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2015 Tennessee advanced statistical profile

Updated on 8/20/2016

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2015 | 2016

Tennessee Volunteers (SEC East)

2015 Schedule & Results
Record: 9-4 | Second-order wins (diff.): 9.0 (0.0) | S&P+ Rk: 22
Date Opponent Opp. S&P+ Rk Score W-L Win
Expectancy		 Adj. Scoring
Margin		 Percentile
Performance		 Off.
Percentile		 Def.
Percentile
5-Sep vs. Bowling Green 19 59-30 W 99% 18.5 94% 93% 91%
12-Sep Oklahoma 4 24-31 L 17% -7.7 90% 22% 95%
19-Sep Western Carolina N/A 55-10 W 100% 43.0 75% 46% 83%
26-Sep at Florida 18 27-28 L 36% -2.8 80% 83% 19%
3-Oct Arkansas 15 20-24 L 3% -14.9 55% 26% 62%
10-Oct Georgia 32 38-31 W 72% 4.8 74% 96% 42%
24-Oct at Alabama 1 14-19 L 15% -8.4 50% 67% 83%
31-Oct at Kentucky 95 52-21 W 100% 26.2 80% 83% 81%
7-Nov South Carolina 88 27-24 W 80% 6.7 33% 38% 83%
14-Nov North Texas 128 24-0 W 100% 32.6 68% 30% 94%
21-Nov at Missouri 85 19-8 W 93% 11.6 49% 61% 64%
28-Nov Vanderbilt 83 53-28 W 83% 7.6 39% 96% 11%
1-Jan vs. Northwestern 56 45-6 W 100% 29.9 90% 85% 94%
Category Offense Rk Defense Rk
S&P+ 32.8 43 20.2 17
Points Per Game 35.2 29 20.0 16
Five Factors
Offense Defense
Category Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
EXPLOSIVENESS IsoPPP 1.23 81 1.26 70 1.27
EFFICIENCY Success Rate 42.6% 57 36.2% 19 40.3%
FIELD POSITION Avg. FP 33.2 9 25.0 2 29.9
FINISHING DRIVES Pts. Per Trip in 40 4.97 51 4.48 50 4.67
TURNOVER MARGIN EXPECTED 3.68 36 Turnover Luck (PPG):
+1.28
ACTUAL 7 27
Rushing
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
Rushing S&P+ 115.9 17 112.0 32 100.0
Rushing Success Rate 43.1% 58 36.6% 18 42.3%
Rushing IsoPPP 1.12 41 1.15 96 1.08
Adj. Line Yards 111.6 19 101.2 54 100.0
Opportunity Rate 40.1% 50 36.0% 39 38.9%
Power Success Rate 72.7% 29 55.3% 16 66.3%
Stuff Rate 18.9% 55 19.6% 70 19.6%

Individual Rushing Stats

Player Pos. Ht, Wt Year Rushes Yards TD Yards/
Carry		 Hlt Yds/
Opp.		 Opp.
Rate		 Fumbles
(Lost)
Jalen Hurd RB 6'4, 240 SO 279 1283 12 4.6 4.6 35.5% 5 (1)
Joshua Dobbs QB 6'3, 207 JR 128 830 11 6.5 6.4 45.3% 10 (4)
Alvin Kamara RB 5'10, 215 SO 107 698 7 6.5 5.1 53.3% 2 (1)
John Kelly RB 5'9, 212 FR 40 165 1 4.1 3.7 35.0% 0 (0)
Joe Young RB 5'11, 200 FR 19 64 1 3.4 1.7 36.8% 0 (0)
Quinten Dormady QB 6'4, 216 FR 7 22 0 3.1 1.0 14.3% 0 (0)
Jauan Jennings WR 6'3, 201 FR 7 15 0 2.1 5.1 14.3% 0 (0)
Von Pearson WR 6'0, 183 SR 4 -5 0 -1.3 0.0 0.0% 0 (0)
Pig Howard WR 5'8, 180 SR 2 13 0 6.5 4.5 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+ 112.3 34 108.3 41 100.0
Passing Success Rate 41.9% 51 35.7% 24 40.3%
Passing IsoPPP 1.38 93 1.37 36 1.49
Adj. Sack Rate 105.9 51 100.5 64 100

Individual Passing Stats

Player Ht, Wt Year Comp Att Yards TD INT Comp
Rate		 Sacks Sack Rate Yards/
Att.
Joshua Dobbs 6'3, 207 JR 205 344 2291 15 5 59.6% 21 5.8% 5.8
Quinten Dormady 6'4, 216 FR 13 22 209 1 0 59.1% 3 12.0% 7.7

Individual Receiving Stats

Player Pos. Ht, Wt Year Targets Catches Yards TD Yds/
Catch		 Yds/
Target		 Catch Rate Success Rate Target
Rate
Von Pearson WR 6'0, 183 SR 55 38 409 3 10.8 7.4 69.1% 45.5% 15.4%
Josh Malone WR 6'3, 197 SO 52 31 405 2 13.1 7.8 59.6% 48.1% 14.6%
Alvin Kamara RB 5'10, 215 SO 45 34 291 3 8.6 6.5 75.6% 53.3% 12.6%
Josh Smith WR 6'1, 216 SO 44 23 307 2 13.4 7.0 52.3% 43.2% 12.4%
Ethan Wolf TE 6'6, 245 SO 32 23 301 2 13.1 9.4 71.9% 56.2% 9.0%
Jalen Hurd RB 6'4, 240 SO 30 22 190 2 8.6 6.3 73.3% 53.3% 8.4%
Jauan Jennings WR 6'3, 201 FR 22 14 149 0 10.6 6.8 63.6% 45.5% 6.2%
Alex Ellis TE 6'5, 240 SR 19 8 117 0 14.6 6.2 42.1% 26.3% 5.3%
Preston Williams WR 6'4, 209 FR 16 7 158 2 22.6 9.9 43.8% 43.8% 4.5%
Marquez North WR 6'3, 229 JR 15 6 58 0 9.7 3.9 40.0% 33.3% 4.2%
Johnathon Johnson WR 5'8, 184 SR 14 10 116 0 11.6 8.3 71.4% 64.3% 3.9%
Ralph David Abernathy IV RB 5'6, 185 SR 3 2 15 0 7.5 5.0 66.7% 33.3% 0.8%
Pig Howard WR 5'8, 180 SR 3 1 8 0 8.0 2.7 33.3% 33.3% 0.8%
John Kelly RB 5'9, 212 FR 2 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.6%
Joshua Dobbs QB 6'3, 207 JR 1 1 58 1 58.0 58.0 100.0% 100.0% 0.3%
Cody Blanc WR 6'2, 206 JR 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+ 108.7 36 104.9 48 100.0
Standard Downs Success Rate 46.5% 67 42.6% 33 46.5%
Standard Downs IsoPPP 1.05 92 1.13 79 1.11
SD Line Yards per Carry 3.06 38 2.83 57 2.90
SD Sack Rate 5.4% 75 6.2% 26 5.0%
Passing Downs
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
Passing Downs S&P+ 124.5 16 123.9 14 100.0
Passing Downs Success Rate 34.5% 33 24.3% 11 30.7%
Passing Downs IsoPPP 1.71 80 1.67 39 1.77
PD Line Yards per Carry 3.05 83 3.42 86 3.20
PD Sack Rate 6.2% 43 8.1% 51 7.5%
Situational
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk
Q1 S&P+ 136.0 3 129.6 10
Q2 S&P+ 106.4 49 110.2 42
Q3 S&P+ 108.2 44 115.4 26
Q4 S&P+ 105.0 56 95.0 85
1st Down S&P+ 108.5 41 110.2 32
2nd Down S&P+ 113.3 33 104.7 57
3rd Down S&P+ 119.6 19 135.5 5
Offensive Footprint
Team Rk Nat'l Average
Std. Downs Run Rate 67.7% 24 60.4%
Pass Downs Run Rate 37.0% 39 34.0%
Adj. Pace +6.4 16 +0.0
% of Solo Tackles 77.8% 42 74.9%
Defensive Footprint
Team Rk Nat'l Average
Std. Downs Run Rate 57.4% 96 60.3%
Pass. Downs Run Rate 35.6% 53 33.9%
Overall Havoc Rate 16.8% 47 16.0%
DL Havoc Rate 5.6% 52 5.1%
LB Havoc Rate 3.7% 77 4.5%
DB Havoc Rate 7.3% 31 6.3%
PD to INC 30.4% 84 32.8%
Individual Defensive Stats
Name Pos Ht, Wt Year Tackles % of Team TFL Sacks Int PBU FF FR
Jalen Reeves-Maybin LB 6'0, 225 JR 85.5 12.8% 14.0 6.0 0 4 2 0
Brian Randolph DB 6'0, 200 SR 61.0 9.1% 1.0 0.0 2 3 1 0
Derek Barnett DE 6'3, 257 SO 56.5 8.4% 12.5 10.0 0 1 1 0
Darrin Kirkland Jr. LB 6'1, 224 FR 54.5 8.1% 6.5 3.0 1 1 0 0
Todd Kelly Jr. DB 5'11, 208 SO 38.5 5.8% 0.0 0.0 3 2 0 0
Corey Vereen DL 6'2, 249 JR 33.0 4.9% 9.5 3.5 0 1 0 0
Owen Williams DL 6'0, 297 SR 27.5 4.1% 6.5 1.0 0 1 0 0
Cameron Sutton DB 5'11, 186 JR 27.5 4.1% 3.0 0.0 1 6 2 0
LaDarrell McNeil DB 6'1, 209 SR 26.5 4.0% 0.0 0.0 2 2 0 0
Emmanuel Moseley DB 5'11, 179 SO 24.5 3.7% 2.0 0.0 1 10 0 0
Malik Foreman DB 5'10, 178 JR 23.5 3.5% 4.0 0.0 1 9 1 0
LaTroy Lewis DL 6'4, 256 JR 22.5 3.4% 2.0 1.0 0 1 1 0
Kahlil McKenzie DL 6'3, 344 FR 18.0 2.7% 1.0 1.0 0 1 1 0
Justin Martin DB 6'1, 183 SO 17.0 2.5% 0.0 0.0 0 5 0 0
Evan Berry DB 5'11, 207 SO 16.5 2.5% 0.0 0.0 1 0 0 0
Kendal Vickers DL 6'3, 286 SO 14.5 2.2% 1.5 0.5 0 0 0 0
Danny O'Brien DL 6'2, 301 JR 13.0 1.9% 3.0 2.0 0 1 0 0
Cortez McDowell LB 6'0, 240 SO 10.0 1.5% 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Chris Weatherd DL 6'2, 226 SR 9.0 1.3% 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0
Kenny Bynum LB 6'1, 227 JR 8.5 1.3% 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Colton Jumper LB 6'2, 224 SO 8.0 1.2% 1.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Micah Abernathy DB 6'0, 193 FR 8.0 1.2% 0.0 0.0 0 2 0 0
Shy Tuttle DL 6'2, 311 FR 6.5 1.0% 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Kyle Phillips DL 6'4, 259 FR 6.0 0.9% 1.5 1.0 0 0 0 0
Dimarya Mixon DL 6'4, 259 SO 6.0 0.9% 1.0 0.0 0 2 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+ 1.0 28
Category Rate Rank
FG Value (per kick) -0.14 90
Punt Success Rate 71.7% 10
Kickoff Success Rate 78.7% 36
Punt Return Success Rate 51.5% 57
Kick Return Success Rate 74.1% 1
Place-Kicker Ht, Wt Year PAT FG Pct
Aaron Medley 6'2, 189 SO 55-55 21-31 67.7%
George Bullock 6'1, 213 JR 1-1 0-0 #DIV/0!
Punter Ht, Wt Year Punts Avg TB FC I20 FC/I20
Ratio
Trevor Daniel 6'1, 248 SO 60 45.7 9 15 22 61.7%
Nate Renfro 6'1, 205 SR 2 42.5 0 1 1 100.0%
Kicker Ht, Wt Year Kickoffs Avg TB TB% OOB Fair
Catches		 Onside
Att		 Onside
Success
Aaron Medley 6'2, 189 SO 89 61.9 37 41.6% 2 5 0 0
Punt Returner Ht, Wt Year Returns Avg. TD Fair Catch Fumbles (Lost)
Cameron Sutton 5'11, 186 JR 25 18.7 2 14 1 (0)
Alvin Kamara 5'10, 215 SO 8 12.5 1 1 0 (0)
Johnathon Johnson 5'8, 184 SR 0 0.0 0 1 0 (0)
Kick Returner Ht, Wt Year Returns Avg. TD Fair Catch Fumbles (Lost)
Evan Berry 5'11, 207 SO 21 38.3 3 0 0 (0)
Micah Abernathy 6'0, 193 FR 4 17.3 0 0 1 (0)
Joe Stocstill 6'2, 234 JR 1 10.0 0 1 0 (0)

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