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2015 Massachusetts advanced statistical profile

Updated on 8/21/2016

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2015 | 2016

UMass Minutemen (MAC East)

2015 Schedule & Results
Record: 3-9 | Second-order wins (diff.): 4.0 (1.0) | S&P+ Rk: 97
Date Opponent Opp. S&P+ Rk Score W-L Win
Expectancy
Adj. Scoring
Margin
Percentile
Performance
Off.
Percentile
Def.
Percentile
12-Sep at Colorado 98 14-48 L 0% -21.6 9% 34% 3%
19-Sep Temple 49 23-25 L 47% -0.6 84% 64% 61%
26-Sep at Notre Dame 8 27-62 L 3% -15.2 58% 82% 3%
3-Oct Florida International 108 24-14 W 97% 15.0 82% 51% 72%
10-Oct at Bowling Green 19 38-62 L 1% -18.9 20% 64% 9%
17-Oct Kent State 115 10-15 L 17% -7.8 9% 34% 28%
24-Oct Toledo 21 35-51 L 13% -9.0 35% 71% 36%
31-Oct at Ball State 111 10-20 L 36% -2.8 7% 12% 31%
7-Nov Akron 80 13-17 L 8% -11.2 25% 26% 59%
14-Nov at Eastern Michigan 121 28-17 W 98% 15.9 42% 20% 81%
21-Nov Miami-OH 117 13-20 L 16% -7.9 10% 10% 33%
27-Nov at Buffalo 96 31-26 W 62% 2.4 36% 54% 49%
Category Offense Rk Defense Rk
S&P+ 24.2 96 32.3 93
Points Per Game 22.2 108 31.4 92
Five Factors
Offense Defense
Category Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
EXPLOSIVENESS IsoPPP 1.25 71 1.14 14 1.27
EFFICIENCY Success Rate 39.2% 96 44.4% 95 40.3%
FIELD POSITION Avg. FP 27.5 114 31.2 100 29.9
FINISHING DRIVES Pts. Per Trip in 40 4.03 114 4.44 45 4.67
TURNOVER MARGIN EXPECTED -3.58 100 Turnover Luck (PPG):
+1.08
ACTUAL -1 74
Rushing
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
Rushing S&P+ 106.3 50 101.5 61 100.0
Rushing Success Rate 44.3% 47 41.6% 62 42.3%
Rushing IsoPPP 1.07 67 0.97 28 1.08
Adj. Line Yards 106.3 42 93.6 92 100.0
Opportunity Rate 45.2% 6 39.3% 78 38.9%
Power Success Rate 65.7% 70 63.6% 50 66.3%
Stuff Rate 22.0% 96 19.1% 82 19.6%

Individual Rushing Stats

Player Pos. Ht, Wt Year Rushes Yards TD Yards/
Carry
Hlt Yds/
Opp.
Opp.
Rate
Fumbles
(Lost)
Marquis Young RB 6'0, 196 FR 152 960 7 6.3 6.5 46.7% 2 (2)
Jamal Wilson RB 5'10, 209 SR 88 390 6 4.4 4.2 35.2% 0 (0)
Blake Frohnapfel QB 6'6, 238 SR 37 219 1 5.9 2.4 73.0% 3 (1)
Sekai Lindsay RB 5'8, 215 FR 34 114 1 3.4 3.6 29.4% 1 (1)
Shadrach Abrokwah RB 5'8, 218 JR 11 75 0 6.8 5.8 45.5% 1 (1)
Lorenzo Woodley RB 6'0, 210 JR 10 36 0 3.6 1.8 30.0% 0 (0)
Marken Michel WR 5'11, 190 SR 7 46 0 6.6 9.9 42.9% 2 (1)
Elgin Long WR 5'11, 186 SR 3 39 0 13.0 19.3 66.7% 1 (0)
Andy Isabella RB 5'9, 187 FR 3 28 0 9.3 3.2 100.0% 1 (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+ 89.2 97 85.1 113 100.0
Passing Success Rate 35.4% 106 47.6% 122 40.3%
Passing IsoPPP 1.42 88 1.33 22 1.49
Adj. Sack Rate 95.8 69 85.1 92 100

Individual Passing Stats

Player Ht, Wt Year Comp Att Yards TD INT Comp
Rate
Sacks Sack Rate Yards/
Att.
Blake Frohnapfel 6'6, 238 SR 266 472 2919 16 13 56.4% 26 5.2% 5.5
Ross Comis 6'0, 208 FR 15 21 171 2 0 71.4% 3 12.5% 6.5

Individual Receiving Stats

Player Pos. Ht, Wt Year Targets Catches Yards TD Yds/
Catch
Yds/
Target
Catch Rate Success Rate Target
Rate
Tajae Sharpe WR 6'3, 188 SR 176 111 1319 5 11.9 7.5 63.1% 50.0% 37.4%
Rodney Mills TE 6'1, 205 SR 75 33 474 3 14.4 6.3 44.0% 34.7% 15.9%
Marken Michel WR 5'11, 190 SR 48 32 389 4 12.2 8.1 66.7% 45.8% 10.2%
Jamal Wilson RB 5'10, 209 SR 33 24 183 1 7.6 5.6 72.7% 30.3% 7.0%
Elgin Long WR 5'11, 186 SR 30 16 171 1 10.7 5.7 53.3% 40.0% 6.4%
Shakur Nesmith WR 6'5, 205 SO 29 15 204 3 13.6 7.0 51.7% 31.0% 6.2%
Marquis Young RB 6'0, 196 FR 20 15 71 0 4.7 3.6 75.0% 20.0% 4.2%
Shaquille Harris TE 6'2, 231 SO 12 6 62 0 10.3 5.2 50.0% 33.3% 2.5%
Lorenzo Woodley RB 6'0, 210 JR 10 7 36 0 5.1 3.6 70.0% 30.0% 2.1%
Sharif Custis TE 6'4, 207 SO 8 6 67 0 11.2 8.4 75.0% 62.5% 1.7%
Sekai Lindsay RB 5'8, 215 FR 7 5 28 0 5.6 4.0 71.4% 14.3% 1.5%
Andrew Libby RB 6'1, 230 SO 6 4 23 0 5.8 3.8 66.7% 33.3% 1.3%
Andy Isabella RB 5'9, 187 FR 5 2 7 0 3.5 1.4 40.0% 0.0% 1.1%
Dan Jonah WR 5'11, 198 SR 3 2 51 1 25.5 17.0 66.7% 66.7% 0.6%
Brandon Howard TE 6'5, 252 SR 3 1 10 0 10.0 3.3 33.3% 33.3% 0.6%
Jackson Porter WR 6'1, 198 SO 3 1 7 0 7.0 2.3 33.3% 0.0% 0.6%
Standard Downs
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
Standard Downs S&P+ 100.3 67 95.0 85 100.0
Standard Downs Success Rate 44.7% 93 48.7% 87 46.5%
Standard Downs IsoPPP 1.14 49 0.99 13 1.11
SD Line Yards per Carry 2.68 102 2.87 65 2.90
SD Sack Rate 6.9% 100 3.4% 106 5.0%
Passing Downs
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
Passing Downs S&P+ 89.9 95 91.5 93 100.0
Passing Downs Success Rate 28.7% 81 33.7% 101 30.7%
Passing Downs IsoPPP 1.58 105 1.70 46 1.77
PD Line Yards per Carry 3.78 18 3.34 76 3.20
PD Sack Rate 4.8% 18 3.8% 118 7.5%
Situational
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk
Q1 S&P+ 113.8 41 97.5 72
Q2 S&P+ 95.2 86 91.5 95
Q3 S&P+ 81.8 114 86.5 113
Q4 S&P+ 89.7 105 94.4 88
1st Down S&P+ 103.7 60 89.5 107
2nd Down S&P+ 86.7 106 99.9 71
3rd Down S&P+ 99.7 76 83.5 121
Offensive Footprint
Team Rk Nat'l Average
Std. Downs Run Rate 48.4% 119 60.4%
Pass Downs Run Rate 30.2% 77 34.0%
Adj. Pace +0.1 58 +0.0
% of Solo Tackles 66.3% 119 74.9%
Defensive Footprint
Team Rk Nat'l Average
Std. Downs Run Rate 60.8% 61 60.3%
Pass. Downs Run Rate 37.3% 33 33.9%
Overall Havoc Rate 13.8% 101 16.0%
DL Havoc Rate 1.8% 128 5.1%
LB Havoc Rate 5.6% 35 4.5%
DB Havoc Rate 6.4% 60 6.3%
PD to INC 36.1% 33 32.8%
Individual Defensive Stats
Name Pos Ht, Wt Year Tackles % of Team TFL Sacks Int PBU FF FR
Jovan Santos-Knox LB 6'2, 241 SR 87.5 11.6% 9.0 3.5 1 3 1 0
Shane Huber LB 6'3, 228 SO 67.0 8.9% 2.5 0.0 0 0 2 0
Joe Colton DB 5'10, 196 SR 66.5 8.8% 5.0 0.0 2 3 0 0
Trey Dudley-Giles DB 5'10, 201 SR 56.0 7.4% 3.5 0.0 4 14 1 0
Kassan Messiah LB 6'4, 240 SR 42.5 5.6% 6.5 4.0 0 2 0 0
John Robinson-Woodgett LB 6'1, 242 JR 41.5 5.5% 3.0 1.0 0 0 1 0
Randall Jette DB 6'0, 191 SR 33.5 4.4% 2.5 0.0 2 6 0 0
Da'Sean Downey LB 6'4, 241 SO 32.0 4.2% 4.5 0.0 1 1 0 0
Zeke Edmonds LB 6'0, 209 SO 31.5 4.2% 1.0 0.0 0 5 0 0
Charan Singh DB 6'2, 188 FR 30.0 4.0% 3.0 1.0 0 1 1 0
Jesse Monteiro DB 5'8, 178 SO 30.0 4.0% 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Trey Seals LB 6'3, 233 SR 23.5 3.1% 4.5 0.5 0 1 0 0
Sha-Ki Holines DL 6'3, 264 SO 23.0 3.1% 9.0 1.5 0 0 0 0
Robert Kitching DL 6'1, 296 SR 22.5 3.0% 2.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Peter Angeh DL 6'1, 263 JR 21.5 2.9% 3.5 1.5 0 0 0 0
Kelton Brackett DB 5'11, 202 SR 21.5 2.9% 0.0 0.0 2 3 0 0
Khary Bailey-Smith DB 6'2, 198 SR 19.5 2.6% 0.0 0.0 1 2 0 0
Jordin Hamilton DB 5'10, 181 SO 15.5 2.1% 1.0 0.0 0 2 1 0
Peter Ngobidi LB 6'2, 218 JR 12.0 1.6% 2.5 1.0 0 0 0 0
Steve Casali LB 6'1, 226 SO 11.5 1.5% 1.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Enock Asante DL 6'2, 262 JR 9.0 1.2% 0.5 0.0 0 1 0 0
Chris Carter DL 6'4, 271 FR 7.0 0.9% 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Adam Richard LB 6'3, 213 JR 6.5 0.9% 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Jarell Addo DB 6'1, 190 FR 6.0 0.8% 1.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Lucas Amato LB 6'1, 207 SO 5.5 0.7% 0.5 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+ -1.2 112
Category Rate Rank
FG Value (per kick) -0.10 84
Punt Success Rate 48.5% 104
Kickoff Success Rate 58.2% 111
Punt Return Success Rate 50.0% 58
Kick Return Success Rate 46.6% 62
Place-Kicker Ht, Wt Year PAT FG Pct
Logan Laurent 6'4, 210 SO 25-25 8-12 66.7%
Blake Lucas 5'11, 169 SR 4-6 1-1 100.0%
Mike Caggiano 5'11, 165 FR 3-3 1-1 100.0%
Punter Ht, Wt Year Punts Avg TB FC I20 FC/I20
Ratio
Logan Laurent 6'4, 210 SO 63 42.2 5 19 13 50.8%
Blake Lucas 5'11, 169 SR 3 34.0 0 2 1 100.0%
Kicker Ht, Wt Year Kickoffs Avg TB TB% OOB Fair
Catches
Onside
Att
Onside
Success
Blake Lucas 5'11, 169 SR 54 60.0 17 31.5% 0 5 0 0
Logan Laurent 6'4, 210 SO 1 62.0 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0
Punt Returner Ht, Wt Year Returns Avg. TD Fair Catch Fumbles (Lost)
Trey Dudley-Giles 5'10, 201 SR 13 8.7 0 21 0 (0)
Jaurice Jones 6'0, 190 JR 1 1.0 0 0 0 (0)
James Oliphant 5'8, 156 FR 0 0.0 0 1 0 (0)
Kick Returner Ht, Wt Year Returns Avg. TD Fair Catch Fumbles (Lost)
James Oliphant 5'8, 156 FR 34 23.1 1 0 2 (0)
Andy Isabella 5'9, 187 FR 17 18.5 0 0 1 (0)
Khary Bailey-Smith 6'2, 198 SR 4 18.5 0 0 0 (0)

Stats via SportSource Analytics