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2015 | 2016
La.-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (Sun Belt)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 6-7 | Second-order wins (diff.): 6.0 (0.0) | S&P+ Rk: 102 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 3-Sep | Boise State | 19 | 10-45 | L | 0% | -51.7 | 4% | 3% | 3% |
| 10-Sep | McNeese State | N/A | 30-22 | W | 93% | 11.7 | 63% | 46% | 57% |
| 17-Sep | South Alabama | 93 | 28-23 | W | 96% | 13.8 | 70% | 85% | 59% |
| 24-Sep | at Tulane | 106 | 39-41 | L | 37% | -2.6 | 28% | 20% | 54% |
| 1-Oct | at New Mexico State | 119 | 31-37 | L | 37% | -2.6 | 18% | 22% | 38% |
| 12-Oct | Appalachian State | 40 | 0-24 | L | 0% | -33.6 | 7% | 16% | 36% |
| 22-Oct | at Texas State | 128 | 27-3 | W | 100% | 27.2 | 54% | 15% | 77% |
| 5-Nov | Idaho | 89 | 13-23 | L | 1% | -17.1 | 9% | 4% | 44% |
| 10-Nov | at Georgia Southern | 91 | 33-26 | W | 95% | 12.9 | 66% | 73% | 60% |
| 19-Nov | at Georgia | 68 | 21-35 | L | 27% | -4.9 | 32% | 64% | 15% |
| 26-Nov | Arkansas State | 80 | 24-19 | W | 12% | -9.2 | 23% | 59% | 30% |
| 3-Dec | at UL-Monroe | 126 | 30-3 | W | 99% | 19.3 | 60% | 7% | 95% |
| 17-Dec | vs. Southern Miss | 78 | 21-28 | L | 2% | -16.0 | 12% | 36% | 38% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 20.4 | 118 | 29.6 | 68 |
| Points Per Game | 23.6 | 108 | 25.3 | 46 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.13 | 121 | 1.24 | 55 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 40.5% | 86 | 41.5% | 53 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 30.2 | 53 | 30.7 | 95 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 3.89 | 113 | 4.14 | 35 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 5.18 | 26 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -1.61 |
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| ACTUAL | 1 | 54 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 96.8 | 88 | 108.6 | 34 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 44.3% | 58 | 37.1% | 20 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.94 | 118 | 1.01 | 33 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 104.4 | 55 | 102.1 | 60 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 40.9% | 54 | 33.0% | 13 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 54.7% | 123 | 57.8% | 11 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 18.8% | 67 | 19.9% | 52 | 18.9% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Elijah McGuire | RB | 5'11, 209 | SR | 232 | 1127 | 7 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 39.2% | 1 (1) |
| Anthony Jennings | QB | 6'2, 231 | SR | 108 | 585 | 9 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 46.3% | 4 (1) |
| Jordan Wright | RB | 5'11, 206 | FR | 62 | 192 | 1 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 30.6% | 1 (0) |
| Darius Hoggins | RB | 5'7, 177 | JR | 51 | 281 | 1 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 54.9% | 2 (0) |
| Dion Ray | QB | 6'0, 213 | FR | 27 | 119 | 2 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 48.1% | 1 (1) |
| Raymond Calais | RB | 5'9, 175 | FR | 23 | 117 | 1 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 34.8% | 0 (0) |
| Jalen Nixon | RB | 6'2, 238 | SR | 17 | 77 | 0 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 35.3% | 0 (0) |
| Al Riles | WR | 5'10, 212 | SR | 10 | 46 | 0 | 4.6 | 8.4 | 30.0% | 0 (0) |
| Jordan Davis | QB | 6'3, 205 | SO | 7 | 37 | 0 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 42.9% | 1 (1) |
| 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+ | 83.1 | 114 | 90.1 | 105 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 35.2% | 116 | 45.6% | 107 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.47 | 67 | 1.42 | 40 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 65.1 | 118 | 83.7 | 97 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Anthony Jennings | 6'2, 231 | SR | 193 | 323 | 2178 | 11 | 13 | 59.8% | 36 | 10.0% | 5.4 |
| Jalen Nixon | 6'2, 238 | SR | 8 | 13 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 61.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| Jordan Davis | 6'3, 205 | SO | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 66.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 2.3 |
| Dion Ray | 6'0, 213 | FR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Al Riles | WR | 5'10, 212 | SR | 76 | 60 | 736 | 2 | 12.3 | 9.7 | 78.9% | 50.0% | 24.1% |
| Keenan Barnes | WR | 6'3, 208 | SO | 58 | 31 | 418 | 6 | 13.5 | 7.2 | 53.4% | 43.1% | 18.4% |
| Elijah McGuire | RB | 5'11, 209 | SR | 42 | 29 | 238 | 2 | 8.2 | 5.7 | 69.0% | 40.5% | 13.3% |
| Ja'Marcus Bradley | WR | 6'1, 195 | FR | 36 | 21 | 370 | 1 | 17.6 | 10.3 | 58.3% | 52.8% | 11.4% |
| Michael Jacquet | WR | 6'2, 185 | FR | 31 | 15 | 206 | 1 | 13.7 | 6.7 | 48.4% | 35.5% | 9.8% |
| Nick Byrne | TE | 6'3, 225 | SR | 20 | 14 | 135 | 0 | 9.6 | 6.8 | 70.0% | 30.0% | 6.3% |
| Gary Haynes | WR | 5'9, 170 | SO | 15 | 11 | 54 | 0 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 73.3% | 40.0% | 4.8% |
| Gabe Fuselier | WR | 5'11, 195 | JR | 12 | 8 | 77 | 0 | 9.6 | 6.4 | 66.7% | 41.7% | 3.8% |
| Darius Hoggins | RB | 5'7, 177 | JR | 8 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 87.5% | 37.5% | 2.5% |
| Matt Barnes | TE | 6'3, 233 | SO | 6 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 8.0 | 6.7 | 83.3% | 50.0% | 1.9% |
| Jared Johnson | WR | 6'5, 231 | JR | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| Jordan Wright | RB | 5'11, 206 | FR | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| Tracy Walker | DB | 6'2, 200 | JR | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| Dominick Jones | DB | 5'11, 190 | SR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Otha Peters | LB | 6'2, 228 | SR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Troy McCollum | DB | 6'0, 178 | JR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 87.3 | 112 | 98.9 | 65 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 45.6% | 91 | 45.1% | 42 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 0.99 | 116 | 1.09 | 57 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.81 | 96 | 2.52 | 18 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 8.1% | 118 | 4.1% | 86 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 95.6 | 88 | 88.6 | 103 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 29.1% | 87 | 34.2% | 106 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.63 | 104 | 1.62 | 24 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.94 | 11 | 3.47 | 94 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 10.6% | 110 | 6.8% | 80 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 82.3 | 115 | 85.3 | 118 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 90.4 | 108 | 107.8 | 42 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 93.2 | 93 | 110.5 | 30 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 97.4 | 86 | 104.0 | 51 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 90.7 | 108 | 98.4 | 68 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 92.8 | 96 | 97.5 | 74 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 94.1 | 97 | 101.8 | 63 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 66.0% | 29 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 41.1% | 22 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | +0.7 | 57 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 73.3% | 74 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 58.9% | 76 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 28.6% | 112 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 15.2% | 73 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 6.3% | 32 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 3.4% | 94 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 5.3% | 104 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 29.2% | 104 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| Tre'maine Lightfoot | LB | 6'0, 235 | SR | 74.0 | 10.2% | 7.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Otha Peters | LB | 6'2, 228 | SR | 70.5 | 9.7% | 11.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Travis Crawford | DB | 5'11, 185 | JR | 57.0 | 7.8% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Tracy Walker | DB | 6'2, 200 | JR | 45.5 | 6.2% | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Christian Goodlett | DB | 6'0, 180 | SR | 40.0 | 5.5% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Joe Dillon | DL | 6'3, 215 | FR | 39.5 | 5.4% | 12.5 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Damar'ren Mitchell | DB | 5'11, 185 | FR | 37.0 | 5.1% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Simeon Thomas | DB | 6'3, 194 | JR | 32.0 | 4.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Taboris Lee | DL | 6'2, 295 | JR | 30.0 | 4.1% | 5.5 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Karmichael Dunbar | DL | 6'2, 295 | SR | 29.0 | 4.0% | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Denarius Howard | DB | 6'0, 195 | JR | 27.5 | 3.8% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Reginald Miles | DB | 5'8, 183 | SR | 25.0 | 3.4% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Trev Miller | DL | 6'1, 273 | JR | 21.5 | 3.0% | 6.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevon Perry | DL | 6'1, 301 | JR | 21.5 | 3.0% | 6.0 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Jarvis Jeffries | DL | 6'3, 245 | JR | 18.0 | 2.5% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Trey Granier | LB | 6'1, 232 | SR | 17.0 | 2.3% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Levarious Varnado | DB | 5'10, 178 | JR | 14.5 | 2.0% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mario Osborne | DL | 6'4, 234 | SO | 13.5 | 1.9% | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rodrick Stephens | DL | 6'0, 297 | JR | 12.5 | 1.7% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Posey | LB | 6'0, 245 | JR | 11.0 | 1.5% | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Savion Brown | DB | 6'2, 210 | SR | 10.0 | 1.4% | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Dominick Jones | DB | 5'11, 190 | SR | 9.0 | 1.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Troy McCollum | DB | 6'0, 178 | JR | 8.0 | 1.1% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Corey Turner | DB | 6'1, 204 | SO | 7.5 | 1.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaDarrius Kidd | DL | 6'3, 307 | SO | 6.5 | 0.9% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | 0.8 | 35 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.19 | 41 |
| Punt Success Rate | 70.1% | 13 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 69.0% | 81 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 62.5% | 30 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 20.0% | 128 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Stevie Artigue | 5'10, 185 | SO | 29-31 | 19-24 | 79.2% |
| Dylan Scheurich | 5'8, 210 | SO | 1-1 | 0-0 | #DIV/0! |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Steven Coutts | 6'4, 206 | SO | 64 | 44.1 | 4 | 32 | 25 | 89.1% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Stevie Artigue | 5'10, 185 | SO | 58 | 59.7 | 18 | 31.0% | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Gary Haynes | 5'9, 170 | SO | 6 | 0.2 | 0 | 12 | 0 (0) |
| Levarious Varnado | 5'10, 178 | JR | 5 | 9.4 | 0 | 10 | 0 (0) |
| Elijah McGuire | 5'11, 209 | SR | 4 | 7.8 | 0 | 3 | 1 (1) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Levarious Varnado | 5'10, 178 | JR | 20 | 15.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) |
| Raymond Calais | 5'9, 175 | FR | 15 | 21.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Darius Hoggins | 5'7, 177 | JR | 3 | 16.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
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