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2015 | 2016
Stanford Cardinal (Pac-12 North)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 10-3 | Second-order wins (diff.): 8.2 (-1.8) | S&P+ Rk: 23 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 2-Sep | Kansas State | 31 | 26-13 | W | 94% | 12.3 | 88% | 51% | 95% |
| 17-Sep | USC | 9 | 27-10 | W | 93% | 11.7 | 94% | 85% | 78% |
| 24-Sep | at UCLA | 58 | 22-13 | W | 68% | 3.8 | 69% | 42% | 72% |
| 30-Sep | at Washington | 7 | 6-44 | L | 0% | -49.3 | 12% | 9% | 25% |
| 8-Oct | Washington State | 41 | 16-42 | L | 0% | -24.0 | 20% | 14% | 39% |
| 15-Oct | at Notre Dame | 26 | 17-10 | W | 48% | -0.5 | 71% | 26% | 83% |
| 22-Oct | Colorado | 18 | 5-10 | L | 9% | -10.7 | 50% | 17% | 77% |
| 29-Oct | at Arizona | 96 | 34-10 | W | 100% | 21.2 | 86% | 28% | 86% |
| 5-Nov | Oregon State | 65 | 26-15 | W | 84% | 7.7 | 74% | 45% | 66% |
| 12-Nov | at Oregon | 74 | 52-27 | W | 99% | 19.9 | 89% | 87% | 65% |
| 19-Nov | at California | 51 | 45-31 | W | 88% | 9.2 | 79% | 64% | 62% |
| 26-Nov | Rice | 121 | 41-17 | W | 100% | 34.6 | 91% | 72% | 84% |
| 30-Dec | vs. North Carolina | 21 | 25-23 | W | 32% | -3.7 | 63% | 20% | 75% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 30.3 | 60 | 20.8 | 18 |
| Points Per Game | 26.3 | 82 | 20.4 | 18 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.30 | 51 | 1.24 | 52 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 42.3% | 64 | 39.0% | 32 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 33.7 | 7 | 25.4 | 3 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 3.99 | 108 | 4.05 | 30 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 1.05 | 62 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +0.37 |
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| ACTUAL | 2 | 47 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 115.6 | 23 | 116.6 | 20 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 44.5% | 56 | 40.5% | 41 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.32 | 8 | 1.00 | 29 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 106.2 | 48 | 112 | 22 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 40.6% | 61 | 40.7% | 83 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 65.9% | 76 | 69.4% | 80 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 14.8% | 9 | 15.4% | 112 | 18.9% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Christian McCaffrey | RB | 6'0, 200 | JR | 254 | 1603 | 13 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 43.3% | 1 (0) |
| Bryce Love | RB | 5'10, 187 | SO | 112 | 783 | 2 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 41.1% | 1 (0) |
| Cameron Scarlett | RB | 6'1, 220 | SO | 38 | 117 | 1 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 31.6% | 1 (1) |
| Ryan Burns | QB | 6'5, 232 | SR | 37 | 150 | 0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 32.4% | 8 (4) |
| Keller Chryst | QB | 6'5, 236 | JR | 30 | 222 | 2 | 7.4 | 10.3 | 40.0% | 1 (0) |
| Michael Rector | WR | 6'1, 189 | SR | 5 | 71 | 1 | 14.2 | 16.8 | 60.0% | 0 (0) |
| Pat McFadden | RB | 5'10, 190 | SR | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0 (0) |
| Trenton Irwin | WR | 6'2, 199 | SO | 2 | 11 | 0 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 50.0% | 0 (0) |
| JJ Arcega-Whiteside | WR | 6'3, 218 | SO | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 50.0% | 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+ | 91.0 | 92 | 113.0 | 26 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 39.2% | 81 | 37.8% | 37 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.27 | 119 | 1.44 | 53 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 54.8 | 125 | 133.2 | 17 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Ryan Burns | 6'5, 232 | SR | 102 | 167 | 1151 | 5 | 7 | 61.1% | 23 | 12.1% | 5.3 |
| Keller Chryst | 6'5, 236 | JR | 77 | 136 | 905 | 10 | 2 | 56.6% | 11 | 7.5% | 5.7 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Trenton Irwin | WR | 6'2, 199 | SO | 63 | 37 | 441 | 1 | 11.9 | 7.0 | 58.7% | 52.4% | 21.6% |
| Michael Rector | WR | 6'1, 189 | SR | 60 | 32 | 367 | 3 | 11.5 | 6.1 | 53.3% | 40.0% | 20.6% |
| Christian McCaffrey | RB | 6'0, 200 | JR | 48 | 37 | 311 | 3 | 8.4 | 6.5 | 77.1% | 45.8% | 16.5% |
| Dalton Schultz | TE | 6'6, 240 | JR | 42 | 24 | 252 | 1 | 10.5 | 6.0 | 57.1% | 45.2% | 14.4% |
| JJ Arcega-Whiteside | WR | 6'3, 218 | SO | 39 | 24 | 379 | 5 | 15.8 | 9.7 | 61.5% | 51.3% | 13.4% |
| Bryce Love | RB | 5'10, 187 | SO | 13 | 8 | 83 | 1 | 10.4 | 6.4 | 61.5% | 23.1% | 4.5% |
| Francis Owusu | WR | 6'3, 219 | SR | 9 | 8 | 113 | 1 | 14.1 | 12.6 | 88.9% | 44.4% | 3.1% |
| Greg Taboada | TE | 6'5, 248 | SR | 6 | 5 | 92 | 0 | 18.4 | 15.3 | 83.3% | 83.3% | 2.1% |
| Donald Stewart | WR | 6'4, 189 | FR | 6 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 8.5 | 2.8 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 2.1% |
| Taijuan Thomas | WR | 5'10, 172 | SR | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 1.0% |
| Isaiah Brandt-Sims | WR | 5'11, 177 | JR | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.7% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 106.1 | 45 | 120.1 | 9 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 47.4% | 69 | 43.4% | 27 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.18 | 42 | 1.02 | 26 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.37 | 12 | 2.82 | 46 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 11.4% | 127 | 7.1% | 19 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 100.7 | 72 | 109.4 | 36 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 31.1% | 65 | 31.3% | 65 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.73 | 69 | 1.77 | 83 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.13 | 81 | 2.97 | 40 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 9.4% | 93 | 8.0% | 53 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 104.1 | 60 | 117.1 | 21 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 109.4 | 47 | 108.3 | 40 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 106.5 | 46 | 112.5 | 26 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 92.6 | 100 | 117.9 | 17 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 101.9 | 63 | 119.7 | 13 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 100.5 | 74 | 120.4 | 17 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 108.8 | 50 | 99.4 | 69 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 67.9% | 21 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 41.6% | 20 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | -6.6 | 116 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 71.3% | 98 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 57.1% | 91 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 22.8% | 127 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 16.1% | 53 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 3.6% | 97 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 5.6% | 26 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 6.7% | 44 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 32.8% | 66 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| Solomon Thomas | DE | 6'3, 273 | JR | 51.5 | 7.9% | 15.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Justin Reid | SS | 6'1, 198 | SO | 46.5 | 7.2% | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Dallas Lloyd | SS | 6'3, 213 | SR | 46.5 | 7.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Joey Alfieri | OLB | 6'3, 240 | JR | 40.5 | 6.2% | 10.5 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Peter Kalambayi | OLB | 6'3, 243 | SR | 37.0 | 5.7% | 6.0 | 3.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Harrison Phillips | DT | 6'4, 285 | JR | 32.5 | 5.0% | 9.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alameen Murphy | CB | 5'11, 194 | JR | 31.0 | 4.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Zach Hoffpauir | FS | 6'0, 202 | SR | 30.5 | 4.7% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kevin Palma | ILB | 6'2, 251 | SR | 29.5 | 4.5% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sean Barton | ILB | 6'3, 223 | SO | 28.0 | 4.3% | 5.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Okereke | ILB | 6'3, 235 | JR | 26.5 | 4.1% | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Noor Davis | ILB | 6'4, 243 | SR | 24.5 | 3.8% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mustafa Branch | ILB | 5'11, 214 | SO | 24.5 | 3.8% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Perez | ILB | 6'2, 222 | JR | 24.0 | 3.7% | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Edwards | FS | 6'0, 193 | SO | 23.5 | 3.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Quenton Meeks | CB | 6'2, 192 | SO | 18.5 | 2.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Mike Tyler | OLB | 6'5, 235 | SR | 18.0 | 2.8% | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Casey Toohill | OLB | 6'4, 241 | SO | 16.5 | 2.5% | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Simmons | FS | 6'0, 195 | JR | 13.5 | 2.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Buncom | CB | 6'2, 194 | SO | 13.5 | 2.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Dylan Jackson | DE | 6'6, 261 | SO | 12.5 | 1.9% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrence Alexander | CB | 5'10, 182 | JR | 11.5 | 1.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jordan Watkins | DE | 6'5, 274 | SR | 9.5 | 1.5% | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Robinson | OLB | 6'3, 227 | FR | 9.5 | 1.5% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alijah Holder | CB | 6'2, 186 | JR | 8.0 | 1.2% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | 1.6 | 3 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.43 | 17 |
| Punt Success Rate | 64.8% | 26 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 93.0% | 5 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 50.0% | 58 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 68.4% | 3 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Conrad Ukropina | 6'1, 194 | SR | 34-34 | 22-27 | 81.5% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Jake Bailey | 6'2, 193 | SO | 50 | 43.5 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 52.0% |
| Alex Robinson | 6'0, 208 | SR | 4 | 37.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 150.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Jake Bailey | 6'2, 193 | SO | 71 | 63.9 | 44 | 62.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Christian McCaffrey | 6'0, 200 | JR | 10 | 9.6 | 0 | 18 | 0 (0) |
| Jay Tyler | 5'8, 170 | SO | 2 | -5.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Christian McCaffrey | 6'0, 200 | JR | 14 | 22.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Bryce Love | 5'10, 187 | SO | 5 | 9.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Michael Rector | 6'1, 189 | SR | 4 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics