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Nebraska Cornhuskers (Big Ten West)
2017 Schedule & Results
| Record: 4-8 | Second-order wins (diff.): 4.1 (0.1) | S&P+ Rk: 103 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 2-Sep | Arkansas State | 25 | 43-36 | W | 75% | 6.2 | 66% | 80% | 36% |
| 9-Sep | at Oregon | 47 | 35-42 | L | 2% | -18.4 | 18% | 62% | 7% |
| 16-Sep | Northern Illinois | 54 | 17-21 | L | 80% | 7.8 | 70% | 21% | 87% |
| 23-Sep | Rutgers | 110 | 27-17 | W | 92% | 12.8 | 74% | 38% | 83% |
| 29-Sep | at Illinois | 118 | 28-6 | W | 99% | 22.4 | 85% | 63% | 87% |
| 7-Oct | Wisconsin | 6 | 17-38 | L | 1% | -21.7 | 15% | 19% | 29% |
| 14-Oct | Ohio State | 2 | 14-56 | L | 0% | -35.9 | 8% | 15% | 11% |
| 28-Oct | at Purdue | 41 | 25-24 | W | 52% | 0.6 | 51% | 54% | 47% |
| 4-Nov | Northwestern | 46 | 24-31 | L | 2% | -18.2 | 18% | 23% | 30% |
| 11-Nov | at Minnesota | 97 | 21-54 | L | 0% | -33.9 | 6% | 27% | 6% |
| 18-Nov | at Penn State | 4 | 44-56 | L | 2% | -19.1 | 18% | 77% | 5% |
| 24-Nov | Iowa | 49 | 14-56 | L | 0% | -44.4 | 5% | 9% | 4% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 27.0 | 81 | 33.2 | 109 |
| Points Per Game | 25.8 | 94 | 36.4 | 114 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 39.2% | 100 | 49.9% | 129 | 40.3% |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.13 | 81 | 1.09 | 30 | 1.17 |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 28.6 | 92 | 30.1 | 83 | 29.6 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.43 | 71 | 5.05 | 116 | 4.42 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -7.6 | 121 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +0.24 |
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| ACTUAL | -7 | 105 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 108.2 | 51 | 86.5 | 116 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 38.7% | 102 | 51.7% | 128 | 42.2% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.75 | 125 | 0.95 | 82 | 0.92 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 112.9 | 23 | 93.7 | 92 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 33.8% | 112 | 46.8% | 129 | 38.5% |
| Power Success Rate | 75.0% | 23 | 68.8% | 75 | 67.7% |
| Stuff Rate | 19.0% | 56 | 12.8% | 130 | 19.3% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Devine Ozigbo | RB | 6'0, 230 | JR | 129 | 493 | 3 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 31.0% | 2 (1) |
| Mikale Wilbon | RB | 5'9, 200 | JR | 88 | 379 | 6 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 29.5% | 2 (0) |
| Tre Bryant | RB | 5'11, 200 | SO | 51 | 299 | 2 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 49.0% | 0 (0) |
| Jaylin Bradley | RB | 6'0, 180 | FR | 24 | 93 | 0 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 25.0% | 0 (0) |
| Tanner Lee | QB | 6'4, 220 | JR | 14 | 34 | 2 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 28.6% | 3 (0) |
| JD Spielman | WR | 5'9, 180 | FR | 10 | 73 | 0 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 60.0% | 0 (0) |
| Patrick O'Brien | QB | 6'4, 230 | FR | 7 | 52 | 0 | 7.4 | 3.6 | 71.4% | 1 (0) |
| Tyjon Lindsey | WR | 5'9, 160 | FR | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0 (0) |
| Luke McNitt | FB | 6'2, 250 | SR | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1.7 | 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+ | 111.7 | 31 | 90.1 | 102 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 39.6% | 77 | 47.7% | 122 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.43 | 71 | 1.26 | 7 | 1.48 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 200.2 | 8 | 47.8 | 128 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Tanner Lee | 6'4, 220 | JR | 246 | 428 | 3143 | 23 | 16 | 57.5% | 17 | 3.8% | 6.8 |
| Patrick O'Brien | 6'4, 230 | FR | 18 | 30 | 192 | 0 | 1 | 60.0% | 7 | 18.9% | 3.9 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Stanley Morgan Jr. | WR | 6'1, 195 | JR | 109 | 61 | 986 | 10 | 16.2 | 9.1 | 56.0% | 47.7% | 24.8% |
| JD Spielman | WR | 5'9, 180 | FR | 97 | 55 | 830 | 2 | 15.1 | 8.6 | 56.7% | 46.4% | 22.1% |
| De'Mornay Pierson-El | WR | 5'9, 190 | SR | 64 | 45 | 623 | 5 | 13.8 | 9.7 | 70.3% | 51.6% | 14.6% |
| Tyler Hoppes | TE | 6'4, 245 | SR | 56 | 34 | 377 | 3 | 11.1 | 6.7 | 60.7% | 44.6% | 12.8% |
| Mikale Wilbon | RB | 5'9, 200 | JR | 27 | 21 | 80 | 0 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 77.8% | 25.9% | 6.2% |
| Tyjon Lindsey | WR | 5'9, 160 | FR | 21 | 12 | 76 | 0 | 6.3 | 3.6 | 57.1% | 33.3% | 4.8% |
| Devine Ozigbo | RB | 6'0, 230 | JR | 18 | 16 | 123 | 0 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 88.9% | 44.4% | 4.1% |
| Jack Stoll | TE | 6'4, 245 | FR | 11 | 8 | 89 | 2 | 11.1 | 8.1 | 72.7% | 54.5% | 2.5% |
| Bryan Reimers | WR | 6'5, 210 | JR | 7 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 12.5 | 3.6 | 28.6% | 14.3% | 1.6% |
| Conor Young | WR | 6'2, 180 | SO | 6 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 15.5 | 5.2 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 1.4% |
| Gabe Rahn | WR | 6'1, 195 | SR | 6 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 13.5 | 4.5 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 1.4% |
| Jaylin Bradley | RB | 6'0, 180 | FR | 4 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 100.0% | 50.0% | 0.9% |
| Luke McNitt | FB | 6'2, 250 | SR | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 50.0% | 25.0% | 0.9% |
| Connor Ketter | TE | 6'5, 245 | SR | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.9% |
| Keyan Williams | WR | 5'10, 195 | JR | 3 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19.0 | 6.3 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 0.7% |
| Tre Bryant | RB | 5'11, 200 | SO | 2 | 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+ | 114.0 | 16 | 89.6 | 115 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 46.3% | 70 | 54.6% | 129 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.06 | 58 | 1.01 | 41 | 1.07 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.77 | 87 | 3.50 | 126 | 2.92 |
| SD Sack Rate | 2.6% | 12 | 2.4% | 119 | 5.3% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 100.8 | 67 | 88.1 | 108 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 26.1% | 112 | 36.4% | 116 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.36 | 108 | 1.42 | 38 | 1.53 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.38 | 52 | 2.84 | 29 | 3.22 |
| PD Sack Rate | 4.1% | 17 | 4.0% | 120 | 7.8% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 103.4 | 63 | 88.4 | 101 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 122.3 | 15 | 77.3 | 124 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 111.7 | 41 | 87.6 | 108 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 112.6 | 28 | 99.1 | 66 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 111.8 | 31 | 86.3 | 117 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 108.2 | 44 | 87.2 | 111 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 112.7 | 37 | 86.4 | 111 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 54.7% | 90 | 60.0% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 25.2% | 116 | 35.3% |
| Adj. Pace | +2.2 | 110 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 66.3% | 114 | 73.8% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 60.7% | 56 | 59.9% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 32.6% | 91 | 35.0% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 10.4% | 129 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 1.8% | 125 | 4.9% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 5.6% | 32 | 4.4% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 3.0% | 130 | 6.5% |
| PD to INC | 28.7% | 116 | 33.9% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | TFL (Sacks) | Run Stuffs* | Int (PBU) | FF | Succ. Rate** |
| Chris Weber | LB | 6'3, 240 | SR | 63.0 | 6 (1) | 12 | 1 (5) | 0 | 42.5% |
| Dedrick Young II | LB | 6'1, 235 | JR | 56.5 | 3 (1) | 9 | 0 (1) | 0 | 54.2% |
| Marcus Newby | LB | 6'1, 235 | SR | 43.0 | 2.5 (0) | 7 | 1 (2) | 0 | 50.9% |
| Joshua Kalu | DB | 6'1, 195 | SR | 40.5 | 0 (0) | 2 | 2 (6) | 1 | 76.0% |
| Aaron Williams | DB | 5'11, 190 | JR | 39.5 | 0.5 (0) | 1 | 2 (1) | 0 | 75.0% |
| Antonio Reed | DB | 6'2, 210 | JR | 33.0 | 1 (0) | 3 | 1 (0) | 1 | 81.0% |
| Lamar Jackson | DB | 6'3, 210 | SO | 32.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | 76.3% |
| Carlos Davis | DL | 6'2, 295 | SO | 30.0 | 3 (2.5) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 19.0% |
| Luke Gifford | LB | 6'3, 235 | JR | 29.5 | 4 (1.5) | 5 | 1 (1) | 0 | 53.8% |
| Marquel Dismuke | DB | 6'2, 195 | FR | 27.0 | 0 (0) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 77.4% |
| Mohamed Barry | LB | 6'1, 230 | SO | 26.5 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 57.9% |
| Eric Lee Jr. | DB | 6'0, 195 | SO | 24.0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 70.0% |
| Mick Stoltenberg | DL | 6'5, 305 | JR | 22.5 | 2.5 (0) | 5 | 0 (1) | 0 | 21.2% |
| Freedom Akinmoladun | DL | 6'4, 280 | JR | 20.0 | 1.5 (1) | 2 | 0 (2) | 0 | 41.7% |
| Ben Stille | LB | 6'5, 255 | FR | 18.5 | 9.5 (3.5) | 8 | 0 (1) | 1 | 25.0% |
| Alex Davis | LB | 6'5, 255 | SO | 13.5 | 3 (1.5) | 3 | 0 (0) | 0 | 41.2% |
| Kieron Williams | DB | 6'1, 195 | SR | 13.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 1 | 72.7% |
| Dicaprio Bootle | DB | 5'10, 185 | FR | 13.0 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 64.3% |
| Khalil Davis | DL | 6'2, 290 | SO | 11.0 | 3 (2) | 1 | 0 (1) | 1 | 40.0% |
| Deontre Thomas | DL | 6'3, 280 | FR | 9.5 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 21.4% |
| Sedrick King | LB | 6'4, 245 | JR | 9.0 | 1.5 (0) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 57.1% |
| Collin Miller | LB | 6'3, 235 | FR | 7.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 54.5% |
| Chris Jones | DB | 6'0, 195 | SR | 6.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 71.4% |
| Luke McNitt | FB | 6'2, 250 | SR | 5.0 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 | ||
| Drew Brown | PK | 5'11, 200 | SR | 3.0 | 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+ | 0.3 | 47 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.21 | 38 |
| Punt Success Rate | 55.2% | 79 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 75.4% | 56 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 46.7% | 66 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 44.7% | 68 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Drew Brown | 5'11, 200 | SR | 37-37 | 12-14 | 85.7% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Caleb Lightbourn | 6'3, 235 | SO | 59 | 42.1 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 72.9% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Drew Brown | 5'11, 200 | SR | 60 | 62.2 | 28 | 46.7% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Caleb Lightbourn | 6'3, 235 | SO | 1 | 61.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| De'Mornay Pierson-El | 5'9, 190 | SR | 13 | 7.1 | 0 | 14 | 2 (0) |
| Stanley Morgan Jr. | 6'1, 195 | JR | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Tyjon Lindsey | 5'9, 160 | FR | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| JD Spielman | 5'9, 180 | FR | 27 | 24.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Jaylin Bradley | 6'0, 180 | FR | 6 | 20.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Luke McNitt | 6'2, 250 | SR | 2 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Tackler | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | ST Tackles | PR Avg | KR Avg |
| Kieron Williams | DB | 6'1, 195 | SR | 5.5 | 9.5 | 19.8 |
| Luke McNitt | FB | 6'2, 250 | SR | 5.0 | 14.0 | 18.4 |
| Drew Brown | PK | 5'11, 200 | SR | 3.0 | 32.7 | |
| Avery Roberts | LB | 6'1, 230 | FR | 2.5 | 18.8 | |
| Marquel Dismuke | DB | 6'2, 195 | FR | 2.5 | 10.0 | 17.0 |
Stats via SportSource Analytics