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2015 | 2016
West Virginia Mountaineers (Big 12)
2015 Schedule & Results
| Record: 8-5 | Second-order wins (diff.): 8.5 (0.5) | S&P+ Rk: 24 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 5-Sep | Georgia Southern | 39 | 44-0 | W | 100% | 51.0 | 97% | 97% | 98% |
| 12-Sep | Liberty | N/A | 41-17 | W | 100% | 28.2 | 76% | 82% | 56% |
| 26-Sep | Maryland | 65 | 45-6 | W | 100% | 37.6 | 91% | 90% | 81% |
| 3-Oct | at Oklahoma | 4 | 24-44 | L | 0% | -21.5 | 59% | 37% | 45% |
| 10-Oct | Oklahoma State | 33 | 26-33 | L | 49% | -0.2 | 47% | 36% | 89% |
| 17-Oct | at Baylor | 14 | 38-62 | L | 2% | -16.3 | 26% | 77% | 35% |
| 29-Oct | at TCU | 26 | 10-40 | L | 0% | -22.3 | 13% | 40% | 39% |
| 7-Nov | Texas Tech | 62 | 31-26 | W | 52% | 0.3 | 35% | 12% | 90% |
| 14-Nov | Texas | 72 | 38-20 | W | 91% | 10.5 | 53% | 69% | 44% |
| 21-Nov | at Kansas | 127 | 49-0 | W | 100% | 60.8 | 79% | 81% | 99% |
| 28-Nov | Iowa State | 70 | 30-6 | W | 100% | 28.4 | 82% | 62% | 96% |
| 5-Dec | at Kansas State | 84 | 23-24 | L | 96% | 13.8 | 60% | 44% | 81% |
| 2-Jan | vs. Arizona State | 57 | 43-42 | W | 58% | 1.6 | 36% | 72% | 35% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 34.3 | 35 | 22.2 | 28 |
| Points Per Game | 34.0 | 35 | 24.6 | 44 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.32 | 34 | 1.43 | 118 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 44.2% | 38 | 34.1% | 8 | 40.3% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 29.8 | 65 | 29.1 | 53 | 29.9 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.80 | 59 | 4.00 | 21 | 4.67 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 8.05 | 14 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +0.37 |
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| ACTUAL | 9 | 16 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 106.6 | 47 | 130.1 | 3 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 46.8% | 24 | 34.0% | 8 | 42.3% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.05 | 72 | 1.20 | 109 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 113.7 | 14 | 110 | 32 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 45.1% | 8 | 33.6% | 17 | 38.9% |
| Power Success Rate | 66.0% | 65 | 64.7% | 57 | 66.3% |
| Stuff Rate | 17.1% | 27 | 19.5% | 73 | 19.6% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Wendell Smallwood | RB | 5'11, 201 | JR | 238 | 1519 | 9 | 6.4 | 4.6 | 51.3% | 2 (1) |
| Rushel Shell | RB | 5'10, 221 | JR | 161 | 708 | 8 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 39.8% | 2 (1) |
| Skyler Howard | QB | 6'0, 202 | JR | 126 | 698 | 6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 41.3% | 5 (3) |
| William Crest Jr. | QB | 6'2, 218 | FR | 19 | 121 | 1 | 6.4 | 4.6 | 52.6% | 0 (0) |
| Elijah Wellman | TE | 6'2, 232 | SO | 14 | 73 | 1 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 57.1% | 1 (0) |
| Donte Thomas-Williams | RB | 6'1, 224 | FR | 14 | 43 | 0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 14.3% | 1 (0) |
| Jacky Marcellus | RB | 5'8, 174 | SO | 8 | 18 | 0 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 37.5% | 0 (0) |
| Nick O'Toole | P | 6'3, 228 | SR | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13.0 | 5.5 | 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+ | 105.0 | 53 | 114.7 | 22 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 40.9% | 58 | 34.2% | 18 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.71 | 11 | 1.66 | 115 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 91.1 | 76 | 79.3 | 99 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Skyler Howard | 6'0, 202 | JR | 221 | 403 | 3145 | 26 | 14 | 54.8% | 31 | 7.1% | 6.8 |
| William Crest Jr. | 6'2, 218 | FR | 11 | 25 | 124 | 0 | 1 | 44.0% | 1 | 3.8% | 4.2 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Shelton Gibson | WR | 5'11, 188 | SO | 80 | 37 | 887 | 9 | 24.0 | 11.1 | 46.2% | 41.2% | 19.7% |
| Daikiel Shorts Jr. | WR | 6'1, 200 | JR | 66 | 44 | 511 | 5 | 11.6 | 7.7 | 66.7% | 57.6% | 16.3% |
| Jovon Durante | WR | 6'1, 180 | FR | 55 | 25 | 395 | 5 | 15.8 | 7.2 | 45.5% | 43.6% | 13.5% |
| Jordan Thompson | WR | 5'7, 176 | SR | 47 | 32 | 509 | 0 | 15.9 | 10.8 | 68.1% | 59.6% | 11.6% |
| Wendell Smallwood | RB | 5'11, 201 | JR | 34 | 26 | 160 | 0 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 76.5% | 38.2% | 8.4% |
| Ka'Raun White | WR | 6'2, 190 | SO | 26 | 15 | 275 | 0 | 18.3 | 10.6 | 57.7% | 46.2% | 6.4% |
| David Sills | QB | 6'3, 198 | FR | 26 | 7 | 131 | 2 | 18.7 | 5.0 | 26.9% | 23.1% | 6.4% |
| Rushel Shell | RB | 5'10, 221 | JR | 20 | 16 | 101 | 0 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 80.0% | 40.0% | 4.9% |
| Gary Jennings | WR | 6'2, 195 | FR | 13 | 7 | 116 | 1 | 16.6 | 8.9 | 53.8% | 46.2% | 3.2% |
| Devonte Mathis | WR | 6'1, 212 | JR | 12 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 7.8 | 3.9 | 50.0% | 33.3% | 3.0% |
| William Crest Jr. | QB | 6'2, 218 | FR | 9 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 7.3 | 3.2 | 44.4% | 33.3% | 2.2% |
| Elijah Wellman | TE | 6'2, 232 | SO | 5 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 100.0% | 60.0% | 1.2% |
| KJ Myers | WR | 6'2, 196 | SR | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 25.0% | 25.0% | 1.0% |
| Cody Clay | TE | 6'4, 265 | SR | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 66.7% | 66.7% | 0.7% |
| Ricky Rogers | WR | 6'1, 201 | FR | 2 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.5% |
| Jacky Marcellus | RB | 5'8, 174 | SO | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.2% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 104.4 | 50 | 119.5 | 9 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 48.7% | 38 | 39.7% | 10 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.17 | 39 | 1.23 | 111 | 1.11 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.31 | 12 | 2.76 | 44 | 2.90 |
| SD Sack Rate | 6.9% | 100 | 6.1% | 29 | 5.0% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 106.6 | 47 | 122.7 | 16 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 33.6% | 42 | 24.8% | 16 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.83 | 53 | 1.95 | 113 | 1.77 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.86 | 12 | 3.15 | 58 | 3.20 |
| PD Sack Rate | 9.7% | 102 | 5.0% | 107 | 7.5% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 102.1 | 67 | 132.1 | 6 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 115.7 | 29 | 119.6 | 19 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 110.1 | 38 | 110.4 | 42 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 87.5 | 109 | 133.7 | 4 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 105.7 | 50 | 117.1 | 19 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 102.6 | 63 | 128.8 | 6 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 99.7 | 74 | 122.9 | 12 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 60.7% | 62 | 60.4% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 43.0% | 16 | 34.0% |
| Adj. Pace | +9.8 | 7 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 85.1% | 5 | 74.9% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 58.0% | 85 | 60.3% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 36.4% | 44 | 33.9% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 19.1% | 17 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 3.4% | 105 | 5.1% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 6.2% | 15 | 4.5% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 9.4% | 5 | 6.3% |
| PD to INC | 38.9% | 18 | 32.8% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
| Nick Kwiatkoski | LB | 6'2, 235 | SR | 74.5 | 9.7% | 10.0 | 3.0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Shaq Petteway | LB | 6'0, 230 | SR | 57.0 | 7.4% | 11.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Barber | LB | 6'0, 232 | SR | 55.5 | 7.2% | 11.0 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dravon Askew-Henry | S | 5'11, 198 | SO | 53.0 | 6.9% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| KJ Dillon | S | 6'1, 203 | SR | 49.0 | 6.4% | 6.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Worley | CB | 6'2, 198 | JR | 47.5 | 6.2% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| Kyle Rose | DL | 6'4, 294 | SR | 42.5 | 5.5% | 5.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noble Nwachukwu | DL | 6'2, 271 | JR | 42.0 | 5.5% | 13.0 | 8.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Terrell Chestnut | CB | 5'11, 188 | SR | 33.0 | 4.3% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| Jarrod Harper | S | 6'1, 208 | JR | 32.5 | 4.2% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Brown | DL | 6'2, 294 | JR | 28.5 | 3.7% | 4.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edward Muldrow III | LB | 6'3, 215 | SR | 24.5 | 3.2% | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Rumph III | CB | 5'11, 188 | SR | 20.5 | 2.7% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Tyler | S | 5'11, 205 | JR | 19.5 | 2.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Al-Rasheed Benton | LB | 6'1, 235 | SO | 17.5 | 2.3% | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karl Joseph | S | 5'11, 197 | SR | 17.5 | 2.3% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nana Kyeremeh | CB | 5'11, 190 | JR | 17.5 | 2.3% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sean Walters | LB | 6'2, 228 | JR | 16.5 | 2.1% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrien Howard | DL | 6'1, 295 | JR | 14.5 | 1.9% | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Preston | LB | 6'2, 236 | SO | 14.0 | 1.8% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Kinsey | DL | 6'3, 278 | SR | 12.5 | 1.6% | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvin Gross Jr. | LB | 6'2, 215 | SO | 12.5 | 1.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Bruce | LB | 6'1, 234 | SR | 11.0 | 1.4% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Arndt | LB | 5'11, 210 | JR | 7.5 | 1.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasul Douglas | CB | 6'2, 190 | JR | 7.0 | 0.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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+ | 0.7 | 44 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.03 | 62 |
| Punt Success Rate | 61.4% | 32 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 70.2% | 64 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 41.7% | 90 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 53.1% | 28 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Josh Lambert | 5'11, 215 | SO | 53-54 | 21-28 | 75.0% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Nick O'Toole | 6'3, 228 | SR | 71 | 45.4 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 54.9% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Nick O'Toole | 6'3, 228 | SR | 75 | 62.0 | 18 | 24.0% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Molina | 5'8, 175 | SO | 7 | 63.6 | 3 | 42.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Lambert | 5'11, 215 | SO | 2 | 48.5 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Gary Jennings | 6'2, 195 | FR | 13 | 5.3 | 0 | 4 | 2 (1) |
| KJ Dillon | 6'1, 203 | SR | 8 | 6.3 | 0 | 7 | 0 (0) |
| Jovon Durante | 6'1, 180 | FR | 3 | 4.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Jovon Durante | 6'1, 180 | FR | 14 | 22.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Shelton Gibson | 5'11, 188 | SO | 11 | 32.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Gary Jennings | 6'2, 195 | FR | 5 | 23.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics