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Michigan Wolverines (Big Ten East)
2017 Schedule & Results
| Record: 8-5 | Second-order wins (diff.): 8.8 (0.8) | S&P+ Rk: 27 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 2-Sep | vs. Florida | 86 | 33-17 | W | 100% | 33.9 | 93% | 52% | 96% |
| 9-Sep | Cincinnati | 102 | 36-14 | W | 99% | 20.4 | 84% | 44% | 88% |
| 16-Sep | Air Force | 100 | 29-13 | W | 98% | 19.9 | 84% | 42% | 93% |
| 23-Sep | at Purdue | 41 | 28-10 | W | 100% | 23.9 | 89% | 73% | 73% |
| 7-Oct | Michigan State | 19 | 10-14 | L | 41% | -2.0 | 46% | 14% | 82% |
| 14-Oct | at Indiana | 51 | 27-20 | W | 90% | 11.8 | 75% | 46% | 80% |
| 21-Oct | at Penn State | 4 | 13-42 | L | 3% | -16.9 | 20% | 37% | 12% |
| 28-Oct | Rutgers | 110 | 35-14 | W | 99% | 20.8 | 84% | 90% | 72% |
| 4-Nov | Minnesota | 97 | 33-10 | W | 100% | 24.9 | 89% | 70% | 87% |
| 11-Nov | at Maryland | 114 | 35-10 | W | 100% | 24.0 | 86% | 62% | 93% |
| 18-Nov | at Wisconsin | 6 | 10-24 | L | 28% | -5.4 | 38% | 13% | 85% |
| 25-Nov | Ohio State | 2 | 20-31 | L | 23% | -6.8 | 35% | 36% | 49% |
| 1-Jan | vs. South Carolina | 60 | 19-26 | L | 5% | -15.5 | 19% | 18% | 48% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 26.4 | 86 | 18.7 | 10 |
| Points Per Game | 27.3 | 85 | 20.4 | 13 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 38.4% | 109 | 30.6% | 1 | 40.3% |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.18 | 58 | 1.30 | 112 | 1.17 |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 32.1 | 16 | 28.1 | 29 | 29.6 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.44 | 69 | 4.25 | 49 | 4.42 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 5.2 | 25 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -3.54 |
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| ACTUAL | -4 | 90 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 120.2 | 14 | 130.5 | 8 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 41.4% | 79 | 33.3% | 5 | 42.2% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.00 | 29 | 1.08 | 123 | 0.92 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 114.2 | 20 | 132.8 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 36.6% | 90 | 34.3% | 26 | 38.5% |
| Power Success Rate | 79.5% | 7 | 46.7% | 3 | 67.7% |
| Stuff Rate | 18.1% | 47 | 28.9% | 1 | 19.3% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Karan Higdon | RB | 5'10, 190 | JR | 164 | 994 | 11 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 37.2% | 2 (2) |
| Chris Evans | RB | 5'11, 206 | SO | 135 | 685 | 6 | 5.1 | 6.8 | 35.6% | 1 (1) |
| Ty Isaac | RB | 6'3, 228 | SR | 88 | 548 | 2 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 45.5% | 1 (1) |
| John O'Korn | QB | 6'4, 211 | SR | 23 | 101 | 0 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 52.2% | 5 (1) |
| Kareem Walker | RB | 6'1, 211 | SO | 20 | 68 | 1 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 25.0% | 0 (0) |
| Khalid Hill | FB | 6'2, 265 | SR | 17 | 34 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0 (0) |
| Brandon Peters | QB | 6'5, 220 | SO | 10 | 21 | 0 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 20.0% | 2 (2) |
| Eddie McDoom | WR | 6'0, 181 | SO | 8 | 43 | 0 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 50.0% | 0 (0) |
| O'Maury Samuels | RB | 5'10, 192 | FR | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 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+ | 94.5 | 87 | 137.5 | 3 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 34.7% | 109 | 27.7% | 1 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.44 | 68 | 1.57 | 97 | 1.48 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 69.7 | 117 | 173.6 | 2 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| John O'Korn | 6'4, 211 | SR | 84 | 157 | 973 | 2 | 6 | 53.5% | 21 | 11.8% | 4.6 |
| Brandon Peters | 6'5, 220 | SO | 57 | 108 | 672 | 4 | 2 | 52.8% | 7 | 6.1% | 5.3 |
| Wilton Speight | 6'6, 240 | SR | 44 | 81 | 581 | 3 | 2 | 54.3% | 8 | 9.0% | 5.9 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Donovan Peoples-Jones | WR | 6'2, 199 | FR | 52 | 22 | 277 | 0 | 12.6 | 5.3 | 42.3% | 28.8% | 15.7% |
| Grant Perry | WR | 6'0, 191 | JR | 48 | 25 | 307 | 1 | 12.3 | 6.4 | 52.1% | 39.6% | 14.5% |
| Sean McKeon | TE | 6'5, 248 | SO | 46 | 31 | 301 | 3 | 9.7 | 6.5 | 67.4% | 41.3% | 13.9% |
| Kekoa Crawford | WR | 6'2, 187 | SO | 34 | 17 | 243 | 1 | 14.3 | 7.2 | 50.0% | 29.4% | 10.3% |
| Zach Gentry | TE | 6'7, 248 | JR | 26 | 17 | 303 | 2 | 17.8 | 11.7 | 65.4% | 65.4% | 7.9% |
| Eddie McDoom | WR | 6'0, 181 | SO | 23 | 11 | 81 | 0 | 7.4 | 3.5 | 47.8% | 21.7% | 6.9% |
| Chris Evans | RB | 5'11, 206 | SO | 20 | 16 | 157 | 1 | 9.8 | 7.9 | 80.0% | 55.0% | 6.0% |
| Tarik Black | WR | 6'3, 206 | FR | 17 | 11 | 149 | 1 | 13.6 | 8.8 | 64.7% | 35.3% | 5.1% |
| Karan Higdon | RB | 5'10, 190 | JR | 14 | 8 | 131 | 0 | 16.4 | 9.4 | 57.1% | 57.1% | 4.2% |
| Khalid Hill | FB | 6'2, 265 | SR | 14 | 5 | 62 | 0 | 12.4 | 4.4 | 35.7% | 21.4% | 4.2% |
| Nico Collins | WR | 6'4, 206 | FR | 7 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 9.0 | 3.9 | 42.9% | 28.6% | 2.1% |
| Tyrone Wheatley | TE | 6'6, 265 | JR | 6 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 8.7 | 4.3 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 1.8% |
| Nate Schoenle | WR | 6'2, 192 | SO | 5 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 10.3 | 8.2 | 80.0% | 40.0% | 1.5% |
| Henry Poggi | FB | 6'4, 244 | SR | 4 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 10.5 | 5.3 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 1.2% |
| Maurice Ways | WR | 6'3, 215 | SR | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 75.0% | 25.0% | 1.2% |
| Nick Eubanks | TE | 6'5, 240 | SO | 3 | 2 | 61 | 0 | 30.5 | 20.3 | 66.7% | 66.7% | 0.9% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 103.3 | 56 | 128.6 | 5 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 43.4% | 108 | 35.3% | 2 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.00 | 90 | 1.21 | 120 | 1.07 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.97 | 57 | 2.18 | 3 | 2.92 |
| SD Sack Rate | 8.4% | 118 | 9.8% | 3 | 5.3% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 115.1 | 30 | 140.4 | 5 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 28.3% | 91 | 22.6% | 3 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.72 | 19 | 1.52 | 73 | 1.53 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.48 | 41 | 2.63 | 18 | 3.22 |
| PD Sack Rate | 10.3% | 104 | 12.6% | 5 | 7.8% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 106.7 | 48 | 135.0 | 10 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 113.2 | 35 | 121.5 | 21 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 94.0 | 91 | 125.7 | 14 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 90.6 | 103 | 113.6 | 18 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 101.2 | 62 | 114.6 | 21 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 106.9 | 47 | 123.5 | 12 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 93.5 | 93 | 138.7 | 6 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 64.2% | 36 | 60.0% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 37.7% | 48 | 35.3% |
| Adj. Pace | +2.3 | 111 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 76.8% | 44 | 73.8% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 59.9% | 62 | 59.9% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 36.9% | 44 | 35.0% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 23.7% | 1 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 7.3% | 16 | 4.9% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 5.6% | 30 | 4.4% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 10.7% | 1 | 6.5% |
| PD to INC | 37.5% | 25 | 33.9% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | TFL (Sacks) | Run Stuffs* | Int (PBU) | FF | Succ. Rate** |
| Devin Bush | LB | 5'11, 222 | SO | 70.0 | 9.5 (5) | 18 | 1 (8) | 0 | 31.0% |
| Mike McCray | LB | 6'4, 242 | SR | 64.5 | 17 (5) | 17 | 0 (1) | 1 | 26.5% |
| Khaleke Hudson | DB | 6'0, 205 | SO | 62.5 | 17 (8) | 19 | 2 (9) | 2 | 40.0% |
| Tyree Kinnel | DB | 5'11, 201 | JR | 54.0 | 4.5 (1) | 6 | 2 (7) | 0 | 65.7% |
| Chase Winovich | DL | 6'3, 253 | SR | 53.5 | 18.5 (8) | 24 | 0 (0) | 2 | 11.7% |
| Rashan Gary | DL | 6'5, 281 | SO | 45.0 | 12 (6) | 16 | 0 (0) | 1 | 17.9% |
| Maurice Hurst | DL | 6'2, 280 | SR | 42.5 | 13.5 (5) | 22 | 0 (2) | 1 | 11.7% |
| Josh Metellus | DB | 6'0, 199 | SO | 36.5 | 0.5 (0) | 0 | 0 (5) | 1 | 68.8% |
| Noah Furbush | LB | 6'5, 240 | SR | 21.5 | 2.5 (1) | 4 | 1 (1) | 0 | 32.1% |
| Lavert Hill | DB | 5'11, 177 | SO | 20.0 | 5 (0) | 6 | 2 (7) | 0 | 48.0% |
| David Long | DB | 5'11, 187 | SO | 17.5 | 2 (0.5) | 2 | 2 (6) | 0 | 59.1% |
| Brandon Watson | DB | 5'11, 200 | SR | 15.5 | 1.5 (0) | 2 | 0 (5) | 0 | 75.0% |
| Aubrey Solomon | DL | 6'3, 297 | FR | 11.5 | 2 (0) | 4 | 0 (0) | 0 | 11.8% |
| Jordan Glasgow | DB | 6'1, 210 | JR | 9.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 100.0% |
| Michael Wroblewski | LB | 6'2, 237 | SR | 7.0 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 1 | 25.0% |
| J'Marick Woods | DB | 6'3, 203 | FR | 6.5 | 0.5 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 60.0% |
| Ambry Thomas | DB | 6'0, 179 | FR | 6.5 | 0.5 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 1 | 50.0% |
| Nate Schoenle | WR | 6'2, 192 | SO | 5.5 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 | ||
| Bryan Mone | DL | 6'4, 325 | SR | 5.0 | 1 (0) | 5 | 0 (1) | 0 | 10.0% |
| Devin Gil | LB | 6'2, 220 | SO | 4.0 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 25.0% |
| Joe Hewlett | RB | 6'0, 196 | SR | 3.5 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 | ||
| Josh Ross | LB | 6'2, 229 | FR | 3.5 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 | ||
| Josh Uche | LB | 6'3, 226 | SO | 3.0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Lawrence Marshall | DL | 6'4, 285 | SR | 3.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 20.0% |
| Benjamin St-Juste | DB | 6'3, 193 | FR | 3.0 | 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+ | 0.1 | 58 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.25 | 28 |
| Punt Success Rate | 51.9% | 98 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 91.3% | 9 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 43.9% | 76 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 22.6% | 128 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Quinn Nordin | 6'1, 195 | SO | 35-38 | 19-24 | 79.2% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Brad Robbins | 6'2, 181 | FR | 64 | 40.4 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 70.3% |
| Will Hart | 6'3, 196 | SO | 13 | 37.7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 69.2% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| James Foug | 5'11, 178 | SR | 69 | 62.8 | 32 | 46.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Donovan Peoples-Jones | 6'2, 199 | FR | 40 | 8.0 | 1 | 18 | 2 (1) |
| Josh Metellus | 6'0, 199 | SO | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Grant Perry | 6'0, 191 | JR | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Ambry Thomas | 6'0, 179 | FR | 20 | 19.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kekoa Crawford | 6'2, 187 | SO | 8 | 17.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Brad Hawkins | 6'2, 204 | FR | 3 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Tackler | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | ST Tackles | PR Avg | KR Avg |
| Jordan Glasgow | DB | 6'1, 210 | JR | 7.5 | 11.5 | 12.7 |
| Nate Schoenle | WR | 6'2, 192 | SO | 5.5 | 0.5 | 11.6 |
| J'Marick Woods | DB | 6'3, 203 | FR | 4.0 | 15.3 | |
| Michael Wroblewski | LB | 6'2, 237 | SR | 3.5 | 12.8 | |
| Josh Ross | LB | 6'2, 229 | FR | 3.5 | 18.5 |
Stats via SportSource Analytics