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2015 | 2016
Bowling Green Eagles (MAC East)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 4-8 | Second-order wins (diff.): 3.7 (-0.3) | S&P+ Rk: 111 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 3-Sep | at Ohio State | 5 | 10-77 | L | 0% | -53.1 | 7% | 25% | 6% |
| 10-Sep | North Dakota | N/A | 27-26 | W | 65% | 3.1 | 30% | 17% | 26% |
| 17-Sep | Middle Tennessee | 94 | 21-41 | L | 2% | -16.2 | 15% | 25% | 53% |
| 24-Sep | at Memphis | 44 | 3-77 | L | 0% | -49.4 | 2% | 14% | 1% |
| 1-Oct | Eastern Michigan | 82 | 25-28 | L | 15% | -8.0 | 26% | 36% | 27% |
| 8-Oct | at Ohio | 92 | 24-30 | L | 13% | -8.8 | 25% | 45% | 30% |
| 15-Oct | at Toledo | 34 | 35-42 | L | 29% | -4.4 | 53% | 82% | 28% |
| 22-Oct | Miami-OH | 98 | 26-40 | L | 15% | -8.2 | 25% | 57% | 14% |
| 1-Nov | at Northern Illinois | 77 | 20-45 | L | 0% | -22.2 | 10% | 8% | 7% |
| 9-Nov | at Akron | 109 | 38-28 | W | 68% | 3.7 | 44% | 23% | 62% |
| 15-Nov | Kent State | 113 | 42-7 | W | 100% | 27.0 | 83% | 95% | 65% |
| 25-Nov | Buffalo | 127 | 27-19 | W | 64% | 2.7 | 25% | 41% | 26% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 25.3 | 92 | 37.1 | 115 |
| Points Per Game | 24.8 | 96 | 38.3 | 117 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.17 | 108 | 1.29 | 91 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 42.1% | 71 | 45.1% | 101 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 27.5 | 116 | 30.6 | 93 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 3.87 | 116 | 5.44 | 126 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -6.82 | 119 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -3.83 |
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| ACTUAL | -16 | 125 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 102.1 | 66 | 96.4 | 82 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 46.2% | 37 | 44.7% | 82 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.97 | 110 | 1.05 | 53 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 108.1 | 37 | 94.3 | 89 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 37.8% | 92 | 40.4% | 82 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 68.5% | 58 | 78.3% | 122 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 17.1% | 40 | 16.7% | 101 | 18.9% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Fred Coppet | RB | 5'9, 213 | SR | 205 | 1030 | 8 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 40.0% | 4 (2) |
| Donovan Wilson | RB | 6'0, 220 | JR | 110 | 503 | 5 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 33.6% | 1 (1) |
| Josh Cleveland | RB | 5'8, 176 | JR | 101 | 649 | 2 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 43.6% | 3 (2) |
| James Morgan | QB | 6'4, 213 | FR | 31 | 106 | 0 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 25.8% | 7 (1) |
| Terence Stephens Jr. | RB | 6'1, 190 | FR | 13 | 41 | 0 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 30.8% | 0 (0) |
| Ronnie Moore | WR | 5'9, 170 | SR | 8 | 21 | 2 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 37.5% | 1 (1) |
| James Knapke | QB | 6'2, 236 | SR | 6 | 17 | 0 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 16.7% | 2 (1) |
| Leonard Skattebo | FB | 6'1, 258 | JR | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0 (0) |
| Ben Steward | OL | 6'6, 303 | SR | 2 | -10 | 0 | -5.0 | 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+ | 89.6 | 96 | 85.4 | 119 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 37.8% | 93 | 45.6% | 108 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.43 | 81 | 1.57 | 106 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 95.8 | 74 | 108.2 | 48 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| James Morgan | 6'4, 213 | FR | 183 | 326 | 2082 | 16 | 15 | 56.1% | 17 | 5.0% | 5.6 |
| James Knapke | 6'2, 236 | SR | 59 | 119 | 636 | 3 | 9 | 49.6% | 8 | 6.3% | 4.6 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Scott Miller | WR | 5'10, 160 | SO | 112 | 74 | 968 | 10 | 13.1 | 8.6 | 66.1% | 50.9% | 26.7% |
| Ronnie Moore | WR | 5'9, 170 | SR | 79 | 42 | 513 | 1 | 12.2 | 6.5 | 53.2% | 36.7% | 18.8% |
| Teo Redding | WR | 6'1, 167 | JR | 65 | 31 | 423 | 3 | 13.7 | 6.5 | 47.7% | 41.5% | 15.5% |
| Deric Phouthavong | WR | 6'4, 207 | SO | 32 | 15 | 170 | 1 | 11.3 | 5.3 | 46.9% | 34.4% | 7.6% |
| Marquis Zimmerman | WR | 5'10, 146 | FR | 31 | 22 | 184 | 1 | 8.4 | 5.9 | 71.0% | 54.8% | 7.4% |
| Janarvis Pough | WR | 6'1, 187 | FR | 26 | 12 | 125 | 0 | 10.4 | 4.8 | 46.2% | 26.9% | 6.2% |
| Vanel Dossous | WR | 6'0, 184 | JR | 18 | 9 | 79 | 0 | 8.8 | 4.4 | 50.0% | 27.8% | 4.3% |
| Fred Coppet | RB | 5'9, 213 | SR | 17 | 15 | 79 | 0 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 88.2% | 41.2% | 4.0% |
| Hunter Folkertsma | TE | 6'5, 239 | JR | 12 | 7 | 93 | 1 | 13.3 | 7.8 | 58.3% | 58.3% | 2.9% |
| Josh Cleveland | RB | 5'8, 176 | JR | 11 | 9 | 41 | 0 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 81.8% | 27.3% | 2.6% |
| Donovan Wilson | RB | 6'0, 220 | JR | 6 | 4 | 34 | 1 | 8.5 | 5.7 | 66.7% | 66.7% | 1.4% |
| Leonard Skattebo | FB | 6'1, 258 | JR | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8.0 | 1.6 | 20.0% | 20.0% | 1.2% |
| Terence Stephens Jr. | RB | 6'1, 190 | FR | 2 | 2 | -4 | 0 | -2.0 | -2.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| James Knapke | QB | 6'2, 236 | SR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Marcus Milton | DB | 6'0, 202 | SO | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Austin Valdez | LB | 6'1, 236 | JR | 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+ | 96.6 | 88 | 93.0 | 102 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 47.8% | 61 | 50.0% | 92 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.04 | 101 | 1.12 | 74 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.03 | 60 | 3.03 | 74 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 3.4% | 32 | 5.0% | 60 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 92.7 | 98 | 91.0 | 95 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 28.1% | 102 | 33.5% | 98 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.72 | 74 | 1.90 | 108 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 4.29 | 1 | 3.69 | 109 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 8.6% | 78 | 7.6% | 64 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 95.4 | 89 | 93.8 | 89 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 94.7 | 91 | 81.4 | 124 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 93.7 | 90 | 95.5 | 86 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 94.5 | 97 | 96.9 | 76 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 99.9 | 69 | 95.2 | 88 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 96.9 | 89 | 85.5 | 113 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 72.3 | 125 | 93.3 | 90 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 59.9% | 66 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 31.1% | 83 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | +7.7 | 13 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 73.9% | 64 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 58.7% | 80 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 41.5% | 13 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 12.6% | 113 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 4.2% | 79 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 2.8% | 111 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 5.6% | 91 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 32.8% | 65 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| Trenton Greene | LB | 5'9, 214 | SR | 82.5 | 11.7% | 8.5 | 4.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Jamari Bozeman | DB | 6'2, 200 | SO | 56.5 | 8.0% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Brandon Harris | DB | 6'3, 224 | SO | 46.5 | 6.6% | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Austin Valdez | LB | 6'1, 236 | JR | 39.5 | 5.6% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Robert Jackson Jr. | DB | 5'11, 174 | SO | 37.5 | 5.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| David Konowalski | DL | 6'3, 230 | SO | 35.5 | 5.0% | 3.0 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tavaraus Wade | DB | 6'1, 198 | SO | 35.5 | 5.0% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Izaah Lunsford | DL | 6'3, 312 | SR | 34.5 | 4.9% | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Terrance Bush | DL | 6'2, 258 | SR | 33.5 | 4.7% | 3.0 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alfonso Mack | DB | 5'11, 178 | SR | 29.0 | 4.1% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Gus Schwieterman | DL | 6'2, 265 | JR | 24.0 | 3.4% | 12.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Locke | LB | 6'0, 227 | JR | 23.0 | 3.2% | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyrik Jones | DL | 6'2, 235 | FR | 20.5 | 2.9% | 5.0 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry McBride III | DB | 6'1, 195 | FR | 19.0 | 2.7% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Antonyo Sotolongo | DB | 6'0, 205 | FR | 19.0 | 2.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Watson | DB | 6'0, 187 | SR | 17.5 | 2.5% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Nilijah Ballew | DB | 6'1, 211 | JR | 16.0 | 2.3% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Sanford | LB | 6'1, 200 | SR | 16.0 | 2.3% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cameron Jefferies | DB | 5'10, 188 | FR | 15.5 | 2.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Marcus Milton | DB | 6'0, 202 | SO | 12.5 | 1.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Shannon Smith | DL | 6'0, 294 | JR | 10.5 | 1.5% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dorian Hendrix | LB | 6'0, 247 | SO | 9.5 | 1.3% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montre Gregory | DB | 6'1, 190 | SO | 9.5 | 1.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brian Sanders | DL | 6'4, 244 | SO | 8.0 | 1.1% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Roop | WR | 5'11, 197 | JR | 8.0 | 1.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | 0.2 | 57 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.09 | 83 |
| Punt Success Rate | 73.8% | 8 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 57.4% | 106 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 55.0% | 46 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 45.8% | 52 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Jake Suder | 5'9, 176 | SO | 35-38 | 9-12 | 75.0% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Joseph Davidson | 6'7, 228 | JR | 61 | 45.8 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 57.4% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Nick Fields | 6'0, 224 | JR | 61 | 53.3 | 15 | 24.6% | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Will Watson | 6'0, 187 | SR | 10 | 7.9 | 0 | 5 | 0 (0) |
| Marquis Zimmerman | 5'10, 146 | FR | 4 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 | 2 (0) |
| Ronnie Moore | 5'9, 170 | SR | 3 | -3.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (1) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Scott Miller | 5'10, 160 | SO | 19 | 17.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Will Watson | 6'0, 187 | SR | 13 | 21.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Terence Stephens Jr. | 6'1, 190 | FR | 4 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics