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2015 | 2016
Memphis Tigers (American West)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 8-5 | Second-order wins (diff.): 7.1 (-0.9) | S&P+ Rk: 44 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 3-Sep | SE Missouri State | N/A | 35-17 | W | 99% | 19.1 | 62% | 9% | 53% |
| 17-Sep | Kansas | 104 | 43-7 | W | 99% | 18.8 | 73% | 43% | 75% |
| 24-Sep | Bowling Green | 111 | 77-3 | W | 100% | 49.4 | 95% | 95% | 93% |
| 1-Oct | at Ole Miss | 27 | 28-48 | L | 3% | -15.3 | 25% | 45% | 7% |
| 6-Oct | Temple | 32 | 34-27 | W | 25% | -5.3 | 54% | 73% | 58% |
| 14-Oct | at Tulane | 106 | 24-14 | W | 66% | 3.3 | 48% | 48% | 52% |
| 22-Oct | at Navy | 52 | 28-42 | L | 4% | -13.3 | 25% | 28% | 33% |
| 29-Oct | Tulsa | 54 | 30-59 | L | 4% | -13.8 | 29% | 67% | 25% |
| 5-Nov | at SMU | 90 | 51-7 | W | 100% | 24.8 | 87% | 66% | 87% |
| 12-Nov | South Florida | 55 | 42-49 | L | 34% | -3.3 | 52% | 87% | 10% |
| 18-Nov | at Cincinnati | 85 | 34-7 | W | 100% | 22.8 | 86% | 52% | 94% |
| 25-Nov | Houston | 39 | 48-44 | W | 74% | 5.0 | 73% | 93% | 26% |
| 20-Dec | vs. Western Kentucky | 16 | 31-51 | L | 3% | -14.7 | 40% | 73% | 41% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 34.3 | 37 | 30.0 | 72 |
| Points Per Game | 38.8 | 15 | 28.8 | 68 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.36 | 24 | 1.25 | 59 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 43.8% | 45 | 46.6% | 114 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 31.7 | 25 | 26.6 | 9 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.67 | 49 | 4.45 | 66 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -0.36 | 73 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +3.22 |
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| ACTUAL | 8 | 18 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 107.9 | 44 | 90.1 | 104 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 41.6% | 85 | 48.1% | 110 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.17 | 28 | 1.12 | 87 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 104.5 | 53 | 98.1 | 76 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 40.1% | 64 | 39.6% | 70 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 69.4% | 53 | 67.4% | 65 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 24.0% | 120 | 17.6% | 85 | 18.9% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Doroland Dorceus | RB | 5'10, 215 | JR | 132 | 810 | 9 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 45.5% | 4 (2) |
| Patrick Taylor, Jr. | RB | 6'3, 216 | FR | 93 | 546 | 2 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 41.9% | 1 (1) |
| Darrell Henderson | RB | 5'9, 175 | FR | 87 | 482 | 5 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 39.1% | 0 (0) |
| Riley Ferguson | QB | 6'4, 210 | JR | 38 | 158 | 4 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 39.5% | 8 (5) |
| Tony Pollard | WR | 5'11, 200 | FR | 31 | 159 | 1 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 48.4% | 3 (1) |
| Jason Stewart | QB | 6'3, 205 | SR | 25 | 88 | 1 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 24.0% | 1 (0) |
| Sam Craft | RB | 6'0, 210 | SR | 15 | 29 | 0 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 20.0% | 0 (0) |
| Anthony Miller | WR | 5'11, 190 | JR | 12 | 69 | 1 | 5.8 | 10.1 | 41.7% | 2 (0) |
| Tearris Wallace | RB | 5'10, 220 | SR | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 14.3% | 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+ | 110.0 | 41 | 101.7 | 58 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 45.4% | 22 | 45.0% | 104 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.49 | 59 | 1.39 | 27 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 94.5 | 81 | 72.2 | 108 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Riley Ferguson | 6'4, 210 | JR | 280 | 443 | 3698 | 32 | 10 | 63.2% | 33 | 6.9% | 7.3 |
| Jason Stewart | 6'3, 205 | SR | 21 | 32 | 229 | 2 | 0 | 65.6% | 1 | 3.0% | 6.7 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Anthony Miller | WR | 5'11, 190 | JR | 134 | 95 | 1434 | 14 | 15.1 | 10.7 | 70.9% | 52.2% | 29.5% |
| Phil Mayhue | WR | 6'3, 210 | JR | 69 | 42 | 677 | 4 | 16.1 | 9.8 | 60.9% | 58.0% | 15.2% |
| Tony Pollard | WR | 5'11, 200 | FR | 44 | 29 | 298 | 2 | 10.3 | 6.8 | 65.9% | 45.5% | 9.7% |
| Daniel Montiel | TE | 6'3, 240 | SR | 37 | 27 | 338 | 3 | 12.5 | 9.1 | 73.0% | 64.9% | 8.1% |
| Daniel Hurd | WR | 6'2, 220 | SR | 30 | 20 | 271 | 2 | 13.6 | 9.0 | 66.7% | 60.0% | 6.6% |
| Darrell Henderson | RB | 5'9, 175 | FR | 26 | 20 | 237 | 3 | 11.9 | 9.1 | 76.9% | 42.3% | 5.7% |
| Kedarian Jones | WR | 6'1, 175 | FR | 14 | 7 | 121 | 1 | 17.3 | 8.6 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 3.1% |
| Joey Magnifico | TE | 6'4, 230 | FR | 14 | 9 | 85 | 2 | 9.4 | 6.1 | 64.3% | 57.1% | 3.1% |
| Patrick Taylor, Jr. | RB | 6'3, 216 | FR | 14 | 11 | 37 | 0 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 78.6% | 21.4% | 3.1% |
| John Williams | WR | 5'9, 165 | FR | 13 | 7 | 79 | 0 | 11.3 | 6.1 | 53.8% | 46.2% | 2.9% |
| Doroland Dorceus | RB | 5'10, 215 | JR | 13 | 10 | 77 | 1 | 7.7 | 5.9 | 76.9% | 38.5% | 2.9% |
| Sam Craft | RB | 6'0, 210 | SR | 12 | 10 | 126 | 1 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 83.3% | 58.3% | 2.6% |
| Mechane Slade | WR | 5'8, 165 | FR | 11 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 6.8 | 2.5 | 36.4% | 18.2% | 2.4% |
| Jae'Lon Oglesby | WR | 5'11, 175 | SO | 6 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 9.2 | 7.7 | 83.3% | 66.7% | 1.3% |
| Roderick Proctor | WR | 5'11, 175 | JR | 6 | 2 | 39 | 1 | 19.5 | 6.5 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 1.3% |
| Sean Dykes | WR | 6'2, 210 | FR | 6 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 12.3 | 6.2 | 50.0% | 33.3% | 1.3% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 112.3 | 25 | 97.3 | 75 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 49.3% | 41 | 52.2% | 117 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.24 | 22 | 1.07 | 44 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.93 | 77 | 3.18 | 94 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 5.8% | 87 | 4.6% | 74 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 106.5 | 53 | 90.7 | 97 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 31.8% | 52 | 33.0% | 91 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.80 | 51 | 1.93 | 112 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 2.53 | 117 | 3.49 | 96 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 7.7% | 61 | 3.6% | 120 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 109.9 | 44 | 112.6 | 30 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 113.3 | 38 | 98.2 | 74 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 105.7 | 50 | 99.0 | 68 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 108.5 | 41 | 90.8 | 102 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 113.4 | 28 | 110.3 | 32 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 102.0 | 61 | 89.4 | 105 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 108.3 | 51 | 108.8 | 46 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 47.2% | 119 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 30.0% | 90 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | +1.7 | 46 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 84.9% | 5 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 55.9% | 100 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 38.8% | 23 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 15.2% | 74 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 3.7% | 92 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 2.4% | 116 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 8.9% | 6 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 36.6% | 29 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| Jonathan Cook | DB | 6'0, 198 | JR | 80.0 | 10.6% | 5.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Genard Avery | LB | 6'1, 255 | JR | 72.0 | 9.5% | 11.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Chris Morley | DB | 5'11, 195 | SR | 65.0 | 8.6% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Arthur Maulet | DB | 5'11, 190 | SR | 64.0 | 8.5% | 7.5 | 4.5 | 2 | 13 | 2 |
| Curtis Akins | LB | 6'2, 230 | SO | 61.0 | 8.1% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Hall | DB | 6'2, 205 | FR | 49.0 | 6.5% | 7.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Chauncey Lanier | DB | 5'10, 185 | SR | 37.5 | 5.0% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| DeMarco Montgomery | DL | 6'3, 245 | SR | 35.5 | 4.7% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shareef White | LB | 6'1, 235 | JR | 33.0 | 4.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tye Northern | DB | 6'1, 190 | SR | 28.5 | 3.8% | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jonathan Wilson | DL | 6'3, 265 | FR | 25.0 | 3.3% | 6.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ernest Suttles | DL | 6'5, 265 | JR | 21.5 | 2.8% | 5.5 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dontrell Nelson | DB | 6'1, 180 | SR | 21.5 | 2.8% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Donald Pennington | DL | 6'2, 295 | SR | 17.5 | 2.3% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Christian Johnson | DL | 6'5, 255 | JR | 17.0 | 2.3% | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Darian Porter | LB | 6'3, 230 | JR | 17.0 | 2.3% | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Rupert | DB | 6'1, 195 | JR | 16.5 | 2.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jared Gentry | DL | 6'2, 325 | SO | 12.0 | 1.6% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Slaughter | DB | 5'10, 190 | JR | 10.0 | 1.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jahmahl Pardner | DB | 6'1, 175 | SR | 8.5 | 1.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Cooper | DL | 6'1, 275 | SO | 7.5 | 1.0% | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Latarius Brady | DL | 6'2, 280 | SR | 7.5 | 1.0% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Edwards | DL | 6'2, 295 | SR | 7.0 | 0.9% | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deandre Jordan | DB | 6'0, 200 | SR | 5.5 | 0.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenard Harden | LB | 5'11, 205 | SR | 5.0 | 0.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | 1.6 | 1 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.46 | 16 |
| Punt Success Rate | 77.6% | 5 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 93.6% | 4 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 57.1% | 42 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 70.2% | 2 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Jake Elliott | 5'10, 165 | SR | 58-58 | 21-26 | 80.8% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Spencer Smith | 6'1, 195 | JR | 45 | 45.1 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 66.7% |
| Nick Jacobs | 6'1, 195 | JR | 12 | 38.4 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 150.0% |
| Riley Ferguson | 6'4, 210 | JR | 1 | 41.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Jake Elliott | 5'10, 165 | SR | 94 | 64.0 | 64 | 68.1% | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Anthony Miller | 5'11, 190 | JR | 15 | 6.5 | 0 | 16 | 0 (0) |
| John Williams | 5'9, 165 | FR | 4 | 17.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 (0) |
| Roderick Proctor | 5'11, 175 | JR | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Tony Pollard | 5'11, 200 | FR | 38 | 28.1 | 2 | 0 | 3 (1) |
| Joey Magnifico | 6'4, 230 | FR | 3 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Darrell Henderson | 5'9, 175 | FR | 2 | 56.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics