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Ohio Bobcats (MAC East)
2017 Schedule & Results
| Record: 9-4 | Second-order wins (diff.): 8.7 (-0.3) | S&P+ Rk: 22 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 2-Sep | Hampton | N/A | 59-0 | W | 100% | 50.9 | 93% | 93% | 99% |
| 8-Sep | at Purdue | 41 | 21-44 | L | 2% | -19.7 | 15% | 47% | 8% |
| 16-Sep | Kansas | 125 | 42-30 | W | 86% | 10.0 | 70% | 89% | 36% |
| 23-Sep | at Eastern Michigan | 70 | 27-20 | W | 36% | -3.3 | 44% | 22% | 71% |
| 30-Sep | at Massachusetts | 84 | 58-50 | W | 96% | 16.5 | 82% | 96% | 15% |
| 7-Oct | Central Michigan | 79 | 23-26 | L | 45% | -1.2 | 48% | 40% | 58% |
| 14-Oct | at Bowling Green | 109 | 48-30 | W | 80% | 7.7 | 65% | 77% | 42% |
| 21-Oct | Kent State | 126 | 48-3 | W | 100% | 44.2 | 93% | 91% | 97% |
| 31-Oct | Miami-OH | 56 | 45-28 | W | 97% | 17.3 | 85% | 91% | 42% |
| 8-Nov | Toledo | 30 | 38-10 | W | 100% | 29.5 | 94% | 89% | 79% |
| 14-Nov | at Akron | 112 | 34-37 | L | 14% | -10.1 | 26% | 69% | 15% |
| 24-Nov | at Buffalo | 75 | 24-31 | L | 14% | -9.9 | 29% | 38% | 37% |
| 22-Dec | vs. UAB | 76 | 41-6 | W | 100% | 42.2 | 97% | 95% | 91% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 33.2 | 30 | 25.0 | 48 |
| Points Per Game | 42.3 | 9 | 26.3 | 48 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 46.4% | 14 | 37.7% | 30 | 40.3% |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.19 | 53 | 1.18 | 74 | 1.17 |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 33.5 | 8 | 28.6 | 44 | 29.6 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 5.14 | 10 | 4.52 | 79 | 4.42 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 4.3 | 34 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -3.20 |
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| ACTUAL | -4 | 90 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 114.4 | 20 | 100.4 | 64 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 50.0% | 6 | 34.4% | 9 | 42.2% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.03 | 23 | 0.87 | 48 | 0.92 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 102 | 60 | 98 | 69 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 43.9% | 9 | 34.8% | 33 | 38.5% |
| Power Success Rate | 67.9% | 61 | 64.7% | 49 | 67.7% |
| Stuff Rate | 20.0% | 72 | 23.8% | 15 | 19.3% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| A.J. Ouellette | RB | 5'9, 205 | JR | 192 | 1006 | 7 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 39.1% | 3 (3) |
| Nathan Rourke | QB | 6'2, 209 | SO | 121 | 1008 | 21 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 61.2% | 6 (5) |
| Dorian Brown | RB | 5'11, 208 | SR | 113 | 737 | 11 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 43.4% | 2 (1) |
| Julian Ross | RB | 5'9, 186 | FR | 62 | 239 | 3 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 30.6% | 0 (0) |
| David Burroughs | RB | 5'7, 182 | JR | 19 | 169 | 0 | 8.9 | 17.0 | 31.6% | 1 (1) |
| Quinton Maxwell | QB | 6'3, 224 | SO | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 18.2% | 2 (0) |
| Dylan Wears | RB | 5'9, 196 | SO | 10 | 51 | 2 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 60.0% | 0 (0) |
| Papi White | WR | 5'9, 168 | JR | 4 | 46 | 0 | 11.5 | 8.3 | 75.0% | 0 (0) |
| Michael Farkas | K | 6'4, 195 | SO | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16.0 | 8.5 | 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+ | 101.5 | 61 | 96.8 | 78 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 40.7% | 65 | 40.1% | 66 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.50 | 49 | 1.38 | 46 | 1.48 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 113.2 | 50 | 78.2 | 100 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Nathan Rourke | 6'2, 209 | SO | 161 | 292 | 2203 | 17 | 7 | 55.1% | 16 | 5.2% | 6.8 |
| Quinton Maxwell | 6'3, 224 | SO | 15 | 27 | 230 | 2 | 2 | 55.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 8.5 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Andrew Meyer | WR | 6'0, 187 | JR | 66 | 35 | 483 | 2 | 13.8 | 7.3 | 53.0% | 40.9% | 21.8% |
| Papi White | WR | 5'9, 168 | JR | 63 | 36 | 631 | 3 | 17.5 | 10.0 | 57.1% | 47.6% | 20.8% |
| Brendan Cope | WR | 6'2, 198 | SR | 53 | 35 | 494 | 4 | 14.1 | 9.3 | 66.0% | 58.5% | 17.5% |
| Cameron Odom | WR | 6'1, 188 | FR | 39 | 20 | 308 | 3 | 15.4 | 7.9 | 51.3% | 41.0% | 12.9% |
| Troy Mangen | TE | 6'6, 256 | SR | 19 | 11 | 139 | 2 | 12.6 | 7.3 | 57.9% | 47.4% | 6.3% |
| A.J. Ouellette | RB | 5'9, 205 | JR | 13 | 10 | 97 | 1 | 9.7 | 7.5 | 76.9% | 46.2% | 4.3% |
| Jerrid Marhefka | WR | 6'0, 191 | SR | 10 | 9 | 107 | 1 | 11.9 | 10.7 | 90.0% | 80.0% | 3.3% |
| Mason Morgan | TE | 6'7, 253 | SR | 8 | 7 | 80 | 2 | 11.4 | 10.0 | 87.5% | 75.0% | 2.6% |
| DL Knock | WR | 5'8, 195 | SO | 8 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 6.3 | 3.1 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 2.6% |
| Dorian Brown | RB | 5'11, 208 | SR | 7 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 42.9% | 14.3% | 2.3% |
| Julian Ross | RB | 5'9, 186 | FR | 5 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 6.5 | 2.6 | 40.0% | 20.0% | 1.7% |
| Matt Seymour | WR | 6'2, 190 | FR | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 1.0% |
| Bryan Long Jr. | WR | 5'8, 170 | FR | 2 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23.0 | 11.5 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.7% |
| Nathan Rourke | QB | 6'2, 209 | SO | 2 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.7% |
| David Burroughs | RB | 5'7, 182 | JR | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 100.0% | 50.0% | 0.7% |
| Connor Brown | TE | 6'6, 251 | JR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 111.9 | 24 | 93.6 | 97 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 53.2% | 4 | 42.8% | 29 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.12 | 42 | 1.18 | 110 | 1.07 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.20 | 28 | 2.39 | 13 | 2.92 |
| SD Sack Rate | 2.3% | 5 | 3.2% | 105 | 5.3% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 96.0 | 78 | 107.9 | 48 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 29.3% | 80 | 28.3% | 39 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.52 | 66 | 1.20 | 3 | 1.53 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.36 | 55 | 3.38 | 83 | 3.22 |
| PD Sack Rate | 9.1% | 87 | 7.6% | 65 | 7.8% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 102.3 | 66 | 97.3 | 75 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 110.5 | 43 | 90.6 | 101 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 131.0 | 8 | 127.8 | 11 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 109.7 | 37 | 98.5 | 71 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 114.5 | 29 | 101.6 | 55 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 110.2 | 39 | 95.5 | 87 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 109.4 | 43 | 112.0 | 33 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 67.8% | 25 | 60.0% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 43.7% | 18 | 35.3% |
| Adj. Pace | +0.4 | 72 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 64.1% | 124 | 73.8% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 47.5% | 130 | 59.9% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 33.3% | 89 | 35.0% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 18.4% | 28 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 5.0% | 59 | 4.9% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 5.6% | 31 | 4.4% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 7.5% | 30 | 6.5% |
| PD to INC | 38.0% | 18 | 33.9% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | TFL (Sacks) | Run Stuffs* | Int (PBU) | FF | Succ. Rate** |
| Quentin Poling | LB | 6'0, 235 | SR | 78.0 | 12.5 (5.5) | 11 | 0 (4) | 3 | 41.1% |
| Javon Hagan | S | 6'0, 207 | SO | 65.0 | 0.5 (0) | 4 | 1 (7) | 1 | 56.1% |
| Chad Moore | LB | 6'0, 222 | SR | 59.0 | 6.5 (1) | 10 | 3 (4) | 2 | 39.7% |
| Evan Croutch | LB | 6'0, 227 | JR | 54.5 | 6 (2.5) | 6 | 0 (2) | 1 | 42.9% |
| Bradd Ellis | CB | 5'10, 177 | SR | 49.5 | 2 (0) | 3 | 2 (19) | 1 | 65.5% |
| Kylan Nelson | S | 5'10, 192 | JR | 40.5 | 3 (0) | 4 | 0 (8) | 0 | 68.6% |
| Jalen Fox | CB | 5'11, 186 | JR | 34.5 | 1 (1) | 0 | 2 (11) | 0 | 70.7% |
| Kevin Robbins | DL | 6'4, 250 | SR | 25.0 | 6 (0.5) | 10 | 0 (1) | 0 | 12.5% |
| Tyler Gullett | S | 6'3, 211 | JR | 25.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | 76.5% |
| Grant Cunningham | S | 6'0, 205 | SR | 23.5 | 0.5 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 1 | 64.3% |
| Trent Smart | DE | 6'4, 260 | SR | 23.0 | 4 (3) | 6 | 0 (1) | 0 | 15.6% |
| Cleon Aloese | DL | 6'0, 295 | SR | 20.5 | 5 (2) | 9 | 0 (3) | 0 | 10.7% |
| Tony Porter | DL | 6'1, 278 | SR | 20.5 | 2.5 (2.5) | 6 | 0 (3) | 0 | 20.7% |
| Kent Berger | DL | 6'5, 277 | JR | 14.0 | 4 (2) | 5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 21.1% |
| Marlin Brooks | CB | 5'10, 165 | FR | 14.0 | 0.5 (0) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 58.8% |
| Andrew Payne | DL | 6'2, 276 | JR | 13.5 | 4.5 (3) | 4 | 0 (0) | 0 | 20.0% |
| Dylan Conner | LB | 5'11, 216 | FR | 13.0 | 1.5 (0.5) | 2 | 1 (0) | 0 | 41.7% |
| Eric Popp | LB | 6'0, 228 | SO | 11.5 | 1 (0.5) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 33.3% |
| Cody Grilliot | LB | 6'1, 229 | SR | 11.5 | 1 (0) | 2 | 0 (0) | 1 | 40.0% |
| Will Evans | DL | 6'2, 243 | FR | 11.0 | 3.5 (1.5) | 3 | 0 (0) | 0 | 26.7% |
| DL Knock | WR | 5'8, 195 | SO | 9.0 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 | ||
| Wyatt Shallman | DL | 6'3, 266 | SR | 8.5 | 2 (1) | 5 | 0 (1) | 0 | 23.1% |
| Austin Clack | LB | 6'0, 224 | SO | 8.5 | 1.5 (0) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 25.0% |
| Austin Conrad | TE | 6'2, 250 | FR | 8.0 | 2 (0.5) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 22.2% |
| Chukwudi Chukwu | DL | 6'1, 249 | SO | 7.5 | 1 (0) | 6 | 0 (0) | 1 | 18.2% |
* 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 | 14 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.52 | 5 |
| Punt Success Rate | 59.6% | 56 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 69.9% | 80 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 54.5% | 45 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 50.0% | 35 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Louie Zervos | 5'9, 174 | SO | 61-64 | 15-18 | 83.3% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Michael Farkas | 6'4, 195 | SO | 58 | 40.6 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 65.5% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Michael Farkas | 6'4, 195 | SO | 93 | 58.6 | 20 | 21.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Kylan Nelson | 5'10, 192 | JR | 8 | 9.5 | 0 | 7 | 0 (0) |
| Papi White | 5'9, 168 | JR | 8 | 8.9 | 0 | 12 | 0 (0) |
| DL Knock | 5'8, 195 | SO | 4 | 4.3 | 0 | 3 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Dorian Brown | 5'11, 208 | SR | 11 | 25.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Julian Ross | 5'9, 186 | FR | 6 | 31.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kylan Nelson | 5'10, 192 | JR | 5 | 17.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Tackler | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | ST Tackles | PR Avg | KR Avg |
| Tyler Gullett | S | 6'3, 211 | JR | 12.0 | 3.3 | 26.7 |
| Grant Cunningham | S | 6'0, 205 | SR | 12.0 | 11.0 | 14.3 |
| DL Knock | WR | 5'8, 195 | SO | 9.0 | 19.8 | |
| Austin Clack | LB | 6'0, 224 | SO | 5.5 | 15.0 | |
| Cody Grilliot | LB | 6'1, 229 | SR | 4.5 | 5.0 | 13.5 |
Stats via SportSource Analytics