Updated on 8/21/2016
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2015 | 2016
Purdue Boilermakers (Big Ten West)
2015 Schedule & Results
| Record: 2-10 | Second-order wins (diff.): 3.4 (1.4) | S&P+ Rk: 86 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 6-Sep | at Marshall | 64 | 31-41 | L | 41% | -1.8 | 87% | 78% | 58% |
| 12-Sep | Indiana State | N/A | 38-14 | W | 100% | 22.4 | 74% | 50% | 67% |
| 19-Sep | Virginia Tech | 59 | 24-51 | L | 2% | -16.7 | 46% | 22% | 32% |
| 26-Sep | Bowling Green | 19 | 28-35 | L | 36% | -2.8 | 87% | 73% | 57% |
| 3-Oct | at Michigan State | 13 | 21-24 | L | 19% | -7.0 | 86% | 51% | 44% |
| 10-Oct | Minnesota | 37 | 13-41 | L | 0% | -29.1 | 6% | 10% | 14% |
| 17-Oct | at Wisconsin | 31 | 7-24 | L | 0% | -28.3 | 13% | 18% | 39% |
| 31-Oct | Nebraska | 48 | 55-45 | W | 97% | 15.2 | 84% | 89% | 78% |
| 7-Nov | Illinois | 61 | 14-48 | L | 0% | -30.0 | 7% | 28% | 6% |
| 14-Nov | at Northwestern | 56 | 14-21 | L | 37% | -2.6 | 30% | 57% | 30% |
| 21-Nov | at Iowa | 47 | 20-40 | L | 1% | -18.0 | 17% | 45% | 24% |
| 28-Nov | Indiana | 60 | 36-54 | L | 10% | -10.0 | 10% | 47% | 14% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 26.1 | 84 | 30.0 | 79 |
| Points Per Game | 25.1 | 92 | 36.5 | 112 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.12 | 119 | 1.29 | 80 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 40.0% | 88 | 44.8% | 100 | 40.3% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 29.2 | 85 | 32.6 | 116 | 29.9 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.63 | 79 | 4.56 | 56 | 4.67 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -5.27 | 110 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +0.11 |
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| ACTUAL | -5 | 98 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 103.5 | 62 | 86.6 | 113 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 43.0% | 60 | 44.7% | 90 | 42.3% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.95 | 114 | 1.17 | 100 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 102.6 | 61 | 98 | 76 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 31.4% | 123 | 39.8% | 83 | 38.9% |
| Power Success Rate | 67.9% | 52 | 75.6% | 110 | 66.3% |
| Stuff Rate | 15.5% | 10 | 21.4% | 46 | 19.6% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Markell Jones | RB | 5'11, 207 | FR | 168 | 875 | 10 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 33.9% | 4 (2) |
| D.J. Knox | RB | 5'7, 197 | SO | 108 | 409 | 2 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 26.9% | 2 (2) |
| David Blough | QB | 6'1, 202 | FR | 49 | 209 | 4 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 30.6% | 4 (2) |
| Austin Appleby | QB | 6'5, 239 | JR | 45 | 150 | 4 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 31.1% | 7 (3) |
| David Yancey | RB | 5'10, 213 | SO | 5 | 13 | 0 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 20.0% | 0 (0) |
| Jarrett Burgess | WR | 6'2, 195 | FR | 3 | 60 | 1 | 20.0 | 13.5 | 100.0% | 0 (0) |
| Danny Anthrop | WR | 6'0, 186 | SR | 2 | -4 | 0 | -2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0 (0) |
| Anthony Brown | CB | 5'11, 190 | SR | 1 | 39 | 0 | 39.0 | 31.5 | 100.0% | 0 (0) |
| Gregory Phillips | WR | 6'0, 191 | SO | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 100.0% | 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+ | 97.5 | 77 | 91.0 | 95 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 37.4% | 92 | 45.0% | 109 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.30 | 110 | 1.42 | 52 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 95.7 | 70 | 107.6 | 49 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| David Blough | 6'1, 202 | FR | 169 | 293 | 1574 | 10 | 8 | 57.7% | 18 | 5.8% | 4.7 |
| Austin Appleby | 6'5, 239 | JR | 119 | 207 | 1260 | 8 | 8 | 57.5% | 11 | 5.0% | 5.5 |
| Aaron Banks | 6'4, 196 | FR | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4.0 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| DeAngelo Yancey | WR | 6'2, 223 | JR | 98 | 48 | 700 | 5 | 14.6 | 7.1 | 49.0% | 36.7% | 20.9% |
| Danny Anthrop | WR | 6'0, 186 | SR | 81 | 57 | 450 | 2 | 7.9 | 5.6 | 70.4% | 43.2% | 17.3% |
| Markell Jones | RB | 5'11, 207 | FR | 48 | 34 | 239 | 1 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 70.8% | 41.7% | 10.2% |
| Domonique Young | WR | 6'3, 205 | JR | 43 | 21 | 276 | 1 | 13.1 | 6.4 | 48.8% | 41.9% | 9.2% |
| Cameron Posey | WR | 6'1, 183 | JR | 35 | 26 | 255 | 1 | 9.8 | 7.3 | 74.3% | 45.7% | 7.5% |
| Gregory Phillips | WR | 6'0, 191 | SO | 30 | 13 | 142 | 2 | 10.9 | 4.7 | 43.3% | 36.7% | 6.4% |
| D.J. Knox | RB | 5'7, 197 | SO | 29 | 26 | 189 | 0 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 89.7% | 48.3% | 6.2% |
| Cole Herdman | TE | 6'4, 243 | FR | 26 | 18 | 139 | 2 | 7.7 | 5.4 | 69.2% | 50.0% | 5.5% |
| Shane Mikesky | WR | 6'4, 218 | SR | 16 | 10 | 119 | 1 | 11.9 | 7.4 | 62.5% | 43.8% | 3.4% |
| Anthony Mahoungou | WR | 6'3, 207 | SO | 15 | 8 | 93 | 0 | 11.6 | 6.2 | 53.3% | 46.7% | 3.2% |
| Jordan Jurasevich | TE | 6'3, 250 | SR | 14 | 10 | 58 | 2 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 71.4% | 50.0% | 3.0% |
| Bilal Marshall | WR | 6'2, 195 | JR | 13 | 7 | 72 | 0 | 10.3 | 5.5 | 53.8% | 30.8% | 2.8% |
| Trae Hart | WR | 5'10, 168 | SO | 8 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 87.5% | 25.0% | 1.7% |
| Dan Monteroso | WR | 6'3, 192 | JR | 5 | 2 | 64 | 1 | 32.0 | 12.8 | 40.0% | 40.0% | 1.1% |
| Jarrett Burgess | WR | 6'2, 195 | FR | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.9% |
| David Yancey | RB | 5'10, 213 | SO | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 100.0% | 50.0% | 0.4% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 101.8 | 59 | 86.6 | 118 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 46.8% | 61 | 50.0% | 103 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 0.91 | 126 | 1.15 | 85 | 1.11 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.69 | 100 | 2.89 | 69 | 2.90 |
| SD Sack Rate | 4.3% | 52 | 3.4% | 106 | 5.0% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 96.3 | 83 | 96.8 | 80 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 25.9% | 104 | 32.9% | 92 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.95 | 25 | 1.77 | 69 | 1.77 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.78 | 18 | 3.51 | 94 | 3.20 |
| PD Sack Rate | 8.3% | 85 | 8.5% | 43 | 7.5% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 97.4 | 84 | 81.7 | 119 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 95.9 | 83 | 100.0 | 77 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 104.5 | 61 | 87.9 | 108 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 95.8 | 92 | 89.9 | 109 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 89.8 | 107 | 85.9 | 117 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 106.5 | 52 | 92.1 | 98 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 92.4 | 96 | 93.0 | 99 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 55.7% | 86 | 60.4% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 27.9% | 93 | 34.0% |
| Adj. Pace | +3.2 | 32 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 73.3% | 81 | 74.9% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 62.6% | 39 | 60.3% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 30.8% | 91 | 33.9% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 14.7% | 88 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 6.1% | 40 | 5.1% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 3.6% | 81 | 4.5% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 4.8% | 111 | 6.3% |
| PD to INC | 33.1% | 62 | 32.8% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
| Leroy Clark | S | 5'10, 190 | JR | 71.0 | 10.5% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Ezechukwu | LB | 6'2, 246 | SO | 59.5 | 8.8% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Anthony Brown | CB | 5'11, 190 | SR | 50.0 | 7.4% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy James Garcia | LB | 6'0, 228 | JR | 48.5 | 7.1% | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Replogle | DT | 6'5, 275 | JR | 47.0 | 6.9% | 14.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Gregory | S | 6'1, 219 | JR | 40.0 | 5.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frankie Williams | CB | 5'9, 190 | SR | 38.5 | 5.7% | 1.0 | 0.5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Ja'Whaun Bentley | LB | 6'2, 260 | SO | 37.5 | 5.5% | 7.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Herman | LB | 6'4, 230 | JR | 31.0 | 4.6% | 6.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brandon Roberts | S | 5'11, 198 | FR | 31.0 | 4.6% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gelen Robinson | DE | 6'1, 250 | SO | 24.5 | 3.6% | 9.0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Garrett Hudson | LB | 6'3, 240 | SO | 23.5 | 3.5% | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Evan Panfil | DE | 6'5, 262 | JR | 22.5 | 3.3% | 6.5 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Watson | DT | 6'2, 298 | SR | 22.5 | 3.3% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Miles | DE | 6'3, 236 | SO | 20.5 | 3.0% | 6.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ra'Zahn Howard | DT | 6'3, 310 | JR | 17.0 | 2.5% | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Da'Wan Hunte | CB | 5'9, 183 | SO | 14.0 | 2.1% | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Markus Bailey | LB | 6'1, 230 | FR | 8.5 | 1.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shayne Henley | DE | 6'3, 265 | JR | 8.0 | 1.2% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddy Wilson | DT | 6'4, 265 | FR | 7.0 | 1.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Jurasevich | TE | 6'3, 250 | SR | 7.0 | 1.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Rouse III | DT | 6'4, 301 | SR | 6.5 | 1.0% | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cameron Posey | WR | 6'1, 183 | JR | 5.0 | 0.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Hilger | WR | 6'2, 192 | FR | 4.0 | 0.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Pulliam | LB | 6'2, 225 | JR | 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+ | -1.6 | 130 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -1.06 | 127 |
| Punt Success Rate | 47.7% | 108 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 63.0% | 99 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 30.0% | 118 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 51.2% | 40 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Paul Griggs | 6'2, 205 | SR | 38-40 | 5-11 | 45.5% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Joe Schopper | 6'0, 180 | FR | 58 | 40.2 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 63.8% |
| Thomas Meadows | 6'0, 182 | SR | 8 | 39.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 37.5% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Paul Griggs | 6'2, 205 | SR | 52 | 62.1 | 17 | 32.7% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Thomas Meadows | 6'0, 182 | SR | 2 | 35.5 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Frankie Williams | 5'9, 190 | SR | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 (0) |
| Trae Hart | 5'10, 168 | SO | 2 | 4.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 (1) |
| Danny Anthrop | 6'0, 186 | SR | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Frankie Williams | 5'9, 190 | SR | 22 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Danny Anthrop | 6'0, 186 | SR | 16 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| D.J. Knox | 5'7, 197 | SO | 2 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics