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2015 | 2016
Akron Zips (MAC East)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 5-7 | Second-order wins (diff.): 4.8 (-0.2) | S&P+ Rk: 109 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 3-Sep | VMI | N/A | 47-24 | W | 100% | 26.7 | 47% | 62% | 25% |
| 10-Sep | at Wisconsin | 11 | 10-54 | L | 0% | -40.0 | 8% | 13% | 5% |
| 17-Sep | at Marshall | 118 | 65-38 | W | 82% | 7.1 | 44% | 71% | 24% |
| 24-Sep | Appalachian State | 40 | 38-45 | L | 15% | -8.1 | 42% | 91% | 12% |
| 1-Oct | at Kent State | 113 | 31-27 | W | 61% | 2.3 | 35% | 52% | 30% |
| 8-Oct | Miami-OH | 98 | 35-13 | W | 94% | 12.1 | 69% | 66% | 86% |
| 15-Oct | Western Michigan | 35 | 0-41 | L | 0% | -46.8 | 4% | 2% | 17% |
| 22-Oct | at Ball State | 84 | 35-25 | W | 87% | 8.8 | 61% | 82% | 31% |
| 27-Oct | at Buffalo | 127 | 20-41 | L | 0% | -29.2 | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| 2-Nov | Toledo | 34 | 17-48 | L | 1% | -19.8 | 21% | 57% | 6% |
| 9-Nov | Bowling Green | 111 | 28-38 | L | 32% | -3.7 | 22% | 13% | 52% |
| 22-Nov | at Ohio | 92 | 3-9 | L | 7% | -11.8 | 18% | 3% | 87% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 24.4 | 98 | 36.0 | 106 |
| Points Per Game | 27.4 | 73 | 33.6 | 98 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.39 | 16 | 1.25 | 60 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 40.3% | 91 | 45.1% | 99 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 29.0 | 83 | 30.9 | 98 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.17 | 95 | 4.75 | 91 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -8.99 | 124 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +0.41 |
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| ACTUAL | -8 | 113 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 90.9 | 107 | 89.7 | 107 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 39.2% | 105 | 46.4% | 98 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.07 | 60 | 1.09 | 68 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 90.6 | 108 | 93.8 | 91 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 38.8% | 78 | 44.2% | 119 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 70.6% | 48 | 73.8% | 100 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 25.2% | 123 | 16.5% | 107 | 18.9% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Van Edwards, Jr. | RB | 5'9, 200 | SO | 100 | 492 | 3 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 35.0% | 0 (0) |
| Manny Morgan | RB | 5'8, 185 | JR | 81 | 417 | 0 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 43.2% | 0 (0) |
| Denzel Jones, Jr. | RB | 5'8, 191 | SR | 42 | 193 | 0 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 35.7% | 1 (0) |
| Tra'Von Chapman | QB | 6'1, 210 | JR | 41 | 235 | 4 | 5.7 | 7.9 | 41.5% | 3 (2) |
| Thomas Woodson | QB | 6'1, 233 | JR | 28 | 116 | 1 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 39.3% | 2 (0) |
| Warren Ball | RB | 6'1, 232 | SR | 25 | 181 | 1 | 7.2 | 12.6 | 36.0% | 1 (1) |
| Tyrell Goodman | WR | 6'2, 205 | SR | 22 | 70 | 0 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 54.5% | 3 (1) |
| Mykel Traylor-Bennett | WR | 6'3, 224 | JR | 10 | 46 | 4 | 4.6 | 8.5 | 20.0% | 0 (0) |
| JoJo Natson, Jr. | WR | 5'8, 151 | SR | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 25.0% | 1 (1) |
| 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+ | 106.6 | 51 | 90.3 | 102 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 41.1% | 60 | 43.4% | 86 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.64 | 23 | 1.47 | 67 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 102.7 | 56 | 60 | 120 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Thomas Woodson | 6'1, 233 | JR | 146 | 242 | 2079 | 18 | 6 | 60.3% | 14 | 5.5% | 7.8 |
| Tra'Von Chapman | 6'1, 210 | JR | 54 | 117 | 700 | 5 | 5 | 46.2% | 7 | 5.6% | 5.3 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| JoJo Natson, Jr. | WR | 5'8, 151 | SR | 102 | 59 | 837 | 9 | 14.2 | 8.2 | 57.8% | 41.2% | 27.2% |
| Jerome Lane | WR | 6'3, 220 | JR | 99 | 63 | 1033 | 8 | 16.4 | 10.4 | 63.6% | 58.6% | 26.4% |
| Austin Wolf | WR | 6'3, 190 | JR | 77 | 36 | 550 | 5 | 15.3 | 7.1 | 46.8% | 39.0% | 20.5% |
| A.J. Coney | WR | 5'8, 180 | JR | 28 | 15 | 173 | 1 | 11.5 | 6.2 | 53.6% | 46.4% | 7.5% |
| Kwadarrius Smith | WR | 5'9, 165 | SO | 16 | 6 | 147 | 1 | 24.5 | 9.2 | 37.5% | 25.0% | 4.3% |
| Mykel Traylor-Bennett | TE | 6'3, 224 | JR | 12 | 9 | 97 | 1 | 10.8 | 8.1 | 75.0% | 50.0% | 3.2% |
| Anthony Young | WR | 6'0, 182 | JR | 11 | 8 | 59 | 0 | 7.4 | 5.4 | 72.7% | 36.4% | 2.9% |
| Van Edwards, Jr. | RB | 5'9, 200 | SO | 9 | 8 | 81 | 1 | 10.1 | 9.0 | 88.9% | 55.6% | 2.4% |
| Kevin Gladney | WR | 6'1, 211 | JR | 5 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 8.3 | 5.0 | 60.0% | 40.0% | 1.3% |
| Newman Williams | TE | 6'2, 273 | SO | 4 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 1.1% |
| Anthony Lauro | WR | 5'10, 184 | SO | 3 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 100.0% | 33.3% | 0.8% |
| Manny Morgan | RB | 5'8, 185 | JR | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 66.7% | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Denzel Jones, Jr. | RB | 5'8, 191 | SR | 2 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18.0 | 9.0 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.5% |
| Warren Ball | RB | 6'1, 232 | SR | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 100.0% | 50.0% | 0.5% |
| Tyrell Goodman | WR | 6'2, 205 | SR | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Jelani Hamilton | DL | 6'5, 302 | SR | 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+ | 96.0 | 91 | 94.3 | 91 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 44.2% | 101 | 48.2% | 73 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.20 | 30 | 1.13 | 78 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.56 | 114 | 3.19 | 96 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 4.1% | 46 | 2.7% | 112 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 111.8 | 38 | 83.4 | 119 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 33.3% | 36 | 36.5% | 121 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.84 | 38 | 1.69 | 44 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.12 | 83 | 3.43 | 87 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 8.2% | 69 | 5.5% | 106 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 92.4 | 94 | 92.1 | 93 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 94.2 | 94 | 82.5 | 119 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 96.7 | 82 | 98.7 | 69 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 109.8 | 35 | 86.6 | 114 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 95.0 | 88 | 97.3 | 75 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 99.3 | 78 | 81.1 | 124 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 100.8 | 76 | 86.8 | 111 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 47.5% | 117 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 38.4% | 32 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | -8.0 | 123 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 78.5% | 31 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 61.7% | 52 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 39.8% | 18 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 13.2% | 105 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 3.5% | 100 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 4.0% | 66 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 5.7% | 88 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 33.8% | 56 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| Ulysees Gilbert III | LB | 6'1, 225 | SO | 93.0 | 12.3% | 11.5 | 4.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Alvin Davis | CB | 5'9, 165 | FR | 69.0 | 9.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brian Bell | LB | 6'3, 218 | SO | 47.5 | 6.3% | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Jones | DB | 6'0, 178 | SR | 39.5 | 5.2% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Zach Guiser | S | 6'1, 195 | JR | 39.5 | 5.2% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Larry Hope | DB | 6'0, 192 | SR | 36.5 | 4.8% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| DeAndre Scott | CB | 5'11, 185 | SR | 30.5 | 4.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Andrew Hauser | LB | 6'1, 219 | JR | 29.5 | 3.9% | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Daumantas Venckus | DE | 6'5, 230 | SR | 28.5 | 3.8% | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Shawn Featherstone | DB | 6'2, 190 | SO | 28.0 | 3.7% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ibrahima Camara | DL | 6'3, 285 | JR | 24.0 | 3.2% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Lako | LB | 6'2, 208 | FR | 24.0 | 3.2% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Rachal | LB | 5'11, 215 | SR | 23.5 | 3.1% | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Copeland | DL | 6'1, 266 | JR | 22.5 | 3.0% | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan George | DB | 5'11, 193 | SO | 22.0 | 2.9% | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Se'Von Pittman | DL | 6'3, 260 | SR | 20.0 | 2.6% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyron Brown | CB | 6'1, 186 | FR | 18.0 | 2.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Brock Boxen | DL | 6'3, 272 | SO | 17.5 | 2.3% | 4.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Turner | S | 5'11, 209 | SR | 17.5 | 2.3% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Lloyd | LB | 6'0, 207 | JR | 16.0 | 2.1% | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamal Marcus | DL | 6'2, 249 | SR | 15.0 | 2.0% | 6.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deon'Tae Moore | DE | 6'2, 217 | JR | 14.0 | 1.8% | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cory Morrow | S | 6'0, 204 | SR | 13.0 | 1.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Davon'te Jest | DL | 6'1, 290 | FR | 12.5 | 1.7% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jelani Hamilton | DL | 6'5, 302 | SR | 9.0 | 1.2% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | 0.3 | 53 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.47 | 14 |
| Punt Success Rate | 42.6% | 116 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 41.5% | 128 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 52.9% | 51 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 53.3% | 27 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Tom O'Leary | 5'11, 190 | SO | 39-42 | 10-11 | 90.9% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Nick Gasser | 6'0, 167 | SO | 59 | 37.7 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 59.3% |
| Jerry Fitschen | 6'0, 190 | FR | 1 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Tom O'Leary | 5'11, 190 | SO | 46 | 57.5 | 6 | 13.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Gasser | 6'0, 167 | SO | 14 | 53.8 | 2 | 14.3% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Gingerich | 6'3, 203 | JR | 4 | 60.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| JoJo Natson, Jr. | 5'8, 151 | SR | 16 | 16.3 | 2 | 13 | 0 (0) |
| Zach Guiser | 6'1, 195 | JR | 1 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Ulysees Gilbert III | 6'1, 225 | SO | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Van Edwards, Jr. | 5'9, 200 | SO | 22 | 23.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| A.J. Coney | 5'8, 180 | JR | 9 | 14.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) |
| JoJo Natson, Jr. | 5'8, 151 | SR | 4 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
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