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2015 | 2016
WMU Broncos (MAC West)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 13-1 | Second-order wins (diff.): 11.7 (-1.3) | S&P+ Rk: 35 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 4-Sep | at Northwestern | 49 | 22-21 | W | 35% | -3.0 | 39% | 57% | 37% |
| 10-Sep | NC Central | N/A | 70-21 | W | 100% | 25.6 | 55% | 84% | 7% |
| 17-Sep | at Illinois | 95 | 34-10 | W | 92% | 11.1 | 53% | 57% | 46% |
| 24-Sep | Georgia Southern | 91 | 49-31 | W | 79% | 6.3 | 48% | 70% | 43% |
| 1-Oct | at Central Michigan | 99 | 49-10 | W | 100% | 36.7 | 92% | 89% | 97% |
| 8-Oct | Northern Illinois | 77 | 45-30 | W | 89% | 9.5 | 62% | 94% | 27% |
| 15-Oct | at Akron | 109 | 41-0 | W | 100% | 46.8 | 93% | 89% | 92% |
| 22-Oct | Eastern Michigan | 82 | 45-31 | W | 94% | 12.1 | 65% | 89% | 33% |
| 1-Nov | at Ball State | 84 | 52-20 | W | 100% | 21.6 | 79% | 95% | 59% |
| 8-Nov | at Kent State | 113 | 37-21 | W | 89% | 9.6 | 47% | 75% | 33% |
| 19-Nov | Buffalo | 127 | 38-0 | W | 100% | 35.9 | 77% | 89% | 85% |
| 25-Nov | Toledo | 34 | 55-35 | W | 83% | 7.6 | 73% | 90% | 76% |
| 2-Dec | vs. Ohio | 92 | 29-23 | W | 82% | 7.1 | 53% | 61% | 79% |
| 2-Jan | vs. Wisconsin | 11 | 16-24 | L | 30% | -4.1 | 53% | 81% | 41% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 36.6 | 25 | 29.7 | 69 |
| Points Per Game | 41.6 | 9 | 19.8 | 15 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.24 | 80 | 1.27 | 72 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 51.6% | 4 | 40.4% | 45 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 30.3 | 51 | 25.7 | 5 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 5.35 | 6 | 4.44 | 65 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 2.94 | 46 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +5.38 |
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| ACTUAL | 18 | 1 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 113.1 | 29 | 93.4 | 91 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 51.6% | 8 | 42.1% | 59 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.95 | 115 | 1.12 | 85 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 118.8 | 8 | 89 | 107 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 42.7% | 29 | 39.2% | 61 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 76.2% | 16 | 76.2% | 114 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 15.7% | 15 | 19.9% | 52 | 18.9% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Jarvion Franklin | RB | 6'0, 228 | JR | 248 | 1353 | 12 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 42.3% | 2 (1) |
| Jamauri Bogan | RB | 5'7, 187 | SO | 181 | 923 | 8 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 36.5% | 2 (0) |
| Zach Terrell | QB | 6'2, 204 | SR | 64 | 337 | 7 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 48.4% | 7 (1) |
| Davon Tucker | RB | 5'8, 205 | FR | 44 | 210 | 4 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 38.6% | 1 (1) |
| Fabian Johnson | RB | 5'7, 204 | SR | 31 | 229 | 4 | 7.4 | 4.7 | 61.3% | 1 (1) |
| LeVante Bellamy | RB | 5'9, 185 | SO | 20 | 133 | 1 | 6.7 | 5.4 | 50.0% | 0 (0) |
| Tom Flacco | QB | 6'0, 199 | SO | 10 | 74 | 0 | 7.4 | 10.4 | 50.0% | 0 (0) |
| D'Wayne Eskridge | WR | 5'9, 190 | FR | 6 | 60 | 0 | 10.0 | 6.8 | 83.3% | 1 (0) |
| Donnie Ernsberger | TE | 6'3, 255 | JR | 4 | 42 | 0 | 10.5 | 13.5 | 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+ | 132.0 | 8 | 97.6 | 74 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 51.7% | 3 | 38.7% | 44 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.65 | 21 | 1.44 | 51 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 120 | 37 | 114.7 | 39 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Zach Terrell | 6'2, 204 | SR | 263 | 377 | 3533 | 33 | 4 | 69.8% | 16 | 4.1% | 8.8 |
| Tom Flacco | 6'0, 199 | SO | 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 |
| Corey Davis | WR | 6'3, 213 | SR | 138 | 97 | 1500 | 19 | 15.5 | 10.9 | 70.3% | 59.4% | 37.3% |
| Michael Henry | WR | 5'11, 189 | SR | 82 | 63 | 779 | 4 | 12.4 | 9.5 | 76.8% | 58.5% | 22.2% |
| Carrington Thompson | WR | 6'2, 176 | SR | 72 | 42 | 637 | 6 | 15.2 | 8.9 | 58.3% | 52.8% | 19.5% |
| Jarvion Franklin | RB | 6'0, 228 | JR | 28 | 25 | 288 | 2 | 11.5 | 10.3 | 89.3% | 50.0% | 7.6% |
| D'Wayne Eskridge | WR | 5'9, 190 | FR | 19 | 17 | 121 | 1 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 89.5% | 57.9% | 5.1% |
| Donnie Ernsberger | TE | 6'3, 255 | JR | 12 | 9 | 112 | 1 | 12.4 | 9.3 | 75.0% | 58.3% | 3.2% |
| Keishawn Watson | WR | 5'11, 180 | FR | 7 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 12.0 | 3.4 | 28.6% | 28.6% | 1.9% |
| Jamauri Bogan | RB | 5'7, 187 | SO | 5 | 5 | 58 | 0 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 100.0% | 80.0% | 1.4% |
| Fabian Johnson | RB | 5'7, 204 | SR | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| LeVante Bellamy | RB | 5'9, 185 | SO | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Davon Tucker | RB | 5'8, 205 | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Jake Spinek | WR | 5'10, 186 | SR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Darius Phillips | CB | 5'10, 191 | JR | 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+ | 120.5 | 10 | 96.8 | 77 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 56.9% | 2 | 44.0% | 37 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.17 | 45 | 1.12 | 71 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.36 | 13 | 2.95 | 68 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 3.5% | 34 | 6.2% | 37 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 111.0 | 40 | 92.4 | 94 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 36.4% | 17 | 32.5% | 84 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.57 | 116 | 1.73 | 67 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 4.11 | 7 | 3.84 | 118 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 6.0% | 38 | 5.3% | 109 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 119.2 | 28 | 91.6 | 98 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 118.6 | 26 | 93.1 | 92 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 129.0 | 12 | 98.1 | 71 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 113.6 | 24 | 99.4 | 66 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 121.3 | 12 | 93.5 | 90 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 112.1 | 29 | 97.2 | 75 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 127.1 | 12 | 102.2 | 62 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 66.8% | 24 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 35.4% | 45 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | +2.4 | 44 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 71.8% | 94 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 58.5% | 82 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 31.4% | 92 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 16.9% | 38 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 5.6% | 42 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 5.2% | 35 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 5.9% | 79 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 31.4% | 82 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| Robert Spillane | LB | 6'2, 218 | JR | 85.5 | 12.4% | 10.5 | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Asantay Brown | LB | 6'0, 203 | JR | 80.0 | 11.6% | 8.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Justin Tranquill | DB | 5'11, 185 | FR | 76.0 | 11.0% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Caleb Bailey | LB | 6'0, 236 | JR | 54.5 | 7.9% | 9.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Beal | DB | 6'1, 177 | SO | 47.0 | 6.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Keion Adams | DE | 6'2, 245 | SR | 41.5 | 6.0% | 18.0 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Justin Ferguson | S | 6'1, 203 | SR | 40.5 | 5.9% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Eric Assoua | DL | 6'2, 230 | SO | 37.5 | 5.5% | 6.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Darius Phillips | CB | 5'10, 191 | JR | 33.0 | 4.8% | 4.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Andre Turner | DE | 6'4, 266 | JR | 30.0 | 4.4% | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nathan Braster | DL | 6'5, 272 | JR | 23.5 | 3.4% | 7.0 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Davontae Ginwright | DB | 6'2, 191 | FR | 19.0 | 2.8% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| David Curle | DL | 6'3, 303 | SR | 18.0 | 2.6% | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Obbie Jackson | DB | 5'10, 155 | FR | 15.5 | 2.3% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Austin Guido | DB | 5'11, 202 | SR | 12.0 | 1.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kasey Carson | LB | 5'11, 206 | SR | 10.5 | 1.5% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Grace | LB | 6'1, 216 | SO | 9.5 | 1.4% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drake Spears | LB | 6'1, 205 | FR | 8.5 | 1.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Sweeney | WR | 5'8, 175 | SR | 7.5 | 1.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Tanner | DB | 6'1, 190 | FR | 6.0 | 0.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stefan Claiborne | DB | 6'2, 185 | FR | 5.0 | 0.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leo Ekwoge | RB | 5'11, 210 | SO | 4.0 | 0.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Giovanni Ricci | WR | 6'3, 206 | FR | 3.5 | 0.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Balabani | DL | 6'3, 218 | FR | 3.5 | 0.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Cherocci | LB | 5'11, 216 | SR | 3.0 | 0.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | 0.4 | 47 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.01 | 64 |
| Punt Success Rate | 70.5% | 11 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 68.9% | 82 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 50.0% | 58 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 37.2% | 95 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Butch Hampton | 6'0, 170 | FR | 71-73 | 19-24 | 79.2% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| James Coleman | 6'2, 215 | SR | 28 | 40.3 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 103.6% |
| Derrick Mitchell | 6'2, 207 | SO | 16 | 41.4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 37.5% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Derrick Mitchell | 6'2, 207 | SO | 58 | 63.0 | 21 | 36.2% | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Butch Hampton | 6'0, 170 | FR | 48 | 59.5 | 8 | 16.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Darius Phillips | 5'10, 191 | JR | 19 | 11.7 | 1 | 19 | 4 (0) |
| Keishawn Watson | 5'11, 180 | FR | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 (0) |
| Jaret Curtis | 5'11, 190 | FR | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Darius Phillips | 5'10, 191 | JR | 37 | 22.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 (0) |
| Fabian Johnson | 5'7, 204 | SR | 3 | 15.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Obbie Jackson | 5'10, 155 | FR | 1 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics