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2015 | 2016
Penn State Nittany Lions (Big Ten East)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 11-3 | Second-order wins (diff.): 10.6 (-0.4) | S&P+ Rk: 8 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 3-Sep | Kent State | 113 | 33-13 | W | 100% | 24.9 | 88% | 67% | 92% |
| 10-Sep | at Pittsburgh | 20 | 39-42 | L | 35% | -3.1 | 67% | 52% | 61% |
| 17-Sep | Temple | 32 | 34-27 | W | 91% | 10.5 | 91% | 86% | 90% |
| 24-Sep | at Michigan | 3 | 10-49 | L | 0% | -40.9 | 23% | 36% | 32% |
| 1-Oct | Minnesota | 42 | 29-26 | W | 85% | 8.3 | 84% | 95% | 57% |
| 8-Oct | Maryland | 87 | 38-14 | W | 100% | 20.8 | 89% | 72% | 68% |
| 22-Oct | Ohio State | 5 | 24-21 | W | 36% | -2.8 | 81% | 60% | 74% |
| 29-Oct | at Purdue | 105 | 62-24 | W | 100% | 23.8 | 87% | 83% | 57% |
| 5-Nov | Iowa | 30 | 41-14 | W | 100% | 22.4 | 96% | 98% | 63% |
| 12-Nov | at Indiana | 53 | 45-31 | W | 70% | 4.1 | 76% | 89% | 50% |
| 19-Nov | at Rutgers | 114 | 39-0 | W | 100% | 46.2 | 96% | 54% | 86% |
| 26-Nov | Michigan State | 57 | 45-12 | W | 100% | 28.4 | 96% | 91% | 85% |
| 3-Dec | vs. Wisconsin | 11 | 38-31 | W | 87% | 8.8 | 91% | 99% | 38% |
| 2-Jan | vs. USC | 9 | 49-52 | L | 54% | 0.7 | 82% | 93% | 31% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 37.8 | 18 | 19.8 | 14 |
| Points Per Game | 37.6 | 21 | 25.4 | 47 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.47 | 2 | 1.23 | 51 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 41.2% | 80 | 39.1% | 36 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 33.2 | 11 | 28.7 | 48 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 5.12 | 15 | 4.15 | 36 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 2.2 | 50 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -0.43 |
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| ACTUAL | 1 | 54 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 102.0 | 68 | 113.6 | 26 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 40.2% | 100 | 38.4% | 30 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.05 | 72 | 1.09 | 69 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 85.8 | 120 | 112.1 | 21 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 38.2% | 84 | 37.4% | 43 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 56.5% | 118 | 64.4% | 40 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 23.9% | 119 | 22.8% | 23 | 18.9% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Saquon Barkley | RB | 5'11, 223 | SO | 272 | 1496 | 18 | 5.5 | 8.2 | 35.3% | 2 (2) |
| Trace McSorley | QB | 6'0, 205 | SO | 123 | 525 | 7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 39.8% | 10 (4) |
| Andre Robinson | RB | 5'9, 216 | FR | 29 | 141 | 5 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 34.5% | 0 (0) |
| Mark Allen | RB | 5'6, 181 | SO | 29 | 115 | 1 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 37.9% | 0 (0) |
| Miles Sanders | RB | 5'11, 205 | FR | 25 | 184 | 1 | 7.4 | 10.2 | 48.0% | 4 (3) |
| Tommy Stevens | QB | 6'4, 218 | FR | 20 | 199 | 2 | 10.0 | 8.4 | 60.0% | 0 (0) |
| Blake Gillikin | P | 6'2, 182 | FR | 2 | -30 | 0 | -15.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0 (0) |
| Chris Godwin | WR | 6'1, 205 | JR | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13.0 | 5.5 | 100.0% | 0 (0) |
| Irvine Paye | RB | 5'6, 168 | JR | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 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+ | 141.1 | 2 | 103.8 | 48 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 42.4% | 50 | 39.8% | 54 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.95 | 4 | 1.37 | 21 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 132.1 | 25 | 116.6 | 36 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Trace McSorley | 6'0, 205 | SO | 224 | 387 | 3614 | 29 | 8 | 57.9% | 23 | 5.6% | 8.4 |
| Tommy Stevens | 6'4, 218 | FR | 2 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 66.7% | 1 | 25.0% | 8.8 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Chris Godwin | WR | 6'1, 205 | JR | 99 | 59 | 982 | 11 | 16.6 | 9.9 | 59.6% | 50.5% | 26.5% |
| Mike Gesicki | TE | 6'6, 252 | JR | 71 | 48 | 679 | 5 | 14.2 | 9.6 | 67.6% | 45.1% | 19.0% |
| DaeSean Hamilton | WR | 6'1, 205 | JR | 62 | 34 | 506 | 1 | 14.9 | 8.2 | 54.8% | 45.2% | 16.6% |
| DeAndre Thompkins | WR | 5'11, 190 | SO | 46 | 27 | 440 | 1 | 16.3 | 9.6 | 58.7% | 45.7% | 12.3% |
| Saquon Barkley | RB | 5'11, 223 | SO | 37 | 28 | 402 | 4 | 14.4 | 10.9 | 75.7% | 56.8% | 9.9% |
| Saeed Blacknall | WR | 6'3, 212 | JR | 27 | 15 | 347 | 3 | 23.1 | 12.9 | 55.6% | 51.9% | 7.2% |
| Juwan Johnson | WR | 6'4, 218 | FR | 6 | 2 | 70 | 0 | 35.0 | 11.7 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 1.6% |
| Irvin Charles | WR | 6'4, 219 | FR | 5 | 2 | 106 | 1 | 53.0 | 21.2 | 40.0% | 40.0% | 1.3% |
| Mark Allen | RB | 5'6, 181 | SO | 4 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 100.0% | 25.0% | 1.1% |
| Andre Robinson | RB | 5'9, 216 | FR | 3 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 21.0 | 14.0 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 0.8% |
| Miles Sanders | RB | 5'11, 205 | FR | 3 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 12.0 | 8.0 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 0.8% |
| Brandon Bell | LB | 6'1, 233 | SR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Tom Pancoast | TE | 6'3, 235 | JR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Brandon Polk | WR | 5'9, 175 | SO | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 100.0% | 50.0% | 0.5% |
| Irvine Paye | RB | 5'6, 168 | JR | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| John Reid | CB | 5'10, 191 | SO | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 116.5 | 15 | 108.9 | 34 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 45.0% | 97 | 43.6% | 32 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.26 | 16 | 1.08 | 46 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.37 | 123 | 2.64 | 26 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 4.4% | 55 | 5.3% | 54 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 130.5 | 10 | 105.5 | 52 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 32.8% | 42 | 30.4% | 54 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 2.12 | 6 | 1.68 | 41 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 1.64 | 127 | 2.85 | 30 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 6.6% | 46 | 9.4% | 25 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 104.0 | 62 | 101.7 | 61 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 117.8 | 27 | 106.5 | 48 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 153.6 | 1 | 116.0 | 20 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 128.7 | 4 | 124.6 | 8 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 123.1 | 9 | 119.4 | 14 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 133.3 | 4 | 104.6 | 51 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 106.1 | 62 | 106.0 | 55 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 63.3% | 44 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 33.6% | 68 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | -4.6 | 105 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 75.2% | 50 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 61.8% | 50 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 29.4% | 106 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 17.9% | 30 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 6.5% | 25 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 5.4% | 29 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 5.9% | 78 | 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 |
| Marcus Allen | S | 6'2, 202 | JR | 83.5 | 10.3% | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Brandon Bell | LB | 6'1, 233 | SR | 64.0 | 7.9% | 7.5 | 4.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Malik Golden | S | 6'0, 205 | SR | 61.5 | 7.6% | 6.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Jason Cabinda | LB | 6'1, 232 | JR | 58.5 | 7.2% | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Manny Bowen | LB | 6'1, 220 | SO | 51.5 | 6.3% | 8.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brandon Smith | LB | 6'0, 228 | JR | 37.5 | 4.6% | 4.0 | 0.5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Garrett Sickels | DE | 6'4, 260 | JR | 35.0 | 4.3% | 12.5 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Haley | CB | 5'9, 185 | JR | 31.0 | 3.8% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| John Reid | CB | 5'10, 191 | SO | 29.5 | 3.6% | 5.0 | 0.5 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Torrence Brown | DE | 6'3, 257 | SO | 24.5 | 3.0% | 6.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Evan Schwan | DE | 6'6, 263 | SR | 24.0 | 3.0% | 8.5 | 6.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Christian Campbell | CB | 6'1, 194 | JR | 24.0 | 3.0% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Cam Brown | LB | 6'5, 215 | FR | 23.5 | 2.9% | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Koa Farmer | LB | 6'1, 222 | SO | 21.5 | 2.6% | 4.5 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Troy Apke | S | 6'1, 206 | JR | 19.5 | 2.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Givens | DT | 6'1, 275 | FR | 19.0 | 2.3% | 7.0 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Amani Oruwariye | CB | 6'1, 201 | SO | 18.0 | 2.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Shareef Miller | DE | 6'5, 255 | FR | 17.5 | 2.2% | 5.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Parker Cothren | DT | 6'4, 295 | JR | 17.5 | 2.2% | 5.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Cothran | DT | 6'5, 280 | JR | 16.0 | 2.0% | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Windsor | DT | 6'4, 305 | FR | 16.0 | 2.0% | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Smith | CB | 5'10, 185 | SR | 14.5 | 1.8% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Ryan Buchholz | DE | 6'6, 270 | FR | 13.0 | 1.6% | 4.5 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine White | DT | 6'2, 290 | SO | 11.5 | 1.4% | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nyeem Wartman-White | LB | 6'1, 240 | SR | 11.0 | 1.4% | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | 1.4 | 11 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.38 | 19 |
| Punt Success Rate | 64.1% | 28 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 81.2% | 30 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 43.3% | 96 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 44.9% | 59 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Tyler Davis | 5'11, 180 | JR | 62-62 | 22-24 | 91.7% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Blake Gillikin | 6'2, 182 | FR | 61 | 42.8 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 60.7% |
| Daniel Pasquariello | 6'1, 197 | JR | 2 | 37.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Joey Julius | 5'10, 258 | SO | 93 | 62.1 | 45 | 48.4% | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Davis | 5'11, 180 | JR | 8 | 57.6 | 1 | 12.5% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| John Reid | 5'10, 191 | SO | 22 | 7.5 | 0 | 10 | 1 (1) |
| Gregg Garrity | 5'10, 170 | SR | 4 | 8.0 | 0 | 12 | 0 (0) |
| Cam Brown | 6'5, 215 | FR | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Miles Sanders | 5'11, 205 | FR | 33 | 20.8 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) |
| Nick Scott | 5'11, 200 | SO | 6 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Saquon Barkley | 5'11, 223 | SO | 3 | 24.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
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