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2015 | 2016
Nebraska Cornhuskers (Big Ten West)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 9-4 | Second-order wins (diff.): 7.9 (-1.1) | S&P+ Rk: 46 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 3-Sep | Fresno State | 116 | 43-10 | W | 100% | 29.4 | 86% | 75% | 78% |
| 10-Sep | Wyoming | 61 | 52-17 | W | 100% | 23.1 | 91% | 73% | 93% |
| 17-Sep | Oregon | 74 | 35-32 | W | 16% | -7.7 | 31% | 27% | 31% |
| 24-Sep | at Northwestern | 49 | 24-13 | W | 94% | 12.4 | 82% | 92% | 65% |
| 1-Oct | Illinois | 95 | 31-16 | W | 90% | 10.2 | 62% | 57% | 44% |
| 15-Oct | at Indiana | 53 | 27-22 | W | 74% | 5.1 | 70% | 55% | 77% |
| 22-Oct | Purdue | 105 | 27-14 | W | 96% | 13.4 | 65% | 29% | 76% |
| 29-Oct | at Wisconsin | 11 | 17-23 | L | 29% | -4.3 | 64% | 54% | 67% |
| 5-Nov | at Ohio State | 5 | 3-62 | L | 0% | -39.4 | 15% | 21% | 25% |
| 12-Nov | Minnesota | 42 | 24-17 | W | 91% | 10.7 | 82% | 91% | 73% |
| 19-Nov | Maryland | 87 | 28-7 | W | 100% | 29.0 | 91% | 61% | 92% |
| 25-Nov | at Iowa | 30 | 10-40 | L | 0% | -27.3 | 14% | 23% | 18% |
| 30-Dec | vs. Tennessee | 28 | 24-38 | L | 0% | -20.8 | 20% | 23% | 37% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 28.9 | 68 | 24.1 | 33 |
| Points Per Game | 26.5 | 79 | 23.9 | 33 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.17 | 111 | 1.23 | 50 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 42.8% | 56 | 40.8% | 48 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 30.3 | 49 | 29.1 | 63 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.58 | 62 | 4.31 | 50 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -4.82 | 104 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +3.78 |
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| ACTUAL | 5 | 34 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 96.5 | 90 | 102.9 | 53 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 44.8% | 54 | 39.8% | 37 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.90 | 124 | 1.24 | 118 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 94.9 | 100 | 105.8 | 45 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 39.0% | 76 | 34.7% | 23 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 78.0% | 9 | 52.6% | 3 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 21.7% | 107 | 20.0% | 50 | 18.9% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Terrell Newby | RB | 5'10, 200 | SR | 190 | 879 | 7 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 38.4% | 1 (1) |
| Tommy Armstrong Jr. | QB | 6'1, 220 | SR | 107 | 570 | 8 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 36.4% | 3 (1) |
| Devine Ozigbo | RB | 6'0, 230 | SO | 97 | 412 | 5 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 41.2% | 1 (1) |
| Tre Bryant | RB | 5'11, 200 | FR | 44 | 172 | 1 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 31.8% | 2 (0) |
| Mikale Wilbon | RB | 5'9, 195 | SO | 15 | 89 | 0 | 5.9 | 7.1 | 40.0% | 1 (1) |
| De'Mornay Pierson-El | WR | 5'9, 185 | JR | 14 | 34 | 0 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 35.7% | 4 (1) |
| Brandon Reilly | WR | 6'2, 200 | SR | 8 | 46 | 0 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 50.0% | 0 (0) |
| Ryker Fyfe | QB | 6'3, 215 | SR | 7 | 49 | 1 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 57.1% | 1 (0) |
| Alonzo Moore | WR | 6'2, 195 | SR | 4 | 58 | 1 | 14.5 | 12.0 | 75.0% | 1 (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+ | 109.0 | 42 | 103.4 | 51 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 40.2% | 71 | 41.7% | 71 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.54 | 43 | 1.23 | 3 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 185 | 11 | 92.5 | 77 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Tommy Armstrong Jr. | 6'1, 220 | SR | 151 | 294 | 2180 | 14 | 8 | 51.4% | 6 | 2.0% | 7.1 |
| Ryker Fyfe | 6'3, 215 | SR | 48 | 99 | 558 | 4 | 1 | 48.5% | 9 | 8.3% | 4.5 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Stanley Morgan Jr. | WR | 6'1, 200 | SO | 65 | 33 | 453 | 2 | 13.7 | 7.0 | 50.8% | 46.2% | 16.8% |
| Brandon Reilly | WR | 6'2, 200 | SR | 62 | 21 | 412 | 2 | 19.6 | 6.7 | 33.9% | 33.9% | 16.0% |
| Jordan Westerkamp | WR | 6'0, 200 | SR | 59 | 38 | 526 | 5 | 13.8 | 8.9 | 64.4% | 57.6% | 15.2% |
| Alonzo Moore | WR | 6'2, 195 | SR | 41 | 20 | 375 | 2 | 18.8 | 9.2 | 48.8% | 39.0% | 10.6% |
| De'Mornay Pierson-El | WR | 5'9, 185 | JR | 37 | 20 | 254 | 1 | 12.7 | 6.9 | 54.1% | 43.2% | 9.5% |
| Cethan Carter | TE | 6'4, 240 | SR | 37 | 19 | 190 | 1 | 10.0 | 5.1 | 51.4% | 32.4% | 9.5% |
| Terrell Newby | RB | 5'10, 200 | SR | 25 | 18 | 149 | 1 | 8.3 | 6.0 | 72.0% | 36.0% | 6.4% |
| Sam Cotton | TE | 6'5, 250 | SR | 16 | 8 | 87 | 0 | 10.9 | 5.4 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 4.1% |
| Devine Ozigbo | RB | 6'0, 230 | SO | 11 | 5 | 100 | 0 | 20.0 | 9.1 | 45.5% | 36.4% | 2.8% |
| Bryan Reimers | WR | 6'5, 210 | SO | 11 | 5 | 75 | 1 | 15.0 | 6.8 | 45.5% | 36.4% | 2.8% |
| Tre Bryant | RB | 5'11, 200 | FR | 8 | 8 | 56 | 1 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 100.0% | 25.0% | 2.1% |
| Mikale Wilbon | RB | 5'9, 195 | SO | 7 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 8.5 | 4.9 | 57.1% | 28.6% | 1.8% |
| Trey Foster | TE | 6'2, 250 | SR | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 0.8% |
| Luke McNitt | FB | 6'2, 240 | JR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Gabe Rahn | WR | 6'1, 195 | JR | 2 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 35.0 | 17.5 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.5% |
| Tommy Armstrong Jr. | QB | 6'1, 220 | SR | 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+ | 99.1 | 74 | 98.5 | 71 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 47.4% | 68 | 46.7% | 54 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 0.99 | 120 | 1.12 | 73 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.82 | 95 | 2.80 | 43 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 2.8% | 18 | 6.6% | 30 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 110.1 | 43 | 113.4 | 29 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 33.0% | 41 | 28.9% | 42 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.72 | 73 | 1.59 | 16 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 2.75 | 107 | 3.14 | 58 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 4.3% | 17 | 5.6% | 103 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 99.2 | 78 | 97.9 | 75 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 100.5 | 74 | 97.3 | 81 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 100.6 | 67 | 109.5 | 34 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 111.0 | 31 | 108.0 | 39 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 96.2 | 84 | 103.5 | 55 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 105.3 | 55 | 94.8 | 89 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 109.4 | 47 | 116.7 | 25 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 68.3% | 18 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 28.4% | 102 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | -0.1 | 62 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 69.3% | 108 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 57.5% | 88 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 28.1% | 116 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 15.5% | 65 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 3.6% | 98 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 2.8% | 109 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 9.1% | 4 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 36.3% | 32 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| Josh Banderas | LB | 6'3, 240 | SR | 66.5 | 10.1% | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Gerry | S | 6'2, 220 | SR | 60.5 | 9.2% | 5.5 | 0.5 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Joshua Kalu | CB | 6'1, 190 | JR | 57.0 | 8.7% | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Kieron Williams | S | 6'1, 195 | JR | 56.0 | 8.5% | 2.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael Rose-Ivey | LB | 6'0, 230 | SR | 50.0 | 7.6% | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Williams | S | 5'11, 185 | SO | 47.0 | 7.2% | 5.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Dedrick Young II | LB | 6'1, 220 | SO | 47.0 | 7.2% | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Ross Dzuris | DE | 6'3, 255 | SR | 35.0 | 5.3% | 11.0 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Jones | CB | 6'0, 185 | JR | 35.0 | 5.3% | 3.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Kevin Maurice | DT | 6'3, 300 | SR | 28.0 | 4.3% | 6.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freedom Akinmoladun | DE | 6'4, 255 | SO | 23.5 | 3.6% | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Antonio Reed | S | 6'2, 220 | SO | 18.0 | 2.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Carlos Davis | DT | 6'2, 295 | FR | 17.5 | 2.7% | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mick Stoltenberg | DL | 6'5, 290 | SO | 17.0 | 2.6% | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamar Jackson | DB | 6'3, 195 | FR | 15.5 | 2.4% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Newby | LB | 6'1, 235 | JR | 12.5 | 1.9% | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Weber | LB | 6'3, 230 | JR | 11.0 | 1.7% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke McNitt | FB | 6'2, 240 | JR | 8.0 | 1.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JoJo Domann | DB | 6'1, 205 | FR | 6.5 | 1.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Simpson | LB | 6'0, 230 | SR | 6.5 | 1.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boaz Joseph | CB | 6'1, 190 | JR | 5.0 | 0.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khalil Davis | DT | 6'2, 290 | FR | 4.5 | 0.7% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohamed Barry | LB | 6'1, 220 | FR | 3.0 | 0.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Hahn | OL | 6'7, 300 | SR | 2.5 | 0.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Reilly | WR | 6'2, 200 | SR | 2.0 | 0.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | 0.7 | 36 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.34 | 25 |
| Punt Success Rate | 52.2% | 88 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 81.4% | 28 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 43.5% | 92 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 40.6% | 78 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Drew Brown | 5'11, 195 | JR | 38-38 | 12-14 | 85.7% |
| Spencer Lindsay | 5'9, 210 | SR | 5-5 | 0-1 | 0.0% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Caleb Lightbourn | 6'3, 220 | FR | 65 | 39.7 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 55.4% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Drew Brown | 5'11, 195 | JR | 63 | 63.8 | 30 | 47.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spencer Lindsay | 5'9, 210 | SR | 7 | 62.1 | 2 | 28.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| De'Mornay Pierson-El | 5'9, 185 | JR | 23 | 7.3 | 0 | 17 | 2 (0) |
| Jordan Westerkamp | 6'0, 200 | SR | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Tre Bryant | 5'11, 200 | FR | 23 | 22.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Jordan Nelson | 5'8, 180 | SR | 7 | 22.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) |
| Luke McNitt | 6'2, 240 | JR | 2 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics