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Minnesota Golden Gophers (Big Ten West)
2017 Schedule & Results
| Record: 5-7 | Second-order wins (diff.): 5.1 (0.1) | S&P+ Rk: 97 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 31-Aug | Buffalo | 75 | 17-7 | W | 100% | 25.2 | 90% | 37% | 98% |
| 9-Sep | at Oregon State | 127 | 48-14 | W | 97% | 17.0 | 80% | 79% | 70% |
| 16-Sep | Middle Tennessee | 68 | 34-3 | W | 100% | 33.1 | 94% | 44% | 98% |
| 30-Sep | Maryland | 114 | 24-31 | L | 8% | -12.6 | 21% | 36% | 30% |
| 7-Oct | at Purdue | 41 | 17-31 | L | 1% | -20.3 | 14% | 17% | 33% |
| 14-Oct | Michigan State | 19 | 27-30 | L | 14% | -9.9 | 30% | 44% | 31% |
| 21-Oct | Illinois | 118 | 24-17 | W | 71% | 5.2 | 60% | 36% | 77% |
| 28-Oct | at Iowa | 49 | 10-17 | L | 15% | -9.4 | 29% | 8% | 81% |
| 4-Nov | at Michigan | 27 | 10-33 | L | 0% | -24.9 | 12% | 13% | 30% |
| 11-Nov | Nebraska | 103 | 54-21 | W | 100% | 33.9 | 91% | 94% | 73% |
| 18-Nov | at Northwestern | 46 | 0-39 | L | 0% | -35.3 | 7% | 4% | 25% |
| 25-Nov | Wisconsin | 6 | 0-31 | L | 0% | -47.8 | 7% | 1% | 15% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 20.6 | 120 | 24.8 | 45 |
| Points Per Game | 22.1 | 112 | 22.8 | 29 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 40.6% | 80 | 41.8% | 73 | 40.3% |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 0.99 | 124 | 1.13 | 43 | 1.17 |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 29.9 | 59 | 29.9 | 76 | 29.6 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 3.83 | 116 | 4.61 | 87 | 4.42 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 1.1 | 53 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -0.46 |
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| ACTUAL | 0 | 64 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 109.1 | 45 | 89.8 | 102 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 45.3% | 40 | 43.4% | 81 | 42.2% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.77 | 119 | 1.04 | 115 | 0.92 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 102.5 | 58 | 92.7 | 95 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 38.3% | 69 | 41.7% | 107 | 38.5% |
| Power Success Rate | 73.1% | 33 | 65.5% | 52 | 67.7% |
| Stuff Rate | 17.7% | 39 | 17.7% | 83 | 19.3% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Rodney Smith | RB | 5'11, 210 | JR | 229 | 977 | 3 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 34.9% | 5 (2) |
| Kobe McCrary | RB | 6'1, 240 | SR | 94 | 496 | 8 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 47.9% | 2 (1) |
| Shannon Brooks | RB | 6'0, 213 | JR | 79 | 369 | 5 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 34.2% | 2 (0) |
| Demry Croft | QB | 6'5, 205 | SO | 60 | 457 | 4 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 48.3% | 2 (1) |
| Conor Rhoda | QB | 6'3, 225 | SR | 16 | 26 | 0 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 37.5% | 4 (2) |
| Jonathan Femi-Cole | RB | 6'0, 228 | SO | 9 | 42 | 0 | 4.7 | 13.5 | 11.1% | 0 (0) |
| Phillip Howard | WR | 5'11, 187 | FR | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2.4 | 5.7 | 20.0% | 0 (0) |
| Demetrius Douglas | WR | 6'0, 181 | FR | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 1 (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+ | 85.8 | 113 | 101.3 | 59 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 32.5% | 118 | 40.1% | 65 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.54 | 40 | 1.23 | 5 | 1.48 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 78.3 | 102 | 82.7 | 96 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Demry Croft | 6'5, 205 | SO | 51 | 123 | 674 | 4 | 7 | 41.5% | 19 | 13.4% | 3.7 |
| Conor Rhoda | 6'3, 225 | SR | 59 | 109 | 839 | 5 | 4 | 54.1% | 2 | 1.8% | 7.4 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Tyler Johnson | WR | 6'2, 190 | SO | 68 | 35 | 677 | 7 | 19.3 | 10.0 | 51.5% | 47.1% | 33.3% |
| Phillip Howard | WR | 5'11, 187 | FR | 21 | 11 | 132 | 0 | 12.0 | 6.3 | 52.4% | 52.4% | 10.3% |
| Rodney Smith | RB | 5'11, 210 | JR | 19 | 17 | 107 | 0 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 89.5% | 31.6% | 9.3% |
| Brandon Lingen | TE | 6'5, 254 | SR | 15 | 9 | 84 | 2 | 9.3 | 5.6 | 60.0% | 53.3% | 7.4% |
| Demetrius Douglas | WR | 6'0, 181 | FR | 15 | 11 | 83 | 0 | 7.6 | 5.5 | 73.3% | 26.7% | 7.4% |
| Nate Wozniak | TE | 6'10, 280 | SR | 14 | 7 | 104 | 0 | 14.9 | 7.4 | 50.0% | 35.7% | 6.9% |
| Mark Williams | WR | 6'0, 195 | FR | 14 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 21.5 | 3.1 | 14.3% | 14.3% | 6.9% |
| Eric Carter | WR | 5'11, 193 | SR | 9 | 4 | 86 | 0 | 21.5 | 9.6 | 44.4% | 33.3% | 4.4% |
| Rashad Still | WR | 6'5, 214 | JR | 9 | 2 | 68 | 0 | 34.0 | 7.6 | 22.2% | 22.2% | 4.4% |
| Shannon Brooks | RB | 6'0, 213 | JR | 8 | 5 | 59 | 0 | 11.8 | 7.4 | 62.5% | 62.5% | 3.9% |
| Kobe McCrary | RB | 6'1, 240 | SR | 5 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 80.0% | 40.0% | 2.5% |
| Ko Kieft | TE | 6'4, 250 | FR | 3 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 8.5 | 5.7 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 1.5% |
| Drew Hmielewski | WR | 6'1, 204 | FR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% |
| Will Reger | WR | 6'3, 204 | JR | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.5% |
| Duke McGhee | DB | 6'1, 211 | SR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 103.0 | 57 | 92.8 | 100 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 47.7% | 56 | 47.8% | 82 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 0.86 | 127 | 1.04 | 59 | 1.07 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.03 | 48 | 3.16 | 98 | 2.92 |
| SD Sack Rate | 4.4% | 54 | 5.7% | 51 | 5.3% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 87.9 | 108 | 105.4 | 57 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 25.5% | 117 | 29.1% | 52 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.52 | 63 | 1.43 | 42 | 1.53 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 2.92 | 99 | 2.88 | 36 | 3.22 |
| PD Sack Rate | 10.4% | 107 | 4.4% | 118 | 7.8% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 105.6 | 56 | 86.7 | 109 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 98.0 | 85 | 105.6 | 51 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 90.3 | 106 | 104.5 | 53 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 105.4 | 48 | 100.3 | 63 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 87.8 | 117 | 96.2 | 86 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 116.3 | 28 | 95.0 | 89 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 94.3 | 90 | 106.8 | 42 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 73.7% | 12 | 60.0% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 42.5% | 21 | 35.3% |
| Adj. Pace | +1.8 | 102 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 72.0% | 83 | 73.8% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 60.9% | 52 | 59.9% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 34.3% | 77 | 35.0% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 17.0% | 46 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 3.8% | 90 | 4.9% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 7.5% | 6 | 4.4% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 5.7% | 92 | 6.5% |
| PD to INC | 36.1% | 41 | 33.9% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | TFL (Sacks) | Run Stuffs* | Int (PBU) | FF | Succ. Rate** |
| Thomas Barber | LB | 6'1, 233 | SO | 95.5 | 10.5 (1.5) | 17 | 1 (3) | 3 | 31.9% |
| Jonathan Celestin | LB | 6'1, 232 | SR | 66.5 | 5.5 (1) | 7 | 1 (2) | 0 | 39.7% |
| Jacob Huff | DB | 5'11, 207 | JR | 56.0 | 3.5 (0) | 3 | 3 (4) | 0 | 64.1% |
| Antonio Shenault | DB | 5'11, 192 | JR | 54.0 | 3.5 (1) | 2 | 0 (4) | 0 | 60.9% |
| Adekunle Ayinde | DB | 6'0, 210 | SR | 44.0 | 2.5 (0) | 1 | 1 (5) | 0 | 61.2% |
| Duke McGhee | DB | 6'1, 211 | SR | 39.5 | 4.5 (0) | 7 | 1 (3) | 1 | 56.3% |
| Kamal Martin | LB | 6'3, 229 | SO | 35.5 | 6.5 (2) | 6 | 1 (1) | 2 | 36.4% |
| Carter Coughlin | LB | 6'4, 245 | SO | 33.0 | 11.5 (6.5) | 8 | 0 (0) | 1 | 23.5% |
| Blake Cashman | LB | 6'2, 235 | JR | 25.0 | 5 (2) | 4 | 0 (2) | 0 | 16.7% |
| Kiondre Thomas | DB | 6'0, 188 | FR | 20.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 61.9% |
| Antoine Winfield Jr. | DB | 5'10, 204 | SO | 18.5 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 47.4% |
| Steven Richardson | DL | 6'0, 292 | SR | 17.0 | 3.5 (0) | 7 | 0 (0) | 1 | 39.1% |
| Gary Moore | DL | 6'4, 287 | JR | 15.5 | 2.5 (1) | 2 | 0 (2) | 1 | 50.0% |
| Winston DeLattiboudere | DL | 6'3, 247 | SO | 10.5 | 3.5 (2) | 3 | 0 (3) | 2 | 7.7% |
| Merrick Jackson | DL | 6'2, 316 | SR | 10.5 | 3 (2.5) | 2 | 0 (1) | 2 | 26.7% |
| Ken Handy-Holly | DB | 6'2, 202 | FR | 10.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (1) | 1 | 75.0% |
| Julian Huff | LB | 6'0, 225 | JR | 10.0 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 33.3% |
| Andrew Stelter | DL | 6'4, 298 | SR | 8.5 | 1.5 (1.5) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 30.0% |
| Nate Umlor | DL | 6'5, 269 | FR | 7.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 27.3% |
| Zo Craighton | DB | 6'1, 206 | SO | 6.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 66.7% |
| Justus Harris | DB | 5'10, 174 | FR | 6.0 | 0.5 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 62.5% |
| Jaylen Waters | LB | 6'3, 247 | SO | 6.0 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 | ||
| Eric Carter | WR | 5'11, 193 | SR | 4.0 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 | ||
| Cody Poock | LB | 6'2, 229 | SR | 3.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Tai'yon Devers | DL | 6'4, 229 | SO | 2.5 | 1.5 (1) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0.0% |
* 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+ | -0.6 | 110 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.04 | 78 |
| Punt Success Rate | 48.5% | 106 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 58.9% | 115 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 22.2% | 126 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 42.9% | 74 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Emmit Carpenter | 6'0, 199 | JR | 31-31 | 14-20 | 70.0% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Ryan Santoso | 6'6, 258 | SR | 66 | 43.0 | 9 | 20 | 14 | 51.5% |
| Jacob Herbers | 6'2, 215 | SO | 1 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Ryan Santoso | 6'6, 258 | SR | 52 | 61.6 | 17 | 32.7% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmit Carpenter | 6'0, 199 | JR | 4 | 63.3 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Drew Hmielewski | 6'1, 204 | FR | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 (0) |
| Antonio Shenault | 5'11, 192 | JR | 4 | 2.8 | 0 | 16 | 1 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Shannon Brooks | 6'0, 213 | JR | 18 | 19.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Rodney Smith | 5'11, 210 | JR | 14 | 25.9 | 1 | 0 | 2 (0) |
| Kobe McCrary | 6'1, 240 | SR | 3 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) |
| Tackler | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | ST Tackles | PR Avg | KR Avg |
| Blake Cashman | LB | 6'2, 235 | JR | 11.0 | 6.3 | 23.8 |
| Julian Huff | LB | 6'0, 225 | JR | 7.0 | 7.7 | 19.0 |
| Jaylen Waters | LB | 6'3, 247 | SO | 6.0 | 7.5 | 22.2 |
| Carter Coughlin | LB | 6'4, 245 | SO | 2.5 | 14.7 | |
| Hunter Register | WR | 6'5, 214 | SO | 2.5 | 27.0 |
Stats via SportSource Analytics