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2015 | 2016
Clemson Tigers (ACC Atlantic)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 14-1 | Second-order wins (diff.): 13.0 (-1.0) | S&P+ Rk: 2 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 3-Sep | at Auburn | 13 | 19-13 | W | 90% | 10.1 | 93% | 59% | 89% |
| 10-Sep | Troy | 63 | 30-24 | W | 76% | 5.6 | 79% | 64% | 83% |
| 17-Sep | SC State | N/A | 59-0 | W | 100% | 65.9 | 96% | 69% | 97% |
| 22-Sep | at Georgia Tech | 45 | 26-7 | W | 100% | 27.4 | 97% | 68% | 99% |
| 1-Oct | Louisville | 12 | 42-36 | W | 77% | 5.8 | 91% | 92% | 61% |
| 7-Oct | at Boston College | 86 | 56-10 | W | 100% | 40.6 | 98% | 92% | 75% |
| 15-Oct | NC State | 25 | 24-17 | W | 88% | 9.2 | 89% | 62% | 71% |
| 29-Oct | at Florida State | 6 | 37-34 | W | 46% | -0.7 | 83% | 79% | 46% |
| 5-Nov | Syracuse | 76 | 54-0 | W | 100% | 45.2 | 98% | 72% | 98% |
| 12-Nov | Pittsburgh | 20 | 42-43 | L | 78% | 6.1 | 85% | 83% | 44% |
| 19-Nov | at Wake Forest | 60 | 35-13 | W | 100% | 24.9 | 95% | 92% | 73% |
| 26-Nov | South Carolina | 79 | 56-7 | W | 100% | 50.8 | 99% | 99% | 97% |
| 3-Dec | vs. Virginia Tech | 17 | 42-35 | W | 94% | 12.3 | 92% | 90% | 59% |
| 31-Dec | vs. Ohio State | 5 | 31-0 | W | 100% | 32.9 | 100% | 87% | 98% |
| 9-Jan | vs. Alabama | 1 | 35-31 | W | 51% | 0.2 | 92% | 96% | 51% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 41.2 | 2 | 13.7 | 6 |
| Points Per Game | 39.2 | 14 | 18.0 | 10 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.19 | 104 | 1.29 | 85 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 49.5% | 7 | 34.7% | 6 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 32.0 | 21 | 28.5 | 43 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.93 | 25 | 3.71 | 14 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 4.18 | 34 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -1.73 |
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| ACTUAL | -1 | 71 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 115.9 | 21 | 113.7 | 25 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 47.1% | 27 | 37.8% | 25 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.88 | 126 | 1.17 | 106 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 124.6 | 4 | 118.8 | 12 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 40.3% | 63 | 33.5% | 17 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 63.1% | 94 | 65.0% | 48 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 18.0% | 53 | 21.8% | 33 | 18.9% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Wayne Gallman | RB | 6'0, 210 | JR | 232 | 1133 | 17 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 41.8% | 2 (2) |
| Deshaun Watson | QB | 6'3, 215 | JR | 148 | 722 | 9 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 41.9% | 3 (2) |
| C.J. Fuller | RB | 5'10, 215 | SO | 47 | 211 | 0 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 36.2% | 0 (0) |
| Adam Choice | RB | 5'9, 210 | SO | 45 | 158 | 0 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 33.3% | 0 (0) |
| Tavien Feaster | RB | 5'11, 210 | FR | 37 | 221 | 2 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 37.8% | 0 (0) |
| Tyshon Dye | RB | 5'11, 220 | JR | 21 | 109 | 1 | 5.2 | 2.8 | 47.6% | 1 (1) |
| Kelly Bryant | QB | 6'3, 215 | SO | 11 | 25 | 1 | 2.3 | 11.7 | 18.2% | 0 (0) |
| Nick Schuessler | QB | 6'4, 200 | SR | 7 | 49 | 0 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 57.1% | 0 (0) |
| Artavis Scott | WR | 5'10, 190 | JR | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 16.7% | 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+ | 135.2 | 3 | 135.4 | 4 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 51.4% | 4 | 32.1% | 5 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.40 | 94 | 1.40 | 29 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 239.8 | 4 | 157.8 | 7 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Deshaun Watson | 6'3, 215 | JR | 388 | 579 | 4593 | 41 | 17 | 67.0% | 17 | 2.9% | 7.6 |
| Nick Schuessler | 6'4, 200 | SR | 23 | 33 | 334 | 3 | 0 | 69.7% | 2 | 5.7% | 9.0 |
| Kelly Bryant | 6'3, 215 | SO | 6 | 9 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 66.7% | 1 | 10.0% | 4.5 |
| Tucker Israel | 5'10, 180 | FR | 4 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 6.3 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Mike Williams | WR | 6'3, 225 | JR | 140 | 98 | 1361 | 11 | 13.9 | 9.7 | 70.0% | 58.6% | 23.3% |
| Artavis Scott | WR | 5'10, 190 | JR | 98 | 76 | 624 | 5 | 8.2 | 6.4 | 77.6% | 56.1% | 16.3% |
| Deon Cain | WR | 6'1, 210 | SO | 70 | 38 | 724 | 9 | 19.1 | 10.3 | 54.3% | 48.6% | 11.6% |
| Jordan Leggett | TE | 6'5, 260 | SR | 69 | 46 | 736 | 7 | 16.0 | 10.7 | 66.7% | 59.4% | 11.5% |
| Hunter Renfrow | WR | 5'11, 180 | SO | 64 | 44 | 495 | 6 | 11.3 | 7.7 | 68.8% | 60.9% | 10.6% |
| Ray-Ray McCloud | WR | 5'10, 180 | SO | 63 | 49 | 472 | 2 | 9.6 | 7.5 | 77.8% | 55.6% | 10.5% |
| Wayne Gallman | RB | 6'0, 210 | JR | 27 | 20 | 142 | 0 | 7.1 | 5.3 | 74.1% | 48.1% | 4.5% |
| Cornell Powell | WR | 6'0, 200 | FR | 15 | 12 | 87 | 0 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 80.0% | 53.3% | 2.5% |
| Trevion Thompson | WR | 6'2, 200 | SO | 14 | 11 | 108 | 1 | 9.8 | 7.7 | 78.6% | 64.3% | 2.3% |
| C.J. Fuller | RB | 5'10, 215 | SO | 10 | 7 | 62 | 2 | 8.9 | 6.2 | 70.0% | 40.0% | 1.7% |
| Adam Choice | RB | 5'9, 210 | SO | 7 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 9.5 | 5.4 | 57.1% | 42.9% | 1.2% |
| Seth Ryan | WR | 6'0, 180 | JR | 4 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.7% |
| Garrett Williams | TE | 6'3, 245 | SO | 4 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 9.5 | 4.8 | 50.0% | 25.0% | 0.7% |
| Diondre Overton | WR | 6'5, 200 | FR | 3 | 2 | 48 | 1 | 24.0 | 16.0 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 0.5% |
| Cannon Smith | TE | 6'5, 265 | SO | 3 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 12.5 | 8.3 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 0.5% |
| Tyshon Dye | RB | 5'11, 220 | JR | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 100.0% | 50.0% | 0.3% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 126.1 | 4 | 112.7 | 23 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 54.0% | 7 | 42.1% | 21 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.08 | 81 | 1.17 | 95 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.07 | 54 | 2.71 | 34 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 3.3% | 26 | 7.0% | 21 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 127.5 | 12 | 151.3 | 4 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 36.7% | 14 | 21.8% | 3 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.62 | 106 | 1.69 | 43 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.34 | 59 | 2.25 | 6 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 3.1% | 4 | 11.9% | 8 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 132.5 | 8 | 159.6 | 2 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 135.5 | 2 | 124.1 | 14 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 124.6 | 14 | 126.7 | 8 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 121.0 | 10 | 103.7 | 53 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 125.0 | 7 | 108.4 | 38 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 120.8 | 16 | 133.5 | 4 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 144.2 | 1 | 171.7 | 1 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 50.7% | 112 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 25.1% | 114 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | +8.6 | 8 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 72.4% | 83 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 54.1% | 115 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 29.1% | 110 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 22.0% | 3 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 8.6% | 8 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 5.5% | 27 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 7.9% | 20 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 35.5% | 42 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| Ben Boulware | LB | 6'0, 235 | SR | 87.0 | 10.9% | 11.5 | 4.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Kendall Joseph | LB | 6'0, 230 | SO | 84.5 | 10.6% | 12.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Van Smith | S | 5'11, 195 | SO | 80.5 | 10.1% | 5.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Jadar Johnson | S | 6'0, 210 | SR | 50.5 | 6.3% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| Dorian O'Daniel | LB | 6'1, 215 | JR | 45.5 | 5.7% | 10.0 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Cordrea Tankersley | CB | 6'1, 200 | SR | 45.5 | 5.7% | 6.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| Dexter Lawrence | DT | 6'5, 340 | FR | 42.5 | 5.3% | 9.0 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos Watkins | DT | 6'3, 305 | SR | 40.0 | 5.0% | 13.5 | 10.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Christian Wilkins | DL | 6'4, 310 | SO | 36.0 | 4.5% | 13.0 | 3.5 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Clelin Ferrell | DE | 6'5, 265 | FR | 32.5 | 4.1% | 12.5 | 6.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan Carter | DB | 5'9, 180 | JR | 25.0 | 3.1% | 5.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Marcus Edmond | CB | 6'0, 175 | JR | 19.0 | 2.4% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jalen Williams | LB | 5'10, 215 | SO | 19.0 | 2.4% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Scott Pagano | DT | 6'3, 295 | JR | 14.5 | 1.8% | 4.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanner Muse | S | 6'2, 220 | FR | 14.0 | 1.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Fields | CB | 5'10, 180 | SO | 13.5 | 1.7% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Albert Huggins | DT | 6'3, 305 | SO | 13.0 | 1.6% | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trayvon Mullen | CB | 6'2, 185 | FR | 12.5 | 1.6% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tre Lamar | LB | 6'3, 240 | FR | 11.5 | 1.4% | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Korrin Wiggins | S | 6'0, 200 | JR | 11.0 | 1.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Smith | LB | 6'4, 235 | FR | 10.5 | 1.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Yeargin | DE | 6'5, 260 | SO | 10.0 | 1.3% | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Austin Bryant | DE | 6'4, 265 | SO | 10.0 | 1.3% | 4.0 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| James Skalski | LB | 6'0, 235 | FR | 8.5 | 1.1% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Register | DE | 6'3, 255 | SO | 7.0 | 0.9% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | -0.6 | 85 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.01 | 65 |
| Punt Success Rate | 48.4% | 98 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 72.4% | 70 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 48.6% | 71 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 44.1% | 62 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Greg Huegel | 5'11, 195 | SO | 71-73 | 14-19 | 73.7% |
| Christian Groomes | 5'10, 185 | SO | 1-1 | 0-0 | #DIV/0! |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Andy Teasdall | 5'11, 190 | SR | 61 | 38.0 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 83.6% |
| Carson King | 6'0, 215 | FR | 1 | 37.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Deshaun Watson | 6'3, 215 | JR | 1 | 38.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Greg Huegel | 5'11, 195 | SO | 97 | 59.8 | 37 | 38.1% | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Spence | 6'1, 195 | SO | 7 | 61.0 | 1 | 14.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Groomes | 5'10, 185 | SO | 1 | 65.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Ray-Ray McCloud | 5'10, 180 | SO | 21 | 8.4 | 0 | 20 | 6 (3) |
| Artavis Scott | 5'10, 190 | JR | 9 | 6.6 | 0 | 14 | 0 (0) |
| Amir Trapp | 5'8, 160 | FR | 3 | 4.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Artavis Scott | 5'10, 190 | JR | 23 | 23.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Tavien Feaster | 5'11, 210 | FR | 7 | 20.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| C.J. Fuller | 5'10, 215 | SO | 3 | 17.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics