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2015 | 2016
Georgia Southern Eagles (Sun Belt)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 5-7 | Second-order wins (diff.): 5.0 (0.0) | S&P+ Rk: 91 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 3-Sep | Savannah State | N/A | 54-0 | W | 100% | 61.5 | 85% | 53% | 86% |
| 10-Sep | at South Alabama | 93 | 24-9 | W | 94% | 12.2 | 69% | 58% | 88% |
| 17-Sep | UL-Monroe | 126 | 23-21 | W | 36% | -2.7 | 18% | 17% | 36% |
| 24-Sep | at Western Michigan | 35 | 31-49 | L | 21% | -6.3 | 46% | 66% | 71% |
| 5-Oct | at Arkansas State | 80 | 26-27 | L | 27% | -4.9 | 34% | 68% | 33% |
| 15-Oct | at Georgia Tech | 45 | 24-35 | L | 1% | -19.2 | 15% | 28% | 19% |
| 22-Oct | at New Mexico State | 119 | 22-19 | W | 63% | 2.6 | 29% | 15% | 69% |
| 27-Oct | Appalachian State | 40 | 10-34 | L | 0% | -42.0 | 5% | 5% | 41% |
| 5-Nov | at Ole Miss | 27 | 27-37 | L | 12% | -9.3 | 33% | 23% | 42% |
| 10-Nov | UL-Lafayette | 102 | 26-33 | L | 5% | -12.9 | 13% | 40% | 11% |
| 19-Nov | at Georgia State | 108 | 24-30 | L | 51% | 0.2 | 35% | 74% | 20% |
| 3-Dec | Troy | 63 | 28-24 | W | 87% | 8.8 | 72% | 96% | 60% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 23.9 | 101 | 30.5 | 76 |
| Points Per Game | 26.6 | 78 | 26.5 | 52 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.16 | 112 | 1.29 | 88 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 39.9% | 98 | 43.1% | 76 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 28.0 | 107 | 31.8 | 106 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.86 | 31 | 4.05 | 32 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 2.19 | 51 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -0.50 |
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| ACTUAL | 1 | 54 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 85.6 | 117 | 95.3 | 86 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 39.6% | 101 | 42.9% | 67 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.01 | 90 | 1.05 | 56 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 87 | 116 | 103.1 | 55 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 36.9% | 103 | 39.4% | 66 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 67.9% | 68 | 65.0% | 48 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 19.4% | 76 | 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) |
| Matt Breida | RB | 5'11, 190 | SR | 168 | 646 | 3 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 25.6% | 1 (1) |
| Kevin Ellison | QB | 6'0, 195 | SR | 135 | 705 | 7 | 5.2 | 6.3 | 38.5% | 4 (2) |
| Wesley Fields | RB | 6'0, 195 | SO | 94 | 492 | 3 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 46.8% | 1 (0) |
| L.A. Ramsby | RB | 5'11, 210 | JR | 84 | 343 | 8 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 31.0% | 0 (0) |
| Favian Upshaw | QB | 6'1, 170 | SR | 64 | 385 | 2 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 53.1% | 4 (2) |
| Demarcus Godfrey | RB | 5'9, 179 | JR | 14 | 124 | 0 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 50.0% | 0 (0) |
| Seth Shuman | QB | 6'1, 195 | FR | 7 | 49 | 0 | 7.0 | 3.8 | 71.4% | 0 (0) |
| Troy Stewart | RB | 5'9, 190 | SO | 7 | 34 | 1 | 4.9 | 1.5 | 57.1% | 0 (0) |
| LaBaron Anthony | QB | 6'0, 185 | SO | 5 | 26 | 0 | 5.2 | 6.3 | 40.0% | 2 (2) |
| 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+ | 101.9 | 61 | 91.7 | 98 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 40.4% | 69 | 43.4% | 88 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.51 | 51 | 1.57 | 105 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 129 | 27 | 51.8 | 122 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Kevin Ellison | 6'0, 195 | SR | 66 | 106 | 871 | 8 | 3 | 62.3% | 4 | 3.6% | 7.7 |
| Favian Upshaw | 6'1, 170 | SR | 46 | 84 | 614 | 4 | 2 | 54.8% | 5 | 5.6% | 6.4 |
| Seth Shuman | 6'1, 195 | FR | 34 | 72 | 357 | 1 | 3 | 47.2% | 1 | 1.4% | 4.8 |
| LaBaron Anthony | 6'0, 185 | SO | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 66.7% | -5.3 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| BJ Johnson III | WR | 6'1, 212 | SR | 75 | 42 | 600 | 3 | 14.3 | 8.0 | 56.0% | 50.7% | 29.9% |
| Myles Campbell | WR | 5'6, 170 | JR | 44 | 31 | 384 | 4 | 12.4 | 8.7 | 70.5% | 45.5% | 17.5% |
| Montay Crockett | WR | 6'0, 180 | SR | 44 | 24 | 339 | 1 | 14.1 | 7.7 | 54.5% | 43.2% | 17.5% |
| Keigan Williams | WR | 6'1, 205 | SR | 16 | 5 | 78 | 0 | 15.6 | 4.9 | 31.2% | 31.2% | 6.4% |
| Wesley Fields | RB | 6'0, 195 | SO | 14 | 11 | 177 | 3 | 16.1 | 12.6 | 78.6% | 57.1% | 5.6% |
| Matt Breida | RB | 5'11, 190 | SR | 13 | 11 | 53 | 2 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 84.6% | 46.2% | 5.2% |
| L.A. Ramsby | RB | 5'11, 210 | JR | 11 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 63.6% | 27.3% | 4.4% |
| Malik Henry | WR | 6'0, 175 | SO | 7 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 20.5 | 5.9 | 28.6% | 28.6% | 2.8% |
| Mike Jackson | WR | 5'10, 169 | FR | 7 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 9.0 | 3.9 | 42.9% | 28.6% | 2.8% |
| Obe Fortune | WR | 6'1, 178 | FR | 5 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 9.3 | 5.6 | 60.0% | 20.0% | 2.0% |
| Hampton McConnell | WR | 6'2, 190 | FR | 4 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 1.6% |
| Ross Alexander | TE | 6'2, 237 | JR | 3 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 16.5 | 11.0 | 66.7% | 66.7% | 1.2% |
| Quan Howard | WR | 6'2, 180 | FR | 3 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19.0 | 6.3 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 1.2% |
| Kevin Ackerman | TE | 6'5, 247 | FR | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 1.2% |
| D'Ondre Glenn | WR | 6'5, 210 | FR | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.4% |
| Kevin Ellison | QB | 6'0, 195 | SR | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.4% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 86.4 | 117 | 93.5 | 96 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 43.7% | 109 | 47.6% | 67 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 0.98 | 122 | 1.19 | 100 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.75 | 101 | 2.81 | 44 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 2.8% | 18 | 1.0% | 127 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 97.3 | 83 | 93.9 | 91 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 31.8% | 53 | 32.7% | 87 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.69 | 88 | 1.63 | 28 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 2.68 | 109 | 2.87 | 31 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 5.2% | 24 | 5.4% | 108 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 105.3 | 57 | 89.6 | 106 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 84.1 | 121 | 84.6 | 116 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 90.9 | 100 | 104.8 | 45 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 95.8 | 95 | 96.0 | 78 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 82.8 | 120 | 86.4 | 119 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 100.4 | 75 | 89.1 | 106 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 109.2 | 48 | 123.3 | 14 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 78.3% | 6 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 52.1% | 7 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | +3.3 | 29 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 71.4% | 97 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 63.1% | 38 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 34.1% | 69 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 15.0% | 80 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 4.7% | 66 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 5.9% | 16 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 4.4% | 123 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 29.7% | 101 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| Ukeme Eligwe | LB | 6'2, 239 | JR | 84.5 | 14.2% | 9.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Ironhead Gallon | LB | 5'10, 210 | SR | 80.5 | 13.5% | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Joshua Moon | S | 6'0, 187 | SO | 58.5 | 9.8% | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jessie Liptrot | CB | 6'0, 185 | FR | 29.5 | 4.9% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| William Bussey Jr. | LB | 6'0, 215 | SR | 29.0 | 4.9% | 7.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Chris DeLaRosa | LB | 6'1, 230 | JR | 25.0 | 4.2% | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Logan Hunt | DE | 6'2, 255 | SO | 25.0 | 4.2% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Bowdry | S | 6'0, 186 | FR | 25.0 | 4.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tre Griffin | DE | 6'1, 245 | SR | 23.5 | 3.9% | 8.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Darius Jones Jr. | CB | 5'10, 180 | SR | 23.5 | 3.9% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Monquavion Brinson | CB | 5'11, 170 | FR | 23.0 | 3.9% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Sean Freeman | S | 6'0, 195 | SO | 17.5 | 2.9% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bernard Dawson | DE | 6'2, 248 | SR | 16.5 | 2.8% | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Christian Matthew | CB | 6'3, 175 | FR | 16.0 | 2.7% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jay Ellison | DL | 6'1, 310 | SR | 13.5 | 2.3% | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrius Sapp | DL | 6'1, 330 | JR | 13.5 | 2.3% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan George | DE | 6'1, 244 | JR | 12.0 | 2.0% | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Battle Jr. | DL | 6'1, 285 | SR | 11.5 | 1.9% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Todd Bradley | LB | 6'0, 215 | FR | 8.5 | 1.4% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jamal Johnson | DE | 6'2, 245 | SR | 8.5 | 1.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RJ Murray | S | 6'0, 200 | SO | 7.5 | 1.3% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vegas Harley | S | 5'11, 185 | SR | 6.5 | 1.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kindle Vildor | CB | 5'11, 177 | FR | 4.0 | 0.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Henry | WR | 6'0, 175 | SO | 4.0 | 0.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Roper | DL | 6'3, 270 | JR | 3.5 | 0.6% | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | 0.9 | 30 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.67 | 4 |
| Punt Success Rate | 40.0% | 117 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 90.9% | 9 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 62.5% | 30 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 41.2% | 77 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Younghoe Koo | 5'10, 190 | SR | 28-29 | 19-20 | 95.0% |
| Tyler Bass | 5'10, 173 | FR | 6-7 | 0-0 | #DIV/0! |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Matt Flynn | 6'0, 200 | JR | 56 | 39.1 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 67.9% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Tyler Bass | 5'10, 173 | FR | 66 | 64.8 | 45 | 68.2% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Montay Crockett | 6'0, 180 | SR | 12 | 10.4 | 0 | 14 | 0 (0) |
| Myles Campbell | 5'6, 170 | JR | 2 | 7.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 (0) |
| Ironhead Gallon | 5'10, 210 | SR | 1 | 66.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Malik Henry | 6'0, 175 | SO | 17 | 21.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Montay Crockett | 6'0, 180 | SR | 12 | 20.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Myles Campbell | 5'6, 170 | JR | 10 | 20.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics