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2015 | 2016
Kentucky Wildcats (SEC East)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 7-6 | Second-order wins (diff.): 6.7 (-0.3) | S&P+ Rk: 67 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 3-Sep | Southern Miss | 78 | 35-44 | L | 78% | 5.9 | 63% | 74% | 44% |
| 10-Sep | at Florida | 15 | 7-45 | L | 0% | -39.6 | 7% | 19% | 6% |
| 17-Sep | New Mexico State | 119 | 62-42 | W | 97% | 15.4 | 63% | 91% | 10% |
| 24-Sep | South Carolina | 79 | 17-10 | W | 77% | 5.8 | 56% | 26% | 65% |
| 1-Oct | at Alabama | 1 | 6-34 | L | 0% | -30.4 | 34% | 24% | 58% |
| 8-Oct | Vanderbilt | 71 | 20-13 | W | 89% | 9.5 | 69% | 23% | 81% |
| 22-Oct | Mississippi State | 56 | 40-38 | W | 64% | 2.8 | 62% | 67% | 41% |
| 29-Oct | at Missouri | 69 | 35-21 | W | 82% | 7.2 | 67% | 66% | 61% |
| 5-Nov | Georgia | 68 | 24-27 | L | 13% | -8.8 | 32% | 41% | 22% |
| 12-Nov | at Tennessee | 28 | 36-49 | L | 6% | -12.4 | 34% | 80% | 13% |
| 19-Nov | Austin Peay | N/A | 49-13 | W | 100% | 36.7 | 67% | 66% | 52% |
| 26-Nov | at Louisville | 12 | 41-38 | W | 49% | -0.2 | 76% | 94% | 41% |
| 31-Dec | vs. Georgia Tech | 45 | 18-33 | L | 11% | -9.4 | 36% | 23% | 53% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 31.6 | 53 | 31.6 | 86 |
| Points Per Game | 30.0 | 58 | 31.3 | 86 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.42 | 12 | 1.17 | 21 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 41.9% | 74 | 47.4% | 117 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 29.0 | 80 | 29.8 | 76 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.83 | 36 | 4.59 | 75 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -1.89 | 85 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -1.97 |
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| ACTUAL | -7 | 107 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 120.2 | 11 | 92.8 | 93 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 46.1% | 39 | 51.9% | 124 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.24 | 17 | 1.01 | 31 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 118.2 | 10 | 86 | 119 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 42.6% | 31 | 48.5% | 127 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 80.0% | 6 | 75.0% | 102 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 16.8% | 34 | 12.8% | 126 | 18.9% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Benjamin Snell, Jr. | RB | 5'11, 220 | FR | 186 | 1091 | 13 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 44.1% | 2 (2) |
| Stanley Boom Williams | RB | 5'9, 196 | JR | 172 | 1170 | 7 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 42.4% | 3 (2) |
| Stephen Johnson | QB | 6'2, 183 | JR | 77 | 480 | 3 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 45.5% | 10 (6) |
| Jojo Kemp | RB | 5'10, 200 | SR | 70 | 349 | 6 | 5.0 | 7.1 | 34.3% | 0 (0) |
| Sihiem King | RB | 5'9, 172 | SO | 11 | 81 | 1 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 45.5% | 0 (0) |
| Drew Barker | QB | 6'3, 225 | SO | 6 | 31 | 0 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 50.0% | 2 (2) |
| Mikel Horton | RB | 6'1, 230 | JR | 3 | 12 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 33.3% | 0 (0) |
| Jeff Badet | WR | 6'0, 180 | JR | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25.0 | 17.5 | 100.0% | 0 (0) |
| Ryan Timmons | WR | 5'10, 198 | SR | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11.0 | 3.5 | 100.0% | 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+ | 100.2 | 66 | 99.2 | 64 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 35.7% | 111 | 40.9% | 62 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.74 | 11 | 1.46 | 65 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 82.6 | 98 | 89.6 | 87 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Stephen Johnson | 6'2, 183 | JR | 145 | 265 | 2037 | 13 | 6 | 54.7% | 20 | 7.0% | 6.6 |
| Drew Barker | 6'3, 225 | SO | 18 | 36 | 334 | 4 | 5 | 50.0% | 8 | 18.2% | 6.4 |
| Luke Wright | 6'4, 206 | SO | 3 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 75.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 7.0 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Garrett Johnson | WR | 5'11, 175 | JR | 63 | 39 | 585 | 5 | 15.0 | 9.3 | 61.9% | 44.4% | 21.4% |
| Jeff Badet | WR | 6'0, 180 | JR | 56 | 31 | 648 | 4 | 20.9 | 11.6 | 55.4% | 46.4% | 19.0% |
| Dorian Baker | WR | 6'3, 208 | JR | 36 | 14 | 208 | 2 | 14.9 | 5.8 | 38.9% | 30.6% | 12.2% |
| Ryan Timmons | WR | 5'10, 198 | SR | 35 | 23 | 266 | 0 | 11.6 | 7.6 | 65.7% | 48.6% | 11.9% |
| C.J. Conrad | TE | 6'5, 245 | SO | 33 | 19 | 262 | 4 | 13.8 | 7.9 | 57.6% | 45.5% | 11.2% |
| Tavin Richardson | WR | 6'3, 216 | SO | 16 | 9 | 160 | 0 | 17.8 | 10.0 | 56.2% | 43.8% | 5.4% |
| Stanley Boom Williams | RB | 5'9, 196 | JR | 11 | 8 | 56 | 1 | 7.0 | 5.1 | 72.7% | 36.4% | 3.7% |
| Blake Bone | WR | 6'5, 213 | JR | 9 | 5 | 82 | 0 | 16.4 | 9.1 | 55.6% | 44.4% | 3.1% |
| Charles Walker | WR | 5'11, 203 | JR | 8 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 8.5 | 4.3 | 50.0% | 37.5% | 2.7% |
| Greg Hart | TE | 6'5, 245 | JR | 8 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 75.0% | 37.5% | 2.7% |
| Kayaune Ross | WR | 6'6, 225 | SO | 5 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 40.0% | 20.0% | 1.7% |
| Jojo Kemp | RB | 5'10, 200 | SR | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 1.4% |
| Benjamin Snell, Jr. | RB | 5'11, 220 | FR | 3 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 19.5 | 13.0 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 1.0% |
| Sihiem King | RB | 5'9, 172 | SO | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% |
| David Bouvier | WR | 5'9, 171 | SO | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.7% |
| Stephen Johnson | QB | 6'2, 183 | JR | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 112.0 | 26 | 98.6 | 68 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 48.8% | 45 | 52.4% | 118 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.24 | 23 | 1.02 | 27 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.36 | 13 | 3.63 | 127 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 6.0% | 90 | 5.0% | 60 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 105.3 | 57 | 88.1 | 106 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 27.3% | 104 | 35.5% | 115 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 2.09 | 7 | 1.68 | 40 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.76 | 19 | 3.76 | 111 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 8.8% | 81 | 7.8% | 61 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 116.1 | 31 | 97.3 | 78 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 99.5 | 76 | 94.3 | 89 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 122.3 | 18 | 89.8 | 108 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 110.7 | 33 | 90.3 | 104 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 107.9 | 42 | 96.3 | 82 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 109.1 | 39 | 84.2 | 116 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 118.8 | 25 | 97.8 | 76 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 68.3% | 17 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 41.0% | 23 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | -3.1 | 91 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 76.9% | 39 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 66.3% | 19 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 42.0% | 11 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 13.3% | 104 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 3.7% | 94 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 4.3% | 57 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 5.3% | 102 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 31.3% | 83 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| Jordan Jones | LB | 6'2, 220 | SO | 91.5 | 11.9% | 15.5 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Mike Edwards | S | 6'0, 200 | SO | 78.0 | 10.1% | 5.5 | 0.5 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Courtney Love | LB | 6'2, 242 | JR | 57.5 | 7.4% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Denzil Ware | DE | 6'2, 255 | SO | 53.5 | 6.9% | 12.0 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake McClain | DB | 5'11, 200 | SR | 50.5 | 6.5% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Marcus McWilson | S | 6'0, 210 | SR | 47.5 | 6.2% | 4.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Allen | LB | 6'5, 230 | SO | 47.0 | 6.1% | 8.5 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Derrick Baity | CB | 6'3, 182 | SO | 39.0 | 5.1% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Chris Westry | CB | 6'4, 195 | SO | 39.0 | 5.1% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| J.D. Harmon | CB | 6'2, 200 | SR | 33.5 | 4.3% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Naquez Pringle | DT | 6'3, 320 | JR | 28.0 | 3.6% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Middleton | DT | 6'3, 303 | SO | 26.5 | 3.4% | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Courtney Miggins | DT | 6'5, 285 | SR | 20.0 | 2.6% | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Alvonte Bell | DE | 6'5, 260 | JR | 20.0 | 2.6% | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Eli Brown | LB | 6'2, 215 | FR | 20.0 | 2.6% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kash Daniel | LB | 6'1, 241 | FR | 15.0 | 1.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendall Randolph | CB | 6'0, 182 | JR | 12.0 | 1.6% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| De'Niro Laster | LB | 6'4, 241 | JR | 10.5 | 1.4% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Bonner | LB | 6'5, 220 | SO | 9.0 | 1.2% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Walker | S | 6'1, 202 | FR | 8.5 | 1.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Carter | DE | 6'4, 275 | FR | 8.0 | 1.0% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kobie Walker | LB | 6'3, 215 | SO | 6.0 | 0.8% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Elam | DT | 6'7, 360 | JR | 5.5 | 0.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sihiem King | RB | 5'9, 172 | SO | 5.0 | 0.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tymere Dubose | DT | 6'5, 320 | SO | 5.0 | 0.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | 0.1 | 66 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.37 | 21 |
| Punt Success Rate | 31.1% | 128 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 75.0% | 55 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 81.3% | 3 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 38.5% | 89 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Austin MacGinnis | 5'10, 180 | JR | 44-45 | 16-19 | 84.2% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Grant McKinniss | 6'1, 210 | FR | 58 | 39.2 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 43.1% |
| Stephen Johnson | 6'2, 183 | JR | 1 | 38.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Austin MacGinnis | 5'10, 180 | JR | 76 | 61.1 | 24 | 31.6% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Charles Walker | 5'11, 203 | JR | 15 | 7.8 | 1 | 22 | 3 (1) |
| Nico Firios | 6'2, 242 | SO | 1 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Jeff Badet | 6'0, 180 | JR | 15 | 22.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Sihiem King | 5'9, 172 | SO | 10 | 21.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Benjamin Snell, Jr. | 5'11, 220 | FR | 7 | 19.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics