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2015 | 2016
NIU Huskies (MAC West)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 5-7 | Second-order wins (diff.): 5.9 (0.9) | S&P+ Rk: 77 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 3-Sep | at Wyoming | 61 | 34-40 | L | 49% | -0.3 | 51% | 43% | 56% |
| 10-Sep | at South Florida | 55 | 17-48 | L | 0% | -27.3 | 12% | 17% | 12% |
| 17-Sep | San Diego State | 33 | 28-42 | L | 18% | -7.2 | 45% | 69% | 48% |
| 24-Sep | Western Illinois | N/A | 23-28 | L | 42% | -1.6 | 39% | 40% | 24% |
| 1-Oct | at Ball State | 84 | 31-24 | W | 84% | 7.8 | 63% | 69% | 56% |
| 8-Oct | at Western Michigan | 35 | 30-45 | L | 11% | -9.5 | 43% | 86% | 30% |
| 15-Oct | Central Michigan | 99 | 28-34 | L | 12% | -9.2 | 25% | 24% | 37% |
| 22-Oct | Buffalo | 127 | 44-7 | W | 99% | 20.0 | 64% | 81% | 48% |
| 1-Nov | Bowling Green | 111 | 45-20 | W | 100% | 22.2 | 79% | 65% | 71% |
| 9-Nov | vs. Toledo | 34 | 24-31 | L | 32% | -3.6 | 58% | 63% | 81% |
| 16-Nov | at Eastern Michigan | 82 | 31-24 | W | 87% | 8.9 | 67% | 54% | 88% |
| 25-Nov | at Kent State | 113 | 31-21 | W | 57% | 1.3 | 37% | 63% | 18% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 32.1 | 50 | 33.1 | 94 |
| Points Per Game | 30.5 | 55 | 30.3 | 80 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.26 | 67 | 1.29 | 84 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 42.7% | 57 | 43.4% | 79 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 29.4 | 74 | 29.9 | 79 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.58 | 63 | 4.65 | 82 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 1.46 | 58 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -1.03 |
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| ACTUAL | -1 | 71 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 102.9 | 63 | 100.7 | 60 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 44.0% | 60 | 43.2% | 73 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.12 | 45 | 1.12 | 86 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 104.5 | 53 | 103.4 | 51 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 41.6% | 43 | 41.6% | 96 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 73.1% | 37 | 68.4% | 75 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 17.6% | 47 | 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) |
| Joel Bouagnon | TB | 6'2, 228 | SR | 182 | 885 | 8 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 37.4% | 0 (0) |
| Jordan Huff | TB | 5'11, 218 | JR | 111 | 703 | 5 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 41.4% | 0 (0) |
| Anthony Maddie | WR | 6'1, 203 | SR | 79 | 565 | 7 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 49.4% | 2 (0) |
| Ryan Graham | QB | 6'1, 210 | SO | 43 | 197 | 0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 34.9% | 1 (0) |
| Aregeros Turner | WR | 5'11, 172 | SR | 25 | 167 | 2 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 60.0% | 1 (0) |
| Daniel Santacaterina | QB | 6'1, 206 | FR | 25 | 123 | 1 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 44.0% | 1 (0) |
| Kenny Golladay | WR | 6'4, 213 | SR | 20 | 192 | 2 | 9.6 | 10.2 | 55.0% | 1 (1) |
| Drew Hare | QB | 6'1, 218 | SR | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 1 (1) |
| Christian Blake | WR | 6'1, 182 | JR | 10 | 31 | 1 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 40.0% | 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+ | 96.6 | 77 | 96.9 | 76 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 41.1% | 61 | 43.7% | 93 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.45 | 71 | 1.49 | 78 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 257.9 | 2 | 90.5 | 84 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Anthony Maddie | 6'1, 203 | SR | 105 | 175 | 1213 | 8 | 5 | 60.0% | 3 | 1.7% | 6.8 |
| Ryan Graham | 6'1, 210 | SO | 71 | 127 | 680 | 8 | 6 | 55.9% | 1 | 0.8% | 5.2 |
| Drew Hare | 6'1, 218 | SR | 37 | 59 | 425 | 3 | 0 | 62.7% | 3 | 4.8% | 6.5 |
| Daniel Santacaterina | 6'1, 206 | FR | 18 | 38 | 361 | 1 | 2 | 47.4% | 1 | 2.6% | 8.8 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Kenny Golladay | WR | 6'4, 213 | SR | 145 | 87 | 1156 | 8 | 13.3 | 8.0 | 60.0% | 44.8% | 37.8% |
| Christian Blake | WR | 6'1, 182 | JR | 69 | 34 | 457 | 2 | 13.4 | 6.6 | 49.3% | 43.5% | 18.0% |
| Aregeros Turner | WR | 5'11, 172 | SR | 59 | 40 | 415 | 3 | 10.4 | 7.0 | 67.8% | 49.2% | 15.4% |
| Shane Wimann | TE | 6'4, 252 | JR | 36 | 24 | 254 | 6 | 10.6 | 7.1 | 66.7% | 50.0% | 9.4% |
| Joel Bouagnon | TB | 6'2, 228 | SR | 22 | 17 | 157 | 1 | 9.2 | 7.1 | 77.3% | 45.5% | 5.7% |
| Jordan Huff | TB | 5'11, 218 | JR | 16 | 10 | 70 | 0 | 7.0 | 4.4 | 62.5% | 31.2% | 4.2% |
| D.J. Brown | WR | 5'9, 177 | SO | 13 | 9 | 91 | 0 | 10.1 | 7.0 | 69.2% | 61.5% | 3.4% |
| Ezra Saffold | WR | 5'7, 170 | JR | 8 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 8.6 | 5.4 | 62.5% | 25.0% | 2.1% |
| Spencer Tears | WR | 6'0, 185 | FR | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 20.0% | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| Daniel Crawford | TE | 6'1, 244 | FR | 4 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 8.5 | 4.3 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 1.0% |
| Clayton Glasper | WR | 6'4, 230 | SR | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% |
| Tommy Mister | TB | 6'0, 213 | SO | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Anthony Maddie | QB | 6'1, 203 | SR | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
| Mitchell Brinkman | TE | 6'2, 249 | FR | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 96.2 | 90 | 100.2 | 59 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 48.2% | 53 | 49.5% | 87 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.11 | 66 | 1.13 | 81 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.13 | 46 | 3.03 | 74 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 2.4% | 11 | 3.1% | 104 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 103.8 | 61 | 97.0 | 82 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 29.7% | 80 | 30.3% | 53 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.84 | 39 | 1.84 | 101 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.31 | 62 | 3.45 | 90 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 1.9% | 1 | 8.1% | 52 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 102.0 | 65 | 91.8 | 97 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 104.1 | 63 | 101.1 | 63 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 96.2 | 83 | 107.2 | 39 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 97.9 | 81 | 116.2 | 21 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 100.2 | 67 | 107.7 | 41 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 98.3 | 80 | 94.9 | 87 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 104.7 | 66 | 112.8 | 36 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 64.8% | 36 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 35.3% | 46 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | +8.0 | 11 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 76.1% | 47 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 60.5% | 61 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 43.3% | 8 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 14.6% | 89 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 3.7% | 90 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 4.5% | 47 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 6.3% | 59 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 32.8% | 67 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| Jamaal Payton | LB | 6'0, 228 | SR | 65.0 | 9.0% | 8.5 | 3.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Sean Folliard | LB | 6'2, 226 | SR | 63.0 | 8.7% | 6.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Brandon Mayes | S | 5'11, 190 | JR | 55.0 | 7.6% | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Mycial Allen | S | 5'11, 200 | JR | 49.5 | 6.9% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Jones IV | LB | 6'0, 218 | JR | 47.0 | 6.5% | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Isom | DB | 5'10, 173 | FR | 34.5 | 4.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Shawun Lurry | CB | 5'8, 180 | JR | 32.0 | 4.4% | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Ladell Fleming | DE | 6'0, 236 | SR | 31.5 | 4.4% | 6.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mayomi Olootu, Jr. | CB | 5'9, 183 | JR | 26.5 | 3.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Corey Thomas | DT | 6'2, 304 | SR | 25.5 | 3.5% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Schwab | LB | 6'1, 210 | JR | 22.5 | 3.1% | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Renard Cheren | LB | 6'0, 214 | SO | 22.5 | 3.1% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Deveaux Jr. | LB | 6'0, 190 | FR | 21.5 | 3.0% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Trequan Smith | S | 5'11, 187 | FR | 20.5 | 2.8% | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Trayshon Foster | S | 5'11, 192 | FR | 20.5 | 2.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Corcoran | DE | 6'3, 229 | SO | 19.5 | 2.7% | 7.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Smaha | DE | 6'1, 227 | SR | 16.5 | 2.3% | 5.5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Joe Sanders | DE | 6'4, 260 | JR | 13.5 | 1.9% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mario Jones | DT | 6'0, 281 | SR | 12.5 | 1.7% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Lee | DT | 6'2, 304 | JR | 12.0 | 1.7% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damarius Brinson, Jr. | CB | 6'1, 193 | JR | 11.5 | 1.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jawuan Johnson | LB | 5'11, 217 | SO | 11.0 | 1.5% | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sutton Smith | LB | 6'0, 208 | FR | 10.5 | 1.5% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Abresch | S | 6'1, 202 | JR | 9.0 | 1.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Clayton Glasper | WR | 6'4, 230 | SR | 8.5 | 1.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | -1.3 | 115 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.36 | 112 |
| Punt Success Rate | 40.0% | 117 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 72.1% | 72 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 41.2% | 103 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 55.6% | 18 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Christian Hagan | 6'0, 185 | JR | 45-46 | 11-18 | 61.1% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Jacob Ambrose | 5'10, 178 | SR | 70 | 39.1 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 61.4% |
| Ryan Graham | 6'1, 210 | SO | 1 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Christian Hagan | 6'0, 185 | JR | 68 | 61.8 | 20 | 29.4% | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Shawun Lurry | 5'8, 180 | JR | 7 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| D.J. Brown | 5'9, 177 | SO | 4 | 4.8 | 0 | 3 | 0 (0) |
| Ezra Saffold | 5'7, 170 | JR | 4 | -1.0 | 0 | 9 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Aregeros Turner | 5'11, 172 | SR | 30 | 25.8 | 1 | 0 | 1 (0) |
| Jordan Huff | 5'11, 218 | JR | 8 | 24.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Josh Corcoran | 6'3, 229 | SO | 3 | 7.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics