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2015 | 2016
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (ACC Coastal)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 9-4 | Second-order wins (diff.): 7.4 (-1.6) | S&P+ Rk: 45 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 3-Sep | vs. Boston College | 86 | 17-14 | W | 20% | -6.5 | 31% | 35% | 41% |
| 10-Sep | Mercer | N/A | 35-10 | W | 100% | 20.9 | 67% | 60% | 24% |
| 17-Sep | Vanderbilt | 71 | 38-7 | W | 100% | 31.8 | 94% | 97% | 84% |
| 22-Sep | Clemson | 2 | 7-26 | L | 0% | -27.4 | 30% | 27% | 71% |
| 1-Oct | Miami-FL | 14 | 21-35 | L | 5% | -12.9 | 43% | 62% | 40% |
| 8-Oct | at Pittsburgh | 20 | 34-37 | L | 24% | -5.6 | 53% | 51% | 52% |
| 15-Oct | Georgia Southern | 91 | 35-24 | W | 99% | 19.2 | 83% | 84% | 62% |
| 29-Oct | Duke | 72 | 38-35 | W | 78% | 6.0 | 61% | 84% | 12% |
| 5-Nov | at North Carolina | 21 | 20-48 | L | 5% | -13.3 | 35% | 79% | 17% |
| 12-Nov | at Virginia Tech | 17 | 30-20 | W | 45% | -0.9 | 65% | 65% | 72% |
| 19-Nov | Virginia | 88 | 31-17 | W | 92% | 10.8 | 66% | 50% | 56% |
| 26-Nov | at Georgia | 68 | 28-27 | W | 81% | 6.9 | 68% | 92% | 21% |
| 31-Dec | vs. Kentucky | 67 | 33-18 | W | 89% | 9.4 | 73% | 47% | 71% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 33.0 | 44 | 28.3 | 57 |
| Points Per Game | 28.2 | 70 | 24.5 | 39 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.47 | 3 | 1.13 | 8 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 42.6% | 58 | 46.1% | 109 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 29.4 | 72 | 28.3 | 42 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.74 | 43 | 4.31 | 51 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -3.1 | 90 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +2.73 |
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| ACTUAL | 4 | 36 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 116.3 | 18 | 90.9 | 101 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 43.9% | 61 | 46.2% | 96 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.27 | 14 | 1.01 | 34 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 110.8 | 29 | 87 | 114 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 41.0% | 50 | 41.5% | 93 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 77.6% | 12 | 68.3% | 74 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 16.9% | 35 | 13.8% | 123 | 18.9% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Dedrick Mills | BB | 5'10, 217 | FR | 152 | 771 | 12 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 43.4% | 3 (3) |
| Justin Thomas | QB | 5'11, 185 | SR | 125 | 699 | 6 | 5.6 | 9.7 | 35.2% | 10 (2) |
| Marcus Marshall | BB | 5'10, 212 | SO | 96 | 624 | 4 | 6.5 | 8.3 | 37.5% | 2 (2) |
| Matthew Jordan | QB | 6'2, 208 | SO | 64 | 249 | 6 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 29.7% | 4 (0) |
| Qua Searcy | AB | 5'11, 174 | SO | 46 | 273 | 2 | 5.9 | 8.9 | 41.3% | 2 (0) |
| Clinton Lynch | AB | 6'0, 187 | SO | 37 | 415 | 2 | 11.2 | 10.5 | 62.2% | 0 (0) |
| J.J. Green | AB | 5'9, 188 | JR | 25 | 154 | 1 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 48.0% | 1 (1) |
| Lynn Griffin | AB | 6'0, 199 | SR | 13 | 56 | 0 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 46.2% | 0 (0) |
| Isiah Willis | AB | 5'9, 195 | SR | 11 | 80 | 0 | 7.3 | 2.6 | 72.7% | 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+ | 126.7 | 9 | 97.1 | 75 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 38.4% | 87 | 45.9% | 114 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 2.22 | 2 | 1.26 | 5 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 87.9 | 91 | 67.4 | 111 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Justin Thomas | 5'11, 185 | SR | 79 | 148 | 1559 | 8 | 2 | 53.4% | 13 | 8.1% | 9.1 |
| Matthew Jordan | 6'2, 208 | SO | 3 | 9 | 111 | 1 | 1 | 33.3% | 1 | 10.0% | 10.5 |
| TaQuon Marshall | 5'10, 185 | SO | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 1 | 50.0% | 1.0 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Ricky Jeune | WR | 6'3, 212 | JR | 53 | 25 | 427 | 1 | 17.1 | 8.1 | 47.2% | 43.4% | 36.6% |
| Brad Stewart | WR | 6'1, 197 | SO | 28 | 19 | 382 | 0 | 20.1 | 13.6 | 67.9% | 50.0% | 19.3% |
| Clinton Lynch | AB | 6'0, 187 | SO | 21 | 16 | 490 | 6 | 30.6 | 23.3 | 76.2% | 71.4% | 14.5% |
| Qua Searcy | AB | 5'11, 174 | SO | 18 | 10 | 183 | 0 | 18.3 | 10.2 | 55.6% | 38.9% | 12.4% |
| J.J. Green | AB | 5'9, 188 | JR | 6 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 13.3 | 6.7 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 4.1% |
| Dedrick Mills | BB | 5'10, 217 | FR | 6 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 6.5 | 2.2 | 33.3% | 16.7% | 4.1% |
| Mikell Lands-Davis | WR | 5'11, 208 | SO | 5 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 7.0 | 2.8 | 40.0% | 20.0% | 3.4% |
| Marcus Marshall | BB | 5'10, 212 | SO | 4 | 3 | 92 | 1 | 30.7 | 23.0 | 75.0% | 25.0% | 2.8% |
| Isiah Willis | AB | 5'9, 195 | SR | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.7% |
| Lynn Griffin | AB | 6'0, 199 | SR | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.7% |
| Christian Philpott | WR | 6'3, 220 | FR | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.7% |
| Antonio Messick | WR | 6'3, 200 | JR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.7% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 114.9 | 21 | 93.1 | 99 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 49.5% | 39 | 51.9% | 113 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.28 | 11 | 0.99 | 8 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.15 | 40 | 3.37 | 117 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 7.2% | 110 | 4.1% | 86 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 115.5 | 27 | 97.9 | 78 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 28.3% | 101 | 32.1% | 77 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 2.17 | 3 | 1.71 | 54 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.09 | 84 | 3.21 | 63 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 8.4% | 75 | 3.4% | 122 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 130.3 | 9 | 87.8 | 108 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 113.7 | 34 | 102.1 | 61 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 97.4 | 76 | 97.8 | 73 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 122.9 | 8 | 88.1 | 111 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 103.2 | 55 | 90.0 | 107 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 119.1 | 21 | 102.0 | 60 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 137.7 | 4 | 88.6 | 103 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 85.3% | 5 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 57.4% | 4 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | -8.2 | 125 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 80.3% | 20 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 57.0% | 92 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 38.0% | 29 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 11.9% | 123 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 4.4% | 71 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 2.1% | 123 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 5.3% | 101 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 26.2% | 121 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| Corey Griffin | DB | 6'2, 195 | JR | 72.0 | 10.7% | 5.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| A.J. Gray | DB | 6'1, 215 | SO | 63.5 | 9.4% | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| P.J. Davis | LB | 5'11, 231 | SR | 57.5 | 8.5% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brant Mitchell | LB | 6'2, 236 | SO | 55.0 | 8.1% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Patrick Gamble | DL | 6'5, 277 | SR | 46.0 | 6.8% | 10.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lance Austin | DB | 5'10, 183 | JR | 44.5 | 6.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Lawrence Austin | DB | 5'9, 185 | JR | 39.0 | 5.8% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| KeShun Freeman | DE | 6'2, 250 | JR | 32.5 | 4.8% | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Step Durham | DB | 5'11, 194 | JR | 31.5 | 4.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Chase Alford | LB | 6'1, 222 | SR | 28.5 | 4.2% | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Simmons | DL | 6'3, 235 | JR | 27.0 | 4.0% | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Rook-Chungong | DE | 6'3, 245 | SR | 26.0 | 3.8% | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Cerge-Henderson | DL | 6'1, 295 | SO | 20.0 | 3.0% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrell Lewis | LB | 6'2, 217 | JR | 19.0 | 2.8% | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Anree Saint-Amour | DL | 6'3, 247 | SO | 15.5 | 2.3% | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamont Simmons | DB | 6'2, 202 | SO | 15.5 | 2.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Victor Alexander | LB | 5'10, 235 | SO | 13.5 | 2.0% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Francis Kallon | DL | 6'5, 294 | SR | 12.0 | 1.8% | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Johnson | DB | 6'3, 210 | SO | 9.5 | 1.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Curry | LB | 6'2, 217 | FR | 9.0 | 1.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brentavious Glanton | DL | 6'3, 276 | FR | 5.0 | 0.7% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Adams | DT | 6'2, 349 | FR | 5.0 | 0.7% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Kagawa | DB | 5'11, 193 | JR | 5.0 | 0.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Desmond Branch | DL | 6'3, 270 | SO | 4.0 | 0.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tre' Jackson | LB | 5'10, 222 | SO | 3.0 | 0.4% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | 1.1 | 22 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.51 | 10 |
| Punt Success Rate | 54.2% | 80 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 91.9% | 6 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 75.0% | 8 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 34.6% | 101 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Harrison Butker | 6'3, 210 | SR | 46-46 | 15-17 | 88.2% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Ryan Rodwell | 6'2, 207 | SR | 46 | 43.1 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 58.7% |
| Grant Aasen | 6'2, 207 | JR | 1 | 42.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Harrison Butker | 6'3, 210 | SR | 73 | 63.2 | 54 | 74.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Davis | 6'2, 205 | FR | 1 | 65.0 | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Brad Stewart | 6'1, 197 | SO | 11 | 11.5 | 0 | 24 | 0 (0) |
| Terrell Lewis | 6'2, 217 | JR | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| J.J. Green | 5'9, 188 | JR | 14 | 24.6 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) |
| Nathan Cottrell | 5'11, 193 | FR | 9 | 20.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Lance Austin | 5'10, 183 | JR | 3 | 12.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics