Updated on 8/21/2016
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2015 | 2016
Pittsburgh Panthers (ACC Coastal)
2015 Schedule & Results
| Record: 8-5 | Second-order wins (diff.): 7.3 (-0.7) | S&P+ Rk: 40 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 5-Sep | Youngstown State | N/A | 45-37 | W | 72% | 4.6 | 47% | 50% | 30% |
| 12-Sep | at Akron | 80 | 24-7 | W | 90% | 10.1 | 91% | 58% | 86% |
| 19-Sep | at Iowa | 47 | 24-27 | L | 16% | -7.8 | 80% | 53% | 48% |
| 3-Oct | at Virginia Tech | 59 | 17-13 | W | 98% | 16.4 | 95% | 26% | 99% |
| 10-Oct | Virginia | 73 | 26-19 | W | 99% | 17.3 | 75% | 77% | 83% |
| 17-Oct | at Georgia Tech | 68 | 31-28 | W | 73% | 4.9 | 40% | 85% | 22% |
| 24-Oct | at Syracuse | 71 | 23-20 | W | 44% | -1.2 | 24% | 52% | 27% |
| 29-Oct | North Carolina | 29 | 19-26 | L | 4% | -13.8 | 29% | 34% | 60% |
| 7-Nov | Notre Dame | 8 | 30-42 | L | 13% | -9.1 | 31% | 65% | 33% |
| 14-Nov | at Duke | 75 | 31-13 | W | 89% | 9.8 | 78% | 77% | 64% |
| 21-Nov | Louisville | 28 | 45-34 | W | 87% | 8.9 | 77% | 85% | 59% |
| 27-Nov | Miami-FL | 51 | 24-29 | L | 36% | -2.8 | 41% | 34% | 65% |
| 28-Dec | vs. Navy | 20 | 28-44 | L | 12% | -9.5 | 56% | 79% | 36% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 33.9 | 38 | 25.6 | 50 |
| Points Per Game | 28.2 | 68 | 26.1 | 57 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.19 | 101 | 1.40 | 112 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 44.4% | 33 | 37.6% | 25 | 40.3% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 30.5 | 53 | 26.8 | 10 | 29.9 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.71 | 72 | 5.30 | 117 | 4.67 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 0.6 | 62 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -0.23 |
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| ACTUAL | 0 | 66 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 113.7 | 23 | 103.8 | 53 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 46.5% | 26 | 40.1% | 47 | 42.3% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.05 | 71 | 1.23 | 111 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 110.2 | 24 | 115 | 14 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 39.9% | 53 | 35.0% | 31 | 38.9% |
| Power Success Rate | 75.5% | 22 | 68.2% | 81 | 66.3% |
| Stuff Rate | 16.4% | 20 | 19.8% | 67 | 19.6% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Qadree Ollison | RB | 6'2, 230 | FR | 212 | 1121 | 11 | 5.3 | 7.0 | 32.5% | 2 (2) |
| Darrin Hall | RB | 5'11, 215 | FR | 64 | 257 | 2 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 37.5% | 0 (0) |
| Nate Peterman | QB | 6'2, 225 | JR | 60 | 387 | 1 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 51.7% | 8 (1) |
| Chris James | RB | 5'11, 210 | SO | 56 | 253 | 0 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 35.7% | 2 (1) |
| Tyler Boyd | WR | 6'2, 200 | JR | 41 | 349 | 0 | 8.5 | 6.6 | 61.0% | 5 (0) |
| Chad Voytik | QB | 6'1, 215 | JR | 16 | 76 | 1 | 4.8 | 7.7 | 25.0% | 2 (1) |
| Jordan Whitehead | DB | 5'11, 185 | FR | 12 | 122 | 2 | 10.2 | 5.2 | 83.3% | 0 (0) |
| James Conner | RB | 6'2, 240 | JR | 8 | 77 | 2 | 9.6 | 10.6 | 50.0% | 0 (0) |
| George Aston | FB | 6'0, 240 | FR | 2 | 27 | 0 | 13.5 | 19.5 | 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+ | 103.8 | 60 | 115.3 | 21 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 41.7% | 54 | 35.1% | 20 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.37 | 95 | 1.59 | 105 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 75 | 105 | 130.6 | 22 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Nate Peterman | 6'2, 225 | JR | 193 | 314 | 2287 | 20 | 8 | 61.5% | 25 | 7.4% | 6.3 |
| Chad Voytik | 6'1, 215 | JR | 16 | 24 | 112 | 1 | 1 | 66.7% | 4 | 14.3% | 2.6 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Tyler Boyd | WR | 6'2, 200 | JR | 126 | 91 | 926 | 6 | 10.2 | 7.4 | 72.2% | 52.4% | 38.9% |
| Dontez Ford | WR | 6'2, 215 | JR | 49 | 27 | 518 | 2 | 19.2 | 10.6 | 55.1% | 51.0% | 15.1% |
| J.P. Holtz | TE | 6'4, 250 | SR | 38 | 24 | 350 | 4 | 14.6 | 9.2 | 63.2% | 57.9% | 11.7% |
| Qadree Ollison | RB | 6'2, 230 | FR | 22 | 14 | 77 | 1 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 63.6% | 22.7% | 6.8% |
| Scott Orndoff | TE | 6'5, 265 | JR | 21 | 13 | 244 | 5 | 18.8 | 11.6 | 61.9% | 57.1% | 6.5% |
| Zach Challingsworth | WR | 6'2, 200 | SO | 18 | 12 | 171 | 1 | 14.3 | 9.5 | 66.7% | 55.6% | 5.6% |
| Chris James | RB | 5'11, 210 | SO | 10 | 7 | 48 | 0 | 6.9 | 4.8 | 70.0% | 40.0% | 3.1% |
| George Aston | FB | 6'0, 240 | FR | 9 | 8 | 40 | 2 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 88.9% | 55.6% | 2.8% |
| Darrin Hall | RB | 5'11, 215 | FR | 9 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 6.0 | 3.3 | 55.6% | 22.2% | 2.8% |
| Elijah Zeise | WR | 6'2, 215 | FR | 8 | 5 | 54 | 0 | 10.8 | 6.8 | 62.5% | 62.5% | 2.5% |
| Jester Weah | WR | 6'3, 205 | SO | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.5% |
| Jordan Whitehead | DB | 5'11, 185 | FR | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 0.9% |
| Jaymar Parrish | TE | 6'2, 270 | JR | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| Quadree Henderson | WR | 5'8, 170 | FR | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| Matt Galambos | LB | 6'2, 240 | JR | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
| James Conner | RB | 6'2, 240 | JR | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 108.3 | 37 | 115.9 | 16 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 49.4% | 32 | 40.4% | 13 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.08 | 73 | 1.20 | 102 | 1.11 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.30 | 13 | 2.70 | 38 | 2.90 |
| SD Sack Rate | 6.9% | 100 | 10.0% | 2 | 5.0% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 102.5 | 62 | 95.6 | 82 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 32.2% | 55 | 32.3% | 86 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.56 | 110 | 1.87 | 97 | 1.77 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 2.75 | 104 | 3.07 | 51 | 3.20 |
| PD Sack Rate | 8.9% | 90 | 6.7% | 79 | 7.5% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 108.6 | 47 | 97.9 | 70 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 102.8 | 67 | 109.7 | 45 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 113.7 | 31 | 112.7 | 35 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 109.4 | 38 | 117.5 | 20 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 109.9 | 36 | 121.6 | 11 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 102.6 | 62 | 97.5 | 79 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 112.8 | 34 | 101.5 | 62 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 64.9% | 34 | 60.4% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 34.3% | 56 | 34.0% |
| Adj. Pace | -5.2 | 113 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 79.8% | 29 | 74.9% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 57.7% | 90 | 60.3% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 35.1% | 55 | 33.9% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 18.1% | 29 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 5.8% | 47 | 5.1% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 5.9% | 21 | 4.5% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 6.3% | 68 | 6.3% |
| PD to INC | 29.4% | 93 | 32.8% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
| Jordan Whitehead | DB | 5'11, 185 | FR | 91.0 | 14.7% | 6.0 | 0.5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Galambos | LB | 6'2, 240 | JR | 69.5 | 11.2% | 10.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Avonte Maddox | DB | 5'9, 170 | SO | 63.5 | 10.2% | 1.0 | 0.5 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicholas Grigsby | LB | 6'1, 220 | SR | 55.5 | 9.0% | 9.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Caprara | LB | 6'0, 230 | JR | 40.0 | 6.5% | 9.5 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ejuan Price | DL | 6'0, 250 | SR | 39.0 | 6.3% | 19.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Lafayette Pitts | DB | 5'11, 195 | SR | 31.5 | 5.1% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Bam Bradley | LB | 6'2, 230 | JR | 28.0 | 4.5% | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Terrish Webb | DB | 5'11, 190 | JR | 21.5 | 3.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Shakir Soto | DL | 6'3, 265 | JR | 19.5 | 3.1% | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rori Blair | DL | 6'4, 240 | SO | 19.0 | 3.1% | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyrique Jarrett | DL | 6'3, 335 | JR | 16.5 | 2.7% | 7.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Render | DL | 6'2, 300 | SR | 16.0 | 2.6% | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quintin Wirginis | LB | 6'2, 240 | SO | 15.0 | 2.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Mitchell | DB | 6'0, 190 | JR | 13.5 | 2.2% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Amara | DB | 6'2, 195 | SO | 12.5 | 2.0% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Khaynin Mosley-Smith | DL | 6'0, 305 | SR | 11.0 | 1.8% | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Briggs | DB | 5'10, 190 | FR | 6.5 | 1.0% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Lewis | DB | 6'0, 195 | JR | 6.0 | 1.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jevonte Pitts | DB | 5'11, 200 | JR | 6.0 | 1.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| George Aston | FB | 6'0, 240 | FR | 5.0 | 0.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Steinbeck | LB | 6'0, 210 | SR | 4.5 | 0.7% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Scarpinato | DL | 6'3, 285 | SR | 4.5 | 0.7% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Taleni | DL | 6'2, 295 | SO | 3.5 | 0.6% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Poker | DL | 6'4, 235 | SO | 3.0 | 0.5% | 1.5 | 1.0 | 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+ | 0.0 | 73 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.11 | 86 |
| Punt Success Rate | 55.6% | 61 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 89.9% | 7 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 36.8% | 106 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 48.8% | 51 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Chris Blewitt | 5'9, 190 | JR | 42-43 | 15-23 | 65.2% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Ryan Winslow | 6'5, 210 | SO | 63 | 41.1 | 7 | 24 | 19 | 68.3% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Chris Blewitt | 5'9, 190 | JR | 69 | 63.6 | 43 | 62.3% | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Avonte Maddox | 5'9, 170 | SO | 8 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 (0) |
| Tyler Boyd | 6'2, 200 | JR | 8 | 0.9 | 0 | 6 | 3 (0) |
| Quintin Wirginis | 6'2, 240 | SO | 1 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Quadree Henderson | 5'8, 170 | FR | 18 | 28.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Tyler Boyd | 6'2, 200 | JR | 11 | 23.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) |
| Avonte Maddox | 5'9, 170 | SO | 6 | 30.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics