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CMU Chippewas (MAC West)
2017 Schedule & Results
| Record: 8-5 | Second-order wins (diff.): 6.5 (-1.5) | S&P+ Rk: 79 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 31-Aug | Rhode Island | N/A | 30-27 | W | 73% | 5.7 | 63% | 58% | 60% |
| 9-Sep | at Kansas | 125 | 45-27 | W | 97% | 17.5 | 80% | 87% | 44% |
| 16-Sep | at Syracuse | 88 | 17-41 | L | 0% | -32.3 | 5% | 21% | 10% |
| 23-Sep | Miami-OH | 56 | 14-31 | L | 0% | -24.5 | 13% | 11% | 31% |
| 30-Sep | at Boston College | 66 | 8-28 | L | 2% | -18.6 | 15% | 5% | 65% |
| 7-Oct | at Ohio | 22 | 26-23 | W | 55% | 1.2 | 55% | 42% | 60% |
| 14-Oct | Toledo | 30 | 10-30 | L | 0% | -30.8 | 10% | 5% | 35% |
| 21-Oct | at Ball State | 122 | 56-9 | W | 100% | 37.7 | 92% | 83% | 96% |
| 1-Nov | at Western Michigan | 74 | 35-28 | W | 33% | -3.9 | 41% | 68% | 26% |
| 8-Nov | Eastern Michigan | 70 | 42-30 | W | 93% | 13.4 | 78% | 68% | 68% |
| 14-Nov | at Kent State | 126 | 42-23 | W | 83% | 8.8 | 67% | 83% | 35% |
| 24-Nov | Northern Illinois | 54 | 31-24 | W | 90% | 12.0 | 77% | 51% | 80% |
| 22-Dec | vs. Wyoming | 53 | 14-37 | L | 25% | -6.2 | 37% | 19% | 66% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 25.7 | 92 | 25.7 | 51 |
| Points Per Game | 30.8 | 59 | 29.8 | 76 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 35.5% | 122 | 39.6% | 52 | 40.3% |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.35 | 13 | 1.11 | 39 | 1.17 |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 28.8 | 88 | 33.0 | 126 | 29.6 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.51 | 62 | 4.25 | 48 | 4.42 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -5.6 | 113 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +2.17 |
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| ACTUAL | 0 | 64 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 83.0 | 122 | 86.8 | 114 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 34.3% | 127 | 42.8% | 78 | 42.2% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.93 | 48 | 0.95 | 78 | 0.92 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 91.6 | 112 | 84.7 | 123 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 33.3% | 115 | 37.8% | 65 | 38.5% |
| Power Success Rate | 63.6% | 94 | 73.5% | 102 | 67.7% |
| Stuff Rate | 21.4% | 97 | 16.1% | 103 | 19.3% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Jonathan Ward | RB | 6'0, 194 | SO | 179 | 1017 | 10 | 5.7 | 7.4 | 35.2% | 2 (1) |
| Shane Morris | QB | 6'3, 210 | SR | 64 | 275 | 3 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 42.2% | 7 (5) |
| Romello Ross | RB | 5'10, 201 | SO | 54 | 203 | 1 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 31.5% | 2 (1) |
| Kumehnnu Gwilly | RB | 6'2, 239 | FR | 53 | 204 | 2 | 3.8 | 5.5 | 28.3% | 0 (0) |
| Devon Spalding | RB | 5'11, 210 | SR | 35 | 101 | 2 | 2.9 | 5.5 | 14.3% | 1 (1) |
| Tony Poljan | QB | 6'7, 237 | FR | 27 | 125 | 1 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 37.0% | 2 (1) |
| Berkley Edwards | RB | 5'9, 198 | SR | 6 | 15 | 0 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 33.3% | 0 (0) |
| Mark Chapman | WR | 6'0, 180 | SR | 2 | 17 | 0 | 8.5 | 5.5 | 50.0% | 2 (2) |
| 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+ | 96.2 | 83 | 101.4 | 58 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 36.6% | 102 | 36.0% | 27 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.69 | 16 | 1.33 | 28 | 1.48 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 115.4 | 46 | 117.3 | 37 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Shane Morris | 6'3, 210 | SR | 249 | 446 | 3237 | 27 | 17 | 55.8% | 24 | 5.1% | 6.5 |
| Tony Poljan | 6'7, 237 | FR | 13 | 21 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 61.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 3.7 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Mark Chapman | WR | 6'0, 180 | SR | 98 | 59 | 875 | 5 | 14.8 | 8.9 | 60.2% | 48.0% | 22.5% |
| Corey Willis | WR | 5'10, 172 | SR | 78 | 45 | 669 | 9 | 14.9 | 8.6 | 57.7% | 42.3% | 17.9% |
| Jonathan Ward | RB | 6'0, 194 | SO | 74 | 48 | 470 | 3 | 9.8 | 6.4 | 64.9% | 33.8% | 17.0% |
| Tyler Conklin | TE | 6'4, 240 | SR | 65 | 35 | 504 | 5 | 14.4 | 7.8 | 53.8% | 43.1% | 14.9% |
| Eric Cooper | WR | 5'11, 205 | SR | 41 | 29 | 285 | 2 | 9.8 | 7.0 | 70.7% | 48.8% | 9.4% |
| Logan Hessbrook | TE | 6'3, 239 | JR | 20 | 10 | 132 | 1 | 13.2 | 6.6 | 50.0% | 40.0% | 4.6% |
| Cameron Cole | WR | 6'0, 185 | SO | 8 | 6 | 104 | 1 | 17.3 | 13.0 | 75.0% | 75.0% | 1.8% |
| Kumehnnu Gwilly | RB | 6'2, 239 | FR | 8 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 6.2 | 4.6 | 75.0% | 25.0% | 1.8% |
| Brandon Childress | WR | 6'2, 195 | SO | 7 | 5 | 42 | 1 | 8.4 | 6.0 | 71.4% | 57.1% | 1.6% |
| Devon Spalding | RB | 5'11, 210 | SR | 7 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 71.4% | 14.3% | 1.6% |
| Tony Poljan | QB | 6'7, 237 | FR | 6 | 5 | 97 | 0 | 19.4 | 16.2 | 83.3% | 66.7% | 1.4% |
| Damon Terry | WR | 6'0, 210 | SO | 5 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 11.7 | 7.0 | 60.0% | 40.0% | 1.1% |
| Zach Crouch | TE | 6'5, 238 | SR | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 20.0% | 20.0% | 1.1% |
| Jay Roberson | TE | 6'2, 220 | SR | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 33.3% | 0.0% | 0.7% |
| Berkley Edwards | RB | 5'9, 198 | SR | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 66.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% |
| Oakley Lavallii | FB | 5'11, 212 | FR | 2 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18.0 | 9.0 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.5% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 89.7 | 116 | 92.2 | 102 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 40.0% | 125 | 46.7% | 70 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.26 | 10 | 1.04 | 57 | 1.07 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.51 | 120 | 3.02 | 78 | 2.92 |
| SD Sack Rate | 3.9% | 40 | 7.0% | 22 | 5.3% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 94.4 | 82 | 111.1 | 34 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 27.1% | 104 | 23.7% | 5 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.60 | 38 | 1.44 | 43 | 1.53 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.14 | 78 | 3.59 | 99 | 3.22 |
| PD Sack Rate | 6.8% | 58 | 8.3% | 44 | 7.8% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 75.6 | 125 | 96.1 | 80 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 103.6 | 63 | 99.2 | 72 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 90.1 | 107 | 99.0 | 74 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 105.0 | 50 | 95.3 | 90 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 96.6 | 78 | 98.4 | 76 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 94.5 | 91 | 99.7 | 68 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 81.6 | 122 | 96.3 | 83 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 54.7% | 89 | 60.0% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 29.0% | 101 | 35.3% |
| Adj. Pace | -0.8 | 45 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 78.4% | 25 | 73.8% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 62.6% | 33 | 59.9% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 33.6% | 86 | 35.0% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 15.3% | 72 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 6.7% | 26 | 4.9% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 2.7% | 109 | 4.4% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 5.9% | 82 | 6.5% |
| PD to INC | 30.2% | 97 | 33.9% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | TFL (Sacks) | Run Stuffs* | Int (PBU) | FF | Succ. Rate** |
| Malik Fountain | LB | 6'2, 240 | JR | 72.0 | 2.5 (0) | 9 | 0 (2) | 0 | 37.1% |
| Josh Cox | DB | 5'11, 197 | SR | 71.0 | 2.5 (0) | 1 | 6 (4) | 1 | 62.8% |
| Alex Briones | LB | 6'2, 240 | JR | 69.0 | 8.5 (3) | 12 | 3 (1) | 1 | 45.1% |
| Darwyn Kelly | DB | 6'1, 208 | SR | 65.0 | 2 (0) | 1 | 1 (3) | 2 | 74.1% |
| Joe Ostman | DL | 6'3, 259 | SR | 54.5 | 20.5 (14) | 9 | 0 (0) | 4 | 23.2% |
| Michael Oliver | LB | 5'11, 222 | SO | 54.5 | 2 (0) | 9 | 0 (1) | 0 | 46.7% |
| Mike Danna | DL | 6'2, 250 | SO | 42.5 | 8.5 (4) | 11 | 0 (0) | 0 | 24.1% |
| Sean Bunting | DB | 6'1, 180 | SO | 41.5 | 0.5 (0) | 3 | 5 (5) | 2 | 63.3% |
| Amari Coleman | DB | 5'11, 188 | SR | 38.0 | 4 (0) | 3 | 3 (8) | 0 | 63.6% |
| Mitch Stanitzek | DL | 6'4, 246 | JR | 32.0 | 6 (2.5) | 7 | 0 (1) | 0 | 15.8% |
| Nathan Brisson-Fast | DL | 6'5, 260 | JR | 31.0 | 9.5 (6.5) | 8 | 0 (1) | 1 | 30.6% |
| Da'Quaun Jamison | DB | 6'0, 192 | SO | 28.5 | 1 (0) | 2 | 0 (5) | 0 | 52.0% |
| Chris Kantzavelos | DL | 6'3, 285 | SR | 25.5 | 4 (2.5) | 5 | 0 (1) | 0 | 20.6% |
| D'Andre Dill | DL | 6'1, 310 | SO | 23.0 | 4 (1) | 3 | 0 (0) | 2 | 24.0% |
| Carlos Clark | LB | 6'0, 235 | SO | 22.5 | 1 (0) | 3 | 0 (2) | 0 | 46.2% |
| Trevor Apsey | LB | 6'0, 215 | JR | 16.0 | 0.5 (0.5) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 20.0% |
| Jeff Perry | LB | 6'2, 230 | SR | 12.5 | 0.5 (0) | 3 | 0 (0) | 0 | 50.0% |
| Justin Corbett | LB | 6'1, 220 | SR | 10.0 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 50.0% |
| Tyjuan Swain | DB | 6'0, 189 | JR | 9.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 75.0% |
| Ray Golden | DB | 6'1, 188 | SR | 7.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 57.1% |
| Donny Kyre | DL | 6'2, 260 | SR | 6.0 | 1.5 (1) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 50.0% |
| Alonzo McCoy | DB | 5'11, 191 | FR | 6.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 100.0% |
| Damon Terry | WR | 6'0, 210 | SO | 4.5 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 | ||
| Michael Steinhauer | DL | 6'3, 289 | SR | 4.5 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 20.0% |
| Luke Idoni | LS | 6'1, 223 | JR | 4.0 | 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 | 118 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.50 | 114 |
| Punt Success Rate | 55.6% | 76 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 50.7% | 127 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 60.0% | 28 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 50.0% | 35 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Michael Armstrong | 5'10, 180 | SR | 45-46 | 7-11 | 63.6% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Jack Sheldon | 6'1, 172 | JR | 75 | 43.4 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 34.7% |
| Zach Oakley | 6'1, 208 | JR | 7 | 44.4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 42.9% |
| Cooper Mojsiejenko | 6'4, 211 | JR | 6 | 31.7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 66.7% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Kaden Keon | 5'9, 177 | SO | 66 | 54.6 | 19 | 28.8% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Devon Spalding | 5'11, 210 | SR | 1 | 65.0 | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Mark Chapman | 6'0, 180 | SR | 12 | 4.3 | 0 | 10 | 2 (2) |
| Amari Coleman | 5'11, 188 | SR | 5 | 3.6 | 0 | 16 | 1 (1) |
| Jerrod Davis | 5'11, 197 | SO | 1 | 32.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Berkley Edwards | 5'9, 198 | SR | 20 | 16.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Jerrod Davis | 5'11, 197 | SO | 18 | 26.6 | 1 | 0 | 1 (0) |
| Damon Terry | 6'0, 210 | SO | 4 | 22.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Tackler | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | ST Tackles | PR Avg | KR Avg |
| Trevor Apsey | LB | 6'0, 215 | JR | 12.5 | 12.0 | 12.6 |
| Da'Quaun Jamison | DB | 6'0, 192 | SO | 7.0 | 2.0 | 29.8 |
| Michael Oliver | LB | 5'11, 222 | SO | 6.5 | 16.5 | |
| Jeff Perry | LB | 6'2, 230 | SR | 5.0 | 20.4 | |
| Justin Corbett | LB | 6'1, 220 | SR | 5.0 | 8.0 | 22.5 |
Stats via SportSource Analytics