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2015 | 2016
North Texas Mean Green (Conference USA West)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 5-8 | Second-order wins (diff.): 5.2 (0.2) | S&P+ Rk: 107 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 3-Sep | SMU | 90 | 21-34 | L | 7% | -11.8 | 16% | 43% | 6% |
| 10-Sep | Bethune-Cookman | N/A | 41-20 | W | 100% | 27.7 | 72% | 29% | 57% |
| 17-Sep | at Florida | 15 | 0-32 | L | 0% | -57.5 | 2% | 1% | 10% |
| 24-Sep | at Rice | 121 | 42-35 | W | 89% | 9.7 | 48% | 51% | 46% |
| 1-Oct | Middle Tennessee | 94 | 13-30 | L | 2% | -16.2 | 14% | 16% | 66% |
| 8-Oct | Marshall | 118 | 38-21 | W | 93% | 11.4 | 55% | 46% | 66% |
| 22-Oct | at Army | 101 | 35-18 | W | 94% | 12.1 | 71% | 78% | 73% |
| 29-Oct | at UTSA | 103 | 17-31 | L | 21% | -6.3 | 25% | 28% | 42% |
| 5-Nov | Louisiana Tech | 59 | 24-45 | L | 3% | -14.9 | 24% | 38% | 47% |
| 12-Nov | at Western Kentucky | 16 | 7-45 | L | 0% | -40.5 | 8% | 9% | 49% |
| 19-Nov | Southern Miss | 78 | 29-23 | W | 92% | 11.0 | 69% | 60% | 84% |
| 26-Nov | at UTEP | 122 | 24-52 | L | 0% | -26.3 | 2% | 19% | 6% |
| 27-Dec | vs. Army | 101 | 31-38 | L | 16% | -7.8 | 27% | 76% | 31% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 22.7 | 111 | 33.1 | 93 |
| Points Per Game | 24.8 | 98 | 32.6 | 96 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.22 | 87 | 1.31 | 99 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 39.4% | 103 | 43.3% | 78 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 29.7 | 66 | 31.4 | 104 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.55 | 66 | 4.48 | 69 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -5.12 | 108 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +2.35 |
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| ACTUAL | 1 | 54 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 99.1 | 80 | 89.4 | 110 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 42.6% | 72 | 47.1% | 106 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.15 | 35 | 1.14 | 97 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 87.3 | 115 | 93.5 | 92 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 39.3% | 73 | 41.5% | 93 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 63.6% | 89 | 68.6% | 77 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 25.3% | 125 | 15.2% | 114 | 18.9% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Jeffrey Wilson | RB | 6'0, 195 | JR | 169 | 936 | 14 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 39.1% | 3 (2) |
| Willy Ivery | RB | 5'9, 185 | JR | 90 | 489 | 6 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 37.8% | 2 (1) |
| Mason Fine | QB | 5'11, 170 | FR | 58 | 359 | 2 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 46.6% | 10 (4) |
| Anthony Wyche | RB | 5'11, 195 | SO | 21 | 67 | 0 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 33.3% | 1 (0) |
| Andrew Tucker | RB | 6'0, 203 | JR | 20 | 153 | 2 | 7.7 | 11.0 | 40.0% | 0 (0) |
| Alec Morris | QB | 6'3, 233 | SR | 11 | 32 | 0 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 18.2% | 0 (0) |
| Eric Keena | P | 6'2, 175 | SR | 2 | 27 | 0 | 13.5 | 6.5 | 100.0% | 0 (0) |
| Tyler Wilson | WR | 5'11, 170 | FR | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 100.0% | 0 (0) |
| Sam Rice | OL | 6'4, 297 | SR | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 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+ | 79.9 | 122 | 101.1 | 59 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 36.9% | 103 | 37.8% | 36 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.28 | 118 | 1.63 | 118 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 68.7 | 114 | 124.1 | 26 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Mason Fine | 5'11, 170 | FR | 155 | 261 | 1572 | 6 | 5 | 59.4% | 36 | 12.1% | 4.5 |
| Alec Morris | 6'3, 233 | SR | 105 | 185 | 1126 | 9 | 7 | 56.8% | 6 | 3.1% | 5.7 |
| Quinn Shanbour | 6'0, 191 | JR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Thaddeous Thompson | WR | 6'2, 202 | SR | 79 | 43 | 545 | 2 | 12.7 | 6.9 | 54.4% | 50.6% | 18.4% |
| Turner Smiley | WR | 6'0, 189 | JR | 63 | 33 | 389 | 2 | 11.8 | 6.2 | 52.4% | 34.9% | 14.7% |
| Terian Goree | WR | 6'3, 173 | SO | 57 | 36 | 328 | 2 | 9.1 | 5.8 | 63.2% | 47.4% | 13.3% |
| Kenny Buyers | WR | 5'11, 185 | SR | 49 | 32 | 324 | 1 | 10.1 | 6.6 | 65.3% | 38.8% | 11.4% |
| Jeffery Wilson | RB | 6'0, 195 | JR | 38 | 29 | 247 | 1 | 8.5 | 6.5 | 76.3% | 47.4% | 8.8% |
| Tyler Wilson | WR | 5'11, 170 | FR | 32 | 13 | 146 | 2 | 11.2 | 4.6 | 40.6% | 31.2% | 7.4% |
| Willie Robinson | WR | 6'0, 185 | JR | 29 | 18 | 222 | 0 | 12.3 | 7.7 | 62.1% | 48.3% | 6.7% |
| Willy Ivery | RB | 5'9, 185 | JR | 28 | 25 | 173 | 2 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 89.3% | 35.7% | 6.5% |
| Rico Bussey, Jr. | WR | 6'2, 175 | FR | 14 | 8 | 97 | 1 | 12.1 | 6.9 | 57.1% | 42.9% | 3.3% |
| O'Keeron Rutherford | WR | 6'5, 190 | SO | 13 | 7 | 71 | 0 | 10.1 | 5.5 | 53.8% | 23.1% | 3.0% |
| Kelvin Smith | TE | 6'2, 252 | FR | 11 | 7 | 79 | 2 | 11.3 | 7.2 | 63.6% | 45.5% | 2.6% |
| Anthony Wyche | RB | 5'11, 195 | SO | 4 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 10.3 | 7.8 | 75.0% | 25.0% | 0.9% |
| Elijah McIntyre | WR | 6'0, 184 | FR | 4 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 11.0 | 5.5 | 50.0% | 25.0% | 0.9% |
| Daniel Khan | WR | 5'11, 180 | SO | 3 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 100.0% | 66.7% | 0.7% |
| Eric Jenkins | DB | 5'10, 180 | JR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Andrew Tucker | RB | 6'0, 203 | JR | 2 | 1 | -6 | 0 | -6.0 | -3.0 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 90.8 | 106 | 93.8 | 95 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 45.8% | 86 | 48.4% | 77 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.09 | 78 | 1.21 | 108 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.53 | 116 | 3.31 | 109 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 6.9% | 106 | 6.5% | 32 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 84.0 | 115 | 98.3 | 74 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 26.3% | 115 | 32.4% | 83 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.68 | 90 | 1.64 | 33 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.41 | 49 | 3.02 | 42 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 12.5% | 119 | 8.0% | 53 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 85.0 | 108 | 94.6 | 85 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 92.7 | 101 | 100.4 | 65 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 90.0 | 103 | 87.1 | 117 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 94.1 | 98 | 117.6 | 18 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 89.3 | 112 | 100.5 | 60 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 91.9 | 102 | 117.9 | 21 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 92.9 | 101 | 71.4 | 128 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 53.4% | 100 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 26.7% | 107 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | -5.9 | 111 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 74.2% | 60 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 69.7% | 6 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 37.5% | 34 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 14.3% | 94 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 3.0% | 111 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 3.8% | 72 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 7.5% | 29 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 29.1% | 105 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| Kishawn McClain | DB | 5'11, 201 | JR | 79.0 | 11.0% | 5.0 | 1.5 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Cortney Finney | LB | 5'11, 220 | SR | 59.5 | 8.3% | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| James Gray | DB | 6'0, 190 | SR | 50.0 | 7.0% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Nate Brooks | DB | 6'0, 170 | SO | 46.5 | 6.5% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Fred Scott | LB | 5'11, 233 | SR | 44.5 | 6.2% | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Garner | LB | 5'11, 225 | SO | 41.0 | 5.7% | 6.0 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E.J. Ejiya | LB | 6'3, 220 | JR | 34.5 | 4.8% | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua Wheeler | LB | 6'3, 240 | JR | 34.0 | 4.7% | 7.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jareid Combs | DE | 6'3, 258 | SR | 32.5 | 4.5% | 6.5 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashton Preston | DB | 5'10, 183 | SO | 32.0 | 4.5% | 4.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dee Baulkman | DB | 5'11, 200 | JR | 27.5 | 3.8% | 5.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Roderick Young | DT | 6'1, 287 | SO | 26.5 | 3.7% | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calvin Minor | LB | 6'3, 213 | JR | 24.5 | 3.4% | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chad Davis | DB | 5'10, 181 | SR | 22.0 | 3.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| T.J. Tauaalo | DT | 6'2, 287 | SO | 21.5 | 3.0% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Eric Jenkins | DB | 5'10, 180 | JR | 15.5 | 2.2% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| Taylor Robinson | DB | 5'11, 191 | FR | 15.0 | 2.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Malik Dilonga | DE | 6'4, 264 | SR | 14.5 | 2.0% | 4.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andy Flusche | DE | 6'3, 259 | JR | 12.0 | 1.7% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khairi Muhammad | DB | 5'11, 170 | FR | 11.0 | 1.5% | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jarrian Roberts | DE | 6'2, 252 | SR | 10.0 | 1.4% | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demonte Hood | DT | 6'0, 303 | SR | 9.0 | 1.3% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tillman Johnson | DE | 6'1, 248 | JR | 8.5 | 1.2% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaDarius Hamilton | DE | 6'3, 240 | FR | 7.5 | 1.0% | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Schilleci | DB | 6'0, 201 | SR | 6.0 | 0.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | 0.8 | 34 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.01 | 69 |
| Punt Success Rate | 62.2% | 35 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 86.7% | 17 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 50.0% | 58 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 47.9% | 42 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Trevor Moore | 5'11, 194 | JR | 41-41 | 9-13 | 69.2% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Eric Keena | 6'2, 175 | SR | 71 | 44.3 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 49.3% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Eric Keena | 6'2, 175 | SR | 58 | 64.2 | 34 | 58.6% | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Trevor Moore | 5'11, 194 | JR | 2 | 53.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Turner Smiley | 6'0, 189 | JR | 11 | 8.8 | 0 | 3 | 1 (1) |
| Anthony Wyche | 5'11, 195 | SO | 5 | 7.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 (0) |
| Tyler Wilson | 5'11, 170 | FR | 1 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Tyler Wilson | 5'11, 170 | FR | 32 | 21.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| James Gray | 6'0, 190 | SR | 4 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Turner Smiley | 6'0, 189 | JR | 3 | 21.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
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