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2015 | 2016
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Independents)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 4-8 | Second-order wins (diff.): 7.2 (3.2) | S&P+ Rk: 26 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 4-Sep | at Texas | 36 | 47-50 | L | 20% | -6.5 | 52% | 63% | 20% |
| 10-Sep | Nevada | 124 | 39-10 | W | 100% | 26.4 | 85% | 70% | 91% |
| 17-Sep | Michigan State | 57 | 28-36 | L | 21% | -6.4 | 44% | 59% | 18% |
| 24-Sep | Duke | 72 | 35-38 | L | 62% | 2.4 | 59% | 72% | 19% |
| 1-Oct | vs. Syracuse | 76 | 50-33 | W | 97% | 15.2 | 80% | 75% | 30% |
| 8-Oct | at NC State | 25 | 3-10 | L | 12% | -9.1 | 51% | 1% | 95% |
| 15-Oct | Stanford | 23 | 10-17 | L | 52% | 0.5 | 71% | 29% | 73% |
| 29-Oct | Miami-FL | 14 | 30-27 | W | 97% | 15.1 | 95% | 83% | 94% |
| 5-Nov | vs. Navy | 52 | 27-28 | L | 67% | 3.5 | 70% | 58% | 62% |
| 12-Nov | vs. Army | 101 | 44-6 | W | 100% | 32.7 | 96% | 94% | 88% |
| 19-Nov | Virginia Tech | 17 | 31-34 | L | 56% | 1.2 | 75% | 82% | 32% |
| 26-Nov | at USC | 9 | 27-45 | L | 32% | -3.7 | 72% | 66% | 53% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 34.4 | 36 | 23.5 | 28 |
| Points Per Game | 30.9 | 53 | 27.8 | 62 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.28 | 57 | 1.15 | 10 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 44.1% | 42 | 43.0% | 71 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 30.1 | 58 | 28.7 | 47 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.85 | 34 | 4.21 | 41 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 0.65 | 65 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -1.94 |
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| ACTUAL | -4 | 90 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 112.0 | 36 | 114.5 | 23 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 45.8% | 43 | 40.9% | 46 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.05 | 71 | 0.93 | 9 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 113.5 | 18 | 122.3 | 7 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 41.4% | 46 | 35.6% | 35 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 76.2% | 16 | 64.7% | 45 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 16.6% | 30 | 19.8% | 54 | 18.9% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Josh Adams | RB | 6'1, 220 | SO | 158 | 933 | 5 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 42.4% | 1 (0) |
| DeShone Kizer | QB | 6'4, 230 | JR | 104 | 607 | 8 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 48.1% | 5 (3) |
| Tarean Folston | RB | 5'9, 214 | SR | 77 | 334 | 2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 33.8% | 1 (0) |
| Dexter Williams | RB | 5'11, 210 | SO | 39 | 200 | 3 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 35.9% | 0 (0) |
| Malik Zaire | QB | 6'0, 225 | SR | 17 | 62 | 0 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 35.3% | 0 (0) |
| C.J. Sanders | WR | 5'8, 185 | SO | 4 | 22 | 0 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 50.0% | 2 (2) |
| Chase Claypool | WR | 6'4, 220 | FR | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 100.0% | 0 (0) |
| Josh Anderson | RB | 5'9, 205 | SR | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 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+ | 105.8 | 53 | 94.1 | 86 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 42.5% | 45 | 46.3% | 116 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.53 | 47 | 1.45 | 59 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 86.2 | 95 | 64.2 | 115 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| DeShone Kizer | 6'4, 230 | JR | 212 | 361 | 2925 | 26 | 9 | 58.7% | 25 | 6.5% | 7.2 |
| Malik Zaire | 6'0, 225 | SR | 11 | 23 | 122 | 1 | 0 | 47.8% | 3 | 11.5% | 3.6 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Equanimeous St. Brown | WR | 6'5, 205 | SO | 88 | 58 | 961 | 9 | 16.6 | 10.9 | 65.9% | 56.8% | 23.5% |
| Torii Hunter Jr. | WR | 6'0, 195 | SR | 61 | 38 | 521 | 3 | 13.7 | 8.5 | 62.3% | 54.1% | 16.3% |
| Kevin Stepherson | WR | 6'0, 181 | FR | 50 | 25 | 462 | 5 | 18.5 | 9.2 | 50.0% | 44.0% | 13.3% |
| C.J. Sanders | WR | 5'8, 185 | SO | 39 | 24 | 293 | 2 | 12.2 | 7.5 | 61.5% | 46.2% | 10.4% |
| Josh Adams | RB | 6'1, 220 | SO | 31 | 21 | 193 | 1 | 9.2 | 6.2 | 67.7% | 32.3% | 8.3% |
| Corey Holmes | WR | 6'1, 190 | JR | 21 | 11 | 96 | 0 | 8.7 | 4.6 | 52.4% | 42.9% | 5.6% |
| Durham Smythe | TE | 6'4, 245 | SR | 19 | 10 | 117 | 4 | 11.7 | 6.2 | 52.6% | 52.6% | 5.1% |
| Chris Finke | WR | 5'9, 180 | SO | 15 | 10 | 122 | 2 | 12.2 | 8.1 | 66.7% | 53.3% | 4.0% |
| Miles Boykin | WR | 6'3, 222 | SO | 14 | 6 | 81 | 1 | 13.5 | 5.8 | 42.9% | 35.7% | 3.7% |
| Nic Weishar | TE | 6'4, 240 | JR | 10 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 15.7 | 4.7 | 30.0% | 30.0% | 2.7% |
| Chase Claypool | WR | 6'4, 220 | FR | 9 | 5 | 81 | 0 | 16.2 | 9.0 | 55.6% | 55.6% | 2.4% |
| Tarean Folston | RB | 5'9, 214 | SR | 8 | 8 | 66 | 0 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 100.0% | 87.5% | 2.1% |
| Dexter Williams | RB | 5'11, 210 | SO | 6 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 66.7% | 16.7% | 1.6% |
| DeShone Kizer | QB | 6'4, 230 | JR | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Javon McKinley | WR | 6'1, 210 | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Mike McGlinchey | OL | 6'7, 310 | SR | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 | -4.0 | -4.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 107.9 | 41 | 107.8 | 38 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 48.1% | 55 | 47.3% | 63 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.14 | 57 | 1.00 | 10 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.74 | 102 | 2.67 | 29 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 9.0% | 120 | 4.5% | 77 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 114.9 | 30 | 105.2 | 53 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 35.6% | 21 | 31.3% | 67 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.70 | 82 | 1.77 | 82 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 4.09 | 8 | 2.42 | 9 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 5.4% | 26 | 3.6% | 120 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 145.1 | 2 | 102.3 | 56 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 104.3 | 62 | 115.3 | 26 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 102.5 | 62 | 109.2 | 35 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 96.4 | 90 | 101.1 | 61 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 115.9 | 24 | 104.4 | 53 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 111.7 | 30 | 101.7 | 62 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 101.2 | 75 | 119.4 | 20 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 55.7% | 86 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 33.8% | 66 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | -3.4 | 93 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 72.2% | 88 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 67.3% | 17 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 44.4% | 5 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 13.4% | 102 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 4.1% | 82 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 4.8% | 39 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 4.5% | 121 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 36.7% | 28 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| Nyles Morgan | LB | 6'1, 245 | JR | 69.5 | 10.0% | 6.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Drue Tranquill | S | 6'1, 225 | JR | 66.0 | 9.5% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| James Onwualu | LB | 6'1, 232 | SR | 58.0 | 8.4% | 11.5 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Te'von Coney | LB | 6'1, 235 | SO | 47.0 | 6.8% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greer Martini | LB | 6'2, 240 | JR | 42.5 | 6.1% | 7.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Isaac Rochell | DL | 6'3, 290 | SR | 42.5 | 6.1% | 7.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cole Luke | CB | 5'11, 195 | SR | 41.5 | 6.0% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Julian Love | CB | 5'10, 190 | FR | 38.5 | 5.5% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Jarron Jones | DL | 6'5, 315 | SR | 35.5 | 5.1% | 11.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Devin Studstill | S | 6'0, 198 | FR | 33.0 | 4.8% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Tillery | DL | 6'6, 310 | SO | 28.0 | 4.0% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asmar Bilal | LB | 6'2, 230 | SO | 20.5 | 3.0% | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donte Vaughn | CB | 6'2, 200 | FR | 17.5 | 2.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Andrew Trumbetti | DL | 6'3, 255 | JR | 17.0 | 2.4% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avery Sebastian | S | 5'10, 200 | SR | 15.5 | 2.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Coleman | DB | 5'11, 195 | SO | 15.0 | 2.2% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nicco Fertitta | S | 5'8, 185 | SO | 12.5 | 1.8% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Troy Pride Jr. | CB | 5'11, 180 | FR | 11.0 | 1.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Elliott | S | 5'11, 195 | FR | 10.0 | 1.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Claypool | WR | 6'4, 220 | FR | 9.0 | 1.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daelin Hayes | DL | 6'3, 250 | FR | 8.0 | 1.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Daniel Cage | DL | 6'1, 315 | JR | 7.5 | 1.1% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jamir Jones | LB | 6'2, 225 | FR | 7.5 | 1.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Hayes | DL | 6'3, 285 | JR | 6.0 | 0.9% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Crawford | DB | 5'8, 185 | SO | 5.5 | 0.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | -0.4 | 80 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.01 | 63 |
| Punt Success Rate | 44.8% | 112 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 74.6% | 59 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 52.4% | 55 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 50.0% | 34 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Justin Yoon | 5'9, 190 | SO | 44-46 | 13-17 | 76.5% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Tyler Newsome | 6'2, 210 | JR | 54 | 43.5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 38.9% |
| DeShone Kizer | 6'4, 230 | JR | 1 | 37.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Justin Yoon | 5'9, 190 | SO | 55 | 61.9 | 24 | 43.6% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Chereson | 5'9, 178 | SR | 16 | 56.7 | 4 | 25.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| C.J. Sanders | 5'8, 185 | SO | 10 | 12.5 | 0 | 9 | 1 (1) |
| Chris Finke | 5'9, 180 | SO | 9 | 7.8 | 0 | 3 | 0 (0) |
| Miles Boykin | 6'3, 222 | SO | 1 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| C.J. Sanders | 5'8, 185 | SO | 29 | 25.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Chris Finke | 5'9, 180 | SO | 5 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) |
| Dexter Williams | 5'11, 210 | SO | 4 | 16.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics