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2015 | 2016
Purdue Boilermakers (Big Ten West)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 3-9 | Second-order wins (diff.): 3.0 (0.0) | S&P+ Rk: 105 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 3-Sep | Eastern Kentucky | N/A | 45-24 | W | 93% | 11.9 | 71% | 58% | 48% |
| 10-Sep | Cincinnati | 85 | 20-38 | L | 5% | -13.2 | 19% | 54% | 8% |
| 24-Sep | Nevada | 124 | 24-14 | W | 96% | 13.4 | 61% | 36% | 88% |
| 1-Oct | at Maryland | 87 | 7-50 | L | 0% | -45.6 | 2% | 4% | 9% |
| 8-Oct | at Illinois | 95 | 34-31 | W | 56% | 1.1 | 41% | 65% | 17% |
| 15-Oct | Iowa | 30 | 35-49 | L | 0% | -20.7 | 22% | 63% | 8% |
| 22-Oct | at Nebraska | 46 | 14-27 | L | 4% | -13.4 | 30% | 23% | 43% |
| 29-Oct | Penn State | 8 | 24-62 | L | 0% | -23.8 | 26% | 45% | 17% |
| 5-Nov | at Minnesota | 42 | 31-44 | L | 9% | -10.4 | 37% | 77% | 15% |
| 12-Nov | Northwestern | 49 | 17-45 | L | 0% | -24.9 | 13% | 19% | 3% |
| 19-Nov | Wisconsin | 11 | 20-49 | L | 2% | -16.8 | 37% | 60% | 21% |
| 26-Nov | at Indiana | 53 | 24-26 | L | 35% | -3.1 | 52% | 7% | 81% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 25.1 | 94 | 34.0 | 99 |
| Points Per Game | 24.6 | 100 | 38.3 | 116 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.14 | 117 | 1.34 | 105 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 39.0% | 107 | 45.5% | 107 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 29.8 | 64 | 32.5 | 114 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.03 | 106 | 5.10 | 116 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -5.94 | 114 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -4.61 |
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| ACTUAL | -17 | 127 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 88.7 | 113 | 83.0 | 123 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 41.3% | 92 | 46.1% | 94 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.84 | 128 | 1.23 | 117 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 92.2 | 106 | 85.7 | 121 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 34.9% | 113 | 40.0% | 79 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 64.3% | 85 | 72.0% | 92 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 22.8% | 116 | 21.0% | 41 | 18.9% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Markell Jones | RB | 5'11, 210 | SO | 154 | 616 | 4 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 35.7% | 5 (2) |
| David Blough | QB | 6'1, 200 | SO | 52 | 206 | 4 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 36.5% | 3 (2) |
| Brian Lankford-Johnson | RB | 6'0, 195 | FR | 48 | 314 | 2 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 43.8% | 2 (2) |
| Richie Worship | RB | 6'1, 245 | FR | 35 | 133 | 2 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 28.6% | 0 (0) |
| Tario Fuller | RB | 6'0, 192 | FR | 11 | 30 | 0 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 18.2% | 1 (0) |
| Bilal Marshall | WR | 6'2, 201 | SR | 9 | 14 | 0 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 22.2% | 1 (1) |
| David Yancey | RB | 5'10, 220 | JR | 7 | 26 | 0 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 28.6% | 0 (0) |
| Malik Kimbrough | RB | 6'0, 172 | JR | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0 (0) |
| Jack Wegher | RB | 5'9, 205 | FR | 4 | -5 | 0 | -1.3 | 3.2 | 25.0% | 1 (1) |
| 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+ | 94.2 | 84 | 88.8 | 109 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 37.6% | 97 | 44.5% | 101 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.35 | 106 | 1.50 | 84 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 140.8 | 23 | 91 | 82 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| David Blough | 6'1, 200 | SO | 295 | 517 | 3352 | 25 | 21 | 57.1% | 28 | 5.1% | 5.8 |
| Elijah Sindelar | 6'4, 226 | FR | 14 | 32 | 165 | 0 | 3 | 43.8% | 1 | 3.0% | 4.9 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| DeAngelo Yancey | WR | 6'2, 205 | SR | 98 | 49 | 951 | 10 | 19.4 | 9.7 | 50.0% | 45.9% | 18.8% |
| Bilal Marshall | WR | 6'2, 201 | SR | 78 | 40 | 477 | 3 | 11.9 | 6.1 | 51.3% | 38.5% | 15.0% |
| Cameron Posey | WR | 6'1, 192 | SR | 64 | 39 | 356 | 3 | 9.1 | 5.6 | 60.9% | 42.2% | 12.3% |
| Cole Herdman | TE | 6'4, 251 | SO | 49 | 35 | 344 | 3 | 9.8 | 7.0 | 71.4% | 49.0% | 9.4% |
| Domonique Young | WR | 6'3, 215 | SR | 49 | 29 | 338 | 1 | 11.7 | 6.9 | 59.2% | 46.9% | 9.4% |
| Markell Jones | RB | 5'11, 210 | SO | 41 | 32 | 215 | 0 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 78.0% | 46.3% | 7.9% |
| Gregory Phillips | WR | 6'0, 201 | JR | 34 | 17 | 172 | 0 | 10.1 | 5.1 | 50.0% | 41.2% | 6.5% |
| Brycen Hopkins | TE | 6'5, 239 | FR | 24 | 10 | 183 | 4 | 18.3 | 7.6 | 41.7% | 33.3% | 4.6% |
| Anthony Mahoungou | WR | 6'3, 210 | JR | 20 | 13 | 99 | 0 | 7.6 | 5.0 | 65.0% | 45.0% | 3.8% |
| Brian Lankford-Johnson | RB | 6'0, 195 | FR | 14 | 11 | 90 | 0 | 8.2 | 6.4 | 78.6% | 42.9% | 2.7% |
| Malik Kimbrough | WR | 6'0, 172 | JR | 11 | 10 | 72 | 1 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 90.9% | 18.2% | 2.1% |
| Richie Worship | RB | 6'1, 245 | FR | 9 | 8 | 49 | 0 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 88.9% | 66.7% | 1.7% |
| David Yancey | RB | 5'10, 220 | JR | 8 | 6 | 74 | 0 | 12.3 | 9.3 | 75.0% | 62.5% | 1.5% |
| Tario Fuller | RB | 6'0, 192 | FR | 6 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 10.2 | 8.5 | 83.3% | 50.0% | 1.2% |
| Terrance Landers | WR | 6'4, 200 | FR | 6 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 50.0% | 33.3% | 1.2% |
| Jack Wegher | RB | 5'9, 205 | FR | 5 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 18.5 | 7.4 | 40.0% | 40.0% | 1.0% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 88.0 | 111 | 87.0 | 121 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 43.8% | 107 | 50.0% | 92 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 0.88 | 128 | 1.23 | 114 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.58 | 113 | 3.14 | 91 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 3.3% | 26 | 3.7% | 98 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 107.4 | 51 | 86.0 | 111 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 29.5% | 81 | 34.9% | 107 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.91 | 20 | 1.72 | 59 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.68 | 24 | 3.60 | 102 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 6.3% | 41 | 8.0% | 53 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 102.1 | 64 | 87.2 | 110 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 94.6 | 93 | 84.6 | 115 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 86.6 | 111 | 91.7 | 98 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 107.7 | 42 | 92.0 | 90 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 89.7 | 110 | 84.9 | 121 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 92.6 | 98 | 98.8 | 67 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 129.8 | 9 | 82.0 | 120 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 48.6% | 115 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 19.4% | 126 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | +2.6 | 37 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 79.2% | 27 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 67.7% | 16 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 37.2% | 40 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 12.0% | 121 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 5.1% | 54 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 3.0% | 105 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 3.7% | 128 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 27.3% | 116 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| Markus Bailey | LB | 6'1, 235 | FR | 79.0 | 11.5% | 6.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Leroy Clark | S | 5'10, 197 | SR | 68.5 | 10.0% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Gelen Robinson | DE | 6'1, 275 | JR | 48.5 | 7.1% | 8.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ja'Whaun Bentley | LB | 6'2, 250 | JR | 43.5 | 6.4% | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Navon Mosley | S | 6'0, 181 | FR | 42.0 | 6.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Danny Ezechukwu | LB | 6'2, 250 | JR | 41.0 | 6.0% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Da'Wan Hunte | CB | 5'9, 188 | JR | 39.0 | 5.7% | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jake Replogle | DT | 6'5, 289 | SR | 38.0 | 5.5% | 9.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddy Wilson | DT | 6'4, 300 | SO | 28.5 | 4.2% | 6.0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.J. Parker | S | 6'2, 205 | JR | 28.5 | 4.2% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Panfil | DE | 6'5, 270 | SR | 25.0 | 3.6% | 12.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Herman | LB | 6'4, 230 | SR | 21.0 | 3.1% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brandon Roberts | DB | 5'11, 198 | SO | 20.5 | 3.0% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Myles Norwood | CB | 6'0, 174 | JR | 20.5 | 3.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tim Cason | CB | 5'11, 195 | SO | 15.0 | 2.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Austin Larkin | DE | 6'3, 259 | JR | 14.0 | 2.0% | 3.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Thieneman | S | 6'0, 205 | SO | 14.0 | 2.0% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Andy James Garcia | LB | 6'0, 223 | SR | 13.5 | 2.0% | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Hayes | CB | 6'0, 181 | FR | 12.0 | 1.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Neal | DT | 6'2, 345 | FR | 9.5 | 1.4% | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Gregory | LB | 6'1, 225 | SR | 8.5 | 1.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Dotson | WR | 6'2, 200 | FR | 6.5 | 0.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Blackmon | CB | 6'0, 191 | SO | 6.5 | 0.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Langston Newton | DT | 6'3, 278 | SR | 5.0 | 0.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregory Phillips | WR | 6'0, 201 | JR | 4.0 | 0.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | -0.5 | 83 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.15 | 92 |
| Punt Success Rate | 64.3% | 27 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 51.8% | 119 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 41.7% | 101 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 43.9% | 65 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| J.D. Dellinger | 6'2, 190 | FR | 35-36 | 10-14 | 71.4% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Joe Schopper | 6'0, 196 | SO | 56 | 40.7 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 58.9% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| J.D. Dellinger | 6'2, 190 | FR | 54 | 55.6 | 7 | 13.0% | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Myles Homan | 6'1, 220 | FR | 2 | 28.5 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Malik Kimbrough | 6'0, 172 | JR | 9 | 7.1 | 0 | 14 | 0 (0) |
| Bilal Marshall | 6'2, 201 | SR | 3 | 9.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 (1) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Brian Lankford-Johnson | 6'0, 195 | FR | 24 | 21.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) |
| Malik Kimbrough | 6'0, 172 | JR | 13 | 19.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Garrett Hudson | 6'3, 245 | JR | 3 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics