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Pittsburgh Panthers (ACC Coastal)
2017 Schedule & Results
| Record: 5-7 | Second-order wins (diff.): 6.2 (1.2) | S&P+ Rk: 82 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 2-Sep | Youngstown State | N/A | 28-21 | W | 58% | 1.8 | 54% | 59% | 50% |
| 9-Sep | at Penn State | 4 | 14-33 | L | 0% | -30.2 | 10% | 6% | 24% |
| 16-Sep | Oklahoma State | 12 | 21-59 | L | 0% | -36.6 | 8% | 12% | 12% |
| 23-Sep | at Georgia Tech | 73 | 17-35 | L | 0% | -36.4 | 6% | 7% | 11% |
| 30-Sep | Rice | 128 | 42-10 | W | 100% | 40.0 | 92% | 96% | 90% |
| 7-Oct | at Syracuse | 88 | 24-27 | L | 77% | 6.6 | 62% | 57% | 51% |
| 14-Oct | NC State | 38 | 17-35 | L | 2% | -19.0 | 17% | 27% | 22% |
| 21-Oct | at Duke | 65 | 24-17 | W | 60% | 2.4 | 56% | 43% | 64% |
| 28-Oct | Virginia | 85 | 31-14 | W | 81% | 8.1 | 67% | 29% | 82% |
| 9-Nov | North Carolina | 94 | 31-34 | L | 99% | 20.1 | 83% | 77% | 62% |
| 18-Nov | at Virginia Tech | 29 | 14-20 | L | 70% | 4.8 | 63% | 31% | 79% |
| 24-Nov | Miami-FL | 17 | 24-14 | W | 73% | 5.7 | 64% | 42% | 71% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 27.6 | 72 | 28.8 | 75 |
| Points Per Game | 23.9 | 103 | 26.6 | 52 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 45.2% | 24 | 41.2% | 67 | 40.3% |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.03 | 118 | 1.18 | 70 | 1.17 |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 27.1 | 118 | 28.9 | 51 | 29.6 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.33 | 81 | 4.42 | 68 | 4.42 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -1.3 | 80 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +0.55 |
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| ACTUAL | 0 | 64 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 115.0 | 19 | 97.4 | 73 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 47.2% | 19 | 46.6% | 100 | 42.2% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.86 | 82 | 0.84 | 32 | 0.92 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 105.1 | 44 | 85.9 | 117 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 37.1% | 81 | 40.6% | 98 | 38.5% |
| Power Success Rate | 60.8% | 105 | 73.8% | 105 | 67.7% |
| Stuff Rate | 21.5% | 98 | 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) |
| Darrin Hall | RB | 5'11, 220 | JR | 129 | 630 | 9 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 34.1% | 1 (0) |
| Qadree Ollison | RB | 6'2, 230 | JR | 90 | 398 | 5 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 35.6% | 0 (0) |
| Chawntez Moss | RB | 5'11, 210 | SO | 42 | 116 | 2 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 21.4% | 1 (1) |
| Ben DiNucci | QB | 6'2, 220 | SO | 41 | 234 | 1 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 46.3% | 3 (3) |
| Quadree Henderson | WR | 5'8, 190 | JR | 36 | 251 | 0 | 7.0 | 5.4 | 55.6% | 1 (1) |
| Jordan Whitehead | DB | 5'11, 195 | JR | 22 | 142 | 1 | 6.5 | 8.2 | 45.5% | 0 (0) |
| Kenny Pickett | QB | 6'2, 215 | FR | 21 | 107 | 2 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 47.6% | 0 (0) |
| A.J. Davis | RB | 6'0, 205 | FR | 16 | 40 | 1 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 12.5% | 0 (0) |
| Maurice Ffrench | DB | 5'11, 190 | SO | 9 | 71 | 0 | 7.9 | 4.5 | 77.8% | 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+ | 106.7 | 42 | 107.7 | 37 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 42.6% | 42 | 36.1% | 29 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.26 | 121 | 1.59 | 101 | 1.48 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 83.2 | 93 | 94 | 80 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Ben DiNucci | 6'2, 220 | SO | 88 | 158 | 1091 | 5 | 5 | 55.7% | 14 | 8.1% | 5.7 |
| Max Browne | 6'5, 230 | SR | 96 | 135 | 997 | 5 | 2 | 71.1% | 12 | 8.2% | 6.1 |
| Kenny Pickett | 6'2, 215 | FR | 39 | 66 | 509 | 1 | 1 | 59.1% | 5 | 7.0% | 7.0 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Jester Weah | WR | 6'3, 210 | SR | 77 | 41 | 698 | 4 | 17.0 | 9.1 | 53.2% | 45.5% | 23.0% |
| Rafael Araujo-Lopes | WR | 5'9, 190 | JR | 59 | 43 | 531 | 2 | 12.4 | 9.0 | 72.9% | 57.6% | 17.6% |
| Maurice Ffrench | DB | 5'11, 190 | SO | 40 | 25 | 272 | 0 | 10.9 | 6.8 | 62.5% | 52.5% | 11.9% |
| Qadree Ollison | RB | 6'2, 230 | JR | 26 | 23 | 194 | 2 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 88.5% | 50.0% | 7.8% |
| Aaron Mathews | WR | 6'4, 205 | SO | 26 | 16 | 189 | 0 | 11.8 | 7.3 | 61.5% | 57.7% | 7.8% |
| Matt Flanagan | TE | 6'6, 260 | SR | 26 | 17 | 160 | 0 | 9.4 | 6.2 | 65.4% | 50.0% | 7.8% |
| Quadree Henderson | WR | 5'8, 190 | JR | 22 | 17 | 186 | 0 | 10.9 | 8.5 | 77.3% | 45.5% | 6.6% |
| Chris Clark | TE | 6'6, 260 | SO | 22 | 16 | 122 | 1 | 7.6 | 5.6 | 72.7% | 40.9% | 6.6% |
| Darrin Hall | RB | 5'11, 220 | JR | 20 | 16 | 157 | 1 | 9.8 | 7.9 | 80.0% | 70.0% | 6.0% |
| Chawntez Moss | RB | 5'11, 210 | SO | 8 | 5 | 71 | 1 | 14.2 | 8.9 | 62.5% | 25.0% | 2.4% |
| Jordan Whitehead | DB | 5'11, 195 | JR | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 100.0% | 50.0% | 0.6% |
| Ruben Flowers III | WR | 6'3, 205 | FR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| Nathan Bossory | TE | 6'3, 240 | SR | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
| Tyler Sear | TE | 6'4, 245 | FR | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
| Dewayne Hendrix | DL | 6'4, 260 | JR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| A.J. Davis | RB | 6'0, 205 | FR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 111.3 | 27 | 107.1 | 34 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 50.7% | 22 | 44.3% | 45 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 0.94 | 113 | 0.99 | 30 | 1.07 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.83 | 77 | 3.33 | 117 | 2.92 |
| SD Sack Rate | 7.7% | 113 | 4.4% | 76 | 5.3% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 105.0 | 55 | 93.9 | 89 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 32.6% | 42 | 34.7% | 110 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.34 | 114 | 1.69 | 106 | 1.53 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.55 | 31 | 3.84 | 116 | 3.22 |
| PD Sack Rate | 7.6% | 68 | 7.9% | 57 | 7.8% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 115.4 | 35 | 99.9 | 66 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 107.2 | 50 | 105.0 | 52 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 91.7 | 98 | 105.9 | 47 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 96.8 | 90 | 89.0 | 117 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 102.8 | 56 | 105.4 | 45 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 110.0 | 40 | 96.1 | 84 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 84.0 | 117 | 91.0 | 99 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 64.9% | 33 | 60.0% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 32.1% | 79 | 35.3% |
| Adj. Pace | +2.6 | 116 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 79.8% | 17 | 73.8% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 55.9% | 106 | 59.9% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 32.4% | 93 | 35.0% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 15.3% | 73 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 4.4% | 72 | 4.9% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 4.1% | 73 | 4.4% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 6.5% | 69 | 6.5% |
| PD to INC | 34.3% | 62 | 33.9% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | TFL (Sacks) | Run Stuffs* | Int (PBU) | FF | Succ. Rate** |
| Oluwaseun Idowu | LB | 6'0, 225 | JR | 76.0 | 11.5 (5) | 9 | 0 (2) | 1 | 38.2% |
| Saleem Brightwell | LB | 6'0, 220 | SO | 58.0 | 5 (1) | 8 | 1 (2) | 1 | 31.5% |
| Jordan Whitehead | DB | 5'11, 195 | JR | 50.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (4) | 0 | 74.6% |
| Elijah Zeise | LB | 6'2, 230 | JR | 41.0 | 5 (0) | 8 | 0 (3) | 0 | 40.4% |
| Dane Jackson | DB | 6'0, 180 | SO | 38.0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 2 (9) | 0 | 71.8% |
| Damar Hamlin | DB | 6'1, 190 | SO | 35.5 | 1 (0) | 1 | 1 (0) | 0 | 61.0% |
| Dennis Briggs | DB | 5'10, 195 | JR | 27.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (3) | 0 | 82.8% |
| Bricen Garner | DB | 6'1, 180 | FR | 27.0 | 0.5 (0) | 2 | 1 (2) | 0 | 83.3% |
| Avonte Maddox | DB | 5'9, 180 | SR | 23.5 | 4 (4) | 0 | 2 (11) | 3 | 68.0% |
| Rashad Weaver | DL | 6'5, 265 | FR | 22.5 | 6 (3) | 6 | 0 (3) | 0 | 25.0% |
| James Folston Jr. | DL | 6'4, 250 | JR | 19.0 | 2 (1) | 3 | 0 (0) | 0 | 38.1% |
| Dewayne Hendrix | DL | 6'4, 260 | JR | 17.5 | 5 (3) | 3 | 0 (0) | 0 | 47.6% |
| Keyshon Camp | DL | 6'4, 290 | FR | 17.0 | 1 (0) | 4 | 0 (4) | 1 | 42.1% |
| Amir Watts | DL | 6'3, 285 | SO | 13.0 | 5 (1) | 7 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Shane Roy | DL | 6'4, 280 | JR | 11.5 | 1 (1) | 3 | 0 (2) | 0 | 28.6% |
| Jazzee Stocker | DB | 6'2, 190 | SO | 10.5 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 44.4% |
| Allen Edwards | DL | 6'4, 255 | SR | 10.0 | 1 (0) | 3 | 0 (0) | 0 | 30.8% |
| Phil Campbell | DB | 6'1, 195 | FR | 9.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 58.3% |
| Chase Pine | LB | 6'2, 240 | FR | 9.0 | 0 (0) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 20.0% |
| Elias Reynolds | LB | 6'2, 235 | FR | 8.0 | 1.5 (1.5) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 27.3% |
| Rafael Araujo-Lopes | WR | 5'9, 190 | JR | 6.5 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 | ||
| Brian Popp | LB | 6'0, 235 | JR | 6.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kam Carter | DL | 6'4, 295 | SO | 6.0 | 1.5 (0) | 3 | 0 (0) | 0 | 25.0% |
| Jalen Williams | LB | 6'2, 215 | JR | 6.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 25.0% |
| Mike Herndon | OL | 6'4, 310 | JR | 5.5 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 28.6% |
* 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 | 81 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.14 | 92 |
| Punt Success Rate | 61.0% | 47 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 81.0% | 35 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 43.5% | 77 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 33.3% | 108 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Alex Kessman | 6'3, 190 | FR | 34-34 | 11-19 | 57.9% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Ryan Winslow | 6'6, 225 | SR | 57 | 44.5 | 5 | 24 | 14 | 66.7% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Alex Kessman | 6'3, 190 | FR | 58 | 63.0 | 29 | 50.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Quadree Henderson | 5'8, 190 | JR | 21 | 11.6 | 2 | 17 | 0 (0) |
| Rafael Araujo-Lopes | 5'9, 190 | JR | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Jazzee Stocker | 6'2, 190 | SO | 1 | 66.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Quadree Henderson | 5'8, 190 | JR | 25 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Maurice Ffrench | 5'11, 190 | SO | 2 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Avonte Maddox | 5'9, 180 | SR | 1 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Tackler | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | ST Tackles | PR Avg | KR Avg |
| Brian Popp | LB | 6'0, 235 | JR | 6.0 | 7.0 | 21.3 |
| Rafael Araujo-Lopes | WR | 5'9, 190 | JR | 5.5 | 6.6 | 34.0 |
| Oluwaseun Idowu | LB | 6'0, 225 | JR | 3.5 | 12.0 | 18.5 |
| Jim Medure | DL | 6'2, 225 | SO | 3.0 | 16.8 | |
| Dennis Briggs | DB | 5'10, 195 | JR | 3.0 | 7.0 | 41.5 |
Stats via SportSource Analytics