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2015 | 2016
South Carolina Gamecocks (SEC East)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 6-7 | Second-order wins (diff.): 5.3 (-0.7) | S&P+ Rk: 79 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 1-Sep | at Vanderbilt | 71 | 13-10 | W | 80% | 6.7 | 64% | 11% | 83% |
| 10-Sep | at Mississippi State | 56 | 14-27 | L | 0% | -28.1 | 9% | 2% | 33% |
| 17-Sep | East Carolina | 100 | 20-15 | W | 40% | -1.9 | 35% | 22% | 59% |
| 24-Sep | at Kentucky | 67 | 10-17 | L | 23% | -5.8 | 38% | 11% | 68% |
| 1-Oct | Texas A&M | 24 | 13-24 | L | 10% | -10.0 | 43% | 27% | 76% |
| 9-Oct | Georgia | 68 | 14-28 | L | 12% | -9.3 | 31% | 24% | 43% |
| 22-Oct | Massachusetts | 117 | 34-28 | W | 73% | 4.7 | 46% | 37% | 49% |
| 29-Oct | Tennessee | 28 | 24-21 | W | 81% | 6.9 | 77% | 50% | 79% |
| 5-Nov | Missouri | 69 | 31-21 | W | 67% | 3.4 | 59% | 56% | 63% |
| 12-Nov | at Florida | 15 | 7-20 | L | 0% | -22.6 | 19% | 34% | 25% |
| 19-Nov | Western Carolina | N/A | 44-31 | W | 95% | 12.9 | 56% | 69% | 15% |
| 26-Nov | at Clemson | 2 | 7-56 | L | 0% | -50.8 | 11% | 18% | 8% |
| 29-Dec | vs. South Florida | 55 | 39-46 | L | 44% | -1.1 | 59% | 50% | 84% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 23.1 | 107 | 27.5 | 50 |
| Points Per Game | 20.8 | 115 | 26.5 | 51 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.19 | 102 | 1.16 | 17 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 39.2% | 104 | 44.7% | 95 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 29.2 | 76 | 30.0 | 81 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.05 | 103 | 4.00 | 27 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 0.29 | 68 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +2.58 |
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| ACTUAL | 7 | 24 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 90.5 | 109 | 99.0 | 68 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 41.2% | 93 | 45.8% | 89 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.02 | 88 | 1.08 | 65 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 89.6 | 111 | 100.9 | 65 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 38.9% | 77 | 43.0% | 109 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 60.4% | 110 | 56.1% | 7 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 21.3% | 103 | 19.4% | 60 | 18.9% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Rico Dowdle | RB | 5'11, 211 | FR | 134 | 764 | 6 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 41.8% | 4 (3) |
| A.J. Turner | RB | 5'10, 195 | FR | 116 | 497 | 3 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 31.9% | 4 (3) |
| David Williams | RB | 6'1, 220 | JR | 56 | 239 | 3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 35.7% | 0 (0) |
| Brandon McIlwain | QB | 6'0, 205 | FR | 55 | 216 | 2 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 41.8% | 2 (1) |
| Jake Bentley | QB | 6'3, 223 | FR | 26 | 123 | 0 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 46.2% | 3 (2) |
| Deebo Samuel | WR | 6'0, 205 | SO | 15 | 98 | 6 | 6.5 | 4.1 | 60.0% | 3 (2) |
| Rod Talley | RB | 5'10, 205 | JR | 11 | 62 | 0 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 45.5% | 0 (0) |
| Perry Orth | QB | 6'1, 200 | SR | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 12.5% | 2 (0) |
| Darius Paulk | RB | 5'8, 205 | SR | 3 | 24 | 0 | 8.0 | 11.5 | 33.3% | 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+ | 89.8 | 94 | 104.0 | 46 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 37.2% | 100 | 43.3% | 84 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.38 | 100 | 1.27 | 6 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 66.3 | 116 | 92.6 | 76 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Jake Bentley | 6'3, 223 | FR | 125 | 190 | 1420 | 9 | 4 | 65.8% | 24 | 11.2% | 6.0 |
| Brandon McIlwain | 6'0, 205 | FR | 62 | 118 | 600 | 2 | 1 | 52.5% | 9 | 7.1% | 4.1 |
| Perry Orth | 6'1, 200 | SR | 57 | 90 | 661 | 0 | 2 | 63.3% | 8 | 8.2% | 6.1 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Deebo Samuel | WR | 6'0, 205 | SO | 83 | 59 | 783 | 1 | 13.3 | 9.4 | 71.1% | 48.2% | 21.4% |
| Bryan Edwards | WR | 6'3, 210 | FR | 81 | 44 | 590 | 4 | 13.4 | 7.3 | 54.3% | 39.5% | 20.9% |
| Hayden Hurst | TE | 6'5, 250 | SO | 76 | 48 | 616 | 1 | 12.8 | 8.1 | 63.2% | 51.3% | 19.6% |
| K.C. Crosby | TE | 6'1, 227 | SO | 36 | 23 | 217 | 4 | 9.4 | 6.0 | 63.9% | 44.4% | 9.3% |
| A.J. Turner | RB | 5'10, 195 | FR | 23 | 21 | 143 | 1 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 91.3% | 47.8% | 5.9% |
| Rico Dowdle | RB | 5'11, 211 | FR | 19 | 15 | 55 | 1 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 78.9% | 15.8% | 4.9% |
| Terry Googer | WR | 6'4, 220 | SO | 16 | 7 | 66 | 0 | 9.4 | 4.1 | 43.8% | 25.0% | 4.1% |
| Chavis Dawkins | WR | 6'2, 200 | FR | 13 | 8 | 69 | 0 | 8.6 | 5.3 | 61.5% | 23.1% | 3.4% |
| Jacob August | TE | 6'6, 248 | SO | 13 | 5 | 52 | 0 | 10.4 | 4.0 | 38.5% | 23.1% | 3.4% |
| David Williams | RB | 6'1, 220 | JR | 9 | 9 | 72 | 0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 100.0% | 55.6% | 2.3% |
| Randrecous Davis | WR | 5'10, 181 | FR | 6 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 15.0 | 7.5 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 1.5% |
| Kiel Pollard | TE | 6'0, 230 | FR | 3 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18.0 | 6.0 | 33.3% | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Jamari Smith | WR | 5'10, 210 | JR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Rod Talley | RB | 5'10, 205 | JR | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 100.0% | 50.0% | 0.5% |
| Javon Charleston | WR | 6'0, 195 | FR | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.5% |
| Korey Banks | WR | 5'11, 180 | FR | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.5% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 88.8 | 109 | 105.2 | 44 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 45.8% | 88 | 49.8% | 91 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.00 | 114 | 1.01 | 14 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.78 | 99 | 3.08 | 85 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 7.5% | 112 | 4.8% | 68 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 95.1 | 91 | 96.0 | 86 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 25.8% | 119 | 32.7% | 86 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.89 | 28 | 1.72 | 64 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.26 | 71 | 3.83 | 116 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 12.2% | 117 | 5.0% | 111 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 88.0 | 102 | 96.0 | 81 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 86.5 | 117 | 102.5 | 58 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 83.9 | 118 | 107.1 | 40 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 103.9 | 56 | 109.0 | 34 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 93.3 | 98 | 99.6 | 66 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 81.2 | 125 | 101.9 | 61 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 93.6 | 99 | 107.9 | 49 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 59.7% | 67 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 30.4% | 89 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | -4.6 | 106 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 80.0% | 21 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 62.3% | 45 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 38.1% | 28 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 14.3% | 93 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 5.0% | 60 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 3.3% | 97 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 6.1% | 70 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 33.1% | 62 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| D.J. Smith | DB | 5'11, 195 | JR | 71.0 | 9.1% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Holloman | LB | 6'2, 230 | SR | 61.0 | 7.8% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Bryson Allen-Williams | LB | 6'0, 230 | JR | 60.5 | 7.7% | 8.5 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jonathan Walton | LB | 6'0, 230 | SR | 56.5 | 7.2% | 6.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jamarcus King | DB | 6'2, 180 | JR | 53.5 | 6.8% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| Darius English | DL | 6'6, 245 | SR | 46.5 | 5.9% | 13.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Chris Lammons | DB | 5'10, 190 | JR | 44.5 | 5.7% | 4.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Chris Moody | LB | 6'1, 220 | SR | 38.5 | 4.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquavius Lewis | DL | 6'3, 270 | SR | 37.0 | 4.7% | 5.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashad Fenton | DB | 5'10, 190 | SO | 32.0 | 4.1% | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Steven Montac | DB | 5'11, 190 | SO | 31.0 | 4.0% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Taylor Stallworth | DL | 6'2, 310 | JR | 30.0 | 3.8% | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ulric Jones | DL | 6'5, 300 | JR | 27.5 | 3.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kelsey Griffin | DL | 6'2, 295 | SR | 25.0 | 3.2% | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Wonnum | DL | 6'4, 240 | FR | 24.0 | 3.1% | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dante Sawyer | DL | 6'3, 275 | JR | 21.0 | 2.7% | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Keir Thomas | DL | 6'2, 265 | FR | 19.5 | 2.5% | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jordan Diggs | DB | 6'0, 205 | SR | 19.5 | 2.5% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chaz Elder | DB | 6'2, 200 | SR | 16.0 | 2.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Antoine Wilder | DB | 5'10, 185 | FR | 14.0 | 1.8% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| T.J. Brunson | LB | 6'1, 225 | FR | 10.0 | 1.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javon Charleston | WR | 6'0, 195 | FR | 9.0 | 1.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jasper Sasser | DB | 6'0, 210 | JR | 8.0 | 1.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hayden Hurst | TE | 6'5, 250 | SO | 3.5 | 0.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kobe Smith | DL | 6'2, 305 | FR | 3.0 | 0.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | 0.7 | 37 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.33 | 27 |
| Punt Success Rate | 58.1% | 52 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 57.9% | 104 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 57.1% | 42 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 43.8% | 68 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Elliott Fry | 6'0, 170 | SR | 31-31 | 13-17 | 76.5% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Sean Kelly | 5'10, 190 | SR | 72 | 42.5 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 72.2% |
| Michael Almond | 6'3, 222 | FR | 2 | 44.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Elliott Fry | 6'0, 170 | SR | 57 | 61.3 | 17 | 29.8% | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Chris Lammons | 5'10, 190 | JR | 9 | 7.9 | 0 | 2 | 1 (1) |
| Deebo Samuel | 6'0, 205 | SO | 2 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 (1) |
| Rashad Fenton | 5'10, 190 | SO | 2 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Deebo Samuel | 6'0, 205 | SO | 16 | 26.9 | 1 | 0 | 1 (0) |
| A.J. Turner | 5'10, 195 | FR | 13 | 24.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) |
| Rashad Fenton | 5'10, 190 | SO | 2 | 36.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
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