Updated on 8/21/2016
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2015 | 2016
SMU Mustangs (American West)
2015 Schedule & Results
| Record: 2-10 | Second-order wins (diff.): 2.6 (0.6) | S&P+ Rk: 104 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 4-Sep | Baylor | 14 | 21-56 | L | 0% | -26.9 | 55% | 55% | 24% |
| 12-Sep | North Texas | 128 | 31-13 | W | 99% | 18.3 | 82% | 18% | 71% |
| 19-Sep | at TCU | 26 | 37-56 | L | 0% | -24.3 | 43% | 70% | 9% |
| 26-Sep | James Madison | N/A | 45-48 | L | 17% | -7.8 | 4% | 59% | 8% |
| 3-Oct | East Carolina | 76 | 23-49 | L | 0% | -22.1 | 23% | 22% | 6% |
| 8-Oct | at Houston | 44 | 28-49 | L | 1% | -18.4 | 22% | 56% | 23% |
| 24-Oct | at South Florida | 50 | 14-38 | L | 0% | -20.8 | 23% | 24% | 51% |
| 31-Oct | Tulsa | 94 | 31-40 | L | 40% | -2.0 | 24% | 21% | 59% |
| 6-Nov | Temple | 49 | 40-60 | L | 2% | -17.0 | 20% | 77% | 0% |
| 14-Nov | at Navy | 20 | 14-55 | L | 0% | -27.5 | 14% | 14% | 34% |
| 21-Nov | Tulane | 120 | 49-21 | W | 99% | 18.2 | 70% | 77% | 41% |
| 28-Nov | at Memphis | 55 | 0-63 | L | 0% | -60.5 | 9% | 1% | 17% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 27.1 | 79 | 39.2 | 119 |
| Points Per Game | 27.8 | 73 | 45.7 | 127 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.31 | 41 | 1.43 | 116 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 39.9% | 89 | 49.1% | 124 | 40.3% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 28.5 | 102 | 34.0 | 123 | 29.9 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.90 | 54 | 5.59 | 123 | 4.67 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -10.36 | 121 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +0.15 |
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| ACTUAL | -10 | 112 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 104.7 | 59 | 79.6 | 125 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 42.5% | 67 | 53.2% | 125 | 42.3% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.08 | 55 | 1.12 | 88 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 102.8 | 59 | 85.5 | 121 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 38.7% | 72 | 45.9% | 124 | 38.9% |
| Power Success Rate | 60.5% | 102 | 72.6% | 102 | 66.3% |
| Stuff Rate | 19.7% | 75 | 15.1% | 116 | 19.6% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Xavier Jones | RB | 5'10, 193 | FR | 151 | 632 | 10 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 34.4% | 5 (2) |
| Matt Davis | QB | 6'0, 212 | JR | 148 | 1038 | 10 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 51.4% | 11 (7) |
| Braeden West | RB | 5'10, 170 | FR | 62 | 326 | 2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 37.1% | 5 (3) |
| Prescott Line | RB | 6'0, 237 | JR | 60 | 186 | 1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 21.7% | 0 (0) |
| Darrel Colbert, Jr. | QB | 5'11, 207 | FR | 27 | 83 | 0 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 33.3% | 1 (1) |
| Darius Durall | RB | 5'9, 184 | SO | 4 | 24 | 0 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 50.0% | 0 (0) |
| Garrett Krstich | QB | 6'3, 220 | SR | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 66.7% | 1 (1) |
| Ajee Montes | DB | 6'0, 196 | JR | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0 (0) |
| Josh Williams | K | 5'11, 178 | FR | 1 | -19 | 0 | -19.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 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+ | 90.7 | 93 | 82.0 | 120 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 37.1% | 93 | 42.9% | 91 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.60 | 30 | 1.98 | 128 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 60.4 | 124 | 84.5 | 93 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Matt Davis | 6'0, 212 | JR | 183 | 336 | 2263 | 16 | 7 | 54.5% | 39 | 10.4% | 5.3 |
| Darrel Colbert, Jr. | 5'11, 207 | FR | 15 | 21 | 203 | 1 | 0 | 71.4% | 3 | 12.5% | 7.7 |
| Garrett Krstich | 6'3, 220 | SR | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Courtland Sutton | WR | 6'4, 215 | FR | 90 | 50 | 899 | 9 | 18.0 | 10.0 | 55.6% | 46.7% | 26.0% |
| Xavier Castille | WR | 5'11, 204 | FR | 41 | 23 | 254 | 2 | 11.0 | 6.2 | 56.1% | 39.0% | 11.8% |
| Jeremiah Gaines | TE | 6'2, 250 | JR | 38 | 16 | 249 | 4 | 15.6 | 6.6 | 42.1% | 34.2% | 11.0% |
| Ryheem Malone | WR | 5'9, 182 | SO | 36 | 23 | 258 | 2 | 11.2 | 7.2 | 63.9% | 44.4% | 10.4% |
| Xavier Jones | RB | 5'10, 193 | FR | 35 | 29 | 246 | 0 | 8.5 | 7.0 | 82.9% | 45.7% | 10.1% |
| Kevin Thomas | WR | 6'2, 190 | FR | 29 | 14 | 194 | 1 | 13.9 | 6.7 | 48.3% | 34.5% | 8.4% |
| Shelby Walker | WR | 6'0, 167 | SO | 20 | 11 | 170 | 0 | 15.5 | 8.5 | 55.0% | 50.0% | 5.8% |
| Braeden West | RB | 5'10, 170 | FR | 19 | 13 | 142 | 0 | 10.9 | 7.5 | 68.4% | 36.8% | 5.5% |
| Darius Joseph | WR | 5'11, 204 | SR | 12 | 8 | 132 | 1 | 16.5 | 11.0 | 66.7% | 58.3% | 3.5% |
| Prescott Line | RB | 6'0, 237 | JR | 8 | 6 | 51 | 0 | 8.5 | 6.4 | 75.0% | 50.0% | 2.3% |
| Derek Longoria | LB | 6'1, 233 | SR | 6 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 7.8 | 5.2 | 66.7% | 50.0% | 1.7% |
| Darius Durall | RB | 5'9, 184 | SO | 4 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 75.0% | 25.0% | 1.2% |
| Mitchell Kaufman | TE | 6'3, 220 | FR | 3 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.9% |
| Kevin Johnson | DB | 5'10, 166 | FR | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 100.0% | 50.0% | 0.6% |
| Horace Richardson | DB | 6'0, 212 | JR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Jonathan Yenga | LB | 6'1, 224 | SR | 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+ | 96.9 | 84 | 79.7 | 128 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 44.4% | 96 | 55.0% | 127 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.16 | 44 | 1.34 | 125 | 1.11 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.71 | 96 | 3.40 | 121 | 2.90 |
| SD Sack Rate | 7.3% | 109 | 4.7% | 76 | 5.0% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 97.0 | 78 | 88.8 | 103 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 31.5% | 60 | 33.9% | 103 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.72 | 77 | 1.79 | 72 | 1.77 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.69 | 25 | 3.95 | 125 | 3.20 |
| PD Sack Rate | 11.8% | 120 | 5.7% | 96 | 7.5% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 99.0 | 79 | 88.6 | 102 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 97.7 | 80 | 78.0 | 125 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 92.9 | 94 | 83.2 | 118 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 95.5 | 93 | 85.1 | 117 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 92.5 | 100 | 78.8 | 128 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 97.2 | 82 | 86.6 | 110 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 105.5 | 60 | 86.9 | 112 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 63.4% | 40 | 60.4% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 31.5% | 74 | 34.0% |
| Adj. Pace | +0.8 | 54 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 86.9% | 2 | 74.9% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 65.6% | 18 | 60.3% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 44.8% | 2 | 33.9% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 12.1% | 121 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 4.8% | 63 | 5.1% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 2.9% | 105 | 4.5% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 4.3% | 119 | 6.3% |
| PD to INC | 29.9% | 85 | 32.8% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
| Justin Lawler | DE | 6'4, 251 | SO | 53.5 | 8.3% | 9.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Darrion Richardson | DB | 6'0, 208 | JR | 50.0 | 7.8% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Jonathan Yenga | LB | 6'1, 224 | SR | 47.5 | 7.4% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Wood | DE | 6'3, 282 | SR | 34.0 | 5.3% | 9.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyran Mitchell | LB | 6'0, 221 | FR | 34.0 | 5.3% | 4.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shakiel Randolph | DB | 6'4, 216 | SR | 34.0 | 5.3% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Mitchell | LB | 6'0, 224 | JR | 32.0 | 5.0% | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Caleb Tuiasosopo | LB | 6'2, 233 | SR | 29.0 | 4.5% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RC Cox | LB | 6'1, 216 | SO | 27.5 | 4.3% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Wyatt | DB | 6'0, 192 | FR | 27.5 | 4.3% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew McCleneghen | DL | 6'5, 266 | SR | 27.0 | 4.2% | 5.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Anthony Rhone | LB | 6'0, 229 | SO | 24.0 | 3.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Horace Richardson | DB | 6'0, 212 | JR | 20.0 | 3.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Seals | LB | 6'5, 236 | SR | 19.0 | 3.0% | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jarvis Pruitt | DL | 6'3, 255 | JR | 17.5 | 2.7% | 4.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Johnson | DB | 5'11, 196 | SR | 17.0 | 2.7% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Castle | DB | 5'11, 204 | SR | 17.0 | 2.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Gentry | DE | 6'6, 296 | SO | 16.5 | 2.6% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Deon Green | DL | 6'4, 293 | JR | 16.0 | 2.5% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Jeanlys | DB | 6'2, 190 | FR | 14.0 | 2.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos Carroll | LB | 6'3, 228 | SO | 13.5 | 2.1% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt McNew | LB | 6'3, 222 | FR | 9.5 | 1.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesse Montgomery | DB | 6'1, 176 | SO | 9.0 | 1.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zelt Minor | DE | 6'2, 283 | JR | 7.5 | 1.2% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ajee Montes | DB | 6'0, 196 | JR | 5.5 | 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 | 80 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.02 | 68 |
| Punt Success Rate | 30.6% | 128 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 88.5% | 9 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 61.5% | 28 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 52.7% | 33 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Chad Hedlund | 6'0, 181 | SR | 43-43 | 8-11 | 72.7% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Josh Williams | 5'11, 178 | FR | 38 | 38.7 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 42.1% |
| Jackson Koonce | 6'1, 175 | SO | 27 | 39.6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Chad Hedlund | 6'0, 181 | SR | 61 | 64.0 | 42 | 68.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Armstrong | 5'9, 182 | FR | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Darius Joseph | 5'11, 204 | SR | 6 | 3.8 | 0 | 4 | 1 (0) |
| Braeden West | 5'10, 170 | FR | 5 | 6.4 | 0 | 1 | 3 (1) |
| Courtland Sutton | 6'4, 215 | FR | 1 | -8.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Braeden West | 5'10, 170 | FR | 27 | 23.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Deion Sanders, Jr. | 5'7, 178 | JR | 15 | 24.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) |
| Kevin Johnson | 5'10, 166 | FR | 7 | 20.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics