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Appalachian State Mountaineers (Sun Belt)
2017 Schedule & Results
| Record: 9-4 | Second-order wins (diff.): 9.2 (0.2) | S&P+ Rk: 18 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 2-Sep | at Georgia | 3 | 10-31 | L | 2% | -18.8 | 18% | 18% | 41% |
| 9-Sep | Savannah State | N/A | 54-7 | W | 100% | 56.0 | 93% | 97% | 99% |
| 16-Sep | at Texas State | 117 | 20-13 | W | 90% | 11.8 | 72% | 44% | 84% |
| 23-Sep | Wake Forest | 37 | 19-20 | L | 80% | 7.6 | 67% | 46% | 73% |
| 7-Oct | New Mexico State | 72 | 45-31 | W | 68% | 4.2 | 61% | 80% | 23% |
| 14-Oct | at Idaho | 99 | 23-20 | W | 38% | -2.8 | 43% | 31% | 64% |
| 21-Oct | Coastal Carolina | 111 | 37-29 | W | 75% | 6.2 | 62% | 83% | 36% |
| 28-Oct | at Massachusetts | 84 | 27-30 | L | 56% | 1.5 | 54% | 47% | 50% |
| 4-Nov | at UL-Monroe | 105 | 45-52 | L | 15% | -9.6 | 27% | 90% | 6% |
| 9-Nov | Georgia Southern | 120 | 27-6 | W | 100% | 31.0 | 90% | 61% | 96% |
| 25-Nov | at Georgia State | 96 | 31-10 | W | 99% | 23.7 | 89% | 62% | 90% |
| 2-Dec | UL-Lafayette | 113 | 63-14 | W | 100% | 34.5 | 92% | 97% | 58% |
| 23-Dec | vs. Toledo | 30 | 34-0 | W | 100% | 45.7 | 97% | 76% | 98% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 31.6 | 33 | 22.1 | 24 |
| Points Per Game | 36.3 | 28 | 21.9 | 21 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 41.4% | 68 | 39.4% | 49 | 40.3% |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.33 | 17 | 1.19 | 81 | 1.17 |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 33.9 | 4 | 28.6 | 43 | 29.6 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.74 | 39 | 3.85 | 21 | 4.42 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 5.0 | 28 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +2.70 |
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| ACTUAL | 12 | 11 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 96.1 | 84 | 97.0 | 74 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 41.4% | 78 | 39.2% | 39 | 42.2% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.08 | 13 | 0.92 | 69 | 0.92 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 103.5 | 52 | 94.9 | 88 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 41.0% | 34 | 34.7% | 31 | 38.5% |
| Power Success Rate | 64.1% | 93 | 63.2% | 35 | 67.7% |
| Stuff Rate | 19.6% | 67 | 21.4% | 48 | 19.3% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Jalin Moore | RB | 5'11, 207 | JR | 185 | 1049 | 12 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 37.3% | 1 (0) |
| Marcus Williams Jr. | RB | 5'10, 200 | FR | 97 | 500 | 2 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 39.2% | 0 (0) |
| Taylor Lamb | QB | 6'2, 200 | SR | 71 | 652 | 5 | 9.2 | 8.2 | 59.2% | 3 (1) |
| Terrence Upshaw | RB | 5'10, 208 | SR | 68 | 314 | 4 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 35.3% | 0 (0) |
| Daetrich Harrington | RB | 6'0, 185 | FR | 59 | 296 | 2 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 37.3% | 3 (3) |
| DeMarcus Harper | RB | 5'11, 190 | FR | 8 | 46 | 0 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 62.5% | 0 (0) |
| Zac Thomas | QB | 6'2, 207 | FR | 8 | 45 | 0 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 62.5% | 1 (0) |
| De'Vonta Smith | RB | 5'11, 185 | FR | 6 | 15 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 33.3% | 2 (2) |
| Malik Williams | WR | 5'11, 180 | FR | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 16.7% | 2 (1) |
| 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+ | 98.0 | 76 | 103.5 | 48 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 41.4% | 58 | 39.5% | 58 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.64 | 21 | 1.46 | 69 | 1.48 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 224.9 | 4 | 115.2 | 41 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Taylor Lamb | 6'2, 200 | SR | 206 | 337 | 2737 | 27 | 6 | 61.1% | 8 | 2.3% | 7.7 |
| Zac Thomas | 6'2, 207 | FR | 6 | 10 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 60.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| Jacob Huesman | 6'3, 206 | FR | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 66.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 4.7 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| A'Darius Purifoy | WR | 6'0, 195 | FR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Taylor Lamb | QB | 6'2, 200 | SR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Brad Absher | WR | 5'10, 177 | JR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Ike Lewis | WR | 5'10, 180 | SR | 78 | 51 | 733 | 8 | 14.4 | 9.4 | 65.4% | 47.4% | 23.6% |
| Thomas Hennigan | WR | 6'2, 210 | FR | 68 | 45 | 585 | 7 | 13.0 | 8.6 | 66.2% | 52.9% | 20.6% |
| Jalen Virgil | WR | 6'2, 211 | FR | 32 | 20 | 364 | 3 | 18.2 | 11.4 | 62.5% | 46.9% | 9.7% |
| T.J. Watkins | WR | 6'1, 190 | SR | 30 | 21 | 295 | 1 | 14.1 | 9.8 | 70.0% | 53.3% | 9.1% |
| Malik Williams | WR | 5'11, 180 | FR | 27 | 19 | 172 | 0 | 9.1 | 6.4 | 70.4% | 40.7% | 8.2% |
| Dante Jones | WR | 5'11, 186 | SR | 19 | 14 | 87 | 0 | 6.2 | 4.6 | 73.7% | 52.6% | 5.8% |
| Jalin Moore | RB | 5'11, 207 | JR | 18 | 12 | 163 | 1 | 13.6 | 9.1 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 5.5% |
| Zy Letman | WR | 6'3, 207 | SR | 16 | 8 | 106 | 1 | 13.3 | 6.6 | 50.0% | 43.8% | 4.8% |
| Collin Reed | TE | 6'3, 248 | SO | 11 | 9 | 157 | 5 | 17.4 | 14.3 | 81.8% | 63.6% | 3.3% |
| Levi Duffield | TE | 6'2, 220 | SR | 10 | 6 | 97 | 2 | 16.2 | 9.7 | 60.0% | 40.0% | 3.0% |
| Marcus Williams Jr. | RB | 5'10, 200 | FR | 9 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 6.8 | 3.0 | 44.4% | 33.3% | 2.7% |
| Daetrich Harrington | RB | 6'0, 185 | FR | 6 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 6.3 | 3.2 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 1.8% |
| Terrence Upshaw | RB | 5'10, 208 | SR | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 0.9% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 93.4 | 99 | 102.0 | 53 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 45.0% | 86 | 43.5% | 38 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.25 | 12 | 1.11 | 86 | 1.07 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.04 | 46 | 2.66 | 41 | 2.92 |
| SD Sack Rate | 1.5% | 3 | 7.0% | 22 | 5.3% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 109.1 | 48 | 97.5 | 79 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 33.2% | 35 | 31.2% | 81 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.58 | 45 | 1.42 | 37 | 1.53 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.49 | 39 | 3.69 | 106 | 3.22 |
| PD Sack Rate | 4.0% | 16 | 9.9% | 22 | 7.8% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 90.5 | 95 | 108.6 | 37 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 110.6 | 42 | 102.3 | 61 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 109.3 | 44 | 123.7 | 16 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 92.6 | 99 | 96.7 | 84 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 101.7 | 60 | 108.8 | 34 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 97.5 | 78 | 98.7 | 72 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 107.0 | 50 | 114.4 | 28 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 61.8% | 44 | 60.0% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 44.2% | 15 | 35.3% |
| Adj. Pace | +0.9 | 82 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 73.5% | 75 | 73.8% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 57.0% | 99 | 59.9% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 36.3% | 51 | 35.0% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 19.5% | 15 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 5.9% | 41 | 4.9% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 5.8% | 25 | 4.4% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 7.7% | 23 | 6.5% |
| PD to INC | 40.4% | 13 | 33.9% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | TFL (Sacks) | Run Stuffs* | Int (PBU) | FF | Succ. Rate** |
| Eric Boggs | ILB | 6'3, 236 | SR | 77.5 | 9 (4.5) | 9 | 2 (6) | 1 | 30.2% |
| Anthony Flory | ILB | 6'2, 233 | JR | 72.0 | 3.5 (1) | 10 | 1 (3) | 0 | 33.3% |
| A.J. Howard | DB | 5'11, 200 | SR | 54.5 | 3.5 (0) | 3 | 1 (7) | 0 | 63.3% |
| Tae Hayes | DB | 5'11, 185 | JR | 43.5 | 4 (1.5) | 1 | 4 (12) | 1 | 67.9% |
| Clifton Duck | DB | 5'10, 175 | SO | 43.0 | 3 (1) | 1 | 6 (6) | 0 | 66.0% |
| Rashaad Townes | OLB | 6'2, 239 | SR | 40.5 | 6 (4) | 6 | 0 (2) | 3 | 44.0% |
| Desmond Franklin | DB | 6'2, 204 | SO | 40.0 | 2 (0) | 6 | 3 (3) | 1 | 60.4% |
| Devan Stringer | OLB | 5'11, 208 | SR | 38.5 | 2 (2) | 5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 49.0% |
| Tee Sims | DL | 6'3, 265 | SR | 31.5 | 13.5 (9.5) | 13 | 0 (0) | 1 | 9.8% |
| Akeem Davis-Gaither | OLB | 6'2, 210 | SO | 28.5 | 1 (0) | 3 | 0 (1) | 0 | 55.2% |
| Myquon Stout | DL | 6'1, 286 | JR | 28.0 | 3.5 (2) | 6 | 0 (0) | 0 | 22.0% |
| Austin Exford | DB | 6'2, 201 | JR | 26.0 | 2 (1) | 2 | 0 (2) | 0 | 48.3% |
| Caleb Fuller | DL | 6'0, 241 | SR | 21.5 | 7.5 (4.5) | 8 | 0 (2) | 1 | 24.1% |
| Okon Godwin | DL | 6'2, 250 | JR | 15.5 | 6 (1) | 11 | 0 (0) | 0 | 5.3% |
| Edward Davis | ILB | 6'0, 230 | SO | 15.0 | 2.5 (0) | 4 | 0 (0) | 0 | 33.3% |
| Jordan Fehr | ILB | 6'2, 227 | SO | 14.5 | 2 (0) | 4 | 1 (0) | 0 | 45.5% |
| Chris Willis | DL | 6'2, 252 | FR | 11.5 | 2.5 (1) | 3 | 0 (0) | 0 | 20.0% |
| Demetrius Taylor | DL | 6'1, 246 | FR | 10.5 | 5.5 (3) | 5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 7.7% |
| Josh Thomas | DB | 6'0, 209 | JR | 10.0 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 66.7% |
| Markell Clark | DL | 6'2, 264 | FR | 9.0 | 3 (0) | 8 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Noel Cook | OLB | 6'0, 213 | SO | 7.5 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 28.6% |
| Shemar Jean-Charles | DB | 5'11, 188 | FR | 7.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 57.1% |
| Kaiden Smith | DB | 6'1, 198 | FR | 6.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 1 | 100.0% |
| Tommy Dawkins | DL | 6'1, 223 | FR | 5.0 | 1 (0) | 4 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Tim Frizzell | ILB | 6'2, 223 | FR | 4.0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 50.0% |
* 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+ | -0.4 | 99 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.02 | 74 |
| Punt Success Rate | 43.9% | 120 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 74.4% | 61 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 46.2% | 67 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 44.8% | 66 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Chandler Staton | 5'11, 180 | FR | 31-31 | 8-9 | 88.9% |
| Michael Rubino | 6'3, 210 | SO | 21-23 | 9-15 | 60.0% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Xavier Subotsch | 6'2, 204 | FR | 55 | 39.9 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 70.9% |
| Rylee Critcher | 6'0, 205 | FR | 2 | 24.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Michael Rubino | 6'3, 210 | SO | 81 | 61.5 | 29 | 35.8% | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Chandler Staton | 5'11, 180 | FR | 1 | 64.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Thomas Hennigan | 6'2, 210 | FR | 15 | 6.8 | 0 | 19 | 1 (0) |
| Clifton Duck | 5'10, 175 | SO | 9 | 9.4 | 0 | 7 | 1 (0) |
| Caleb Fuller | 6'0, 241 | SR | 1 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Ike Lewis | 5'10, 180 | SR | 22 | 26.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Thomas Hennigan | 6'2, 210 | FR | 4 | 20.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Clifton Duck | 5'10, 175 | SO | 1 | -8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Tackler | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | ST Tackles | PR Avg | KR Avg |
| Anthony Flory | ILB | 6'2, 233 | JR | 8.0 | 23.6 | |
| Edward Davis | ILB | 6'0, 230 | SO | 6.0 | 16.6 | |
| Kaiden Smith | DB | 6'1, 198 | FR | 6.0 | 12.0 | 16.5 |
| A.J. Howard | DB | 5'11, 200 | SR | 5.5 | 6.0 | 23.6 |
| Eric Boggs | ILB | 6'3, 236 | SR | 5.0 | 7.3 |
Stats via SportSource Analytics