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2015 | 2016
FIU Golden Panthers (Conference USA East)
2015 Schedule & Results
| Record: 5-7 | Second-order wins (diff.): 4.7 (-0.3) | S&P+ Rk: 108 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 3-Sep | at Central Florida | 125 | 15-14 | W | 40% | -2.0 | 5% | 15% | 9% |
| 12-Sep | at Indiana | 60 | 22-36 | L | 19% | -7.0 | 45% | 4% | 76% |
| 19-Sep | NC Central | N/A | 39-14 | W | 100% | 27.7 | 39% | 28% | 46% |
| 26-Sep | at Louisiana Tech | 54 | 17-27 | L | 5% | -13.2 | 53% | 34% | 67% |
| 3-Oct | at Massachusetts | 97 | 14-24 | L | 3% | -15.0 | 16% | 12% | 27% |
| 10-Oct | UTEP | 126 | 52-12 | W | 100% | 42.9 | 87% | 86% | 95% |
| 17-Oct | at Middle Tennessee | 82 | 34-42 | L | 14% | -8.5 | 21% | 45% | 40% |
| 24-Oct | Old Dominion | 110 | 41-12 | W | 93% | 11.8 | 42% | 69% | 42% |
| 31-Oct | at Florida Atlantic | 93 | 17-31 | L | 2% | -17.2 | 6% | 28% | 10% |
| 7-Nov | Charlotte | 124 | 48-31 | W | 97% | 14.7 | 35% | 71% | 22% |
| 14-Nov | at Marshall | 64 | 0-52 | L | 0% | -47.2 | 15% | 10% | 5% |
| 21-Nov | Western Kentucky | 11 | 7-63 | L | 0% | -53.6 | 17% | 1% | 26% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 20.9 | 112 | 34.1 | 101 |
| Points Per Game | 25.5 | 90 | 29.8 | 85 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.18 | 104 | 1.08 | 2 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 39.3% | 94 | 48.6% | 123 | 40.3% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 29.8 | 69 | 30.0 | 71 | 29.9 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.78 | 64 | 4.84 | 86 | 4.67 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -1.04 | 79 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +1.68 |
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| ACTUAL | 3 | 46 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 81.3 | 119 | 81.3 | 122 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 38.3% | 105 | 50.6% | 120 | 42.3% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.95 | 113 | 0.88 | 3 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 87.1 | 117 | 90.9 | 102 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 30.8% | 125 | 44.1% | 122 | 38.9% |
| Power Success Rate | 55.6% | 116 | 62.5% | 44 | 66.3% |
| Stuff Rate | 21.6% | 94 | 18.2% | 90 | 19.6% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Alex Gardner | RB | 5'10, 192 | SO | 186 | 760 | 9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 30.6% | 2 (2) |
| Alex McGough | QB | 6'3, 218 | SO | 64 | 275 | 3 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 34.4% | 8 (4) |
| Anthony Jones | WR | 5'11, 190 | FR | 48 | 243 | 2 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 31.3% | 0 (0) |
| Anthon Samuel | RB | 5'11, 212 | SR | 32 | 104 | 1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 21.9% | 0 (0) |
| Trey Anderson | QB | 6'0, 195 | SR | 9 | 95 | 0 | 10.6 | 13.1 | 44.4% | 0 (0) |
| Lamarq Caldwell | RB | 6'0, 223 | SR | 9 | 31 | 0 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 22.2% | 0 (0) |
| Shug Oyegunle | WR | 5'9, 193 | SO | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 50.0% | 0 (0) |
| Clinton Taylor | WR | 5'10, 179 | SR | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 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+ | 85.1 | 107 | 89.2 | 102 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 40.0% | 71 | 46.4% | 116 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.33 | 102 | 1.32 | 21 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 100.7 | 61 | 94.8 | 75 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Alex McGough | 6'3, 218 | SO | 269 | 420 | 2722 | 21 | 8 | 64.0% | 26 | 5.8% | 5.7 |
| Trey Anderson | 6'0, 195 | SR | 5 | 20 | 132 | 1 | 0 | 25.0% | 1 | 4.8% | 6.0 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Thomas Owens | WR | 6'1, 198 | SO | 88 | 51 | 638 | 8 | 12.5 | 7.3 | 58.0% | 47.7% | 20.4% |
| Alex Gardner | RB | 5'10, 192 | SO | 68 | 60 | 442 | 1 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 88.2% | 51.5% | 15.8% |
| Clinton Taylor | WR | 5'10, 179 | SR | 58 | 37 | 387 | 3 | 10.5 | 6.7 | 63.8% | 43.1% | 13.5% |
| Jonnu Smith | TE | 6'3, 232 | JR | 56 | 36 | 397 | 4 | 11.0 | 7.1 | 64.3% | 39.3% | 13.0% |
| Julian Williams | WR | 5'11, 190 | SO | 39 | 19 | 176 | 1 | 9.3 | 4.5 | 48.7% | 30.8% | 9.0% |
| Akil Dan-Fodio | TE | 6'4, 230 | SR | 32 | 21 | 241 | 0 | 11.5 | 7.5 | 65.6% | 50.0% | 7.4% |
| Ya'Keem Griner | TE | 6'4, 235 | SR | 31 | 21 | 225 | 2 | 10.7 | 7.3 | 67.7% | 45.2% | 7.2% |
| Dennis Turner | WR | 6'0, 175 | SO | 24 | 11 | 150 | 2 | 13.6 | 6.3 | 45.8% | 29.2% | 5.6% |
| Anthony Jones | WR | 5'11, 190 | FR | 11 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 45.5% | 18.2% | 2.6% |
| Shawn Abrams | WR | 6'4, 175 | JR | 10 | 6 | 74 | 0 | 12.3 | 7.4 | 60.0% | 50.0% | 2.3% |
| Anthon Samuel | RB | 5'11, 212 | SR | 6 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 1.4% |
| Shug Oyegunle | WR | 5'9, 193 | SO | 3 | 2 | 83 | 1 | 41.5 | 27.7 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 0.7% |
| Juwan Caesar | WR | 6'5, 219 | SR | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Denzell Perine | DE | 6'3, 256 | SR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Leonard Washington | DT | 6'0, 295 | JR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Lamarq Caldwell | RB | 6'0, 223 | SR | 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+ | 85.4 | 116 | 85.6 | 120 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 44.2% | 99 | 54.7% | 125 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.01 | 107 | 0.96 | 4 | 1.11 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.53 | 114 | 3.03 | 88 | 2.90 |
| SD Sack Rate | 3.7% | 37 | 3.8% | 103 | 5.0% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 84.8 | 104 | 94.8 | 87 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 28.4% | 86 | 33.7% | 100 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.79 | 61 | 1.53 | 15 | 1.77 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.38 | 52 | 2.30 | 4 | 3.20 |
| PD Sack Rate | 6.8% | 54 | 6.7% | 79 | 7.5% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 88.1 | 107 | 88.3 | 104 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 84.2 | 117 | 86.3 | 110 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 80.9 | 115 | 85.4 | 115 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 90.2 | 104 | 81.5 | 122 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 90.3 | 105 | 83.2 | 122 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 75.9 | 125 | 81.5 | 120 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 90.7 | 102 | 96.6 | 85 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 45.4% | 125 | 60.4% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 27.4% | 98 | 34.0% |
| Adj. Pace | -4.3 | 103 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 70.4% | 103 | 74.9% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 59.6% | 72 | 60.3% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 35.8% | 51 | 33.9% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 15.2% | 78 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 6.1% | 41 | 5.1% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 2.3% | 120 | 4.5% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 6.7% | 50 | 6.3% |
| PD to INC | 36.2% | 30 | 32.8% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
| Anthony Wint | LB | 6'0, 224 | SO | 64.5 | 9.7% | 5.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Leonard | CB | 5'9, 189 | SR | 52.0 | 7.9% | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyree Johnson | S | 5'9, 188 | FR | 51.5 | 7.8% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeremiah McKinnon | CB | 6'1, 194 | SR | 48.0 | 7.3% | 2.5 | 0.5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Jephete Matilus | LB | 6'1, 230 | SR | 41.0 | 6.2% | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lars Koht | DT | 6'5, 283 | SR | 37.5 | 5.7% | 8.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Niko Gonzalez | S | 5'11, 191 | SO | 36.0 | 5.4% | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Wakefield | DE | 6'3, 263 | SR | 33.5 | 5.1% | 15.0 | 7.5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Denzell Perine | DE | 6'3, 256 | SR | 33.0 | 5.0% | 10.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Vontarius West | LB | 6'0, 203 | SO | 30.5 | 4.6% | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Xavier Hines | CB | 5'11, 189 | SO | 28.5 | 4.3% | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Treyvon Williams | LB | 6'0, 229 | JR | 26.5 | 4.0% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Bruno | DB | 5'10, 178 | FR | 22.5 | 3.4% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Deonte Wilson | S | 6'0, 190 | JR | 15.0 | 2.3% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| De'Shawn Hazziez | LB | 6'2, 214 | JR | 14.5 | 2.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Imarjaye Albury | DT | 6'1, 293 | JR | 12.0 | 1.8% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Rosado | LB | 6'2, 231 | SR | 11.0 | 1.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrian Dyson | DT | 6'4, 296 | SR | 10.5 | 1.6% | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Guest | LB | 6'4, 221 | SO | 9.5 | 1.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marques Cheeks | DT | 6'3, 290 | JR | 8.5 | 1.3% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Glanton | DL | 6'3, 263 | JR | 7.5 | 1.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Lubin | DB | 6'1, 187 | FR | 7.0 | 1.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilkenson Myrtil | CB | 6'0, 196 | JR | 6.5 | 1.0% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonard Washington | DT | 6'0, 295 | JR | 5.5 | 0.8% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lamarq Caldwell | RB | 6'0, 223 | SR | 5.5 | 0.8% | 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+ | -0.7 | 95 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.03 | 66 |
| Punt Success Rate | 43.5% | 115 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 69.4% | 73 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 68.4% | 9 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 46.9% | 61 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Austin Taylor | 5'8, 176 | JR | 32-36 | 10-14 | 71.4% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Stone Wilson | 5'10, 178 | FR | 42 | 40.5 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 66.7% |
| Chris Ayers | 6'0, 180 | JR | 21 | 39.4 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 61.9% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Austin Taylor | 5'8, 176 | JR | 57 | 60.6 | 18 | 31.6% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Stone Wilson | 5'10, 178 | FR | 5 | 61.0 | 1 | 20.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Richard Leonard | 5'9, 189 | SR | 15 | 10.7 | 0 | 12 | 1 (0) |
| Clinton Taylor | 5'10, 179 | SR | 3 | 7.7 | 0 | 2 | 0 (0) |
| Kenyatta Anderson | 6'0, 188 | FR | 1 | 23.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Richard Leonard | 5'9, 189 | SR | 29 | 21.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Anthony Jones | 5'11, 190 | FR | 9 | 23.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Clinton Taylor | 5'10, 179 | SR | 8 | 14.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics