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UConn Huskies (American East)
2017 Schedule & Results
| Record: 3-9 | Second-order wins (diff.): 2.0 (-1.0) | S&P+ Rk: 119 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 31-Aug | Holy Cross | N/A | 27-20 | W | 92% | 12.7 | 75% | 74% | 59% |
| 16-Sep | at Virginia | 85 | 18-38 | L | 0% | -25.8 | 9% | 37% | 13% |
| 24-Sep | East Carolina | 123 | 38-41 | L | |||||
| 30-Sep | at SMU | 67 | 28-49 | L | 2% | -18.4 | 16% | 49% | 9% |
| 6-Oct | Memphis | 20 | 31-70 | L | 0% | -25.5 | 12% | 72% | 4% |
| 14-Oct | at Temple | 78 | 28-24 | W | 2% | -19.9 | 15% | 14% | 37% |
| 21-Oct | Tulsa | 116 | 20-14 | W | 95% | 14.9 | 77% | 54% | 76% |
| 28-Oct | Missouri | 35 | 12-52 | L | 0% | -43.6 | 6% | 5% | 7% |
| 4-Nov | South Florida | 15 | 20-37 | L | 1% | -23.4 | 15% | 20% | 22% |
| 11-Nov | at Central Florida | 7 | 24-49 | L | 1% | -22.5 | 15% | 57% | 8% |
| 18-Nov | vs. Boston College | 66 | 16-39 | L | 3% | -17.1 | 17% | 22% | 30% |
| 25-Nov | at Cincinnati | 102 | 21-22 | L | 7% | -13.4 | 21% | 25% | 45% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 27.4 | 74 | 38.4 | 126 |
| Points Per Game | 23.6 | 106 | 37.9 | 120 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 38.9% | 105 | 46.7% | 114 | 40.3% |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.18 | 55 | 1.23 | 96 | 1.17 |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 25.9 | 128 | 29.4 | 62 | 29.6 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 3.80 | 119 | 5.11 | 121 | 4.42 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -4.9 | 104 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -1.30 |
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| ACTUAL | -8 | 111 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 81.6 | 124 | 88.1 | 108 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 36.7% | 115 | 43.9% | 87 | 42.2% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.80 | 113 | 1.04 | 114 | 0.92 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 85 | 124 | 87.1 | 114 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 31.8% | 125 | 40.6% | 98 | 38.5% |
| Power Success Rate | 59.7% | 111 | 61.5% | 28 | 67.7% |
| Stuff Rate | 21.8% | 105 | 17.3% | 90 | 19.3% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Kevin Mensah | RB | 5'9, 200 | FR | 126 | 561 | 4 | 4.5 | 6.4 | 28.6% | 3 (2) |
| Nate Hopkins | RB | 6'1, 212 | FR | 92 | 343 | 7 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 23.9% | 1 (0) |
| Arkeel Newsome | RB | 5'7, 190 | SR | 68 | 261 | 3 | 3.8 | 6.5 | 25.0% | 2 (0) |
| David Pindell | QB | 6'0, 192 | JR | 64 | 332 | 3 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 48.4% | 3 (1) |
| Bryant Shirreffs | QB | 6'2, 210 | SR | 63 | 353 | 0 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 38.1% | 3 (1) |
| Jason Thompson | RB | 5'7, 182 | JR | 10 | 27 | 0 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 20.0% | 0 (0) |
| Keyion Dixon | WR | 6'3, 185 | FR | 9 | 41 | 0 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 44.4% | 1 (0) |
| Donovan Williams | WR | 6'4, 212 | SO | 7 | 53 | 0 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 57.1% | 0 (0) |
| Aaron McLean | WR | 6'5, 210 | JR | 2 | 16 | 0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 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+ | 98.9 | 72 | 83.5 | 121 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 41.0% | 63 | 48.9% | 126 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.51 | 46 | 1.36 | 35 | 1.48 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 66.3 | 119 | 102.8 | 62 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Bryant Shirreffs | 6'2, 210 | SR | 171 | 260 | 2287 | 14 | 5 | 65.8% | 27 | 9.4% | 7.4 |
| David Pindell | 6'0, 192 | JR | 84 | 159 | 937 | 4 | 6 | 52.8% | 8 | 4.8% | 5.4 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Hergy Mayala | WR | 6'2, 203 | JR | 83 | 43 | 615 | 7 | 14.3 | 7.4 | 51.8% | 38.6% | 20.5% |
| Quayvon Skanes | WR | 5'11, 175 | FR | 57 | 35 | 335 | 1 | 9.6 | 5.9 | 61.4% | 42.1% | 14.1% |
| Keyion Dixon | WR | 6'3, 185 | FR | 48 | 33 | 360 | 1 | 10.9 | 7.5 | 68.8% | 45.8% | 11.9% |
| Aaron McLean | WR | 6'5, 210 | JR | 47 | 31 | 472 | 2 | 15.2 | 10.0 | 66.0% | 57.4% | 11.6% |
| Tyraiq Beals | WR | 6'0, 185 | JR | 41 | 30 | 266 | 0 | 8.9 | 6.5 | 73.2% | 56.1% | 10.1% |
| Arkeel Newsome | RB | 5'7, 190 | SR | 34 | 25 | 541 | 2 | 21.6 | 15.9 | 73.5% | 52.9% | 8.4% |
| Mason Donaldson | WR | 6'2, 205 | FR | 26 | 16 | 225 | 3 | 14.1 | 8.7 | 61.5% | 50.0% | 6.4% |
| Tyler Davis | WR | 6'4, 235 | SO | 19 | 14 | 156 | 0 | 11.1 | 8.2 | 73.7% | 63.2% | 4.7% |
| Kevin Mensah | RB | 5'9, 200 | FR | 19 | 14 | 103 | 0 | 7.4 | 5.4 | 73.7% | 47.4% | 4.7% |
| Alec Bloom | TE | 6'6, 253 | SR | 11 | 5 | 101 | 1 | 20.2 | 9.2 | 45.5% | 45.5% | 2.7% |
| Tommy Myers | TE | 6'5, 245 | SR | 6 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 9.3 | 4.7 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 1.5% |
| Nate Hopkins | RB | 6'1, 212 | FR | 4 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 75.0% | 25.0% | 1.0% |
| Jason Thompson | RB | 5'7, 182 | JR | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 66.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% |
| Kyle Buss | WR | 6'1, 181 | JR | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Donovan Williams | WR | 6'4, 212 | SO | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Bryant Shirreffs | QB | 6'2, 210 | SR | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 90.0 | 115 | 85.2 | 123 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 41.9% | 117 | 51.6% | 111 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.04 | 76 | 1.18 | 112 | 1.07 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.59 | 113 | 2.84 | 55 | 2.92 |
| SD Sack Rate | 8.4% | 118 | 4.1% | 85 | 5.3% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 96.4 | 77 | 90.4 | 104 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 32.5% | 43 | 35.7% | 114 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.59 | 43 | 1.37 | 21 | 1.53 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 2.73 | 112 | 4.58 | 130 | 3.22 |
| PD Sack Rate | 7.9% | 73 | 4.8% | 115 | 7.8% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 93.5 | 89 | 94.5 | 83 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 73.0 | 130 | 93.3 | 92 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 99.9 | 71 | 86.0 | 111 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 103.4 | 62 | 78.8 | 128 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 90.6 | 108 | 84.1 | 122 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 99.6 | 74 | 91.5 | 100 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 88.1 | 104 | 89.8 | 101 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 61.6% | 46 | 60.0% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 23.4% | 123 | 35.3% |
| Adj. Pace | -2.0 | 25 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 77.2% | 35 | 73.8% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 49.0% | 127 | 59.9% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 29.4% | 111 | 35.0% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 12.7% | 114 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 3.0% | 112 | 4.9% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 3.9% | 83 | 4.4% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 5.7% | 94 | 6.5% |
| PD to INC | 25.8% | 126 | 33.9% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | TFL (Sacks) | Run Stuffs* | Int (PBU) | FF | Succ. Rate** |
| Junior Joseph | LB | 6'1, 232 | SR | 73.0 | 6.5 (4) | 9 | 0 (3) | 1 | 39.6% |
| Vontae Diggs | LB | 6'2, 221 | SR | 61.0 | 3.5 (0) | 5 | 0 (2) | 2 | 56.3% |
| Jamar Summers | DB | 6'0, 190 | SR | 56.0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (7) | 1 | 72.4% |
| Tyler Coyle | DB | 6'1, 202 | FR | 55.5 | 3 (0) | 3 | 2 (5) | 0 | 67.8% |
| Marshé Terry | DB | 6'4, 212 | SO | 49.5 | 3 (0) | 2 | 1 (3) | 1 | 70.2% |
| Tre Bell | DB | 5'11, 175 | SR | 40.5 | 0.5 (0) | 4 | 1 (2) | 3 | 71.2% |
| Chris Britton | LB | 6'1, 225 | JR | 39.0 | 6.5 (1) | 8 | 0 (2) | 0 | 29.2% |
| Folorunso Fatukasi | DL | 6'4, 303 | SR | 37.5 | 7.5 (4) | 11 | 0 (0) | 0 | 17.8% |
| Omar Fortt | DB | 6'1, 190 | FR | 30.0 | 2 (0) | 2 | 0 (2) | 0 | 55.3% |
| Anthony Watkins | DB | 5'10, 197 | JR | 27.0 | 0.5 (0) | 3 | 0 (1) | 0 | 63.6% |
| Brayden Brown | DB | 6'1, 192 | FR | 23.0 | 2 (0) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 82.6% |
| Brice McAllister | DB | 5'11, 189 | SR | 20.0 | 2 (0) | 2 | 0 (1) | 0 | 63.6% |
| Cole Ormsby | DL | 6'3, 264 | SR | 19.0 | 7 (7) | 3 | 0 (0) | 2 | 4.5% |
| Luke Carrezola | DL | 6'3, 255 | SR | 19.0 | 6 (2) | 7 | 0 (2) | 0 | 4.8% |
| Tahj Herring-Wilson | DB | 6'1, 190 | FR | 15.0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 75.0% |
| Jordan Swann | DB | 5'10, 180 | FR | 14.0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 (2) | 1 | 71.4% |
| Santana Sterling | LB | 6'0, 223 | JR | 12.5 | 1 (0) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 26.7% |
| Darrian Beavers | LB | 6'3, 216 | FR | 12.0 | 3 (3) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 46.2% |
| Ian Swenson | DB | 6'1, 197 | FR | 12.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 93.3% |
| Sheriden Lawley | DL | 6'4, 290 | JR | 10.5 | 3 (0) | 4 | 0 (0) | 0 | 30.8% |
| Cameron Stapleton | LB | 6'4, 230 | SR | 10.0 | 2 (1) | 3 | 0 (2) | 0 | 7.1% |
| Kevin Murphy | DL | 6'1, 280 | SO | 10.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 23.1% |
| Eddie Hahn | DB | 6'3, 205 | FR | 9.0 | 1.5 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 28.6% |
| Ryan Gilmartin | LB | 5'11, 235 | FR | 6.0 | 1.5 (0) | 3 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Connor Freeborn | DL | 6'5, 255 | SO | 6.0 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 14.3% |
* 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 | 102 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.16 | 97 |
| Punt Success Rate | 54.0% | 91 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 82.8% | 28 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 30.0% | 113 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 38.0% | 93 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Michael Tarbutt | 6'0, 187 | SO | 27-29 | 12-18 | 66.7% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Brett Graham | 6'3, 197 | FR | 63 | 38.8 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 61.9% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Michael Tarbutt | 6'0, 187 | SO | 58 | 63.8 | 36 | 62.1% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Quayvon Skanes | 5'11, 175 | FR | 7 | 5.9 | 0 | 7 | 1 (0) |
| Jordan Swann | 5'10, 180 | FR | 3 | 8.7 | 0 | 5 | 0 (0) |
| Mason Donaldson | 6'2, 205 | FR | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Quayvon Skanes | 5'11, 175 | FR | 26 | 20.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) |
| Kyle Buss | 6'1, 181 | JR | 10 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) |
| Jordan Swann | 5'10, 180 | FR | 8 | 25.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) |
| Tackler | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | ST Tackles | PR Avg | KR Avg |
| Tyler Coyle | DB | 6'1, 202 | FR | 6.5 | 4.0 | 23.0 |
| Jamar Summers | DB | 6'0, 190 | SR | 5.0 | 0.0 | 22.3 |
| Eddie Hahn | DB | 6'3, 205 | FR | 3.0 | 0.0 | 31.0 |
| Michael Tarbutt | K | 6'0, 187 | SO | 2.5 | 40.7 | |
| Brayden Brown | DB | 6'1, 192 | FR | 2.0 | 19.0 |
Stats via SportSource Analytics