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2015 | 2016
UCF Golden Knights (American East)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 6-7 | Second-order wins (diff.): 6.0 (0.0) | S&P+ Rk: 75 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 3-Sep | SC State | N/A | 38-0 | W | 100% | 23.5 | 59% | 5% | 70% |
| 10-Sep | at Michigan | 3 | 14-51 | L | 0% | -35.3 | 20% | 42% | 39% |
| 17-Sep | Maryland | 87 | 24-30 | L | 45% | -1.0 | 39% | 37% | 52% |
| 24-Sep | at Florida International | 120 | 53-14 | W | 100% | 28.9 | 84% | 85% | 89% |
| 1-Oct | at East Carolina | 100 | 47-29 | W | 61% | 2.2 | 42% | 33% | 58% |
| 15-Oct | Temple | 32 | 25-26 | L | 29% | -4.4 | 55% | 61% | 81% |
| 22-Oct | at Connecticut | 123 | 24-16 | W | 71% | 4.3 | 36% | 41% | 29% |
| 29-Oct | at Houston | 39 | 24-31 | L | 4% | -13.6 | 31% | 28% | 73% |
| 5-Nov | Tulane | 106 | 37-6 | W | 84% | 7.7 | 56% | 36% | 70% |
| 12-Nov | Cincinnati | 85 | 24-3 | W | 98% | 16.6 | 77% | 30% | 90% |
| 19-Nov | Tulsa | 54 | 20-35 | L | 0% | -22.7 | 15% | 9% | 50% |
| 26-Nov | at South Florida | 55 | 31-48 | L | 8% | -10.9 | 33% | 30% | 67% |
| 17-Dec | vs. Arkansas State | 80 | 13-31 | L | 4% | -13.9 | 20% | 21% | 65% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 20.5 | 117 | 23.6 | 30 |
| Points Per Game | 28.8 | 66 | 24.6 | 42 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.16 | 114 | 1.29 | 90 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 35.2% | 124 | 36.9% | 23 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 30.2 | 54 | 33.9 | 125 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.21 | 89 | 3.71 | 15 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 5.58 | 22 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -1.76 |
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| ACTUAL | 1 | 54 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 82.8 | 120 | 96.8 | 79 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 35.2% | 122 | 40.5% | 40 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.01 | 92 | 1.14 | 98 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 77.2 | 127 | 98.3 | 75 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 32.3% | 119 | 35.3% | 31 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 62.7% | 97 | 64.4% | 40 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 26.7% | 127 | 20.8% | 42 | 18.9% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Jawon Hamilton | RB | 5'9, 190 | FR | 139 | 495 | 4 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 25.2% | 4 (3) |
| Dontravious Wilson | RB | 5'10, 210 | SR | 120 | 463 | 8 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 29.2% | 1 (0) |
| McKenzie Milton | QB | 5'11, 170 | FR | 75 | 365 | 3 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 46.7% | 8 (5) |
| Adrian Killins | RB | 5'8, 155 | FR | 50 | 325 | 4 | 6.5 | 15.6 | 28.0% | 1 (1) |
| Taj McGowan | RB | 6'1, 202 | SO | 35 | 156 | 2 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 31.4% | 0 (0) |
| Justin Holman | QB | 6'4, 225 | SR | 29 | 174 | 2 | 6.0 | 7.7 | 37.9% | 3 (2) |
| Nick Patti | QB | 5'11, 195 | SR | 9 | 57 | 1 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 44.4% | 1 (0) |
| C.J. Jones | RB | 5'10, 220 | SO | 6 | 29 | 1 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 50.0% | 0 (0) |
| Cedric Jordan-Williams | RB | 5'9, 226 | JR | 6 | 24 | 0 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 50.0% | 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+ | 85.6 | 108 | 116.6 | 19 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 35.2% | 114 | 32.6% | 8 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.30 | 115 | 1.51 | 86 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 93.1 | 85 | 144 | 13 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| McKenzie Milton | 5'11, 170 | FR | 194 | 336 | 1983 | 10 | 7 | 57.7% | 25 | 6.9% | 4.9 |
| Justin Holman | 6'4, 225 | SR | 36 | 83 | 510 | 3 | 2 | 43.4% | 9 | 9.8% | 5.0 |
| Nick Patti | 5'11, 195 | SR | 12 | 23 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 52.2% | 2 | 8.0% | 5.1 |
| Pete DiNovo | 6'2, 202 | JR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Tre'Quan Smith | WR | 6'1, 200 | SO | 106 | 57 | 853 | 5 | 15.0 | 8.1 | 53.8% | 41.5% | 24.9% |
| Taylor Oldham | WR | 6'2, 205 | SR | 51 | 35 | 366 | 1 | 10.5 | 7.2 | 68.6% | 52.9% | 12.0% |
| Jordan Akins | TE | 6'3, 237 | SO | 35 | 23 | 347 | 2 | 15.1 | 9.9 | 65.7% | 62.9% | 8.2% |
| Cam Stewart | WR | 6'3, 195 | SO | 34 | 18 | 172 | 0 | 9.6 | 5.1 | 52.9% | 50.0% | 8.0% |
| Jordan Franks | TE | 6'3, 225 | JR | 28 | 11 | 143 | 0 | 13.0 | 5.1 | 39.3% | 28.6% | 6.6% |
| Jawon Hamilton | RB | 5'9, 190 | FR | 28 | 17 | 73 | 0 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 60.7% | 21.4% | 6.6% |
| Adrian Killins | RB | 5'8, 155 | FR | 27 | 18 | 198 | 2 | 11.0 | 7.3 | 66.7% | 29.6% | 6.3% |
| Dredrick Snelson | WR | 6'0, 190 | FR | 26 | 17 | 136 | 2 | 8.0 | 5.2 | 65.4% | 38.5% | 6.1% |
| Tristan Payton | WR | 6'0, 186 | SO | 21 | 12 | 132 | 1 | 11.0 | 6.3 | 57.1% | 47.6% | 4.9% |
| Dontravious Wilson | RB | 5'10, 210 | SR | 19 | 11 | 78 | 1 | 7.1 | 4.1 | 57.9% | 36.8% | 4.5% |
| Jaquarius Bargnare | WR | 5'9, 191 | FR | 18 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 33.3% | 5.6% | 4.2% |
| Taj McGowan | RB | 6'1, 202 | SO | 9 | 6 | 48 | 0 | 8.0 | 5.3 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 2.1% |
| Hayden Jones | WR | 5'10, 180 | SR | 8 | 5 | 70 | 0 | 14.0 | 8.8 | 62.5% | 37.5% | 1.9% |
| Cal Bloom | TE | 6'4, 250 | SR | 5 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 40.0% | 20.0% | 1.2% |
| Michael Colubiale | TE | 6'1, 225 | JR | 3 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 8.5 | 5.7 | 66.7% | 66.7% | 0.7% |
| D'erren Wilson | WR | 6'3, 200 | SO | 2 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 29.0 | 14.5 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.5% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 86.6 | 114 | 103.2 | 49 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 43.3% | 113 | 43.8% | 36 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 0.91 | 127 | 1.10 | 59 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.12 | 127 | 2.90 | 57 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 5.2% | 70 | 7.5% | 13 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 81.9 | 118 | 113.6 | 28 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 20.8% | 128 | 23.1% | 9 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 2.09 | 8 | 2.02 | 121 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 2.60 | 116 | 2.76 | 24 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 9.6% | 96 | 10.9% | 11 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 85.1 | 107 | 111.3 | 33 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 86.9 | 114 | 120.3 | 18 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 100.3 | 68 | 112.1 | 28 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 86.8 | 110 | 108.0 | 40 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 90.1 | 109 | 101.7 | 56 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 91.2 | 106 | 112.2 | 32 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 83.6 | 113 | 130.8 | 7 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 55.7% | 85 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 36.1% | 40 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | +3.1 | 31 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 73.6% | 69 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 63.6% | 33 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 35.9% | 54 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 20.1% | 9 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 4.1% | 83 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 9.3% | 1 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 6.6% | 47 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 40.2% | 7 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| Shaquem Griffin | LB | 6'1, 213 | JR | 74.5 | 9.6% | 20.0 | 11.5 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Mark Rucker | LB | 5'9, 217 | SR | 73.0 | 9.4% | 11.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Demeitre Brim | LB | 6'3, 228 | SR | 58.0 | 7.4% | 6.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| T.J. Mutcherson | DB | 5'11, 195 | SR | 57.5 | 7.4% | 3.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Errol Clarke | LB | 6'3, 230 | SR | 53.0 | 6.8% | 12.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Drico Johnson | DB | 6'1, 215 | SR | 52.0 | 6.7% | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Tony Guerad | DL | 6'3, 275 | JR | 45.0 | 5.8% | 10.0 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Shaquill Griffin | DB | 6'1, 200 | SR | 40.0 | 5.1% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 15 | 0 |
| D.J. Killings | DB | 6'0, 185 | SR | 36.0 | 4.6% | 3.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Pat Jasinski | LB | 6'1, 220 | SO | 32.5 | 4.2% | 4.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chequan Burkett | LB | 6'2, 230 | JR | 29.0 | 3.7% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kyle Gibson | DB | 5'11, 182 | SO | 21.5 | 2.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jamiyus Pittman | DL | 6'0, 295 | JR | 21.0 | 2.7% | 4.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joey Connors | DL | 6'1, 285 | SO | 17.5 | 2.2% | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Tre Neal | DB | 6'1, 200 | SO | 16.0 | 2.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| A.J. Wooten | DL | 6'4, 274 | SO | 15.0 | 1.9% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trysten Hill | DL | 6'1, 295 | FR | 13.0 | 1.7% | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nevelle Clarke | DB | 6'1, 180 | FR | 13.0 | 1.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jeremy Boykins | DB | 6'2, 190 | SR | 11.0 | 1.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Justin McDonald | LB | 6'2, 207 | SR | 10.5 | 1.3% | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Maurice Russell | LB | 5'11, 272 | SR | 10.5 | 1.3% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jock Petree | DL | 6'1, 275 | JR | 9.0 | 1.2% | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Titus Davis | LB | 6'2, 230 | FR | 9.0 | 1.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerod Boykins | LB | 6'3, 215 | SR | 8.5 | 1.1% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seyvon Lowry | DL | 6'3, 245 | JR | 8.5 | 1.1% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | 1.4 | 13 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.37 | 22 |
| Punt Success Rate | 59.8% | 44 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 72.6% | 67 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 70.4% | 16 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 55.0% | 20 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Matthew Wright | 6'0, 185 | SO | 39-41 | 17-22 | 77.3% |
| Nick Patti | 5'11, 195 | SR | 0-1 | 0-0 | #DIV/0! |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Caleb Houston | 6'1, 225 | SR | 74 | 42.1 | 2 | 30 | 22 | 70.3% |
| Mac Loudermilk | 6'1, 228 | SO | 6 | 35.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16.7% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Donald De La Haye | 5'9, 170 | SO | 73 | 61.1 | 37 | 50.7% | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Chris Johnson | 5'10, 176 | JR | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 26 | 2 (2) |
| Tre Neal | 6'1, 200 | SO | 1 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Justin McDonald | 6'2, 207 | SR | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Adrian Killins | 5'8, 155 | FR | 18 | 25.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Tristan Payton | 6'0, 186 | SO | 10 | 17.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Hayden Jones | 5'10, 180 | SR | 6 | 19.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics