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2015 | 2016
Ohio State Buckeyes (Big Ten East)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 11-2 | Second-order wins (diff.): 9.0 (-2.0) | S&P+ Rk: 5 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 3-Sep | Bowling Green | 111 | 77-10 | W | 100% | 53.1 | 98% | 96% | 95% |
| 10-Sep | Tulsa | 54 | 48-3 | W | 100% | 35.7 | 99% | 78% | 100% |
| 17-Sep | at Oklahoma | 10 | 45-24 | W | 97% | 14.8 | 97% | 87% | 93% |
| 1-Oct | Rutgers | 114 | 58-0 | W | 100% | 63.1 | 99% | 96% | 84% |
| 8-Oct | Indiana | 53 | 38-17 | W | 97% | 14.3 | 92% | 81% | 89% |
| 15-Oct | at Wisconsin | 11 | 30-23 | W | 52% | 0.3 | 83% | 91% | 41% |
| 22-Oct | at Penn State | 8 | 21-24 | L | 64% | 2.8 | 87% | 49% | 88% |
| 29-Oct | Northwestern | 49 | 24-20 | W | 54% | 0.8 | 71% | 72% | 41% |
| 5-Nov | Nebraska | 46 | 62-3 | W | 100% | 39.4 | 99% | 95% | 98% |
| 12-Nov | at Maryland | 87 | 62-3 | W | 100% | 43.8 | 98% | 89% | 90% |
| 19-Nov | at Michigan State | 57 | 17-16 | W | 17% | -7.5 | 48% | 26% | 49% |
| 26-Nov | Michigan | 3 | 30-27 | W | 17% | -7.4 | 80% | 68% | 77% |
| 31-Dec | vs. Clemson | 2 | 0-31 | L | 0% | -32.9 | 34% | 15% | 77% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 36.8 | 23 | 13.6 | 5 |
| Points Per Game | 39.4 | 13 | 15.5 | 3 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.15 | 115 | 1.24 | 53 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 46.4% | 18 | 36.0% | 14 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 32.9 | 13 | 27.2 | 21 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.78 | 39 | 3.42 | 5 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 1.55 | 57 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +5.17 |
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| ACTUAL | 15 | 3 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 133.1 | 3 | 120.2 | 15 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 53.7% | 3 | 35.3% | 9 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.02 | 84 | 1.08 | 66 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 134.6 | 1 | 136.2 | 4 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 48.0% | 2 | 31.0% | 5 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 84.6% | 2 | 48.5% | 1 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 13.4% | 6 | 28.1% | 1 | 18.9% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Mike Weber | RB | 5'10, 212 | FR | 182 | 1096 | 9 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 42.9% | 4 (2) |
| J.T. Barrett | QB | 6'2, 222 | JR | 178 | 990 | 9 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 46.1% | 4 (2) |
| Curtis Samuel | HB | 5'11, 197 | JR | 97 | 771 | 8 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 60.8% | 2 (0) |
| Demario McCall | RB | 5'9, 182 | FR | 49 | 270 | 3 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 40.8% | 0 (0) |
| Dontre Wilson | WR | 5'10, 195 | SR | 17 | 78 | 1 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 52.9% | 5 (1) |
| Joe Burrow | QB | 6'3, 218 | FR | 11 | 63 | 1 | 5.7 | 2.9 | 54.5% | 1 (0) |
| Parris Campbell | WR | 6'1, 208 | SO | 6 | 59 | 1 | 9.8 | 8.0 | 66.7% | 0 (0) |
| Antonio Williams | RB | 5'11, 210 | FR | 6 | 28 | 0 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 66.7% | 0 (0) |
| Johnnie Dixon | WR | 5'11, 198 | SO | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 100.0% | 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+ | 101.1 | 64 | 125.2 | 8 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 37.7% | 95 | 36.8% | 24 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.36 | 105 | 1.40 | 30 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 94.4 | 82 | 92 | 78 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| J.T. Barrett | 6'2, 222 | JR | 233 | 379 | 2555 | 24 | 7 | 61.5% | 27 | 6.7% | 5.9 |
| Joe Burrow | 6'3, 218 | FR | 22 | 28 | 226 | 2 | 0 | 78.6% | 1 | 3.4% | 7.6 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Curtis Samuel | HB | 5'11, 197 | JR | 97 | 74 | 865 | 7 | 11.7 | 8.9 | 76.3% | 50.5% | 24.5% |
| Noah Brown | WR | 6'2, 218 | SO | 52 | 32 | 402 | 7 | 12.6 | 7.7 | 61.5% | 50.0% | 13.1% |
| Marcus Baugh | TE | 6'5, 258 | JR | 48 | 24 | 269 | 2 | 11.2 | 5.6 | 50.0% | 33.3% | 12.1% |
| Dontre Wilson | WR | 5'10, 195 | SR | 34 | 27 | 352 | 5 | 13.0 | 10.4 | 79.4% | 61.8% | 8.6% |
| Mike Weber | RB | 5'10, 212 | FR | 31 | 23 | 91 | 0 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 74.2% | 16.1% | 7.8% |
| Parris Campbell | WR | 6'1, 208 | SO | 26 | 13 | 121 | 0 | 9.3 | 4.7 | 50.0% | 46.2% | 6.6% |
| K.J. Hill | WR | 6'0, 200 | FR | 24 | 18 | 262 | 1 | 14.6 | 10.9 | 75.0% | 75.0% | 6.1% |
| Terry McLaurin | WR | 6'0, 204 | SO | 22 | 11 | 114 | 2 | 10.4 | 5.2 | 50.0% | 45.5% | 5.6% |
| James Clark | WR | 5'10, 186 | JR | 15 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 7.8 | 3.1 | 40.0% | 40.0% | 3.8% |
| Johnnie Dixon | WR | 5'11, 198 | SO | 11 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 54.5% | 27.3% | 2.8% |
| Binjimen Victor | WR | 6'4, 185 | FR | 9 | 4 | 64 | 1 | 16.0 | 7.1 | 44.4% | 44.4% | 2.3% |
| Corey Smith | WR | 6'1, 190 | SR | 8 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 75.0% | 50.0% | 2.0% |
| A.J. Alexander | TE | 6'2, 254 | FR | 7 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 6.8 | 3.9 | 57.1% | 42.9% | 1.8% |
| Demario McCall | RB | 5'9, 182 | FR | 5 | 4 | 84 | 1 | 21.0 | 16.8 | 80.0% | 60.0% | 1.3% |
| Austin Mack | WR | 6'2, 215 | FR | 5 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 40.0% | 40.0% | 1.3% |
| Alex Stump | WR | 6'3, 210 | FR | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 117.6 | 14 | 127.7 | 5 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 53.7% | 8 | 39.8% | 7 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 0.99 | 118 | 1.04 | 32 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.42 | 8 | 2.35 | 9 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 7.0% | 108 | 4.0% | 90 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 114.5 | 31 | 114.3 | 27 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 30.5% | 70 | 28.4% | 34 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.76 | 61 | 1.79 | 89 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.97 | 10 | 1.27 | 1 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 8.6% | 78 | 7.1% | 76 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 128.1 | 14 | 110.3 | 34 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 115.2 | 31 | 140.4 | 6 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 130.4 | 8 | 156.4 | 2 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 112.0 | 26 | 137.2 | 1 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 124.0 | 8 | 125.6 | 6 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 114.1 | 26 | 147.7 | 2 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 128.0 | 10 | 117.5 | 23 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 63.5% | 41 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 35.2% | 50 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | +5.3 | 19 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 69.9% | 103 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 61.9% | 48 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 32.3% | 85 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 18.6% | 18 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 7.0% | 19 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 4.4% | 54 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 7.2% | 35 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 34.6% | 50 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| Raekwon McMillan | LB | 6'2, 243 | JR | 75.5 | 11.1% | 7.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Jerome Baker | LB | 6'1, 225 | SO | 64.0 | 9.4% | 9.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Hooker | S | 6'2, 205 | SO | 58.5 | 8.6% | 5.5 | 0.5 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Chris Worley | LB | 6'2, 228 | JR | 56.0 | 8.2% | 4.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Damon Webb | CB | 5'10, 195 | JR | 44.5 | 6.5% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Dre'Mont Jones | DL | 6'3, 280 | FR | 36.5 | 5.4% | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marshon Lattimore | CB | 6'0, 192 | SO | 35.5 | 5.2% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Sam Hubbard | DE | 6'5, 266 | SO | 33.5 | 4.9% | 8.0 | 3.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Gareon Conley | CB | 6'0, 195 | JR | 23.5 | 3.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Tyquan Lewis | DL | 6'4, 266 | JR | 23.0 | 3.4% | 10.5 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Nick Bosa | DE | 6'4, 265 | FR | 23.0 | 3.4% | 7.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalyn Holmes | DE | 6'5, 274 | JR | 22.5 | 3.3% | 8.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Denzel Ward | CB | 5'10, 185 | SO | 17.5 | 2.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Damon Arnette | CB | 6'0, 195 | FR | 16.0 | 2.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Hill | DT | 6'3, 305 | JR | 15.0 | 2.2% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Landers | DL | 6'1, 285 | FR | 13.5 | 2.0% | 7.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erick Smith | S | 6'0, 203 | JR | 12.5 | 1.8% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Malik Harrison | LB | 6'3, 228 | FR | 11.5 | 1.7% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Burger | LB | 6'2, 230 | SR | 9.5 | 1.4% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jordan Fuller | S | 6'2, 205 | FR | 9.0 | 1.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davon Hamilton | DT | 6'4, 297 | FR | 7.5 | 1.1% | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua Norwood | CB | 5'10, 185 | FR | 6.5 | 1.0% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Fada | LB | 6'1, 225 | SR | 6.5 | 1.0% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Glover-Williams | CB | 5'9, 178 | SO | 6.5 | 1.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashod Berry | DE | 6'4, 252 | FR | 5.5 | 0.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | 1.3 | 14 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.07 | 53 |
| Punt Success Rate | 83.9% | 3 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 74.2% | 62 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 51.9% | 57 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 60.7% | 8 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Tyler Durbin | 6'3, 210 | SR | 63-65 | 17-21 | 81.0% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Cameron Johnston | 5'11, 198 | SR | 56 | 46.7 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 78.6% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Tyler Durbin | 6'3, 210 | SR | 93 | 60.4 | 36 | 38.7% | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Dontre Wilson | 5'10, 195 | SR | 17 | 6.3 | 0 | 15 | 4 (1) |
| Curtis Samuel | 5'11, 197 | JR | 6 | 3.2 | 0 | 6 | 1 (0) |
| Demario McCall | 5'9, 182 | FR | 3 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Parris Campbell | 6'1, 208 | SO | 21 | 27.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Dontre Wilson | 5'10, 195 | SR | 3 | 20.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| A.J. Alexander | 6'2, 254 | FR | 2 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics