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2015 | 2016
Ohio Bobcats (MAC East)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 8-6 | Second-order wins (diff.): 8.3 (0.3) | S&P+ Rk: 92 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 3-Sep | Texas State | 128 | 54-56 | L | 70% | 4.2 | 11% | 34% | 13% |
| 10-Sep | at Kansas | 104 | 37-21 | W | 76% | 5.5 | 33% | 43% | 33% |
| 17-Sep | at Tennessee | 28 | 19-28 | L | 8% | -10.9 | 25% | 26% | 59% |
| 24-Sep | Gardner-Webb | N/A | 37-21 | W | 92% | 11.0 | 25% | 39% | 6% |
| 1-Oct | at Miami-OH | 98 | 17-7 | W | 54% | 0.7 | 35% | 2% | 99% |
| 8-Oct | Bowling Green | 111 | 30-24 | W | 87% | 8.8 | 41% | 36% | 60% |
| 15-Oct | Eastern Michigan | 82 | 20-27 | L | 37% | -2.7 | 28% | 43% | 44% |
| 22-Oct | at Kent State | 113 | 14-10 | W | 96% | 14.1 | 54% | 44% | 82% |
| 27-Oct | at Toledo | 34 | 31-26 | W | 26% | -5.1 | 41% | 72% | 53% |
| 3-Nov | Buffalo | 127 | 34-10 | W | 98% | 16.0 | 44% | 59% | 57% |
| 15-Nov | at Central Michigan | 99 | 20-27 | L | 38% | -2.3 | 28% | 27% | 63% |
| 22-Nov | Akron | 109 | 9-3 | W | 93% | 11.8 | 52% | 9% | 90% |
| 2-Dec | vs. Western Michigan | 35 | 23-29 | L | 18% | -7.1 | 36% | 31% | 93% |
| 23-Dec | vs. Troy | 63 | 23-28 | L | 36% | -2.8 | 37% | 49% | 71% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 21.6 | 115 | 28.7 | 61 |
| Points Per Game | 26.3 | 84 | 22.6 | 26 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.32 | 43 | 1.17 | 22 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 38.4% | 112 | 39.8% | 40 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 31.2 | 33 | 29.7 | 74 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 3.83 | 118 | 4.08 | 33 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 2.48 | 48 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -0.53 |
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| ACTUAL | 1 | 54 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 85.3 | 118 | 113.6 | 27 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 38.7% | 112 | 38.0% | 27 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.12 | 39 | 0.87 | 3 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 86.2 | 119 | 113.1 | 19 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 38.1% | 88 | 33.3% | 15 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 64.4% | 84 | 63.2% | 32 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 21.1% | 98 | 24.2% | 15 | 18.9% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Dorian Brown | RB | 5'11, 207 | JR | 158 | 825 | 4 | 5.2 | 6.7 | 34.2% | 3 (3) |
| Maleek Irons | RB | 6'0, 224 | SO | 95 | 439 | 5 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 31.6% | 2 (2) |
| Greg Windham | QB | 6'1, 215 | SR | 86 | 456 | 3 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 45.3% | 5 (3) |
| Quinton Maxwell | QB | 6'3, 223 | FR | 59 | 268 | 1 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 45.8% | 8 (3) |
| Bo Hardy | S | 5'10, 200 | SR | 49 | 226 | 1 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 44.9% | 2 (0) |
| Papi White | RB | 5'9, 171 | SO | 47 | 206 | 3 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 40.4% | 2 (1) |
| Vinny Emanuele | RB | 5'8, 180 | FR | 11 | 32 | 0 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 18.2% | 0 (0) |
| DL Knock | WR | 5'8, 191 | FR | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 20.0% | 0 (0) |
| A.J. Ouellette | RB | 5'10, 202 | JR | 3 | 45 | 0 | 15.0 | 32.5 | 33.3% | 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+ | 92.3 | 89 | 98.7 | 68 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 38.2% | 89 | 41.3% | 67 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.53 | 45 | 1.41 | 34 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 133.2 | 24 | 130.9 | 19 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Greg Windham | 6'1, 215 | SR | 161 | 297 | 1895 | 14 | 8 | 54.2% | 9 | 2.9% | 6.0 |
| Quinton Maxwell | 6'3, 223 | FR | 89 | 161 | 1247 | 8 | 4 | 55.3% | 10 | 5.8% | 6.9 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Sebastian Smith | WR | 6'3, 206 | SR | 104 | 55 | 900 | 4 | 16.4 | 8.7 | 52.9% | 46.2% | 24.5% |
| Jordan Reid | WR | 6'3, 209 | SR | 86 | 58 | 655 | 6 | 11.3 | 7.6 | 67.4% | 54.7% | 20.3% |
| Papi White | RB | 5'9, 171 | SO | 78 | 41 | 672 | 6 | 16.4 | 8.6 | 52.6% | 33.3% | 18.4% |
| Kyle Belack | WR | 5'11, 206 | FR | 33 | 19 | 269 | 2 | 14.2 | 8.2 | 57.6% | 45.5% | 7.8% |
| Troy Mangen | TE | 6'5, 258 | JR | 29 | 15 | 142 | 1 | 9.5 | 4.9 | 51.7% | 44.8% | 6.8% |
| Elijah Ball | WR | 6'1, 197 | FR | 23 | 16 | 212 | 2 | 13.3 | 9.2 | 69.6% | 56.5% | 5.4% |
| Maleek Irons | RB | 6'0, 224 | SO | 17 | 14 | 96 | 0 | 6.9 | 5.7 | 82.4% | 41.2% | 4.0% |
| Mason Morgan | TE | 6'6, 252 | JR | 11 | 7 | 31 | 1 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 63.6% | 36.4% | 2.6% |
| Brendan Cope | WR | 6'2, 195 | JR | 11 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 54.5% | 27.3% | 2.6% |
| Dorian Brown | RB | 5'11, 207 | JR | 10 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 60.0% | 0.0% | 2.4% |
| Jarid Brown | WR | 6'0, 193 | JR | 9 | 5 | 49 | 0 | 9.8 | 5.4 | 55.6% | 44.4% | 2.1% |
| Andrew Meyer | WR | 6'0, 186 | SO | 4 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 17.0 | 8.5 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.9% |
| Bo Hardy | S | 5'10, 200 | SR | 4 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 75.0% | 0.0% | 0.9% |
| Tim Helton | WR | 6'2, 206 | JR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Jerrid Marhefka | WR | 5'11, 191 | JR | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.2% |
| Connor Brown | TE | 6'6, 256 | SO | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.2% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 89.8 | 108 | 104.2 | 46 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 43.8% | 108 | 45.3% | 44 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.17 | 43 | 1.01 | 17 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.67 | 110 | 2.50 | 17 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 2.6% | 14 | 5.8% | 45 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 91.3 | 103 | 102.1 | 63 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 28.9% | 90 | 29.6% | 48 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.70 | 78 | 1.64 | 32 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 2.92 | 97 | 2.47 | 12 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 5.4% | 26 | 11.0% | 10 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 84.3 | 111 | 102.4 | 55 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 100.5 | 73 | 98.1 | 75 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 90.8 | 101 | 105.0 | 44 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 87.1 | 109 | 110.7 | 31 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 92.0 | 102 | 110.1 | 33 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 83.1 | 120 | 99.0 | 66 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 102.3 | 71 | 100.2 | 67 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 57.2% | 81 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 42.1% | 19 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | -0.1 | 61 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 76.1% | 46 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 52.0% | 120 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 33.5% | 73 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 19.7% | 11 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 8.0% | 11 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 5.7% | 24 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 5.8% | 81 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 37.6% | 21 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| Blair Brown | LB | 6'0, 240 | SR | 99.5 | 12.6% | 15.0 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Quentin Poling | LB | 6'0, 235 | JR | 87.5 | 11.1% | 13.5 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Chad Moore | LB | 6'0, 215 | JR | 73.5 | 9.3% | 6.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| Toran Davis | S | 6'0, 212 | SR | 70.5 | 8.9% | 2.5 | 0.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Javon Hagan | S | 6'0, 211 | FR | 43.0 | 5.4% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
| Tarell Basham | DL | 6'4, 262 | SR | 39.0 | 4.9% | 15.0 | 10.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Cleon Aloese | DL | 6'0, 301 | JR | 28.5 | 3.6% | 10.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bradd Ellis | CB | 5'10, 175 | JR | 28.0 | 3.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Kylan Nelson | S | 5'10, 202 | SO | 27.5 | 3.5% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Casey Sayles | DL | 6'3, 288 | SR | 25.5 | 3.2% | 7.5 | 6.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Evan Croutch | LB | 6'0, 222 | SO | 25.5 | 3.2% | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Fox | CB | 5'11, 179 | SO | 24.5 | 3.1% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Kurt Laseak | DL | 6'4, 244 | SR | 21.5 | 2.7% | 5.5 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kevin Robbins | DL | 6'4, 246 | JR | 21.5 | 2.7% | 5.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tom Strobel | DL | 6'5, 283 | SR | 19.5 | 2.5% | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Randy Stites | CB | 5'10, 186 | SR | 18.5 | 2.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Porter | DL | 6'1, 293 | JR | 17.0 | 2.2% | 5.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mayne Williams | S | 5'11, 188 | FR | 16.5 | 2.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Grant Cunningham | S | 6'0, 201 | JR | 13.5 | 1.7% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Trent Smart | DL | 6'3, 260 | JR | 12.5 | 1.6% | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kent Berger | DL | 6'4, 269 | SO | 10.5 | 1.3% | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| London Miller | CB | 5'11, 174 | JR | 9.0 | 1.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Grilliot | LB | 6'0, 234 | JR | 8.0 | 1.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bo Hardy | S | 5'10, 200 | SR | 5.0 | 0.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chukwudi Chukwu | DL | 6'2, 249 | FR | 4.0 | 0.5% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | 1.3 | 16 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.37 | 23 |
| Punt Success Rate | 68.1% | 16 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 56.8% | 109 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 41.2% | 103 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 51.3% | 33 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Louie Zervos | 5'9, 168 | FR | 35-38 | 29-35 | 82.9% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Michael Farkas | 6'3, 188 | FR | 69 | 40.9 | 3 | 28 | 26 | 78.3% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Michael Farkas | 6'3, 188 | FR | 40 | 57.8 | 5 | 12.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Louie Zervos | 5'9, 168 | FR | 40 | 55.4 | 4 | 10.0% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Papi White | 5'9, 171 | SO | 13 | 4.8 | 0 | 26 | 2 (1) |
| Randy Stites | 5'10, 186 | SR | 5 | 5.4 | 0 | 3 | 0 (0) |
| Quentin Poling | 6'0, 235 | JR | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Kyle Belack | 5'11, 206 | FR | 16 | 21.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) |
| Bo Hardy | 5'10, 200 | SR | 11 | 23.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) |
| Elijah Ball | 6'1, 197 | FR | 7 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics