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2015 | 2016
Michigan State Spartans (Big Ten East)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 3-9 | Second-order wins (diff.): 5.0 (2.0) | S&P+ Rk: 57 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 2-Sep | Furman | N/A | 28-13 | W | 99% | 19.4 | 58% | 19% | 34% |
| 17-Sep | at Notre Dame | 26 | 36-28 | W | 79% | 6.4 | 81% | 82% | 52% |
| 24-Sep | Wisconsin | 11 | 6-30 | L | 2% | -15.9 | 41% | 11% | 72% |
| 1-Oct | at Indiana | 53 | 21-24 | L | 13% | -8.8 | 41% | 47% | 31% |
| 8-Oct | BYU | 37 | 14-31 | L | 2% | -15.8 | 30% | 29% | 39% |
| 15-Oct | Northwestern | 49 | 40-54 | L | 54% | 0.9 | 63% | 97% | 13% |
| 22-Oct | at Maryland | 87 | 17-28 | L | 32% | -3.7 | 39% | 48% | 33% |
| 29-Oct | Michigan | 3 | 23-32 | L | 6% | -11.9 | 63% | 85% | 46% |
| 5-Nov | at Illinois | 95 | 27-31 | L | 31% | -3.9 | 32% | 39% | 25% |
| 12-Nov | Rutgers | 114 | 49-0 | W | 100% | 46.6 | 94% | 83% | 72% |
| 19-Nov | Ohio State | 5 | 16-17 | L | 83% | 7.5 | 91% | 79% | 78% |
| 26-Nov | at Penn State | 8 | 12-45 | L | 0% | -28.4 | 23% | 30% | 19% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 29.3 | 66 | 26.3 | 41 |
| Points Per Game | 24.1 | 103 | 27.8 | 61 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.28 | 58 | 1.22 | 41 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 40.5% | 86 | 42.9% | 69 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 28.1 | 102 | 30.1 | 84 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.06 | 102 | 4.58 | 74 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -5.33 | 109 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +0.14 |
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| ACTUAL | -5 | 97 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 104.7 | 55 | 103.7 | 49 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 41.5% | 87 | 41.9% | 56 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.06 | 63 | 1.05 | 55 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 111.4 | 27 | 103.2 | 54 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 41.5% | 44 | 35.2% | 29 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 62.9% | 96 | 64.4% | 40 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 19.4% | 76 | 21.9% | 30 | 18.9% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| LJ Scott | RB | 6'1, 230 | SO | 184 | 994 | 6 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 40.8% | 2 (2) |
| Gerald Holmes | RB | 6'0, 222 | JR | 91 | 431 | 5 | 4.7 | 6.3 | 33.0% | 1 (0) |
| Tyler O'Connor | QB | 6'3, 228 | SR | 42 | 194 | 0 | 4.6 | 2.1 | 47.6% | 4 (2) |
| Madre London | RB | 6'1, 206 | SO | 28 | 120 | 2 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 39.3% | 0 (0) |
| Damion Terry | QB | 6'4, 232 | JR | 23 | 93 | 1 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 52.2% | 2 (0) |
| Brian Lewerke | QB | 6'3, 202 | FR | 18 | 169 | 0 | 9.4 | 5.8 | 72.2% | 0 (0) |
| R.J. Shelton | WR | 5'11, 202 | SR | 18 | 121 | 0 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 50.0% | 0 (0) |
| Donnie Corley | WR | 6'2, 186 | FR | 8 | 44 | 0 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 37.5% | 0 (0) |
| Delton Williams | RB | 6'1, 228 | SR | 7 | 21 | 0 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 28.6% | 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+ | 107.7 | 47 | 84.4 | 120 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 39.3% | 79 | 44.2% | 99 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.55 | 40 | 1.42 | 38 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 107.9 | 46 | 49.9 | 124 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Tyler O'Connor | 6'3, 228 | SR | 154 | 262 | 1970 | 16 | 9 | 58.8% | 21 | 7.4% | 6.5 |
| Brian Lewerke | 6'3, 202 | FR | 31 | 57 | 381 | 2 | 1 | 54.4% | 3 | 5.0% | 6.0 |
| Damion Terry | 6'4, 232 | JR | 22 | 46 | 253 | 1 | 1 | 47.8% | 3 | 6.1% | 5.0 |
| Colar Kuhns | 6'2, 211 | SO | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 5.0 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| R.J. Shelton | WR | 5'11, 202 | SR | 85 | 53 | 789 | 5 | 14.9 | 9.3 | 62.4% | 44.7% | 23.9% |
| Donnie Corley | WR | 6'2, 186 | FR | 64 | 33 | 453 | 3 | 13.7 | 7.1 | 51.6% | 46.9% | 18.0% |
| Monty Madaris | WR | 6'1, 207 | SR | 52 | 24 | 310 | 1 | 12.9 | 6.0 | 46.2% | 36.5% | 14.6% |
| Josiah Price | TE | 6'4, 248 | SR | 50 | 38 | 387 | 5 | 10.2 | 7.7 | 76.0% | 50.0% | 14.0% |
| Felton Davis III | WR | 6'4, 192 | SO | 29 | 12 | 150 | 1 | 12.5 | 5.2 | 41.4% | 41.4% | 8.1% |
| Gerald Holmes | RB | 6'0, 222 | JR | 16 | 11 | 48 | 0 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 68.8% | 25.0% | 4.5% |
| LJ Scott | RB | 6'1, 230 | SO | 15 | 10 | 147 | 1 | 14.7 | 9.8 | 66.7% | 40.0% | 4.2% |
| Jamal Lyles | TE | 6'3, 257 | SR | 15 | 12 | 145 | 1 | 12.1 | 9.7 | 80.0% | 53.3% | 4.2% |
| Trishton Jackson | WR | 6'3, 190 | FR | 8 | 5 | 89 | 1 | 17.8 | 11.1 | 62.5% | 37.5% | 2.2% |
| Darrell Stewart Jr. | WR | 6'1, 207 | FR | 6 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 9.7 | 4.8 | 50.0% | 33.3% | 1.7% |
| Delton Williams | RB | 6'1, 228 | SR | 4 | 3 | 47 | 1 | 15.7 | 11.8 | 75.0% | 50.0% | 1.1% |
| Prescott Line | FB | 6'0, 253 | SR | 4 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 75.0% | 25.0% | 1.1% |
| Matt Sokol | TE | 6'5, 250 | SO | 3 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 13.0 | 8.7 | 66.7% | 66.7% | 0.8% |
| Damion Terry | QB | 6'4, 232 | JR | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
| Madre London | RB | 6'1, 206 | SO | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Justin Layne | WR | 6'2, 180 | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 111.6 | 30 | 96.9 | 76 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 46.8% | 75 | 46.3% | 50 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.13 | 58 | 1.09 | 55 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.00 | 67 | 2.62 | 23 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 2.7% | 16 | 2.9% | 107 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 95.2 | 90 | 87.6 | 109 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 29.0% | 89 | 35.5% | 113 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.70 | 80 | 1.58 | 14 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 2.68 | 109 | 3.13 | 55 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 9.6% | 96 | 4.4% | 115 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 104.0 | 61 | 115.1 | 25 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 105.1 | 59 | 97.5 | 79 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 121.1 | 20 | 100.8 | 59 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 108.8 | 40 | 84.3 | 117 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 110.3 | 37 | 104.6 | 50 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 106.0 | 51 | 98.5 | 71 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 103.6 | 69 | 88.4 | 105 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 67.8% | 22 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 28.6% | 100 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | -1.7 | 74 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 62.7% | 124 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 64.0% | 27 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 38.2% | 24 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 12.8% | 110 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 3.6% | 96 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 3.8% | 71 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 4.8% | 115 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 30.6% | 91 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| Chris Frey | LB | 6'2, 227 | JR | 68.0 | 11.0% | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Montae Nicholson | S | 6'2, 219 | JR | 62.5 | 10.1% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Riley Bullough | LB | 6'2, 227 | SR | 48.0 | 7.8% | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Dowell | LB | 6'1, 218 | SO | 45.0 | 7.3% | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Demetrious Cox | DB | 6'1, 197 | SR | 38.0 | 6.2% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Vayante Copeland | CB | 5'11, 190 | SO | 28.0 | 4.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Malik McDowell | DL | 6'6, 276 | JR | 27.0 | 4.4% | 7.0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khari Willis | S | 5'11, 211 | SO | 23.0 | 3.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Darian Hicks | CB | 5'11, 184 | SR | 22.5 | 3.6% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Raequan Williams | DL | 6'4, 295 | FR | 19.5 | 3.2% | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Demetrius Cooper | DE | 6'5, 253 | JR | 18.5 | 3.0% | 6.0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Jones | LB | 6'1, 221 | JR | 18.5 | 3.0% | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Morrissey | S | 6'2, 201 | SO | 16.0 | 2.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Grayson Miller | S | 6'3, 208 | SO | 16.0 | 2.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kevin Williams | DT | 6'2, 281 | SR | 15.5 | 2.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Layne | WR | 6'2, 180 | FR | 14.5 | 2.4% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Davis | LB | 6'2, 237 | SR | 11.0 | 1.8% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Smith | CB | 5'11, 170 | SO | 11.0 | 1.8% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Evan Jones | DE | 6'5, 251 | SR | 11.0 | 1.8% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Panasiuk | DT | 6'3, 309 | FR | 11.0 | 1.8% | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Reschke | LB | 6'2, 227 | JR | 10.0 | 1.6% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Bachie | LB | 6'2, 232 | FR | 7.5 | 1.2% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Bowers | DE | 6'4, 244 | SO | 7.0 | 1.1% | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Dowell | S | 6'1, 185 | FR | 7.0 | 1.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh King | DE | 6'6, 267 | FR | 6.0 | 1.0% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | 0.4 | 46 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.29 | 32 |
| Punt Success Rate | 54.7% | 77 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 71.0% | 74 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 52.6% | 52 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 36.7% | 97 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Michael Geiger | 5'9, 185 | SR | 30-30 | 15-19 | 78.9% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Jake Hartbarger | 6'4, 206 | SO | 54 | 40.9 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 61.1% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Kevin Cronin | 6'2, 220 | SR | 61 | 59.8 | 23 | 37.7% | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake Hartbarger | 6'4, 206 | SO | 1 | 42.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Brandon Sowards | 6'0, 189 | SO | 15 | 6.3 | 0 | 16 | 1 (0) |
| R.J. Shelton | 5'11, 202 | SR | 2 | 9.5 | 0 | 5 | 0 (0) |
| Donnie Corley | 6'2, 186 | FR | 1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| R.J. Shelton | 5'11, 202 | SR | 21 | 21.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Darrell Stewart Jr. | 6'1, 207 | FR | 5 | 21.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Delton Williams | 6'1, 228 | SR | 4 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics