Updated on 8/21/2016
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2015 | 2016
Texas A&M Aggies (SEC West)
2015 Schedule & Results
| Record: 8-5 | Second-order wins (diff.): 7.8 (-0.2) | S&P+ Rk: 42 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 5-Sep | vs. Arizona State | 57 | 38-17 | W | 96% | 13.9 | 92% | 30% | 95% |
| 12-Sep | Ball State | 111 | 56-23 | W | 99% | 20.2 | 89% | 77% | 58% |
| 19-Sep | Nevada | 99 | 44-27 | W | 98% | 16.1 | 95% | 85% | 82% |
| 26-Sep | vs. Arkansas | 15 | 28-21 | W | 65% | 3.1 | 90% | 80% | 58% |
| 3-Oct | Mississippi State | 16 | 30-17 | W | 99% | 17.6 | 92% | 83% | 87% |
| 17-Oct | Alabama | 1 | 23-41 | L | 14% | -8.6 | 54% | 61% | 91% |
| 24-Oct | at Ole Miss | 5 | 3-23 | L | 0% | -26.1 | 19% | 8% | 80% |
| 31-Oct | South Carolina | 88 | 35-28 | W | 91% | 10.9 | 54% | 82% | 22% |
| 7-Nov | Auburn | 35 | 10-26 | L | 2% | -17.3 | 10% | 21% | 17% |
| 14-Nov | Western Carolina | N/A | 41-17 | W | 95% | 13.0 | 5% | 20% | 27% |
| 21-Nov | at Vanderbilt | 83 | 25-0 | W | 100% | 35.3 | 87% | 82% | 93% |
| 28-Nov | at LSU | 9 | 7-19 | L | 8% | -11.3 | 20% | 4% | 89% |
| 30-Dec | vs. Louisville | 28 | 21-27 | L | 9% | -10.6 | 24% | 62% | 24% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 30.4 | 55 | 22.7 | 30 |
| Points Per Game | 27.8 | 71 | 22.0 | 28 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.18 | 106 | 1.25 | 66 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 43.0% | 47 | 38.7% | 40 | 40.3% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 30.3 | 56 | 28.0 | 30 | 29.9 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.40 | 90 | 3.97 | 17 | 4.67 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -4.12 | 103 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -0.72 |
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| ACTUAL | -6 | 102 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 116.0 | 16 | 95.8 | 82 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 48.0% | 17 | 43.9% | 81 | 42.3% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.99 | 100 | 1.17 | 101 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 122 | 5 | 101 | 56 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 43.5% | 19 | 42.6% | 109 | 38.9% |
| Power Success Rate | 62.1% | 90 | 54.1% | 11 | 66.3% |
| Stuff Rate | 15.6% | 11 | 23.3% | 23 | 19.6% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Tra Carson | RB | 6'0, 235 | SR | 243 | 1165 | 7 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 39.9% | 2 (2) |
| James White | RB | 6'0, 220 | SO | 55 | 196 | 1 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 34.5% | 0 (0) |
| Kyler Murray | QB | 5'11, 188 | FR | 45 | 387 | 1 | 8.6 | 6.9 | 62.2% | 3 (1) |
| Kyle Allen | QB | 6'3, 210 | SO | 43 | 258 | 2 | 6.0 | 4.1 | 51.2% | 8 (2) |
| Brice Dolezal | RB | 5'9, 180 | SR | 38 | 191 | 1 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 47.4% | 0 (0) |
| Kwame Etwi | RB | 5'9, 190 | FR | 21 | 151 | 0 | 7.2 | 8.7 | 38.1% | 1 (0) |
| Christian Kirk | WR | 5'11, 200 | FR | 11 | 54 | 0 | 4.9 | 2.2 | 54.5% | 3 (3) |
| Jake Hubenak | QB | 6'3, 195 | SO | 9 | 53 | 0 | 5.9 | 2.0 | 66.7% | 2 (1) |
| Koda Martin | OL | 6'6, 300 | FR | 2 | 1 | 1 | 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+ | 96.0 | 81 | 138.7 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 38.6% | 82 | 31.5% | 4 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.39 | 91 | 1.42 | 51 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 93.6 | 71 | 142.5 | 10 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Kyle Allen | 6'3, 210 | SO | 160 | 283 | 2210 | 17 | 7 | 56.5% | 23 | 7.5% | 6.7 |
| Kyler Murray | 5'11, 188 | FR | 72 | 121 | 686 | 5 | 7 | 59.5% | 8 | 6.2% | 4.9 |
| Jake Hubenak | 6'3, 195 | SO | 40 | 75 | 399 | 3 | 1 | 53.3% | 6 | 7.4% | 4.4 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Christian Kirk | WR | 5'11, 200 | FR | 129 | 80 | 1009 | 7 | 12.6 | 7.8 | 62.0% | 45.0% | 28.2% |
| Josh Reynolds | WR | 6'4, 195 | JR | 85 | 51 | 907 | 5 | 17.8 | 10.7 | 60.0% | 52.9% | 18.6% |
| Ricky Seals-Jones | WR | 6'5, 240 | SO | 75 | 45 | 560 | 4 | 12.4 | 7.5 | 60.0% | 49.3% | 16.4% |
| Speedy Noil | WR | 5'11, 192 | SO | 46 | 21 | 226 | 2 | 10.8 | 4.9 | 45.7% | 39.1% | 10.0% |
| Tra Carson | RB | 6'0, 235 | SR | 33 | 29 | 183 | 1 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 87.9% | 39.4% | 7.2% |
| Damion Ratley | WR | 6'1, 190 | SO | 32 | 15 | 200 | 2 | 13.3 | 6.3 | 46.9% | 34.4% | 7.0% |
| Jeremy Tabuyo | WR | 5'11, 192 | JR | 15 | 9 | 102 | 3 | 11.3 | 6.8 | 60.0% | 53.3% | 3.3% |
| Edward Pope | WR | 6'4, 170 | JR | 12 | 8 | 65 | 0 | 8.1 | 5.4 | 66.7% | 50.0% | 2.6% |
| Sabian Holmes | WR | 5'11, 170 | SR | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 33.3% | 16.7% | 1.3% |
| Boone Niederhofer | WR | 6'0, 207 | JR | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 50.0% | 25.0% | 0.9% |
| James White | RB | 6'0, 220 | SO | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 50.0% | 25.0% | 0.9% |
| Caden Smith | TE | 6'3, 260 | SR | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 25.0% | 0.0% | 0.9% |
| Brice Dolezal | RB | 5'9, 180 | SR | 3 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 0.7% |
| Jordan Davis | TE | 6'4, 251 | FR | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 0.7% |
| Kwame Etwi | RB | 5'9, 190 | FR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| Jamal Jeffery | WR | 5'9, 180 | SO | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | -0.5 | -0.5 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 105.5 | 46 | 107.4 | 39 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 47.7% | 53 | 46.9% | 71 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.08 | 77 | 1.03 | 30 | 1.11 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.32 | 10 | 2.96 | 81 | 2.90 |
| SD Sack Rate | 7.0% | 103 | 5.6% | 46 | 5.0% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 98.8 | 74 | 126.2 | 13 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 32.1% | 56 | 22.6% | 5 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.54 | 117 | 2.18 | 126 | 1.77 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.96 | 6 | 3.58 | 102 | 3.20 |
| PD Sack Rate | 7.3% | 62 | 12.0% | 7 | 7.5% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 122.9 | 16 | 95.6 | 83 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 111.3 | 37 | 125.7 | 10 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 78.6 | 119 | 107.7 | 47 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 106.1 | 50 | 123.3 | 10 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 105.3 | 51 | 100.9 | 65 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 111.6 | 39 | 126.2 | 10 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 95.3 | 87 | 114.4 | 28 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 52.8% | 101 | 60.4% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 31.7% | 71 | 34.0% |
| Adj. Pace | +3.8 | 29 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 68.4% | 111 | 74.9% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 68.0% | 8 | 60.3% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 39.1% | 22 | 33.9% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 20.4% | 8 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 9.5% | 2 | 5.1% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 3.4% | 89 | 4.5% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 7.5% | 25 | 6.3% |
| PD to INC | 38.7% | 20 | 32.8% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
| Armani Watts | DB | 5'11, 200 | SO | 104.5 | 13.6% | 6.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Justin Evans | DB | 6'1, 195 | JR | 62.5 | 8.2% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaan Washington | LB | 6'3, 235 | JR | 55.0 | 7.2% | 7.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Donovan Wilson | DB | 6'1, 205 | SO | 49.5 | 6.5% | 8.5 | 2.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Myles Garrett | DL | 6'5, 262 | SO | 48.0 | 6.3% | 19.5 | 12.5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| A.J. Hilliard | LB | 6'2, 245 | JR | 41.5 | 5.4% | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Daeshon Hall | DL | 6'6, 260 | JR | 37.5 | 4.9% | 14.5 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Brandon Williams | DB | 6'0, 205 | SR | 31.5 | 4.1% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Moore | LB | 6'0, 215 | FR | 31.0 | 4.0% | 7.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| De'Vante Harris | DB | 5'11, 185 | SR | 28.0 | 3.7% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Harvey | DB | 5'10, 180 | SO | 24.0 | 3.1% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Daylon Mack | DL | 6'1, 335 | FR | 23.5 | 3.1% | 9.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Zaycoven Henderson | DL | 6'1, 297 | SO | 22.0 | 2.9% | 6.5 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alonzo Williams | DL | 6'4, 305 | SR | 18.0 | 2.3% | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Julien Obioha | DL | 6'4, 280 | SR | 18.0 | 2.3% | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Justin Dunning | DB | 6'4, 220 | FR | 16.5 | 2.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarrett Johnson | DL | 6'3, 260 | SO | 15.0 | 2.0% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qualen Cunningham | DL | 6'3, 240 | SO | 14.0 | 1.8% | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claude George | LB | 6'2, 235 | JR | 14.0 | 1.8% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noel Ellis | DB | 5'10, 185 | SO | 13.5 | 1.8% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Walker | LB | 6'1, 240 | SO | 13.0 | 1.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riley Garner | LB | 6'3, 230 | FR | 12.0 | 1.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devonta Burns | DB | 6'0, 211 | SR | 12.0 | 1.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Moeller | DB | 5'11, 195 | SR | 12.0 | 1.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hardreck Walker | DL | 6'2, 305 | JR | 7.5 | 1.0% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 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+ | 1.0 | 29 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.12 | 49 |
| Punt Success Rate | 62.3% | 29 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 86.7% | 13 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 57.9% | 34 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 38.9% | 87 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Taylor Bertolet | 5'9, 188 | SR | 38-38 | 22-31 | 71.0% |
| Daniel LaCamera | 6'4, 210 | FR | 3-3 | 0-0 | #DIV/0! |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Drew Kaser | 6'3, 215 | SR | 60 | 47.5 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 50.0% |
| Shane Tripucka | 6'3, 210 | SO | 2 | 44.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Taylor Bertolet | 5'9, 188 | SR | 71 | 62.6 | 32 | 45.1% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel LaCamera | 6'4, 210 | FR | 4 | 63.0 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Christian Kirk | 5'11, 200 | FR | 14 | 24.4 | 2 | 25 | 1 (1) |
| Speedy Noil | 5'11, 192 | SO | 2 | 8.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 (0) |
| Myles Garrett | 6'5, 262 | SO | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Christian Kirk | 5'11, 200 | FR | 20 | 19.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 (2) |
| Speedy Noil | 5'11, 192 | SO | 11 | 21.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Justin Evans | 6'1, 195 | JR | 2 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics