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SMU Mustangs (American West)
2017 Schedule & Results
| Record: 7-6 | Second-order wins (diff.): 6.6 (-0.4) | S&P+ Rk: 67 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 2-Sep | Stephen F. Austin | N/A | 58-14 | W | 100% | 33.9 | 91% | 88% | 87% |
| 9-Sep | North Texas | 62 | 54-32 | W | 87% | 10.2 | 73% | 86% | 26% |
| 16-Sep | at TCU | 14 | 36-56 | L | 1% | -21.0 | 16% | 62% | 5% |
| 23-Sep | Arkansas State | 25 | 44-21 | W | 94% | 14.6 | 81% | 89% | 37% |
| 30-Sep | Connecticut | 119 | 49-28 | W | 98% | 18.4 | 81% | 91% | 51% |
| 7-Oct | at Houston | 36 | 22-35 | L | 29% | -5.1 | 40% | 60% | 21% |
| 21-Oct | at Cincinnati | 102 | 31-28 | W | 52% | 0.4 | 49% | 64% | 38% |
| 27-Oct | Tulsa | 116 | 38-34 | W | 99% | 20.4 | 83% | 82% | 54% |
| 4-Nov | Central Florida | 7 | 24-31 | L | 7% | -13.6 | 24% | 39% | 38% |
| 11-Nov | at Navy | 69 | 40-43 | L | 11% | -11.2 | 27% | 74% | 12% |
| 18-Nov | at Memphis | 20 | 45-66 | L | 0% | -31.3 | 9% | 75% | 1% |
| 25-Nov | Tulane | 89 | 41-38 | W | 85% | 9.6 | 70% | 94% | 15% |
| 20-Dec | vs. Louisiana Tech | 71 | 10-51 | L | 2% | -19.8 | 15% | 13% | 46% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 36.7 | 12 | 35.3 | 119 |
| Points Per Game | 41.0 | 14 | 39.8 | 123 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 45.1% | 27 | 45.5% | 104 | 40.3% |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.30 | 20 | 1.35 | 123 | 1.17 |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 30.4 | 43 | 30.2 | 85 | 29.6 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.87 | 28 | 4.55 | 83 | 4.42 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 0.0 | 66 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +1.55 |
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| ACTUAL | 4 | 38 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 113.1 | 26 | 91.9 | 93 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 45.5% | 37 | 45.9% | 97 | 42.2% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.03 | 21 | 1.12 | 126 | 0.92 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 112.4 | 24 | 102.1 | 53 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 36.9% | 84 | 38.1% | 67 | 38.5% |
| Power Success Rate | 67.9% | 61 | 56.1% | 11 | 67.7% |
| Stuff Rate | 18.0% | 46 | 19.2% | 65 | 19.3% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Xavier Jones | RB | 5'10, 203 | SO | 182 | 1075 | 9 | 5.9 | 7.2 | 37.4% | 2 (1) |
| Ke'Mon Freeman | RB | 5'11, 207 | SO | 131 | 543 | 11 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 25.2% | 1 (1) |
| Braeden West | RB | 5'10, 170 | JR | 73 | 568 | 2 | 7.8 | 6.5 | 54.8% | 4 (2) |
| Ben Hicks | QB | 6'1, 203 | SO | 33 | 183 | 1 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 45.5% | 4 (1) |
| D.J. Gillins | QB | 6'3, 206 | JR | 17 | 76 | 2 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 47.1% | 1 (1) |
| Marcalas Johnson | WR | 5'9, 190 | SO | 9 | 57 | 0 | 6.3 | 9.0 | 33.3% | 1 (0) |
| Kayce Medlock | RB | 5'10, 192 | FR | 8 | 21 | 0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0 (0) |
| Merek Pierce | RB | 5'10, 197 | SO | 3 | 16 | 0 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 66.7% | 0 (0) |
| Rafe Peavey | QB | 6'1, 204 | JR | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 33.3% | 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+ | 103.4 | 52 | 90.4 | 100 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 44.8% | 27 | 45.0% | 107 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.53 | 43 | 1.67 | 116 | 1.48 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 120.4 | 39 | 131.9 | 22 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Ben Hicks | 6'1, 203 | SO | 276 | 472 | 3569 | 33 | 12 | 58.5% | 21 | 4.3% | 7.0 |
| Rafe Peavey | 6'1, 204 | JR | 4 | 4 | 116 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | 1 | 20.0% | 21.6 |
| D.J. Gillins | 6'3, 206 | JR | 1 | 4 | 76 | 1 | 0 | 25.0% | 1 | 20.0% | 15.0 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Trey Quinn | WR | 6'0, 202 | JR | 155 | 114 | 1236 | 13 | 10.8 | 8.0 | 73.5% | 56.1% | 33.5% |
| Courtland Sutton | WR | 6'4, 216 | JR | 129 | 68 | 1085 | 12 | 16.0 | 8.4 | 52.7% | 45.0% | 27.9% |
| James Proche | WR | 5'11, 185 | SO | 61 | 40 | 816 | 6 | 20.4 | 13.4 | 65.6% | 55.7% | 13.2% |
| Braeden West | RB | 5'10, 170 | JR | 24 | 18 | 185 | 0 | 10.3 | 7.7 | 75.0% | 50.0% | 5.2% |
| Xavier Jones | RB | 5'10, 203 | SO | 19 | 14 | 84 | 0 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 73.7% | 52.6% | 4.1% |
| Myron Gailliard | WR | 5'9, 180 | SO | 17 | 9 | 169 | 1 | 18.8 | 9.9 | 52.9% | 41.2% | 3.7% |
| Ke'Mon Freeman | RB | 5'11, 207 | SO | 16 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 56.2% | 6.2% | 3.5% |
| Shelby Walker | WR | 6'0, 165 | SR | 11 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 18.2% | 18.2% | 2.4% |
| Raymond Epps | TE | 6'4, 248 | SR | 9 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 17.0 | 1.9 | 11.1% | 11.1% | 1.9% |
| Ryan Becker | TE | 6'5, 235 | SO | 4 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 15.0 | 7.5 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.9% |
| Tyler Page | WR | 6'0, 185 | FR | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 25.0% | 25.0% | 0.9% |
| Mitchell Kaufman | TE | 6'3, 237 | JR | 3 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 28.0 | 9.3 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 0.6% |
| Alex Honey | WR | 6'4, 196 | SO | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.4% |
| Hunter Thedford | TE | 6'7, 263 | SO | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| Mikial Onu | S | 5'11, 200 | SO | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| Brandon Benson | WR | 6'1, 201 | FR | 1 | 1 | 72 | 1 | 72.0 | 72.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.2% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 105.5 | 46 | 93.0 | 99 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 48.5% | 43 | 49.2% | 95 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.21 | 15 | 1.28 | 123 | 1.07 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.15 | 32 | 3.03 | 80 | 2.92 |
| SD Sack Rate | 4.0% | 43 | 6.3% | 38 | 5.3% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 114.0 | 32 | 90.7 | 102 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 37.2% | 9 | 37.0% | 120 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.57 | 48 | 1.59 | 94 | 1.53 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.44 | 45 | 2.67 | 20 | 3.22 |
| PD Sack Rate | 4.2% | 20 | 8.5% | 38 | 7.8% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 109.9 | 44 | 87.8 | 103 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 118.0 | 20 | 84.1 | 117 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 90.6 | 105 | 89.8 | 97 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 116.4 | 18 | 97.6 | 78 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 111.4 | 32 | 83.4 | 123 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 97.3 | 79 | 95.8 | 85 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 111.5 | 40 | 94.8 | 89 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 55.5% | 84 | 60.0% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 21.9% | 125 | 35.3% |
| Adj. Pace | -1.5 | 32 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 85.4% | 3 | 73.8% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 64.5% | 23 | 59.9% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 37.9% | 38 | 35.0% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 16.1% | 60 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 6.1% | 32 | 4.9% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 3.6% | 89 | 4.4% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 6.3% | 76 | 6.5% |
| PD to INC | 36.1% | 42 | 33.9% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | TFL (Sacks) | Run Stuffs* | Int (PBU) | FF | Succ. Rate** |
| Mikial Onu | S | 5'11, 200 | SO | 95.0 | 1 (0) | 3 | 2 (7) | 1 | 70.9% |
| Kyran Mitchell | LB | 6'0, 225 | JR | 64.0 | 15.5 (4.5) | 14 | 1 (3) | 0 | 41.1% |
| Rodney Clemons | DB | 6'0, 191 | SO | 61.5 | 4 (1) | 1 | 1 (10) | 0 | 68.7% |
| Justin Lawler | DE | 6'4, 265 | SR | 58.0 | 15.5 (9.5) | 12 | 0 (2) | 2 | 27.0% |
| Anthony Rhone | LB | 6'0, 233 | SR | 53.5 | 4 (1.5) | 6 | 0 (1) | 0 | 38.8% |
| Jordan Wyatt | DB | 6'0, 195 | JR | 44.5 | 4.5 (1) | 5 | 4 (8) | 3 | 69.4% |
| Jordon Williams | LB | 6'1, 219 | SO | 30.0 | 4.5 (0) | 5 | 0 (2) | 0 | 56.8% |
| Cedric Lancaster | DB | 5'10, 175 | SR | 24.5 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 (2) | 0 | 79.2% |
| Delano Robinson | S | 5'11, 209 | FR | 23.0 | 3 (0) | 2 | 1 (0) | 0 | 52.0% |
| J.T. Williams | DT | 6'1, 285 | SR | 23.0 | 2.5 (0) | 8 | 0 (0) | 0 | 35.5% |
| Mason Gentry | DE | 6'6, 300 | SR | 22.5 | 2 (2) | 2 | 0 (2) | 0 | 25.8% |
| Shaine Hailey | LB | 6'0, 194 | FR | 20.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 1 | 71.4% |
| Pono Davis | DT | 6'2, 282 | SO | 19.5 | 4 (2) | 10 | 0 (0) | 0 | 15.4% |
| RC Cox | LB | 6'1, 225 | SR | 18.0 | 0 (0) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 38.9% |
| Delontae Scott | DL | 6'5, 264 | SO | 16.5 | 6 (2.5) | 7 | 0 (0) | 1 | 5.3% |
| Christian Davis | DB | 6'0, 184 | SO | 15.5 | 2 (0) | 1 | 1 (2) | 0 | 66.7% |
| Elijah McQueen | S | 5'10, 179 | FR | 15.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 70.0% |
| Tyeson Neals | DL | 6'3, 237 | SO | 14.0 | 8.5 (4.5) | 6 | 0 (0) | 0 | 5.3% |
| Kevin Johnson | DB | 5'10, 163 | SO | 13.0 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 63.6% |
| Eric Sutton | CB | 5'10, 171 | SO | 13.0 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 81.8% |
| Demerick Gary | DL | 6'3, 275 | SO | 12.5 | 5.5 (0) | 7 | 1 (1) | 0 | 20.0% |
| Dimarya Mixon | DL | 6'4, 250 | SR | 12.5 | 2.5 (1.5) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 20.0% |
| Shelby Walker | WR | 6'0, 165 | SR | 8.0 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 | ||
| Matt McNew | LB | 6'3, 244 | JR | 7.5 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 42.9% |
| William Jeanlys | DB | 6'2, 198 | JR | 7.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 83.3% |
* 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+ | -0.4 | 98 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.04 | 79 |
| Punt Success Rate | 54.4% | 88 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 60.0% | 113 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 42.9% | 78 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 43.8% | 70 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Josh Williams | 5'11, 179 | JR | 44-49 | 14-20 | 70.0% |
| Kevin Robledo | 6'2, 170 | SO | 13-14 | 1-1 | 100.0% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Jamie Sackville | 5'11, 195 | SO | 59 | 40.6 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 49.2% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Josh Williams | 5'11, 179 | JR | 64 | 58.4 | 18 | 28.1% | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kevin Robledo | 6'2, 170 | SO | 25 | 59.2 | 10 | 40.0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Trey Quinn | 6'0, 202 | JR | 5 | 2.6 | 0 | 20 | 0 (0) |
| James Proche | 5'11, 185 | SO | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Ryan Becker | 6'5, 235 | SO | 1 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Braeden West | 5'10, 170 | JR | 23 | 18.4 | 0 | 0 | 3 (1) |
| Kevin Johnson | 5'10, 163 | SO | 17 | 20.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Trey Quinn | 6'0, 202 | JR | 5 | 22.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 (0) |
| Tackler | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | ST Tackles | PR Avg | KR Avg |
| Shaine Hailey | LB | 6'0, 194 | FR | 8.5 | 26.9 | |
| Shelby Walker | WR | 6'0, 165 | SR | 8.0 | 23.4 | |
| Elijah McQueen | S | 5'10, 179 | FR | 6.5 | 5.0 | 17.7 |
| Cedric Lancaster | DB | 5'10, 175 | SR | 4.5 | 10.6 | |
| RC Cox | LB | 6'1, 225 | SR | 4.0 | 13.0 | 21.0 |
Stats via SportSource Analytics