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2015 | 2016
Vanderbilt Commodores (SEC East)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 6-7 | Second-order wins (diff.): 4.5 (-1.5) | S&P+ Rk: 71 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 1-Sep | South Carolina | 79 | 10-13 | L | 20% | -6.7 | 31% | 3% | 61% |
| 10-Sep | Middle Tennessee | 94 | 47-24 | W | 66% | 3.3 | 61% | 44% | 84% |
| 17-Sep | at Georgia Tech | 45 | 7-38 | L | 0% | -31.8 | 9% | 5% | 16% |
| 24-Sep | at Western Kentucky | 16 | 31-30 | W | 27% | -4.9 | 66% | 69% | 76% |
| 1-Oct | Florida | 15 | 6-13 | L | 15% | -8.2 | 49% | 35% | 69% |
| 8-Oct | at Kentucky | 67 | 13-20 | L | 11% | -9.5 | 33% | 6% | 70% |
| 15-Oct | at Georgia | 68 | 17-16 | W | 15% | -8.2 | 36% | 18% | 61% |
| 22-Oct | Tennessee State | N/A | 35-17 | W | 95% | 12.6 | 54% | 68% | 9% |
| 5-Nov | at Auburn | 13 | 16-23 | L | 11% | -9.6 | 54% | 54% | 55% |
| 12-Nov | at Missouri | 69 | 17-26 | L | 10% | -10.0 | 31% | 35% | 51% |
| 19-Nov | Ole Miss | 27 | 38-17 | W | 100% | 21.6 | 94% | 68% | 96% |
| 26-Nov | Tennessee | 28 | 45-34 | W | 83% | 7.6 | 81% | 90% | 40% |
| 26-Dec | vs. NC State | 25 | 17-41 | L | 3% | -15.2 | 35% | 28% | 38% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 25.8 | 90 | 26.2 | 40 |
| Points Per Game | 23.0 | 112 | 24.0 | 35 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.18 | 105 | 1.27 | 75 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 40.7% | 84 | 42.8% | 68 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 26.8 | 122 | 32.5 | 117 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.60 | 56 | 3.47 | 6 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 3.64 | 40 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +0.14 |
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| ACTUAL | 4 | 36 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 104.2 | 57 | 102.4 | 54 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 43.5% | 66 | 43.2% | 72 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.08 | 57 | 1.11 | 77 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 101.9 | 67 | 101.9 | 61 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 38.2% | 84 | 41.1% | 88 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 56.1% | 121 | 62.9% | 31 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 17.2% | 42 | 22.0% | 29 | 18.9% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Ralph Webb | RB | 5'10, 202 | JR | 250 | 1283 | 13 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 36.4% | 0 (0) |
| Khari Blasingame | RB | 6'1, 235 | SO | 97 | 449 | 10 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 38.1% | 2 (1) |
| Darrius Sims | WR | 5'9, 191 | SR | 41 | 271 | 1 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 51.2% | 2 (1) |
| Dallas Rivers | RB | 6'1, 225 | JR | 20 | 92 | 1 | 4.6 | 7.4 | 25.0% | 0 (0) |
| Kyle Shurmur | QB | 6'4, 223 | SO | 18 | 96 | 0 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 50.0% | 3 (0) |
| Josh Crawford | RB | 5'10, 202 | SO | 14 | 66 | 0 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 35.7% | 0 (0) |
| Trent Sherfield | WR | 6'1, 200 | JR | 7 | 97 | 1 | 13.9 | 14.5 | 57.1% | 0 (0) |
| Donaven Tennyson | WR | 5'10, 164 | FR | 4 | 28 | 0 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 50.0% | 0 (0) |
| Wade Freebeck | QB | 6'5, 225 | JR | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 33.3% | 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+ | 93.0 | 87 | 107.4 | 40 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 37.6% | 97 | 42.4% | 77 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.33 | 112 | 1.44 | 55 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 76.9 | 108 | 62.2 | 117 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Kyle Shurmur | 6'4, 223 | SO | 204 | 375 | 2409 | 9 | 10 | 54.4% | 32 | 7.9% | 5.4 |
| Wade Freebeck | 6'5, 225 | JR | 6 | 13 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 46.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 5.9 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| C.J. Duncan | WR | 5'11, 203 | JR | 69 | 44 | 494 | 0 | 11.2 | 7.2 | 63.8% | 50.7% | 18.9% |
| Kalija Lipscomb | WR | 6'1, 190 | FR | 63 | 27 | 319 | 2 | 11.8 | 5.1 | 42.9% | 31.7% | 17.2% |
| Trent Sherfield | WR | 6'1, 200 | JR | 57 | 34 | 472 | 1 | 13.9 | 8.3 | 59.6% | 47.4% | 15.6% |
| Jared Pinkney | TE | 6'4, 250 | FR | 41 | 22 | 274 | 2 | 12.5 | 6.7 | 53.7% | 48.8% | 11.2% |
| Caleb Scott | WR | 6'2, 202 | JR | 36 | 24 | 466 | 0 | 19.4 | 12.9 | 66.7% | 66.7% | 9.8% |
| Ralph Webb | RB | 5'10, 202 | JR | 32 | 21 | 166 | 0 | 7.9 | 5.2 | 65.6% | 31.2% | 8.7% |
| Nathan Marcus | TE | 6'5, 244 | JR | 17 | 11 | 73 | 1 | 6.6 | 4.3 | 64.7% | 47.1% | 4.6% |
| Bailey McElwain | FB | 6'1, 238 | FR | 12 | 6 | 35 | 2 | 5.8 | 2.9 | 50.0% | 33.3% | 3.3% |
| Sam Dobbs | TE | 6'4, 220 | SO | 8 | 7 | 86 | 1 | 12.3 | 10.8 | 87.5% | 62.5% | 2.2% |
| Darrius Sims | WR | 5'9, 191 | SR | 8 | 5 | 61 | 0 | 12.2 | 7.6 | 62.5% | 25.0% | 2.2% |
| Latevius Rayford | WR | 6'1, 201 | SR | 6 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 8.7 | 4.3 | 50.0% | 33.3% | 1.6% |
| Dallas Rivers | RB | 6'1, 225 | JR | 6 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 6.5 | 2.2 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 1.6% |
| Khari Blasingame | RB | 6'1, 235 | SO | 6 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 66.7% | 0.0% | 1.6% |
| Josh Crawford | RB | 5'10, 202 | SO | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Sean Dowling | TE | 6'5, 265 | SR | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
| Donaven Tennyson | WR | 5'10, 164 | FR | 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+ | 106.6 | 44 | 103.8 | 47 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 47.7% | 64 | 47.9% | 70 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.10 | 72 | 1.14 | 85 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.15 | 40 | 2.99 | 70 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 3.3% | 26 | 1.6% | 125 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 78.9 | 123 | 106.6 | 48 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 26.6% | 111 | 32.0% | 75 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.50 | 122 | 1.70 | 51 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.06 | 87 | 3.63 | 105 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 13.2% | 124 | 6.0% | 98 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 86.3 | 106 | 104.3 | 49 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 104.5 | 60 | 109.3 | 37 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 110.7 | 38 | 96.4 | 79 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 83.7 | 120 | 115.6 | 23 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 106.4 | 45 | 103.6 | 54 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 95.9 | 91 | 117.9 | 22 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 83.0 | 115 | 97.3 | 78 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 61.7% | 58 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 35.8% | 43 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | -3.3 | 92 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 76.9% | 40 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 56.7% | 95 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 36.8% | 44 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 16.0% | 55 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 3.0% | 109 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 5.4% | 31 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 7.5% | 27 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 37.0% | 24 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| Zach Cunningham | ILB | 6'4, 230 | JR | 98.0 | 14.0% | 16.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| LaDarius Wiley | S | 6'1, 205 | JR | 63.0 | 9.0% | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Ryan White | S | 5'9, 190 | JR | 62.0 | 8.9% | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Oren Burks | LB | 6'3, 222 | JR | 49.5 | 7.1% | 6.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Torren McGaster | CB | 6'0, 198 | SR | 48.0 | 6.9% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Ja'karri Thomas | ILB | 6'1, 225 | SR | 45.0 | 6.4% | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taurean Ferguson | CB | 5'9, 190 | JR | 45.0 | 6.4% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Tre Herndon | CB | 6'1, 188 | JR | 35.5 | 5.1% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Arnold Tarpley | S | 6'1, 200 | JR | 34.5 | 4.9% | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Adam Butler | DL | 6'5, 295 | SR | 24.5 | 3.5% | 7.5 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jonathan Wynn | DE | 6'4, 255 | JR | 24.0 | 3.4% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Nifae Lealao | DT | 6'5, 312 | JR | 18.5 | 2.6% | 4.0 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Joejuan Williams | CB | 6'3, 203 | FR | 16.5 | 2.4% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jordan Griffin | ILB | 6'0, 224 | SO | 16.5 | 2.4% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dare Odeyingbo | DE | 6'2, 262 | SO | 15.5 | 2.2% | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Landon Stokes | OLB | 6'4, 240 | JR | 12.5 | 1.8% | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Charles Wright | OLB | 6'3, 237 | SO | 11.0 | 1.6% | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nigel Bowden | ILB | 6'1, 240 | JR | 9.5 | 1.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Lewis | DB | 6'0, 185 | SO | 8.5 | 1.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Sheffield | CB | 5'11, 190 | SO | 5.5 | 0.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Torey Agee | DL | 6'4, 285 | SR | 5.5 | 0.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Smith | S | 6'2, 219 | JR | 5.0 | 0.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dallas Rivers | RB | 6'1, 225 | JR | 5.0 | 0.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Woods | DL | 6'3, 285 | JR | 4.0 | 0.6% | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Peart | OLB | 6'1, 234 | FR | 4.0 | 0.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | -0.1 | 70 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.24 | 35 |
| Punt Success Rate | 47.3% | 102 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 66.1% | 89 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 61.1% | 33 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 41.7% | 75 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Tommy Openshaw | 6'2, 195 | JR | 36-36 | 15-19 | 78.9% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Sam Loy | 6'1, 195 | FR | 68 | 41.6 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 47.1% |
| Reid Nelson | 6'2, 215 | JR | 2 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Tommy Openshaw | 6'2, 195 | JR | 51 | 62.0 | 14 | 27.5% | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Loy | 6'1, 195 | FR | 8 | 61.1 | 1 | 12.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryley Guay | 5'10, 170 | FR | 3 | 53.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Kalija Lipscomb | 6'1, 190 | FR | 10 | 14.9 | 0 | 11 | 0 (0) |
| Ryan White | 5'9, 190 | JR | 5 | -2.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 (1) |
| C.J. Duncan | 5'11, 203 | JR | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Darrius Sims | 5'9, 191 | SR | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) |
| C.J. Duncan | 5'11, 203 | JR | 5 | 9.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Ralph Webb | 5'10, 202 | JR | 2 | 24.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
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