Schuessler | 6'3, 200 | JR | 13 | 23 | 177 | 0 | 1 | 56.5% | 2 | 8.0% | 6.1 |
| Kelly Bryant | 6'3, 215 | FR | 7 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 77.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 3.0 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Artavis Scott | WR | 5'11, 190 | SO | 120 | 93 | 927 | 6 | 10.0 | 7.7 | 77.5% | 55.0% | 24.0% |
| Charone Peake | WR | 6'3, 215 | SR | 81 | 51 | 726 | 5 | 14.2 | 9.0 | 63.0% | 53.1% | 16.2% |
| Jordan Leggett | TE | 6'5, 255 | JR | 59 | 40 | 525 | 8 | 13.1 | 8.9 | 67.8% | 64.4% | 11.8% |
| Hunter Renfrow | WR | 5'10, 175 | FR | 49 | 33 | 492 | 5 | 14.9 | 10.0 | 67.3% | 53.1% | 9.8% |
| Deon Cain | WR | 6'2, 200 | FR | 46 | 34 | 582 | 5 | 17.1 | 12.7 | 73.9% | 63.0% | 9.2% |
| Ray-Ray McCloud | WR | 5'10, 180 | FR | 36 | 29 | 251 | 1 | 8.7 | 7.0 | 80.6% | 44.4% | 7.2% |
| Germone Hopper | WR | 6'0, 180 | JR | 30 | 21 | 317 | 1 | 15.1 | 10.6 | 70.0% | 56.7% | 6.0% |
| Wayne Gallman | RB | 6'1, 215 | SO | 27 | 21 | 187 | 1 | 8.9 | 6.9 | 77.8% | 44.4% | 5.4% |
| Trevion Thompson | WR | 6'2, 200 | FR | 15 | 10 | 115 | 0 | 11.5 | 7.7 | 66.7% | 53.3% | 3.0% |
| Zac Brooks | RB | 6'1, 200 | SR | 15 | 9 | 113 | 2 | 12.6 | 7.5 | 60.0% | 46.7% | 3.0% |
| C.J. Fuller | RB | 5'10, 210 | FR | 5 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 11.0 | 8.8 | 80.0% | 60.0% | 1.0% |
| Stanton Seckinger | TE | 6'5, 235 | SR | 4 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 8.3 | 6.3 | 75.0% | 25.0% | 0.8% |
| Mike Williams | WR | 6'4, 220 | JR | 2 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.4% |
| Adrien Dunn | WR | 5'7, 175 | SO | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 100.0% | 50.0% | 0.4% |
| Jordan Bianchi | WR | 6'6, 215 | SR | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.4% |
| Christian Wilkins | DT | 6'4, 315 | FR | 1 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.2% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 129.5 | 3 | 138.8 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 52.8% | 15 | 36.0% | 3 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.22 | 19 | 1.11 | 67 | 1.11 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.27 | 18 | 2.21 | 5 | 2.90 |
| SD Sack Rate | 2.3% | 16 | 11.6% | 1 | 5.0% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 131.0 | 10 | 100.8 | 68 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 36.8% | 19 | 28.0% | 36 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.56 | 112 | 1.97 | 117 | 1.77 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.51 | 36 | 2.90 | 38 | 3.20 |
| PD Sack Rate | 3.7% | 9 | 10.6% | 17 | 7.5% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 130.6 | 6 | 148.3 | 3 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 135.9 | 4 | 145.2 | 2 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 130.3 | 8 | 139.1 | 8 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 117.0 | 19 | 97.3 | 79 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 124.0 | 9 | 151.9 | 1 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 128.0 | 7 | 114.8 | 26 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 138.5 | 3 | 116.8 | 21 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 57.9% | 73 | 60.4% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 34.8% | 52 | 34.0% |
| Adj. Pace | +9.1 | 9 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 78.1% | 41 | 74.9% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 57.5% | 94 | 60.3% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 34.6% | 60 | 33.9% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 20.7% | 5 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 8.4% | 7 | 5.1% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 5.7% | 30 | 4.5% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 6.4% | 63 | 6.3% |
| PD to INC | 28.0% | 106 | 32.8% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
| B.J. Goodson | LB | 6'1, 250 | SR | 83.5 | 11.0% | 14.0 | 5.5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| T.J. Green | S | 6'3, 205 | JR | 81.0 | 10.7% | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Ben Boulware | LB | 5'11, 240 | JR | 63.0 | 8.3% | 8.0 | 3.5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Kevin Dodd | DE | 6'5, 275 | JR | 53.0 | 7.0% | 23.5 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jayron Kearse | S | 6'5, 220 | JR | 51.5 | 6.8% | 6.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Shaq Lawson | DE | 6'3, 270 | JR | 48.0 | 6.3% | 25.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cordrea Tankersley | CB | 6'1, 195 | JR | 43.5 | 5.7% | 3.5 | 1.0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Blanks | LB | 6'1, 210 | JR | 31.0 | 4.1% | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dorian O'Daniel | LB | 6'1, 215 | SO | 29.0 | 3.8% | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Watkins | DT | 6'3, 300 | JR | 26.0 | 3.4% | 7.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Wilkins | DT | 6'4, 315 | FR | 25.5 | 3.4% | 4.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mackensie Alexander | CB | 5'11, 195 | SO | 20.5 | 2.7% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Bryant | DE | 6'4, 265 | FR | 18.0 | 2.4% | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Van Smith | S | 6'0, 190 | FR | 16.0 | 2.1% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roderick Byers | DT | 6'4, 295 | SR | 15.0 | 2.0% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Carter | CB | 5'9, 175 | SO | 13.5 | 1.8% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jadar Johnson | S | 6'1, 205 | JR | 13.5 | 1.8% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Pagano | DT | 6'3, 295 | SO | 13.0 | 1.7% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Williams | LB | 5'9, 225 | FR | 11.0 | 1.5% | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Baker | CB | 6'0, 180 | SO | 11.0 | 1.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Reader | DT | 6'3, 325 | SR | 10.5 | 1.4% | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Judah Davis | LB | 6'1, 230 | FR | 8.0 | 1.1% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Yeargin | DE | 6'3, 255 | FR | 6.5 | 0.9% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabril Robinson | DT | 6'2, 280 | FR | 5.5 | 0.7% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jefferie Gibson | S | 6'4, 200 | FR | 5.5 | 0.7% | 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+ | 0.5 | 50 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.42 | 13 |
| Punt Success Rate | 55.4% | 64 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 63.5% | 98 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 28.6% | 122 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 36.8% | 98 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Greg Huegel | 5'11, 185 | FR | 57-62 | 27-32 | 84.4% |
| Ammon Lakip | 5'10, 200 | SR | 7-7 | 1-1 | 100.0% |
| Alex Spence | 6'1, 190 | SO | 1-1 | 0-0 | #DIV/0! |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Andy Teasdall | 5'11, 190 | JR | 63 | 39.9 | 1 | 24 | 20 | 69.8% |
| Deshaun Watson | 6'2, 210 | SO | 1 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Greg Huegel | 5'11, 185 | FR | 1 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Ammon Lakip | 5'10, 200 | SR | 73 | 59.2 | 28 | 38.4% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Huegel | 5'11, 185 | FR | 37 | 63.3 | 10 | 27.0% | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Spence | 6'1, 190 | SO | 1 | 65.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Artavis Scott | 5'11, 190 | SO | 13 | 4.2 | 0 | 25 | 1 (0) |
| Germone Hopper | 6'0, 180 | JR | 5 | -1.4 | 0 | 7 | 1 (1) |
| Ray-Ray McCloud | 5'10, 180 | FR | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 (1) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Artavis Scott | 5'11, 190 | SO | 15 | 24.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| C.J. Fuller | 5'10, 210 | FR | 14 | 16.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) |
| Ray-Ray McCloud | 5'10, 180 | FR | 7 | 31.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics