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2015 | 2016
Virginia Tech Hokies (ACC Coastal)
2015 Schedule & Results
| Record: 7-6 | Second-order wins (diff.): 6.7 (-0.3) | S&P+ Rk: 59 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 7-Sep | Ohio State | 3 | 24-42 | L | 0% | -21.4 | 68% | 79% | 21% |
| 12-Sep | Furman | N/A | 42-3 | W | 100% | 42.0 | 79% | 87% | 81% |
| 19-Sep | at Purdue | 86 | 51-24 | W | 98% | 16.7 | 85% | 51% | 73% |
| 26-Sep | at East Carolina | 76 | 28-35 | L | 26% | -5.1 | 67% | 58% | 30% |
| 3-Oct | Pittsburgh | 40 | 13-17 | L | 2% | -16.4 | 41% | 1% | 95% |
| 9-Oct | NC State | 36 | 28-13 | W | 95% | 13.4 | 78% | 64% | 87% |
| 17-Oct | at Miami-FL | 51 | 20-30 | L | 24% | -5.5 | 26% | 40% | 48% |
| 24-Oct | Duke | 75 | 43-45 | L | 18% | -7.4 | 22% | 53% | 45% |
| 31-Oct | at Boston College | 67 | 26-10 | W | 73% | 4.9 | 50% | 58% | 69% |
| 12-Nov | at Georgia Tech | 68 | 23-21 | W | 92% | 11.0 | 50% | 45% | 78% |
| 21-Nov | North Carolina | 29 | 27-30 | L | 17% | -7.5 | 37% | 35% | 85% |
| 28-Nov | at Virginia | 73 | 23-20 | W | 60% | 1.9 | 24% | 17% | 62% |
| 26-Dec | vs. Tulsa | 94 | 55-52 | W | 69% | 3.9 | 38% | 70% | 20% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 28.1 | 74 | 23.9 | 37 |
| Points Per Game | 31.0 | 53 | 26.3 | 59 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.17 | 109 | 1.42 | 114 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 41.7% | 68 | 35.5% | 16 | 40.3% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 33.0 | 13 | 29.7 | 65 | 29.9 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.63 | 78 | 4.56 | 55 | 4.67 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 9.19 | 9 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -2.00 |
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| ACTUAL | 4 | 37 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 97.8 | 83 | 108.6 | 41 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 42.7% | 63 | 35.5% | 13 | 42.3% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.95 | 112 | 1.32 | 124 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 104.4 | 46 | 108.3 | 38 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 39.3% | 60 | 35.0% | 31 | 38.9% |
| Power Success Rate | 75.5% | 22 | 55.9% | 17 | 66.3% |
| Stuff Rate | 18.7% | 52 | 24.7% | 12 | 19.6% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Travon McMillian | TB | 6'0, 196 | FR | 200 | 1042 | 7 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 39.0% | 1 (0) |
| Brenden Motley | QB | 6'3, 221 | JR | 73 | 340 | 3 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 45.2% | 6 (2) |
| Sam Rogers | FB | 5'10, 223 | JR | 62 | 260 | 2 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 35.5% | 1 (1) |
| J.C. Coleman | TB | 5'6, 187 | SR | 48 | 210 | 1 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 39.6% | 2 (2) |
| Trey Edmunds | TB | 6'2, 223 | JR | 47 | 185 | 3 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 29.8% | 0 (0) |
| Michael Brewer | QB | 6'1, 195 | SR | 19 | 68 | 1 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 21.1% | 1 (0) |
| Dwayne Lawson | QB | 6'6, 230 | FR | 14 | 55 | 1 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 50.0% | 1 (0) |
| Shai McKenzie | TB | 5'11, 229 | SO | 13 | 50 | 0 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 38.5% | 0 (0) |
| Isaiah Ford | WR | 6'2, 188 | SO | 7 | 51 | 0 | 7.3 | 1.6 | 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+ | 99.5 | 70 | 105.0 | 48 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 40.6% | 63 | 35.6% | 23 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.43 | 86 | 1.54 | 90 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 69.7 | 115 | 123.7 | 30 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Michael Brewer | 6'1, 198 | SR | 126 | 216 | 1703 | 13 | 7 | 58.3% | 18 | 7.7% | 6.6 |
| Brenden Motley | 6'3, 221 | JR | 92 | 163 | 1155 | 11 | 7 | 56.4% | 16 | 8.9% | 5.8 |
| Dwayne Lawson | 6'6, 222 | FR | 3 | 9 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 33.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 5.7 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Isaiah Ford | WR | 6'2, 187 | SO | 125 | 75 | 1164 | 11 | 15.5 | 9.3 | 60.0% | 52.0% | 34.7% |
| Cam Phillips | WR | 6'1, 191 | SO | 74 | 49 | 582 | 2 | 11.9 | 7.9 | 66.2% | 47.3% | 20.6% |
| Bucky Hodges | TE | 6'7, 242 | SO | 70 | 40 | 530 | 6 | 13.3 | 7.6 | 57.1% | 48.6% | 19.4% |
| Ryan Malleck | TE | 6'5, 252 | SR | 30 | 21 | 289 | 2 | 13.8 | 9.6 | 70.0% | 53.3% | 8.3% |
| Sam Rogers | FB | 5'10, 224 | JR | 25 | 16 | 193 | 2 | 12.1 | 7.7 | 64.0% | 40.0% | 6.9% |
| Travon McMillian | TB | 6'0, 196 | FR | 17 | 12 | 64 | 1 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 70.6% | 35.3% | 4.7% |
| Kevin Asante | WR | 6'0, 182 | SR | 4 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13.0 | 3.3 | 25.0% | 25.0% | 1.1% |
| Kalvin Cline | TE | 6'4, 237 | SO | 3 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 100.0% | 66.7% | 0.8% |
| J.C. Coleman | TB | 5'6, 192 | SR | 3 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 10.5 | 7.0 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 0.8% |
| Brenden Motley | QB | 6'3, 221 | JR | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13.0 | 6.5 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.6% |
| Trey Edmunds | TB | 6'2, 224 | JR | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.6% |
| Deon Newsome | WR | 5'11, 187 | SO | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| Michael Brewer | QB | 6'1, 198 | SR | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
| Demitri Knowles | WR | 6'1, 180 | SR | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
| C.J. Carroll | WR | 5'7, 161 | FR | 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+ | 96.6 | 87 | 108.4 | 35 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 46.7% | 63 | 39.6% | 9 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.04 | 97 | 1.28 | 118 | 1.11 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.85 | 70 | 2.64 | 33 | 2.90 |
| SD Sack Rate | 7.0% | 103 | 7.5% | 8 | 5.0% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 101.5 | 68 | 104.5 | 56 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 30.7% | 64 | 28.7% | 45 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.61 | 99 | 1.73 | 61 | 1.77 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.54 | 34 | 3.18 | 62 | 3.20 |
| PD Sack Rate | 9.7% | 102 | 7.8% | 57 | 7.5% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 100.7 | 72 | 94.8 | 87 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 105.4 | 53 | 136.7 | 5 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 98.5 | 83 | 108.2 | 45 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 100.5 | 74 | 109.3 | 36 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 103.8 | 59 | 105.4 | 43 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 98.1 | 79 | 115.5 | 25 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 93.1 | 92 | 104.2 | 55 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 61.8% | 52 | 60.4% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 34.8% | 50 | 34.0% |
| Adj. Pace | +1.1 | 48 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 65.2% | 121 | 74.9% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 67.7% | 10 | 60.3% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 39.2% | 21 | 33.9% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 19.4% | 14 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 6.4% | 32 | 5.1% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 5.1% | 45 | 4.5% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 7.7% | 19 | 6.3% |
| PD to INC | 37.1% | 29 | 32.8% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
| Chuck Clark | CB | 6'1, 205 | JR | 86.0 | 13.3% | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Deon Clarke | LB | 6'1, 227 | SR | 60.0 | 9.3% | 10.5 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Motuapuaka | LB | 6'0, 238 | SO | 57.0 | 8.8% | 11.5 | 4.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Adonis Alexander | ROV | 6'3, 192 | FR | 46.0 | 7.1% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Luther Maddy | DT | 6'2, 286 | SR | 37.0 | 5.7% | 7.0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dadi Lhomme Nicolas | DE | 6'3, 227 | SR | 33.0 | 5.1% | 7.0 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ken Ekanem | DE | 6'3, 249 | JR | 27.5 | 4.2% | 8.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Brandon Facyson | CB | 6'2, 196 | SO | 25.5 | 3.9% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Mook Reynolds | CB | 6'1, 181 | FR | 25.0 | 3.9% | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Terrell Edmunds | ROV | 6'1, 201 | FR | 25.0 | 3.9% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Desmond Frye | FS | 6'2, 200 | JR | 23.0 | 3.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Anthony Shegog | ROV | 6'3, 214 | SO | 22.5 | 3.5% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Woody Baron | DT | 6'1, 275 | JR | 22.0 | 3.4% | 8.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Donovan Riley | FS | 5'11, 211 | SR | 20.5 | 3.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ronny Vandyke | OLB | 6'5, 215 | SR | 20.0 | 3.1% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Stroman | CB | 6'1, 173 | SO | 20.0 | 3.1% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Marshall | DT | 6'2, 268 | SR | 12.5 | 1.9% | 5.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sean Huelskamp | LB | 6'1, 207 | SO | 10.0 | 1.5% | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tremaine Edmunds | LB | 6'5, 236 | FR | 8.5 | 1.3% | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinny Mihota | DT | 6'5, 270 | FR | 8.0 | 1.2% | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nigel Williams | DT | 6'4, 299 | JR | 6.5 | 1.0% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Der'Woun Greene | FS | 5'11, 186 | JR | 6.5 | 1.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kendall Fuller | CB | 6'0, 196 | JR | 5.0 | 0.8% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dahman McKinnon | LB | 6'1, 225 | JR | 4.0 | 0.6% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Slye | PK | 6'1, 214 | SO | 3.5 | 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+ | 1.1 | 24 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.37 | 20 |
| Punt Success Rate | 59.4% | 40 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 84.2% | 19 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 46.9% | 71 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 26.5% | 119 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Joey Slye | 6'1, 214 | SO | 41-42 | 23-30 | 76.7% |
| Michael Santamaria | 5'8, 168 | FR | 3-3 | 0-1 | 0.0% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| A.J. Hughes | 6'0, 200 | SR | 70 | 42.9 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 57.1% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Joey Slye | 6'1, 214 | SO | 72 | 63.9 | 50 | 69.4% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnathan Galante | 5'9, 203 | SO | 2 | 68.0 | 1 | 50.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Santamaria | 5'8, 168 | FR | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Greg Stroman | 6'1, 173 | SO | 31 | 7.8 | 1 | 16 | 0 (0) |
| Terrell Edmunds | 6'1, 201 | FR | 1 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kendall Fuller | 6'0, 196 | JR | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Der'Woun Greene | 5'11, 186 | JR | 16 | 27.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| J.C. Coleman | 5'6, 192 | SR | 9 | 18.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Travon McMillian | 6'0, 196 | FR | 5 | 17.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics