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2015 | 2016
Rice Owls (Conference USA West)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 3-9 | Second-order wins (diff.): 3.9 (0.9) | S&P+ Rk: 121 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 1-Sep | at Western Kentucky | 16 | 14-46 | L | 0% | -34.0 | 11% | 41% | 21% |
| 10-Sep | at Army | 101 | 14-31 | L | 44% | -1.2 | 39% | 77% | 44% |
| 16-Sep | Baylor | 50 | 10-38 | L | 0% | -31.7 | 5% | 18% | 22% |
| 24-Sep | North Texas | 107 | 35-42 | L | 11% | -9.7 | 15% | 36% | 19% |
| 1-Oct | at Southern Miss | 78 | 28-44 | L | 1% | -17.7 | 11% | 57% | 8% |
| 15-Oct | UTSA | 103 | 13-14 | L | 46% | -0.7 | 35% | 26% | 63% |
| 22-Oct | Prairie View A&M | N/A | 65-44 | W | 100% | 37.5 | 74% | 91% | 19% |
| 29-Oct | at Louisiana Tech | 59 | 16-61 | L | 0% | -49.0 | 2% | 7% | 3% |
| 5-Nov | Florida Atlantic | 115 | 25-42 | L | 0% | -31.7 | 1% | 5% | 5% |
| 12-Nov | at Charlotte | 125 | 22-21 | W | 92% | 11.2 | 48% | 21% | 76% |
| 19-Nov | UTEP | 122 | 44-24 | W | 100% | 32.4 | 83% | 79% | 88% |
| 26-Nov | at Stanford | 23 | 17-41 | L | 0% | -34.6 | 7% | 14% | 9% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 24.7 | 97 | 39.1 | 122 |
| Points Per Game | 25.3 | 92 | 37.3 | 113 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.13 | 123 | 1.55 | 126 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 40.1% | 94 | 43.1% | 75 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 28.7 | 91 | 29.5 | 73 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.50 | 71 | 5.11 | 117 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -8.27 | 123 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +0.53 |
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| ACTUAL | -7 | 107 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 91.8 | 102 | 91.7 | 97 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 42.2% | 81 | 45.5% | 88 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.97 | 109 | 1.24 | 119 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 100.3 | 78 | 90.5 | 104 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 36.8% | 104 | 43.1% | 110 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 73.9% | 30 | 67.4% | 65 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 15.6% | 13 | 17.4% | 90 | 18.9% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Darik Dillard | RB | 5'10, 215 | SR | 95 | 452 | 3 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 33.7% | 1 (1) |
| Samuel Stewart | RB | 5'9, 205 | SO | 77 | 479 | 3 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 37.7% | 3 (1) |
| Tyler Stehling | QB | 6'6, 225 | SR | 75 | 453 | 4 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 50.7% | 6 (1) |
| Jowan Davis | RB | 5'7, 200 | SR | 71 | 299 | 4 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 28.2% | 2 (0) |
| Austin Walter | RB | 5'8, 190 | SO | 68 | 343 | 4 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 33.8% | 1 (1) |
| Jackson Tyner | QB | 6'5, 240 | FR | 17 | 64 | 1 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 41.2% | 1 (1) |
| Emmanuel Esukpa | RB | 5'11, 220 | FR | 17 | 56 | 2 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 17.6% | 0 (0) |
| Nate German | QB | 6'2, 205 | JR | 13 | 66 | 0 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 53.8% | 1 (1) |
| J.T. Granato | QB | 6'3, 225 | FR | 5 | 17 | 1 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 20.0% | 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+ | 80.1 | 121 | 79.7 | 125 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 38.1% | 91 | 39.9% | 55 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.30 | 113 | 2.01 | 128 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 82.1 | 99 | 101.2 | 61 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Tyler Stehling | 6'6, 225 | SR | 194 | 316 | 2049 | 12 | 7 | 61.4% | 27 | 7.9% | 5.6 |
| Jackson Tyner | 6'5, 240 | FR | 32 | 67 | 318 | 2 | 1 | 47.8% | 3 | 4.3% | 4.3 |
| J.T. Granato | 6'3, 225 | FR | 8 | 19 | 96 | 0 | 2 | 42.1% | 2 | 9.5% | 3.5 |
| Nate German | 6'2, 205 | JR | 5 | 8 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 62.5% | 1 | 11.1% | 5.9 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Zach Wright | WR | 6'1, 200 | SR | 68 | 38 | 346 | 1 | 9.1 | 5.1 | 55.9% | 42.6% | 17.0% |
| Kylen Granson | WR | 6'3, 220 | FR | 51 | 33 | 381 | 2 | 11.6 | 7.5 | 64.7% | 49.0% | 12.8% |
| Temi Alaka | WR | 6'2, 205 | JR | 47 | 28 | 458 | 2 | 16.4 | 9.7 | 59.6% | 48.9% | 11.8% |
| Connor Cella | TE | 6'3, 260 | SR | 40 | 31 | 302 | 1 | 9.7 | 7.6 | 77.5% | 55.0% | 10.0% |
| Nate German | QB | 6'2, 205 | JR | 34 | 13 | 157 | 0 | 12.1 | 4.6 | 38.2% | 29.4% | 8.5% |
| James Mayden | WR | 6'3, 195 | JR | 29 | 16 | 232 | 0 | 14.5 | 8.0 | 55.2% | 48.3% | 7.3% |
| Lance Wright | WR | 6'3, 205 | SO | 21 | 10 | 136 | 1 | 13.6 | 6.5 | 47.6% | 38.1% | 5.3% |
| Samuel Stewart | RB | 5'9, 205 | SO | 20 | 16 | 124 | 3 | 7.8 | 6.2 | 80.0% | 50.0% | 5.0% |
| Parker Smith | WR | 6'2, 200 | SO | 18 | 9 | 144 | 0 | 16.0 | 8.0 | 50.0% | 38.9% | 4.5% |
| Austin Walter | RB | 5'8, 190 | SO | 16 | 12 | 51 | 2 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 75.0% | 25.0% | 4.0% |
| Darrion Pollard | WR | 5'8, 180 | SR | 13 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 53.8% | 23.1% | 3.3% |
| Darik Dillard | RB | 5'10, 215 | SR | 11 | 8 | 51 | 1 | 6.4 | 4.6 | 72.7% | 36.4% | 2.8% |
| Jowan Davis | RB | 5'7, 200 | SR | 10 | 8 | 45 | 0 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 80.0% | 50.0% | 2.5% |
| Cameron Decell | WR | 6'4, 210 | SR | 5 | 4 | 53 | 1 | 13.3 | 10.6 | 80.0% | 40.0% | 1.3% |
| Robby Wells III | TE | 6'6, 270 | JR | 5 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 6.7 | 4.0 | 60.0% | 20.0% | 1.3% |
| Nahshon Ellerbe | RB | 5'9, 205 | FR | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 100.0% | 33.3% | 0.8% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 87.1 | 113 | 94.2 | 92 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 45.8% | 86 | 46.9% | 57 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 0.98 | 121 | 1.24 | 117 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.95 | 72 | 3.22 | 100 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 4.3% | 50 | 6.2% | 37 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 81.6 | 120 | 69.0 | 128 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 28.4% | 97 | 35.3% | 111 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.62 | 107 | 2.38 | 128 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.07 | 85 | 3.58 | 101 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 11.6% | 114 | 8.6% | 44 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 72.3 | 126 | 85.0 | 119 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 90.2 | 109 | 92.9 | 94 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 97.4 | 77 | 81.3 | 125 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 104.2 | 55 | 79.8 | 126 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 90.8 | 107 | 92.1 | 98 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 105.6 | 54 | 74.8 | 128 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 68.0 | 127 | 88.3 | 107 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 57.7% | 80 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 34.6% | 62 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | +3.0 | 35 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 75.5% | 48 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 64.1% | 26 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 41.8% | 12 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 15.2% | 75 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 5.3% | 51 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 4.8% | 40 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 5.1% | 109 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 34.7% | 49 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| Emmanuel Ellerbee | LB | 6'1, 235 | JR | 94.0 | 14.4% | 8.0 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Lyons | LB | 6'1, 225 | SR | 69.5 | 10.6% | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Destri White | S | 6'0, 215 | JR | 50.0 | 7.6% | 4.0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Tabari McGaskey | LB | 6'0, 230 | SR | 43.5 | 6.6% | 11.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| J.T. Ibe | S | 6'0, 200 | SO | 37.0 | 5.6% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| V.J. Banks | CB | 6'1, 190 | JR | 32.5 | 5.0% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Blain Padgett | DE | 6'5, 250 | SO | 32.0 | 4.9% | 5.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.T. Blasingame | CB | 5'9, 180 | SR | 28.0 | 4.3% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Preston Gordon | DT | 6'1, 285 | SO | 25.0 | 3.8% | 6.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graysen Schantz | DE | 6'3, 240 | JR | 21.0 | 3.2% | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Womac | DE | 6'2, 240 | JR | 19.0 | 2.9% | 9.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cole Thomas | S | 6'1, 200 | JR | 19.0 | 2.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Carl Thompson | DT | 6'3, 280 | SO | 16.5 | 2.5% | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Roe Wilkins | DT | 6'3, 265 | FR | 16.5 | 2.5% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| D Angelo Ellis | DB | 5'11, 160 | FR | 15.5 | 2.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Christian Bertrand | DB | 5'11, 200 | SO | 14.5 | 2.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| J.P. Thompson | S | 6'0, 185 | SO | 12.0 | 1.8% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brady Wright | DE | 6'3, 250 | SO | 10.5 | 1.6% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Uretsky | LB | 6'0, 230 | JR | 10.0 | 1.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Abercrumbia | DT | 6'2, 290 | SO | 9.0 | 1.4% | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Brown | DE | 6'3, 230 | SR | 8.5 | 1.3% | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker Hanusa | DL | 6'4, 250 | SO | 8.0 | 1.2% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myles Adams | DL | 6'2, 290 | FR | 8.0 | 1.2% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brandon Douglas | CB | 5'9, 180 | SO | 7.0 | 1.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jorian Clark | CB | 5'10, 190 | SO | 5.5 | 0.8% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | -0.7 | 87 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.17 | 96 |
| Punt Success Rate | 57.7% | 54 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 67.8% | 85 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 47.1% | 74 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 43.8% | 68 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Haden Tobola | 6'1, 180 | SO | 31-34 | 7-11 | 63.6% |
| Jack Fox | 6'1, 215 | SO | 2-2 | 1-1 | 100.0% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Jack Fox | 6'1, 215 | SO | 75 | 40.7 | 3 | 28 | 23 | 68.0% |
| Haden Tobola | 6'1, 180 | SO | 1 | 38.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Nate German | 6'2, 205 | JR | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Jack Fox | 6'1, 215 | SO | 59 | 61.0 | 25 | 42.4% | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Nahshon Ellerbe | 5'9, 205 | FR | 7 | 4.7 | 0 | 4 | 2 (1) |
| Samuel Stewart | 5'9, 205 | SO | 4 | 5.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 (0) |
| V.J. Banks | 6'1, 190 | JR | 3 | -0.3 | 0 | 7 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Austin Walter | 5'8, 190 | SO | 17 | 19.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Nahshon Ellerbe | 5'9, 205 | FR | 6 | 27.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Aston Walter | 5'8, 200 | SO | 5 | 18.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics