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2015 | 2016
Duke Blue Devils (ACC Coastal)
2015 Schedule & Results
| Record: 8-5 | Second-order wins (diff.): 7.0 (-1.0) | S&P+ Rk: 75 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 3-Sep | at Tulane | 120 | 37-7 | W | 100% | 29.5 | 89% | 62% | 85% |
| 12-Sep | NC Central | N/A | 55-0 | W | 100% | 50.1 | 76% | 51% | 89% |
| 19-Sep | Northwestern | 56 | 10-19 | L | 70% | 4.2 | 79% | 44% | 73% |
| 26-Sep | Georgia Tech | 68 | 34-20 | W | 94% | 12.7 | 83% | 39% | 85% |
| 3-Oct | Boston College | 67 | 9-7 | W | 28% | -4.7 | 54% | 49% | 59% |
| 10-Oct | at Army | 123 | 44-3 | W | 100% | 54.8 | 95% | 94% | 99% |
| 24-Oct | at Virginia Tech | 59 | 45-43 | W | 82% | 7.4 | 50% | 70% | 63% |
| 31-Oct | Miami-FL | 51 | 27-30 | L | 36% | -2.9 | 23% | 47% | 48% |
| 7-Nov | at North Carolina | 29 | 31-66 | L | 0% | -24.6 | 10% | 72% | 1% |
| 14-Nov | Pittsburgh | 40 | 13-31 | L | 11% | -9.8 | 6% | 43% | 24% |
| 21-Nov | at Virginia | 73 | 34-42 | L | 3% | -14.6 | 4% | 14% | 2% |
| 28-Nov | at Wake Forest | 92 | 27-21 | W | 45% | -1.0 | 8% | 54% | 16% |
| 26-Dec | vs. Indiana | 60 | 44-41 | W | 29% | -4.5 | 9% | 27% | 51% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 25.4 | 90 | 26.0 | 52 |
| Points Per Game | 31.5 | 48 | 25.4 | 47 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.22 | 85 | 1.22 | 48 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 40.1% | 86 | 39.6% | 52 | 40.3% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 32.8 | 15 | 26.9 | 13 | 29.9 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.36 | 93 | 4.58 | 58 | 4.67 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -2.08 | 88 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +0.42 |
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| ACTUAL | -1 | 74 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 101.1 | 71 | 105.7 | 45 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 41.6% | 76 | 40.1% | 50 | 42.3% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.14 | 36 | 0.88 | 2 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 110.1 | 26 | 102 | 49 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 38.6% | 73 | 33.7% | 21 | 38.9% |
| Power Success Rate | 72.0% | 32 | 57.6% | 23 | 66.3% |
| Stuff Rate | 13.9% | 3 | 19.7% | 68 | 19.6% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Thomas Sirk | QB | 6'4, 220 | JR | 152 | 860 | 8 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 45.4% | 2 (1) |
| Shaquille Powell | RB | 5'10, 205 | SR | 125 | 542 | 3 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 32.0% | 0 (0) |
| Shaun Wilson | RB | 5'9, 180 | SO | 84 | 424 | 3 | 5.0 | 8.8 | 26.2% | 2 (2) |
| Jela Duncan | RB | 5'10, 210 | JR | 69 | 479 | 4 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 47.8% | 1 (1) |
| Parker Boehme | QB | 6'2, 220 | SO | 40 | 207 | 5 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 40.0% | 2 (2) |
| Nicodem Pierre | QB | 6'2, 210 | FR | 15 | 76 | 0 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 60.0% | 0 (0) |
| Zach Boden | RB | 5'10, 200 | JR | 9 | 34 | 2 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 33.3% | 0 (0) |
| Joseph Ajeigbe | RB | 5'9, 215 | SO | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 25.0% | 1 (1) |
| Will Monday | P | 6'4, 210 | SR | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 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+ | 90.2 | 94 | 89.7 | 99 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 38.7% | 81 | 38.8% | 48 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.30 | 111 | 1.67 | 116 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 260 | 4 | 60.9 | 121 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Thomas Sirk | 6'4, 220 | JR | 251 | 427 | 2625 | 16 | 8 | 58.8% | 12 | 2.7% | 5.8 |
| Parker Boehme | 6'2, 220 | SO | 43 | 78 | 579 | 2 | 1 | 55.1% | 5 | 6.0% | 6.7 |
| Nicodem Pierre | 6'2, 210 | FR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Max McCaffrey | WR | 6'2, 200 | SR | 82 | 52 | 643 | 5 | 12.4 | 7.8 | 63.4% | 47.6% | 16.9% |
| T.J. Rahming | WR | 5'10, 165 | FR | 79 | 43 | 571 | 2 | 13.3 | 7.2 | 54.4% | 41.8% | 16.3% |
| Johnell Barnes | WR | 6'0, 170 | JR | 62 | 34 | 411 | 2 | 12.1 | 6.6 | 54.8% | 45.2% | 12.8% |
| Anthony Nash | WR | 6'5, 200 | JR | 59 | 32 | 475 | 1 | 14.8 | 8.1 | 54.2% | 42.4% | 12.2% |
| Shaquille Powell | RB | 5'10, 205 | SR | 44 | 35 | 212 | 2 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 79.5% | 34.1% | 9.1% |
| Braxton Deaver | TE | 6'5, 245 | SR | 40 | 21 | 183 | 2 | 8.7 | 4.6 | 52.5% | 42.5% | 8.2% |
| Shaun Wilson | RB | 5'9, 180 | SO | 25 | 19 | 207 | 1 | 10.9 | 8.3 | 76.0% | 48.0% | 5.2% |
| Erich Schneider | TE | 6'7, 240 | JR | 25 | 15 | 123 | 3 | 8.2 | 4.9 | 60.0% | 40.0% | 5.2% |
| David Reeves | TE | 6'5, 255 | SR | 20 | 13 | 104 | 0 | 8.0 | 5.2 | 65.0% | 50.0% | 4.1% |
| Jela Duncan | RB | 5'10, 210 | JR | 15 | 11 | 89 | 0 | 8.1 | 5.9 | 73.3% | 46.7% | 3.1% |
| Chris Taylor | WR | 6'1, 180 | FR | 12 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 7.2 | 3.0 | 41.7% | 25.0% | 2.5% |
| Terrence Alls | WR | 6'1, 190 | SO | 10 | 6 | 56 | 0 | 9.3 | 5.6 | 60.0% | 50.0% | 2.1% |
| Ryan Smith | WR | 5'7, 165 | JR | 9 | 6 | 85 | 0 | 14.2 | 9.4 | 66.7% | 55.6% | 1.9% |
| Joseph Ajeigbe | RB | 5'9, 215 | SO | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.2% |
| Quay Chambers | WR | 6'3, 220 | SO | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Nicodem Pierre | QB | 6'2, 210 | FR | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2.0 | -2.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 89.4 | 110 | 97.9 | 72 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 43.4% | 106 | 44.1% | 44 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.04 | 96 | 1.07 | 51 | 1.11 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.07 | 36 | 2.84 | 60 | 2.90 |
| SD Sack Rate | 1.2% | 5 | 4.0% | 98 | 5.0% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 110.4 | 41 | 95.1 | 86 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 32.5% | 49 | 29.4% | 53 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.76 | 69 | 1.71 | 53 | 1.77 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.24 | 67 | 1.97 | 1 | 3.20 |
| PD Sack Rate | 4.1% | 12 | 3.7% | 119 | 7.5% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 95.7 | 92 | 103.3 | 47 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 99.4 | 75 | 106.9 | 57 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 106.5 | 53 | 87.3 | 110 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 103.9 | 63 | 103.8 | 54 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 100.6 | 68 | 103.2 | 52 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 94.2 | 91 | 100.3 | 70 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 109.1 | 48 | 86.3 | 115 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 56.8% | 82 | 60.4% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 26.9% | 103 | 34.0% |
| Adj. Pace | +7.4 | 14 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 73.6% | 79 | 74.9% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 64.7% | 24 | 60.3% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 36.5% | 43 | 33.9% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 15.2% | 77 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 3.7% | 97 | 5.1% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 3.3% | 94 | 4.5% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 8.1% | 15 | 6.3% |
| PD to INC | 27.2% | 114 | 32.8% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
| Dwayne Norman | LB | 6'1, 215 | SR | 88.5 | 11.8% | 8.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Jeremy Cash | S | 6'2, 210 | SR | 79.0 | 10.5% | 18.0 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| DeVon Edwards | S | 5'9, 180 | JR | 75.5 | 10.1% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Deondre Singleton | S | 5'11, 180 | JR | 61.5 | 8.2% | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Breon Borders | CB | 6'0, 175 | JR | 47.5 | 6.3% | 4.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Tinashe Bere | LB | 6'1, 230 | FR | 41.5 | 5.5% | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| A.J. Wolf | DT | 6'4, 270 | JR | 37.5 | 5.0% | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Wray | DT | 6'2, 290 | SR | 33.0 | 4.4% | 4.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alonzo Saxton II | CB | 5'11, 180 | SO | 31.0 | 4.1% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Deion Williams | DE | 6'0, 230 | SR | 27.0 | 3.6% | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyler Brown | DE | 6'4, 235 | SR | 25.5 | 3.4% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zavier Carmichael | LB | 6'0, 220 | SO | 24.0 | 3.2% | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Humphreys | LB | 6'2, 210 | FR | 21.0 | 2.8% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Ramsay | DT | 6'2, 295 | SO | 20.0 | 2.7% | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Boyce | DT | 6'0, 255 | FR | 17.5 | 2.3% | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Phillip Carter | S | 6'1, 195 | SO | 15.0 | 2.0% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy McDuffie | CB | 5'11, 170 | FR | 14.5 | 1.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quaven Ferguson | DT | 6'2, 305 | FR | 13.0 | 1.7% | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corbin McCarthy | S | 5'10, 200 | JR | 11.5 | 1.5% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Britton Grier | DE | 6'1, 245 | SR | 10.0 | 1.3% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquies Price | DE | 6'6, 240 | FR | 9.0 | 1.2% | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaquille Powell | RB | 5'10, 205 | SR | 5.5 | 0.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Zach Boden | RB | 5'10, 200 | JR | 5.0 | 0.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edgar Cerenord | DT | 6'1, 300 | FR | 4.5 | 0.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evrett Edwards | S | 5'11, 190 | SO | 4.5 | 0.6% | 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+ | 1.5 | 2 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.47 | 5 |
| Punt Success Rate | 68.8% | 13 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 72.8% | 59 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 46.7% | 73 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 52.6% | 34 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Ross Martin | 5'10, 185 | SR | 42-42 | 26-30 | 86.7% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Will Monday | 6'4, 210 | SR | 65 | 43.5 | 13 | 20 | 23 | 66.2% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Ross Martin | 5'10, 185 | SR | 75 | 59.8 | 22 | 29.3% | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Will Kline | 6'1, 190 | SO | 2 | 40.0 | 1 | 50.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Ryan Smith | 5'7, 165 | JR | 29 | 7.1 | 0 | 22 | 3 (2) |
| Johnell Barnes | 6'0, 170 | JR | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| DeVon Edwards | 5'9, 180 | JR | 24 | 29.4 | 3 | 0 | 1 (0) |
| Shaun Wilson | 5'9, 180 | SO | 4 | 41.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Erich Schneider | 6'7, 240 | JR | 3 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics