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2015 | 2016
NIU Huskies (MAC West)
2015 Schedule & Results
| Record: 8-6 | Second-order wins (diff.): 8.1 (0.1) | S&P+ Rk: 69 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 5-Sep | UNLV | 106 | 38-30 | W | 95% | 13.5 | 83% | 72% | 39% |
| 12-Sep | Murray State | N/A | 57-26 | W | 100% | 23.3 | 52% | 56% | 12% |
| 19-Sep | at Ohio State | 3 | 13-20 | L | 11% | -9.8 | 92% | 12% | 97% |
| 26-Sep | at Boston College | 67 | 14-17 | L | 5% | -13.3 | 38% | 36% | 54% |
| 3-Oct | at Central Michigan | 78 | 19-29 | L | 27% | -4.8 | 66% | 11% | 94% |
| 10-Oct | Ball State | 111 | 59-41 | W | 97% | 15.0 | 48% | 90% | 19% |
| 17-Oct | at Miami-OH | 117 | 45-12 | W | 100% | 33.9 | 79% | 90% | 66% |
| 24-Oct | Eastern Michigan | 121 | 49-21 | W | 100% | 20.9 | 65% | 76% | 65% |
| 3-Nov | at Toledo | 21 | 32-27 | W | 78% | 6.2 | 80% | 74% | 94% |
| 11-Nov | at Buffalo | 96 | 41-30 | W | 83% | 7.7 | 52% | 73% | 48% |
| 18-Nov | Western Michigan | 53 | 27-19 | W | 76% | 5.7 | 63% | 61% | 75% |
| 24-Nov | Ohio | 66 | 21-26 | L | 41% | -1.9 | 35% | 43% | 64% |
| 4-Dec | vs. Bowling Green | 19 | 14-34 | L | 0% | -34.1 | 15% | 5% | 60% |
| 23-Dec | vs. Boise State | 41 | 7-55 | L | 0% | -59.9 | 14% | 4% | 16% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 26.0 | 86 | 25.2 | 47 |
| Points Per Game | 31.1 | 52 | 27.6 | 73 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.22 | 86 | 1.17 | 22 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 40.6% | 78 | 41.5% | 65 | 40.3% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 31.5 | 37 | 32.2 | 114 | 29.9 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 5.01 | 45 | 3.95 | 16 | 4.67 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 1.66 | 55 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +0.12 |
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| ACTUAL | 2 | 51 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 95.5 | 95 | 100.6 | 63 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 39.3% | 98 | 42.4% | 72 | 42.3% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.05 | 70 | 0.97 | 27 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 99.5 | 74 | 91.3 | 100 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 36.4% | 94 | 37.0% | 51 | 38.9% |
| Power Success Rate | 66.1% | 63 | 80.6% | 124 | 66.3% |
| Stuff Rate | 19.8% | 79 | 13.3% | 128 | 19.6% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Joel Bouagnon | TB | 6'2, 226 | JR | 283 | 1286 | 18 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 33.2% | 0 (0) |
| Drew Hare | QB | 6'1, 218 | JR | 89 | 332 | 1 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 38.2% | 7 (3) |
| Jordan Huff | TB | 5'11, 218 | SO | 86 | 653 | 8 | 7.6 | 9.2 | 41.9% | 2 (2) |
| Ryan Graham | QB | 6'1, 214 | FR | 56 | 228 | 0 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 35.7% | 6 (4) |
| Aregeros Turner | WR | 5'11, 178 | JR | 24 | 152 | 1 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 45.8% | 2 (2) |
| Tommy Fiedler | QB | 6'2, 192 | FR | 13 | 55 | 0 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 46.2% | 0 (0) |
| D.J. Brown | TB | 5'9, 182 | FR | 12 | 63 | 1 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 41.7% | 0 (0) |
| Kenny Golladay | WR | 6'4, 200 | JR | 9 | 14 | 1 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 11.1% | 2 (2) |
| Marcus Jones | TB | 5'8, 197 | FR | 8 | 109 | 1 | 13.6 | 18.6 | 50.0% | 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+ | 103.4 | 61 | 98.6 | 66 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 42.4% | 45 | 40.5% | 64 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.43 | 84 | 1.39 | 39 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 84.6 | 88 | 88.7 | 84 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Drew Hare | 6'1, 218 | JR | 164 | 257 | 1962 | 14 | 4 | 63.8% | 15 | 5.5% | 6.9 |
| Ryan Graham | 6'1, 214 | FR | 55 | 102 | 691 | 6 | 3 | 53.9% | 13 | 11.3% | 4.9 |
| Tommy Fiedler | 6'2, 192 | FR | 21 | 45 | 265 | 2 | 3 | 46.7% | 4 | 8.2% | 5.1 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Kenny Golladay | WR | 6'4, 200 | JR | 129 | 73 | 1129 | 10 | 15.5 | 8.8 | 56.6% | 45.7% | 33.4% |
| Tommylee Lewis | WR | 5'7, 168 | SR | 54 | 34 | 398 | 3 | 11.7 | 7.4 | 63.0% | 38.9% | 14.0% |
| Aregeros Turner | WR | 5'11, 178 | JR | 54 | 39 | 343 | 1 | 8.8 | 6.4 | 72.2% | 53.7% | 14.0% |
| Juwan Brescacin | WR | 6'4, 230 | SR | 45 | 24 | 298 | 1 | 12.4 | 6.6 | 53.3% | 37.8% | 11.7% |
| Desroy Maxwell | TE | 6'2, 255 | SR | 29 | 20 | 221 | 3 | 11.1 | 7.6 | 69.0% | 44.8% | 7.5% |
| Chad Beebe | WR | 5'9, 184 | JR | 22 | 13 | 193 | 0 | 14.9 | 8.8 | 59.1% | 50.0% | 5.7% |
| Joel Bouagnon | TB | 6'2, 226 | JR | 19 | 13 | 131 | 0 | 10.1 | 6.9 | 68.4% | 31.6% | 4.9% |
| Shane Wimann | TE | 6'4, 254 | SO | 12 | 11 | 98 | 4 | 8.9 | 8.2 | 91.7% | 83.3% | 3.1% |
| Ezra Saffold | WR | 5'7, 168 | SO | 7 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 8.8 | 6.3 | 71.4% | 42.9% | 1.8% |
| Christian Blake | WR | 6'1, 182 | SO | 7 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 8.8 | 6.3 | 71.4% | 57.1% | 1.8% |
| Clayton Glasper | WR | 6'4, 228 | JR | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 25.0% | 25.0% | 1.0% |
| Jordan Huff | TB | 5'11, 218 | SO | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 0.8% |
| Ryan Stendler | TE | 6'4, 257 | SO | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 97.8 | 82 | 97.7 | 75 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 45.9% | 77 | 47.1% | 74 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.07 | 84 | 1.02 | 29 | 1.11 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.61 | 108 | 3.01 | 85 | 2.90 |
| SD Sack Rate | 5.0% | 70 | 3.6% | 105 | 5.0% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 95.6 | 86 | 106.2 | 52 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 28.6% | 82 | 29.2% | 48 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.77 | 67 | 1.68 | 41 | 1.77 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.10 | 77 | 3.44 | 89 | 3.20 |
| PD Sack Rate | 7.4% | 64 | 6.4% | 85 | 7.5% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 95.1 | 95 | 98.3 | 68 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 90.9 | 99 | 106.4 | 59 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 102.3 | 72 | 90.7 | 103 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 108.6 | 42 | 125.4 | 8 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 97.9 | 84 | 103.1 | 53 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 103.2 | 60 | 104.7 | 56 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 88.0 | 107 | 97.5 | 81 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 66.9% | 27 | 60.4% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 39.5% | 28 | 34.0% |
| Adj. Pace | +4.1 | 26 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 79.8% | 28 | 74.9% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 57.4% | 97 | 60.3% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 36.3% | 45 | 33.9% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 14.6% | 89 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 3.1% | 113 | 5.1% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 3.9% | 73 | 4.5% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 7.3% | 30 | 6.3% |
| PD to INC | 39.7% | 14 | 32.8% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
| Boomer Mays | LB | 6'0, 244 | SR | 93.5 | 10.6% | 5.0 | 0.5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Marlon Moore | S | 5'9, 197 | SR | 86.0 | 9.7% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Brandon Mayes | S | 5'11, 193 | SO | 74.0 | 8.4% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Folliard | LB | 6'2, 231 | JR | 66.5 | 7.5% | 8.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Renard Cheren | LB | 6'0, 224 | FR | 51.5 | 5.8% | 5.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Jones IV | LB | 6'0, 222 | SO | 46.0 | 5.2% | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paris Logan | CB | 5'9, 195 | SR | 45.0 | 5.1% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawun Lurry | CB | 5'8, 178 | SO | 39.0 | 4.4% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamaal Payton | LB | 6'0, 226 | JR | 34.0 | 3.8% | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Perez Ford | DE | 6'0, 227 | SR | 33.0 | 3.7% | 6.5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Albert Smalls | CB | 6'1, 197 | SO | 33.0 | 3.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Clinton-Earl | DE | 6'1, 258 | SR | 30.0 | 3.4% | 7.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ladell Fleming | DE | 6'0, 236 | JR | 24.5 | 2.8% | 5.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jawuan Johnson | S | 5'11, 209 | FR | 24.0 | 2.7% | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Thomas | DT | 6'2, 306 | JR | 19.0 | 2.1% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Lee | DT | 6'2, 304 | SO | 18.5 | 2.1% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Compton | DE | 6'4, 278 | SR | 18.0 | 2.0% | 5.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mycial Allen | S | 5'11, 198 | SO | 17.0 | 1.9% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Brooks | CB | 5'11, 191 | JR | 14.0 | 1.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Jones | DT | 6'0, 286 | JR | 13.5 | 1.5% | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ruben Dunbar | DE | 6'3, 270 | JR | 12.5 | 1.4% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Schwab | LB | 6'1, 223 | SO | 9.5 | 1.1% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Corcoran | LB | 6'3, 221 | FR | 9.5 | 1.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Smaha | DE | 6'1, 232 | JR | 7.5 | 0.8% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clayton Glasper | WR | 6'4, 228 | JR | 6.5 | 0.7% | 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+ | -0.1 | 74 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.25 | 36 |
| Punt Success Rate | 41.1% | 122 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 61.9% | 100 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 61.9% | 27 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 50.9% | 41 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Christian Hagan | 6'0, 189 | SO | 52-54 | 14-18 | 77.8% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Jacob Ambrose | 5'10, 175 | JR | 74 | 37.9 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 55.4% |
| Ryan Graham | 6'1, 214 | FR | 4 | 34.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Christian Hagan | 6'0, 189 | SO | 53 | 59.4 | 13 | 24.5% | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Orne | 6'0, 218 | JR | 30 | 53.7 | 3 | 10.0% | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Chad Beebe | 5'9, 184 | JR | 14 | 8.5 | 0 | 17 | 2 (1) |
| Tommylee Lewis | 5'7, 168 | SR | 3 | 5.3 | 0 | 4 | 0 (0) |
| Brandon Mayes | 5'11, 193 | SO | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Aregeros Turner | 5'11, 178 | JR | 45 | 26.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Paris Logan | 5'9, 195 | SR | 3 | 23.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| D.J. Brown | 5'9, 182 | FR | 3 | 17.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics