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2015 | 2016
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Independents)
2015 Schedule & Results
| Record: 10-3 | Second-order wins (diff.): 10.0 (0.0) | S&P+ Rk: 8 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 5-Sep | Texas | 72 | 38-3 | W | 100% | 39.5 | 90% | 86% | 89% |
| 12-Sep | at Virginia | 73 | 34-27 | W | 81% | 7.1 | 86% | 81% | 24% |
| 19-Sep | Georgia Tech | 68 | 30-22 | W | 99% | 20.3 | 91% | 72% | 77% |
| 26-Sep | Massachusetts | 97 | 62-27 | W | 97% | 15.2 | 94% | 96% | 7% |
| 3-Oct | at Clemson | 2 | 22-24 | L | 46% | -0.7 | 99% | 60% | 98% |
| 10-Oct | Navy | 20 | 41-24 | W | 94% | 12.2 | 99% | 94% | 95% |
| 17-Oct | USC | 17 | 41-31 | W | 68% | 3.7 | 66% | 81% | 46% |
| 31-Oct | at Temple | 49 | 24-20 | W | 91% | 10.6 | 84% | 84% | 68% |
| 7-Nov | at Pittsburgh | 40 | 42-30 | W | 87% | 9.1 | 84% | 86% | 44% |
| 14-Nov | Wake Forest | 92 | 28-7 | W | 98% | 15.8 | 63% | 68% | 54% |
| 21-Nov | vs. Boston College | 67 | 19-16 | W | 84% | 8.0 | 70% | 80% | 48% |
| 28-Nov | at Stanford | 10 | 36-38 | L | 53% | 0.7 | 76% | 94% | 36% |
| 1-Jan | vs. Ohio State | 3 | 28-44 | L | 2% | -15.8 | 36% | 76% | 40% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 42.4 | 7 | 23.7 | 35 |
| Points Per Game | 34.2 | 34 | 24.1 | 39 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.40 | 10 | 1.27 | 76 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 45.7% | 23 | 40.0% | 56 | 40.3% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 28.7 | 97 | 26.6 | 9 | 29.9 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 5.06 | 38 | 4.35 | 36 | 4.67 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -0.28 | 71 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -2.20 |
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| ACTUAL | -6 | 102 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 130.4 | 1 | 102.9 | 56 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 45.9% | 33 | 42.5% | 75 | 42.3% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.27 | 8 | 1.12 | 84 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 124.1 | 2 | 113 | 21 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 45.4% | 4 | 36.7% | 48 | 38.9% |
| Power Success Rate | 66.7% | 58 | 70.5% | 96 | 66.3% |
| Stuff Rate | 20.5% | 87 | 22.1% | 38 | 19.6% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| C.J. Prosise | RB | 6'1, 220 | SR | 160 | 1048 | 11 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 48.1% | 5 (2) |
| Josh Adams | RB | 6'1, 212 | FR | 116 | 838 | 6 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 46.6% | 2 (1) |
| DeShone Kizer | QB | 6'4, 230 | SO | 113 | 654 | 10 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 43.4% | 5 (2) |
| Dexter Williams | RB | 5'11, 200 | FR | 21 | 81 | 1 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 38.1% | 0 (0) |
| Malik Zaire | QB | 6'0, 222 | JR | 17 | 118 | 0 | 6.9 | 8.2 | 47.1% | 0 (0) |
| Brandon Wimbush | QB | 6'1, 216 | FR | 6 | 108 | 1 | 18.0 | 19.8 | 66.7% | 1 (1) |
| Amir Carlisle | WR | 5'10, 195 | SR | 6 | 38 | 0 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 33.3% | 0 (0) |
| Torii Hunter Jr. | WR | 6'0, 195 | JR | 5 | 16 | 0 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 20.0% | 1 (1) |
| Tarean Folston | RB | 5'9, 214 | JR | 3 | 19 | 0 | 6.3 | 7.5 | 33.3% | 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+ | 126.7 | 10 | 108.7 | 39 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 45.4% | 22 | 36.8% | 28 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.54 | 48 | 1.51 | 78 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 105.4 | 52 | 93.4 | 77 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| DeShone Kizer | 6'4, 230 | SO | 210 | 334 | 2880 | 21 | 10 | 62.9% | 23 | 6.4% | 7.7 |
| Malik Zaire | 6'0, 222 | JR | 26 | 40 | 428 | 4 | 0 | 65.0% | 2 | 4.8% | 9.8 |
| Brandon Wimbush | 6'1, 216 | FR | 3 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 60.0% | 1 | 16.7% | 0.8 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Will Fuller | WR | 6'0, 184 | JR | 95 | 62 | 1258 | 14 | 20.3 | 13.2 | 65.3% | 54.7% | 25.9% |
| Chris Brown | WR | 6'1, 195 | SR | 78 | 48 | 597 | 4 | 12.4 | 7.7 | 61.5% | 52.6% | 21.3% |
| Amir Carlisle | WR | 5'10, 195 | SR | 44 | 31 | 351 | 1 | 11.3 | 8.0 | 70.5% | 54.5% | 12.0% |
| Torii Hunter Jr. | WR | 6'0, 195 | JR | 42 | 28 | 363 | 2 | 13.0 | 8.6 | 66.7% | 61.9% | 11.4% |
| C.J. Prosise | RB | 6'1, 220 | SR | 36 | 27 | 325 | 1 | 12.0 | 9.0 | 75.0% | 36.1% | 9.8% |
| Corey Robinson | WR | 6'4, 215 | JR | 29 | 16 | 200 | 1 | 12.5 | 6.9 | 55.2% | 48.3% | 7.9% |
| Alizé Jones | TE | 6'4, 240 | FR | 18 | 13 | 190 | 0 | 14.6 | 10.6 | 72.2% | 61.1% | 4.9% |
| Nic Weishar | TE | 6'4, 241 | SO | 8 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 6.3 | 2.4 | 37.5% | 25.0% | 2.2% |
| Josh Adams | RB | 6'1, 212 | FR | 7 | 7 | 42 | 1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 100.0% | 57.1% | 1.9% |
| Durham Smythe | TE | 6'4, 245 | JR | 5 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 60.0% | 40.0% | 1.4% |
| Tyler Luatua | TE | 6'2, 255 | SO | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Equanimeous St. Brown | WR | 6'4, 205 | FR | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
| Chase Hounshell | TE | 6'4, 255 | SR | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
| C.J. Sanders | WR | 5'8, 185 | FR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 119.0 | 11 | 103.0 | 53 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 48.4% | 40 | 47.1% | 74 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.18 | 34 | 1.09 | 59 | 1.11 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.07 | 36 | 2.84 | 60 | 2.90 |
| SD Sack Rate | 6.2% | 88 | 5.6% | 46 | 5.0% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 153.2 | 3 | 110.5 | 34 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 39.4% | 6 | 25.7% | 22 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 2.03 | 14 | 1.97 | 115 | 1.77 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 4.07 | 3 | 2.63 | 14 | 3.20 |
| PD Sack Rate | 7.4% | 64 | 7.4% | 64 | 7.5% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 123.6 | 13 | 100.9 | 57 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 119.7 | 21 | 107.7 | 53 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 157.2 | 1 | 111.9 | 39 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 134.4 | 2 | 103.3 | 57 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 122.1 | 13 | 100.9 | 64 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 145.3 | 2 | 111.3 | 37 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 132.8 | 7 | 111.9 | 36 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 56.0% | 85 | 60.4% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 36.9% | 40 | 34.0% |
| Adj. Pace | -4.8 | 106 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 73.7% | 78 | 74.9% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 65.6% | 19 | 60.3% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 36.6% | 41 | 33.9% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 16.0% | 57 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 6.3% | 36 | 5.1% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 4.3% | 65 | 4.5% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 5.4% | 91 | 6.3% |
| PD to INC | 27.5% | 110 | 32.8% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
| Jaylon Smith | LB | 6'2, 240 | JR | 91.5 | 13.0% | 9.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Elijah Shumate | S | 6'0, 224 | SR | 61.0 | 8.7% | 6.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Schmidt | LB | 6'1, 235 | SR | 60.0 | 8.5% | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| KeiVarae Russell | CB | 5'11, 196 | SR | 54.0 | 7.7% | 3.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Max Redfield | S | 6'1, 205 | JR | 51.5 | 7.3% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Rochell | DL | 6'3, 287 | JR | 47.0 | 6.7% | 7.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Romeo Okwara | DL | 6'4, 270 | SR | 40.5 | 5.8% | 13.5 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sheldon Day | DL | 6'2, 285 | SR | 39.0 | 5.5% | 15.5 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Cole Luke | CB | 5'11, 193 | JR | 35.0 | 5.0% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthias Farley | CB | 5'11, 210 | SR | 34.0 | 4.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| James Onwualu | LB | 6'1, 232 | JR | 29.5 | 4.2% | 6.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Greer Martini | LB | 6'2, 245 | SO | 27.0 | 3.8% | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarrett Grace | LB | 6'2, 253 | SR | 20.5 | 2.9% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Trumbetti | DL | 6'3, 260 | SO | 13.5 | 1.9% | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Cage | DL | 6'1, 315 | SO | 13.0 | 1.8% | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nyles Morgan | LB | 6'1, 240 | SO | 13.0 | 1.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jerry Tillery | DL | 6'6, 305 | FR | 10.5 | 1.5% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Te'von Coney | LB | 6'1, 235 | FR | 9.5 | 1.4% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Butler | CB | 6'1, 200 | JR | 8.5 | 1.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Drue Tranquill | S | 6'1, 225 | SO | 7.5 | 1.1% | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Watkins | CB | 6'1, 200 | SO | 6.5 | 0.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicky Baratti | S | 6'1, 210 | SR | 6.0 | 0.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Randolph | DL | 6'2, 255 | JR | 4.5 | 0.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Newsome | P | 6'2, 205 | SO | 3.5 | 0.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Coleman | DB | 5'11, 185 | FR | 3.5 | 0.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 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+ | 0.8 | 35 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.46 | 7 |
| Punt Success Rate | 56.1% | 59 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 69.4% | 72 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 44.4% | 83 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 35.9% | 104 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Justin Yoon | 5'9, 185 | FR | 50-52 | 15-17 | 88.2% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Tyler Newsome | 6'2, 205 | SO | 55 | 44.5 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 47.3% |
| DeShone Kizer | 6'4, 230 | SO | 2 | 40.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Tyler Newsome | 6'2, 205 | SO | 84 | 61.6 | 21 | 25.0% | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Yoon | 5'9, 185 | FR | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| C.J. Sanders | 5'8, 185 | FR | 25 | 7.3 | 1 | 19 | 3 (0) |
| Equanimeous St. Brown | 6'4, 205 | FR | 1 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Will Fuller | 6'0, 184 | JR | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| C.J. Sanders | 5'8, 185 | FR | 28 | 22.9 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) |
| Amir Carlisle | 5'10, 195 | SR | 8 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Dexter Williams | 5'11, 200 | FR | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics