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2015 | 2016
USC Trojans (Pac-12 South)
2015 Schedule & Results
| Record: 8-6 | Second-order wins (diff.): 7.6 (-0.4) | S&P+ Rk: 17 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 5-Sep | Arkansas State | 79 | 55-6 | W | 100% | 41.7 | 95% | 98% | 93% |
| 12-Sep | Idaho | 109 | 59-9 | W | 100% | 43.4 | 93% | 98% | 90% |
| 19-Sep | Stanford | 10 | 31-41 | L | 47% | -0.6 | 97% | 84% | 55% |
| 26-Sep | at Arizona State | 57 | 42-14 | W | 100% | 24.1 | 94% | 93% | 82% |
| 8-Oct | Washington | 12 | 12-17 | L | 24% | -5.7 | 50% | 41% | 72% |
| 17-Oct | at Notre Dame | 8 | 31-41 | L | 32% | -3.7 | 60% | 77% | 41% |
| 24-Oct | Utah | 27 | 42-24 | W | 69% | 3.9 | 78% | 82% | 66% |
| 31-Oct | at California | 34 | 27-21 | W | 55% | 0.9 | 61% | 47% | 80% |
| 7-Nov | Arizona | 77 | 38-30 | W | 83% | 7.6 | 72% | 45% | 74% |
| 13-Nov | at Colorado | 98 | 27-24 | W | 65% | 3.1 | 46% | 33% | 70% |
| 21-Nov | at Oregon | 25 | 28-48 | L | 0% | -28.0 | 10% | 20% | 7% |
| 28-Nov | UCLA | 23 | 40-21 | W | 45% | -1.0 | 72% | 65% | 76% |
| 5-Dec | vs. Stanford | 10 | 22-41 | L | 4% | -14.2 | 37% | 50% | 49% |
| 30-Dec | vs. Wisconsin | 31 | 21-23 | L | 37% | -2.7 | 67% | 80% | 47% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 39.6 | 15 | 24.7 | 43 |
| Points Per Game | 33.9 | 37 | 25.7 | 50 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.27 | 62 | 1.27 | 73 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 44.7% | 30 | 42.6% | 77 | 40.3% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 28.0 | 108 | 29.5 | 59 | 29.9 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 5.40 | 12 | 4.44 | 46 | 4.67 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 3.44 | 37 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +2.70 |
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| ACTUAL | 11 | 9 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 109.7 | 33 | 112.5 | 30 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 45.7% | 35 | 41.3% | 58 | 42.3% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.08 | 59 | 1.06 | 63 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 103.2 | 55 | 107.7 | 40 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 41.1% | 35 | 36.7% | 48 | 38.9% |
| Power Success Rate | 68.8% | 44 | 58.1% | 25 | 66.3% |
| Stuff Rate | 19.4% | 68 | 17.6% | 96 | 19.6% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Justin Davis | TB | 6'1, 195 | JR | 169 | 902 | 7 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 42.6% | 1 (0) |
| Ronald Jones II | TB | 6'0, 185 | FR | 153 | 987 | 8 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 41.8% | 1 (0) |
| Tre Madden | TB | 6'1, 225 | SR | 85 | 452 | 5 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 42.4% | 0 (0) |
| Cody Kessler | QB | 6'1, 215 | SR | 23 | 99 | 4 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 30.4% | 4 (4) |
| Dominic Davis | TB | 5'10, 175 | FR | 14 | 69 | 0 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 42.9% | 0 (0) |
| Aca'Cedric Ware | TB | 6'0, 200 | FR | 12 | 36 | 1 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 41.7% | 0 (0) |
| Adoree' Jackson | CB | 5'11, 185 | SO | 7 | 36 | 0 | 5.1 | 10.6 | 28.6% | 1 (0) |
| James Toland IV | TB | 5'11, 185 | SO | 3 | 23 | 0 | 7.7 | 9.5 | 33.3% | 0 (0) |
| Stefan Smith | TB | 6'0, 195 | FR | 3 | 14 | 0 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 33.3% | 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+ | 114.3 | 31 | 105.3 | 47 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 43.7% | 40 | 44.1% | 101 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.46 | 73 | 1.46 | 64 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 84 | 89 | 130.1 | 23 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Cody Kessler | 6'1, 215 | SR | 298 | 446 | 3536 | 29 | 7 | 66.8% | 38 | 7.9% | 6.8 |
| Max Browne | 6'5, 220 | SO | 8 | 12 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 66.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 9.4 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| JuJu Smith-Schuster | WR | 6'2, 215 | SO | 135 | 89 | 1454 | 10 | 16.3 | 10.8 | 65.9% | 54.8% | 30.8% |
| Steven Mitchell Jr. | WR | 5'10, 190 | SO | 55 | 37 | 335 | 4 | 9.1 | 6.1 | 67.3% | 47.3% | 12.5% |
| Darreus Rogers | WR | 6'1, 215 | JR | 44 | 28 | 289 | 3 | 10.3 | 6.6 | 63.6% | 43.2% | 10.0% |
| Adoree' Jackson | CB | 5'11, 185 | SO | 28 | 27 | 414 | 2 | 15.3 | 14.8 | 96.4% | 53.6% | 6.4% |
| Justin Davis | TB | 6'1, 195 | JR | 23 | 18 | 189 | 0 | 10.5 | 8.2 | 78.3% | 47.8% | 5.2% |
| Tyler Petite | TE | 6'6, 235 | FR | 23 | 15 | 145 | 1 | 9.7 | 6.3 | 65.2% | 39.1% | 5.2% |
| De'Quan Hampton | WR | 6'4, 220 | JR | 22 | 15 | 165 | 0 | 11.0 | 7.5 | 68.2% | 59.1% | 5.0% |
| Tre Madden | TB | 6'1, 225 | SR | 21 | 17 | 133 | 1 | 7.8 | 6.3 | 81.0% | 47.6% | 4.8% |
| Jalen Greene | WR | 6'1, 195 | FR | 18 | 10 | 104 | 0 | 10.4 | 5.8 | 55.6% | 55.6% | 4.1% |
| Taylor McNamara | TE | 6'5, 245 | JR | 13 | 12 | 83 | 4 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 92.3% | 76.9% | 3.0% |
| Deontay Burnett | WR | 6'0, 170 | FR | 11 | 10 | 161 | 0 | 16.1 | 14.6 | 90.9% | 81.8% | 2.5% |
| Isaac Whitney | WR | 6'3, 205 | JR | 11 | 8 | 112 | 2 | 14.0 | 10.2 | 72.7% | 54.5% | 2.5% |
| Jahleel Pinner | FB | 5'11, 240 | SR | 10 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 50.0% | 40.0% | 2.3% |
| Ronald Jones II | TB | 6'0, 185 | FR | 9 | 7 | 39 | 1 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 77.8% | 44.4% | 2.1% |
| Dominic Davis | TB | 5'10, 175 | FR | 8 | 7 | 102 | 0 | 14.6 | 12.8 | 87.5% | 62.5% | 1.8% |
| Christian Tober | WR | 5'8, 175 | JR | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 40.0% | 0.0% | 1.1% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 111.9 | 27 | 108.7 | 33 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 50.9% | 23 | 45.5% | 58 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.09 | 71 | 1.17 | 96 | 1.11 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.00 | 47 | 2.96 | 81 | 2.90 |
| SD Sack Rate | 4.0% | 44 | 6.5% | 22 | 5.0% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 109.7 | 42 | 109.1 | 40 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 30.0% | 70 | 36.1% | 116 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.99 | 18 | 1.53 | 14 | 1.77 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.44 | 45 | 3.16 | 59 | 3.20 |
| PD Sack Rate | 11.9% | 122 | 9.2% | 30 | 7.5% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 114.4 | 37 | 97.5 | 71 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 123.4 | 16 | 114.9 | 27 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 111.1 | 35 | 120.8 | 18 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 108.5 | 43 | 110.9 | 29 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 114.7 | 23 | 107.4 | 37 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 113.2 | 34 | 104.3 | 58 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 115.2 | 25 | 131.3 | 8 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 56.8% | 81 | 60.4% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 28.7% | 88 | 34.0% |
| Adj. Pace | -1.6 | 74 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 72.8% | 84 | 74.9% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 61.2% | 55 | 60.3% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 28.2% | 114 | 33.9% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 15.2% | 76 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 3.9% | 94 | 5.1% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 6.4% | 13 | 4.5% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 4.7% | 113 | 6.3% |
| PD to INC | 32.5% | 68 | 32.8% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
| Su'a Cravens | OLB | 6'1, 225 | JR | 66.0 | 8.1% | 15.0 | 5.5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Cameron Smith | ILB | 6'2, 245 | FR | 63.0 | 7.7% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hawkins | S | 5'11, 190 | SO | 55.0 | 6.8% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Iman Marshall | CB | 6'2, 200 | FR | 53.0 | 6.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Sarao | ILB | 6'0, 235 | SR | 45.5 | 5.6% | 5.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delvon Simmons | DT | 6'5, 295 | SR | 44.5 | 5.5% | 10.5 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Greg Townsend Jr. | DE | 6'3, 275 | SR | 32.0 | 3.9% | 7.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olajuwon Tucker | ILB | 6'3, 235 | SO | 32.0 | 3.9% | 3.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adoree' Jackson | CB | 5'11, 185 | SO | 29.0 | 3.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Antwaun Woods | DT | 6'1, 320 | SR | 28.5 | 3.5% | 7.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Plattenburg | S | 5'11, 185 | SO | 28.5 | 3.5% | 3.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvell Tell III | S | 6'2, 190 | FR | 27.5 | 3.4% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamar Dawson | ILB | 6'1, 230 | SR | 23.0 | 2.8% | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Uchenna Nwosu | OLB | 6'3, 210 | SO | 22.5 | 2.8% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Felix | OLB | 6'2, 240 | JR | 21.5 | 2.6% | 5.5 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Osa Masina | ILB | 6'4, 245 | FR | 21.0 | 2.6% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevon Seymour | CB | 6'0, 185 | SR | 21.0 | 2.6% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Porter Gustin | OLB | 6'5, 250 | FR | 19.5 | 2.4% | 6.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claude Pelon | DE | 6'4, 300 | SR | 19.0 | 2.3% | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Noah Jefferson | DT | 6'6, 330 | FR | 17.5 | 2.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Lockett | CB | 5'11, 180 | SO | 17.5 | 2.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon McQuay III | S | 6'1, 190 | JR | 14.0 | 1.7% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Rasheem Green | DT | 6'5, 285 | FR | 12.5 | 1.5% | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Lopes | S | 5'11, 185 | SO | 11.0 | 1.4% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Soma Vainuku | FB | 6'0, 255 | SR | 10.0 | 1.2% | 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+ | -0.1 | 75 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.01 | 71 |
| Punt Success Rate | 53.7% | 77 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 74.7% | 53 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 44.4% | 83 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 48.1% | 55 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Alex Wood | 5'10, 175 | JR | 54-56 | 13-17 | 76.5% |
| Matt Boermeester | 6'0, 180 | SO | 4-4 | 0-0 | #DIV/0! |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Kris Albarado | 5'10, 195 | SR | 65 | 41.0 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 72.3% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Alex Wood | 5'10, 175 | JR | 65 | 61.7 | 10 | 15.4% | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Boermeester | 6'0, 180 | SO | 22 | 62.4 | 1 | 4.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Adoree' Jackson | 5'11, 185 | SO | 24 | 10.5 | 2 | 5 | 1 (0) |
| Christian Tober | 5'8, 175 | JR | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 (0) |
| Steven Mitchell Jr. | 5'10, 190 | SO | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Adoree' Jackson | 5'11, 185 | SO | 30 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Justin Davis | 6'1, 195 | JR | 11 | 19.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| JuJu Smith-Schuster | 6'2, 215 | SO | 4 | 12.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics