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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 |
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| 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) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics