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Akron Zips (MAC East)
2017 Schedule & Results
| Record: 7-7 | Second-order wins (diff.): 4.3 (-2.7) | S&P+ Rk: 112 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 2-Sep | at Penn State | 4 | 0-52 | L | 0% | -51.4 | 6% | 1% | 6% |
| 9-Sep | UA-Pine Bluff | N/A | 52-3 | W | 100% | 43.2 | 92% | 90% | 98% |
| 16-Sep | Iowa State | 44 | 14-41 | L | 0% | -29.0 | 9% | 23% | 11% |
| 23-Sep | at Troy | 31 | 17-22 | L | 5% | -14.7 | 24% | 30% | 34% |
| 30-Sep | at Bowling Green | 109 | 34-23 | W | 29% | -5.2 | 36% | 56% | 34% |
| 7-Oct | Ball State | 122 | 31-3 | W | 91% | 12.4 | 73% | 46% | 86% |
| 15-Oct | at Western Michigan | 74 | 14-13 | W | |||||
| 21-Oct | at Toledo | 30 | 21-48 | L | 0% | -37.2 | 8% | 14% | 7% |
| 28-Oct | Buffalo | 75 | 21-20 | W | 81% | 8.2 | 69% | 49% | 70% |
| 7-Nov | at Miami-OH | 56 | 14-24 | L | 0% | -27.6 | 11% | 6% | 34% |
| 14-Nov | Ohio | 22 | 37-34 | W | 86% | 10.1 | 74% | 85% | 31% |
| 21-Nov | Kent State | 126 | 24-14 | W | 40% | -2.4 | 43% | 19% | 84% |
| 2-Dec | vs. Toledo | 30 | 28-45 | L | 0% | -28.9 | 11% | 46% | 4% |
| 19-Dec | at Florida Atlantic | 11 | 3-50 | L | 0% | -43.7 | 7% | 4% | 10% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 21.9 | 114 | 29.6 | 82 |
| Points Per Game | 23.8 | 104 | 30.2 | 78 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 35.3% | 124 | 47.0% | 119 | 40.3% |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.16 | 68 | 1.09 | 31 | 1.17 |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 29.7 | 69 | 30.8 | 102 | 29.6 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.37 | 77 | 4.16 | 41 | 4.42 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 0.9 | 54 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +3.24 |
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| ACTUAL | 10 | 15 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 81.4 | 126 | 87.7 | 110 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 35.3% | 124 | 48.9% | 119 | 42.2% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.86 | 85 | 0.88 | 55 | 0.92 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 87.5 | 122 | 85.5 | 120 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 36.3% | 94 | 44.8% | 125 | 38.5% |
| Power Success Rate | 79.5% | 7 | 64.4% | 47 | 67.7% |
| Stuff Rate | 20.4% | 84 | 17.7% | 83 | 19.3% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Manny Morgan | RB | 5'8, 200 | SR | 116 | 434 | 4 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 26.7% | 2 (0) |
| Van Edwards, Jr. | RB | 5'9, 210 | JR | 94 | 343 | 2 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 34.0% | 0 (0) |
| Warren Ball | RB | 6'1, 225 | SR | 75 | 332 | 4 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 42.7% | 1 (0) |
| Kato Nelson | QB | 6'1, 205 | FR | 74 | 327 | 1 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 41.9% | 2 (1) |
| Thomas Woodson | QB | 6'1, 224 | SR | 27 | 78 | 1 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 29.6% | 2 (1) |
| Deltron Sands | RB | 5'8, 200 | SO | 25 | 173 | 2 | 6.9 | 5.4 | 56.0% | 1 (1) |
| Chuck Turfe | RB | 5'11, 195 | SO | 7 | 31 | 0 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 42.9% | 0 (0) |
| Andre Williams | WR | 5'10, 178 | FR | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 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+ | 87.2 | 109 | 95.9 | 81 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 35.4% | 107 | 45.0% | 108 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.41 | 78 | 1.34 | 29 | 1.48 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 77 | 104 | 65.2 | 114 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Thomas Woodson | 6'1, 224 | SR | 159 | 278 | 1777 | 14 | 9 | 57.2% | 16 | 5.4% | 5.7 |
| Kato Nelson | 6'1, 205 | FR | 70 | 140 | 989 | 8 | 2 | 50.0% | 21 | 13.0% | 5.3 |
| Robbie Kelley | 6'2, 215 | JR | 12 | 26 | 179 | 2 | 0 | 46.2% | 1 | 3.7% | 6.3 |
| Nick Johns | 6'3, 225 | SO | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2.0 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Tra'Von Chapman | WR | 6'1, 215 | SR | 80 | 53 | 475 | 2 | 9.0 | 5.9 | 66.2% | 42.5% | 18.9% |
| A.J. Coney | WR | 5'8, 180 | SR | 68 | 43 | 551 | 3 | 12.8 | 8.1 | 63.2% | 55.9% | 16.1% |
| Kwadarrius Smith | WR | 5'9, 165 | JR | 64 | 34 | 726 | 7 | 21.4 | 11.3 | 53.1% | 51.6% | 15.1% |
| Austin Wolf | WR | 6'3, 210 | SR | 61 | 33 | 476 | 5 | 14.4 | 7.8 | 54.1% | 44.3% | 14.4% |
| Fransohn Bickley | WR | 5'6, 150 | SR | 25 | 12 | 155 | 1 | 12.9 | 6.2 | 48.0% | 44.0% | 5.9% |
| Anthony Young | WR | 6'0, 190 | SR | 22 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 8.6 | 2.7 | 31.8% | 22.7% | 5.2% |
| Manny Morgan | RB | 5'8, 200 | SR | 20 | 12 | 58 | 0 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 60.0% | 15.0% | 4.7% |
| Kevin Gladney | WR | 6'1, 210 | SR | 18 | 10 | 116 | 1 | 11.6 | 6.4 | 55.6% | 38.9% | 4.3% |
| Kobie Booker | TE | 6'0, 273 | FR | 13 | 8 | 126 | 4 | 15.8 | 9.7 | 61.5% | 61.5% | 3.1% |
| Van Edwards, Jr. | RB | 5'9, 210 | JR | 11 | 8 | 33 | 0 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 72.7% | 36.4% | 2.6% |
| Warren Ball | RB | 6'1, 225 | SR | 11 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 63.6% | 18.2% | 2.6% |
| Andre Williams | WR | 5'10, 178 | FR | 7 | 4 | 70 | 0 | 17.5 | 10.0 | 57.1% | 42.9% | 1.7% |
| Brandon Junk | TE | 6'2, 240 | SO | 5 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 7.0 | 2.8 | 40.0% | 20.0% | 1.2% |
| Nate Stewart | WR | 6'2, 210 | FR | 4 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 15.0 | 11.3 | 75.0% | 50.0% | 0.9% |
| Deltron Sands | RB | 5'8, 200 | SO | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 75.0% | 0.0% | 0.9% |
| Newman Williams | TE | 6'2, 265 | JR | 4 | 2 | -1 | 0 | -0.5 | -0.3 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.9% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 85.0 | 127 | 91.1 | 107 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 40.0% | 124 | 52.8% | 124 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.08 | 52 | 0.97 | 25 | 1.07 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.57 | 115 | 3.24 | 105 | 2.92 |
| SD Sack Rate | 6.8% | 96 | 2.8% | 113 | 5.3% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 89.7 | 100 | 97.7 | 78 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 27.8% | 97 | 33.2% | 97 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.35 | 112 | 1.53 | 76 | 1.53 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 2.73 | 112 | 3.71 | 107 | 3.22 |
| PD Sack Rate | 9.0% | 85 | 5.4% | 102 | 7.8% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 90.1 | 98 | 91.7 | 93 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 101.8 | 70 | 88.9 | 104 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 72.1 | 128 | 96.7 | 83 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 88.8 | 108 | 97.7 | 77 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 88.5 | 113 | 93.1 | 97 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 77.4 | 125 | 82.3 | 120 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 103.9 | 62 | 122.5 | 14 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 50.0% | 116 | 60.0% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 38.8% | 38 | 35.3% |
| Adj. Pace | +1.7 | 97 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 62.5% | 126 | 73.8% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 57.8% | 88 | 59.9% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 39.8% | 22 | 35.0% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 13.9% | 99 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 4.1% | 84 | 4.9% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 4.0% | 79 | 4.4% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 5.8% | 90 | 6.5% |
| PD to INC | 33.1% | 73 | 33.9% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | TFL (Sacks) | Run Stuffs* | Int (PBU) | FF | Succ. Rate** |
| Ulysees Gilbert III | LB | 6'1, 225 | JR | 102.5 | 9.5 (5) | 17 | 3 (4) | 0 | 54.3% |
| Alvin Davis | CB | 5'9, 170 | SO | 69.0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 (2) | 1 | 77.1% |
| Jordan George | DB | 6'0, 205 | JR | 57.0 | 3 (0) | 3 | 5 (3) | 1 | 59.0% |
| Jamal Davis II | DE | 6'4, 235 | JR | 54.0 | 15.5 (2) | 17 | 0 (0) | 1 | 39.7% |
| Shawn Featherstone | DB | 6'2, 195 | JR | 52.5 | 2 (0) | 7 | 2 (2) | 1 | 62.7% |
| John Lako | LB | 6'2, 230 | SO | 52.0 | 4.5 (1) | 10 | 2 (0) | 2 | 47.8% |
| Brian Bell | LB | 6'3, 225 | JR | 44.0 | 4.5 (0) | 6 | 0 (0) | 0 | 52.8% |
| Kyron Brown | CB | 6'1, 190 | JR | 42.5 | 2 (0) | 1 | 2 (11) | 1 | 59.6% |
| Andrew Hauser | LB | 6'1, 230 | SR | 39.5 | 2.5 (0) | 4 | 1 (0) | 1 | 52.9% |
| Darian Dailey | CB | 5'11, 180 | JR | 36.0 | 1 (0) | 1 | 1 (7) | 0 | 81.0% |
| Brian Reinke | DL | 6'4, 255 | JR | 34.5 | 7.5 (3.5) | 11 | 0 (1) | 0 | 20.0% |
| Denzel Butler | DB | 5'9, 180 | SO | 31.5 | 2 (1) | 3 | 1 (2) | 0 | 70.3% |
| Ibrahima Camara | DL | 6'3, 285 | SR | 28.0 | 2 (1) | 2 | 0 (1) | 1 | 54.1% |
| Brock Boxen | DL | 6'3, 290 | JR | 22.5 | 0 (0) | 5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 21.2% |
| Josh Ward | LB | 6'2, 240 | SO | 18.5 | 1 (0) | 4 | 0 (1) | 0 | 25.0% |
| Zach Guiser | S | 6'1, 195 | SR | 15.0 | 1 (0) | 1 | 1 (1) | 0 | 75.0% |
| Nathan Bischof | LB | 6'2, 215 | JR | 14.5 | 2 (1) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 41.7% |
| Deon'Tae Moore | DE | 6'2, 220 | SR | 10.5 | 3 (3) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 46.2% |
| Brennan Williams | DL | 6'1, 285 | JR | 9.0 | 2 (0.5) | 3 | 0 (0) | 0 | 23.1% |
| Darius Copeland | DL | 6'1, 275 | SR | 9.0 | 1 (0) | 2 | 0 (1) | 1 | 40.0% |
| Travonte Junius | LB | 6'3, 210 | JR | 8.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 50.0% |
| Jamal Baggett | S | 5'11, 195 | JR | 7.0 | 0.5 (0.5) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 70.0% |
| Justin Sampson | DE | 6'2, 210 | FR | 5.5 | 2.5 (2.5) | 1 | 0 (0) | 1 | 33.3% |
| DeMarcus Lloyd | LB | 6'0, 220 | SR | 5.5 | 2 (0.5) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0.0% |
| DeMarkus Glover | LB | 6'1, 220 | FR | 4.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 100.0% |
* Stuffs are rushes stopped at or behind the line. They are not necessarily tackles for loss (since they include zero-yard gains), so adding sacks and stuffs won't necessarily equal TFLs. Also: the figure is based on how many stuffs a tackler has taken part in -- solo tackles and assist tackles count for the same amount.
** For defenders, Success Rate is defined as the offense's success rate on plays in which the defender made a tackle. The lower the number, the better for the defender. On average, due to proximity to the line of scrimmage, defensive linemen will produce lower success rates than linebackers, who producer lower rates than defensive backs.
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | -0.7 | 122 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.77 | 125 |
| Punt Success Rate | 56.0% | 74 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 43.1% | 130 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 100.0% | 1 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 46.9% | 55 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Tom O'Leary | 5'11, 195 | JR | 26-27 | 3-7 | 42.9% |
| Nick Gasser | 6'0, 175 | JR | 13-14 | 3-6 | 50.0% |
| Zach Gingerich | 6'3, 200 | SR | 1-1 | 0-0 | #DIV/0! |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Nick Gasser | 6'0, 175 | JR | 83 | 42.3 | 3 | 27 | 23 | 60.2% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Nick Gasser | 6'0, 175 | JR | 60 | 58.2 | 12 | 20.0% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| A.J. Coney | 5'8, 180 | SR | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 21 | 0 (0) |
| Shawn Featherstone | 6'2, 195 | JR | 2 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Van Edwards, Jr. | 5'9, 210 | JR | 19 | 19.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Deltron Sands | 5'8, 200 | SO | 8 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kobie Booker | 6'0, 273 | FR | 2 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Tackler | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | ST Tackles | PR Avg | KR Avg |
| Shawn Featherstone | DB | 6'2, 195 | JR | 8.0 | 22.0 | 18.7 |
| Jordan George | DB | 6'0, 205 | JR | 6.5 | 22.6 | |
| Alvin Davis | CB | 5'9, 170 | SO | 6.5 | 17.0 | 30.8 |
| Travonte Junius | LB | 6'3, 210 | JR | 5.0 | 19.2 | |
| Kyron Brown | CB | 6'1, 190 | JR | 4.0 | 2.3 | 29.0 |
Stats via SportSource Analytics