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Clemson Tigers (ACC Atlantic)
2017 Schedule & Results
| Record: 12-2 | Second-order wins (diff.): 11.8 (-0.2) | S&P+ Rk: 8 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 2-Sep | Kent State | 126 | 56-3 | W | 100% | 48.1 | 94% | 94% | NULL |
| 9-Sep | Auburn | 10 | 14-6 | W | 97% | 18.0 | 84% | 18% | 95% |
| 16-Sep | at Louisville | 16 | 47-21 | W | 98% | 18.0 | 85% | 77% | 60% |
| 23-Sep | Boston College | 66 | 34-7 | W | 100% | 30.1 | 92% | 82% | 91% |
| 30-Sep | at Virginia Tech | 29 | 31-17 | W | 88% | 10.9 | 75% | 45% | 81% |
| 7-Oct | Wake Forest | 37 | 28-14 | W | 100% | 26.2 | 91% | 74% | 88% |
| 13-Oct | at Syracuse | 88 | 24-27 | L | 51% | 0.3 | 48% | 42% | 64% |
| 28-Oct | Georgia Tech | 73 | 24-10 | W | 100% | 28.5 | 92% | 67% | 93% |
| 4-Nov | at NC State | 38 | 38-31 | W | 46% | -0.8 | 50% | 64% | 37% |
| 11-Nov | Florida State | 43 | 31-14 | W | 100% | 24.4 | 90% | 71% | 86% |
| 18-Nov | The Citadel | N/A | 61-3 | W | 100% | 45.2 | 93% | 98% | 93% |
| 25-Nov | at South Carolina | 60 | 34-10 | W | 99% | 21.0 | 86% | 58% | 89% |
| 2-Dec | vs. Miami-FL | 17 | 38-3 | W | 100% | 34.3 | 95% | 73% | 94% |
| 1-Jan | vs. Alabama | 1 | 6-24 | L | 0% | -29.5 | 11% | 2% | 69% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 30.0 | 45 | 14.0 | 2 |
| Points Per Game | 35.8 | 32 | 14.6 | 2 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 46.1% | 18 | 32.6% | 2 | 40.3% |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.03 | 119 | 0.98 | 4 | 1.17 |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 30.7 | 35 | 27.2 | 16 | 29.6 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.83 | 30 | 3.59 | 11 | 4.42 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 0.2 | 62 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +1.35 |
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| ACTUAL | 4 | 38 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 125.7 | 8 | 132.9 | 7 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 48.2% | 13 | 36.1% | 18 | 42.2% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.84 | 92 | 0.70 | 6 | 0.92 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 124.4 | 3 | 118 | 19 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 41.6% | 26 | 31.9% | 8 | 38.5% |
| Power Success Rate | 71.4% | 38 | 69.4% | 79 | 67.7% |
| Stuff Rate | 16.6% | 27 | 22.0% | 39 | 19.3% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Kelly Bryant | QB | 6'4, 220 | JR | 166 | 854 | 11 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 45.2% | 4 (2) |
| Travis Etienne | RB | 5'10, 200 | FR | 107 | 766 | 13 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 45.8% | 1 (1) |
| Tavien Feaster | RB | 5'11, 220 | SO | 107 | 669 | 7 | 6.3 | 7.5 | 37.4% | 2 (1) |
| Adam Choice | RB | 5'8, 210 | JR | 67 | 326 | 6 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 40.3% | 0 (0) |
| C.J. Fuller | RB | 5'10, 205 | JR | 59 | 217 | 3 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 35.6% | 3 (1) |
| Darien Rencher | RB | 5'8, 195 | FR | 9 | 38 | 0 | 4.2 | 7.0 | 22.2% | 0 (0) |
| Zerrick Cooper | QB | 6'2, 220 | FR | 7 | 36 | 0 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 42.9% | 0 (0) |
| Ray-Ray McCloud | WR | 5'10, 180 | JR | 6 | 30 | 0 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 33.3% | 5 (2) |
| Ty Thomason | RB | 5'10, 225 | SO | 5 | 37 | 0 | 7.4 | 2.3 | 80.0% | 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+ | 114.2 | 25 | 148.9 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 43.7% | 36 | 29.1% | 2 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.26 | 124 | 1.33 | 26 | 1.48 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 90.3 | 86 | 175.5 | 1 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Kelly Bryant | 6'4, 220 | JR | 262 | 398 | 2802 | 13 | 8 | 65.8% | 27 | 6.4% | 6.2 |
| Zerrick Cooper | 6'2, 220 | FR | 25 | 41 | 256 | 2 | 0 | 61.0% | 3 | 6.8% | 5.4 |
| Hunter Johnson | 6'2, 210 | FR | 21 | 27 | 234 | 2 | 1 | 77.8% | 1 | 3.6% | 8.1 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Deon Cain | WR | 6'1, 190 | JR | 90 | 58 | 734 | 6 | 12.7 | 8.2 | 64.4% | 53.3% | 20.1% |
| Hunter Renfrow | WR | 5'10, 180 | JR | 78 | 60 | 602 | 3 | 10.0 | 7.7 | 76.9% | 59.0% | 17.4% |
| Ray-Ray McCloud | WR | 5'10, 180 | JR | 65 | 50 | 543 | 1 | 10.9 | 8.4 | 76.9% | 46.2% | 14.5% |
| Tee Higgins | WR | 6'4, 200 | FR | 31 | 17 | 345 | 2 | 20.3 | 11.1 | 54.8% | 48.4% | 6.9% |
| Milan Richard | TE | 6'2, 255 | JR | 26 | 19 | 236 | 1 | 12.4 | 9.1 | 73.1% | 53.8% | 5.8% |
| Diondre Overton | WR | 6'5, 205 | SO | 26 | 14 | 178 | 0 | 12.7 | 6.9 | 53.8% | 53.8% | 5.8% |
| Amari Rodgers | WR | 5'9, 210 | FR | 23 | 19 | 123 | 0 | 6.5 | 5.4 | 82.6% | 56.5% | 5.1% |
| Tavien Feaster | RB | 5'11, 220 | SO | 16 | 12 | 112 | 1 | 9.3 | 7.0 | 75.0% | 25.0% | 3.6% |
| Trevion Thompson | WR | 6'2, 200 | JR | 16 | 11 | 94 | 0 | 8.6 | 5.9 | 68.8% | 50.0% | 3.6% |
| Cornell Powell | WR | 6'0, 205 | SO | 11 | 8 | 57 | 1 | 7.1 | 5.2 | 72.7% | 36.4% | 2.5% |
| C.J. Fuller | RB | 5'10, 205 | JR | 10 | 7 | 49 | 0 | 7.0 | 4.9 | 70.0% | 40.0% | 2.2% |
| Adam Choice | RB | 5'8, 210 | JR | 9 | 8 | 48 | 0 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 88.9% | 33.3% | 2.0% |
| T.J. Chase | WR | 6'1, 185 | FR | 9 | 5 | 35 | 1 | 7.0 | 3.9 | 55.6% | 55.6% | 2.0% |
| D.J. Greenlee | TE | 6'1, 245 | SR | 8 | 4 | 61 | 0 | 15.3 | 7.6 | 50.0% | 37.5% | 1.8% |
| Travis Etienne | RB | 5'10, 200 | FR | 7 | 5 | 57 | 0 | 11.4 | 8.1 | 71.4% | 42.9% | 1.6% |
| Cannon Smith | TE | 6'4, 270 | JR | 5 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 8.0 | 4.8 | 60.0% | 60.0% | 1.1% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 118.3 | 9 | 130.4 | 4 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 51.3% | 17 | 39.3% | 7 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 0.98 | 107 | 0.93 | 11 | 1.07 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.15 | 32 | 2.50 | 21 | 2.92 |
| SD Sack Rate | 6.5% | 93 | 11.7% | 1 | 5.3% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 111.0 | 40 | 155.5 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 31.4% | 60 | 21.3% | 2 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.25 | 124 | 1.15 | 1 | 1.53 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.75 | 16 | 3.13 | 60 | 3.22 |
| PD Sack Rate | 7.2% | 62 | 10.6% | 14 | 7.8% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 130.7 | 8 | 135.1 | 9 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 108.5 | 46 | 167.5 | 1 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 122.9 | 18 | 167.1 | 2 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 102.4 | 66 | 105.8 | 40 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 105.5 | 46 | 128.4 | 8 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 121.0 | 16 | 157.4 | 2 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 126.1 | 9 | 145.4 | 3 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 60.3% | 55 | 60.0% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 30.9% | 84 | 35.3% |
| Adj. Pace | -1.3 | 36 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 73.6% | 74 | 73.8% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 57.8% | 87 | 59.9% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 37.0% | 43 | 35.0% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 21.1% | 4 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 8.0% | 7 | 4.9% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 5.9% | 21 | 4.4% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 7.1% | 45 | 6.5% |
| PD to INC | 37.2% | 30 | 33.9% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | TFL (Sacks) | Run Stuffs* | Int (PBU) | FF | Succ. Rate** |
| Dorian O'Daniel | LB | 6'1, 220 | SR | 69.5 | 11.5 (5) | 12 | 2 (5) | 0 | 26.3% |
| Kendall Joseph | LB | 6'0, 225 | JR | 66.0 | 5 (0.5) | 15 | 1 (1) | 2 | 37.9% |
| Clelin Ferrell | DE | 6'5, 260 | SO | 49.5 | 18 (9.5) | 10 | 0 (1) | 2 | 24.6% |
| Christian Wilkins | DL | 6'4, 300 | JR | 43.0 | 8.5 (4.5) | 13 | 0 (4) | 0 | 15.8% |
| J.D. Davis | LB | 6'2, 225 | JR | 42.5 | 4.5 (1) | 9 | 0 (0) | 0 | 44.2% |
| Tanner Muse | S | 6'2, 225 | SO | 42.5 | 2 (0) | 2 | 0 (5) | 0 | 58.8% |
| Austin Bryant | DE | 6'5, 265 | JR | 40.5 | 15.5 (8.5) | 11 | 1 (1) | 2 | 18.0% |
| Van Smith | S | 5'11, 185 | JR | 38.5 | 1.5 (0) | 2 | 1 (1) | 0 | 68.1% |
| Isaiah Simmons | S | 6'3, 225 | FR | 36.0 | 3 (1) | 4 | 0 (6) | 1 | 57.9% |
| Trayvon Mullen | CB | 6'2, 190 | SO | 35.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 3 (3) | 0 | 73.7% |
| Tre Lamar | LB | 6'4, 250 | SO | 32.0 | 5 (4) | 6 | 0 (1) | 1 | 24.4% |
| Ryan Carter | CB | 5'9, 180 | SR | 30.5 | 2 (0) | 2 | 3 (10) | 1 | 62.5% |
| James Skalski | LB | 6'0, 240 | SO | 24.5 | 2 (0.5) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 30.4% |
| K'Von Wallace | DB | 6'0, 195 | SO | 24.0 | 0 (0) | 1 | 1 (3) | 0 | 73.1% |
| Dexter Lawrence | DT | 6'4, 340 | SO | 23.5 | 3 (2.5) | 4 | 0 (0) | 1 | 17.6% |
| Jalen Williams | LB | 5'10, 210 | JR | 17.5 | 2 (1) | 5 | 0 (2) | 1 | 43.8% |
| Chad Smith | LB | 6'4, 235 | SO | 15.5 | 3 (0.5) | 1 | 0 (0) | 1 | 30.8% |
| Mark Fields | CB | 5'11, 180 | JR | 14.5 | 3 (0) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 56.3% |
| Albert Huggins | DT | 6'3, 305 | JR | 14.0 | 5 (1.5) | 5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 13.6% |
| A.J. Terrell | CB | 6'1, 190 | FR | 12.0 | 1 (0) | 2 | 1 (7) | 0 | 50.0% |
| Nyles Pinckney | DT | 6'1, 300 | FR | 10.5 | 2 (1) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 31.3% |
| Jabril Robinson | DT | 6'2, 270 | JR | 9.5 | 0.5 (0) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 23.5% |
| Nolan Turner | S | 6'1, 200 | FR | 9.0 | 1 (1) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 50.0% |
| Judah Davis | LB | 6'2, 235 | JR | 8.5 | 1.5 (0) | 4 | 0 (0) | 0 | 10.0% |
| Chris Register | DE | 6'3, 255 | JR | 8.0 | 1.5 (0.5) | 4 | 0 (1) | 0 | 25.0% |
* 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 | 114 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.23 | 102 |
| Punt Success Rate | 43.7% | 122 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 77.5% | 47 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 51.7% | 55 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 38.5% | 92 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Alex Spence | 6'2, 200 | JR | 41-43 | 9-14 | 64.3% |
| Greg Huegel | 5'11, 195 | JR | 14-15 | 2-4 | 50.0% |
| Christian Groomes | 5'11, 200 | SR | 2-2 | 1-1 | 100.0% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Will Spiers | 6'4, 225 | FR | 67 | 40.6 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 73.1% |
| Carson King | 6'0, 225 | SO | 3 | 39.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 66.7% |
| Kelly Bryant | 6'4, 220 | JR | 1 | 45.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Alex Spence | 6'2, 200 | JR | 56 | 61.7 | 14 | 25.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Huegel | 5'11, 195 | JR | 17 | 64.4 | 9 | 52.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Groomes | 5'11, 200 | SR | 10 | 61.1 | 2 | 20.0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Ray-Ray McCloud | 5'10, 180 | JR | 25 | 12.1 | 1 | 18 | 2 (1) |
| Amari Rodgers | 5'9, 210 | FR | 2 | 7.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 (0) |
| Will Swinney | 5'9, 185 | FR | 1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Travis Etienne | 5'10, 200 | FR | 19 | 20.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Cornell Powell | 6'0, 205 | SO | 3 | 21.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Tavien Feaster | 5'11, 220 | SO | 2 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Tackler | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | ST Tackles | PR Avg | KR Avg |
| Dorian O'Daniel | LB | 6'1, 220 | SR | 10.0 | 5.8 | 21.0 |
| James Skalski | LB | 6'0, 240 | SO | 7.5 | 0.5 | 20.0 |
| Chad Smith | LB | 6'4, 235 | SO | 7.0 | 17.4 | |
| Isaiah Simmons | S | 6'3, 225 | FR | 6.0 | 13.5 | 20.7 |
| Nolan Turner | S | 6'1, 200 | FR | 5.5 | 20.6 |
Stats via SportSource Analytics