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2015 | 2016
Nebraska Cornhuskers (Big Ten West)
2015 Schedule & Results
| Record: 6-7 | Second-order wins (diff.): 6.8 (0.8) | S&P+ Rk: 48 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 5-Sep | BYU | 38 | 28-33 | L | 23% | -5.9 | 79% | 71% | 40% |
| 12-Sep | South Alabama | 103 | 48-9 | W | 100% | 29.8 | 94% | 75% | 82% |
| 19-Sep | at Miami-FL | 51 | 33-36 | L | 10% | -10.3 | 66% | 45% | 26% |
| 26-Sep | Southern Miss | 58 | 36-28 | W | 91% | 10.8 | 93% | 89% | 73% |
| 3-Oct | at Illinois | 61 | 13-14 | L | 32% | -3.8 | 66% | 41% | 54% |
| 10-Oct | Wisconsin | 31 | 21-23 | L | 51% | 0.2 | 64% | 82% | 53% |
| 17-Oct | at Minnesota | 37 | 48-25 | W | 96% | 13.9 | 76% | 91% | 39% |
| 24-Oct | Northwestern | 56 | 28-30 | L | 27% | -5.0 | 23% | 64% | 16% |
| 31-Oct | at Purdue | 86 | 45-55 | L | 3% | -15.2 | 3% | 18% | 8% |
| 7-Nov | Michigan State | 13 | 39-38 | W | 66% | 3.4 | 65% | 94% | 30% |
| 14-Nov | at Rutgers | 105 | 31-14 | W | 100% | 23.1 | 72% | 31% | 83% |
| 27-Nov | Iowa | 47 | 20-28 | L | 15% | -8.2 | 33% | 48% | 52% |
| 26-Dec | vs. UCLA | 23 | 37-29 | W | 63% | 2.7 | 71% | 82% | 61% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 34.1 | 36 | 27.0 | 57 |
| Points Per Game | 32.8 | 43 | 27.8 | 76 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.30 | 47 | 1.43 | 117 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 42.6% | 56 | 38.0% | 32 | 40.3% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 30.1 | 59 | 30.5 | 86 | 29.9 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.59 | 82 | 4.58 | 57 | 4.67 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 0.5 | 63 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -4.81 |
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| ACTUAL | -12 | 117 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 110.0 | 32 | 110.4 | 35 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 44.6% | 44 | 33.7% | 7 | 42.3% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.07 | 63 | 1.21 | 110 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 109.4 | 29 | 122.8 | 6 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 40.8% | 38 | 30.8% | 5 | 38.9% |
| Power Success Rate | 61.1% | 98 | 42.3% | 2 | 66.3% |
| Stuff Rate | 17.7% | 38 | 22.8% | 31 | 19.6% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Terrell Newby | RB | 5'10, 200 | JR | 147 | 765 | 6 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 38.8% | 0 (0) |
| Imani Cross | RB | 6'1, 240 | SR | 111 | 444 | 6 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 37.8% | 1 (1) |
| Tommy Armstrong Jr. | QB | 6'1, 220 | JR | 87 | 529 | 7 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 42.5% | 3 (2) |
| Andy Janovich | FB | 6'1, 230 | SR | 42 | 265 | 3 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 42.9% | 1 (0) |
| Devine Ozigbo | RB | 5'11, 225 | FR | 40 | 216 | 1 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 35.0% | 1 (0) |
| Alonzo Moore | WR | 6'2, 195 | JR | 14 | 106 | 0 | 7.6 | 4.3 | 71.4% | 0 (0) |
| Brandon Reilly | WR | 6'1, 195 | JR | 11 | 96 | 0 | 8.7 | 5.4 | 63.6% | 0 (0) |
| Mikale Wilbon | RB | 5'8, 190 | FR | 9 | 35 | 0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 44.4% | 0 (0) |
| Ryker Fyfe | QB | 6'2, 210 | JR | 5 | -17 | 0 | -3.4 | 4.2 | 40.0% | 1 (1) |
| 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+ | 120.3 | 21 | 95.0 | 81 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 40.6% | 64 | 41.0% | 69 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.55 | 44 | 1.55 | 92 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 185.8 | 14 | 82.2 | 96 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Tommy Armstrong Jr. | 6'1, 220 | JR | 222 | 402 | 3030 | 22 | 16 | 55.2% | 12 | 2.9% | 7.0 |
| Ryker Fyfe | 6'2, 210 | JR | 34 | 55 | 440 | 5 | 5 | 61.8% | 2 | 3.5% | 7.4 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Jordan Westerkamp | WR | 6'0, 195 | JR | 100 | 66 | 926 | 7 | 14.0 | 9.3 | 66.0% | 56.0% | 23.1% |
| Brandon Reilly | WR | 6'1, 195 | JR | 68 | 40 | 754 | 4 | 18.9 | 11.1 | 58.8% | 52.9% | 15.7% |
| Cethan Carter | TE | 6'4, 240 | JR | 47 | 24 | 329 | 2 | 13.7 | 7.0 | 51.1% | 38.3% | 10.9% |
| Alonzo Moore | WR | 6'2, 195 | JR | 40 | 24 | 395 | 6 | 16.5 | 9.9 | 60.0% | 52.5% | 9.2% |
| Stanley Morgan Jr. | WR | 6'0, 185 | FR | 40 | 25 | 304 | 3 | 12.2 | 7.6 | 62.5% | 50.0% | 9.2% |
| Terrell Newby | RB | 5'10, 200 | JR | 37 | 24 | 159 | 1 | 6.6 | 4.3 | 64.9% | 29.7% | 8.5% |
| Lane Hovey | WR | 6'4, 205 | JR | 24 | 12 | 158 | 1 | 13.2 | 6.6 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 5.5% |
| De'Mornay Pierson-El | WR | 5'9, 185 | SO | 21 | 12 | 111 | 1 | 9.3 | 5.3 | 57.1% | 38.1% | 4.8% |
| Jamal Turner | WR | 6'1, 190 | SR | 19 | 9 | 93 | 0 | 10.3 | 4.9 | 47.4% | 42.1% | 4.4% |
| Taariq Allen | WR | 6'3, 200 | SR | 11 | 5 | 41 | 1 | 8.2 | 3.7 | 45.5% | 36.4% | 2.5% |
| Devine Ozigbo | RB | 5'11, 225 | FR | 9 | 5 | 62 | 0 | 12.4 | 6.9 | 55.6% | 33.3% | 2.1% |
| Sam Cotton | TE | 6'4, 250 | JR | 6 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 11.7 | 5.8 | 50.0% | 33.3% | 1.4% |
| Andy Janovich | FB | 6'1, 230 | SR | 3 | 2 | 58 | 0 | 29.0 | 19.3 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 0.7% |
| Mikale Wilbon | RB | 5'8, 190 | FR | 3 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 14.0 | 9.3 | 66.7% | 66.7% | 0.7% |
| Imani Cross | RB | 6'1, 240 | SR | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 100.0% | 50.0% | 0.5% |
| Trey Foster | TE | 6'0, 245 | JR | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.2% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 112.7 | 24 | 97.4 | 77 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 46.6% | 65 | 42.2% | 26 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.17 | 41 | 1.31 | 122 | 1.11 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.16 | 25 | 2.26 | 6 | 2.90 |
| SD Sack Rate | 1.3% | 6 | 4.0% | 98 | 5.0% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 119.3 | 24 | 103.0 | 61 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 33.6% | 43 | 30.2% | 61 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.70 | 83 | 1.75 | 65 | 1.77 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.07 | 80 | 2.33 | 5 | 3.20 |
| PD Sack Rate | 5.7% | 31 | 4.6% | 112 | 7.5% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 115.8 | 29 | 103.3 | 48 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 119.7 | 22 | 105.8 | 62 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 123.4 | 20 | 93.3 | 91 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 111.4 | 30 | 92.6 | 98 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 108.1 | 43 | 92.2 | 101 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 124.5 | 13 | 109.4 | 39 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 125.4 | 13 | 95.1 | 94 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 61.8% | 53 | 60.4% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 26.7% | 104 | 34.0% |
| Adj. Pace | +1.8 | 42 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 70.7% | 98 | 74.9% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 47.3% | 127 | 60.3% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 29.5% | 105 | 33.9% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 15.7% | 66 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 4.5% | 75 | 5.1% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 3.6% | 80 | 4.5% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 7.5% | 23 | 6.3% |
| PD to INC | 28.2% | 105 | 32.8% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
| Nate Gerry | S | 6'2, 205 | JR | 64.0 | 10.2% | 2.5 | 1.0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Joshua Kalu | CB | 6'1, 185 | SO | 63.0 | 10.0% | 5.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Byerson Cockrell | S | 6'0, 185 | SR | 54.5 | 8.7% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Banderas | LB | 6'2, 235 | JR | 48.0 | 7.6% | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dedrick Young | LB | 6'1, 220 | FR | 43.5 | 6.9% | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Rose | CB | 6'1, 195 | SR | 36.0 | 5.7% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Weber | LB | 6'3, 220 | SO | 34.0 | 5.4% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Newby | LB | 6'1, 235 | SO | 25.5 | 4.1% | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Jones | DB | 6'0, 180 | SO | 23.0 | 3.7% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Maliek Collins | DT | 6'2, 300 | JR | 21.5 | 3.4% | 6.0 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg McMullen | DE | 6'3, 280 | JR | 20.5 | 3.3% | 6.5 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aaron Williams | S | 5'11, 185 | FR | 20.5 | 3.3% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Dzuris | DE | 6'3, 250 | JR | 19.0 | 3.0% | 6.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Rose-Ivey | LB | 5'11, 240 | JR | 19.0 | 3.0% | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Davie | CB | 6'1, 190 | SR | 17.5 | 2.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Freedom Akinmoladun | DE | 6'4, 255 | FR | 16.0 | 2.5% | 6.0 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Maurice | DT | 6'3, 280 | JR | 15.5 | 2.5% | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Andy Janovich | FB | 6'1, 230 | SR | 12.0 | 1.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Gangwish | DE | 6'2, 265 | SR | 11.0 | 1.8% | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Reed | DB | 6'2, 200 | FR | 9.5 | 1.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Vincent Valentine | DT | 6'3, 320 | JR | 7.0 | 1.1% | 3.5 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kieron Williams | S | 6'0, 190 | SO | 6.0 | 1.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Gifford | LB | 6'3, 215 | FR | 4.5 | 0.7% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Taylor | RB | 6'2, 210 | SO | 4.0 | 0.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrin Ferguson | LB | 6'2, 200 | 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+ | 0.6 | 49 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.35 | 24 |
| Punt Success Rate | 54.1% | 75 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 68.8% | 76 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 54.5% | 48 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 37.1% | 96 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Drew Brown | 5'11, 180 | SO | 44-46 | 21-27 | 77.8% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Sam Foltz | 6'1, 200 | JR | 56 | 44.2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 41.1% |
| Tyson Broekemeier | 6'1, 200 | SR | 5 | 37.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 80.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Drew Brown | 5'11, 180 | SO | 79 | 60.9 | 32 | 40.5% | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Spencer Lindsay | 5'9, 205 | JR | 1 | 65.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Jordan Westerkamp | 6'0, 195 | JR | 6 | 10.2 | 0 | 21 | 0 (0) |
| De'Mornay Pierson-El | 5'9, 185 | SO | 4 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (1) |
| Stanley Morgan Jr. | 6'0, 185 | FR | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Stanley Morgan Jr. | 6'0, 185 | FR | 14 | 23.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Jordan Stevenson | 5'9, 205 | FR | 6 | 14.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Terrell Newby | 5'10, 200 | JR | 5 | 15.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics