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2015 | 2016
Ball State Cardinals (MAC West)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 4-8 | Second-order wins (diff.): 5.6 (1.6) | S&P+ Rk: 84 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 2-Sep | at Georgia State | 108 | 31-21 | W | 98% | 16.7 | 71% | 76% | 73% |
| 10-Sep | at Indiana | 53 | 20-30 | L | 0% | -23.0 | 12% | 8% | 14% |
| 17-Sep | Eastern Kentucky | N/A | 41-14 | W | 100% | 24.0 | 84% | 44% | 88% |
| 24-Sep | at Florida Atlantic | 115 | 31-27 | W | 71% | 4.2 | 38% | 36% | 46% |
| 1-Oct | Northern Illinois | 77 | 24-31 | L | 16% | -7.8 | 28% | 41% | 19% |
| 8-Oct | at Central Michigan | 99 | 21-24 | L | 65% | 3.1 | 48% | 45% | 56% |
| 15-Oct | at Buffalo | 127 | 31-21 | W | 92% | 11.1 | 42% | 69% | 30% |
| 22-Oct | Akron | 109 | 25-35 | L | 13% | -8.8 | 17% | 49% | 14% |
| 1-Nov | Western Michigan | 35 | 20-52 | L | 0% | -21.6 | 18% | 68% | 13% |
| 8-Nov | Eastern Michigan | 82 | 41-48 | L | 35% | -3.1 | 35% | 68% | 7% |
| 16-Nov | at Toledo | 34 | 19-37 | L | 11% | -9.7 | 39% | 43% | 82% |
| 22-Nov | at Miami-OH | 98 | 20-21 | L | 57% | 1.4 | 45% | 76% | 32% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 29.4 | 65 | 34.5 | 101 |
| Points Per Game | 27.0 | 75 | 30.1 | 78 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.10 | 127 | 1.36 | 110 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 47.8% | 14 | 42.5% | 63 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 29.1 | 78 | 26.7 | 11 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.18 | 93 | 4.32 | 52 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -3.45 | 96 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -2.73 |
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| ACTUAL | -10 | 120 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 112.5 | 32 | 97.5 | 78 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 52.7% | 4 | 37.7% | 21 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.99 | 99 | 1.24 | 119 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 107.9 | 39 | 106.3 | 42 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 42.9% | 23 | 38.0% | 48 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 69.4% | 53 | 60.4% | 19 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 14.1% | 8 | 24.4% | 13 | 18.9% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| James Gilbert | RB | 5'8, 194 | SO | 251 | 1332 | 12 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 38.2% | 1 (1) |
| Riley Neal | QB | 6'6, 220 | SO | 108 | 654 | 8 | 6.1 | 3.8 | 54.6% | 6 (4) |
| Darian Green | RB | 5'8, 185 | JR | 57 | 311 | 1 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 49.1% | 0 (0) |
| Teddy Williamson | RB | 5'9, 191 | SR | 40 | 181 | 2 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 35.0% | 0 (0) |
| Malik Dunner | RB | 5'11, 192 | FR | 25 | 152 | 1 | 6.1 | 9.1 | 32.0% | 2 (1) |
| KeVonn Mabon | WR | 6'2, 215 | SR | 12 | 64 | 1 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 41.7% | 0 (0) |
| Jack Milas | QB | 6'1, 206 | JR | 4 | 69 | 0 | 17.3 | 15.5 | 75.0% | 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+ | 92.8 | 88 | 99.4 | 63 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 42.4% | 48 | 45.8% | 112 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.25 | 122 | 1.42 | 44 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 104.8 | 50 | 104.9 | 58 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Riley Neal | 6'6, 220 | SO | 242 | 394 | 2541 | 13 | 12 | 61.4% | 19 | 4.6% | 5.9 |
| Jack Milas | 6'1, 206 | JR | 20 | 38 | 199 | 1 | 2 | 52.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 5.2 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| KeVonn Mabon | WR | 6'2, 215 | SR | 125 | 85 | 972 | 3 | 11.4 | 7.8 | 68.0% | 58.4% | 30.2% |
| Damon Hazelton Jr. | WR | 6'2, 209 | FR | 90 | 51 | 505 | 4 | 9.9 | 5.6 | 56.7% | 47.8% | 21.7% |
| Corey Lacanaria | WR | 5'8, 166 | JR | 42 | 33 | 341 | 2 | 10.3 | 8.1 | 78.6% | 54.8% | 10.1% |
| Jordan Hogue | WR | 6'0, 183 | JR | 37 | 20 | 170 | 1 | 8.5 | 4.6 | 54.1% | 27.0% | 8.9% |
| Darian Green | RB | 5'8, 185 | JR | 32 | 24 | 124 | 0 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 75.0% | 34.4% | 7.7% |
| Aaron Hepp | WR | 6'1, 190 | SR | 22 | 13 | 164 | 1 | 12.6 | 7.5 | 59.1% | 45.5% | 5.3% |
| Sam Brunner | TE | 6'2, 244 | SR | 17 | 8 | 80 | 1 | 10.0 | 4.7 | 47.1% | 23.5% | 4.1% |
| Devin Reece | WR | 6'2, 208 | SO | 15 | 10 | 110 | 1 | 11.0 | 7.3 | 66.7% | 40.0% | 3.6% |
| Cywettnie Brown | WR | 6'0, 166 | SR | 11 | 5 | 168 | 1 | 33.6 | 15.3 | 45.5% | 45.5% | 2.7% |
| Teddy Williamson | RB | 5'9, 191 | SR | 7 | 6 | 40 | 0 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 85.7% | 42.9% | 1.7% |
| Danny Pinter | TE | 6'4, 254 | FR | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 42.9% | 0.0% | 1.7% |
| Malik Dunner | RB | 5'11, 192 | FR | 4 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 12.7 | 9.5 | 75.0% | 75.0% | 1.0% |
| James Gilbert | RB | 5'8, 194 | SO | 3 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18.0 | 6.0 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 0.7% |
| Riley Neal | QB | 6'6, 220 | SO | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.2% |
| Kyle Schrank | TE | 6'3, 231 | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 102.5 | 59 | 101.9 | 52 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 51.7% | 18 | 45.7% | 47 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.04 | 99 | 1.18 | 99 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.42 | 8 | 2.44 | 13 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 3.7% | 38 | 2.6% | 114 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 101.8 | 69 | 84.0 | 117 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 37.1% | 13 | 36.0% | 119 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.34 | 127 | 1.83 | 98 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 4.26 | 2 | 3.78 | 113 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 6.6% | 46 | 9.4% | 25 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 104.9 | 58 | 84.5 | 120 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 99.3 | 77 | 100.0 | 66 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 98.1 | 74 | 96.3 | 80 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 105.5 | 51 | 97.3 | 74 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 102.8 | 57 | 96.1 | 83 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 102.2 | 60 | 92.9 | 98 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 104.1 | 67 | 92.6 | 94 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 59.6% | 69 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 31.2% | 82 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | +8.0 | 10 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 66.9% | 114 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 47.2% | 126 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 27.6% | 117 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 16.7% | 41 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 5.9% | 36 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 4.5% | 49 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 6.3% | 60 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 29.6% | 102 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| Sean Wiggins | LB | 6'3, 232 | SR | 85.5 | 12.4% | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Aaron Taylor | LB | 5'11, 208 | SR | 67.0 | 9.7% | 11.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Corey Hall | S | 5'10, 185 | SR | 63.0 | 9.2% | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Martez Hester | S | 6'3, 201 | SR | 55.5 | 8.1% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Zack Ryan | LB | 5'11, 220 | SR | 51.0 | 7.4% | 7.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Marc Walton | CB | 5'10, 185 | SO | 50.0 | 7.3% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Josh Miller | CB | 5'11, 180 | SO | 42.5 | 6.2% | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| David Moore | CB | 5'9, 167 | JR | 27.0 | 3.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Stu Stanley | LB | 6'1, 233 | SR | 24.5 | 3.6% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joshua Posley | DE | 6'1, 254 | SR | 22.0 | 3.2% | 10.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Winbush | DE | 6'1, 225 | JR | 19.5 | 2.8% | 10.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Lamar Anderson | S | 5'9, 182 | FR | 16.5 | 2.4% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Thurmon | DT | 6'1, 281 | SO | 16.0 | 2.3% | 6.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Willis | DT | 6'2, 303 | JR | 15.0 | 2.2% | 4.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Whitman III | DT | 6'1, 299 | SR | 15.0 | 2.2% | 4.0 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Armani McNulty | S | 5'11, 181 | SO | 14.5 | 2.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Whitaker | DE | 6'3, 243 | JR | 13.5 | 2.0% | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Jackson | LB | 5'11, 219 | SO | 13.0 | 1.9% | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon Singleton | LB | 6'2, 237 | SO | 13.0 | 1.9% | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob White | LB | 6'0, 229 | FR | 9.5 | 1.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Swisher | DT | 6'2, 282 | JR | 8.0 | 1.2% | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Crumb | DT | 6'0, 266 | FR | 5.5 | 0.8% | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Teddy Williamson | RB | 5'9, 191 | SR | 5.0 | 0.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie McGee | DE | 6'1, 230 | JR | 4.0 | 0.6% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mitch Larsen | S | 5'9, 185 | FR | 4.0 | 0.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | -0.1 | 72 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.21 | 39 |
| Punt Success Rate | 49.2% | 96 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 52.3% | 118 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 44.4% | 87 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 50.0% | 34 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Morgan Hagee | 5'11, 160 | SO | 37-37 | 15-19 | 78.9% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Kyle Schmidt | 6'2, 218 | SR | 57 | 41.3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 45.6% |
| Morgan Hagee | 5'11, 160 | SO | 4 | 36.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 75.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Kyle Schmidt | 6'2, 218 | SR | 30 | 61.1 | 6 | 20.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Rimmler | 5'10, 185 | FR | 20 | 59.4 | 2 | 10.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Drida | 6'0, 205 | SR | 14 | 57.1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Aaron Hepp | 6'1, 190 | SR | 13 | 4.7 | 0 | 13 | 0 (0) |
| Corey Lacanaria | 5'8, 166 | JR | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 (1) |
| KeVonn Mabon | 6'2, 215 | SR | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| KeVonn Mabon | 6'2, 215 | SR | 26 | 22.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Darian Green | 5'8, 185 | JR | 8 | 20.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Marc Walton | 5'10, 185 | SO | 4 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics