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Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (Conference USA West)
2017 Schedule & Results
| Record: 7-6 | Second-order wins (diff.): 6.7 (-0.3) | S&P+ Rk: 71 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 2-Sep | Northwestern State | N/A | 52-24 | W | 93% | 13.6 | 76% | 87% | 42% |
| 9-Sep | Mississippi State | 28 | 21-57 | L | 0% | -32.4 | 8% | 19% | 9% |
| 16-Sep | at Western Kentucky | 83 | 23-22 | W | 22% | -7.0 | 37% | 35% | 50% |
| 23-Sep | at South Carolina | 60 | 16-17 | L | 20% | -7.8 | 32% | 20% | 60% |
| 30-Sep | South Alabama | 98 | 34-16 | W | 97% | 17.5 | 81% | 71% | 71% |
| 7-Oct | at UAB | 76 | 22-23 | L | 43% | -1.7 | 49% | 44% | 52% |
| 21-Oct | Southern Miss | 40 | 27-34 | L | 22% | -7.0 | 38% | 42% | 39% |
| 28-Oct | at Rice | 128 | 42-28 | W | 71% | 5.2 | 60% | 75% | 27% |
| 4-Nov | North Texas | 62 | 23-24 | L | 6% | -14.5 | 22% | 22% | 43% |
| 11-Nov | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 23-48 | L | 2% | -18.1 | 19% | 51% | 9% |
| 18-Nov | at UTEP | 130 | 42-21 | W | 100% | 24.6 | 87% | 89% | 68% |
| 25-Nov | UTSA | 55 | 20-6 | W | 99% | 20.0 | 88% | 52% | 89% |
| 20-Dec | vs. SMU | 67 | 51-10 | W | 98% | 19.8 | 85% | 54% | 87% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 29.3 | 57 | 28.7 | 73 |
| Points Per Game | 33.0 | 46 | 27.5 | 59 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 44.6% | 31 | 45.8% | 107 | 40.3% |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.08 | 103 | 1.07 | 22 | 1.17 |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 29.8 | 61 | 30.1 | 84 | 29.6 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.41 | 74 | 4.15 | 40 | 4.42 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 2.9 | 38 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +3.90 |
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| ACTUAL | 13 | 5 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 112.2 | 28 | 82.9 | 121 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 49.0% | 9 | 50.3% | 124 | 42.2% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.82 | 98 | 0.83 | 30 | 0.92 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 113.7 | 22 | 87.2 | 113 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 43.4% | 14 | 42.9% | 111 | 38.5% |
| Power Success Rate | 75.6% | 22 | 70.8% | 87 | 67.7% |
| Stuff Rate | 17.1% | 31 | 18.1% | 78 | 19.3% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Boston Scott | RB | 5'6, 203 | SR | 183 | 1047 | 8 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 47.5% | 0 (0) |
| Jarred Craft | RB | 6'0, 222 | SR | 119 | 532 | 3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 33.6% | 0 (0) |
| J'Mar Smith | QB | 6'1, 230 | SO | 95 | 518 | 6 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 51.6% | 9 (5) |
| Jaqwis Dancy | RB | 5'11, 194 | SO | 39 | 262 | 2 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 46.2% | 1 (0) |
| Kam McKnight | WR | 6'2, 232 | JR | 15 | 42 | 3 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 26.7% | 1 (1) |
| Israel Tucker | RB | 5'8, 197 | FR | 9 | 42 | 0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 33.3% | 0 (0) |
| Teddy Veal | WR | 6'0, 189 | JR | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 1 (1) |
| Westin Elliott | QB | 6'5, 216 | SO | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13.0 | 5.5 | 100.0% | 0 (0) |
| Marcus Gaines | WR | 5'6, 161 | SR | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12.0 | 4.5 | 100.0% | 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+ | 96.8 | 80 | 91.1 | 97 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 40.0% | 72 | 41.0% | 71 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.41 | 76 | 1.36 | 39 | 1.48 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 102.4 | 67 | 87.6 | 90 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| J'Mar Smith | 6'1, 230 | SO | 229 | 409 | 2974 | 16 | 5 | 56.0% | 25 | 5.8% | 6.5 |
| Westin Elliott | 6'5, 216 | SO | 4 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 44.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2.6 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Teddy Veal | WR | 6'0, 189 | JR | 120 | 74 | 950 | 7 | 12.8 | 7.9 | 61.7% | 48.3% | 29.3% |
| Rhashid Bonnette | WR | 6'0, 169 | SO | 53 | 33 | 582 | 2 | 17.6 | 11.0 | 62.3% | 54.7% | 12.9% |
| Marlon Watts | WR | 6'2, 197 | SR | 43 | 22 | 319 | 0 | 14.5 | 7.4 | 51.2% | 44.2% | 10.5% |
| Kam McKnight | WR | 6'2, 232 | JR | 40 | 19 | 178 | 2 | 9.4 | 4.5 | 47.5% | 35.0% | 9.8% |
| Adrian Hardy | WR | 6'2, 195 | FR | 36 | 18 | 251 | 1 | 13.9 | 7.0 | 50.0% | 44.4% | 8.8% |
| Boston Scott | RB | 5'6, 203 | SR | 27 | 20 | 181 | 1 | 9.1 | 6.7 | 74.1% | 44.4% | 6.6% |
| Jarred Craft | RB | 6'0, 222 | SR | 18 | 13 | 74 | 2 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 72.2% | 38.9% | 4.4% |
| DeJuawn Oliver | WR | 5'11, 203 | SR | 16 | 8 | 116 | 1 | 14.5 | 7.3 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 3.9% |
| Marcus Gaines | WR | 5'6, 161 | SR | 12 | 5 | 118 | 0 | 23.6 | 9.8 | 41.7% | 33.3% | 2.9% |
| George Scott | WR | 6'1, 196 | FR | 10 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 7.4 | 3.7 | 50.0% | 20.0% | 2.4% |
| Cee Jay Powell | WR | 5'7, 172 | FR | 10 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 7.4 | 3.7 | 50.0% | 40.0% | 2.4% |
| Alfred Smith | WR | 5'9, 184 | SO | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 28.6% | 0.0% | 1.7% |
| Zach Cousar | TE | 6'4, 229 | FR | 5 | 3 | 39 | 1 | 13.0 | 7.8 | 60.0% | 60.0% | 1.2% |
| Jaqwis Dancy | RB | 5'11, 194 | SO | 5 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 8.7 | 5.2 | 60.0% | 40.0% | 1.2% |
| Javonte Woodard | WR | 6'0, 192 | SO | 4 | 2 | 84 | 0 | 42.0 | 21.0 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 1.0% |
| Israel Tucker | RB | 5'8, 197 | FR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 104.3 | 53 | 90.2 | 112 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 48.6% | 41 | 50.0% | 103 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.01 | 87 | 0.98 | 26 | 1.07 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.15 | 32 | 3.10 | 91 | 2.92 |
| SD Sack Rate | 2.4% | 6 | 5.0% | 69 | 5.3% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 106.1 | 53 | 84.9 | 117 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 36.1% | 15 | 34.5% | 108 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.28 | 119 | 1.41 | 33 | 1.53 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 4.32 | 2 | 3.83 | 115 | 3.22 |
| PD Sack Rate | 9.0% | 85 | 5.8% | 98 | 7.8% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 97.9 | 77 | 99.7 | 67 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 104.4 | 62 | 85.9 | 115 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 91.0 | 103 | 79.8 | 124 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 131.9 | 2 | 100.9 | 56 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 102.0 | 59 | 90.9 | 104 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 114.9 | 32 | 86.0 | 114 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 91.7 | 97 | 104.0 | 54 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 60.4% | 54 | 60.0% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 31.6% | 82 | 35.3% |
| Adj. Pace | +0.1 | 64 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 74.6% | 61 | 73.8% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 60.8% | 54 | 59.9% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 25.8% | 127 | 35.0% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 14.6% | 89 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 4.7% | 67 | 4.9% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 2.9% | 104 | 4.4% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 6.9% | 49 | 6.5% |
| PD to INC | 31.4% | 94 | 33.9% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | TFL (Sacks) | Run Stuffs* | Int (PBU) | FF | Succ. Rate** |
| Dae'Von Washington | LB | 5'10, 215 | JR | 57.0 | 5 (0.5) | 11 | 2 (1) | 1 | 35.3% |
| Amik Robertson | CB | 5'9, 172 | FR | 56.5 | 7.5 (2) | 3 | 5 (6) | 0 | 79.0% |
| Secdrick Cooper | S | 6'0, 211 | SR | 55.0 | 2.5 (1) | 6 | 3 (2) | 0 | 60.3% |
| Russell Farris | LB | 5'11, 232 | SR | 43.0 | 6 (0) | 10 | 0 (1) | 4 | 41.4% |
| DaMarion King | S | 5'11, 205 | SR | 41.5 | 0 (0) | 6 | 1 (2) | 1 | 59.6% |
| Darryl Lewis | S | 5'11, 207 | SO | 37.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 4 (1) | 0 | 84.1% |
| Jordan Baldwin | S | 6'1, 186 | JR | 34.0 | 3 (0) | 4 | 0 (1) | 0 | 78.4% |
| Elliot Blankenship | DB | 6'0, 214 | SR | 32.5 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 66.7% |
| Jaylon Ferguson | DE | 6'5, 269 | JR | 32.0 | 9.5 (7) | 8 | 0 (0) | 0 | 35.9% |
| Jordan Bradford | DT | 6'2, 280 | JR | 30.5 | 4.5 (2) | 8 | 0 (0) | 1 | 31.6% |
| Matthew Ydarraga | DE | 6'3, 243 | JR | 29.5 | 3.5 (3) | 7 | 0 (1) | 2 | 21.2% |
| L'Jarius Sneed | CB | 6'1, 191 | SO | 29.5 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (6) | 0 | 69.2% |
| Brandon Durman | LB | 6'2, 227 | JR | 27.0 | 3 (1) | 4 | 0 (0) | 0 | 41.7% |
| Aaron Roberson | CB | 5'9, 197 | JR | 26.5 | 1 (0) | 1 | 1 (4) | 0 | 74.2% |
| Deldrick Canty | DE | 6'2, 269 | SR | 21.0 | 4.5 (2.5) | 5 | 0 (1) | 2 | 40.7% |
| Collin Scott | LB | 6'0, 218 | SO | 20.0 | 1 (0) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 50.0% |
| Ka'Derrion Mason | DL | 6'3, 285 | SO | 17.5 | 1 (0) | 5 | 0 (0) | 1 | 33.3% |
| Randy Hogan | LB | 6'1, 226 | JR | 12.5 | 0.5 (0) | 3 | 0 (0) | 1 | 64.3% |
| Trey Spencer | CB | 5'11, 180 | JR | 12.0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 2 (3) | 0 | 69.2% |
| Keonatye Garner | DT | 6'4, 280 | JR | 11.0 | 2.5 (0.5) | 6 | 0 (3) | 0 | 50.0% |
| James Jackson | S | 5'11, 205 | SO | 10.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 100.0% |
| Israel Tucker | RB | 5'8, 197 | FR | 9.5 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Cedric Johnson | DT | 6'2, 312 | JR | 8.5 | 1 (0) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 30.0% |
| Eric Kendzior | DE | 6'3, 238 | SO | 8.0 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 58.3% |
| Immanuel Turner | DE | 6'3, 265 | JR | 7.5 | 1.5 (1) | 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+ | 0.2 | 51 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.24 | 29 |
| Punt Success Rate | 48.2% | 108 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 72.3% | 72 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 28.6% | 115 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 56.7% | 18 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Jonathan Barnes | 5'9, 182 | SR | 43-46 | 25-33 | 75.8% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Brady Farlow | 5'11, 190 | SO | 36 | 37.6 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 61.1% |
| Davan Dyer | 6'4, 235 | JR | 19 | 39.1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 78.9% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Jonathan Barnes | 5'9, 182 | SR | 82 | 60.6 | 29 | 35.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Teddy Veal | 6'0, 189 | JR | 14 | 6.7 | 1 | 21 | 1 (1) |
| Alex Woodall | 6'3, 255 | JR | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Boston Scott | 5'6, 203 | SR | 10 | 18.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Jaqwis Dancy | 5'11, 194 | SO | 10 | 30.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) |
| Israel Tucker | 5'8, 197 | FR | 3 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Tackler | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | ST Tackles | PR Avg | KR Avg |
| James Jackson | S | 5'11, 205 | SO | 9.5 | 7.5 | 24.0 |
| Israel Tucker | RB | 5'8, 197 | FR | 8.5 | 13.4 | |
| Ronald Lewis | S | 5'11, 196 | SR | 5.5 | 15.7 | 15.4 |
| Jaiden Cole | S | 6'0, 203 | FR | 4.5 | -0.5 | 24.3 |
| Ezekiel Barnett | DB | 6'2, 200 | FR | 4.0 | 19.6 |
Stats via SportSource Analytics