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2015 | 2016
Tennessee Volunteers (SEC East)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 9-4 | Second-order wins (diff.): 8.0 (-1.0) | S&P+ Rk: 28 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 1-Sep | Appalachian State | 40 | 20-13 | W | 57% | 1.4 | 74% | 49% | 89% |
| 10-Sep | vs. Virginia Tech | 17 | 45-24 | W | 82% | 7.1 | 83% | 73% | 88% |
| 17-Sep | Ohio | 92 | 28-19 | W | 92% | 10.9 | 76% | 76% | 78% |
| 24-Sep | Florida | 15 | 38-28 | W | 81% | 7.0 | 81% | 91% | 29% |
| 1-Oct | at Georgia | 68 | 34-31 | W | 40% | -2.1 | 52% | 62% | 29% |
| 8-Oct | at Texas A&M | 24 | 38-45 | L | 22% | -5.9 | 56% | 66% | 36% |
| 15-Oct | Alabama | 1 | 10-49 | L | 0% | -39.6 | 27% | 23% | 20% |
| 29-Oct | at South Carolina | 79 | 21-24 | L | 19% | -6.9 | 31% | 21% | 28% |
| 5-Nov | Tennessee Tech | N/A | 55-0 | W | 100% | 66.0 | 89% | 99% | 89% |
| 12-Nov | Kentucky | 67 | 49-36 | W | 94% | 12.4 | 81% | 96% | 28% |
| 19-Nov | Missouri | 69 | 63-37 | W | 93% | 11.4 | 79% | 89% | 33% |
| 26-Nov | at Vanderbilt | 71 | 34-45 | L | 17% | -7.6 | 34% | 89% | 4% |
| 30-Dec | vs. Nebraska | 46 | 38-24 | W | 100% | 20.8 | 94% | 88% | 80% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 36.2 | 28 | 27.9 | 54 |
| Points Per Game | 36.4 | 24 | 28.8 | 68 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.31 | 48 | 1.23 | 48 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 45.8% | 26 | 42.2% | 60 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 33.5 | 9 | 26.7 | 10 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.69 | 46 | 4.55 | 71 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -3.42 | 95 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +0.55 |
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| ACTUAL | -2 | 78 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 123.5 | 8 | 95.4 | 85 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 46.4% | 34 | 46.7% | 102 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.17 | 27 | 1.02 | 41 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 118.2 | 10 | 97.3 | 79 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 42.4% | 34 | 40.9% | 85 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 70.2% | 50 | 61.3% | 25 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 16.6% | 30 | 21.9% | 30 | 18.9% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Joshua Dobbs | QB | 6'3, 210 | SR | 126 | 1051 | 12 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 50.0% | 10 (4) |
| Jalen Hurd | RB | 6'4, 240 | JR | 124 | 453 | 3 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 33.9% | 2 (1) |
| Alvin Kamara | RB | 5'10, 215 | JR | 103 | 596 | 9 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 37.9% | 5 (2) |
| John Kelly | RB | 5'9, 212 | SO | 98 | 630 | 5 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 43.9% | 2 (2) |
| Carlin Fils-Aime | RB | 5'11, 175 | FR | 14 | 58 | 2 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 50.0% | 0 (0) |
| Tyler Byrd | WR | 6'0, 195 | FR | 8 | 63 | 0 | 7.9 | 3.8 | 75.0% | 1 (1) |
| Jeremy Lewis | RB | 6'1, 195 | FR | 6 | 34 | 0 | 5.7 | 2.1 | 66.7% | 0 (0) |
| Jauan Jennings | WR | 6'3, 205 | SO | 5 | 27 | 0 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 60.0% | 0 (0) |
| Taeler Dowdy | RB | 6'1, 185 | FR | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 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+ | 126.3 | 11 | 105.9 | 43 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 45.1% | 24 | 36.6% | 22 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.48 | 65 | 1.54 | 101 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 102 | 58 | 122.8 | 27 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Joshua Dobbs | 6'3, 210 | SR | 225 | 357 | 2946 | 27 | 12 | 63.0% | 25 | 6.5% | 7.1 |
| Quinten Dormady | 6'4, 216 | SO | 11 | 17 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 64.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 8.7 |
| Sheriron Jones | 6'2, 208 | FR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2.0 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Josh Malone | WR | 6'3, 200 | JR | 75 | 50 | 972 | 11 | 19.4 | 13.0 | 66.7% | 61.3% | 20.7% |
| Jauan Jennings | WR | 6'3, 205 | SO | 63 | 40 | 580 | 7 | 14.5 | 9.2 | 63.5% | 50.8% | 17.4% |
| Alvin Kamara | RB | 5'10, 215 | JR | 52 | 40 | 392 | 4 | 9.8 | 7.5 | 76.9% | 48.1% | 14.3% |
| Jason Croom | TE | 6'5, 246 | SR | 32 | 21 | 242 | 0 | 11.5 | 7.6 | 65.6% | 53.1% | 8.8% |
| Ethan Wolf | TE | 6'6, 245 | JR | 32 | 21 | 239 | 2 | 11.4 | 7.5 | 65.6% | 53.1% | 8.8% |
| Josh Smith | WR | 6'1, 213 | JR | 30 | 13 | 97 | 1 | 7.5 | 3.2 | 43.3% | 20.0% | 8.3% |
| Tyler Byrd | WR | 6'0, 195 | FR | 25 | 15 | 209 | 0 | 13.9 | 8.4 | 60.0% | 40.0% | 6.9% |
| Jalen Hurd | RB | 6'4, 240 | JR | 15 | 10 | 81 | 2 | 8.1 | 5.4 | 66.7% | 26.7% | 4.1% |
| Preston Williams | WR | 6'4, 209 | SO | 12 | 9 | 89 | 0 | 9.9 | 7.4 | 75.0% | 75.0% | 3.3% |
| Brandon Johnson | WR | 6'2, 180 | FR | 9 | 7 | 93 | 0 | 13.3 | 10.3 | 77.8% | 66.7% | 2.5% |
| John Kelly | RB | 5'9, 212 | SO | 8 | 6 | 51 | 0 | 8.5 | 6.4 | 75.0% | 50.0% | 2.2% |
| Jeff George | WR | 6'6, 195 | JR | 3 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20.0 | 6.7 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 0.8% |
| Marquez Callaway | WR | 6'2, 190 | FR | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13.0 | 4.3 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 0.8% |
| Jakob Johnson | TE | 6'3, 250 | JR | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 100.0% | 50.0% | 0.6% |
| Eli Wolf | TE | 6'4, 216 | FR | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
| Joshua Dobbs | QB | 6'3, 210 | SR | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 125.7 | 5 | 93.1 | 100 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 51.2% | 22 | 49.3% | 84 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.23 | 25 | 1.13 | 79 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.30 | 19 | 3.14 | 91 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 4.9% | 66 | 4.8% | 68 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 112.7 | 36 | 120.0 | 20 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 32.2% | 46 | 27.9% | 27 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.63 | 105 | 1.57 | 11 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.37 | 55 | 2.99 | 41 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 9.3% | 91 | 8.9% | 35 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 123.6 | 21 | 94.9 | 84 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 112.0 | 41 | 98.3 | 71 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 115.5 | 27 | 109.5 | 33 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 143.5 | 1 | 89.9 | 106 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 127.7 | 4 | 92.4 | 96 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 119.3 | 20 | 96.6 | 78 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 114.2 | 33 | 109.2 | 44 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 62.1% | 56 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 36.0% | 41 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | -2.2 | 83 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 73.6% | 68 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 63.8% | 30 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 37.3% | 38 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 16.6% | 43 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 7.4% | 17 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 2.8% | 110 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 6.2% | 63 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 29.9% | 99 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| Micah Abernathy | DB | 6'0, 195 | SO | 60.5 | 7.9% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Rashaan Gaulden | DB | 6'1, 185 | SO | 60.0 | 7.8% | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Todd Kelly Jr. | DB | 5'11, 208 | JR | 60.0 | 7.8% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Emmanuel Moseley | DB | 5'11, 180 | JR | 50.5 | 6.6% | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Colton Jumper | LB | 6'2, 224 | JR | 49.0 | 6.4% | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Derek Barnett | DE | 6'3, 265 | JR | 48.0 | 6.3% | 19.0 | 13.0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Cortez McDowell | LB | 6'0, 235 | JR | 43.0 | 5.6% | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Darrin Kirkland Jr. | LB | 6'1, 230 | SO | 37.5 | 4.9% | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Vereen | DL | 6'2, 249 | SR | 29.5 | 3.8% | 11.5 | 7.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kendal Vickers | DL | 6'3, 295 | JR | 28.5 | 3.7% | 6.0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LaTroy Lewis | DL | 6'4, 256 | SR | 28.0 | 3.7% | 4.0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elliott Berry | LB | 5'11, 222 | JR | 28.0 | 3.7% | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Malik Foreman | DB | 5'10, 190 | SR | 24.0 | 3.1% | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Cameron Sutton | DB | 5'11, 186 | SR | 21.0 | 2.7% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Nigel Warrior | DB | 6'0, 186 | FR | 20.5 | 2.7% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baylen Buchanan | DB | 5'11, 190 | FR | 18.5 | 2.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Justin Martin | DB | 6'1, 183 | JR | 16.5 | 2.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jalen Reeves-Maybin | LB | 6'0, 230 | SR | 16.0 | 2.1% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Phillips | DL | 6'4, 259 | SO | 12.0 | 1.6% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Danny O'Brien | DL | 6'2, 301 | SR | 11.0 | 1.4% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stephen Griffin | DB | 6'2, 205 | SO | 11.0 | 1.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Evan Berry | DB | 5'11, 207 | JR | 10.0 | 1.3% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Kongbo | DL | 6'6, 270 | SO | 9.0 | 1.2% | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Bynum | LB | 6'1, 235 | SR | 8.5 | 1.1% | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Bituli | LB | 6'3, 235 | FR | 8.0 | 1.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | 1.3 | 17 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.03 | 61 |
| Punt Success Rate | 73.9% | 7 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 85.5% | 18 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 43.8% | 91 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 54.8% | 22 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Aaron Medley | 6'2, 194 | JR | 61-61 | 11-16 | 68.8% |
| Holden Foster | 6'0, 205 | JR | 1-1 | 0-0 | #DIV/0! |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Trevor Daniel | 6'1, 248 | JR | 70 | 44.6 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 82.9% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Aaron Medley | 6'2, 194 | JR | 83 | 64.4 | 45 | 54.2% | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Alvin Kamara | 5'10, 215 | JR | 18 | 10.2 | 0 | 1 | 3 (0) |
| Cameron Sutton | 5'11, 186 | SR | 6 | 5.3 | 0 | 10 | 1 (1) |
| Josh Smith | 6'1, 213 | JR | 6 | 5.8 | 0 | 4 | 1 (1) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Evan Berry | 5'11, 207 | JR | 14 | 32.9 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) |
| Tyler Byrd | 6'0, 195 | FR | 10 | 26.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) |
| Micah Abernathy | 6'0, 195 | SO | 6 | 20.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics