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2015 | 2016
Southern Miss Golden Eagles (Conference USA West)
2015 Schedule & Results
| Record: 9-5 | Second-order wins (diff.): 9.3 (0.3) | S&P+ Rk: 58 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 5-Sep | Mississippi State | 16 | 16-34 | L | 16% | -8.0 | 60% | 34% | 64% |
| 12-Sep | Austin Peay | N/A | 52-6 | W | 100% | 32.8 | 11% | 17% | 22% |
| 19-Sep | at Texas State | 112 | 56-50 | W | 83% | 7.8 | 70% | 75% | 18% |
| 26-Sep | at Nebraska | 48 | 28-36 | L | 9% | -10.8 | 40% | 56% | 14% |
| 3-Oct | North Texas | 128 | 49-14 | W | 100% | 34.7 | 86% | 79% | 54% |
| 9-Oct | at Marshall | 64 | 10-31 | L | 1% | -20.1 | 20% | 39% | 37% |
| 17-Oct | UTSA | 113 | 32-10 | W | 100% | 35.4 | 85% | 83% | 94% |
| 24-Oct | at Charlotte | 124 | 44-10 | W | 100% | 34.7 | 74% | 73% | 76% |
| 31-Oct | UTEP | 126 | 34-13 | W | 99% | 20.0 | 61% | 61% | 66% |
| 14-Nov | at Rice | 119 | 65-10 | W | 100% | 53.9 | 86% | 81% | 99% |
| 21-Nov | Old Dominion | 110 | 56-31 | W | 99% | 19.2 | 62% | 88% | 45% |
| 28-Nov | at Louisiana Tech | 54 | 58-24 | W | 100% | 26.0 | 92% | 96% | 92% |
| 5-Dec | at Western Kentucky | 11 | 28-45 | L | 18% | -7.3 | 42% | 52% | 84% |
| 26-Dec | vs. Washington | 12 | 31-44 | L | 2% | -16.6 | 14% | 64% | 20% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 32.9 | 41 | 27.9 | 62 |
| Points Per Game | 39.9 | 13 | 25.6 | 49 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.50 | 1 | 1.37 | 108 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 42.7% | 53 | 38.2% | 35 | 40.3% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 33.3 | 7 | 28.4 | 40 | 29.9 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 5.18 | 29 | 4.31 | 34 | 4.67 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -1.69 | 86 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +0.25 |
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| ACTUAL | -1 | 74 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 103.9 | 61 | 98.0 | 76 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 41.3% | 78 | 38.4% | 37 | 42.3% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.25 | 11 | 1.18 | 105 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 99.1 | 77 | 99.6 | 64 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 38.9% | 66 | 34.9% | 29 | 38.9% |
| Power Success Rate | 60.9% | 100 | 69.4% | 91 | 66.3% |
| Stuff Rate | 19.5% | 70 | 24.5% | 13 | 19.6% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Jalen Richard | RB | 5'8, 210 | SR | 185 | 1098 | 14 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 41.6% | 7 (5) |
| Ito Smith | RB | 5'9, 195 | SO | 171 | 1128 | 10 | 6.6 | 9.3 | 36.3% | 2 (2) |
| Justice Hayes | RB | 5'10, 194 | SR | 52 | 204 | 2 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 26.9% | 0 (0) |
| Delaunte' Thornton | RB | 5'8, 205 | FR | 25 | 131 | 0 | 5.2 | 2.9 | 56.0% | 0 (0) |
| Nick Mullens | QB | 6'1, 196 | JR | 20 | 102 | 3 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 45.0% | 7 (4) |
| Tyler Matthews | QB | 6'4, 215 | JR | 7 | 76 | 1 | 10.9 | 7.8 | 71.4% | 0 (0) |
| Daythan Davis | FB | 6'1, 225 | SO | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0 (0) |
| Tyler Sarrazin | P | 6'3, 204 | JR | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 50.0% | 0 (0) |
| Dylan Bradley | DL | 6'1, 265 | JR | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 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+ | 105.9 | 49 | 96.0 | 77 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 43.8% | 37 | 38.1% | 39 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.68 | 15 | 1.54 | 87 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 98.3 | 65 | 115.2 | 39 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Nick Mullens | 6'1, 196 | JR | 331 | 521 | 4476 | 38 | 12 | 63.5% | 24 | 4.4% | 7.9 |
| Tyler Matthews | 6'4, 215 | JR | 5 | 7 | 112 | 1 | 0 | 71.4% | 1 | 12.5% | 12.9 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Mike Thomas | WR | 6'1, 200 | SR | 112 | 71 | 1391 | 14 | 19.6 | 12.4 | 63.4% | 57.1% | 22.2% |
| Casey Martin | WR | 5'10, 180 | SR | 105 | 80 | 925 | 7 | 11.6 | 8.8 | 76.2% | 51.4% | 20.8% |
| D.J. Thompson | WR | 6'3, 200 | JR | 93 | 55 | 779 | 6 | 14.2 | 8.4 | 59.1% | 47.3% | 18.4% |
| Ito Smith | RB | 5'9, 195 | SO | 71 | 49 | 515 | 3 | 10.5 | 7.3 | 69.0% | 40.8% | 14.1% |
| Jalen Richard | RB | 5'8, 210 | SR | 34 | 31 | 295 | 2 | 9.5 | 8.7 | 91.2% | 50.0% | 6.7% |
| Taylor Marini | TE | 6'4, 237 | SO | 19 | 6 | 65 | 1 | 10.8 | 3.4 | 31.6% | 26.3% | 3.8% |
| Korey Robertson | WR | 6'1, 210 | FR | 17 | 14 | 200 | 3 | 14.3 | 11.8 | 82.4% | 70.6% | 3.4% |
| Jordan Mitchell | WR | 6'3, 202 | FR | 17 | 7 | 105 | 1 | 15.0 | 6.2 | 41.2% | 29.4% | 3.4% |
| Daythan Davis | FB | 6'1, 225 | SO | 12 | 10 | 86 | 0 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 83.3% | 66.7% | 2.4% |
| Ricky Parks | DL | 6'3, 270 | JR | 7 | 5 | 88 | 0 | 17.6 | 12.6 | 71.4% | 71.4% | 1.4% |
| Justice Hayes | RB | 5'10, 194 | SR | 7 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 12.3 | 7.0 | 57.1% | 28.6% | 1.4% |
| Jay'Shawn Washington | TE | 6'1, 240 | FR | 2 | 2 | 50 | 1 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.4% |
| Curtis Mikell | DB | 5'8, 170 | SO | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 100.0% | 50.0% | 0.4% |
| Tyre'oune Holmes | WR | 5'11, 170 | SO | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| Jarell Aaron | WR | 6'5, 203 | JR | 1 | 1 | 47 | 1 | 47.0 | 47.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.2% |
| Xavier Thigpen | DL | 6'5, 240 | SO | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.2% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 103.2 | 54 | 100.0 | 61 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 45.1% | 86 | 42.3% | 28 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.38 | 2 | 1.19 | 100 | 1.11 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.05 | 42 | 2.65 | 34 | 2.90 |
| SD Sack Rate | 3.7% | 37 | 4.3% | 93 | 5.0% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 114.8 | 37 | 93.4 | 90 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 37.2% | 15 | 30.8% | 66 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.85 | 47 | 1.82 | 80 | 1.77 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 2.94 | 97 | 2.96 | 44 | 3.20 |
| PD Sack Rate | 7.6% | 74 | 9.4% | 25 | 7.5% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 99.8 | 77 | 98.6 | 65 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 107.8 | 46 | 123.3 | 11 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 108.1 | 45 | 92.6 | 94 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 124.5 | 8 | 91.4 | 104 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 113.6 | 26 | 99.6 | 70 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 99.7 | 76 | 98.2 | 75 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 113.7 | 28 | 107.8 | 45 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 52.8% | 102 | 60.4% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 20.8% | 123 | 34.0% |
| Adj. Pace | +1.1 | 47 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 80.6% | 21 | 74.9% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 56.5% | 106 | 60.3% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 30.4% | 97 | 33.9% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 18.2% | 28 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 5.2% | 56 | 5.1% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 6.5% | 12 | 4.5% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 6.4% | 61 | 6.3% |
| PD to INC | 32.6% | 67 | 32.8% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
| D'Nerius Antoine | LB | 6'0, 215 | JR | 89.0 | 11.5% | 7.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Brian Anderson | LB | 5'10, 240 | SR | 62.5 | 8.0% | 13.5 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Kalan Reed | DB | 5'11, 195 | SR | 53.0 | 6.8% | 4.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 1 |
| Picasso Nelson Jr. | DB | 5'10, 195 | SO | 50.5 | 6.5% | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Cornell Armstrong | DB | 5'11, 180 | SO | 42.0 | 5.4% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Parker | LB | 6'2, 220 | JR | 38.5 | 5.0% | 7.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Dylan Bradley | DL | 6'1, 265 | JR | 37.0 | 4.8% | 12.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Devonta Foster | DB | 6'0, 190 | JR | 32.0 | 4.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Terrick Wright | LB | 6'2, 225 | SR | 30.0 | 3.9% | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Anthony Swain | LB | 6'2, 250 | SR | 27.5 | 3.5% | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Mikell | DB | 5'8, 170 | SO | 26.0 | 3.3% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trae Collins | DB | 5'11, 184 | SO | 25.5 | 3.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew Bolton | DL | 6'3, 304 | SR | 24.5 | 3.2% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Darian Yancey | LB | 6'1, 250 | FR | 23.5 | 3.0% | 6.0 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Thigpen | DL | 6'5, 240 | SO | 19.5 | 2.5% | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Smith | DL | 6'4, 285 | SR | 19.0 | 2.4% | 4.5 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherrod Ruff | LB | 5'10, 215 | SO | 19.0 | 2.4% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Naim Mustafaa | DL | 6'4, 250 | SO | 18.0 | 2.3% | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Deshadrick Truly | DB | 6'0, 195 | JR | 18.0 | 2.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Draper Riley | DL | 6'4, 289 | SO | 15.5 | 2.0% | 5.0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Osborne | LB | 6'3, 210 | JR | 12.5 | 1.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LaDarius Harris | DL | 6'1, 280 | FR | 11.5 | 1.5% | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quincy Russell | DL | 6'4, 330 | SR | 10.0 | 1.3% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ja'Boree Poole | DL | 6'2, 250 | JR | 9.5 | 1.2% | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Crayton | DL | 6'1, 287 | SO | 7.5 | 1.0% | 0.5 | 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+ | -1.2 | 110 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.34 | 114 |
| Punt Success Rate | 51.0% | 90 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 64.3% | 95 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 51.9% | 55 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 64.3% | 10 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Stephen Brauchle | 6'1, 205 | JR | 48-52 | 11-14 | 78.6% |
| Parker Shaunfield | 6'0, 170 | FR | 22-22 | 2-5 | 40.0% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Tyler Sarrazin | 6'3, 204 | JR | 45 | 39.8 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 40.0% |
| Matthew Moseley | 5'10, 163 | SR | 4 | 31.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 125.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Stephen Brauchle | 6'1, 205 | JR | 95 | 59.5 | 16 | 16.8% | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Delaunte' Thornton | 5'8, 205 | FR | 1 | 61.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker Shaunfield | 6'0, 170 | FR | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Jalen Richard | 5'8, 210 | SR | 20 | 4.4 | 0 | 12 | 3 (2) |
| Casey Martin | 5'10, 180 | SR | 5 | 4.4 | 0 | 8 | 1 (0) |
| Picasso Nelson Jr. | 5'10, 195 | SO | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Mike Thomas | 6'1, 200 | SR | 15 | 20.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Ito Smith | 5'9, 195 | SO | 11 | 21.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Curtis Mikell | 5'8, 170 | SO | 7 | 20.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics