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2015 | 2016
Louisville Cardinals (ACC Atlantic)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 9-4 | Second-order wins (diff.): 9.6 (0.6) | S&P+ Rk: 12 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 1-Sep | Charlotte | 125 | 70-14 | W | 100% | 56.3 | 96% | 99% | 92% |
| 9-Sep | at Syracuse | 76 | 62-28 | W | 100% | 28.2 | 91% | 89% | 45% |
| 17-Sep | Florida State | 6 | 63-20 | W | 100% | 32.3 | 99% | 96% | 96% |
| 24-Sep | at Marshall | 118 | 59-28 | W | 100% | 41.8 | 94% | 84% | 85% |
| 1-Oct | at Clemson | 2 | 36-42 | L | 23% | -5.8 | 73% | 87% | 40% |
| 14-Oct | Duke | 72 | 24-14 | W | 98% | 16.0 | 81% | 63% | 73% |
| 22-Oct | NC State | 25 | 54-13 | W | 100% | 53.4 | 100% | 97% | 98% |
| 29-Oct | at Virginia | 88 | 32-25 | W | 90% | 9.9 | 65% | 51% | 52% |
| 5-Nov | at Boston College | 86 | 52-7 | W | 100% | 50.0 | 98% | 94% | 86% |
| 12-Nov | Wake Forest | 60 | 44-12 | W | 100% | 29.3 | 94% | 84% | 96% |
| 17-Nov | at Houston | 39 | 10-36 | L | 0% | -24.6 | 18% | 24% | 46% |
| 26-Nov | Kentucky | 67 | 38-41 | L | 51% | 0.2 | 54% | 84% | 21% |
| 31-Dec | vs. LSU | 4 | 9-29 | L | 0% | -26.3 | 29% | 2% | 48% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 39.2 | 10 | 21.0 | 19 |
| Points Per Game | 42.5 | 6 | 23.8 | 31 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.44 | 7 | 1.30 | 94 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 49.2% | 8 | 36.2% | 15 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 31.9 | 22 | 30.2 | 85 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 5.00 | 19 | 4.16 | 38 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -5.09 | 106 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -0.73 |
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| ACTUAL | -7 | 107 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 151.4 | 1 | 119.5 | 17 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 54.0% | 2 | 33.6% | 4 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.30 | 11 | 1.10 | 71 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 133.1 | 2 | 113.6 | 17 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 49.6% | 1 | 30.9% | 4 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 74.4% | 25 | 69.0% | 78 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 15.7% | 15 | 26.0% | 5 | 18.9% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Lamar Jackson | QB | 6'3, 205 | SO | 214 | 1896 | 21 | 8.9 | 7.8 | 59.3% | 8 (5) |
| Brandon Radcliff | RB | 5'9, 210 | SR | 138 | 903 | 6 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 46.4% | 4 (4) |
| Jeremy Smith | RB | 6'2, 224 | JR | 57 | 382 | 8 | 6.7 | 10.8 | 33.3% | 2 (2) |
| Malik Williams | RB | 6'3, 220 | JR | 19 | 145 | 1 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 42.1% | 2 (2) |
| Malin Jones | RB | 6'0, 225 | SR | 15 | 66 | 0 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 46.7% | 0 (0) |
| Trey Smith | RB | 6'0, 220 | FR | 11 | 28 | 0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 18.2% | 0 (0) |
| Traveon Samuel | WR | 5'7, 170 | SO | 8 | 54 | 1 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 62.5% | 0 (0) |
| Reggie Bonnafon | WR | 6'3, 208 | JR | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 40.0% | 1 (0) |
| L.J. Scott | RB | 6'0, 225 | JR | 3 | 15 | 0 | 5.0 | 11.7 | 33.3% | 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+ | 118.5 | 21 | 98.9 | 67 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 44.5% | 33 | 38.8% | 46 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.59 | 30 | 1.48 | 72 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 81.9 | 101 | 101 | 62 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Lamar Jackson | 6'3, 205 | SO | 230 | 409 | 3543 | 30 | 9 | 56.2% | 46 | 10.1% | 7.1 |
| Kyle Bolin | 6'2, 210 | JR | 18 | 27 | 234 | 2 | 1 | 66.7% | 1 | 3.6% | 8.0 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Jamari Staples | WR | 6'4, 195 | SR | 72 | 36 | 615 | 2 | 17.1 | 8.5 | 50.0% | 47.2% | 17.8% |
| Cole Hikutini | TE | 6'5, 248 | SR | 70 | 50 | 668 | 8 | 13.4 | 9.5 | 71.4% | 64.3% | 17.3% |
| James Quick | WR | 6'1, 180 | SR | 67 | 45 | 769 | 6 | 17.1 | 11.5 | 67.2% | 53.7% | 16.5% |
| Jaylen Smith | WR | 6'4, 210 | SO | 46 | 27 | 599 | 6 | 22.2 | 13.0 | 58.7% | 54.3% | 11.4% |
| Reggie Bonnafon | WR | 6'3, 208 | JR | 30 | 13 | 159 | 5 | 12.2 | 5.3 | 43.3% | 40.0% | 7.4% |
| Traveon Samuel | WR | 5'7, 170 | SO | 26 | 18 | 230 | 1 | 12.8 | 8.9 | 69.2% | 53.8% | 6.4% |
| Jeremy Smith | RB | 6'2, 224 | JR | 24 | 18 | 227 | 1 | 12.6 | 9.5 | 75.0% | 50.0% | 5.9% |
| Seth Dawkins | WR | 6'3, 201 | FR | 21 | 11 | 191 | 1 | 17.4 | 9.1 | 52.4% | 47.6% | 5.2% |
| Brandon Radcliff | RB | 5'9, 210 | SR | 11 | 9 | 86 | 1 | 9.6 | 7.8 | 81.8% | 63.6% | 2.7% |
| Charles Standberry | TE | 6'3, 242 | JR | 10 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 11.5 | 4.6 | 40.0% | 30.0% | 2.5% |
| Keith Towbridge | TE | 6'5, 265 | SR | 7 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 11.0 | 3.1 | 28.6% | 28.6% | 1.7% |
| Devante Peete | WR | 6'6, 206 | SO | 6 | 4 | 70 | 0 | 17.5 | 11.7 | 66.7% | 66.7% | 1.5% |
| L.J. Scott | RB | 6'0, 225 | JR | 6 | 4 | 42 | 1 | 10.5 | 7.0 | 66.7% | 50.0% | 1.5% |
| Javonte Bagley | WR | 6'3, 190 | JR | 3 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 100.0% | 66.7% | 0.7% |
| Micky Crum | TE | 6'4, 250 | SO | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 0.7% |
| Malin Jones | RB | 6'0, 225 | SR | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.5% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 134.8 | 1 | 108.8 | 35 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 55.4% | 5 | 40.6% | 13 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.36 | 3 | 1.14 | 84 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.67 | 1 | 2.41 | 12 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 10.4% | 126 | 5.6% | 48 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 121.7 | 16 | 109.4 | 37 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 34.0% | 32 | 28.7% | 38 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.73 | 71 | 1.70 | 48 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.41 | 49 | 3.03 | 43 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 7.9% | 65 | 8.0% | 53 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 148.0 | 1 | 133.5 | 7 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 120.1 | 18 | 102.7 | 57 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 125.7 | 13 | 125.4 | 9 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 131.7 | 2 | 115.1 | 24 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 135.6 | 1 | 112.3 | 27 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 122.6 | 14 | 123.5 | 11 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 123.1 | 20 | 123.6 | 13 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 55.0% | 92 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 35.1% | 53 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | +1.7 | 47 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 77.5% | 37 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 57.3% | 90 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 38.1% | 27 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 18.3% | 23 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 4.4% | 72 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 7.4% | 8 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 6.6% | 52 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 31.0% | 89 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| Keith Kelsey | LB | 6'1, 236 | SR | 70.0 | 9.4% | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Stacy Thomas | LB | 6'1, 232 | JR | 67.0 | 9.0% | 7.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Chucky Williams | S | 6'2, 210 | JR | 61.5 | 8.3% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Zykiesis Cannon | CB | 6'0, 195 | JR | 51.5 | 6.9% | 4.0 | 0.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Josh Harvey-Clemons | S | 6'5, 228 | SR | 49.5 | 6.7% | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Drew Bailey | DL | 6'5, 285 | JR | 45.5 | 6.1% | 9.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dee Smith | S | 6'1, 200 | SO | 36.5 | 4.9% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| James Hearns | LB | 6'3, 249 | JR | 36.0 | 4.8% | 10.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Jaire Alexander | CB | 5'11, 188 | SO | 35.0 | 4.7% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| Devonte Fields | LB | 6'4, 242 | SR | 34.5 | 4.6% | 9.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| DeAngelo Brown | DT | 6'1, 310 | SR | 32.5 | 4.4% | 14.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Trumaine Washington | CB | 5'10, 180 | JR | 28.5 | 3.8% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Chris Williams | DL | 6'1, 285 | JR | 19.5 | 2.6% | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Isaac Stewart | LB | 6'2, 245 | SO | 19.5 | 2.6% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ronald Walker | CB | 6'1, 198 | JR | 18.0 | 2.4% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jonathan Greenard | LB | 6'4, 252 | FR | 15.0 | 2.0% | 7.0 | 2.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| De'Asian Richardson | DE | 6'3, 335 | JR | 15.0 | 2.0% | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Khane Pass | S | 6'1, 208 | FR | 15.0 | 2.0% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lamar Atkins | FB | 5'11, 236 | SR | 13.5 | 1.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gio Pascascio | WR | 6'3, 195 | SR | 12.5 | 1.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Shortridge | DT | 6'2, 288 | JR | 11.0 | 1.5% | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Famurewa | OLB | 6'2, 252 | SO | 8.0 | 1.1% | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devante Peete | WR | 6'6, 206 | SO | 8.0 | 1.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaq Wiggins | CB | 5'10, 172 | JR | 7.0 | 0.9% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Malik Williams | RB | 6'3, 220 | JR | 6.0 | 0.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | -0.2 | 73 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.06 | 77 |
| Punt Success Rate | 61.8% | 38 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 57.1% | 107 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 69.2% | 18 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 45.0% | 57 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Blanton Creque | 5'11, 188 | SO | 39-40 | 16-19 | 84.2% |
| Evan O'Hara | 6'0, 202 | SO | 29-29 | 3-6 | 50.0% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Mason King | 6'3, 205 | FR | 55 | 43.9 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 72.7% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Blanton Creque | 5'11, 188 | SO | 59 | 59.9 | 8 | 13.6% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony George | 6'1, 190 | SR | 38 | 60.3 | 3 | 7.9% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan O'Hara | 6'0, 202 | SO | 6 | 53.2 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Jaire Alexander | 5'11, 188 | SO | 20 | 10.5 | 1 | 26 | 4 (2) |
| Traveon Samuel | 5'7, 170 | SO | 2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Khane Pass | 6'1, 208 | FR | 2 | -1.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 (1) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Malik Williams | 6'3, 220 | JR | 14 | 22.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 (2) |
| Seth Dawkins | 6'3, 201 | FR | 14 | 21.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Traveon Samuel | 5'7, 170 | SO | 11 | 17.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics