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2015 | 2016
West Virginia Mountaineers (Big 12)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 10-3 | Second-order wins (diff.): 7.9 (-2.1) | S&P+ Rk: 29 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 3-Sep | Missouri | 69 | 26-11 | W | 94% | 12.0 | 80% | 54% | 84% |
| 10-Sep | Youngstown State | N/A | 38-21 | W | 94% | 12.4 | 76% | 80% | 30% |
| 24-Sep | vs. BYU | 37 | 35-32 | W | 25% | -5.3 | 55% | 85% | 17% |
| 1-Oct | Kansas State | 31 | 17-16 | W | 90% | 10.2 | 84% | 50% | 94% |
| 15-Oct | at Texas Tech | 66 | 48-17 | W | 100% | 28.0 | 95% | 71% | 87% |
| 22-Oct | TCU | 47 | 34-10 | W | 86% | 8.5 | 81% | 54% | 80% |
| 29-Oct | at Oklahoma State | 22 | 20-37 | L | 12% | -9.1 | 50% | 32% | 80% |
| 5-Nov | Kansas | 104 | 48-21 | W | 100% | 22.6 | 83% | 87% | 45% |
| 12-Nov | at Texas | 36 | 24-20 | W | 31% | -3.8 | 57% | 35% | 72% |
| 19-Nov | Oklahoma | 10 | 28-56 | L | 6% | -12.2 | 56% | 65% | 41% |
| 26-Nov | at Iowa State | 64 | 49-19 | W | 100% | 21.3 | 90% | 88% | 56% |
| 3-Dec | Baylor | 50 | 24-21 | W | 43% | -1.3 | 58% | 45% | 86% |
| 28-Dec | vs. Miami-FL | 14 | 14-31 | L | 4% | -13.8 | 47% | 48% | 52% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 36.3 | 27 | 25.9 | 37 |
| Points Per Game | 31.2 | 50 | 24.0 | 35 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.34 | 36 | 1.28 | 76 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 43.4% | 49 | 40.4% | 46 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 28.2 | 99 | 29.3 | 69 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.23 | 88 | 3.83 | 19 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 8.41 | 9 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -1.70 |
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| ACTUAL | 4 | 36 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 101.2 | 70 | 112.0 | 30 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 42.4% | 77 | 41.1% | 48 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.14 | 37 | 1.02 | 38 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 110.8 | 29 | 99.5 | 72 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 43.2% | 22 | 39.8% | 73 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 67.6% | 69 | 80.0% | 124 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 17.3% | 44 | 16.9% | 98 | 18.9% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Justin Crawford | RB | 5'11, 198 | JR | 163 | 1184 | 4 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 47.9% | 2 (2) |
| Skyler Howard | QB | 6'0, 207 | SR | 117 | 655 | 10 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 47.0% | 3 (3) |
| Rushel Shell III | RB | 5'10, 225 | SR | 113 | 514 | 5 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 39.8% | 1 (1) |
| Kennedy McKoy | RB | 6'0, 204 | FR | 73 | 472 | 4 | 6.5 | 7.3 | 41.1% | 0 (0) |
| Martell Pettaway | RB | 5'10, 203 | FR | 49 | 260 | 1 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 32.7% | 0 (0) |
| Elijah Wellman | TE | 6'1, 240 | JR | 14 | 44 | 0 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 35.7% | 0 (0) |
| William Crest Jr. | QB | 6'1, 214 | SO | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 50.0% | 1 (1) |
| Jovon Durante | WR | 6'0, 172 | SO | 3 | 15 | 0 | 5.0 | 14.3 | 33.3% | 0 (0) |
| Shelton Gibson | WR | 6'0, 198 | JR | 2 | 29 | 0 | 14.5 | 17.5 | 50.0% | 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+ | 111.4 | 36 | 108.4 | 36 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 44.6% | 31 | 39.8% | 53 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.55 | 37 | 1.51 | 90 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 104.4 | 53 | 70.9 | 109 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Skyler Howard | 6'0, 207 | SR | 247 | 404 | 3328 | 26 | 10 | 61.1% | 25 | 5.8% | 7.3 |
| Chris Chugunov | 6'1, 206 | FR | 2 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 40.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3.0 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Daikiel Shorts Jr. | WR | 6'1, 202 | SR | 92 | 63 | 894 | 5 | 14.2 | 9.7 | 68.5% | 63.0% | 23.7% |
| Ka'Raun White | WR | 6'1, 200 | JR | 76 | 48 | 583 | 5 | 12.2 | 7.7 | 63.2% | 55.3% | 19.6% |
| Shelton Gibson | WR | 6'0, 198 | JR | 72 | 43 | 951 | 8 | 22.1 | 13.2 | 59.7% | 47.2% | 18.6% |
| Jovon Durante | WR | 6'0, 172 | SO | 53 | 35 | 331 | 2 | 9.5 | 6.3 | 66.0% | 45.3% | 13.7% |
| Justin Crawford | RB | 5'11, 198 | JR | 22 | 14 | 68 | 1 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 63.6% | 27.3% | 5.7% |
| Rushel Shell III | RB | 5'10, 225 | SR | 17 | 12 | 100 | 0 | 8.3 | 5.9 | 70.6% | 41.2% | 4.4% |
| Marcus Simms | WR | 6'1, 202 | FR | 14 | 6 | 95 | 1 | 15.8 | 6.8 | 42.9% | 28.6% | 3.6% |
| Kennedy McKoy | RB | 6'0, 204 | FR | 13 | 9 | 64 | 1 | 7.1 | 4.9 | 69.2% | 46.2% | 3.4% |
| Gary Jennings | WR | 6'2, 203 | SO | 11 | 10 | 165 | 2 | 16.5 | 15.0 | 90.9% | 81.8% | 2.8% |
| Devonte Mathis | WR | 6'1, 221 | SR | 8 | 4 | 57 | 0 | 14.3 | 7.1 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 2.1% |
| Trevon Wesco | TE | 6'4, 261 | SO | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 25.0% | 25.0% | 1.0% |
| Martell Pettaway | RB | 5'10, 203 | FR | 3 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 10.5 | 7.0 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 0.8% |
| Elijah Wellman | TE | 6'1, 240 | JR | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 0.8% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 104.7 | 53 | 111.2 | 27 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 47.1% | 73 | 46.8% | 55 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.21 | 28 | 1.07 | 42 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.28 | 23 | 3.21 | 99 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 4.4% | 55 | 2.6% | 114 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 110.0 | 44 | 109.9 | 35 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 35.2% | 24 | 27.7% | 25 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.72 | 72 | 1.98 | 118 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.58 | 32 | 3.34 | 74 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 8.5% | 76 | 6.4% | 87 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 107.4 | 52 | 106.7 | 41 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 110.1 | 45 | 107.1 | 45 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 121.0 | 21 | 134.0 | 7 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 95.8 | 96 | 100.6 | 64 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 110.6 | 35 | 116.2 | 20 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 111.3 | 34 | 106.6 | 46 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 109.8 | 41 | 101.0 | 64 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 60.4% | 65 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 39.5% | 30 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | +4.4 | 20 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 83.0% | 12 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 55.8% | 101 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 30.0% | 104 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 13.9% | 97 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 2.9% | 112 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 2.3% | 120 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 8.6% | 8 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 31.4% | 81 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| Justin Arndt | LB | 5'11, 215 | SR | 70.0 | 9.0% | 7.5 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jarrod Harper | S | 6'0, 210 | SR | 62.5 | 8.1% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Al-Rasheed Benton | LB | 6'1, 237 | JR | 61.5 | 7.9% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasul Douglas | CB | 6'2, 203 | SR | 59.5 | 7.7% | 3.5 | 1.0 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| Kyzir White | S | 6'3, 221 | JR | 52.5 | 6.8% | 7.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Darrien Howard | DL | 6'1, 300 | SR | 52.5 | 6.8% | 6.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeremy Tyler | S | 5'11, 207 | SR | 50.5 | 6.5% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| David Long | LB | 5'11, 223 | FR | 50.0 | 6.5% | 4.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maurice Fleming | CB | 5'11, 203 | SR | 45.5 | 5.9% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Noble Nwachukwu | DL | 6'2, 275 | SR | 33.5 | 4.3% | 7.5 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Christian Brown | DL | 6'2, 305 | SR | 26.5 | 3.4% | 4.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Adam Shuler II | DL | 6'4, 267 | FR | 26.5 | 3.4% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Antonio Crawford | CB | 5'10, 185 | SR | 23.0 | 3.0% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Toyous Avery | S | 5'11, 194 | SO | 22.5 | 2.9% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Elijah Battle | CB | 6'0, 185 | JR | 22.0 | 2.8% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sean Walters | LB | 6'2, 227 | SR | 19.5 | 2.5% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Marvin Gross Jr. | S | 6'3, 195 | JR | 18.5 | 2.4% | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Nana Kyeremeh | CB | 5'10, 191 | SR | 11.5 | 1.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Khairi Sharif | S | 5'8, 184 | SR | 11.0 | 1.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Preston | LB | 6'2, 240 | JR | 9.5 | 1.2% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reese Donahue | DL | 6'4, 260 | FR | 9.0 | 1.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Commodore | S | 6'0, 207 | JR | 6.5 | 0.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hodari Christian II | LB | 6'0, 225 | JR | 4.0 | 0.5% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Lewis | TE | 6'3, 270 | JR | 3.5 | 0.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jovanni Stewart | S | 5'8, 195 | FR | 2.0 | 0.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | -1.3 | 112 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.24 | 101 |
| Punt Success Rate | 55.2% | 72 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 55.0% | 114 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 19.0% | 127 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 40.6% | 78 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Mike Molina | 5'8, 180 | JR | 51-51 | 15-22 | 68.2% |
| Josh Lambert | 5'11, 203 | SR | 0-0 | 1-2 | 50.0% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Billy Kinney | 6'4, 213 | SO | 59 | 41.7 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 62.7% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Mike Molina | 5'8, 180 | JR | 79 | 58.3 | 25 | 31.6% | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Lambert | 5'11, 203 | SR | 1 | 42.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Gary Jennings | 6'2, 203 | SO | 21 | 1.9 | 0 | 14 | 1 (1) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Shelton Gibson | 6'0, 198 | JR | 29 | 21.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Gary Jennings | 6'2, 203 | SO | 2 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) |
| Jovon Durante | 6'0, 172 | SO | 1 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics