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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (ACC Coastal)
2017 Schedule & Results
| Record: 5-6 | Second-order wins (diff.): 6.6 (1.6) | S&P+ Rk: 73 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 4-Sep | vs. Tennessee | 107 | 41-42 | L | 77% | 6.7 | 62% | 91% | 22% |
| 9-Sep | Jacksonville State | N/A | 37-10 | W | 99% | 23.3 | 86% | 72% | 82% |
| 23-Sep | Pittsburgh | 82 | 35-17 | W | 100% | 36.4 | 94% | 89% | 93% |
| 30-Sep | North Carolina | 94 | 33-7 | W | 100% | 34.8 | 92% | 82% | 92% |
| 14-Oct | at Miami-FL | 17 | 24-25 | L | 22% | -7.3 | 35% | 29% | 50% |
| 21-Oct | Wake Forest | 37 | 38-24 | W | 96% | 16.2 | 82% | 84% | 51% |
| 28-Oct | at Clemson | 8 | 10-24 | L | 0% | -28.5 | 11% | 7% | 33% |
| 4-Nov | at Virginia | 85 | 36-40 | L | 65% | 3.7 | 58% | 61% | 47% |
| 11-Nov | Virginia Tech | 29 | 28-22 | W | 99% | 20.1 | 87% | 65% | 80% |
| 18-Nov | at Duke | 65 | 20-43 | L | 0% | -31.3 | 7% | 25% | 9% |
| 25-Nov | Georgia | 3 | 7-38 | L | 0% | -39.0 | 8% | 4% | 19% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 28.7 | 61 | 27.7 | 65 |
| Points Per Game | 28.1 | 76 | 26.5 | 51 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 43.7% | 45 | 45.1% | 102 | 40.3% |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.12 | 85 | 1.08 | 28 | 1.17 |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 29.5 | 78 | 30.7 | 97 | 29.6 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 5.02 | 17 | 4.53 | 82 | 4.42 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -1.4 | 81 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -1.65 |
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| ACTUAL | -5 | 97 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 120.9 | 13 | 95.1 | 86 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 47.6% | 14 | 47.3% | 107 | 42.2% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.96 | 39 | 0.87 | 50 | 0.92 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 111.3 | 26 | 95.2 | 86 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 40.0% | 48 | 43.5% | 116 | 38.5% |
| Power Success Rate | 80.3% | 6 | 61.1% | 24 | 67.7% |
| Stuff Rate | 15.4% | 16 | 15.3% | 113 | 19.3% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| TaQuon Marshall | QB | 5'10, 185 | JR | 229 | 1255 | 17 | 5.5 | 7.1 | 36.7% | 9 (2) |
| KirVonte Benson | BB | 5'9, 211 | SO | 204 | 1053 | 6 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 38.7% | 4 (4) |
| Qua Searcy | AB | 5'11, 174 | JR | 36 | 217 | 1 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 47.2% | 0 (0) |
| Nathan Cottrell | AB | 5'11, 193 | SO | 33 | 271 | 0 | 8.2 | 10.5 | 45.5% | 3 (0) |
| Clinton Lynch | AB | 6'0, 190 | JR | 28 | 209 | 0 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 53.6% | 0 (0) |
| Jerry Howard | BB | 6'0, 215 | FR | 23 | 175 | 2 | 7.6 | 9.0 | 39.1% | 1 (1) |
| J.J. Green | AB | 5'9, 188 | SR | 23 | 153 | 2 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 47.8% | 1 (1) |
| Quaide Weimerskirch | BB | 6'0, 217 | SO | 16 | 70 | 1 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 37.5% | 1 (1) |
| Matthew Jordan | QB | 6'2, 208 | JR | 14 | 66 | 1 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 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+ | 87.5 | 108 | 98.0 | 75 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 26.4% | 130 | 42.9% | 88 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 2.44 | 2 | 1.31 | 23 | 1.48 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 50.8 | 126 | 63.9 | 116 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| TaQuon Marshall | 5'10, 185 | JR | 43 | 116 | 927 | 10 | 5 | 37.1% | 19 | 14.1% | 6.1 |
| Matthew Jordan | 6'2, 208 | JR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 50.0% | -5.0 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Ricky Jeune | WR | 6'3, 212 | SR | 52 | 25 | 545 | 6 | 21.8 | 10.5 | 48.1% | 40.4% | 46.8% |
| Brad Stewart | WR | 6'1, 197 | JR | 16 | 4 | 99 | 1 | 24.8 | 6.2 | 25.0% | 25.0% | 14.4% |
| Qua Searcy | AB | 5'11, 174 | JR | 13 | 4 | 130 | 1 | 32.5 | 10.0 | 30.8% | 30.8% | 11.7% |
| Clinton Lynch | AB | 6'0, 190 | JR | 8 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 14.3 | 5.4 | 37.5% | 25.0% | 7.2% |
| J.J. Green | AB | 5'9, 188 | SR | 7 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 10.0 | 4.3 | 42.9% | 42.9% | 6.3% |
| Jalen Camp | WR | 6'2, 213 | SO | 6 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 49.0 | 8.2 | 16.7% | 16.7% | 5.4% |
| KirVonte Benson | BB | 5'9, 211 | SO | 5 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 8.0 | 3.2 | 40.0% | 20.0% | 4.5% |
| Jerry Howard | BB | 6'0, 215 | FR | 2 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15.0 | 7.5 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 1.8% |
| TaQuon Marshall | QB | 5'10, 185 | JR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.9% |
| Nathan Cottrell | AB | 5'11, 193 | SO | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.9% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 110.4 | 32 | 96.3 | 83 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 48.3% | 45 | 51.1% | 108 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 0.89 | 123 | 0.98 | 27 | 1.07 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.24 | 22 | 3.23 | 103 | 2.92 |
| SD Sack Rate | 13.7% | 130 | 3.0% | 109 | 5.3% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 121.3 | 18 | 101.8 | 65 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 31.5% | 56 | 29.6% | 58 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 2.09 | 1 | 1.56 | 85 | 1.53 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.14 | 78 | 3.31 | 77 | 3.22 |
| PD Sack Rate | 14.9% | 125 | 6.1% | 93 | 7.8% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 124.5 | 18 | 110.0 | 35 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 97.2 | 86 | 89.2 | 103 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 130.5 | 10 | 95.3 | 86 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 103.5 | 61 | 90.2 | 111 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 98.3 | 69 | 100.8 | 63 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 129.1 | 7 | 78.9 | 123 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 116.4 | 28 | 116.4 | 23 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 89.7% | 3 | 60.0% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 59.8% | 4 | 35.3% |
| Adj. Pace | -0.2 | 57 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 75.9% | 52 | 73.8% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 55.5% | 111 | 59.9% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 35.2% | 65 | 35.0% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 13.1% | 109 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 4.7% | 68 | 4.9% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 2.2% | 120 | 4.4% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 6.3% | 77 | 6.5% |
| PD to INC | 29.9% | 102 | 33.9% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | TFL (Sacks) | Run Stuffs* | Int (PBU) | FF | Succ. Rate** |
| Victor Alexander | LB | 5'10, 235 | JR | 50.5 | 2 (2) | 3 | 0 (1) | 0 | 53.3% |
| Lawrence Austin | DB | 5'9, 187 | SR | 49.0 | 2 (0) | 5 | 1 (4) | 0 | 64.9% |
| A.J. Gray | DB | 6'1, 218 | JR | 48.5 | 2.5 (1) | 2 | 2 (2) | 0 | 57.4% |
| Corey Griffin | DB | 6'2, 199 | SR | 43.5 | 3 (0) | 5 | 1 (3) | 0 | 60.0% |
| Brant Mitchell | LB | 6'2, 236 | JR | 42.0 | 1.5 (1) | 3 | 0 (3) | 0 | 49.0% |
| Lance Austin | DB | 5'10, 188 | SR | 37.0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 (5) | 0 | 74.3% |
| Antonio Simmons | DL | 6'3, 246 | SR | 28.5 | 8 (5.5) | 2 | 0 (0) | 2 | 27.6% |
| Bruce Jordan-Swilling | LB | 6'1, 209 | FR | 28.0 | 2 (0) | 3 | 1 (1) | 1 | 40.6% |
| Step Durham | DB | 5'11, 194 | SR | 27.5 | 1 (1) | 4 | 1 (5) | 1 | 69.7% |
| Anree Saint-Amour | DL | 6'3, 247 | JR | 25.5 | 5.5 (2.5) | 8 | 0 (0) | 1 | 31.3% |
| Terrell Lewis | LB | 6'2, 227 | SR | 20.0 | 1 (0) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 72.2% |
| Brentavious Glanton | DL | 6'3, 293 | SO | 18.0 | 3 (0) | 4 | 0 (1) | 0 | 19.0% |
| KeShun Freeman | DL | 6'2, 250 | SR | 17.0 | 3 (0) | 4 | 0 (0) | 0 | 22.7% |
| Jalen Johnson | DB | 6'3, 216 | JR | 17.0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 45.5% |
| Desmond Branch | DL | 6'3, 270 | JR | 16.0 | 3.5 (1) | 7 | 0 (3) | 0 | 15.0% |
| T.D. Roof | LB | 5'11, 205 | FR | 16.0 | 2 (2) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 66.7% |
| Zach Matthews | DB | 6'2, 198 | JR | 10.5 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 | ||
| Ajani Kerr | DB | 6'0, 189 | FR | 9.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | 83.3% |
| Brandon Adams | DL | 6'2, 329 | SO | 8.0 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 50.0% |
| Lamont Simmons | DB | 6'2, 202 | JR | 8.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 50.0% |
| Christian Campbell | DB | 6'2, 205 | SO | 6.5 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 66.7% |
| Shaun Kagawa | DB | 5'11, 198 | SR | 6.5 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 83.3% |
| Jaquan Henderson | LB | 6'1, 197 | FR | 5.0 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 | ||
| Tre' Jackson | LB | 5'10, 222 | JR | 4.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kyle Cerge-Henderson | DL | 6'1, 298 | JR | 4.0 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 20.0% |
* 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 | 103 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.22 | 101 |
| Punt Success Rate | 70.0% | 17 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 52.6% | 125 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 41.2% | 83 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 30.8% | 116 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Shawn Davis | 6'2, 205 | SO | 19-20 | 2-4 | 50.0% |
| Brenton King | 6'0, 167 | FR | 15-16 | 5-6 | 83.3% |
| Bennett Barton | 6'1, 197 | SR | 0-1 | 0-0 | #DIV/0! |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Pressley Harvin III | 6'0, 240 | FR | 50 | 44.1 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 64.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Shawn Davis | 6'2, 205 | SO | 27 | 59.8 | 8 | 29.6% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brenton King | 6'0, 167 | FR | 24 | 59.6 | 1 | 4.2% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bennett Barton | 6'1, 197 | SR | 5 | 55.4 | 1 | 20.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Brad Stewart | 6'1, 197 | JR | 16 | 6.6 | 0 | 20 | 2 (0) |
| Antonio Simmons | 6'3, 246 | SR | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Nathan Cottrell | 5'11, 193 | SO | 23 | 20.4 | 0 | 0 | 3 (0) |
| Omahri Jarrett | 5'10, 174 | SO | 8 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Jerry Howard | 6'0, 215 | FR | 4 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Tackler | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | ST Tackles | PR Avg | KR Avg |
| Zach Matthews | DB | 6'2, 198 | JR | 10.5 | 1.7 | 24.8 |
| T.D. Roof | LB | 5'11, 205 | FR | 7.5 | 34.0 | 15.6 |
| Jalen Johnson | DB | 6'3, 216 | JR | 7.0 | 3.3 | 27.5 |
| Jaquan Henderson | LB | 6'1, 197 | FR | 5.0 | 2.0 | 32.3 |
| Tre' Jackson | LB | 5'10, 222 | JR | 3.5 | 22.8 |
Stats via SportSource Analytics