Updated on 1/13/2017
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2015 | 2016
Syracuse Orange (ACC Atlantic)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 4-8 | Second-order wins (diff.): 3.5 (-0.5) | S&P+ Rk: 76 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 2-Sep | Colgate | N/A | 33-7 | W | 100% | 30.5 | 89% | 51% | 81% |
| 9-Sep | Louisville | 12 | 28-62 | L | 0% | -28.2 | 30% | 70% | 17% |
| 17-Sep | South Florida | 55 | 20-45 | L | 3% | -14.7 | 38% | 37% | 34% |
| 24-Sep | at Connecticut | 123 | 31-24 | W | 76% | 5.6 | 52% | 58% | 22% |
| 1-Oct | vs. Notre Dame | 26 | 33-50 | L | 3% | -15.2 | 41% | 70% | 13% |
| 8-Oct | at Wake Forest | 60 | 9-28 | L | 1% | -18.0 | 22% | 14% | 14% |
| 15-Oct | Virginia Tech | 17 | 31-17 | W | 69% | 4.0 | 82% | 76% | 68% |
| 22-Oct | at Boston College | 86 | 28-20 | W | 98% | 17.0 | 87% | 74% | 50% |
| 5-Nov | at Clemson | 2 | 0-54 | L | 0% | -45.2 | 20% | 18% | 20% |
| 12-Nov | NC State | 25 | 20-35 | L | 1% | -18.3 | 35% | 31% | 29% |
| 19-Nov | Florida State | 6 | 14-45 | L | 0% | -32.0 | 27% | 27% | 13% |
| 26-Nov | at Pittsburgh | 20 | 61-76 | L | 1% | -18.3 | 35% | 74% | 1% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 31.5 | 54 | 32.7 | 92 |
| Points Per Game | 25.7 | 89 | 38.6 | 119 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.25 | 71 | 1.47 | 123 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 38.6% | 110 | 45.2% | 102 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 27.7 | 113 | 28.8 | 49 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.04 | 104 | 4.84 | 98 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 0.28 | 69 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -0.53 |
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| ACTUAL | -1 | 71 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 82.4 | 121 | 87.6 | 113 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 31.6% | 128 | 46.3% | 97 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.04 | 74 | 1.23 | 116 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 98.6 | 87 | 95.9 | 84 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 30.4% | 124 | 41.3% | 89 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 56.0% | 122 | 76.7% | 117 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 20.9% | 95 | 19.0% | 64 | 18.9% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Dontae Strickland | RB | 5'11, 199 | SO | 162 | 566 | 4 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 24.1% | 0 (0) |
| Eric Dungey | QB | 6'3, 207 | SO | 103 | 439 | 6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 38.8% | 5 (2) |
| Moe Neal | RB | 5'11, 169 | FR | 68 | 357 | 2 | 5.3 | 14.7 | 20.6% | 2 (1) |
| Zack Mahoney | QB | 6'2, 206 | JR | 29 | 124 | 2 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 44.8% | 2 (2) |
| Jordan Fredericks | RB | 5'10, 209 | SO | 28 | 139 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 32.1% | 1 (1) |
| Ervin Philips | WR | 5'11, 176 | JR | 6 | 18 | 1 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 50.0% | 1 (1) |
| Brisly Estime | WR | 5'9, 183 | SR | 4 | 22 | 0 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 75.0% | 1 (0) |
| George Morris | RB | 6'0, 182 | SR | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 33.3% | 0 (0) |
| Sean Riley | WR | 5'8, 151 | FR | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 100.0% | 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+ | 105.4 | 54 | 86.9 | 115 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 43.6% | 36 | 44.0% | 96 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.36 | 104 | 1.77 | 124 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 101.3 | 64 | 61 | 119 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Eric Dungey | 6'3, 207 | SO | 230 | 355 | 2679 | 15 | 7 | 64.8% | 22 | 5.8% | 6.7 |
| Zack Mahoney | 6'2, 206 | JR | 82 | 135 | 943 | 8 | 4 | 60.7% | 15 | 10.0% | 5.8 |
| Austin Wilson | 6'3, 222 | JR | 17 | 27 | 116 | 0 | 2 | 63.0% | 1 | 3.6% | 3.9 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Amba Etta-Tawo | WR | 6'2, 202 | SR | 131 | 94 | 1482 | 14 | 15.8 | 11.3 | 71.8% | 57.3% | 28.8% |
| Ervin Philips | WR | 5'11, 176 | JR | 122 | 90 | 822 | 6 | 9.1 | 6.7 | 73.8% | 56.6% | 26.8% |
| Steve Ishmael | WR | 6'2, 210 | JR | 63 | 48 | 559 | 1 | 11.7 | 8.9 | 76.2% | 57.1% | 13.8% |
| Brisly Estime | WR | 5'9, 183 | SR | 59 | 48 | 518 | 3 | 10.8 | 8.8 | 81.4% | 52.5% | 13.0% |
| Dontae Strickland | RB | 5'11, 199 | SO | 29 | 21 | 132 | 0 | 6.3 | 4.6 | 72.4% | 37.9% | 6.4% |
| Alvin Cornelius | WR | 6'1, 190 | SR | 14 | 7 | 110 | 0 | 15.7 | 7.9 | 50.0% | 35.7% | 3.1% |
| Sean Riley | WR | 5'8, 151 | FR | 13 | 11 | 109 | 0 | 9.9 | 8.4 | 84.6% | 38.5% | 2.9% |
| Cameron MacPherson | TE | 6'3, 250 | SR | 6 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 83.3% | 33.3% | 1.3% |
| Jordan Fredericks | RB | 5'10, 209 | SO | 4 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 9.5 | 4.8 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.9% |
| Devin Butler | WR | 6'3, 195 | FR | 4 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 50.0% | 25.0% | 0.9% |
| Moe Neal | RB | 5'11, 169 | FR | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 50.0% | 25.0% | 0.9% |
| Kendall Moore | TE | 6'5, 245 | SR | 3 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15.0 | 5.0 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 0.7% |
| Adly Enoicy | WR | 6'5, 220 | SO | 1 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.2% |
| Sean Avant | WR | 5'10, 210 | JR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Eric Dungey | QB | 6'3, 207 | SO | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 91.1 | 104 | 90.8 | 106 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 43.8% | 106 | 48.3% | 75 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.02 | 109 | 1.37 | 125 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.40 | 122 | 2.83 | 47 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 5.4% | 74 | 3.9% | 91 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 117.8 | 23 | 79.5 | 121 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 28.8% | 92 | 37.9% | 126 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.91 | 21 | 1.78 | 88 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 2.62 | 113 | 3.88 | 119 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 9.5% | 95 | 4.4% | 115 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 101.7 | 67 | 91.8 | 96 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 109.4 | 48 | 87.5 | 105 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 89.5 | 105 | 87.7 | 112 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 102.9 | 59 | 91.6 | 92 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 88.8 | 116 | 87.8 | 113 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 97.9 | 83 | 91.2 | 101 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 126.8 | 13 | 89.6 | 101 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 46.0% | 123 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 34.7% | 61 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | +7.4 | 14 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 75.5% | 49 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 60.5% | 62 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 37.9% | 30 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 12.0% | 120 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 3.7% | 91 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 4.2% | 60 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 4.1% | 126 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 22.8% | 127 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| Parris Bennett | LB | 6'0, 208 | JR | 83.0 | 12.6% | 6.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Zaire Franklin | LB | 6'0, 230 | JR | 78.5 | 11.9% | 10.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Daivon Ellison | DB | 5'8, 177 | SO | 73.5 | 11.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Rodney Williams | DB | 5'10, 186 | SO | 52.0 | 7.9% | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jonathan Thomas | LB | 6'1, 209 | JR | 39.5 | 6.0% | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Corey Winfield | DB | 6'1, 190 | JR | 36.0 | 5.4% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Cordell Hudson | DB | 5'11, 183 | SO | 35.5 | 5.4% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Kielan Whitner | DB | 6'0, 197 | SO | 27.5 | 4.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Slayton | DL | 6'4, 296 | SO | 25.5 | 3.9% | 10.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kendall Coleman | DL | 6'3, 252 | FR | 21.0 | 3.2% | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christopher Fredrick | DB | 5'11, 189 | FR | 18.5 | 2.8% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Josh Black | DL | 6'3, 257 | FR | 16.0 | 2.4% | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kayton Samuels | DL | 6'0, 314 | SO | 14.5 | 2.2% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Taylor | LB | 6'1, 217 | SR | 14.0 | 2.1% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marqez Hodge | LB | 5'11, 219 | SR | 13.5 | 2.0% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McKinley Williams | DL | 6'4, 253 | FR | 11.0 | 1.7% | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Clark | DL | 6'2, 287 | SO | 11.0 | 1.7% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Armstrong | LB | 6'2, 217 | FR | 11.0 | 1.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| De'Jon Wilson | DL | 6'3, 250 | SR | 8.5 | 1.3% | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carl Jones | DB | 6'1, 177 | FR | 8.5 | 1.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Pickard | DL | 6'5, 256 | FR | 7.5 | 1.1% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Antwan Cordy | DB | 5'8, 175 | JR | 7.0 | 1.1% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shyheim Cullen | LB | 6'0, 210 | FR | 6.5 | 1.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Morris | RB | 6'0, 182 | SR | 5.0 | 0.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenneth Ruff | DL | 6'1, 264 | FR | 4.5 | 0.7% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | -0.7 | 86 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.09 | 82 |
| Punt Success Rate | 63.8% | 30 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 55.6% | 112 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 77.8% | 5 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 26.6% | 121 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Cole Murphy | 6'3, 200 | JR | 36-39 | 10-18 | 55.6% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Sterling Hofrichter | 5'9, 183 | FR | 77 | 42.7 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 54.5% |
| Zack Mahoney | 6'2, 206 | JR | 1 | 34.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Eric Dungey | 6'3, 207 | SO | 1 | 33.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Cole Murphy | 6'3, 200 | JR | 53 | 61.3 | 11 | 20.8% | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| Sterling Hofrichter | 5'9, 183 | FR | 1 | 75.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Brisly Estime | 5'9, 183 | SR | 16 | 17.7 | 0 | 14 | 1 (0) |
| Sean Riley | 5'8, 151 | FR | 2 | 15.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Sean Riley | 5'8, 151 | FR | 53 | 20.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Brisly Estime | 5'9, 183 | SR | 10 | 18.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Hernz Laguerre | 6'1, 237 | SR | 1 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics