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2015 | 2016
Virginia Tech Hokies (ACC Coastal)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 10-4 | Second-order wins (diff.): 9.0 (-1.0) | S&P+ Rk: 17 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 3-Sep | Liberty | N/A | 36-13 | W | 100% | 27.7 | 81% | 18% | 92% |
| 10-Sep | vs. Tennessee | 28 | 24-45 | L | 18% | -7.1 | 46% | 35% | 60% |
| 17-Sep | Boston College | 86 | 49-0 | W | 100% | 45.1 | 97% | 78% | 97% |
| 24-Sep | East Carolina | 100 | 54-17 | W | 100% | 23.8 | 85% | 68% | 87% |
| 8-Oct | at North Carolina | 21 | 34-3 | W | 100% | 27.5 | 97% | 25% | 99% |
| 15-Oct | at Syracuse | 76 | 17-31 | L | 31% | -4.0 | 34% | 29% | 29% |
| 20-Oct | Miami-FL | 14 | 37-16 | W | 99% | 17.7 | 94% | 95% | 86% |
| 27-Oct | at Pittsburgh | 20 | 39-36 | W | 33% | -3.5 | 58% | 69% | 33% |
| 5-Nov | at Duke | 72 | 24-21 | W | 39% | -2.3 | 41% | 41% | 44% |
| 12-Nov | Georgia Tech | 45 | 20-30 | L | 55% | 0.9 | 60% | 46% | 66% |
| 19-Nov | at Notre Dame | 26 | 34-31 | W | 44% | -1.2 | 63% | 77% | 38% |
| 26-Nov | Virginia | 88 | 52-10 | W | 100% | 39.1 | 95% | 84% | 96% |
| 3-Dec | vs. Clemson | 2 | 35-42 | L | 6% | -12.3 | 57% | 80% | 33% |
| 29-Dec | vs. Arkansas | 48 | 35-24 | W | 80% | 6.6 | 70% | 38% | 77% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 31.9 | 51 | 20.3 | 17 |
| Points Per Game | 35.0 | 33 | 22.8 | 28 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.21 | 91 | 1.25 | 62 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 44.6% | 36 | 37.2% | 25 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 33.7 | 8 | 28.2 | 40 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.40 | 80 | 4.23 | 45 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 1.43 | 59 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -0.87 |
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| ACTUAL | -1 | 71 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 92.9 | 95 | 107.7 | 36 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 41.5% | 88 | 39.3% | 33 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.00 | 94 | 1.04 | 50 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 101.8 | 68 | 111.2 | 27 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 41.0% | 50 | 37.0% | 40 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 68.2% | 63 | 55.9% | 6 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 21.0% | 97 | 24.2% | 15 | 18.9% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Jerod Evans | QB | 6'3, 238 | JR | 172 | 1008 | 12 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 47.7% | 10 (7) |
| Travon McMillian | RB | 6'0, 205 | SO | 145 | 671 | 7 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 35.2% | 2 (2) |
| Sam Rogers | FB | 5'11, 230 | SR | 67 | 283 | 2 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 38.8% | 0 (0) |
| Marshawn Williams | RB | 6'0, 227 | SO | 59 | 244 | 2 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 33.9% | 0 (0) |
| Cam Phillips | WR | 6'0, 199 | JR | 30 | 140 | 0 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 36.7% | 3 (2) |
| Brenden Motley | QB | 6'4, 230 | SR | 20 | 124 | 2 | 6.2 | 3.8 | 55.0% | 0 (0) |
| Shai McKenzie | RB | 5'11, 215 | SO | 20 | 76 | 1 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 50.0% | 0 (0) |
| Steven Peoples | FB | 5'9, 218 | SO | 16 | 60 | 1 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 37.5% | 1 (0) |
| D.J. Reid | RB | 6'1, 235 | SO | 12 | 65 | 0 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 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+ | 110.6 | 40 | 122.9 | 10 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 48.2% | 11 | 35.0% | 15 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.41 | 91 | 1.51 | 88 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 101.7 | 61 | 107.4 | 50 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Jerod Evans | 6'3, 238 | JR | 268 | 422 | 3552 | 29 | 8 | 63.5% | 32 | 7.0% | 7.5 |
| Brenden Motley | 6'4, 230 | SR | 9 | 20 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 45.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| Jack Click | 6'3, 218 | 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 |
| Isaiah Ford | WR | 6'2, 195 | JR | 141 | 79 | 1094 | 7 | 13.9 | 7.8 | 56.0% | 49.6% | 33.1% |
| Cam Phillips | WR | 6'0, 199 | JR | 97 | 76 | 983 | 5 | 12.9 | 10.1 | 78.4% | 58.8% | 22.8% |
| Bucky Hodges | TE | 6'7, 245 | JR | 81 | 48 | 691 | 7 | 14.4 | 8.5 | 59.3% | 53.1% | 19.0% |
| Sam Rogers | FB | 5'11, 230 | SR | 30 | 24 | 301 | 4 | 12.5 | 10.0 | 80.0% | 60.0% | 7.0% |
| C.J. Carroll | WR | 5'8, 167 | SO | 25 | 18 | 258 | 0 | 14.3 | 10.3 | 72.0% | 64.0% | 5.9% |
| Travon McMillian | RB | 6'0, 205 | SO | 12 | 11 | 120 | 3 | 10.9 | 10.0 | 91.7% | 66.7% | 2.8% |
| Chris Cunningham | TE | 6'2, 236 | FR | 10 | 6 | 48 | 4 | 8.0 | 4.8 | 60.0% | 60.0% | 2.3% |
| Henri Murphy | WR | 5'10, 175 | SO | 6 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 9.7 | 4.8 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 1.4% |
| Steven Peoples | FB | 5'9, 218 | SO | 4 | 2 | 40 | 1 | 20.0 | 10.0 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.9% |
| Jaylen Bradshaw | WR | 6'1, 202 | SO | 4 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 8.3 | 6.3 | 75.0% | 75.0% | 0.9% |
| Devin Wilson | WR | 6'3, 206 | JR | 4 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.9% |
| Shai McKenzie | RB | 5'11, 215 | SO | 3 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 100.0% | 66.7% | 0.7% |
| Divine Deablo | WR | 6'3, 208 | FR | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | 2.7 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 0.7% |
| Marshawn Williams | RB | 6'0, 227 | SO | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 33.3% | 0.0% | 0.7% |
| Terrell Edmunds | ROV | 6'2, 210 | SO | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.2% |
| Sean Daniel | WR | 5'9, 183 | FR | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.2% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 94.4 | 95 | 106.2 | 40 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 48.0% | 57 | 45.2% | 43 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.04 | 104 | 1.11 | 69 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.79 | 98 | 2.62 | 23 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 4.6% | 60 | 4.5% | 77 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 121.8 | 15 | 143.9 | 6 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 37.5% | 12 | 22.9% | 8 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.68 | 91 | 1.75 | 73 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.16 | 78 | 2.57 | 15 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 9.8% | 98 | 8.8% | 38 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 87.0 | 104 | 133.0 | 8 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 106.9 | 55 | 114.5 | 29 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 113.0 | 32 | 117.4 | 18 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 106.9 | 46 | 112.8 | 27 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 98.7 | 74 | 111.7 | 29 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 107.4 | 45 | 113.8 | 27 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 106.3 | 60 | 148.7 | 5 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 56.3% | 83 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 45.9% | 14 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | +6.4 | 16 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 66.5% | 116 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 61.0% | 57 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 36.8% | 46 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 20.6% | 8 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 7.6% | 15 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 4.9% | 38 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 7.9% | 19 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 34.9% | 47 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| Andrew Motuapuaka | LB | 6'0, 233 | JR | 83.0 | 12.2% | 5.5 | 2.0 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Tremaine Edmunds | LB | 6'5, 236 | SO | 81.0 | 11.9% | 18.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Chuck Clark | DB | 6'0, 205 | SR | 72.0 | 10.5% | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Terrell Edmunds | ROV | 6'2, 210 | SO | 67.0 | 9.8% | 2.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Mook Reynolds | FS | 6'0, 183 | SO | 50.0 | 7.3% | 9.5 | 2.0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Woody Baron | DT | 6'2, 280 | SR | 46.5 | 6.8% | 18.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Facyson | CB | 6'2, 197 | JR | 40.0 | 5.9% | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| Adonis Alexander | CB | 6'3, 193 | SO | 37.5 | 5.5% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Vinny Mihota | DL | 6'5, 264 | SO | 31.5 | 4.6% | 7.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ken Ekanem | DE | 6'3, 260 | SR | 28.0 | 4.1% | 10.0 | 7.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Trevon Hill | DE | 6'3, 240 | FR | 27.0 | 4.0% | 6.0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Walker | DT | 6'2, 282 | SO | 19.0 | 2.8% | 6.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Anthony Shegog | LB | 6'2, 213 | JR | 15.5 | 2.3% | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Nigel Williams | DT | 6'2, 297 | SR | 13.5 | 2.0% | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Settle | DT | 6'3, 328 | FR | 12.0 | 1.8% | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Stroman | DB | 6'0, 180 | JR | 10.0 | 1.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Der'Woun Greene | FS | 5'10, 196 | SR | 8.0 | 1.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Huelskamp | LB | 6'1, 222 | JR | 7.0 | 1.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tavante Beckett | LB | 5'10, 214 | FR | 4.0 | 0.6% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Divine Deablo | WR | 6'3, 208 | FR | 3.0 | 0.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Seth Dooley | DE | 6'5, 252 | JR | 2.5 | 0.4% | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houshun Gaines | DE | 6'3, 248 | FR | 2.5 | 0.4% | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Williams | CB | 5'9, 176 | JR | 2.5 | 0.4% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deon Newsome | S | 5'11, 193 | JR | 2.5 | 0.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Sobczak | DT | 6'1, 287 | SO | 2.0 | 0.3% | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | 0.4 | 48 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.14 | 90 |
| Punt Success Rate | 62.3% | 34 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 96.8% | 1 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 50.0% | 58 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 45.5% | 55 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Joey Slye | 5'11, 210 | JR | 58-59 | 20-27 | 74.1% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Mitchell Ludwig | 5'11, 198 | JR | 68 | 38.8 | 2 | 31 | 31 | 91.2% |
| Greg Stroman | 6'0, 180 | JR | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Joey Slye | 5'11, 210 | JR | 93 | 64.7 | 73 | 78.5% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Greg Stroman | 6'0, 180 | JR | 25 | 8.8 | 1 | 12 | 1 (0) |
| C.J. Carroll | 5'8, 167 | SO | 11 | 8.9 | 0 | 9 | 1 (0) |
| Cam Phillips | 6'0, 199 | JR | 5 | 6.8 | 0 | 7 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Greg Stroman | 6'0, 180 | JR | 22 | 20.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) |
| Henri Murphy | 5'10, 175 | SO | 12 | 26.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) |
| Der'Woun Greene | 5'10, 196 | SR | 5 | 22.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics