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2015 | 2016
Pittsburgh Panthers (ACC Coastal)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 8-5 | Second-order wins (diff.): 8.2 (0.2) | S&P+ Rk: 20 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 3-Sep | Villanova | N/A | 28-7 | W | 100% | 28.5 | 93% | 13% | 99% |
| 10-Sep | Penn State | 8 | 42-39 | W | 65% | 3.1 | 84% | 80% | 59% |
| 17-Sep | at Oklahoma State | 22 | 38-45 | L | 19% | -7.0 | 55% | 75% | 20% |
| 24-Sep | at North Carolina | 21 | 36-37 | L | 45% | -1.0 | 68% | 81% | 42% |
| 1-Oct | Marshall | 118 | 43-27 | W | 96% | 14.0 | 70% | 74% | 35% |
| 8-Oct | Georgia Tech | 45 | 37-34 | W | 76% | 5.6 | 75% | 78% | 52% |
| 15-Oct | at Virginia | 88 | 45-31 | W | 54% | 0.8 | 48% | 34% | 35% |
| 27-Oct | Virginia Tech | 17 | 36-39 | L | 67% | 3.5 | 79% | 89% | 19% |
| 5-Nov | at Miami-FL | 14 | 28-51 | L | 1% | -19.6 | 35% | 57% | 24% |
| 12-Nov | at Clemson | 2 | 43-42 | W | 22% | -6.1 | 75% | 91% | 25% |
| 19-Nov | Duke | 72 | 56-14 | W | 100% | 36.9 | 97% | 86% | 90% |
| 26-Nov | Syracuse | 76 | 76-61 | W | 99% | 18.3 | 84% | 92% | 12% |
| 28-Dec | vs. Northwestern | 49 | 24-31 | L | 77% | 5.9 | 75% | 86% | 48% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 40.5 | 4 | 28.9 | 62 |
| Points Per Game | 40.9 | 10 | 35.2 | 106 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.42 | 11 | 1.35 | 108 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 44.2% | 41 | 41.7% | 56 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 29.8 | 61 | 28.9 | 57 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 5.37 | 5 | 4.94 | 106 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -0.36 | 74 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +0.52 |
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| ACTUAL | 1 | 54 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 112.2 | 35 | 104.8 | 46 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 44.9% | 52 | 37.9% | 26 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.20 | 24 | 1.11 | 80 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 102.1 | 65 | 103.1 | 55 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 40.9% | 54 | 33.2% | 14 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 70.9% | 47 | 67.4% | 65 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 21.1% | 98 | 21.4% | 39 | 18.9% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| James Conner | RB | 6'2, 235 | JR | 216 | 1092 | 16 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 34.3% | 1 (1) |
| Nathan Peterman | QB | 6'2, 225 | SR | 62 | 361 | 3 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 43.5% | 7 (4) |
| Quadree Henderson | WR | 5'8, 190 | SO | 60 | 631 | 5 | 10.5 | 13.2 | 55.0% | 6 (4) |
| Chawntez Moss | RB | 5'11, 210 | FR | 42 | 227 | 1 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 38.1% | 0 (0) |
| Darrin Hall | RB | 5'11, 225 | SO | 36 | 160 | 0 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 44.4% | 0 (0) |
| Qadree Ollison | RB | 6'2, 230 | SO | 33 | 127 | 2 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 36.4% | 0 (0) |
| George Aston | FB | 6'0, 245 | SO | 22 | 75 | 5 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 31.8% | 0 (0) |
| Maurice Ffrench | WR | 5'11, 185 | FR | 12 | 122 | 2 | 10.2 | 13.3 | 50.0% | 0 (0) |
| Tre Tipton | WR | 6'0, 190 | FR | 11 | 61 | 0 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 54.5% | 1 (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+ | 120.4 | 19 | 103.1 | 53 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 43.0% | 40 | 44.2% | 100 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.79 | 8 | 1.49 | 73 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 213.8 | 8 | 127 | 23 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Nathan Peterman | 6'2, 225 | SR | 185 | 306 | 2855 | 27 | 7 | 60.5% | 10 | 3.2% | 8.8 |
| Ben DiNucci | 6'2, 215 | FR | 3 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1.8 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Jester Weah | WR | 6'3, 210 | JR | 64 | 36 | 870 | 10 | 24.2 | 13.6 | 56.2% | 51.6% | 20.9% |
| Scott Orndoff | TE | 6'5, 255 | SR | 60 | 35 | 579 | 5 | 16.5 | 9.7 | 58.3% | 48.3% | 19.6% |
| Quadree Henderson | WR | 5'8, 190 | SO | 42 | 26 | 286 | 1 | 11.0 | 6.8 | 61.9% | 45.2% | 13.7% |
| Dontez Ford | WR | 6'2, 210 | SR | 31 | 17 | 288 | 2 | 16.9 | 9.3 | 54.8% | 32.3% | 10.1% |
| George Aston | FB | 6'0, 245 | SO | 27 | 22 | 169 | 5 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 81.5% | 55.6% | 8.8% |
| James Conner | RB | 6'2, 235 | JR | 25 | 21 | 302 | 4 | 14.4 | 12.1 | 84.0% | 56.0% | 8.2% |
| Tre Tipton | WR | 6'0, 190 | FR | 15 | 12 | 142 | 1 | 11.8 | 9.5 | 80.0% | 60.0% | 4.9% |
| Aaron Mathews | WR | 6'4, 195 | FR | 10 | 6 | 51 | 0 | 8.5 | 5.1 | 60.0% | 30.0% | 3.3% |
| Rafael Araujo-Lopes | WR | 5'9, 185 | SO | 9 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 2.9% |
| Jaymar Parrish | TE | 6'2, 260 | SR | 7 | 4 | 78 | 0 | 19.5 | 11.1 | 57.1% | 57.1% | 2.3% |
| Qadree Ollison | RB | 6'2, 230 | SO | 6 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 19.0 | 6.3 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 2.0% |
| Darrin Hall | RB | 5'11, 225 | SO | 5 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 7.0 | 2.8 | 40.0% | 20.0% | 1.6% |
| Chawntez Moss | RB | 5'11, 210 | FR | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.7% |
| Nathan Peterman | QB | 6'2, 225 | SR | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
| Tyrique Jarrett | DL | 6'3, 335 | SR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Jordan Whitehead | DB | 5'11, 190 | 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+ | 113.1 | 23 | 105.8 | 42 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 50.4% | 32 | 44.7% | 40 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.29 | 8 | 1.18 | 98 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.05 | 57 | 2.49 | 15 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 2.7% | 16 | 6.1% | 41 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 112.9 | 35 | 93.3 | 92 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 29.1% | 87 | 35.7% | 116 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.99 | 12 | 1.76 | 80 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 2.50 | 119 | 3.56 | 99 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 3.6% | 7 | 8.8% | 38 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 129.0 | 11 | 101.9 | 60 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 125.3 | 6 | 91.4 | 98 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 114.9 | 28 | 109.5 | 32 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 100.9 | 66 | 100.7 | 63 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 119.2 | 17 | 106.9 | 43 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 108.5 | 42 | 92.1 | 99 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 133.5 | 5 | 109.1 | 45 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 68.4% | 16 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 42.7% | 16 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | -3.7 | 96 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 71.4% | 96 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 49.2% | 123 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 23.6% | 126 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 15.4% | 67 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 5.7% | 40 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 3.4% | 93 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 6.1% | 67 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 25.6% | 124 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| Ryan Lewis | DB | 6'0, 200 | SR | 69.0 | 9.2% | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Matt Galambos | LB | 6'2, 245 | SR | 64.0 | 8.5% | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Oluwaseun Idowu | LB | 6'0, 215 | SO | 56.0 | 7.4% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jordan Whitehead | DB | 5'11, 190 | SO | 55.5 | 7.4% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Terrish Webb | DB | 5'11, 195 | SR | 55.5 | 7.4% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Avonte Maddox | DB | 5'9, 175 | JR | 43.5 | 5.8% | 8.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Reggie Mitchell | DB | 6'0, 200 | SR | 41.0 | 5.4% | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ejuan Price | DL | 6'0, 255 | SR | 39.0 | 5.2% | 23.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Shakir Soto | DL | 6'3, 290 | SR | 38.0 | 5.0% | 10.0 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Caprara | LB | 6'0, 225 | SR | 27.0 | 3.6% | 5.0 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bam Bradley | LB | 6'2, 220 | SR | 24.5 | 3.3% | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyrique Jarrett | DL | 6'3, 335 | SR | 24.5 | 3.3% | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quintin Wirginis | LB | 6'2, 240 | JR | 24.0 | 3.2% | 4.5 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Saleem Brightwell | LB | 6'0, 210 | FR | 20.5 | 2.7% | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rori Blair | DL | 6'4, 245 | JR | 17.0 | 2.3% | 5.0 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeremiah Taleni | DL | 6'2, 290 | JR | 16.0 | 2.1% | 5.5 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dane Jackson | DB | 6'0, 180 | FR | 13.5 | 1.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Dennis Briggs | DB | 5'10, 190 | SO | 13.0 | 1.7% | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jay Stocker | DB | 6'2, 185 | FR | 10.5 | 1.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Edwards | DL | 6'4, 245 | JR | 10.0 | 1.3% | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rachid Ibrahim | RB | 6'1, 195 | JR | 10.0 | 1.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Araujo-Lopes | WR | 5'9, 185 | SO | 7.5 | 1.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillipie Motley | DB | 5'10, 175 | SO | 7.5 | 1.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| James Folston Jr. | DL | 6'3, 245 | SO | 7.0 | 0.9% | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Aston | FB | 6'0, 245 | SO | 7.0 | 0.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | -0.4 | 81 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.10 | 85 |
| Punt Success Rate | 47.3% | 103 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 76.6% | 47 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 70.6% | 14 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 53.8% | 25 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Chris Blewitt | 5'9, 195 | SR | 66-69 | 10-17 | 58.8% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Ryan Winslow | 6'5, 210 | JR | 56 | 42.6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 35.7% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Chris Blewitt | 5'9, 195 | SR | 93 | 61.6 | 26 | 28.0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Quadree Henderson | 5'8, 190 | SO | 16 | 15.8 | 1 | 24 | 1 (0) |
| Avonte Maddox | 5'9, 175 | JR | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Quadree Henderson | 5'8, 190 | SO | 30 | 30.5 | 3 | 0 | 1 (1) |
| Rachid Ibrahim | 6'1, 195 | JR | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Rafael Araujo-Lopes | 5'9, 185 | SO | 3 | 32.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics