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2015 | 2016
WKU Hilltoppers (Conference USA East)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 11-3 | Second-order wins (diff.): 11.1 (0.1) | S&P+ Rk: 16 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 1-Sep | Rice | 121 | 46-14 | W | 100% | 34.0 | 85% | 82% | 71% |
| 10-Sep | at Alabama | 1 | 10-38 | L | 0% | -22.2 | 41% | 46% | 61% |
| 17-Sep | at Miami-OH | 98 | 31-24 | W | 75% | 5.4 | 54% | 63% | 65% |
| 24-Sep | Vanderbilt | 71 | 30-31 | L | 73% | 4.9 | 53% | 74% | 35% |
| 1-Oct | Houston Baptist | N/A | 50-3 | W | 100% | 45.7 | 75% | 60% | 43% |
| 6-Oct | at Louisiana Tech | 59 | 52-55 | L | 7% | -11.5 | 29% | 50% | 45% |
| 15-Oct | at Middle Tennessee | 94 | 44-43 | W | 56% | 1.3 | 46% | 75% | 48% |
| 22-Oct | Old Dominion | 73 | 59-24 | W | 100% | 40.4 | 97% | 98% | 98% |
| 29-Oct | at Florida Atlantic | 115 | 52-3 | W | 100% | 44.3 | 92% | 83% | 96% |
| 5-Nov | Florida International | 120 | 49-21 | W | 100% | 21.1 | 73% | 88% | 55% |
| 12-Nov | North Texas | 107 | 45-7 | W | 100% | 40.5 | 92% | 80% | 91% |
| 26-Nov | at Marshall | 118 | 60-6 | W | 100% | 53.5 | 95% | 87% | 95% |
| 3-Dec | Louisiana Tech | 59 | 58-44 | W | 99% | 18.5 | 88% | 96% | 72% |
| 20-Dec | vs. Memphis | 44 | 51-31 | W | 97% | 14.7 | 83% | 83% | 65% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 38.8 | 13 | 26.5 | 43 |
| Points Per Game | 45.5 | 1 | 24.6 | 41 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.41 | 13 | 1.28 | 79 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 52.4% | 2 | 39.2% | 37 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 34.3 | 3 | 27.7 | 27 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.90 | 29 | 4.31 | 49 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 3.18 | 42 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -0.42 |
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| ACTUAL | 2 | 47 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 119.7 | 13 | 138.8 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 54.8% | 1 | 33.9% | 5 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.00 | 98 | 0.99 | 27 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 101 | 74 | 128.1 | 5 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 42.9% | 23 | 31.5% | 6 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 76.0% | 18 | 58.7% | 15 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 18.3% | 58 | 24.9% | 9 | 18.9% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Anthony Wales | RB | 5'10, 195 | SR | 237 | 1621 | 27 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 47.3% | 2 (1) |
| Quinton Baker | RB | 5'10, 195 | FR | 99 | 542 | 4 | 5.5 | 7.3 | 34.3% | 5 (4) |
| Marquez Trigg | RB | 6'0, 220 | FR | 71 | 298 | 2 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 38.0% | 0 (0) |
| Nicholas Norris | WR | 5'9, 175 | SR | 13 | 222 | 1 | 17.1 | 17.7 | 69.2% | 2 (1) |
| Mike White | QB | 6'4, 215 | JR | 11 | 39 | 0 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 36.4% | 5 (1) |
| Taywan Taylor | WR | 6'1, 195 | SR | 6 | 36 | 0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 50.0% | 2 (1) |
| Nacarius Fant | WR | 5'9, 185 | JR | 6 | 26 | 0 | 4.3 | 7.0 | 33.3% | 0 (0) |
| Lucky Jackson | WR | 6'1, 185 | FR | 2 | 14 | 0 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 100.0% | 0 (0) |
| Forrest Lamp | OL | 6'4, 300 | SR | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 100.0% | 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+ | 133.5 | 5 | 95.2 | 81 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 50.4% | 8 | 42.7% | 79 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.79 | 7 | 1.44 | 52 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 116.8 | 40 | 92.8 | 75 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Mike White | 6'4, 215 | JR | 280 | 416 | 4363 | 37 | 7 | 67.3% | 18 | 4.1% | 9.8 |
| Tyler Ferguson | 6'4, 225 | SR | 19 | 41 | 234 | 3 | 0 | 46.3% | 2 | 4.7% | 4.7 |
| Drew Eckels | 6'4, 210 | SO | 6 | 12 | 118 | 2 | 0 | 50.0% | 2 | 14.3% | 7.8 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Taywan Taylor | WR | 6'1, 195 | SR | 144 | 98 | 1730 | 17 | 17.7 | 12.0 | 68.1% | 56.2% | 31.7% |
| Nicholas Norris | WR | 5'9, 175 | SR | 111 | 77 | 1333 | 14 | 17.3 | 12.0 | 69.4% | 58.6% | 24.4% |
| Nacarius Fant | WR | 5'9, 185 | JR | 43 | 29 | 407 | 2 | 14.0 | 9.5 | 67.4% | 60.5% | 9.5% |
| Lucky Jackson | WR | 6'1, 185 | FR | 42 | 26 | 395 | 2 | 15.2 | 9.4 | 61.9% | 54.8% | 9.3% |
| Anthony Wales | RB | 5'10, 195 | SR | 38 | 30 | 323 | 2 | 10.8 | 8.5 | 78.9% | 50.0% | 8.4% |
| Stevie Donatell | TE | 6'6, 235 | SR | 20 | 13 | 125 | 2 | 9.6 | 6.3 | 65.0% | 50.0% | 4.4% |
| Shaquille Johnson | TE | 6'4, 235 | SR | 17 | 9 | 110 | 2 | 12.2 | 6.5 | 52.9% | 35.3% | 3.7% |
| Quinton Baker | RB | 5'10, 195 | FR | 11 | 8 | 43 | 0 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 72.7% | 36.4% | 2.4% |
| Quin Jernighan | WR | 6'3, 205 | FR | 9 | 5 | 59 | 1 | 11.8 | 6.6 | 55.6% | 55.6% | 2.0% |
| Will Bush | WR | 5'11, 195 | SO | 6 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 20.5 | 6.8 | 33.3% | 16.7% | 1.3% |
| Kylen Towner | WR | 5'8, 175 | JR | 5 | 5 | 69 | 0 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 100.0% | 60.0% | 1.1% |
| Marquez Trigg | RB | 6'0, 220 | FR | 3 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 0.7% |
| Deon Yelder | TE | 6'4, 240 | JR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| Stephon Brown | WR | 5'9, 190 | SR | 1 | 1 | 74 | 0 | 74.0 | 74.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.2% |
| Desmond Maxwell | TE | 6'2, 250 | SR | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.2% |
| Devin Nixon | WR | 6'0, 190 | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 123.6 | 6 | 115.3 | 16 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 55.6% | 4 | 43.6% | 34 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.28 | 10 | 1.10 | 60 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.15 | 40 | 2.19 | 3 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 4.7% | 61 | 4.1% | 86 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 139.3 | 5 | 96.4 | 84 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 44.3% | 2 | 31.1% | 63 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.82 | 45 | 1.76 | 77 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.74 | 22 | 2.83 | 29 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 5.1% | 22 | 8.2% | 51 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 133.3 | 7 | 117.7 | 20 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 132.9 | 3 | 115.0 | 28 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 129.8 | 11 | 104.5 | 46 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 100.5 | 68 | 112.5 | 28 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 133.4 | 2 | 109.6 | 35 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 128.6 | 9 | 131.1 | 5 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 106.5 | 59 | 96.4 | 81 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 52.3% | 102 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 29.4% | 95 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | -4.0 | 99 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 73.3% | 75 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 46.9% | 127 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 27.5% | 119 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 18.2% | 26 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 5.8% | 38 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 5.3% | 33 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 6.6% | 51 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 39.1% | 11 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| Keith Brown | LB | 6'1, 240 | SR | 95.5 | 12.2% | 13.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Branden Leston | DB | 6'3, 205 | SR | 78.0 | 10.0% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| T.J. McCollum | LB | 6'3, 240 | JR | 65.0 | 8.3% | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Joel Iyiegbuniwe | LB | 6'2, 225 | SO | 51.5 | 6.6% | 10.0 | 3.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Joe Brown | DB | 5'10, 195 | JR | 38.5 | 4.9% | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| Leverick Johnson | DB | 6'1, 185 | JR | 38.5 | 4.9% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Chris Johnson | DL | 6'2, 290 | JR | 31.5 | 4.0% | 12.5 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Holt | RB | 5'11, 220 | FR | 28.5 | 3.7% | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Nick Dawson-Brents | DL | 6'3, 275 | SR | 27.5 | 3.5% | 11.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Juwan Gardner | DB | 6'1, 205 | JR | 27.5 | 3.5% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Omarius Bryant | DL | 6'3, 310 | SR | 27.0 | 3.5% | 9.5 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| De'Andre Simmons | DB | 5'11, 195 | JR | 26.0 | 3.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Masai Whyte | LB | 6'0, 220 | SO | 25.5 | 3.3% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Drew Davis | LB | 6'1, 225 | SR | 25.0 | 3.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Derik Overstreet | DL | 6'2, 255 | JR | 24.5 | 3.1% | 8.5 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Devante Duclos | DL | 6'1, 240 | SR | 19.0 | 2.4% | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Drell Greene | DB | 6'1, 200 | SO | 18.0 | 2.3% | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nathan Roush | DB | 6'2, 190 | SO | 14.5 | 1.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Johnson | DB | 6'0, 205 | FR | 14.0 | 1.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Daeshawn Bertram | LB | 5'11, 225 | JR | 12.0 | 1.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tanner Reeves | DL | 6'4, 255 | JR | 11.5 | 1.5% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julien Lewis | DL | 6'3, 300 | SO | 10.5 | 1.3% | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Martavius Mims | DB | 6'1, 205 | SO | 8.5 | 1.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kylen Towner | WR | 5'8, 175 | JR | 7.0 | 0.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeAndre Farris | DB | 5'10, 190 | SO | 7.0 | 0.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | 0.5 | 43 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.10 | 86 |
| Punt Success Rate | 60.0% | 43 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 76.4% | 49 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 53.3% | 48 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 62.5% | 6 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Skyler Simcox | 6'0, 175 | SO | 70-71 | 16-22 | 72.7% |
| Ryan Nuss | 5'10, 190 | SO | 8-9 | 5-8 | 62.5% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Jake Collins | 6'1, 200 | SO | 39 | 42.7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 41.0% |
| Joseph Occhipinti | 6'3, 190 | SR | 1 | 35.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Alex Rinella | 6'1, 220 | FR | 100 | 61.7 | 27 | 27.0% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Cole | 6'0, 200 | SO | 8 | 60.4 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Nuss | 5'10, 190 | SO | 2 | 62.5 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Nacarius Fant | 5'9, 185 | JR | 11 | 15.6 | 2 | 16 | 0 (0) |
| Kylen Towner | 5'8, 175 | JR | 3 | 20.7 | 1 | 19 | 1 (1) |
| Shaquille Johnson | 6'4, 235 | SR | 1 | 35.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Kylen Towner | 5'8, 175 | JR | 26 | 40.3 | 1 | 0 | 3 (1) |
| Shaquille Johnson | 6'4, 235 | SR | 8 | 6.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 (1) |
| Stevie Donatell | 6'6, 235 | SR | 6 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics