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2015 | 2016
Boston College Eagles (ACC Atlantic)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 7-6 | Second-order wins (diff.): 5.9 (-1.1) | S&P+ Rk: 86 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 3-Sep | vs. Georgia Tech | 45 | 14-17 | L | 80% | 6.5 | 69% | 23% | 93% |
| 10-Sep | at Massachusetts | 117 | 26-7 | W | 100% | 26.9 | 83% | 25% | 98% |
| 17-Sep | at Virginia Tech | 17 | 0-49 | L | 0% | -45.1 | 5% | 5% | 20% |
| 24-Sep | Wagner | N/A | 42-10 | W | 100% | 35.1 | 61% | 39% | 63% |
| 1-Oct | Buffalo | 127 | 35-3 | W | 100% | 34.9 | 81% | 42% | 99% |
| 7-Oct | Clemson | 2 | 10-56 | L | 0% | -40.6 | 14% | 34% | 11% |
| 22-Oct | Syracuse | 76 | 20-28 | L | 2% | -17.0 | 10% | 11% | 23% |
| 29-Oct | at NC State | 25 | 21-14 | W | 36% | -2.9 | 55% | 35% | 63% |
| 5-Nov | Louisville | 12 | 7-52 | L | 0% | -50.0 | 6% | 15% | 21% |
| 11-Nov | at Florida State | 6 | 7-45 | L | 0% | -31.0 | 17% | 12% | 45% |
| 19-Nov | Connecticut | 123 | 30-0 | W | 100% | 34.0 | 85% | 38% | 98% |
| 26-Nov | at Wake Forest | 60 | 17-14 | W | 34% | -3.2 | 38% | 16% | 74% |
| 26-Dec | vs. Maryland | 87 | 36-30 | W | 40% | -2.0 | 36% | 34% | 54% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 17.2 | 124 | 21.8 | 21 |
| Points Per Game | 20.4 | 117 | 25.0 | 44 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.27 | 61 | 1.48 | 125 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 33.3% | 128 | 32.1% | 3 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 32.6 | 17 | 31.1 | 100 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 3.67 | 123 | 4.76 | 92 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 4.83 | 28 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +0.83 |
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| ACTUAL | 7 | 24 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 78.8 | 124 | 125.6 | 8 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 32.7% | 127 | 28.6% | 2 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.15 | 32 | 1.45 | 128 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 81.6 | 125 | 124.6 | 6 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 29.8% | 128 | 32.8% | 11 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 62.5% | 99 | 52.4% | 2 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 23.6% | 118 | 23.3% | 19 | 18.9% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Jon Hilliman | RB | 6'0, 229 | SO | 184 | 542 | 6 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 21.7% | 1 (1) |
| Davon Jones | RB | 5'10, 214 | FR | 91 | 361 | 2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 26.4% | 2 (1) |
| Patrick Towles | QB | 6'5, 253 | SR | 88 | 467 | 4 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 37.5% | 8 (6) |
| Myles Willis | RB | 5'9, 194 | SR | 49 | 301 | 1 | 6.1 | 7.6 | 40.8% | 1 (0) |
| Richard Wilson | RB | 5'10, 224 | SO | 40 | 136 | 2 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 32.5% | 0 (0) |
| Jeff Smith | WR | 6'1, 192 | SO | 35 | 199 | 1 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 45.7% | 0 (0) |
| Tyler Rouse | RB | 5'8, 198 | SR | 24 | 87 | 0 | 3.6 | 5.9 | 25.0% | 3 (1) |
| Michael Walker | WR | 6'0, 195 | SO | 8 | 41 | 0 | 5.1 | 3.3 | 50.0% | 2 (2) |
| Darius Wade | QB | 6'0, 211 | SO | 6 | 17 | 0 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 16.7% | 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+ | 84.7 | 111 | 111.7 | 28 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 34.2% | 121 | 35.0% | 15 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.44 | 77 | 1.51 | 85 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 80.1 | 104 | 153.6 | 8 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Patrick Towles | 6'5, 253 | SR | 138 | 273 | 1730 | 12 | 7 | 50.5% | 27 | 9.0% | 5.2 |
| Darius Wade | 6'0, 211 | SO | 9 | 19 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 47.4% | 1 | 5.0% | 4.5 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Jeff Smith | WR | 6'1, 192 | SO | 58 | 27 | 395 | 3 | 14.6 | 6.8 | 46.6% | 32.8% | 21.6% |
| Michael Walker | WR | 6'0, 195 | SO | 56 | 33 | 413 | 4 | 12.5 | 7.4 | 58.9% | 42.9% | 20.8% |
| Tommy Sweeney | TE | 6'5, 258 | SO | 47 | 26 | 353 | 3 | 13.6 | 7.5 | 55.3% | 48.9% | 17.5% |
| Charlie Callinan | WR | 6'4, 239 | JR | 45 | 25 | 315 | 1 | 12.6 | 7.0 | 55.6% | 44.4% | 16.7% |
| Davon Jones | RB | 5'10, 214 | FR | 17 | 11 | 113 | 0 | 10.3 | 6.7 | 64.7% | 35.3% | 6.3% |
| Tyler Rouse | RB | 5'8, 198 | SR | 13 | 9 | 86 | 1 | 9.6 | 6.6 | 69.2% | 30.8% | 4.8% |
| Thadd Smith | WR | 5'9, 181 | JR | 8 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 50.0% | 37.5% | 3.0% |
| Chris Garrison | WR | 6'3, 237 | FR | 6 | 5 | 90 | 0 | 18.0 | 15.0 | 83.3% | 66.7% | 2.2% |
| Colton Cardinal | FB | 6'3, 234 | SO | 4 | 3 | 52 | 0 | 17.3 | 13.0 | 75.0% | 75.0% | 1.5% |
| Ben Glines | WR | 6'2, 209 | FR | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 1.5% |
| Bobby Wolford | FB | 6'2, 248 | SR | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 1.1% |
| Korab Idrizi | TE | 6'3, 228 | FR | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.7% |
| Patrick Towles | QB | 6'5, 253 | SR | 2 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.7% |
| Myles Willis | RB | 5'9, 194 | SR | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.7% |
| Jon Hilliman | RB | 6'0, 229 | SO | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| Elijah Robinson | WR | 6'0, 197 | SO | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 78.0 | 127 | 103.4 | 48 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 38.1% | 128 | 39.6% | 5 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.09 | 75 | 1.40 | 127 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.32 | 126 | 2.23 | 4 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 8.1% | 118 | 6.9% | 23 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 87.6 | 107 | 151.6 | 3 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 24.9% | 122 | 19.8% | 2 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.74 | 66 | 1.76 | 78 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 2.87 | 99 | 2.67 | 20 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 9.0% | 86 | 18.1% | 1 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 73.9 | 124 | 97.6 | 76 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 91.2 | 105 | 149.4 | 4 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 77.0 | 126 | 85.6 | 120 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 74.3 | 127 | 132.4 | 3 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 80.5 | 124 | 104.8 | 48 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 82.6 | 122 | 111.7 | 35 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 74.0 | 122 | 129.8 | 9 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 68.6% | 15 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 46.6% | 12 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | -3.8 | 97 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 79.4% | 25 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 51.7% | 121 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 34.6% | 65 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 22.8% | 2 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 11.4% | 1 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 4.7% | 42 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 6.6% | 54 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 36.3% | 32 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| John Johnson | DB | 6'0, 202 | SR | 66.5 | 10.8% | 2.5 | 1.0 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| Connor Strachan | LB | 6'0, 237 | JR | 64.0 | 10.4% | 11.0 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Milano | LB | 6'1, 221 | SR | 49.5 | 8.0% | 11.0 | 6.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ty Schwab | LB | 6'0, 229 | JR | 46.5 | 7.6% | 5.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Harold Landry | DE | 6'3, 250 | JR | 42.5 | 6.9% | 22.0 | 16.5 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Kevin Kavalec | DE | 6'2, 260 | SR | 40.5 | 6.6% | 14.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Will Harris | DB | 6'2, 202 | SO | 40.5 | 6.6% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Kamrin Moore | DB | 5'11, 195 | JR | 38.0 | 6.2% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Truman Gutapfel | DT | 6'3, 288 | SR | 36.0 | 5.9% | 6.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Zach Allen | DE | 6'5, 272 | SO | 27.5 | 4.5% | 10.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Isaac Yiadom | DB | 6'1, 190 | JR | 21.5 | 3.5% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Gabriel McClary | DB | 6'3, 204 | JR | 18.5 | 3.0% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ray Smith | DT | 6'1, 292 | SO | 17.5 | 2.8% | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Wyatt Ray | DE | 6'3, 249 | SO | 17.0 | 2.8% | 7.0 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sharrieff Grice | LB | 6'1, 224 | SO | 12.0 | 2.0% | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taj-Amir Torres | DB | 5'9, 177 | SO | 11.0 | 1.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Strizak | LB | 6'2, 239 | SR | 9.0 | 1.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Richardson | LB | 6'0, 230 | FR | 8.5 | 1.4% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Noa Merritt | DT | 6'0, 277 | JR | 6.5 | 1.1% | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lukas Denis | DB | 5'11, 186 | SO | 6.0 | 1.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Kevin Bletzer | LB | 6'2, 213 | SO | 5.0 | 0.8% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Cohee | DT | 6'2, 274 | SO | 3.5 | 0.6% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mehdi El Attrach | DB | 6'0, 194 | FR | 3.0 | 0.5% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Martin | LB | 5'11, 220 | FR | 3.0 | 0.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atem Ntantang | DB | 5'11, 195 | JR | 2.5 | 0.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | -0.7 | 90 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.06 | 76 |
| Punt Success Rate | 38.9% | 122 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 79.3% | 39 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 69.2% | 18 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 46.7% | 45 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Mike Knoll | 6'0, 202 | JR | 27-30 | 12-14 | 85.7% |
| Colton Lichtenberg | 5'10, 186 | SO | 2-2 | 0-2 | 0.0% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Mike Knoll | 6'0, 202 | JR | 94 | 38.3 | 7 | 32 | 17 | 52.1% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Mike Knoll | 6'0, 202 | JR | 55 | 60.9 | 16 | 29.1% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Colton Lichtenberg | 5'10, 186 | SO | 3 | 60.7 | 1 | 33.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Tyler Rouse | 5'8, 198 | SR | 24 | 13.0 | 0 | 36 | 2 (1) |
| Gabriel McClary | 6'3, 204 | JR | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) |
| Michael Walker | 6'0, 195 | SO | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Myles Willis | 5'9, 194 | SR | 20 | 23.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 (0) |
| Michael Walker | 6'0, 195 | SO | 6 | 16.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Tyler Rouse | 5'8, 198 | SR | 2 | 37.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics