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2015 | 2016
Penn State Nittany Lions (Big Ten East)
2015 Schedule & Results
| Record: 7-6 | Second-order wins (diff.): 7.2 (0.2) | S&P+ Rk: 30 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 5-Sep | at Temple | 49 | 10-27 | L | 10% | -10.1 | 75% | 40% | 59% |
| 12-Sep | Buffalo | 96 | 27-14 | W | 96% | 13.9 | 90% | 43% | 96% |
| 19-Sep | Rutgers | 105 | 28-3 | W | 100% | 35.3 | 88% | 66% | 86% |
| 26-Sep | San Diego State | 45 | 37-21 | W | 99% | 17.6 | 97% | 84% | 97% |
| 3-Oct | Army | 123 | 20-14 | W | 72% | 4.7 | 82% | 21% | 49% |
| 10-Oct | Indiana | 60 | 29-7 | W | 92% | 11.3 | 81% | 48% | 92% |
| 17-Oct | at Ohio State | 3 | 10-38 | L | 0% | -21.9 | 23% | 59% | 35% |
| 24-Oct | vs. Maryland | 65 | 31-30 | W | 55% | 1.0 | 27% | 43% | 35% |
| 31-Oct | Illinois | 61 | 39-0 | W | 100% | 34.6 | 88% | 73% | 98% |
| 7-Nov | at Northwestern | 56 | 21-23 | L | 57% | 1.5 | 46% | 65% | 34% |
| 21-Nov | Michigan | 6 | 16-28 | L | 2% | -15.8 | 35% | 48% | 72% |
| 28-Nov | at Michigan State | 13 | 16-55 | L | 1% | -19.6 | 9% | 56% | 7% |
| 2-Jan | vs. Georgia | 32 | 17-24 | L | 30% | -4.2 | 58% | 60% | 62% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 29.9 | 59 | 19.5 | 15 |
| Points Per Game | 23.2 | 101 | 21.8 | 26 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.40 | 13 | 1.17 | 21 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 36.4% | 111 | 38.1% | 33 | 40.3% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 31.4 | 38 | 31.5 | 103 | 29.9 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.12 | 107 | 4.81 | 81 | 4.67 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 7.13 | 18 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -1.20 |
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| ACTUAL | 4 | 37 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 106.1 | 53 | 109.8 | 37 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 38.0% | 107 | 39.1% | 44 | 42.3% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.22 | 16 | 1.12 | 87 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 104.5 | 45 | 104.3 | 46 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 38.2% | 78 | 38.0% | 65 | 38.9% |
| Power Success Rate | 53.1% | 122 | 68.6% | 85 | 66.3% |
| Stuff Rate | 25.1% | 120 | 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) |
| Saquon Barkley | RB | 5'11, 222 | FR | 182 | 1076 | 7 | 5.9 | 7.3 | 40.7% | 2 (1) |
| Akeel Lynch | RB | 5'11, 220 | JR | 55 | 282 | 2 | 5.1 | 8.7 | 29.1% | 0 (0) |
| Nick Scott | RB | 5'11, 198 | FR | 30 | 133 | 1 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 33.3% | 1 (1) |
| Christian Hackenberg | QB | 6'4, 228 | JR | 28 | 145 | 2 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 39.3% | 3 (2) |
| Mark Allen | RB | 5'6, 181 | FR | 28 | 101 | 1 | 3.6 | 6.2 | 25.0% | 1 (1) |
| Brandon Polk | WR | 5'9, 170 | FR | 18 | 159 | 1 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 66.7% | 0 (0) |
| Trace McSorley | QB | 6'0, 196 | FR | 12 | 48 | 0 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 41.7% | 0 (0) |
| Johnathan Thomas | RB | 5'11, 221 | FR | 11 | 42 | 0 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 45.5% | 0 (0) |
| DeAndre Thompkins | WR | 5'11, 185 | FR | 5 | 12 | 1 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 40.0% | 4 (4) |
| 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+ | 98.2 | 73 | 124.5 | 10 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 35.0% | 107 | 36.9% | 31 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.56 | 40 | 1.22 | 4 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 72.3 | 111 | 197.1 | 1 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Christian Hackenberg | 6'4, 228 | JR | 192 | 359 | 2525 | 16 | 6 | 53.5% | 38 | 9.6% | 5.8 |
| Trace McSorley | 6'0, 196 | FR | 20 | 40 | 185 | 2 | 0 | 50.0% | 1 | 2.4% | 4.4 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Chris Godwin | WR | 6'1, 208 | SO | 118 | 70 | 1103 | 5 | 15.8 | 9.4 | 59.3% | 53.4% | 29.9% |
| DaeSean Hamilton | WR | 6'1, 206 | SO | 89 | 45 | 585 | 6 | 13.0 | 6.6 | 50.6% | 39.3% | 22.6% |
| Geno Lewis | WR | 6'1, 205 | JR | 37 | 17 | 196 | 3 | 11.5 | 5.3 | 45.9% | 35.1% | 9.4% |
| Saquon Barkley | RB | 5'11, 222 | FR | 31 | 20 | 161 | 1 | 8.1 | 5.2 | 64.5% | 29.0% | 7.9% |
| Mike Gesicki | TE | 6'6, 255 | SO | 30 | 13 | 125 | 1 | 9.6 | 4.2 | 43.3% | 26.7% | 7.6% |
| Kyle Carter | TE | 6'3, 252 | SR | 24 | 14 | 135 | 0 | 9.6 | 5.6 | 58.3% | 33.3% | 6.1% |
| Saeed Blacknall | WR | 6'3, 211 | SO | 18 | 8 | 248 | 1 | 31.0 | 13.8 | 44.4% | 33.3% | 4.6% |
| Brandon Polk | WR | 5'9, 170 | FR | 8 | 6 | 57 | 1 | 9.5 | 7.1 | 75.0% | 12.5% | 2.0% |
| Mark Allen | RB | 5'6, 181 | FR | 8 | 4 | 44 | 1 | 11.0 | 5.5 | 50.0% | 37.5% | 2.0% |
| Brent Wilkerson | TE | 6'3, 250 | JR | 7 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 85.7% | 57.1% | 1.8% |
| Nick Scott | RB | 5'11, 198 | FR | 6 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 10.8 | 7.2 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 1.5% |
| DeAndre Thompkins | WR | 5'11, 185 | FR | 6 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 11.0 | 5.5 | 50.0% | 16.7% | 1.5% |
| Akeel Lynch | RB | 5'11, 220 | JR | 6 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 66.7% | 0.0% | 1.5% |
| Christian Hackenberg | QB | 6'4, 228 | JR | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
| Gregg Garrity | WR | 5'10, 157 | JR | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
| Brandon Bell | LB | 6'1, 231 | JR | 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+ | 107.8 | 38 | 105.3 | 45 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 43.9% | 104 | 46.3% | 62 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.20 | 24 | 1.01 | 25 | 1.11 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.75 | 88 | 2.73 | 41 | 2.90 |
| SD Sack Rate | 8.6% | 117 | 6.0% | 35 | 5.0% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 89.4 | 96 | 135.2 | 6 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 23.2% | 123 | 23.8% | 8 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 2.03 | 12 | 1.69 | 44 | 1.77 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 2.64 | 109 | 3.25 | 69 | 3.20 |
| PD Sack Rate | 9.1% | 92 | 13.9% | 1 | 7.5% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 106.6 | 58 | 124.1 | 16 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 102.5 | 68 | 104.6 | 63 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 103.7 | 64 | 114.3 | 29 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 103.9 | 65 | 116.3 | 23 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 118.3 | 19 | 113.7 | 26 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 87.0 | 105 | 114.5 | 27 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 94.8 | 89 | 109.1 | 41 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 52.5% | 103 | 60.4% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 34.5% | 55 | 34.0% |
| Adj. Pace | -9.0 | 128 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 76.3% | 49 | 74.9% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 63.2% | 36 | 60.3% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 37.1% | 35 | 33.9% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 20.1% | 9 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 9.7% | 1 | 5.1% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 4.8% | 49 | 4.5% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 5.6% | 84 | 6.3% |
| PD to INC | 32.7% | 65 | 32.8% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
| Jason Cabinda | LB | 6'1, 245 | SO | 69.5 | 9.9% | 5.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Marcus Allen | S | 6'2, 209 | SO | 62.0 | 8.8% | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Troy Reeder | LB | 6'1, 241 | FR | 54.5 | 7.8% | 5.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Johnson | DT | 6'4, 323 | JR | 54.0 | 7.7% | 15.0 | 6.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Brandon Bell | LB | 6'1, 231 | JR | 50.5 | 7.2% | 12.5 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jordan Lucas | S | 6'0, 199 | SR | 45.0 | 6.4% | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Carl Nassib | DE | 6'7, 272 | SR | 38.5 | 5.5% | 19.5 | 15.5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Grant Haley | CB | 5'9, 189 | SO | 34.0 | 4.8% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Anthony Zettel | DT | 6'4, 284 | SR | 33.5 | 4.8% | 11.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Malik Golden | S | 6'0, 205 | JR | 28.5 | 4.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Williams | CB | 6'0, 200 | SR | 27.5 | 3.9% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrett Sickels | DE | 6'4, 258 | SO | 24.5 | 3.5% | 5.5 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| John Reid | CB | 5'10, 186 | FR | 23.5 | 3.3% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Troy Apke | S | 6'1, 198 | SO | 20.0 | 2.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Manny Bowen | LB | 6'1, 200 | FR | 15.0 | 2.1% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Evan Schwan | DE | 6'6, 256 | JR | 14.5 | 2.1% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Cooper | LB | 6'1, 226 | FR | 11.5 | 1.6% | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Campbell | CB | 6'1, 186 | SO | 11.0 | 1.6% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Cothran | DE | 6'5, 261 | SO | 10.5 | 1.5% | 4.0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker Cothren | DT | 6'4, 302 | SO | 8.5 | 1.2% | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Torrence Brown | DE | 6'3, 250 | FR | 8.0 | 1.1% | 5.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine White | DT | 6'2, 292 | FR | 8.0 | 1.1% | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Von Walker | LB | 5'11, 219 | JR | 8.0 | 1.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Dudas | LB | 6'0, 209 | SR | 6.5 | 0.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Scott | RB | 5'11, 198 | FR | 6.5 | 0.9% | 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+ | -0.3 | 81 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.25 | 37 |
| Punt Success Rate | 46.9% | 110 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 68.2% | 77 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 54.8% | 47 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 32.6% | 110 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Joey Julius | 5'10, 259 | FR | 20-24 | 10-12 | 83.3% |
| Tyler Davis | 5'11, 186 | SO | 11-11 | 8-8 | 100.0% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Daniel Pasquariello | 6'1, 200 | SO | 58 | 39.9 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 36.2% |
| Chris Gulla | 6'1, 199 | SO | 23 | 37.7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 52.2% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Joey Julius | 5'10, 259 | FR | 53 | 62.0 | 22 | 41.5% | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Davis | 5'11, 186 | SO | 10 | 59.5 | 3 | 30.0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Gulla | 6'1, 199 | SO | 3 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| DeAndre Thompkins | 5'11, 185 | FR | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 23 | 3 (3) |
| Mark Allen | 5'6, 181 | FR | 5 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Gregg Garrity | 5'10, 157 | JR | 2 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Koa Farmer | 6'1, 222 | FR | 18 | 22.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) |
| Nick Scott | 5'11, 198 | FR | 13 | 23.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) |
| Brandon Polk | 5'9, 170 | FR | 10 | 20.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics