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2016 Massachusetts advanced statistical profile

Updated on 1/13/2017

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2015 | 2016

UMass Minutemen (Independents)

2016 Schedule & Results
Record: 2-10 | Second-order wins (diff.): 3.1 (1.1) | S&P+ Rk: 117
Date Opponent Opp. S&P+ Rk Score W-L Win
Expectancy		 Adj. Scoring
Margin		 Percentile
Performance		 Off.
Percentile		 Def.
Percentile
3-Sep at Florida 15 7-24 L 0% -20.7 18% 31% 35%
10-Sep Boston College 86 7-26 L 0% -26.9 5% 13% 25%
17-Sep Florida International 120 21-13 W 89% 9.8 52% 16% 85%
24-Sep Mississippi State 56 35-47 L 11% -9.5 29% 47% 25%
1-Oct Tulane 106 24-31 L 43% -1.5 33% 60% 32%
7-Oct at Old Dominion 73 16-36 L 3% -14.6 21% 45% 32%
15-Oct Louisiana Tech 59 28-56 L 1% -17.8 19% 50% 24%
22-Oct at South Carolina 79 28-34 L 27% -4.7 27% 34% 24%
29-Oct Wagner N/A 34-10 W 100% 22.2 40% 41% 24%
5-Nov at Troy 63 31-52 L 6% -12.2 26% 74% 27%
19-Nov at BYU 37 9-51 L 1% -18.3 20% 28% 31%
26-Nov at Hawaii 97 40-46 L 28% -4.6 27% 50% 26%
Category Offense Rk Defense Rk
S&P+ 23.3 106 35.2 103
Points Per Game 23.3 109 35.5 107
Five Factors
Offense Defense
Category Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
EXPLOSIVENESS IsoPPP 1.30 54 1.31 96 1.27
EFFICIENCY Success Rate 39.0% 108 44.3% 86 40.9%
FIELD POSITION Avg. FP 28.6 93 33.2 120 29.7
FINISHING DRIVES Pts. Per Trip in 40 4.59 60 4.63 80 4.47
TURNOVER MARGIN EXPECTED -3.96 100 Turnover Luck (PPG):
-2.52
ACTUAL -10 120
Rushing
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
Rushing S&P+ 92.7 97 92.4 94 100.0
Rushing Success Rate 37.4% 118 45.1% 85 43.1%
Rushing IsoPPP 1.12 41 1.10 72 1.08
Adj. Line Yards 99.2 84 86.7 116 100.0
Opportunity Rate 37.8% 92 44.1% 118 39.7%
Power Success Rate 52.2% 126 59.6% 18 67.9%
Stuff Rate 21.5% 104 17.8% 82 18.9%

Individual Rushing Stats

Player Pos. Ht, Wt Year Rushes Yards TD Yards/
Carry		 Hlt Yds/
Opp.		 Opp.
Rate		 Fumbles
(Lost)
Marquis Young RB 6'0, 196 SO 198 898 4 4.5 4.7 36.4% 2 (0)
Sekai Lindsay RB 5'8, 215 SO 33 156 1 4.7 4.6 36.4% 0 (0)
John Robinson-Woodgett FB 6'1, 247 SR 19 68 1 3.6 3.0 26.3% 0 (0)
Bilal Ally RB 5'10, 190 FR 17 97 0 5.7 6.8 35.3% 0 (0)
Ross Comis QB 6'0, 200 SO 16 74 1 4.6 2.1 37.5% 3 (2)
Andrew Ford QB 6'3, 205 SO 13 89 2 6.8 3.8 61.5% 5 (2)
Andy Isabella WR 5'9, 186 SO 12 100 0 8.3 7.0 66.7% 2 (1)
Sadiq Palmer WR 6'1, 175 FR 2 17 1 8.5 5.5 50.0% 0 (0)
Malik Lee FB 6'1, 267 JR 2 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+ 96.0 81 86.7 116 100.0
Passing Success Rate 40.1% 72 43.4% 86 40.9%
Passing IsoPPP 1.41 87 1.54 98 1.49
Adj. Sack Rate 71.1 110 107.5 49 100

Individual Passing Stats

Player Ht, Wt Year Comp Att Yards TD INT Comp
Rate		 Sacks Sack Rate Yards/
Att.
Andrew Ford 6'3, 205 SO 222 365 2665 26 14 60.8% 32 8.1% 6.2
Ross Comis 6'0, 200 SO 28 63 370 1 1 44.4% 12 16.0% 3.7
Randall West 6'4, 233 FR 3 5 45 0 0 60.0% 0 0.0% 9.0

Individual Receiving Stats

Player Pos. Ht, Wt Year Targets Catches Yards TD Yds/
Catch		 Yds/
Target		 Catch Rate Success Rate Target
Rate
Adam Breneman TE 6'4, 250 JR 105 70 808 8 11.5 7.7 66.7% 59.0% 25.5%
Andy Isabella WR 5'9, 186 SO 98 62 801 7 12.9 8.2 63.3% 43.9% 23.8%
Jalen Williams WR 6'3, 205 SR 51 27 520 6 19.3 10.2 52.9% 47.1% 12.4%
Bernard Davis WR 6'2, 192 SR 38 24 298 2 12.4 7.8 63.2% 52.6% 9.2%
Marquis Young RB 6'0, 196 SO 35 26 147 0 5.7 4.2 74.3% 25.7% 8.5%
Sadiq Palmer WR 6'1, 175 FR 18 9 100 1 11.1 5.6 50.0% 38.9% 4.4%
Dan Jonah WR 5'11, 195 SR 17 10 207 2 20.7 12.2 58.8% 58.8% 4.1%
John Robinson-Woodgett FB 6'1, 247 SR 13 10 65 1 6.5 5.0 76.9% 53.8% 3.2%
Travis Reynolds TE 6'5, 252 SO 11 6 61 0 10.2 5.6 54.5% 36.4% 2.7%
Shakur Nesmith WR 6'4, 206 JR 8 2 25 0 12.5 3.1 25.0% 25.0% 1.9%
Sekai Lindsay RB 5'8, 215 SO 8 5 23 0 4.6 2.9 62.5% 12.5% 1.9%
Malik Lee FB 6'1, 267 JR 1 1 22 0 22.0 22.0 100.0% 100.0% 0.2%
Nick Orekoya RB 5'9, 203 FR 1 1 3 0 3.0 3.0 100.0% 100.0% 0.2%
Shaquille Harris TE 6'0, 245 JR 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.2%
Peter Angeh DL 6'1, 266 SR 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.2%
James Allen CB 5'8, 155 SO 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.2%
Standard Downs
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
Standard Downs S&P+ 100.9 67 87.9 117 100.0
Standard Downs Success Rate 46.1% 83 50.5% 105 47.3%
Standard Downs IsoPPP 1.10 69 1.20 104 1.12
SD Line Yards per Carry 2.94 74 3.36 115 2.98
SD Sack Rate 5.6% 83 6.2% 37 5.1%
Passing Downs
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
Passing Downs S&P+ 91.5 102 100.0 70 100.0
Passing Downs Success Rate 26.7% 110 28.8% 40 31.1%
Passing Downs IsoPPP 1.88 29 1.80 92 1.76
PD Line Yards per Carry 2.83 102 3.51 97 3.24
PD Sack Rate 13.1% 122 5.9% 100 7.9%
Situational
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk
Q1 S&P+ 110.1 43 85.7 117
Q2 S&P+ 96.1 84 93.2 91
Q3 S&P+ 84.7 117 88.7 110
Q4 S&P+ 88.9 107 83.4 122
1st Down S&P+ 91.3 106 91.7 100
2nd Down S&P+ 97.5 85 81.4 123
3rd Down S&P+ 88.5 106 92.0 97
Offensive Footprint
Team Rk Nat'l Average
Std. Downs Run Rate 46.3% 122 60.2%
Pass Downs Run Rate 32.0% 78 34.6%
Adj. Pace -7.0 119 +0.0
% of Solo Tackles 67.8% 113 74.2%
Defensive Footprint
Team Rk Nat'l Average
Std. Downs Run Rate 59.4% 71 60.2%
Pass. Downs Run Rate 32.7% 80 34.5%
Overall Havoc Rate 15.0% 78 15.8%
DL Havoc Rate 3.3% 104 5.0%
LB Havoc Rate 5.5% 28 4.3%
DB Havoc Rate 5.9% 80 6.4%
PD to INC 34.3% 54 33.1%
Individual Defensive Stats
Name Pos Ht, Wt Year Tackles % of Team TFL Sacks Int PBU FF
Steve Casali ILB 6'1, 236 JR 76.0 10.6% 8.0 3.5 0 6 1
Jesse Monteiro S 5'9, 179 JR 59.0 8.2% 5.5 0.5 0 4 0
Khary Bailey-Smith S 6'2, 203 SR 55.0 7.7% 1.0 0.0 0 4 1
Colbert Calhoun ILB 5'11, 219 JR 43.0 6.0% 4.0 3.0 0 1 3
Da'Sean Downey OLB 6'4, 225 JR 36.5 5.1% 8.5 6.0 0 0 4
Lee Moses S 5'11, 193 SO 34.5 4.8% 0.5 0.0 0 6 0
Sha-Ki Holines DL 6'3, 257 JR 31.0 4.3% 7.0 2.5 0 0 1
Vondell Langston ILB 6'0, 235 SR 30.5 4.3% 2.0 0.0 0 0 0
Isaiah Rodgers CB 5'10, 155 FR 30.5 4.3% 0.5 0.0 2 7 1
James Allen CB 5'8, 155 SO 28.0 3.9% 1.0 0.0 0 5 0
Peter Angeh DL 6'1, 266 SR 26.5 3.7% 5.5 3.0 0 0 0
Ali Ali-Musa DL 6'2, 274 JR 26.5 3.7% 4.5 1.0 0 1 2
Tedrick Lowery S 6'0, 221 JR 25.5 3.6% 2.0 1.0 0 2 0
Peter Ngobidi OLB 6'2, 221 SR 24.0 3.3% 3.0 1.0 0 1 0
Jackson Porter CB 6'1, 197 JR 22.0 3.1% 0.5 0.0 0 4 0
James Bowe, Jr. ILB 6'0, 192 FR 19.0 2.6% 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
Charan Singh S 6'1, 197 SO 19.0 2.6% 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
Shane Huber ILB 6'3, 237 JR 13.5 1.9% 2.5 0.0 1 1 0
Joe Previte DL 6'2, 269 SO 13.0 1.8% 4.5 1.5 0 0 0
Lucas Amato ILB 6'1, 220 JR 12.5 1.7% 1.5 1.0 0 0 0
Bakhari Goodson CB 5'10, 167 FR 11.0 1.5% 0.0 0.0 1 0 0
Mario Patton DL 6'0, 297 FR 8.5 1.2% 1.0 1.0 0 1 0
Roderick Jones, Jr. OLB 6'2, 260 JR 8.0 1.1% 1.0 0.0 0 0 0
Tyshaun Ingram S 6'0, 208 FR 7.5 1.0% 1.0 0.0 0 0 0
Martin Mangram CB 5'11, 182 FR 7.5 1.0% 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
Special Teams

 Rating Rank
Special Teams S&P+ -1.5 125
Category Rate Rank
FG Value (per kick) -0.42 120
Punt Success Rate 49.2% 95
Kickoff Success Rate 42.1% 127
Punt Return Success Rate 41.7% 101
Kick Return Success Rate 44.1% 64
Place-Kicker Ht, Wt Year PAT FG Pct
Mike Caggiano 5'11, 176 SO 35-37 0-2 0.0%
Logan Laurent 6'4, 217 JR 0-0 7-9 77.8%
Punter Ht, Wt Year Punts Avg TB FC I20 FC/I20
Ratio
Logan Laurent 6'4, 217 JR 62 41.6 2 13 12 40.3%
Kicker Ht, Wt Year Kickoffs Avg TB TB% OOB Fair
Catches		 Onside
Att		 Onside
Success
Mike Caggiano 5'11, 176 SO 57 59.4 8 14.0% 0 3 0 0
Punt Returner Ht, Wt Year Returns Avg. TD Fair Catch Fumbles (Lost)
James Allen 5'8, 155 SO 12 8.5 0 20 1 (0)
Khary Bailey-Smith 6'2, 203 SR 1 0.0 0 0 0 (0)
Isaiah Rodgers 5'10, 155 FR 0 0.0 0 1 0 (0)
Kick Returner Ht, Wt Year Returns Avg. TD Fair Catch Fumbles (Lost)
Isaiah Rodgers 5'10, 155 FR 31 23.6 0 0 2 (1)
James Allen 5'8, 155 SO 22 19.4 0 0 1 (1)
Andrew Libby 6'1, 223 JR 2 8.0 0 1 0 (0)

Stats via SportSource Analytics