Updated on 8/21/2016
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2015 | 2016
MTSU Blue Raiders (Conference USA East)
2015 Schedule & Results
| Record: 7-6 | Second-order wins (diff.): 7.3 (0.3) | S&P+ Rk: 82 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 5-Sep | Jackson State | N/A | 70-14 | W | 100% | 22.3 | 0% | 35% | 7% |
| 12-Sep | at Alabama | 1 | 10-37 | L | 0% | -26.4 | 50% | 40% | 32% |
| 19-Sep | Charlotte | 124 | 73-14 | W | 100% | 56.9 | 91% | 94% | 89% |
| 26-Sep | at Illinois | 61 | 25-27 | L | 52% | 0.5 | 66% | 54% | 48% |
| 3-Oct | Vanderbilt | 83 | 13-17 | L | 16% | -8.1 | 34% | 31% | 30% |
| 10-Oct | at Western Kentucky | 11 | 28-58 | L | 0% | -29.1 | 21% | 62% | 10% |
| 17-Oct | Florida International | 108 | 42-34 | W | 86% | 8.5 | 42% | 64% | 46% |
| 24-Oct | at Louisiana Tech | 54 | 16-45 | L | 0% | -36.1 | 16% | 27% | 11% |
| 7-Nov | Marshall | 64 | 27-24 | W | 76% | 5.5 | 68% | 83% | 74% |
| 14-Nov | at Florida Atlantic | 93 | 24-17 | W | 87% | 9.1 | 52% | 61% | 60% |
| 21-Nov | North Texas | 128 | 41-7 | W | 100% | 20.7 | 35% | 54% | 31% |
| 28-Nov | at UTSA | 113 | 42-7 | W | 100% | 32.5 | 85% | 85% | 89% |
| 24-Dec | vs. Western Michigan | 53 | 31-45 | L | 10% | -10.4 | 25% | 57% | 26% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 29.0 | 64 | 31.3 | 87 |
| Points Per Game | 34.0 | 35 | 26.6 | 60 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.32 | 38 | 1.25 | 65 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 43.8% | 40 | 42.9% | 83 | 40.3% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 30.0 | 61 | 33.5 | 120 | 29.9 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 5.08 | 36 | 3.89 | 14 | 4.67 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -0.94 | 78 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -1.18 |
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| ACTUAL | -4 | 92 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 100.7 | 73 | 89.6 | 100 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 43.4% | 54 | 45.8% | 97 | 42.3% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.96 | 111 | 0.92 | 7 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 90.6 | 109 | 96 | 82 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 37.9% | 82 | 39.7% | 82 | 38.9% |
| Power Success Rate | 67.9% | 52 | 73.3% | 103 | 66.3% |
| Stuff Rate | 17.7% | 38 | 19.3% | 77 | 19.6% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Shane Tucker | RB | 6'0, 204 | JR | 127 | 413 | 2 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 28.3% | 4 (3) |
| Jordan Parker | RB | 6'1, 214 | SR | 106 | 470 | 6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 34.0% | 2 (2) |
| Desmond Anderson | RB | 5'10, 174 | FR | 83 | 378 | 4 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 43.4% | 3 (3) |
| Jeremiah Bryson | RB | 5'8, 192 | SR | 46 | 198 | 3 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 34.8% | 0 (0) |
| Brent Stockstill | QB | 6'0, 200 | FR | 43 | 205 | 2 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 41.9% | 5 (3) |
| Kamani Thomas | RB | 5'9, 198 | SO | 23 | 156 | 3 | 6.8 | 3.8 | 60.9% | 1 (1) |
| Austin Grammer | QB | 6'2, 204 | JR | 18 | 70 | 1 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 22.2% | 0 (0) |
| Richie James | WR | 5'9, 171 | FR | 12 | 146 | 1 | 12.2 | 11.7 | 66.7% | 1 (1) |
| Ruben Garnett | RB | 5'9, 175 | FR | 10 | 45 | 1 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 60.0% | 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+ | 118.9 | 22 | 83.1 | 118 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 44.2% | 33 | 40.6% | 66 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.63 | 23 | 1.56 | 94 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 197.4 | 11 | 69.4 | 113 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Brent Stockstill | 6'0, 200 | FR | 327 | 490 | 4005 | 30 | 9 | 66.7% | 17 | 3.4% | 7.6 |
| Austin Grammer | 6'2, 204 | JR | 6 | 9 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 66.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| Nolan Genovese | 6'0, 215 | SR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2.0 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Richie James | WR | 5'9, 171 | FR | 146 | 108 | 1346 | 8 | 12.5 | 9.2 | 74.0% | 51.4% | 29.8% |
| Ed'Marques Batties | WR | 6'0, 198 | SR | 131 | 82 | 1048 | 13 | 12.8 | 8.0 | 62.6% | 42.7% | 26.7% |
| Terry Pettis | TE | 6'5, 228 | JR | 45 | 29 | 612 | 4 | 21.1 | 13.6 | 64.4% | 51.1% | 9.2% |
| Demetrius Frazier | WR | 5'10, 198 | JR | 32 | 28 | 191 | 1 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 87.5% | 43.8% | 6.5% |
| Shane Tucker | RB | 6'0, 204 | JR | 28 | 16 | 133 | 1 | 8.3 | 4.8 | 57.1% | 35.7% | 5.7% |
| Rod Ducksworth | WR | 6'0, 167 | JR | 25 | 12 | 159 | 1 | 13.3 | 6.4 | 48.0% | 48.0% | 5.1% |
| Christian Collis | WR | 6'0, 211 | SR | 21 | 16 | 217 | 2 | 13.6 | 10.3 | 76.2% | 57.1% | 4.3% |
| Jordan Parker | RB | 6'1, 214 | SR | 17 | 15 | 68 | 0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 88.2% | 17.6% | 3.5% |
| Derek Barnes | WR | 6'0, 180 | JR | 14 | 8 | 84 | 0 | 10.5 | 6.0 | 57.1% | 50.0% | 2.9% |
| Austin Grammer | QB | 6'2, 204 | JR | 13 | 9 | 111 | 0 | 12.3 | 8.5 | 69.2% | 61.5% | 2.7% |
| Sean Smith | TE | 6'7, 243 | FR | 4 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 11.5 | 5.8 | 50.0% | 25.0% | 0.8% |
| Jeremiah Bryson | RB | 5'8, 192 | SR | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 75.0% | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Tristan Walker | WR | 5'9, 161 | SO | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 0.6% |
| Ty Clemons | WR | 5'11, 176 | FR | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 33.3% | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| Desmond Anderson | RB | 5'10, 174 | FR | 2 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 42.0 | 21.0 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.4% |
| Lucas Hamilton | TE | 6'5, 262 | SO | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.2% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 106.0 | 44 | 87.1 | 116 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 46.5% | 68 | 48.0% | 82 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.13 | 53 | 1.09 | 58 | 1.11 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.69 | 100 | 2.63 | 29 | 2.90 |
| SD Sack Rate | 0.9% | 3 | 4.6% | 80 | 5.0% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 125.6 | 14 | 88.6 | 104 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 36.9% | 18 | 30.1% | 59 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.94 | 28 | 1.92 | 109 | 1.77 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 2.71 | 106 | 3.46 | 90 | 3.20 |
| PD Sack Rate | 5.6% | 27 | 3.6% | 121 | 7.5% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 124.0 | 12 | 82.6 | 116 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 113.0 | 33 | 88.0 | 105 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 103.1 | 69 | 114.9 | 27 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 98.7 | 81 | 85.3 | 116 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 104.7 | 54 | 93.8 | 96 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 117.8 | 24 | 85.3 | 112 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 103.8 | 68 | 97.2 | 83 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 57.6% | 76 | 60.4% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 19.2% | 126 | 34.0% |
| Adj. Pace | +4.8 | 20 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 78.7% | 38 | 74.9% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 51.4% | 123 | 60.3% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 28.6% | 112 | 33.9% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 16.5% | 50 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 3.6% | 100 | 5.1% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 4.3% | 64 | 4.5% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 8.4% | 12 | 6.3% |
| PD to INC | 38.6% | 21 | 32.8% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
| T.T. Barber | LB | 6'1, 233 | SR | 75.5 | 9.8% | 11.5 | 4.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Quay Watt | S | 6'0, 204 | SR | 61.5 | 8.0% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Cavellis Luckett | LB | 6'0, 241 | SR | 58.5 | 7.6% | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Byard | S | 5'11, 215 | SR | 54.5 | 7.1% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Minter | CB | 6'0, 184 | SO | 49.0 | 6.4% | 6.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Trey Wafford | LB | 5'10, 203 | SR | 43.5 | 5.7% | 7.5 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Sanders | LB | 6'0, 213 | SO | 36.5 | 4.8% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Darius Harris | LB | 6'2, 224 | FR | 34.5 | 4.5% | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Steven Rhodes | DE | 6'3, 248 | JR | 29.0 | 3.8% | 6.0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeremy Cutrer | CB | 6'2, 170 | JR | 28.0 | 3.7% | 3.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamarcus Howard | CB | 6'0, 182 | SR | 25.0 | 3.3% | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Walker | S | 6'4, 208 | SR | 23.5 | 3.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hale | DE | 6'4, 266 | JR | 23.0 | 3.0% | 6.5 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Raynard Felton | DT | 6'4, 278 | JR | 20.0 | 2.6% | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Shaquille Huff | DT | 6'1, 318 | JR | 19.0 | 2.5% | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Dale | CB | 5'10, 192 | JR | 18.5 | 2.4% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Dontavious Heard | CB | 6'1, 196 | JR | 17.5 | 2.3% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexandro Antoine | DE | 6'1, 244 | SR | 13.5 | 1.8% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Roberson | LB | 6'0, 218 | SR | 13.5 | 1.8% | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Melton | LB | 6'1, 205 | FR | 13.5 | 1.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Singletary | CB | 5'8, 175 | SR | 12.0 | 1.6% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick McNeil | DT | 6'1, 318 | SR | 11.0 | 1.4% | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Brown | CB | 6'1, 178 | JR | 11.0 | 1.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimal McBride | DT | 6'2, 319 | JR | 10.5 | 1.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Akins | DL | 6'4, 257 | SO | 10.0 | 1.3% | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1 | 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 | 116 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.04 | 77 |
| Punt Success Rate | 36.4% | 126 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 53.2% | 118 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 57.1% | 38 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 50.0% | 42 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Cody Clark | 6'1, 177 | JR | 56-56 | 12-16 | 75.0% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Matt Bonadies | 6'1, 195 | FR | 31 | 41.3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 45.2% |
| Trevor Owens | 6'2, 205 | FR | 31 | 36.2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 35.5% |
| Brent Stockstill | 6'0, 200 | FR | 1 | 41.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Canon Rooker | 5'11, 173 | SO | 78 | 60.7 | 19 | 24.4% | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Trevor Owens | 6'2, 205 | FR | 1 | 46.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Ed'Marques Batties | 6'0, 198 | SR | 19 | 3.9 | 0 | 19 | 0 (0) |
| Jeremiah Bryson | 5'8, 192 | SR | 2 | 12.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Jeremiah Bryson | 5'8, 192 | SR | 18 | 23.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Ed'Marques Batties | 6'0, 198 | SR | 11 | 22.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Desmond Anderson | 5'10, 174 | FR | 10 | 22.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics