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2015 | 2016
Southern Miss Golden Eagles (Conference USA West)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 7-6 | Second-order wins (diff.): 6.9 (-0.1) | S&P+ Rk: 78 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 3-Sep | at Kentucky | 67 | 44-35 | W | 22% | -5.9 | 28% | 55% | 29% |
| 10-Sep | Savannah State | N/A | 56-0 | W | 100% | 79.7 | 90% | 81% | 95% |
| 17-Sep | Troy | 63 | 31-37 | L | 45% | -1.0 | 45% | 50% | 75% |
| 24-Sep | at UTEP | 122 | 34-7 | W | 99% | 17.3 | 59% | 38% | 83% |
| 1-Oct | Rice | 121 | 44-28 | W | 99% | 17.7 | 60% | 74% | 39% |
| 8-Oct | at UTSA | 103 | 32-55 | L | 0% | -21.3 | 5% | 68% | 1% |
| 15-Oct | at LSU | 4 | 10-45 | L | 0% | -37.4 | 11% | 31% | 11% |
| 29-Oct | Marshall | 118 | 24-14 | W | 97% | 14.6 | 56% | 39% | 81% |
| 5-Nov | Charlotte | 125 | 27-38 | L | 21% | -6.5 | 12% | 41% | 9% |
| 12-Nov | at Old Dominion | 73 | 35-51 | L | 3% | -14.4 | 18% | 37% | 42% |
| 19-Nov | at North Texas | 107 | 23-29 | L | 8% | -11.0 | 12% | 18% | 31% |
| 25-Nov | Louisiana Tech | 59 | 39-24 | W | 99% | 19.6 | 87% | 61% | 99% |
| 17-Dec | vs. UL-Lafayette | 102 | 28-21 | W | 98% | 16.0 | 66% | 71% | 64% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 27.0 | 83 | 31.6 | 84 |
| Points Per Game | 32.8 | 41 | 29.5 | 74 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.30 | 53 | 1.57 | 127 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 41.0% | 81 | 35.0% | 7 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 27.3 | 118 | 33.4 | 122 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.70 | 45 | 4.92 | 104 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -11.25 | 126 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -2.21 |
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| ACTUAL | -17 | 127 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 92.4 | 99 | 95.7 | 83 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 41.6% | 84 | 39.3% | 34 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.99 | 100 | 1.34 | 124 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 83.3 | 122 | 109.1 | 35 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 41.3% | 47 | 37.9% | 47 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 71.2% | 45 | 54.2% | 4 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 19.2% | 71 | 24.7% | 10 | 18.9% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Ito Smith | RB | 5'9, 195 | JR | 265 | 1459 | 17 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 41.5% | 3 (2) |
| George Payne | RB | 6'0, 207 | JR | 103 | 496 | 2 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 42.7% | 1 (1) |
| Keon Howard | QB | 6'1, 205 | FR | 35 | 236 | 2 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 48.6% | 7 (5) |
| Tez Parks | RB | 6'1, 210 | SO | 33 | 163 | 0 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 54.5% | 1 (0) |
| Nick Mullens | QB | 6'1, 196 | SR | 32 | 91 | 4 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 21.9% | 6 (4) |
| Parker Adamson | QB | 6'4, 214 | JR | 15 | 55 | 1 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 33.3% | 0 (0) |
| Tyre'oune Holmes | WR | 5'11, 170 | JR | 4 | 30 | 0 | 7.5 | 4.0 | 75.0% | 0 (0) |
| Allenzae Staggers | WR | 6'1, 190 | JR | 3 | 39 | 0 | 13.0 | 12.6 | 66.7% | 3 (2) |
| Collin Kilcrease | RB | 6'1, 199 | SO | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 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+ | 99.3 | 68 | 102.7 | 55 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 40.5% | 67 | 30.1% | 3 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.60 | 28 | 1.91 | 127 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 99.2 | 67 | 150.3 | 12 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Nick Mullens | 6'1, 196 | SR | 243 | 384 | 3272 | 24 | 11 | 63.3% | 19 | 4.7% | 7.8 |
| Keon Howard | 6'1, 205 | FR | 22 | 50 | 365 | 1 | 4 | 44.0% | 10 | 16.7% | 4.7 |
| Parker Adamson | 6'4, 214 | JR | 19 | 39 | 193 | 1 | 0 | 48.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 4.9 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Allenzae Staggers | WR | 6'1, 190 | JR | 85 | 62 | 1157 | 7 | 18.7 | 13.6 | 72.9% | 55.3% | 18.8% |
| D.J. Thompson | WR | 6'3, 200 | SR | 79 | 47 | 510 | 6 | 10.9 | 6.5 | 59.5% | 49.4% | 17.5% |
| Ito Smith | RB | 5'9, 195 | JR | 63 | 43 | 459 | 2 | 10.7 | 7.3 | 68.3% | 36.5% | 13.9% |
| Korey Robertson | WR | 6'1, 210 | SO | 58 | 37 | 437 | 3 | 11.8 | 7.5 | 63.8% | 48.3% | 12.8% |
| Isaiah Jones | WR | 6'4, 195 | JR | 44 | 20 | 331 | 2 | 16.6 | 7.5 | 45.5% | 31.8% | 9.7% |
| Chase Whitehead | WR | 5'9, 175 | SO | 34 | 18 | 286 | 2 | 15.9 | 8.4 | 52.9% | 41.2% | 7.5% |
| Julian Allen | TE | 6'3, 234 | JR | 25 | 20 | 363 | 1 | 18.2 | 14.5 | 80.0% | 56.0% | 5.5% |
| Marquise Ricard | WR | 6'2, 192 | JR | 20 | 12 | 182 | 2 | 15.2 | 9.1 | 60.0% | 60.0% | 4.4% |
| Tyre'oune Holmes | WR | 5'11, 170 | JR | 14 | 8 | 102 | 0 | 12.8 | 7.3 | 57.1% | 42.9% | 3.1% |
| George Payne | RB | 6'0, 207 | JR | 12 | 10 | 67 | 0 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 83.3% | 41.7% | 2.7% |
| Tez Parks | RB | 6'1, 210 | SO | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | 2.3 | 25.0% | 25.0% | 0.9% |
| Jarell Aaron | WR | 6'5, 203 | SR | 3 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 0.7% |
| Jay'Shawn Washington | TE | 6'1, 240 | SO | 2 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.4% |
| Devonta Foster | DB | 6'0, 190 | SR | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.4% |
| Shawn Brickley | WR | 5'9, 162 | SR | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.4% |
| Jerry Harris | OL | 6'3, 302 | JR | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 97.8 | 81 | 89.6 | 109 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 46.4% | 81 | 42.5% | 24 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.13 | 59 | 1.47 | 128 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.87 | 83 | 2.49 | 15 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 6.4% | 97 | 6.0% | 42 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 96.5 | 85 | 126.0 | 13 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 30.2% | 75 | 22.0% | 5 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.81 | 46 | 1.88 | 106 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 2.07 | 125 | 3.03 | 43 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 6.0% | 38 | 14.2% | 6 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 90.7 | 96 | 84.0 | 121 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 119.3 | 20 | 96.6 | 82 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 98.8 | 71 | 110.4 | 31 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 88.9 | 108 | 127.9 | 5 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 98.3 | 79 | 89.1 | 110 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 94.2 | 94 | 112.0 | 34 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 105.4 | 64 | 120.2 | 18 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 55.2% | 90 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 34.2% | 64 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | +7.0 | 15 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 70.3% | 101 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 63.1% | 39 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 37.3% | 37 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 20.9% | 7 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 8.4% | 10 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 6.1% | 14 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 6.4% | 57 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 35.9% | 39 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| D'Nerius Antoine | LB | 6'0, 215 | SR | 69.5 | 11.9% | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Dylan Bradley | DL | 6'1, 265 | SR | 47.5 | 8.1% | 15.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Cornell Armstrong | DB | 5'11, 180 | JR | 41.0 | 7.0% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Picasso Nelson Jr. | DB | 5'10, 195 | JR | 37.0 | 6.3% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Devonta Foster | DB | 6'0, 190 | SR | 36.5 | 6.2% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Elijah Parker | LB | 6'2, 220 | SR | 33.5 | 5.7% | 7.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Curtis Mikell | DB | 5'8, 170 | JR | 33.5 | 5.7% | 3.5 | 2.0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Sherrod Ruff | LB | 5'10, 215 | JR | 29.0 | 5.0% | 11.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Xavier Thigpen | DL | 6'5, 240 | JR | 26.5 | 4.5% | 12.5 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Darian Yancey | LB | 6'1, 250 | SO | 23.0 | 3.9% | 5.0 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Trae Collins | DB | 5'11, 184 | JR | 22.0 | 3.8% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ja'Boree Poole | DL | 6'2, 250 | SR | 21.5 | 3.7% | 9.5 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| LaDarius Harris | DL | 6'1, 280 | SO | 18.5 | 3.2% | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deshadrick Truly | DB | 6'0, 195 | SR | 18.5 | 3.2% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| C.J. Perry | LB | 6'0, 233 | SR | 17.5 | 3.0% | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tarvarius Moore | DB | 6'2, 190 | JR | 14.0 | 2.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Draper Riley | DL | 6'4, 305 | JR | 13.0 | 2.2% | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelsey Douglas | DB | 5'11, 192 | JR | 13.0 | 2.2% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walden Davis | DB | 5'10, 192 | SO | 8.0 | 1.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paxton Schrimsher | LB | 6'3, 225 | FR | 6.0 | 1.0% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Sangster | LB | 6'0, 233 | SO | 6.0 | 1.0% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Dixon | DL | 6'3, 240 | JR | 5.5 | 0.9% | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Abston | DB | 5'11, 182 | JR | 5.0 | 0.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demarrio Smith | DL | 6'2, 264 | FR | 4.5 | 0.8% | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Crayton | DL | 6'1, 287 | JR | 4.5 | 0.8% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | 1.1 | 27 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.35 | 24 |
| Punt Success Rate | 65.5% | 23 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 49.4% | 121 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 44.4% | 87 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 46.3% | 48 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Parker Shaunfield | 6'0, 170 | SO | 40-40 | 12-14 | 85.7% |
| Stephen Brauchle | 6'1, 205 | SR | 10-12 | 3-4 | 75.0% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Tyler Sarrazin | 6'3, 204 | SR | 53 | 44.7 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 49.1% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Tyler Sarrazin | 6'3, 204 | SR | 53 | 60.6 | 16 | 30.2% | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Brauchle | 6'1, 205 | SR | 18 | 53.4 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Parker Shaunfield | 6'0, 170 | SO | 10 | 56.8 | 2 | 20.0% | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Allenzae Staggers | 6'1, 190 | JR | 21 | 9.8 | 1 | 13 | 2 (1) |
| D'Nerius Antoine | 6'0, 215 | SR | 5 | 8.4 | 0 | 4 | 1 (1) |
| Tyre'oune Holmes | 5'11, 170 | JR | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Tez Parks | 6'1, 210 | SO | 19 | 19.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) |
| Curtis Mikell | 5'8, 170 | JR | 7 | 16.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Isaiah Jones | 6'4, 195 | JR | 7 | 21.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics