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Purdue Boilermakers (Big Ten West)
2017 Schedule & Results
| Record: 7-6 | Second-order wins (diff.): 7.0 (0.0) | S&P+ Rk: 41 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 2-Sep | vs. Louisville | 16 | 28-35 | L | 10% | -11.6 | 28% | 62% | 18% |
| 8-Sep | Ohio | 22 | 44-21 | W | 98% | 19.7 | 87% | 92% | 53% |
| 16-Sep | at Missouri | 35 | 35-3 | W | 100% | 39.2 | 96% | 66% | 98% |
| 23-Sep | Michigan | 27 | 10-28 | L | 0% | -23.9 | 13% | 27% | 27% |
| 7-Oct | Minnesota | 97 | 31-17 | W | 99% | 20.3 | 85% | 67% | 83% |
| 14-Oct | at Wisconsin | 6 | 9-17 | L | 1% | -23.6 | 14% | 9% | 49% |
| 21-Oct | at Rutgers | 110 | 12-14 | L | 48% | -0.5 | 46% | 23% | 73% |
| 28-Oct | Nebraska | 103 | 24-25 | L | 48% | -0.6 | 45% | 53% | 46% |
| 4-Nov | Illinois | 118 | 29-10 | W | 100% | 30.4 | 89% | 79% | 89% |
| 11-Nov | at Northwestern | 46 | 13-23 | L | 27% | -5.7 | 39% | 23% | 67% |
| 18-Nov | at Iowa | 49 | 24-15 | W | 79% | 7.3 | 66% | 33% | 81% |
| 25-Nov | Indiana | 51 | 31-24 | W | 71% | 5.2 | 62% | 67% | 48% |
| 27-Dec | vs. Arizona | 48 | 38-35 | W | 20% | -7.6 | 35% | 77% | 13% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 28.8 | 60 | 23.3 | 35 |
| Points Per Game | 27.3 | 85 | 22.3 | 24 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 41.9% | 62 | 37.0% | 21 | 40.3% |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.17 | 64 | 1.16 | 64 | 1.17 |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 30.1 | 54 | 28.8 | 50 | 29.6 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.38 | 75 | 4.03 | 29 | 4.42 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -7.8 | 124 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +4.53 |
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| ACTUAL | 4 | 38 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 110.0 | 40 | 133.5 | 6 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 46.1% | 27 | 33.2% | 4 | 42.2% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.90 | 69 | 0.92 | 68 | 0.92 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 115.9 | 13 | 125.9 | 5 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 42.9% | 17 | 30.2% | 5 | 38.5% |
| Power Success Rate | 56.8% | 120 | 58.7% | 15 | 67.7% |
| Stuff Rate | 17.3% | 33 | 23.5% | 18 | 19.3% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Markell Jones | RB | 5'11, 200 | JR | 113 | 566 | 1 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 42.5% | 1 (1) |
| D.J. Knox | RB | 5'7, 210 | JR | 91 | 561 | 2 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 45.1% | 1 (0) |
| Richie Worship | RB | 6'0, 260 | SO | 53 | 257 | 3 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 37.7% | 0 (0) |
| Tario Fuller | RB | 6'0, 190 | SO | 43 | 261 | 2 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 44.2% | 0 (0) |
| David Blough | QB | 6'1, 205 | JR | 27 | 185 | 2 | 6.9 | 3.9 | 63.0% | 1 (0) |
| Jared Sparks | QB | 6'1, 205 | FR | 23 | 123 | 0 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 39.1% | 0 (0) |
| Brian Lankford-Johnson | RB | 6'0, 190 | SO | 22 | 86 | 0 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 31.8% | 0 (0) |
| Elijah Sindelar | QB | 6'4, 230 | SO | 15 | 58 | 0 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 33.3% | 5 (1) |
| Jackson Anthrop | WR | 5'11, 185 | FR | 10 | 17 | 2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 10.0% | 2 (1) |
| 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+ | 102.4 | 57 | 97.8 | 76 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 38.8% | 88 | 40.8% | 68 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.40 | 82 | 1.37 | 42 | 1.48 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 111 | 53 | 102.2 | 65 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Elijah Sindelar | 6'4, 230 | SO | 187 | 329 | 2099 | 18 | 7 | 56.8% | 18 | 5.2% | 5.7 |
| David Blough | 6'1, 205 | JR | 102 | 157 | 1103 | 9 | 4 | 65.0% | 15 | 8.7% | 5.9 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Gregory Phillips | WR | 6'0, 200 | SR | 67 | 44 | 424 | 2 | 9.6 | 6.3 | 65.7% | 43.3% | 14.3% |
| Jackson Anthrop | WR | 5'11, 185 | FR | 67 | 47 | 423 | 5 | 9.0 | 6.3 | 70.1% | 46.3% | 14.3% |
| Anthony Mahoungou | WR | 6'3, 210 | SR | 62 | 40 | 703 | 8 | 17.6 | 11.3 | 64.5% | 53.2% | 13.2% |
| Brycen Hopkins | TE | 6'5, 240 | SO | 49 | 25 | 349 | 3 | 14.0 | 7.1 | 51.0% | 36.7% | 10.4% |
| Terry Wright | WR | 5'11, 180 | JR | 44 | 29 | 274 | 0 | 9.5 | 6.2 | 65.9% | 36.4% | 9.4% |
| Cole Herdman | TE | 6'4, 240 | JR | 36 | 20 | 331 | 3 | 16.6 | 9.2 | 55.6% | 50.0% | 7.7% |
| Jared Sparks | QB | 6'1, 205 | FR | 29 | 19 | 222 | 0 | 11.7 | 7.7 | 65.5% | 55.2% | 6.2% |
| Jarrett Burgess | WR | 6'3, 220 | JR | 25 | 12 | 166 | 1 | 13.8 | 6.6 | 48.0% | 40.0% | 5.3% |
| D.J. Knox | RB | 5'7, 210 | JR | 21 | 15 | 123 | 2 | 8.2 | 5.9 | 71.4% | 42.9% | 4.5% |
| Markell Jones | RB | 5'11, 200 | JR | 19 | 13 | 54 | 0 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 68.4% | 21.1% | 4.1% |
| Richie Worship | RB | 6'0, 260 | SO | 13 | 10 | 73 | 2 | 7.3 | 5.6 | 76.9% | 61.5% | 2.8% |
| Isaac Zico | WR | 6'1, 190 | JR | 13 | 6 | 34 | 1 | 5.7 | 2.6 | 46.2% | 30.8% | 2.8% |
| Tario Fuller | RB | 6'0, 190 | SO | 10 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 7.4 | 3.7 | 50.0% | 20.0% | 2.1% |
| Corey Holmes | WR | 6'1, 190 | JR | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 25.0% | 25.0% | 0.9% |
| Brian Lankford-Johnson | RB | 6'0, 190 | SO | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| Darius Pittman | TE | 6'3, 250 | FR | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 101.7 | 63 | 118.0 | 14 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 46.7% | 66 | 40.6% | 15 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.04 | 73 | 1.00 | 38 | 1.07 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.29 | 18 | 2.39 | 13 | 2.92 |
| SD Sack Rate | 5.8% | 81 | 4.6% | 75 | 5.3% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 116.6 | 26 | 98.5 | 75 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 31.8% | 52 | 30.4% | 74 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.55 | 57 | 1.56 | 87 | 1.53 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.64 | 24 | 3.00 | 47 | 3.22 |
| PD Sack Rate | 5.3% | 31 | 8.3% | 44 | 7.8% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 94.5 | 86 | 106.3 | 47 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 114.0 | 32 | 126.6 | 16 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 111.6 | 42 | 109.6 | 37 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 102.8 | 63 | 109.2 | 30 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 108.2 | 38 | 115.0 | 20 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 100.7 | 69 | 106.3 | 47 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 98.9 | 75 | 119.0 | 16 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 49.7% | 117 | 60.0% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 25.6% | 115 | 35.3% |
| Adj. Pace | -0.6 | 50 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 79.6% | 18 | 73.8% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 59.4% | 71 | 59.9% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 34.8% | 69 | 35.0% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 15.2% | 74 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 4.0% | 86 | 4.9% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 6.1% | 15 | 4.4% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 5.1% | 108 | 6.5% |
| PD to INC | 26.5% | 121 | 33.9% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | TFL (Sacks) | Run Stuffs* | Int (PBU) | FF | Succ. Rate** |
| Markus Bailey | LB | 6'1, 235 | SO | 78.0 | 11 (7) | 17 | 1 (2) | 1 | 36.0% |
| Ja'Whaun Bentley | LB | 6'2, 260 | SR | 75.5 | 11.5 (1) | 23 | 1 (3) | 2 | 34.0% |
| Jacob Thieneman | S | 6'1, 210 | JR | 66.0 | 5 (2) | 6 | 2 (2) | 0 | 70.0% |
| T.J. McCollum | LB | 6'3, 235 | SR | 56.0 | 6 (3) | 10 | 0 (2) | 0 | 31.9% |
| Navon Mosley | S | 6'0, 190 | SO | 54.0 | 1 (0) | 3 | 2 (3) | 1 | 73.8% |
| Josh Okonye | CB | 6'0, 200 | SR | 49.0 | 4.5 (1) | 4 | 0 (10) | 0 | 70.9% |
| Danny Ezechukwu | LB | 6'2, 250 | SR | 43.0 | 9 (5) | 9 | 1 (1) | 1 | 26.0% |
| Gelen Robinson | DE | 6'1, 280 | SR | 42.0 | 12.5 (4) | 14 | 0 (2) | 1 | 31.4% |
| Da'Wan Hunte | CB | 5'9, 190 | SR | 38.5 | 1 (0) | 1 | 1 (7) | 0 | 55.8% |
| Garrett Hudson | LB | 6'2, 245 | SR | 25.5 | 2.5 (0) | 7 | 1 (0) | 0 | 34.5% |
| Eddy Wilson | DT | 6'4, 295 | JR | 20.5 | 2.5 (1) | 3 | 0 (2) | 0 | 37.0% |
| Lorenzo Neal | DT | 6'2, 325 | SO | 20.0 | 5.5 (2) | 6 | 0 (1) | 2 | 13.6% |
| Austin Larkin | DE | 6'3, 255 | SR | 17.5 | 1 (0) | 3 | 0 (0) | 1 | 21.7% |
| Simeon Smiley | CB | 6'0, 205 | FR | 15.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 72.7% |
| T.J. Jallow | S | 6'2, 200 | JR | 13.5 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 61.5% |
| Derrick Barnes | LB | 6'1, 250 | FR | 13.0 | 0.5 (0) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 18.2% |
| Kamal Hardy | CB | 5'11, 185 | SR | 12.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 76.9% |
| Antoine Miles | DE | 6'2, 250 | SR | 10.5 | 5.5 (2) | 4 | 0 (0) | 0 | 6.7% |
| Antonio Blackmon | CB | 6'0, 195 | JR | 10.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 71.4% |
| Cornel Jones | LB | 6'2, 240 | FR | 4.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Tim Cason | CB | 6'0, 195 | JR | 4.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (1) | 1 | 25.0% |
| Joe Schopper | P | 6'0, 210 | JR | 4.0 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 | ||
| Mike Little | CB | 6'0, 195 | SO | 3.5 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 | ||
| Keiwan Jones | DT | 6'2, 280 | JR | 2.0 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Wes Cook | S | 5'10, 190 | SR | 2.0 | 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 | 90 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.05 | 81 |
| Punt Success Rate | 54.8% | 84 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 78.8% | 43 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 38.9% | 90 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 33.3% | 108 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| J.D. Dellinger | 6'2, 195 | SO | 19-19 | 9-13 | 69.2% |
| Spencer Evans | 6'1, 200 | JR | 16-17 | 8-11 | 72.7% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Joe Schopper | 6'0, 210 | JR | 73 | 40.5 | 4 | 41 | 29 | 95.9% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Spencer Evans | 6'1, 200 | JR | 60 | 61.5 | 35 | 58.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Myles Homan | 6'1, 220 | SO | 6 | 64.7 | 3 | 50.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Jackson Anthrop | 5'11, 185 | FR | 17 | 1.8 | 0 | 40 | 2 (1) |
| Garrett Hudson | 6'2, 245 | SR | 1 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Race Johnson | 5'11, 185 | SR | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| D.J. Knox | 5'7, 210 | JR | 16 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| KeyRon Catlett | 5'10, 180 | FR | 5 | 12.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) |
| Richie Worship | 6'0, 260 | SO | 3 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Tackler | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | ST Tackles | PR Avg | KR Avg |
| Simeon Smiley | CB | 6'0, 205 | FR | 5.0 | 5.0 | 24.2 |
| Derrick Barnes | LB | 6'1, 250 | FR | 4.0 | 17.8 | |
| Mike Little | CB | 6'0, 195 | SO | 3.5 | 21.4 | |
| Cornel Jones | LB | 6'2, 240 | FR | 3.5 | 23.8 | |
| Antonio Blackmon | CB | 6'0, 195 | JR | 3.5 | -2.0 | 15.7 |
Stats via SportSource Analytics