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2016 LSU advanced statistical profile

Updated on 1/13/2017

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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
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)

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