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2015 | 2016
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (Conference USA West)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 9-5 | Second-order wins (diff.): 9.6 (0.6) | S&P+ Rk: 59 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 3-Sep | at Arkansas | 48 | 20-21 | L | 58% | 1.6 | 50% | 34% | 70% |
| 10-Sep | SC State | N/A | 53-24 | W | 100% | 25.2 | 56% | 68% | 14% |
| 17-Sep | at Texas Tech | 66 | 45-59 | L | 14% | -8.3 | 24% | 68% | 13% |
| 24-Sep | at Middle Tennessee | 94 | 34-38 | L | 45% | -1.1 | 38% | 74% | 42% |
| 1-Oct | UTEP | 122 | 28-7 | W | 99% | 19.5 | 64% | 82% | 61% |
| 6-Oct | Western Kentucky | 16 | 55-52 | W | 93% | 11.5 | 86% | 93% | 81% |
| 15-Oct | at Massachusetts | 117 | 56-28 | W | 99% | 17.8 | 66% | 96% | 28% |
| 22-Oct | at Florida International | 120 | 44-24 | W | 99% | 17.7 | 65% | 75% | 60% |
| 29-Oct | Rice | 121 | 61-16 | W | 100% | 49.0 | 92% | 94% | 82% |
| 5-Nov | at North Texas | 107 | 45-24 | W | 97% | 14.9 | 63% | 80% | 39% |
| 12-Nov | UTSA | 103 | 63-35 | W | 100% | 29.4 | 87% | 99% | 78% |
| 25-Nov | at Southern Miss | 78 | 24-39 | L | 1% | -19.6 | 9% | 30% | 37% |
| 3-Dec | at Western Kentucky | 16 | 44-58 | L | 1% | -18.5 | 26% | 83% | 18% |
| 23-Dec | vs. Navy | 52 | 48-45 | W | 56% | 1.2 | 50% | 86% | 37% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 39.2 | 11 | 36.5 | 113 |
| Points Per Game | 44.3 | 2 | 33.6 | 97 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.34 | 33 | 1.18 | 25 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 52.3% | 3 | 48.1% | 118 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 30.3 | 50 | 28.9 | 55 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 5.25 | 12 | 5.30 | 124 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -3.3 | 92 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +1.54 |
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| ACTUAL | 1 | 54 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 112.9 | 30 | 98.9 | 70 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 50.8% | 9 | 48.6% | 112 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.08 | 53 | 0.91 | 5 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 103.6 | 58 | 92.5 | 99 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 41.7% | 40 | 42.3% | 101 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 68.6% | 56 | 75.0% | 102 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 16.5% | 28 | 17.4% | 90 | 18.9% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Jarred Craft | RB | 6'0, 213 | JR | 191 | 1074 | 9 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 44.5% | 3 (1) |
| Boston Scott | RB | 5'6, 199 | JR | 70 | 515 | 6 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 45.7% | 1 (0) |
| Ryan Higgins | QB | 6'2, 207 | SR | 65 | 420 | 4 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 36.9% | 5 (1) |
| Kam McKnight | WR | 6'2, 222 | SO | 15 | 32 | 7 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 6.7% | 0 (0) |
| Carlos Henderson | WR | 5'11, 191 | JR | 14 | 133 | 2 | 9.5 | 10.6 | 50.0% | 0 (0) |
| J'mar Smith | QB | 6'1, 222 | FR | 13 | 86 | 2 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 61.5% | 2 (1) |
| Rhashid Bonnette | WR | 6'0, 171 | FR | 4 | 27 | 0 | 6.8 | 21.9 | 25.0% | 1 (1) |
| Dee Fleming | RB | 5'9, 200 | FR | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 25.0% | 0 (0) |
| Bobby Holly | RB | 6'1, 234 | FR | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 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+ | 115.8 | 25 | 92.3 | 95 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 53.2% | 2 | 47.5% | 122 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.49 | 60 | 1.46 | 63 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 119.6 | 38 | 107.4 | 50 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Ryan Higgins | 6'2, 207 | SR | 329 | 496 | 4617 | 41 | 8 | 66.3% | 23 | 4.4% | 8.6 |
| J'mar Smith | 6'1, 222 | FR | 30 | 43 | 412 | 2 | 1 | 69.8% | 4 | 8.5% | 8.3 |
| Price Wilson | 6'1, 241 | SO | 3 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 75.0% | 1 | 20.0% | 10.8 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Trent Taylor | WR | 5'8, 178 | SR | 174 | 137 | 1819 | 12 | 13.3 | 10.5 | 78.7% | 67.8% | 33.3% |
| Carlos Henderson | WR | 5'11, 191 | JR | 132 | 82 | 1535 | 19 | 18.7 | 11.6 | 62.1% | 57.6% | 25.3% |
| Jarred Craft | RB | 6'0, 213 | JR | 52 | 42 | 340 | 4 | 8.1 | 6.5 | 80.8% | 53.8% | 10.0% |
| Alfred Smith | WR | 5'9, 191 | FR | 32 | 16 | 232 | 1 | 14.5 | 7.3 | 50.0% | 40.6% | 6.1% |
| Kam McKnight | WR | 6'2, 222 | SO | 29 | 18 | 281 | 3 | 15.6 | 9.7 | 62.1% | 48.3% | 5.6% |
| Rhashid Bonnette | WR | 6'0, 171 | FR | 29 | 19 | 183 | 0 | 9.6 | 6.3 | 65.5% | 48.3% | 5.6% |
| Conner Smith | WR | 6'3, 217 | SR | 24 | 15 | 169 | 0 | 11.3 | 7.0 | 62.5% | 54.2% | 4.6% |
| DeJuawn Oliver | WR | 5'11, 187 | JR | 16 | 11 | 225 | 2 | 20.5 | 14.1 | 68.8% | 56.2% | 3.1% |
| Boston Scott | RB | 5'6, 199 | JR | 15 | 11 | 125 | 0 | 11.4 | 8.3 | 73.3% | 53.3% | 2.9% |
| Marcus Gaines | WR | 5'6, 156 | JR | 9 | 6 | 77 | 1 | 12.8 | 8.6 | 66.7% | 66.7% | 1.7% |
| Marlon Watts | WR | 6'2, 185 | JR | 8 | 4 | 83 | 1 | 20.8 | 10.4 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 1.5% |
| Alex Woodall | TE | 6'3, 257 | SO | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.2% |
| Javonte Woodard | WR | 6'0, 192 | FR | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.2% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 115.2 | 19 | 96.0 | 79 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 56.4% | 3 | 52.2% | 114 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.23 | 24 | 1.07 | 40 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.27 | 24 | 3.22 | 100 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 4.3% | 50 | 4.9% | 65 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 119.2 | 21 | 98.1 | 76 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 41.0% | 5 | 37.0% | 122 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.75 | 63 | 1.61 | 20 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.43 | 48 | 2.68 | 21 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 5.4% | 26 | 10.6% | 13 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 124.5 | 19 | 101.5 | 62 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 121.1 | 16 | 100.4 | 64 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 109.2 | 41 | 103.0 | 51 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 121.1 | 9 | 83.6 | 120 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 116.3 | 22 | 99.9 | 62 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 129.1 | 8 | 96.8 | 76 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 116.3 | 28 | 93.0 | 92 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 44.3% | 124 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 20.0% | 124 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | -5.2 | 107 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 72.9% | 81 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 57.7% | 87 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 30.1% | 103 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 15.3% | 71 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 5.3% | 50 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 2.1% | 122 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 7.7% | 24 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 33.3% | 58 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| Xavier Woods | S | 5'11, 219 | SR | 74.5 | 9.1% | 6.5 | 3.0 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| Jordan Harris | LB | 6'0, 225 | SR | 73.5 | 9.0% | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Secdrick Cooper | S | 6'0, 210 | JR | 62.5 | 7.7% | 6.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Lloyd Grogan | S | 6'1, 217 | SR | 60.5 | 7.4% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Russell Farris | LB | 5'11, 224 | JR | 59.0 | 7.2% | 7.0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DaMarion King | DB | 5'11, 203 | JR | 56.5 | 6.9% | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jaylon Ferguson | DE | 6'5, 255 | SO | 38.0 | 4.7% | 16.0 | 14.5 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Dalton Santos | LB | 6'2, 261 | SR | 36.5 | 4.5% | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brandon Durman | LB | 6'2, 224 | SO | 33.5 | 4.1% | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cyril Noland-Lewis | CB | 6'1, 206 | SR | 28.5 | 3.5% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Prince Sam | CB | 6'2, 205 | SR | 28.5 | 3.5% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Ephraim Kitchen | CB | 5'10, 180 | SO | 27.5 | 3.4% | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Deldrick Canty | DE | 6'2, 261 | JR | 24.5 | 3.0% | 5.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Aaron Brown | DL | 6'1, 272 | SR | 23.5 | 2.9% | 6.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jordan Bradford | DT | 6'2, 284 | SO | 20.5 | 2.5% | 4.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Lewis | DB | 5'11, 195 | SO | 16.5 | 2.0% | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Elliot Blankenship | DB | 6'0, 200 | JR | 14.5 | 1.8% | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| L'Jarius Sneed | ATH | 6'1, 172 | FR | 14.5 | 1.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedric Johnson | DT | 6'2, 306 | SO | 14.0 | 1.7% | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ronald Lewis | DB | 5'11, 194 | JR | 14.0 | 1.7% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Keonatye Garner | DT | 6'4, 270 | SO | 13.5 | 1.7% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roland Dunn | CB | 5'10, 167 | JR | 8.5 | 1.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Kendzior | DE | 6'3, 242 | FR | 7.0 | 0.9% | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Holly | RB | 6'1, 234 | FR | 7.0 | 0.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dae'Von Washington | LB | 5'10, 202 | SO | 6.5 | 0.8% | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | 0.1 | 63 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.32 | 28 |
| Punt Success Rate | 46.3% | 108 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 67.8% | 84 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 47.1% | 74 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 43.9% | 67 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Jonathan Barnes | 5'9, 172 | JR | 77-78 | 22-27 | 81.5% |
| Trent Taylor | 5'8, 178 | SR | 1-1 | 0-0 | #DIV/0! |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Gerald Shouse | 6'1, 195 | SR | 34 | 43.2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 47.1% |
| Logan McPherson | 5'10, 184 | SR | 5 | 34.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Jonathan Barnes | 5'9, 172 | JR | 99 | 59.7 | 31 | 31.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Fischer | 5'11, 211 | SR | 11 | 61.4 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan McPherson | 5'10, 184 | SR | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Trent Taylor | 5'8, 178 | SR | 17 | 10.5 | 0 | 19 | 1 (1) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Carlos Henderson | 5'11, 191 | JR | 25 | 32.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Alfred Smith | 5'9, 191 | FR | 19 | 18.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) |
| Boston Scott | 5'6, 199 | JR | 10 | 19.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics