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2015 LSU advanced statistical profile

Updated on 8/20/2016

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2015 | 2016

LSU Tigers (SEC West)

2015 Schedule & Results
Record: 9-3 | Second-order wins (diff.): 8.6 (-0.4) | S&P+ Rk: 9
Date Opponent Opp. S&P+ Rk Score W-L Win
Expectancy
Adj. Scoring
Margin
Percentile
Performance
Off.
Percentile
Def.
Percentile
12-Sep at Mississippi State 16 21-19 W 92% 11.4 91% 75% 81%
19-Sep Auburn 35 45-21 W 100% 29.2 94% 97% 89%
26-Sep at Syracuse 71 34-24 W 90% 10.2 93% 57% 73%
3-Oct Eastern Michigan 121 44-22 W 96% 13.7 96% 30% 69%
10-Oct South Carolina 88 45-24 W 92% 11.0 69% 83% 22%
17-Oct Florida 18 35-28 W 94% 12.6 84% 91% 50%
24-Oct Western Kentucky 11 48-20 W 95% 13.2 94% 89% 93%
7-Nov at Alabama 1 16-30 L 7% -12.0 55% 66% 66%
14-Nov Arkansas 15 14-31 L 1% -17.8 21% 36% 39%
21-Nov at Ole Miss 5 17-38 L 1% -18.4 33% 61% 40%
28-Nov Texas A&M 42 19-7 W 92% 11.3 81% 39% 92%
29-Dec vs. Texas Tech 62 56-27 W 100% 29.1 91% 93% 90%
Category Offense Rk Defense Rk
S&P+ 40.7 12 22.2 27
Points Per Game 32.8 44 24.3 41
Five Factors
Offense Defense
Category Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
EXPLOSIVENESS IsoPPP 1.41 8 1.22 46 1.27
EFFICIENCY Success Rate 44.3% 35 40.2% 57 40.3%
FIELD POSITION Avg. FP 28.7 98 30.0 69 29.9
FINISHING DRIVES Pts. Per Trip in 40 5.25 25 4.77 74 4.67
TURNOVER MARGIN EXPECTED 5.12 22 Turnover Luck (PPG):
+0.78
ACTUAL 7 27
Rushing
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
Rushing S&P+ 123.6 7 108.6 40 100.0
Rushing Success Rate 48.2% 16 42.3% 71 42.3%
Rushing IsoPPP 1.24 12 1.04 51 1.08
Adj. Line Yards 112.2 15 109.4 37 100.0
Opportunity Rate 45.1% 8 37.5% 56 38.9%
Power Success Rate 63.6% 80 68.4% 83 66.3%
Stuff Rate 17.6% 35 18.4% 89 19.6%

Individual Rushing Stats

Player Pos. Ht, Wt Year Rushes Yards TD Yards/
Carry
Hlt Yds/
Opp.
Opp.
Rate
Fumbles
(Lost)
Leonard Fournette RB 6'1, 230 SO 304 1957 22 6.4 6.8 44.4% 3 (0)
Darrel Williams RB 6'0, 232 SO 60 296 4 4.9 3.7 40.0% 0 (0)
Brandon Harris QB 6'3, 206 SO 54 327 4 6.1 7.5 46.3% 9 (3)
Derrius Guice RB 5'11, 222 FR 51 436 3 8.5 9.7 49.0% 1 (0)
Nick Brossette RB 6'0, 218 FR 12 65 0 5.4 1.6 58.3% 1 (0)
Travin Dural WR 6'2, 203 JR 3 13 0 4.3 10.3 33.3% 0 (0)
D.J. Chark WR 6'3, 186 SO 2 86 1 43.0 36.5 100.0% 0 (0)
William Clapp C 6'5, 303 FR 2 1 1 0.5 0.0 0.0% 0 (0)
Trent Domingue PK 6'2, 170 JR 1 16 1 16.0 8.5 100.0% 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+ 114.1 32 128.0 7 100.0
Passing Success Rate 37.6% 89 38.6% 43 40.3%
Passing IsoPPP 1.82 6 1.37 33 1.49
Adj. Sack Rate 89.4 79 132 21 100

Individual Passing Stats

Player Ht, Wt Year Comp Att Yards TD INT Comp
Rate
Sacks Sack Rate Yards/
Att.
Brandon Harris 6'3, 206 SO 148 276 2158 13 6 53.6% 17 5.8% 7.0

Individual Receiving Stats

Player Pos. Ht, Wt Year Targets Catches Yards TD Yds/
Catch
Yds/
Target
Catch Rate Success Rate Target
Rate
Malachi Dupre WR 6'3, 190 SO 77 43 698 6 16.2 9.1 55.8% 45.5% 29.1%
Travin Dural WR 6'2, 203 JR 56 28 533 3 19.0 9.5 50.0% 41.1% 21.1%
Leonard Fournette RB 6'1, 230 SO 33 19 253 1 13.3 7.7 57.6% 39.4% 12.5%
John Diarse WR 6'1, 209 SO 28 13 137 0 10.5 4.9 46.4% 35.7% 10.6%
Tyron Johnson WR 6'1, 189 FR 18 9 150 2 16.7 8.3 50.0% 38.9% 6.8%
Colin Jeter TE 6'7, 244 JR 18 12 132 1 11.0 7.3 66.7% 50.0% 6.8%
Trey Quinn WR 6'0, 197 SO 6 5 83 0 16.6 13.8 83.3% 66.7% 2.3%
DeSean Smith TE 6'5, 243 JR 6 4 82 0 20.5 13.7 66.7% 50.0% 2.3%
Darrel Williams RB 6'0, 232 SO 6 4 31 0 7.8 5.2 66.7% 16.7% 2.3%
Derrius Guice RB 5'11, 222 FR 6 4 24 0 6.0 4.0 66.7% 50.0% 2.3%
Bry'Kiethon Mouton FB 6'1, 255 FR 4 2 21 0 10.5 5.3 50.0% 50.0% 1.5%
Dillon Gordon TE 6'5, 308 SR 1 1 8 0 8.0 8.0 100.0% 100.0% 0.4%
David Ducre FB 6'0, 238 FR 1 1 4 0 4.0 4.0 100.0% 0.0% 0.4%
Jerald Hawkins OT 6'6, 305 JR 1 1 2 0 2.0 2.0 100.0% 0.0% 0.4%
John David Moore FB 6'4, 235 SO 1 1 1 0 1.0 1.0 100.0% 0.0% 0.4%
M.J. Patterson DE 6'3, 223 SO 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.4%
Standard Downs
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
Standard Downs S&P+ 115.1 18 114.6 19 100.0
Standard Downs Success Rate 50.9% 24 47.1% 72 46.5%
Standard Downs IsoPPP 1.18 36 1.04 37 1.11
SD Line Yards per Carry 3.29 15 3.04 89 2.90
SD Sack Rate 5.7% 81 7.0% 13 5.0%
Passing Downs
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
Passing Downs S&P+ 121.5 21 132.7 8 100.0
Passing Downs Success Rate 29.9% 72 25.9% 24 30.7%
Passing Downs IsoPPP 2.30 1 1.89 102 1.77
PD Line Yards per Carry 3.29 59 2.91 39 3.20
PD Sack Rate 8.1% 81 8.6% 40 7.5%
Situational
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk
Q1 S&P+ 120.2 23 151.2 2
Q2 S&P+ 107.5 47 121.8 15
Q3 S&P+ 131.1 7 92.0 98
Q4 S&P+ 118.0 15 121.7 13
1st Down S&P+ 111.1 34 116.2 22
2nd Down S&P+ 131.0 5 118.5 21
3rd Down S&P+ 113.4 32 130.6 9
Offensive Footprint
Team Rk Nat'l Average
Std. Downs Run Rate 73.9% 10 60.4%
Pass Downs Run Rate 41.7% 22 34.0%
Adj. Pace -3.6 96 +0.0
% of Solo Tackles 59.2% 127 74.9%
Defensive Footprint
Team Rk Nat'l Average
Std. Downs Run Rate 52.0% 121 60.3%
Pass. Downs Run Rate 25.0% 122 33.9%
Overall Havoc Rate 18.0% 31 16.0%
DL Havoc Rate 6.6% 26 5.1%
LB Havoc Rate 4.3% 63 4.5%
DB Havoc Rate 6.9% 38 6.3%
PD to INC 31.1% 76 32.8%
Individual Defensive Stats
Name Pos Ht, Wt Year Tackles % of Team TFL Sacks Int PBU FF FR
Deion Jones LB 6'1, 227 SR 78.5 12.5% 13.5 5.0 2 3 1 0
Kendell Beckwith LB 6'2, 252 JR 67.0 10.7% 10.0 3.5 0 1 2 0
Jamal Adams S 6'1, 211 SO 57.0 9.1% 5.0 0.0 4 6 1 0
Tre'Davious White CB 5'11, 191 JR 37.0 5.9% 1.5 0.0 0 7 0 0
Lewis Neal DE 6'2, 264 JR 35.5 5.6% 9.5 8.0 0 6 1 0
Arden Key DE 6'6, 231 FR 30.5 4.8% 6.5 5.0 0 1 0 0
Kevin Toliver II CB 6'2, 196 FR 29.5 4.7% 2.0 0.0 1 5 0 0
Dwayne Thomas DB 6'0, 186 JR 29.0 4.6% 3.0 0.0 0 6 0 0
Rickey Jefferson S 6'0, 206 JR 28.5 4.5% 1.0 1.0 1 3 0 0
Jalen Mills S 6'0, 196 SR 27.5 4.4% 1.0 1.0 0 3 0 0
Davon Godchaux DT 6'4, 293 SO 26.5 4.2% 9.0 6.0 0 1 1 0
Donte Jackson DB 5'11, 167 FR 23.5 3.7% 0.5 0.0 1 2 0 0
Lamar Louis LB 5'11, 232 SR 21.5 3.4% 1.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Christian LaCouture DT 6'5, 307 JR 21.0 3.3% 2.5 1.0 0 1 1 0
Duke Riley LB 6'0, 227 JR 18.0 2.9% 0.5 0.0 0 0 0 0
Frank Herron DT 6'4, 289 SO 16.0 2.5% 2.0 1.0 0 0 1 0
Tashawn Bower DE 6'5, 240 JR 12.0 1.9% 4.0 1.5 0 1 1 0
Corey Thompson S 6'2, 221 JR 11.5 1.8% 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Sione Teuhema DE 6'4, 251 SO 10.0 1.6% 2.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Donnie Alexander LB 6'1, 215 SO 9.0 1.4% 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Greg Gilmore DT 6'4, 313 SO 8.5 1.4% 1.5 1.0 0 0 0 0
Devin Voorhies LB 6'1, 216 SO 5.0 0.8% 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0
Derrius Guice RB 5'11, 222 FR 5.0 0.8% 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Ed Paris CB 6'1, 210 SO 3.5 0.6% 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
John Battle S 6'1, 194 SO 3.0 0.5% 0.0 0.0 1 1 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+ 0.1 63
Category Rate Rank
FG Value (per kick) 0.11 51
Punt Success Rate 60.3% 38
Kickoff Success Rate 57.3% 114
Punt Return Success Rate 29.2% 121
Kick Return Success Rate 40.0% 83
Place-Kicker Ht, Wt Year PAT FG Pct
Trent Domingue 6'2, 170 JR 49-50 13-17 76.5%
Punter Ht, Wt Year Punts Avg TB FC I20 FC/I20
Ratio
Jamie Keehn 6'5, 231 SR 58 40.7 5 21 19 69.0%
Kicker Ht, Wt Year Kickoffs Avg TB TB% OOB Fair
Catches
Onside
Att
Onside
Success
Cameron Gamble 5'10, 197 SO 43 57.8 5 11.6% 1 2 0 0
Trent Domingue 6'2, 170 JR 32 58.4 7 21.9% 0 2 0 0
Punt Returner Ht, Wt Year Returns Avg. TD Fair Catch Fumbles (Lost)
Tre'Davious White 5'11, 191 JR 20 11.5 1 14 2 (1)
Donte Jackson 5'11, 167 FR 4 1.5 0 2 0 (0)
Trey Quinn 6'0, 197 SO 0 0.0 0 1 0 (0)
Kick Returner Ht, Wt Year Returns Avg. TD Fair Catch Fumbles (Lost)
Derrius Guice 5'11, 222 FR 20 23.6 0 0 0 (0)
Donte Jackson 5'11, 167 FR 8 20.5 0 0 0 (0)
Darrel Williams 6'0, 232 SO 4 12.3 0 0 0 (0)

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