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2015 | 2016
LSU Tigers (SEC West)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 8-4 | Second-order wins (diff.): 9.2 (1.2) | S&P+ Rk: 4 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 3-Sep | vs. Wisconsin | 11 | 14-16 | L | 16% | -7.9 | 69% | 27% | 77% |
| 10-Sep | Jacksonville State | N/A | 34-13 | W | 97% | 14.8 | 86% | 53% | 61% |
| 17-Sep | Mississippi State | 56 | 23-20 | W | 92% | 10.9 | 87% | 34% | 83% |
| 24-Sep | at Auburn | 13 | 13-18 | L | 36% | -2.9 | 78% | 50% | 73% |
| 1-Oct | Missouri | 69 | 42-7 | W | 100% | 31.7 | 98% | 84% | 90% |
| 15-Oct | Southern Miss | 78 | 45-10 | W | 100% | 37.4 | 98% | 91% | 92% |
| 22-Oct | Ole Miss | 27 | 38-21 | W | 100% | 20.4 | 96% | 77% | 92% |
| 5-Nov | Alabama | 1 | 0-10 | L | 0% | -23.6 | 58% | 7% | 99% |
| 12-Nov | at Arkansas | 48 | 38-10 | W | 100% | 28.7 | 98% | 74% | 88% |
| 19-Nov | Florida | 15 | 10-16 | L | 80% | 6.6 | 87% | 75% | 63% |
| 24-Nov | at Texas A&M | 24 | 54-39 | W | 100% | 22.4 | 98% | 97% | 75% |
| 31-Dec | vs. Louisville | 12 | 29-9 | W | 100% | 26.3 | 99% | 80% | 97% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 37.1 | 22 | 12.8 | 3 |
| Points Per Game | 28.3 | 68 | 15.8 | 5 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.42 | 10 | 1.22 | 45 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 43.5% | 46 | 32.3% | 4 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 27.8 | 110 | 27.4 | 25 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.67 | 48 | 3.40 | 4 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 6.01 | 20 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -2.50 |
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| ACTUAL | 0 | 67 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 129.6 | 6 | 134.6 | 3 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 45.5% | 45 | 35.3% | 9 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.34 | 6 | 1.02 | 37 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 123.4 | 5 | 106.9 | 38 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 42.7% | 29 | 32.6% | 10 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 63.6% | 89 | 61.9% | 27 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 18.6% | 63 | 17.3% | 93 | 18.9% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Derrius Guice | RB | 5'11, 212 | SO | 183 | 1387 | 15 | 7.6 | 10.2 | 41.0% | 3 (2) |
| Leonard Fournette | RB | 6'1, 235 | JR | 129 | 843 | 8 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 42.6% | 3 (2) |
| Darrel Williams | RB | 6'1, 233 | JR | 52 | 233 | 3 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 36.5% | 0 (0) |
| Danny Etling | QB | 6'1, 215 | JR | 24 | 148 | 1 | 6.2 | 3.7 | 54.2% | 4 (3) |
| Nick Brossette | RB | 6'0, 209 | SO | 15 | 145 | 0 | 9.7 | 8.4 | 66.7% | 0 (0) |
| D.J. Chark | WR | 6'3, 187 | JR | 12 | 122 | 2 | 10.2 | 9.7 | 75.0% | 1 (1) |
| J.D. Moore | FB | 6'4, 241 | JR | 7 | 17 | 0 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 28.6% | 1 (0) |
| Bry'Kiethon Mouton | FB | 6'1, 265 | SO | 5 | 15 | 1 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 40.0% | 0 (0) |
| Lanard Fournette | RB | 5'10, 199 | FR | 5 | 13 | 0 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 20.0% | 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+ | 111.9 | 34 | 151.1 | 3 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 41.0% | 65 | 28.9% | 2 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.53 | 46 | 1.50 | 82 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 108.8 | 44 | 167.3 | 4 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Danny Etling | 6'1, 215 | JR | 160 | 269 | 2123 | 11 | 5 | 59.5% | 17 | 5.9% | 7.1 |
| Brandon Harris | 6'3, 218 | JR | 13 | 25 | 139 | 1 | 2 | 52.0% | 2 | 7.4% | 4.8 |
| Justin McMillan | 6'2, 196 | FR | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 19.0 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Malachi Dupre | WR | 6'4, 195 | JR | 64 | 41 | 593 | 3 | 14.5 | 9.3 | 64.1% | 53.1% | 22.7% |
| Travin Dural | WR | 6'2, 207 | SR | 53 | 28 | 280 | 1 | 10.0 | 5.3 | 52.8% | 41.5% | 18.8% |
| D.J. Chark | WR | 6'3, 187 | JR | 43 | 26 | 466 | 3 | 17.9 | 10.8 | 60.5% | 44.2% | 15.2% |
| Leonard Fournette | RB | 6'1, 235 | JR | 22 | 15 | 146 | 0 | 9.7 | 6.6 | 68.2% | 18.2% | 7.8% |
| Colin Jeter | TE | 6'7, 254 | SR | 17 | 11 | 157 | 1 | 14.3 | 9.2 | 64.7% | 58.8% | 6.0% |
| Derrius Guice | RB | 5'11, 212 | SO | 15 | 9 | 106 | 1 | 11.8 | 7.1 | 60.0% | 53.3% | 5.3% |
| DeSean Smith | TE | 6'5, 249 | SR | 14 | 10 | 184 | 1 | 18.4 | 13.1 | 71.4% | 64.3% | 5.0% |
| J.D. Moore | FB | 6'4, 241 | JR | 12 | 10 | 58 | 0 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 83.3% | 58.3% | 4.3% |
| Russell Gage | WR | 6'0, 179 | JR | 10 | 5 | 62 | 1 | 12.4 | 6.2 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 3.5% |
| Foster Moreau | TE | 6'6, 250 | SO | 9 | 6 | 79 | 1 | 13.2 | 8.8 | 66.7% | 66.7% | 3.2% |
| Darrel Williams | RB | 6'1, 233 | JR | 9 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 7.4 | 4.1 | 55.6% | 33.3% | 3.2% |
| Dee Anderson | WR | 6'5, 202 | FR | 7 | 4 | 73 | 0 | 18.3 | 10.4 | 57.1% | 57.1% | 2.5% |
| Jazz Ferguson | WR | 6'5, 223 | SO | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.7% |
| Bry'Kiethon Mouton | FB | 6'1, 265 | SO | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.7% |
| Drake Davis | WR | 6'3, 217 | FR | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.4% |
| Danny Etling | QB | 6'1, 215 | JR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 120.2 | 13 | 134.6 | 3 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 47.7% | 62 | 38.7% | 4 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.31 | 5 | 1.05 | 35 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.17 | 38 | 2.78 | 40 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 4.5% | 59 | 11.7% | 1 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 119.5 | 20 | 162.0 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 34.0% | 33 | 19.5% | 1 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.76 | 62 | 1.88 | 105 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.66 | 25 | 3.57 | 100 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 8.3% | 72 | 8.7% | 43 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 122.8 | 24 | 156.9 | 4 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 113.4 | 37 | 157.1 | 3 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 137.5 | 3 | 140.6 | 5 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 118.1 | 13 | 98.1 | 72 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 120.6 | 15 | 135.2 | 4 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 125.9 | 13 | 138.8 | 3 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 123.6 | 19 | 131.5 | 6 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 64.9% | 34 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 33.5% | 70 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | -7.8 | 122 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 54.7% | 127 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 61.7% | 51 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 35.8% | 55 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 18.9% | 15 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 6.4% | 27 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 3.6% | 81 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 8.8% | 7 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 37.6% | 20 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| Duke Riley | LB | 6'1, 230 | SR | 66.5 | 10.4% | 9.0 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kendell Beckwith | LB | 6'3, 247 | SR | 62.0 | 9.7% | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jamal Adams | S | 6'1, 213 | JR | 59.0 | 9.2% | 7.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Davon Godchaux | DT | 6'4, 299 | JR | 43.0 | 6.7% | 8.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Arden Key | DE | 6'6, 238 | SO | 40.0 | 6.3% | 14.5 | 12.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Lewis Neal | DE | 6'2, 272 | SR | 35.5 | 5.5% | 5.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Donte Jackson | DB | 5'11, 173 | SO | 35.5 | 5.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Dwayne Thomas | DB | 6'0, 201 | SR | 31.0 | 4.8% | 7.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| John Battle | S | 6'2, 202 | JR | 30.0 | 4.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Donnie Alexander | LB | 6'1, 212 | JR | 29.5 | 4.6% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tre'Davious White | CB | 6'0, 197 | SR | 27.0 | 4.2% | 4.0 | 0.5 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Devin White | LB | 6'1, 255 | FR | 22.5 | 3.5% | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Gilmore | DT | 6'4, 308 | JR | 19.5 | 3.0% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tashawn Bower | DE | 6'6, 253 | SR | 17.5 | 2.7% | 5.5 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin Toliver II | CB | 6'2, 193 | SO | 16.5 | 2.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rickey Jefferson | S | 6'0, 209 | SR | 16.5 | 2.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Herron | DT | 6'4, 305 | JR | 13.0 | 2.0% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Divinity Jr. | LB | 6'2, 234 | FR | 10.0 | 1.6% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Alexander | DT | 6'2, 333 | FR | 9.5 | 1.5% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travonte Valentine | NT | 6'4, 356 | SO | 7.0 | 1.1% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Paris | CB | 6'1, 203 | JR | 7.0 | 1.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Xavier Lewis | CB | 6'0, 190 | FR | 5.5 | 0.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashard Lawrence | DT | 6'3, 301 | FR | 4.0 | 0.6% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Brossette | RB | 6'0, 209 | SO | 4.0 | 0.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Voorhies | LB | 6'2, 223 | JR | 4.0 | 0.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | 0.2 | 61 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.02 | 70 |
| Punt Success Rate | 59.6% | 45 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 74.6% | 60 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 37.5% | 112 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 45.8% | 52 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Colby Delahoussaye | 5'10, 180 | SR | 40-42 | 11-15 | 73.3% |
| Jack Gonsoulin | 5'9, 165 | FR | 1-1 | 0-0 | #DIV/0! |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Josh Growden | 6'2, 198 | FR | 57 | 41.4 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 84.2% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Cameron Gamble | 5'11, 189 | JR | 63 | 61.2 | 14 | 22.2% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Gonsoulin | 5'9, 165 | FR | 4 | 62.5 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Tre'Davious White | 6'0, 197 | SR | 24 | 7.8 | 1 | 24 | 1 (1) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Derrius Guice | 5'11, 212 | SO | 11 | 20.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Donte Jackson | 5'11, 173 | SO | 7 | 23.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) |
| Nick Brossette | 6'0, 209 | SO | 3 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics