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2015 | 2016
USC Trojans (Pac-12 South)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 10-3 | Second-order wins (diff.): 9.4 (-0.6) | S&P+ Rk: 9 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 3-Sep | vs. Alabama | 1 | 6-52 | L | 0% | -39.5 | 33% | 18% | 29% |
| 10-Sep | Utah State | 70 | 45-7 | W | 100% | 25.2 | 95% | 75% | 94% |
| 17-Sep | at Stanford | 23 | 10-27 | L | 7% | -11.7 | 48% | 51% | 26% |
| 23-Sep | at Utah | 43 | 27-31 | L | 44% | -1.2 | 67% | 77% | 29% |
| 1-Oct | Arizona State | 83 | 41-20 | W | 100% | 28.7 | 93% | 68% | 83% |
| 8-Oct | Colorado | 18 | 21-17 | W | 85% | 8.0 | 89% | 79% | 68% |
| 15-Oct | at Arizona | 96 | 48-14 | W | 100% | 28.6 | 93% | 73% | 82% |
| 27-Oct | California | 51 | 45-24 | W | 100% | 22.7 | 95% | 88% | 88% |
| 5-Nov | Oregon | 74 | 45-20 | W | 100% | 23.6 | 93% | 64% | 94% |
| 12-Nov | at Washington | 7 | 26-13 | W | 96% | 13.3 | 97% | 86% | 96% |
| 19-Nov | at UCLA | 58 | 36-14 | W | 98% | 15.7 | 90% | 90% | 67% |
| 26-Nov | Notre Dame | 26 | 45-27 | W | 68% | 3.7 | 81% | 73% | 56% |
| 2-Jan | vs. Penn State | 8 | 52-49 | W | 46% | -0.7 | 81% | 90% | 27% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 39.1 | 12 | 21.0 | 20 |
| Points Per Game | 34.4 | 36 | 24.2 | 38 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.23 | 83 | 1.35 | 107 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 49.0% | 9 | 36.4% | 17 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 30.7 | 41 | 27.4 | 26 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.57 | 65 | 4.70 | 88 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 0.6 | 66 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -0.23 |
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| ACTUAL | 0 | 67 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 117.1 | 15 | 119.7 | 16 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 46.5% | 32 | 37.0% | 19 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.06 | 62 | 1.17 | 104 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 112.6 | 21 | 111.1 | 28 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 39.5% | 71 | 33.3% | 15 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 65.9% | 76 | 78.0% | 121 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 19.4% | 76 | 18.0% | 80 | 18.9% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Ronald Jones II | TB | 6'1, 195 | SO | 177 | 1082 | 12 | 6.1 | 7.6 | 38.4% | 1 (1) |
| Justin Davis | TB | 6'1, 200 | SR | 110 | 607 | 2 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 39.1% | 2 (2) |
| Aca'Cedric Ware | TB | 6'0, 195 | SO | 78 | 397 | 2 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 34.6% | 0 (0) |
| Sam Darnold | QB | 6'4, 225 | FR | 56 | 291 | 2 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 50.0% | 8 (5) |
| Dominic Davis | TB | 5'10, 180 | SO | 23 | 132 | 0 | 5.7 | 16.5 | 26.1% | 0 (0) |
| James Toland IV | TB | 5'11, 195 | JR | 13 | 69 | 0 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 61.5% | 0 (0) |
| Adoree' Jackson | DB | 5'11, 185 | JR | 7 | 51 | 0 | 7.3 | 4.9 | 57.1% | 3 (1) |
| JuJu Smith-Schuster | WR | 6'2, 220 | JR | 5 | 27 | 0 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 40.0% | 0 (0) |
| Jalen Greene | WR | 6'1, 200 | SO | 4 | 12 | 0 | 3.0 | 14.1 | 25.0% | 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+ | 135.0 | 4 | 119.6 | 13 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 51.2% | 5 | 35.8% | 18 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.37 | 101 | 1.53 | 93 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 229.2 | 5 | 86.8 | 93 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Sam Darnold | 6'4, 225 | FR | 246 | 366 | 3086 | 31 | 9 | 67.2% | 6 | 1.6% | 8.2 |
| Max Browne | 6'5, 220 | JR | 58 | 93 | 507 | 2 | 2 | 62.4% | 6 | 6.1% | 4.7 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| JuJu Smith-Schuster | WR | 6'2, 220 | JR | 104 | 70 | 917 | 10 | 13.1 | 8.8 | 67.3% | 55.8% | 24.0% |
| Darreus Rogers | WR | 6'1, 215 | SR | 78 | 56 | 696 | 4 | 12.4 | 8.9 | 71.8% | 66.7% | 18.0% |
| Deontay Burnett | WR | 6'0, 170 | SO | 73 | 56 | 622 | 7 | 11.1 | 8.5 | 76.7% | 58.9% | 16.8% |
| Steven Mitchell Jr. | WR | 5'10, 190 | JR | 31 | 24 | 226 | 1 | 9.4 | 7.3 | 77.4% | 51.6% | 7.1% |
| Daniel Imatorbhebhe | TE | 6'4, 240 | FR | 21 | 17 | 250 | 4 | 14.7 | 11.9 | 81.0% | 66.7% | 4.8% |
| Justin Davis | TB | 6'1, 200 | SR | 21 | 14 | 112 | 0 | 8.0 | 5.3 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 4.8% |
| Ronald Jones II | TB | 6'1, 195 | SO | 20 | 11 | 76 | 1 | 6.9 | 3.8 | 55.0% | 30.0% | 4.6% |
| Taylor McNamara | TE | 6'5, 245 | SR | 18 | 12 | 111 | 1 | 9.3 | 6.2 | 66.7% | 50.0% | 4.1% |
| Tyler Petite | TE | 6'5, 235 | SO | 16 | 10 | 156 | 2 | 15.6 | 9.8 | 62.5% | 43.8% | 3.7% |
| Jalen Greene | WR | 6'1, 200 | SO | 15 | 8 | 116 | 0 | 14.5 | 7.7 | 53.3% | 40.0% | 3.5% |
| De'Quan Hampton | WR | 6'4, 225 | SR | 12 | 7 | 73 | 2 | 10.4 | 6.1 | 58.3% | 50.0% | 2.8% |
| Michael Pittman Jr. | WR | 6'4, 210 | FR | 8 | 6 | 82 | 0 | 13.7 | 10.3 | 75.0% | 50.0% | 1.8% |
| Adoree' Jackson | DB | 5'11, 185 | JR | 5 | 2 | 76 | 1 | 38.0 | 15.2 | 40.0% | 40.0% | 1.2% |
| Dominic Davis | TB | 5'10, 180 | SO | 5 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 80.0% | 40.0% | 1.2% |
| Aca'Cedric Ware | TB | 6'0, 195 | SO | 4 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 100.0% | 50.0% | 0.9% |
| Isaac Whitney | WR | 6'3, 220 | SR | 3 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.7% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 121.3 | 9 | 116.3 | 15 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 52.5% | 14 | 40.7% | 14 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.08 | 82 | 1.22 | 110 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.24 | 29 | 2.77 | 38 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 2.1% | 6 | 5.1% | 58 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 142.7 | 3 | 125.8 | 14 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 40.7% | 6 | 28.5% | 35 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.71 | 77 | 1.69 | 42 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 2.78 | 104 | 2.82 | 28 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 4.0% | 12 | 6.2% | 92 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 128.0 | 15 | 122.5 | 16 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 131.9 | 4 | 132.4 | 10 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 120.8 | 22 | 101.2 | 57 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 111.3 | 27 | 120.1 | 14 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 118.2 | 20 | 114.9 | 22 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 127.0 | 11 | 122.2 | 14 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 130.5 | 8 | 112.1 | 38 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 55.9% | 84 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 25.1% | 113 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | +2.5 | 40 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 78.8% | 29 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 59.1% | 73 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 30.6% | 99 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 17.2% | 35 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 4.2% | 78 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 4.3% | 56 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 8.4% | 12 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 39.2% | 10 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| Cameron Smith | ILB | 6'2, 245 | SO | 64.0 | 9.5% | 7.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Porter Gustin | DE | 6'5, 260 | SO | 55.5 | 8.2% | 13.0 | 5.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Adoree' Jackson | DB | 5'11, 185 | JR | 50.5 | 7.5% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| Michael Hutchings | ILB | 6'1, 215 | SR | 50.0 | 7.4% | 8.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Iman Marshall | DB | 6'1, 200 | SO | 44.0 | 6.5% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Leon McQuay III | DB | 6'1, 195 | SR | 41.0 | 6.1% | 4.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Chris Hawkins | DB | 5'11, 185 | JR | 41.0 | 6.1% | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Stevie Tu'ikolovatu | DT | 6'1, 320 | SR | 41.0 | 6.1% | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Uchenna Nwosu | ILB | 6'3, 235 | JR | 40.5 | 6.0% | 7.5 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Rasheem Green | DT | 6'5, 280 | SO | 39.5 | 5.9% | 6.5 | 6.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Marvell Tell III | DB | 6'3, 190 | SO | 35.0 | 5.2% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ajene Harris | DB | 5'11, 190 | SO | 24.0 | 3.6% | 3.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Josh Fatu | DT | 6'3, 290 | JR | 16.5 | 2.4% | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Lockett | DB | 5'11, 180 | JR | 14.0 | 2.1% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| John Houston Jr. | ILB | 6'3, 220 | FR | 14.0 | 2.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Jones | DB | 5'11, 170 | FR | 12.0 | 1.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Quinton Powell | ILB | 6'2, 200 | SR | 11.5 | 1.7% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Olajuwon Tucker | ILB | 6'3, 230 | JR | 7.5 | 1.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Iosefa | ILB | 6'2, 215 | FR | 7.5 | 1.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Dorton | DT | 6'2, 280 | SO | 7.0 | 1.0% | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Isaiah Langley | DB | 6'0, 170 | SO | 7.0 | 1.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Pittman Jr. | WR | 6'4, 210 | FR | 6.0 | 0.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Connor Murphy | DE | 6'7, 255 | FR | 5.5 | 0.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Daniel | DT | 6'4, 310 | SO | 5.5 | 0.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Lopes | DB | 5'11, 195 | JR | 4.0 | 0.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | 1.2 | 19 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.22 | 38 |
| Punt Success Rate | 57.1% | 58 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 83.9% | 20 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 59.3% | 37 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 57.5% | 14 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Matt Boermeester | 6'0, 180 | JR | 53-54 | 18-25 | 72.0% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Chris Tilbey | 6'5, 205 | SO | 50 | 38.3 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 74.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Matt Boermeester | 6'0, 180 | JR | 86 | 63.2 | 43 | 50.0% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Adoree' Jackson | 5'11, 185 | JR | 20 | 15.8 | 2 | 12 | 2 (1) |
| Deontay Burnett | 6'0, 170 | SO | 4 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Michael Pittman Jr. | 6'4, 210 | FR | 2 | 31.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Adoree' Jackson | 5'11, 185 | JR | 26 | 29.5 | 2 | 0 | 1 (0) |
| Steven Mitchell Jr. | 5'10, 190 | JR | 5 | 18.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) |
| Michael Pittman Jr. | 6'4, 210 | FR | 4 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics