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2015 | 2016
Auburn Tigers (SEC West)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 8-5 | Second-order wins (diff.): 7.9 (-0.1) | S&P+ Rk: 13 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 3-Sep | Clemson | 2 | 13-19 | L | 10% | -10.1 | 69% | 43% | 96% |
| 10-Sep | Arkansas State | 80 | 51-14 | W | 100% | 33.7 | 97% | 99% | 77% |
| 17-Sep | Texas A&M | 24 | 16-29 | L | 6% | -12.1 | 46% | 35% | 54% |
| 24-Sep | LSU | 4 | 18-13 | W | 64% | 2.9 | 88% | 81% | 75% |
| 1-Oct | UL-Monroe | 126 | 58-7 | W | 100% | 47.7 | 95% | 86% | 86% |
| 8-Oct | at Mississippi State | 56 | 38-14 | W | 100% | 27.7 | 96% | 74% | 90% |
| 22-Oct | Arkansas | 48 | 56-3 | W | 100% | 52.7 | 99% | 94% | 95% |
| 29-Oct | at Ole Miss | 27 | 40-29 | W | 62% | 2.5 | 73% | 72% | 37% |
| 5-Nov | Vanderbilt | 71 | 23-16 | W | 89% | 9.6 | 76% | 63% | 57% |
| 12-Nov | at Georgia | 68 | 7-13 | L | 59% | 1.8 | 64% | 21% | 94% |
| 19-Nov | Alabama A&M | N/A | 55-0 | W | 100% | 54.1 | 89% | 37% | 81% |
| 26-Nov | at Alabama | 1 | 12-30 | L | 1% | -19.6 | 60% | 49% | 67% |
| 2-Jan | vs. Oklahoma | 10 | 19-35 | L | 0% | -20.9 | 41% | 28% | 53% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 34.6 | 32 | 18.4 | 9 |
| Points Per Game | 31.2 | 49 | 17.1 | 7 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.24 | 81 | 1.21 | 38 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 43.4% | 52 | 39.0% | 33 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 28.9 | 86 | 26.9 | 15 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.59 | 61 | 3.34 | 2 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 10.55 | 3 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -2.90 |
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| ACTUAL | 3 | 41 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 112.2 | 34 | 120.6 | 14 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 47.1% | 25 | 37.8% | 24 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.05 | 66 | 1.03 | 45 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 121.6 | 6 | 114.9 | 13 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 41.7% | 40 | 35.0% | 27 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 68.3% | 61 | 65.6% | 52 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 16.0% | 17 | 22.3% | 27 | 18.9% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Kamryn Pettway | RB | 6'0, 240 | SO | 209 | 1224 | 7 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 38.3% | 3 (1) |
| Kerryon Johnson | RB | 6'0, 211 | SO | 182 | 895 | 11 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 38.5% | 2 (1) |
| John Franklin III | QB | 6'1, 186 | JR | 45 | 437 | 2 | 9.7 | 10.4 | 55.6% | 1 (1) |
| Kam Martin | RB | 5'10, 177 | FR | 44 | 320 | 3 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 47.7% | 2 (0) |
| Sean White | QB | 6'0, 200 | SO | 40 | 266 | 2 | 6.7 | 4.9 | 57.5% | 3 (2) |
| Stanton Truitt | WR | 5'9, 185 | SO | 31 | 187 | 2 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 45.2% | 0 (0) |
| Malik Miller | RB | 5'11, 229 | FR | 16 | 69 | 1 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 43.8% | 0 (0) |
| Jeremy Johnson | QB | 6'5, 234 | SR | 12 | 60 | 2 | 5.0 | 9.4 | 25.0% | 1 (1) |
| Eli Stove | WR | 6'0, 177 | FR | 11 | 131 | 1 | 11.9 | 15.4 | 54.5% | 1 (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+ | 108.3 | 44 | 110.0 | 32 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 37.2% | 101 | 40.2% | 59 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.63 | 24 | 1.37 | 18 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 105.8 | 49 | 87.4 | 91 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Sean White | 6'0, 200 | SO | 133 | 208 | 1679 | 9 | 3 | 63.9% | 15 | 6.7% | 7.1 |
| Jeremy Johnson | 6'5, 234 | SR | 27 | 47 | 312 | 1 | 2 | 57.4% | 3 | 6.0% | 5.7 |
| John Franklin III | 6'1, 186 | JR | 14 | 26 | 204 | 1 | 0 | 53.8% | 1 | 3.7% | 7.3 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Tony Stevens | WR | 6'4, 212 | SR | 55 | 31 | 487 | 3 | 15.7 | 8.9 | 56.4% | 45.5% | 20.1% |
| Ryan Davis | WR | 5'9, 172 | SO | 36 | 25 | 194 | 1 | 7.8 | 5.4 | 69.4% | 47.2% | 13.2% |
| Marcus Davis | WR | 5'9, 180 | SR | 31 | 17 | 160 | 0 | 9.4 | 5.2 | 54.8% | 19.4% | 11.4% |
| Eli Stove | WR | 6'0, 177 | FR | 30 | 23 | 224 | 0 | 9.7 | 7.5 | 76.7% | 50.0% | 11.0% |
| Darius Slayton | WR | 6'2, 191 | FR | 24 | 15 | 292 | 1 | 19.5 | 12.2 | 62.5% | 54.2% | 8.8% |
| Kerryon Johnson | RB | 6'0, 211 | SO | 23 | 17 | 125 | 0 | 7.4 | 5.4 | 73.9% | 26.1% | 8.4% |
| Kyle Davis | WR | 6'2, 219 | FR | 22 | 12 | 248 | 2 | 20.7 | 11.3 | 54.5% | 50.0% | 8.1% |
| Will Hastings | K | 5'10, 172 | SO | 17 | 11 | 98 | 1 | 8.9 | 5.8 | 64.7% | 41.2% | 6.2% |
| Stanton Truitt | RB | 5'9, 185 | SO | 9 | 7 | 100 | 1 | 14.3 | 11.1 | 77.8% | 55.6% | 3.3% |
| Chandler Cox | FB | 6'1, 236 | SO | 6 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 10.3 | 6.8 | 66.7% | 66.7% | 2.2% |
| Nate Craig-Myers | WR | 6'2, 204 | FR | 5 | 4 | 70 | 1 | 17.5 | 14.0 | 80.0% | 60.0% | 1.8% |
| Jason Smith | WR | 6'1, 188 | JR | 5 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 15.0 | 12.0 | 80.0% | 40.0% | 1.8% |
| Kam Martin | RB | 5'10, 177 | FR | 3 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 26.0 | 17.3 | 66.7% | 66.7% | 1.1% |
| Johnathan Ford | DB | 6'0, 204 | SR | 2 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25.0 | 12.5 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.7% |
| Jalen Harris | TE | 6'4, 259 | SO | 2 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.7% |
| Kamryn Pettway | RB | 6'0, 240 | SO | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.7% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 105.4 | 51 | 120.1 | 10 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 48.2% | 50 | 43.4% | 28 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.05 | 94 | 0.98 | 6 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.26 | 26 | 2.67 | 29 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 5.4% | 74 | 3.2% | 102 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 121.1 | 18 | 103.0 | 59 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 30.2% | 76 | 30.0% | 50 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 2.04 | 10 | 1.92 | 111 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.90 | 13 | 2.96 | 38 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 8.2% | 69 | 7.6% | 64 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 126.6 | 17 | 117.9 | 19 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 113.0 | 40 | 115.1 | 27 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 113.4 | 30 | 117.3 | 19 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 105.1 | 52 | 120.0 | 15 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 107.4 | 44 | 121.3 | 9 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 129.1 | 7 | 113.6 | 29 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 111.3 | 35 | 120.1 | 19 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 72.0% | 11 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 36.5% | 39 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | +2.5 | 41 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 73.3% | 76 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 55.6% | 105 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 29.2% | 108 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 18.4% | 22 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 6.0% | 34 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 3.9% | 69 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 8.4% | 10 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 40.8% | 4 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| Tray Matthews | DB | 6'1, 207 | JR | 59.5 | 8.6% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Tre' Williams | LB | 6'2, 240 | JR | 51.5 | 7.5% | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Deshaun Davis | LB | 5'11, 239 | SO | 48.5 | 7.0% | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Johnathan Ford | DB | 6'0, 204 | SR | 48.5 | 7.0% | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Stephen Roberts | DB | 5'11, 183 | JR | 45.0 | 6.5% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Darrell Williams | LB | 6'2, 231 | SO | 42.5 | 6.2% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Carlton Davis | DB | 6'1, 195 | SO | 41.5 | 6.0% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Montravius Adams | DT | 6'4, 309 | SR | 35.0 | 5.1% | 8.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Javaris Davis | DB | 5'10, 182 | FR | 34.0 | 4.9% | 6.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Marlon Davidson | DL | 6'3, 273 | FR | 30.5 | 4.4% | 6.0 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Joshua Holsey | DB | 5'11, 195 | SR | 28.5 | 4.1% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Nick Ruffin | DB | 6'0, 203 | JR | 27.0 | 3.9% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Montavious Atkinson | LB | 6'1, 211 | SO | 26.0 | 3.8% | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Neal | LB | 6'0, 235 | SR | 23.0 | 3.3% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Lawson | DL | 6'2, 253 | JR | 22.5 | 3.3% | 13.5 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dontavius Russell | DL | 6'3, 308 | SO | 19.0 | 2.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Daniel Thomas | DB | 5'11, 192 | FR | 13.0 | 1.9% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Holland | OLB | 6'2, 250 | SO | 11.5 | 1.7% | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devaroe Lawrence | DL | 6'2, 303 | SR | 11.0 | 1.6% | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maurice Swain Jr. | DL | 6'5, 314 | SR | 10.0 | 1.5% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Andrew Williams | DL | 6'4, 289 | SO | 9.5 | 1.4% | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Brown | DL | 6'5, 330 | FR | 7.5 | 1.1% | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Marshall Taylor | DB | 6'3, 191 | SR | 7.5 | 1.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Markell Boston | DB | 6'0, 200 | SO | 6.0 | 0.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron Cowart | DE | 6'3, 276 | SO | 5.5 | 0.8% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | 1.3 | 15 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.67 | 3 |
| Punt Success Rate | 58.3% | 50 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 94.0% | 2 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 75.0% | 8 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 26.1% | 124 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Daniel Carlson | 6'4, 218 | JR | 44-44 | 28-32 | 87.5% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Kevin Phillips | 6'0, 185 | SR | 45 | 42.3 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 91.1% |
| Ian Shannon | 6'3, 218 | FR | 3 | 30.7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 133.3% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Daniel Carlson | 6'4, 218 | JR | 72 | 63.8 | 57 | 79.2% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ian Shannon | 6'3, 218 | FR | 11 | 64.4 | 6 | 54.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Marcus Davis | 5'9, 180 | SR | 10 | 7.1 | 0 | 18 | 1 (0) |
| Stephen Roberts | 5'11, 183 | JR | 6 | 16.7 | 0 | 8 | 1 (1) |
| Tre' Threat | 6'1, 240 | FR | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Kerryon Johnson | 6'0, 211 | SO | 12 | 22.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Johnathan Ford | 6'0, 204 | SR | 8 | 15.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kam Martin | 5'10, 177 | FR | 1 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) |
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