Updated on 8/21/2016
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2015 | 2016
WMU Broncos (MAC West)
2015 Schedule & Results
| Record: 8-5 | Second-order wins (diff.): 7.5 (-0.5) | S&P+ Rk: 53 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 4-Sep | Michigan State | 13 | 24-37 | L | 0% | -22.8 | 35% | 24% | 16% |
| 12-Sep | at Georgia Southern | 39 | 17-43 | L | 0% | -26.0 | 41% | 47% | 24% |
| 19-Sep | Murray State | N/A | 52-20 | W | 100% | 26.5 | 59% | 72% | 10% |
| 26-Sep | at Ohio State | 3 | 12-38 | L | 1% | -19.5 | 76% | 70% | 34% |
| 10-Oct | Central Michigan | 78 | 41-39 | W | 70% | 4.3 | 57% | 89% | 21% |
| 17-Oct | at Ohio | 66 | 49-14 | W | 100% | 27.9 | 93% | 92% | 85% |
| 24-Oct | Miami-OH | 117 | 35-13 | W | 98% | 17.2 | 60% | 63% | 52% |
| 29-Oct | at Eastern Michigan | 121 | 58-28 | W | 100% | 20.7 | 71% | 95% | 41% |
| 5-Nov | Ball State | 111 | 54-7 | W | 100% | 40.8 | 88% | 94% | 94% |
| 11-Nov | Bowling Green | 19 | 27-41 | L | 11% | -9.6 | 36% | 58% | 52% |
| 18-Nov | at Northern Illinois | 69 | 19-27 | L | 24% | -5.7 | 31% | 62% | 33% |
| 27-Nov | at Toledo | 21 | 35-30 | W | 56% | 1.3 | 72% | 95% | 36% |
| 24-Dec | vs. Middle Tennessee | 82 | 45-31 | W | 90% | 10.4 | 69% | 83% | 45% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 37.5 | 25 | 31.6 | 89 |
| Points Per Game | 36.0 | 26 | 28.3 | 79 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.42 | 6 | 1.44 | 121 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 44.2% | 37 | 41.7% | 68 | 40.3% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 29.7 | 72 | 28.6 | 44 | 29.9 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.98 | 50 | 4.91 | 90 | 4.67 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 4.55 | 26 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -1.37 |
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| ACTUAL | 1 | 58 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 112.7 | 27 | 89.2 | 103 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 44.6% | 42 | 41.8% | 65 | 42.3% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.12 | 40 | 1.32 | 125 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 110.1 | 26 | 94 | 90 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 40.7% | 41 | 41.0% | 96 | 38.9% |
| Power Success Rate | 75.9% | 16 | 59.4% | 29 | 66.3% |
| Stuff Rate | 16.4% | 20 | 23.5% | 21 | 19.6% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Jamauri Bogan | RB | 5'7, 174 | FR | 162 | 1051 | 16 | 6.5 | 9.4 | 34.6% | 1 (1) |
| Jarvion Franklin | RB | 6'0, 220 | SO | 153 | 735 | 5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 35.3% | 4 (2) |
| LeVante Bellamy | WR | 5'11, 185 | FR | 77 | 493 | 2 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 48.1% | 4 (1) |
| Zach Terrell | QB | 6'1, 204 | JR | 46 | 270 | 3 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 52.2% | 2 (2) |
| Tom Flacco | QB | 6'1, 185 | FR | 28 | 266 | 2 | 9.5 | 6.8 | 67.9% | 1 (0) |
| Fabian Johnson | RB | 5'7, 198 | JR | 9 | 34 | 0 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 22.2% | 1 (1) |
| Daniel Braverman | WR | 5'10, 177 | JR | 2 | 13 | 0 | 6.5 | 1.3 | 100.0% | 2 (0) |
| Corey Davis | WR | 6'3, 205 | JR | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11.0 | 3.5 | 100.0% | 1 (0) |
| Donnie Ernsberger | TE | 6'2, 246 | SO | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 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+ | 122.3 | 16 | 96.4 | 76 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 43.7% | 39 | 41.6% | 74 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.76 | 7 | 1.56 | 95 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 74.8 | 107 | 82.5 | 95 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Zach Terrell | 6'1, 204 | JR | 262 | 391 | 3526 | 29 | 9 | 67.0% | 31 | 7.3% | 8.0 |
| Tom Flacco | 6'1, 185 | FR | 10 | 12 | 188 | 1 | 0 | 83.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 15.7 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Daniel Braverman | WR | 5'10, 177 | JR | 142 | 109 | 1371 | 13 | 12.6 | 9.7 | 76.8% | 57.0% | 36.1% |
| Corey Davis | WR | 6'3, 205 | JR | 140 | 91 | 1446 | 12 | 15.9 | 10.3 | 65.0% | 47.1% | 35.6% |
| Michael Henry | WR | 5'11, 186 | JR | 27 | 18 | 247 | 1 | 13.7 | 9.2 | 66.7% | 48.1% | 6.9% |
| Jarvion Franklin | RB | 6'0, 220 | SO | 22 | 17 | 184 | 0 | 10.8 | 8.4 | 77.3% | 50.0% | 5.6% |
| Kendrick Roberts | WR | 6'3, 209 | SR | 20 | 13 | 205 | 0 | 15.8 | 10.3 | 65.0% | 55.0% | 5.1% |
| Carrington Thompson | WR | 6'2, 162 | JR | 14 | 8 | 89 | 2 | 11.1 | 6.4 | 57.1% | 50.0% | 3.6% |
| LeVante Bellamy | WR | 5'11, 185 | FR | 6 | 4 | 71 | 0 | 17.8 | 11.8 | 66.7% | 50.0% | 1.5% |
| Jamauri Bogan | RB | 5'7, 174 | FR | 5 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 60.0% | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| Fabian Johnson | RB | 5'7, 198 | JR | 5 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 60.0% | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| Jeremiah Mullinax | TE | 6'5, 245 | SO | 4 | 4 | 50 | 2 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1.0% |
| Donnie Ernsberger | TE | 6'2, 246 | SO | 4 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 11.0 | 5.5 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 1.0% |
| Zach Terrell | QB | 6'1, 204 | JR | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
| Jake Spinek | WR | 5'10, 180 | SO | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
| Jamar Simpkins | DL | 6'2, 279 | JR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Lucas Bezerra | TE | 6'4, 240 | SO | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 112.8 | 23 | 92.1 | 94 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 47.5% | 56 | 45.3% | 55 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.26 | 13 | 1.32 | 124 | 1.11 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.95 | 57 | 2.84 | 60 | 2.90 |
| SD Sack Rate | 7.9% | 113 | 1.1% | 127 | 5.0% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 128.4 | 12 | 95.4 | 84 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 35.9% | 24 | 34.4% | 107 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.99 | 16 | 1.75 | 67 | 1.77 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.96 | 6 | 3.77 | 120 | 3.20 |
| PD Sack Rate | 7.1% | 59 | 7.1% | 71 | 7.5% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 123.1 | 15 | 82.1 | 118 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 108.8 | 43 | 102.6 | 68 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 126.5 | 13 | 98.9 | 72 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 128.8 | 4 | 93.6 | 94 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 110.4 | 35 | 92.3 | 100 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 124.9 | 12 | 94.3 | 90 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 129.2 | 9 | 90.0 | 105 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 62.4% | 47 | 60.4% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 26.9% | 102 | 34.0% |
| Adj. Pace | -0.1 | 61 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 74.1% | 73 | 74.9% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 61.4% | 51 | 60.3% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 31.7% | 83 | 33.9% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 18.1% | 30 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 4.4% | 78 | 5.1% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 4.6% | 59 | 4.5% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 8.8% | 8 | 6.3% |
| PD to INC | 40.4% | 8 | 32.8% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
| Asantay Brown | S | 6'0, 198 | SO | 79.5 | 12.2% | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Caleb Bailey | LB | 6'0, 236 | SO | 60.0 | 9.2% | 12.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rontavious Atkins | SS | 6'0, 207 | SR | 58.5 | 9.0% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Lewis | LB | 6'3, 230 | JR | 49.5 | 7.6% | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald Zamort | CB | 5'10, 174 | SR | 48.5 | 7.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Phillips | CB | 5'10, 184 | SO | 42.0 | 6.4% | 4.5 | 0.5 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 1 |
| Grant DePalma | LB | 5'9, 218 | SR | 35.0 | 5.4% | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Keion Adams | DE | 6'2, 261 | JR | 33.5 | 5.1% | 10.0 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Robert Spillane | LB | 6'2, 235 | SO | 33.0 | 5.1% | 5.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jarrell McKinney | DE | 6'4, 241 | SR | 26.5 | 4.1% | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cleveland Smith | DL | 6'1, 262 | SR | 22.0 | 3.4% | 9.0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Sylva | LB | 6'2, 230 | JR | 18.5 | 2.8% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nathan Braster | DL | 6'5, 258 | SO | 16.0 | 2.5% | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Beal | DB | 6'2, 195 | FR | 13.5 | 2.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Turner | DE | 6'4, 250 | SO | 12.5 | 1.9% | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Curle | DL | 6'2, 291 | JR | 12.5 | 1.9% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Eric Assuoa | DL | 6'2, 230 | FR | 10.0 | 1.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Sweeney | RB | 5'8, 175 | JR | 9.0 | 1.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Mullinax | TE | 6'5, 245 | SO | 8.5 | 1.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Guido | RB | 5'11, 202 | JR | 7.0 | 1.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kasey Carson | LB | 5'11, 198 | FR | 6.5 | 1.0% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Henry | WR | 5'11, 186 | JR | 6.5 | 1.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Edward Rolle | LB | 6'2, 204 | JR | 6.0 | 0.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamar Simpkins | DL | 6'2, 279 | JR | 5.5 | 0.8% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Cherocci | LB | 5'11, 216 | SO | 5.0 | 0.8% | 2.0 | 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+ | 0.2 | 59 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.08 | 55 |
| Punt Success Rate | 52.4% | 83 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 74.7% | 52 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 50.0% | 58 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 49.0% | 49 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Andrew Haldeman | 5'10, 180 | SR | 53-56 | 17-22 | 77.3% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| J. Schroeder | 6'0, 203 | SR | 43 | 41.0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 48.8% |
| Derrick Mitchell | 6'2, 203 | FR | 1 | 39.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Derrick Mitchell | 6'2, 203 | FR | 87 | 62.5 | 36 | 41.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Haldeman | 5'10, 180 | SR | 2 | 62.5 | 1 | 50.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Schroeder | 6'0, 203 | SR | 2 | 51.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Daniel Braverman | 5'10, 177 | JR | 10 | 8.8 | 0 | 8 | 1 (0) |
| Jonathan Russell | 5'11, 217 | SR | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 (0) |
| Cleveland Smith | 6'1, 262 | SR | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Darius Phillips | 5'10, 184 | SO | 36 | 23.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| LeVante Bellamy | 5'11, 185 | FR | 4 | 21.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) |
| Fabian Johnson | 5'7, 198 | JR | 4 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics