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2015 | 2016
Florida State Seminoles (ACC Atlantic)
2015 Schedule & Results
| Record: 10-3 | Second-order wins (diff.): 10.9 (0.9) | S&P+ Rk: 7 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 5-Sep | Texas State | 112 | 59-16 | W | 100% | 29.7 | 91% | 76% | 79% |
| 12-Sep | South Florida | 50 | 34-14 | W | 96% | 14.0 | 94% | 77% | 90% |
| 18-Sep | at Boston College | 67 | 14-0 | W | 95% | 12.9 | 93% | 59% | 83% |
| 3-Oct | at Wake Forest | 92 | 24-16 | W | 93% | 11.8 | 83% | 66% | 42% |
| 10-Oct | Miami-FL | 51 | 29-24 | W | 95% | 13.1 | 82% | 89% | 45% |
| 17-Oct | Louisville | 28 | 41-21 | W | 94% | 12.3 | 80% | 96% | 39% |
| 24-Oct | at Georgia Tech | 68 | 16-22 | L | 70% | 4.3 | 33% | 35% | 72% |
| 31-Oct | Syracuse | 71 | 45-21 | W | 100% | 20.9 | 83% | 82% | 70% |
| 7-Nov | at Clemson | 2 | 13-23 | L | 21% | -6.4 | 63% | 67% | 82% |
| 14-Nov | NC State | 36 | 34-17 | W | 99% | 18.4 | 86% | 73% | 89% |
| 21-Nov | Chattanooga | N/A | 52-13 | W | 100% | 34.3 | 70% | 82% | 71% |
| 28-Nov | at Florida | 18 | 27-2 | W | 100% | 26.7 | 91% | 82% | 96% |
| 31-Dec | vs. Houston | 44 | 24-38 | L | 31% | -4.0 | 59% | 60% | 69% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 38.1 | 22 | 18.1 | 10 |
| Points Per Game | 31.7 | 47 | 17.5 | 9 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.39 | 18 | 1.12 | 10 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 42.8% | 52 | 35.4% | 14 | 40.3% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 29.4 | 78 | 26.5 | 8 | 29.9 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 5.15 | 32 | 4.73 | 69 | 4.67 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 2.93 | 43 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -1.13 |
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| ACTUAL | 0 | 66 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 121.2 | 11 | 116.0 | 24 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 42.3% | 70 | 38.3% | 34 | 42.3% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.32 | 3 | 0.99 | 37 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 108.8 | 31 | 95.8 | 84 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 39.8% | 54 | 37.7% | 61 | 38.9% |
| Power Success Rate | 56.2% | 114 | 67.7% | 78 | 66.3% |
| Stuff Rate | 23.1% | 107 | 18.1% | 91 | 19.6% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Dalvin Cook | RB | 5'11, 202 | SO | 231 | 1683 | 19 | 7.3 | 10.1 | 41.1% | 3 (1) |
| Jacques Patrick | RB | 6'2, 235 | FR | 63 | 314 | 5 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 44.4% | 1 (1) |
| Mario Pender | RB | 5'10, 196 | JR | 30 | 140 | 1 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 33.3% | 0 (0) |
| Everett Golson | QB | 6'0, 199 | SR | 30 | 124 | 0 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 40.0% | 3 (1) |
| Johnathan Vickers | RB | 6'1, 226 | SO | 23 | 111 | 1 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 34.8% | 0 (0) |
| Kermit Whitfield | WR | 5'8, 184 | JR | 5 | 29 | 0 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 40.0% | 1 (1) |
| Steven Williams | RB | 5'8, 160 | JR | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0 (0) |
| Jesus Wilson | WR | 5'10, 185 | JR | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 33.3% | 0 (0) |
| Freddie Stevenson | FB | 6'1, 241 | JR | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 33.3% | 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+ | 109.8 | 39 | 130.8 | 5 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 43.1% | 42 | 32.5% | 7 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.45 | 78 | 1.28 | 11 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 120.9 | 39 | 104.3 | 55 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Everett Golson | 6'0, 199 | SR | 147 | 219 | 1778 | 11 | 3 | 67.1% | 18 | 7.6% | 6.8 |
| Sean Maguire | 6'3, 221 | JR | 112 | 189 | 1520 | 11 | 6 | 59.3% | 6 | 3.1% | 7.4 |
| J.J. Cosentino | 6'4, 239 | FR | 5 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 50.0% | 2 | 16.7% | 1.3 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Travis Rudolph | WR | 6'1, 186 | SO | 93 | 59 | 916 | 7 | 15.5 | 9.9 | 63.4% | 50.5% | 23.4% |
| Jesus Wilson | WR | 5'10, 185 | JR | 86 | 58 | 629 | 3 | 10.8 | 7.3 | 67.4% | 47.7% | 21.6% |
| Kermit Whitfield | WR | 5'8, 184 | JR | 70 | 57 | 791 | 6 | 13.9 | 11.3 | 81.4% | 61.4% | 17.6% |
| Dalvin Cook | RB | 5'11, 202 | SO | 34 | 24 | 244 | 1 | 10.2 | 7.2 | 70.6% | 50.0% | 8.5% |
| Ryan Izzo | TE | 6'5, 241 | FR | 24 | 14 | 210 | 2 | 15.0 | 8.8 | 58.3% | 50.0% | 6.0% |
| Ermon Lane | WR | 6'3, 205 | SO | 19 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 8.3 | 2.6 | 31.6% | 31.6% | 4.8% |
| Freddie Stevenson | FB | 6'1, 241 | JR | 11 | 9 | 64 | 0 | 7.1 | 5.8 | 81.8% | 45.5% | 2.8% |
| Jacques Patrick | RB | 6'2, 235 | FR | 11 | 6 | 62 | 0 | 10.3 | 5.6 | 54.5% | 36.4% | 2.8% |
| Mavin Saunders | TE | 6'5, 248 | FR | 11 | 6 | 52 | 0 | 8.7 | 4.7 | 54.5% | 27.3% | 2.8% |
| Ja'Vonn Harrison | WR | 6'2, 202 | SO | 9 | 6 | 129 | 1 | 21.5 | 14.3 | 66.7% | 55.6% | 2.3% |
| Nyqwan Murray | WR | 5'11, 171 | FR | 7 | 6 | 65 | 0 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 85.7% | 57.1% | 1.8% |
| George Campbell | WR | 6'4, 202 | FR | 7 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 14.0 | 6.0 | 42.9% | 42.9% | 1.8% |
| Johnathan Vickers | RB | 6'1, 226 | SO | 5 | 5 | 39 | 1 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 100.0% | 20.0% | 1.3% |
| Jalen Ramsey | DB | 6'1, 202 | JR | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| Mario Pender | RB | 5'10, 196 | JR | 4 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 11.3 | 8.5 | 75.0% | 75.0% | 1.0% |
| Jeremy Kerr | TE | 6'6, 266 | SO | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 106.0 | 45 | 125.8 | 3 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 45.5% | 82 | 39.9% | 11 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.21 | 21 | 0.99 | 12 | 1.11 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.80 | 75 | 3.01 | 85 | 2.90 |
| SD Sack Rate | 4.2% | 49 | 7.4% | 9 | 5.0% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 136.9 | 8 | 115.5 | 24 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 37.5% | 14 | 27.0% | 28 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.81 | 56 | 1.49 | 6 | 1.77 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.07 | 80 | 3.37 | 81 | 3.20 |
| PD Sack Rate | 7.6% | 74 | 7.8% | 57 | 7.5% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 125.9 | 11 | 135.2 | 5 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 111.9 | 35 | 115.8 | 24 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 125.4 | 15 | 132.5 | 11 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 122.8 | 9 | 102.7 | 60 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 123.8 | 10 | 123.8 | 7 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 126.0 | 10 | 120.7 | 16 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 108.9 | 49 | 105.0 | 52 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 56.7% | 83 | 60.4% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 23.6% | 117 | 34.0% |
| Adj. Pace | -7.5 | 121 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 75.6% | 56 | 74.9% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 59.3% | 75 | 60.3% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 32.3% | 79 | 33.9% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 15.1% | 80 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 6.2% | 38 | 5.1% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 2.5% | 117 | 4.5% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 6.3% | 65 | 6.3% |
| PD to INC | 29.3% | 94 | 32.8% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
| Derwin James | DB | 6'3, 212 | FR | 71.5 | 10.2% | 9.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Reggie Northrup | LB | 6'1, 231 | SR | 69.5 | 9.9% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamarcus Brutus | DB | 6'0, 207 | SR | 57.0 | 8.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrance Smith | LB | 6'4, 230 | SR | 49.5 | 7.0% | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jalen Ramsey | DB | 6'1, 202 | JR | 44.5 | 6.3% | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| DeMarcus Walker | DE | 6'3, 281 | JR | 42.0 | 6.0% | 15.5 | 10.5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Ro'Derrick Hoskins | LB | 6'2, 238 | SO | 41.5 | 5.9% | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Javien Elliott | DB | 5'11, 176 | SR | 33.0 | 4.7% | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Derrick Nnadi | DT | 6'1, 301 | SO | 31.5 | 4.5% | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Sweat | DE | 6'5, 237 | FR | 31.0 | 4.4% | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Nile Lawrence-Stample | DT | 6'1, 302 | SR | 29.5 | 4.2% | 3.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Pugh | LB | 6'4, 239 | SO | 25.0 | 3.6% | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquez White | DB | 6'0, 184 | JR | 22.5 | 3.2% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Andrews | DB | 6'0, 206 | JR | 21.0 | 3.0% | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler Hunter | DB | 5'11, 198 | SR | 18.5 | 2.6% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Marshall | DB | 6'0, 207 | SO | 17.5 | 2.5% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Giorgio Newberry | DT | 6'6, 295 | SR | 14.0 | 2.0% | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Demarcus Christmas | DT | 6'4, 301 | FR | 11.5 | 1.6% | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Phillips | LB | 6'2, 225 | JR | 9.0 | 1.3% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keelin Smith | DB | 6'3, 190 | SR | 8.5 | 1.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrell Lyons | DB | 6'1, 219 | SO | 7.0 | 1.0% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Casher | DE | 6'4, 256 | JR | 5.5 | 0.8% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Leonard | DE | 6'7, 281 | SO | 4.5 | 0.6% | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fredrick Jones | DT | 6'2, 304 | FR | 4.5 | 0.6% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tarvarus McFadden | DB | 6'2, 197 | FR | 4.0 | 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 | 1 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.22 | 40 |
| Punt Success Rate | 77.0% | 2 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 89.3% | 8 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 45.5% | 77 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 56.0% | 21 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Roberto Aguayo | 6'1, 204 | JR | 49-49 | 21-26 | 80.8% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Cason Beatty | 6'3, 214 | SR | 61 | 45.2 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 70.5% |
| Jonathan Hernandez | 6'4, 216 | SO | 1 | 37.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Roberto Aguayo | 6'1, 204 | JR | 84 | 62.8 | 47 | 56.0% | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Jesus Wilson | 5'10, 185 | JR | 26 | 4.5 | 0 | 25 | 0 (0) |
| Nyqwan Murray | 5'11, 171 | FR | 3 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Marquez White | 6'0, 184 | JR | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Kermit Whitfield | 5'8, 184 | JR | 19 | 26.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) |
| Freddie Stevenson | 6'1, 241 | JR | 2 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Jalen Ramsey | 6'1, 202 | JR | 2 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics