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2015 | 2016
Minnesota Golden Gophers (Big Ten West)
2015 Schedule & Results
| Record: 6-7 | Second-order wins (diff.): 6.2 (0.2) | S&P+ Rk: 37 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 3-Sep | TCU | 26 | 17-23 | L | 11% | -9.6 | 87% | 39% | 76% |
| 12-Sep | at Colorado State | 81 | 23-20 | W | 40% | -2.0 | 83% | 36% | 80% |
| 19-Sep | Kent State | 115 | 10-7 | W | 100% | 24.6 | 87% | 42% | 85% |
| 26-Sep | Ohio | 66 | 27-24 | W | 65% | 3.1 | 91% | 77% | 32% |
| 3-Oct | at Northwestern | 56 | 0-27 | L | 0% | -21.7 | 33% | 9% | 34% |
| 10-Oct | at Purdue | 86 | 41-13 | W | 100% | 29.1 | 82% | 75% | 88% |
| 17-Oct | Nebraska | 48 | 25-48 | L | 4% | -13.9 | 15% | 50% | 10% |
| 31-Oct | Michigan | 6 | 26-29 | L | 55% | 1.0 | 83% | 86% | 67% |
| 7-Nov | at Ohio State | 3 | 14-28 | L | 5% | -13.3 | 49% | 49% | 73% |
| 14-Nov | at Iowa | 47 | 35-40 | L | 78% | 6.0 | 81% | 95% | 27% |
| 21-Nov | Illinois | 61 | 32-23 | W | 86% | 8.7 | 63% | 71% | 48% |
| 28-Nov | Wisconsin | 31 | 21-31 | L | 6% | -12.5 | 33% | 53% | 49% |
| 28-Dec | vs. Central Michigan | 78 | 21-14 | W | 72% | 4.6 | 67% | 63% | 69% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 30.1 | 58 | 20.9 | 23 |
| Points Per Game | 22.5 | 106 | 25.2 | 45 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.22 | 82 | 1.08 | 3 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 39.4% | 92 | 42.0% | 69 | 40.3% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 28.0 | 107 | 30.3 | 79 | 29.9 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.49 | 89 | 4.81 | 80 | 4.67 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -3.21 | 98 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -0.30 |
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| ACTUAL | -4 | 92 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 98.2 | 81 | 96.2 | 81 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 37.2% | 113 | 44.6% | 88 | 42.3% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.14 | 32 | 0.98 | 35 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 110.2 | 24 | 94.9 | 87 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 33.7% | 113 | 38.8% | 72 | 38.9% |
| Power Success Rate | 60.5% | 102 | 71.4% | 98 | 66.3% |
| Stuff Rate | 15.9% | 12 | 17.4% | 97 | 19.6% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Rodney Smith | RB | 5'11, 200 | FR | 157 | 670 | 2 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 36.3% | 0 (0) |
| Shannon Brooks | RB | 6'0, 206 | FR | 119 | 709 | 7 | 6.0 | 9.8 | 30.3% | 4 (2) |
| Mitch Leidner | QB | 6'4, 237 | JR | 91 | 369 | 6 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 35.2% | 8 (5) |
| Rodrick Williams Jr. | RB | 5'11, 234 | SR | 33 | 108 | 1 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 24.2% | 1 (1) |
| KJ Maye | WR | 5'10, 194 | SR | 9 | 46 | 1 | 5.1 | 2.4 | 55.6% | 1 (1) |
| Demry Croft | QB | 6'5, 200 | FR | 6 | 55 | 0 | 9.2 | 10.6 | 50.0% | 0 (0) |
| Berkley Edwards | RB | 5'9, 195 | SO | 5 | 29 | 0 | 5.8 | 13.5 | 20.0% | 0 (0) |
| Chris Streveler | QB | 6'2, 223 | SO | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 25.0% | 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+ | 113.1 | 33 | 116.9 | 17 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 41.6% | 55 | 38.9% | 49 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.30 | 112 | 1.22 | 3 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 155.1 | 21 | 113.7 | 42 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Mitch Leidner | 6'4, 237 | JR | 242 | 407 | 2701 | 14 | 11 | 59.5% | 16 | 3.8% | 6.2 |
| Demry Croft | 6'5, 200 | FR | 7 | 17 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 41.2% | 3 | 15.0% | 0.9 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| KJ Maye | WR | 5'10, 194 | SR | 125 | 73 | 773 | 5 | 10.6 | 6.2 | 58.4% | 46.4% | 30.4% |
| Drew Wolitarsky | WR | 6'3, 218 | JR | 62 | 39 | 524 | 3 | 13.4 | 8.5 | 62.9% | 48.4% | 15.1% |
| Brandon Lingen | TE | 6'5, 247 | SO | 49 | 33 | 428 | 3 | 13.0 | 8.7 | 67.3% | 55.1% | 11.9% |
| Rashad Still | WR | 6'5, 202 | FR | 36 | 18 | 194 | 3 | 10.8 | 5.4 | 50.0% | 38.9% | 8.8% |
| Eric Carter | WR | 5'11, 189 | SO | 35 | 23 | 255 | 1 | 11.1 | 7.3 | 65.7% | 45.7% | 8.5% |
| Rodney Smith | RB | 5'11, 200 | FR | 22 | 16 | 124 | 0 | 7.8 | 5.6 | 72.7% | 31.8% | 5.4% |
| Shannon Brooks | RB | 6'0, 206 | FR | 21 | 17 | 167 | 0 | 9.8 | 8.0 | 81.0% | 47.6% | 5.1% |
| Nate Wozniak | TE | 6'10, 271 | SO | 15 | 8 | 75 | 0 | 9.4 | 5.0 | 53.3% | 40.0% | 3.6% |
| Nick Hart | TE | 6'5, 250 | SO | 13 | 9 | 84 | 0 | 9.3 | 6.5 | 69.2% | 30.8% | 3.2% |
| Melvin Holland Jr. | WR | 6'3, 196 | FR | 9 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 22.2% | 0.0% | 2.2% |
| Miles Thomas | FB | 5'11, 250 | SR | 8 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 10.5 | 5.3 | 50.0% | 37.5% | 1.9% |
| Rodrick Williams Jr. | RB | 5'11, 234 | SR | 7 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 14.5 | 8.3 | 57.1% | 42.9% | 1.7% |
| Isaiah Gentry | WR | 6'4, 206 | FR | 4 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 18.0 | 9.0 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 1.0% |
| Mitch Leidner | QB | 6'4, 237 | JR | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.2% |
| Noah Scarver | TE | 6'5, 274 | SO | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Chris Streveler | QB | 6'2, 223 | SO | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 107.7 | 39 | 105.3 | 46 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 43.9% | 104 | 46.5% | 64 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.14 | 51 | 0.97 | 5 | 1.11 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.88 | 66 | 3.08 | 93 | 2.90 |
| SD Sack Rate | 4.4% | 55 | 2.7% | 114 | 5.0% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 101.8 | 66 | 110.0 | 36 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 30.3% | 66 | 31.9% | 82 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.48 | 124 | 1.47 | 3 | 1.77 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.29 | 59 | 3.34 | 76 | 3.20 |
| PD Sack Rate | 3.6% | 8 | 9.0% | 34 | 7.5% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 98.3 | 83 | 96.8 | 78 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 110.4 | 39 | 113.2 | 33 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 105.0 | 59 | 112.7 | 33 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 110.3 | 32 | 104.5 | 50 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 105.9 | 47 | 103.7 | 51 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 105.6 | 54 | 113.0 | 32 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 112.5 | 35 | 99.1 | 75 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 61.7% | 54 | 60.4% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 27.7% | 95 | 34.0% |
| Adj. Pace | -5.2 | 114 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 74.4% | 71 | 74.9% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 62.8% | 38 | 60.3% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 36.5% | 42 | 33.9% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 15.9% | 62 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 4.5% | 71 | 5.1% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 5.1% | 44 | 4.5% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 6.3% | 66 | 6.3% |
| PD to INC | 34.1% | 51 | 32.8% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
| Antonio Johnson | DB | 6'0, 206 | SR | 80.0 | 10.8% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Poock | LB | 6'2, 230 | SO | 77.5 | 10.4% | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| De'Vondre Campbell | LB | 6'5, 239 | SR | 72.5 | 9.8% | 6.5 | 4.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Lynn | LB | 6'3, 238 | JR | 59.0 | 7.9% | 11.0 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Eric Murray | DB | 6'0, 199 | SR | 56.5 | 7.6% | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Briean Boddy-Calhoun | DB | 5'11, 190 | SR | 42.5 | 5.7% | 1.5 | 0.5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Adekunle Ayinde | DB | 6'0, 203 | SO | 35.0 | 4.7% | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Celestin | LB | 6'1, 224 | SO | 33.0 | 4.4% | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Duke McGhee | DB | 6'1, 207 | SO | 32.0 | 4.3% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Theiren Cockran | DL | 6'6, 258 | SR | 22.5 | 3.0% | 7.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Myrick | DB | 5'10, 205 | JR | 22.5 | 3.0% | 3.5 | 0.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Richardson | DT | 6'0, 291 | SO | 20.0 | 2.7% | 8.0 | 3.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew Stelter | DE | 6'4, 277 | SO | 19.5 | 2.6% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Keith | DL | 6'3, 254 | SR | 18.5 | 2.5% | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Huff | LB | 5'11, 220 | FR | 16.5 | 2.2% | 3.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Rallis | LB | 5'11, 228 | JR | 14.5 | 2.0% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Ekpe | DL | 6'4, 290 | JR | 14.0 | 1.9% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Shenault | DB | 5'11, 175 | FR | 13.0 | 1.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| KiAnte Hardin | DB | 5'10, 170 | FR | 11.0 | 1.5% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yoshoub Timms | DL | 6'2, 290 | JR | 10.0 | 1.3% | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ace Rogers | DB | 6'1, 211 | JR | 10.0 | 1.3% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gaelin Elmore | DL | 6'6, 266 | SO | 9.0 | 1.2% | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Everett Williams | LB | 6'1, 231 | SO | 8.5 | 1.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hendrick Ekpe | DL | 6'5, 243 | JR | 7.5 | 1.0% | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Damarius Travis | DB | 6'2, 208 | SR | 7.5 | 1.0% | 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 | 3 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.40 | 16 |
| Punt Success Rate | 65.3% | 21 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 74.6% | 55 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 33.3% | 112 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 60.0% | 12 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Ryan Santoso | 6'6, 250 | SO | 31-31 | 17-21 | 81.0% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Peter Mortell | 6'2, 200 | SR | 74 | 43.4 | 2 | 17 | 27 | 59.5% |
| Ryan Santoso | 6'6, 250 | SO | 1 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Ryan Santoso | 6'6, 250 | SO | 58 | 59.9 | 27 | 46.6% | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew Harte | 6'0, 181 | SO | 1 | 19.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Emmit Carpenter | 6'0, 190 | FR | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Craig James | 5'10, 189 | SO | 12 | -0.6 | 0 | 7 | 4 (1) |
| KiAnte Hardin | 5'10, 170 | FR | 9 | 6.8 | 0 | 6 | 0 (0) |
| KJ Maye | 5'10, 194 | SR | 3 | 10.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Jalen Myrick | 5'10, 205 | JR | 12 | 21.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| KiAnte Hardin | 5'10, 170 | FR | 11 | 24.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) |
| KJ Maye | 5'10, 194 | SR | 7 | 12.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics