Updated on 8/21/2016
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2015 | 2016
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (Big Ten East)
2015 Schedule & Results
| Record: 4-8 | Second-order wins (diff.): 3.9 (-0.1) | S&P+ Rk: 105 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 5-Sep | Norfolk State | N/A | 63-13 | W | 100% | 32.0 | 66% | 62% | 26% |
| 12-Sep | Washington State | 63 | 34-37 | L | 20% | -6.8 | 69% | 66% | 25% |
| 19-Sep | at Penn State | 30 | 3-28 | L | 0% | -35.3 | 12% | 10% | 3% |
| 26-Sep | Kansas | 127 | 27-14 | W | 99% | 17.8 | 69% | 30% | 32% |
| 10-Oct | Michigan State | 13 | 24-31 | L | 23% | -6.0 | 23% | 74% | 28% |
| 17-Oct | at Indiana | 60 | 55-52 | W | 26% | -5.1 | 13% | 86% | 7% |
| 24-Oct | Ohio State | 3 | 7-49 | L | 0% | -36.2 | 9% | 46% | 8% |
| 31-Oct | at Wisconsin | 31 | 10-48 | L | 0% | -45.8 | 9% | 9% | 10% |
| 7-Nov | at Michigan | 6 | 16-49 | L | 0% | -40.3 | 12% | 30% | 9% |
| 14-Nov | Nebraska | 48 | 14-31 | L | 0% | -23.1 | 6% | 1% | 49% |
| 21-Nov | at Army | 123 | 31-21 | W | 93% | 11.7 | 49% | 79% | 42% |
| 28-Nov | Maryland | 65 | 41-46 | L | 31% | -3.9 | 12% | 79% | 9% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 25.7 | 87 | 38.1 | 116 |
| Points Per Game | 27.1 | 78 | 34.9 | 104 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.21 | 92 | 1.48 | 123 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 43.9% | 39 | 46.4% | 110 | 40.3% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 28.3 | 104 | 32.6 | 117 | 29.9 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.92 | 53 | 4.76 | 73 | 4.67 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -2.54 | 91 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +0.23 |
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| ACTUAL | -2 | 83 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 104.9 | 58 | 89.8 | 98 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 45.3% | 37 | 42.3% | 70 | 42.3% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.04 | 78 | 1.28 | 121 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 104.4 | 46 | 101.1 | 55 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 41.6% | 31 | 34.7% | 28 | 38.9% |
| Power Success Rate | 73.5% | 28 | 66.0% | 65 | 66.3% |
| Stuff Rate | 17.8% | 41 | 23.7% | 19 | 19.6% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Robert Martin | RB | 6'0, 205 | SO | 141 | 763 | 6 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 43.3% | 2 (1) |
| Josh Hicks | RB | 5'10, 215 | SO | 130 | 674 | 4 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 44.6% | 3 (2) |
| Paul James | RB | 6'0, 215 | SR | 99 | 544 | 5 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 36.4% | 0 (0) |
| Chris Laviano | QB | 6'3, 210 | SO | 41 | 161 | 0 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 36.6% | 7 (2) |
| Justin Goodwin | RB | 6'0, 200 | JR | 11 | 20 | 1 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 36.4% | 1 (0) |
| Janarion Grant | WR | 5'11, 170 | JR | 8 | 80 | 0 | 10.0 | 8.3 | 62.5% | 1 (0) |
| Hayden Rettig | QB | 6'3, 210 | SO | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1.2 | 3.7 | 33.3% | 0 (0) |
| Sam Bergen | FB | 6'0, 250 | SR | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15.0 | 7.5 | 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+ | 107.2 | 43 | 75.0 | 128 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 42.1% | 47 | 50.3% | 127 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.45 | 77 | 1.64 | 112 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 138 | 31 | 69.9 | 110 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Chris Laviano | 6'3, 210 | SO | 187 | 307 | 2247 | 16 | 12 | 60.9% | 24 | 7.3% | 6.2 |
| Hayden Rettig | 6'3, 210 | SO | 14 | 25 | 233 | 2 | 0 | 56.0% | 1 | 3.8% | 8.7 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Leonte Carroo | WR | 6'1, 215 | SR | 56 | 39 | 809 | 10 | 20.7 | 14.5 | 69.6% | 60.7% | 18.1% |
| Andre Patton | WR | 6'4, 200 | JR | 56 | 34 | 432 | 1 | 12.7 | 7.7 | 60.7% | 50.0% | 18.1% |
| Janarion Grant | WR | 5'11, 170 | JR | 45 | 35 | 352 | 1 | 10.1 | 7.8 | 77.8% | 37.8% | 14.6% |
| Carlton Agudosi | WR | 6'6, 220 | JR | 33 | 17 | 313 | 1 | 18.4 | 9.5 | 51.5% | 39.4% | 10.7% |
| Charles Scarff | TE | 6'5, 240 | SO | 22 | 14 | 100 | 1 | 7.1 | 4.6 | 63.6% | 40.9% | 7.1% |
| Justin Goodwin | RB | 6'0, 200 | JR | 22 | 13 | 93 | 0 | 7.2 | 4.2 | 59.1% | 22.7% | 7.1% |
| Matt Flanagan | TE | 6'6, 240 | SO | 20 | 12 | 126 | 3 | 10.5 | 6.3 | 60.0% | 60.0% | 6.5% |
| Nick Arcidiacono | TE | 6'5, 240 | JR | 18 | 12 | 92 | 0 | 7.7 | 5.1 | 66.7% | 50.0% | 5.8% |
| Paul James | RB | 6'0, 215 | SR | 8 | 6 | 40 | 0 | 6.7 | 5.0 | 75.0% | 25.0% | 2.6% |
| Sam Bergen | FB | 6'0, 250 | SR | 7 | 5 | 49 | 0 | 9.8 | 7.0 | 71.4% | 57.1% | 2.3% |
| Robert Martin | RB | 6'0, 205 | SO | 7 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 71.4% | 28.6% | 2.3% |
| Vance Matthews | WR | 6'4, 200 | JR | 5 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 9.5 | 7.6 | 80.0% | 60.0% | 1.6% |
| Josh Hicks | RB | 5'10, 215 | SO | 4 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 100.0% | 75.0% | 1.3% |
| John Tsimis | WR | 6'0, 190 | JR | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 100.0% | 50.0% | 0.6% |
| Chris Laviano | QB | 6'3, 210 | SO | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
| Anthony Folkerts | TE | 6'4, 220 | FR | 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+ | 106.5 | 43 | 80.7 | 126 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 49.6% | 29 | 50.3% | 106 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.10 | 65 | 1.35 | 126 | 1.11 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.01 | 45 | 2.79 | 48 | 2.90 |
| SD Sack Rate | 3.0% | 24 | 3.0% | 110 | 5.0% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 96.5 | 81 | 80.3 | 118 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 30.0% | 71 | 36.5% | 117 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.65 | 93 | 1.93 | 111 | 1.77 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.19 | 70 | 3.34 | 76 | 3.20 |
| PD Sack Rate | 7.4% | 64 | 5.1% | 104 | 7.5% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 102.0 | 69 | 80.1 | 124 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 106.4 | 50 | 87.0 | 107 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 107.4 | 51 | 78.2 | 124 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 103.9 | 66 | 89.4 | 110 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 104.9 | 53 | 82.8 | 123 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 113.1 | 35 | 78.9 | 122 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 88.2 | 106 | 87.2 | 111 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 64.5% | 36 | 60.4% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 35.3% | 48 | 34.0% |
| Adj. Pace | -4.1 | 100 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 82.0% | 13 | 74.9% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 57.6% | 92 | 60.3% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 28.6% | 111 | 33.9% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 16.0% | 58 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 5.0% | 62 | 5.1% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 4.2% | 67 | 4.5% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 6.7% | 49 | 6.3% |
| PD to INC | 41.7% | 4 | 32.8% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
| Steve Longa | LB | 6'1, 225 | JR | 96.5 | 15.0% | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Quentin Gause | LB | 6'1, 235 | SR | 78.0 | 12.1% | 12.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaiwan Lewis | LB | 6'0, 230 | SR | 56.0 | 8.7% | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Wharton | DB | 6'1, 210 | FR | 47.5 | 7.4% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Cioffi | DB | 6'0, 200 | JR | 41.5 | 6.4% | 3.5 | 1.5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Quanzell Lambert | DL | 6'1, 260 | JR | 32.5 | 5.0% | 7.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kiy Hester | DB | 6'0, 215 | FR | 30.5 | 4.7% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Blessuan Austin | DB | 6'1, 185 | FR | 30.0 | 4.7% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Julian Pinnix-Odrick | DL | 6'5, 275 | JR | 26.5 | 4.1% | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Saquan Hampton | DB | 6'1, 190 | FR | 26.0 | 4.0% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Hunt | DB | 6'0, 200 | SO | 21.5 | 3.3% | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Darnell Davis, Jr. | LB | 6'2, 250 | SO | 19.5 | 3.0% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sebastian Joseph | DL | 6'4, 295 | SO | 18.5 | 2.9% | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Djwany Mera | DL | 6'4, 265 | SR | 16.5 | 2.6% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Davon Jacobs | DB | 6'0, 195 | JR | 15.0 | 2.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Wilkins | DL | 6'3, 295 | FR | 11.0 | 1.7% | 4.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarius Adams | DB | 5'10, 180 | FR | 10.5 | 1.6% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kemoko Turay | DE | 6'6, 240 | SO | 8.5 | 1.3% | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Deonte Roberts | LB | 6'1, 220 | FR | 8.5 | 1.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Hicks | RB | 5'10, 215 | SO | 6.0 | 0.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Johnson | LB | 6'2, 225 | JR | 5.5 | 0.9% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vance Matthews | WR | 6'4, 200 | JR | 4.5 | 0.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Morris | LB | 6'2, 205 | FR | 4.5 | 0.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Hogan | DL | 6'4, 250 | FR | 3.5 | 0.5% | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Bateky | DL | 6'4, 265 | FR | 3.5 | 0.5% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 100 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.00 | 70 |
| Punt Success Rate | 42.6% | 119 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 61.3% | 103 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 66.7% | 12 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 52.9% | 30 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Kyle Federico | 6'0, 190 | SR | 35-38 | 12-16 | 75.0% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Joey Roth | 6'0, 180 | SR | 58 | 40.0 | 6 | 21 | 9 | 51.7% |
| Michael Cintron | 6'4, 205 | FR | 3 | 51.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Chris Gough | 6'3, 185 | SR | 55 | 59.6 | 11 | 20.0% | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Federico | 6'0, 190 | SR | 7 | 47.9 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Janarion Grant | 5'11, 170 | JR | 12 | 13.9 | 1 | 12 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Janarion Grant | 5'11, 170 | JR | 40 | 24.6 | 3 | 0 | 1 (0) |
| Justin Goodwin | 6'0, 200 | JR | 4 | 15.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Nick Arcidiacono | 6'5, 240 | JR | 2 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics