Updated on 8/21/2016
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2015 | 2016
Virginia Cavaliers (ACC Coastal)
2015 Schedule & Results
| Record: 4-8 | Second-order wins (diff.): 4.0 (0.0) | S&P+ Rk: 73 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 5-Sep | at UCLA | 23 | 16-34 | L | 0% | -21.1 | 50% | 34% | 18% |
| 12-Sep | Notre Dame | 8 | 27-34 | L | 19% | -7.1 | 90% | 67% | 40% |
| 19-Sep | William & Mary | N/A | 35-29 | W | 68% | 3.7 | 44% | 38% | 35% |
| 25-Sep | Boise State | 41 | 14-56 | L | 2% | -15.8 | 64% | 53% | 46% |
| 10-Oct | at Pittsburgh | 40 | 19-26 | L | 1% | -17.3 | 7% | 26% | 16% |
| 17-Oct | Syracuse | 71 | 44-38 | W | 60% | 2.1 | 35% | 38% | 71% |
| 24-Oct | at North Carolina | 29 | 13-26 | L | 1% | -18.8 | 20% | 20% | 55% |
| 31-Oct | Georgia Tech | 68 | 27-21 | W | 85% | 8.4 | 51% | 65% | 55% |
| 7-Nov | at Miami-FL | 51 | 21-27 | L | 8% | -11.1 | 21% | 46% | 23% |
| 14-Nov | at Louisville | 28 | 31-38 | L | 15% | -8.3 | 32% | 67% | 26% |
| 21-Nov | Duke | 75 | 42-34 | W | 97% | 14.6 | 86% | 84% | 63% |
| 28-Nov | Virginia Tech | 59 | 20-23 | L | 40% | -1.9 | 43% | 52% | 50% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 30.7 | 54 | 31.1 | 86 |
| Points Per Game | 25.8 | 89 | 32.2 | 96 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.27 | 64 | 1.32 | 96 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 40.8% | 76 | 44.2% | 93 | 40.3% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 26.7 | 122 | 32.1 | 113 | 29.9 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.98 | 49 | 4.83 | 84 | 4.67 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 2.38 | 50 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -4.74 |
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| ACTUAL | -9 | 110 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 94.5 | 100 | 99.1 | 70 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 40.0% | 94 | 46.4% | 103 | 42.3% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.08 | 61 | 1.04 | 56 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 97.1 | 85 | 104.4 | 45 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 35.4% | 105 | 41.3% | 99 | 38.9% |
| Power Success Rate | 62.1% | 90 | 69.0% | 90 | 66.3% |
| Stuff Rate | 22.0% | 96 | 24.0% | 15 | 19.6% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Taquan Mizzell | TB | 5'10, 195 | JR | 164 | 664 | 4 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 32.9% | 5 (3) |
| Albert Reid | TB | 5'9, 210 | JR | 66 | 360 | 3 | 5.5 | 9.9 | 28.8% | 0 (0) |
| Daniel Hamm | TB | 5'10, 200 | SO | 56 | 249 | 1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 30.4% | 0 (0) |
| Matt Johns | QB | 6'5, 210 | JR | 42 | 213 | 1 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 47.6% | 6 (2) |
| Olamide Zaccheaus | TB | 5'8, 190 | FR | 33 | 262 | 1 | 7.9 | 6.3 | 60.6% | 1 (1) |
| Jordan Ellis | TB | 5'11, 205 | FR | 24 | 74 | 2 | 3.1 | 9.0 | 16.7% | 0 (0) |
| T.J. Thorpe | WR | 6'0, 200 | SR | 5 | 28 | 1 | 5.6 | 10.3 | 40.0% | 0 (0) |
| Nicholas Conte | P | 6'3, 225 | JR | 2 | 20 | 0 | 10.0 | 3.8 | 100.0% | 0 (0) |
| Jack English | OT | 6'5, 300 | SO | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 100.0% | 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+ | 105.1 | 52 | 93.3 | 87 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 41.5% | 56 | 42.0% | 79 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.44 | 80 | 1.62 | 109 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 118.4 | 41 | 89.9 | 82 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Matt Johns | 6'5, 210 | JR | 247 | 403 | 2810 | 20 | 17 | 61.3% | 20 | 4.7% | 6.4 |
| Connor Brewer | 6'2, 215 | JR | 4 | 8 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% | 1 | 11.1% | 3.4 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Taquan Mizzell | TB | 5'10, 195 | JR | 99 | 75 | 719 | 4 | 9.6 | 7.3 | 75.8% | 47.5% | 25.6% |
| Canaan Severin | WR | 6'2, 205 | SR | 74 | 54 | 761 | 8 | 14.1 | 10.3 | 73.0% | 58.1% | 19.1% |
| T.J. Thorpe | WR | 6'0, 200 | SR | 55 | 23 | 321 | 1 | 14.0 | 5.8 | 41.8% | 32.7% | 14.2% |
| Olamide Zaccheaus | TB | 5'8, 190 | FR | 33 | 21 | 216 | 1 | 10.3 | 6.6 | 63.6% | 39.4% | 8.5% |
| Evan Butts | TE | 6'4, 240 | FR | 23 | 16 | 182 | 3 | 11.4 | 7.9 | 69.6% | 65.2% | 5.9% |
| Keeon Johnson | WR | 6'3, 210 | JR | 22 | 13 | 173 | 1 | 13.3 | 7.9 | 59.1% | 50.0% | 5.7% |
| Charlie Hopkins | TE | 6'6, 255 | SR | 22 | 11 | 90 | 2 | 8.2 | 4.1 | 50.0% | 40.9% | 5.7% |
| Daniel Hamm | TB | 5'10, 200 | SO | 18 | 14 | 174 | 0 | 12.4 | 9.7 | 77.8% | 50.0% | 4.7% |
| Albert Reid | TB | 5'9, 210 | JR | 18 | 12 | 47 | 0 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 66.7% | 22.2% | 4.7% |
| Doni Dowling | WR | 6'1, 215 | SO | 6 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | -0.2 | 16.7% | 0.0% | 1.6% |
| Andre Levrone | WR | 6'3, 215 | SO | 5 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 8.0 | 3.2 | 40.0% | 40.0% | 1.3% |
| Connor Wingo-Reeves | FB | 6'3, 230 | JR | 4 | 4 | 31 | 1 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 100.0% | 75.0% | 1.0% |
| Vincent Croce | FB | 6'4, 260 | SR | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 0.8% |
| David Eldridge | WR | 6'1, 170 | FR | 2 | 2 | 88 | 0 | 44.0 | 44.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.5% |
| Ryan Santoro | WR | 6'2, 215 | SO | 1 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
| Brendan Marshall | TE | 6'5, 245 | SO | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 99.5 | 74 | 98.5 | 68 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 46.7% | 62 | 48.0% | 81 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.04 | 93 | 1.23 | 109 | 1.11 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.80 | 75 | 2.88 | 67 | 2.90 |
| SD Sack Rate | 4.6% | 59 | 4.5% | 85 | 5.0% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 103.8 | 58 | 92.5 | 92 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 29.0% | 80 | 34.8% | 109 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.98 | 21 | 1.65 | 34 | 1.77 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 2.92 | 99 | 3.56 | 100 | 3.20 |
| PD Sack Rate | 6.0% | 38 | 6.9% | 76 | 7.5% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 105.0 | 60 | 98.8 | 64 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 104.3 | 60 | 95.9 | 80 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 95.5 | 87 | 99.0 | 71 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 97.5 | 86 | 98.4 | 75 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 98.7 | 80 | 96.8 | 79 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 97.1 | 83 | 99.0 | 74 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 109.5 | 47 | 96.0 | 89 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 58.1% | 70 | 60.4% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 29.8% | 79 | 34.0% |
| Adj. Pace | -2.5 | 81 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 72.0% | 90 | 74.9% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 56.8% | 102 | 60.3% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 31.0% | 89 | 33.9% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 17.2% | 43 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 7.2% | 17 | 5.1% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 2.8% | 108 | 4.5% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 6.5% | 58 | 6.3% |
| PD to INC | 31.2% | 75 | 32.8% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
| Quin Blanding | FS | 6'2, 205 | SO | 91.5 | 14.9% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Micah Kiser | ILB | 6'2, 240 | SO | 90.5 | 14.7% | 13.0 | 7.5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Kelvin Rainey | SS | 6'1, 195 | JR | 55.0 | 8.9% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Bradshaw | OLB | 6'3, 235 | JR | 38.5 | 6.3% | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| David Dean | DT | 6'1, 290 | SR | 34.5 | 5.6% | 8.0 | 3.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Maurice Canady | CB | 6'2, 195 | SR | 34.5 | 5.6% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Moore | DE | 6'4, 265 | SR | 34.0 | 5.5% | 12.5 | 7.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Tim Harris | CB | 6'2, 200 | JR | 30.0 | 4.9% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Demetrious Nicholson | CB | 5'11, 180 | SR | 29.5 | 4.8% | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Wilfred Wahee | SS | 5'10, 200 | JR | 29.5 | 4.8% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Trent Corney | DE | 6'3, 255 | SR | 27.5 | 4.5% | 9.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kwontie Moore | DE | 6'2, 280 | SR | 22.5 | 3.7% | 6.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Darious Latimore | CB | 6'0, 165 | FR | 13.0 | 2.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Hall | OLB | 6'2, 245 | JR | 10.0 | 1.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Peace | DE | 6'1, 240 | FR | 9.5 | 1.5% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donte Wilkins | DT | 6'1, 290 | JR | 8.5 | 1.4% | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaChaston Smith | TB | 6'0, 235 | JR | 5.5 | 0.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vincent Croce | FB | 6'4, 260 | SR | 5.0 | 0.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Brown | DT | 6'4, 280 | SO | 4.5 | 0.7% | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Thorpe | WR | 6'0, 200 | SR | 4.0 | 0.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Miles-Redmond | DT | 6'4, 280 | JR | 3.5 | 0.6% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Thomas | SS | 6'0, 205 | SR | 3.5 | 0.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Hamm | TB | 5'10, 200 | SO | 3.5 | 0.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Reid | TB | 5'9, 210 | JR | 3.0 | 0.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doni Dowling | WR | 6'1, 215 | SO | 3.0 | 0.5% | 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+ | 0.3 | 57 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.14 | 47 |
| Punt Success Rate | 57.7% | 51 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 79.0% | 34 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 40.0% | 97 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 25.6% | 120 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Ian Frye | 6'6, 215 | SR | 34-35 | 17-22 | 77.3% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Nicholas Conte | 6'3, 225 | JR | 52 | 44.7 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 40.4% |
| James Coleman | 6'2, 215 | JR | 1 | 31.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Dylan Sims | 6'0, 190 | JR | 60 | 63.3 | 30 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicholas Conte | 6'3, 225 | JR | 2 | 59.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Frye | 6'6, 215 | SR | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Maurice Canady | 6'2, 195 | SR | 5 | 25.2 | 1 | 8 | 0 (0) |
| Olamide Zaccheaus | 5'8, 190 | FR | 5 | 6.8 | 0 | 9 | 1 (1) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Olamide Zaccheaus | 5'8, 190 | FR | 28 | 19.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Taquan Mizzell | 5'10, 195 | JR | 7 | 13.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| T.J. Thorpe | 6'0, 200 | SR | 2 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics