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USF Bulls (American East)
2017 Schedule & Results
| Record: 10-2 | Second-order wins (diff.): 9.6 (-0.4) | S&P+ Rk: 15 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 26-Aug | at San Jose State | 129 | 42-22 | W | 99% | 22.2 | 85% | 82% | 62% |
| 2-Sep | Stony Brook | N/A | 31-17 | W | 100% | 28.4 | 89% | 38% | 98% |
| 15-Sep | Illinois | 118 | 47-23 | W | 96% | 15.9 | 78% | 89% | 54% |
| 21-Sep | Temple | 78 | 43-7 | W | 100% | 46.7 | 96% | 63% | 98% |
| 30-Sep | at East Carolina | 123 | 61-31 | W | 100% | 28.8 | 89% | 96% | 55% |
| 14-Oct | Cincinnati | 102 | 33-3 | W | 100% | 29.8 | 90% | 42% | 97% |
| 21-Oct | at Tulane | 89 | 34-28 | W | 40% | -2.3 | 44% | 77% | 23% |
| 28-Oct | Houston | 36 | 24-28 | L | 4% | -15.7 | 21% | 39% | 25% |
| 4-Nov | at Connecticut | 119 | 37-20 | W | 99% | 23.4 | 86% | 78% | 80% |
| 16-Nov | Tulsa | 116 | 27-20 | W | 88% | 10.7 | 70% | 48% | 78% |
| 24-Nov | at Central Florida | 7 | 42-49 | L | 65% | 3.5 | 57% | 82% | 16% |
| 23-Dec | vs. Texas Tech | 58 | 38-34 | W | 65% | 3.4 | 57% | 82% | 23% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 33.5 | 28 | 23.0 | 28 |
| Points Per Game | 41.7 | 10 | 25.6 | 44 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 40.8% | 78 | 33.6% | 7 | 40.3% |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.33 | 16 | 1.19 | 78 | 1.17 |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 32.0 | 18 | 27.8 | 24 | 29.6 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.57 | 57 | 4.52 | 78 | 4.42 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 6.2 | 20 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +1.57 |
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| ACTUAL | 10 | 15 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 91.1 | 103 | 113.8 | 28 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 41.8% | 74 | 33.7% | 6 | 42.2% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.02 | 27 | 0.97 | 92 | 0.92 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 91.8 | 111 | 110.5 | 31 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 41.1% | 33 | 31.9% | 8 | 38.5% |
| Power Success Rate | 63.6% | 94 | 55.2% | 9 | 67.7% |
| Stuff Rate | 20.5% | 86 | 26.5% | 6 | 19.3% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| D'Ernest Johnson | RB | 5'10, 208 | SR | 193 | 796 | 7 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 31.6% | 0 (0) |
| Quinton Flowers | QB | 6'0, 210 | SR | 179 | 1181 | 11 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 50.8% | 5 (3) |
| Darius Tice | RB | 5'10, 210 | SR | 178 | 943 | 11 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 40.4% | 1 (1) |
| Trevon Sands | RB | 5'11, 201 | SO | 26 | 111 | 0 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 42.3% | 1 (1) |
| Davion Sutton | RB | 6'0, 200 | JR | 10 | 47 | 0 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 40.0% | 0 (0) |
| Marquez Valdes-Scantling | WR | 6'5, 207 | SR | 8 | 108 | 1 | 13.5 | 14.6 | 62.5% | 0 (0) |
| Deangelo Antoine | WR | 5'10, 185 | SO | 5 | 60 | 0 | 12.0 | 7.8 | 80.0% | 0 (0) |
| Elijah Mack | RB | 6'0, 205 | FR | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 33.3% | 0 (0) |
| Brett Kean | QB | 6'1, 209 | SO | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2.0 | 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+ | 88.9 | 102 | 114.7 | 18 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 39.3% | 80 | 33.6% | 11 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.84 | 6 | 1.39 | 47 | 1.48 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 96.1 | 78 | 138.9 | 12 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Quinton Flowers | 6'0, 210 | SR | 188 | 354 | 2911 | 25 | 6 | 53.1% | 17 | 4.6% | 7.6 |
| Brett Kean | 6'1, 209 | SO | 7 | 11 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 63.6% | 1 | 8.3% | 4.7 |
| Chris Oladokun | 6'2, 184 | FR | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 12.0 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Marquez Valdes-Scantling | WR | 6'5, 207 | SR | 100 | 53 | 879 | 6 | 16.6 | 8.8 | 53.0% | 42.0% | 28.7% |
| Tyre McCants | WR | 5'11, 225 | JR | 56 | 36 | 686 | 7 | 19.1 | 12.3 | 64.3% | 53.6% | 16.0% |
| Darnell Salomon | WR | 6'3, 215 | SO | 54 | 32 | 512 | 5 | 16.0 | 9.5 | 59.3% | 48.1% | 15.5% |
| Temi Alaka | WR | 6'2, 205 | SR | 30 | 16 | 241 | 2 | 15.1 | 8.0 | 53.3% | 46.7% | 8.6% |
| Mitchell Wilcox | TE | 6'4, 248 | SO | 29 | 17 | 158 | 2 | 9.3 | 5.5 | 58.6% | 41.4% | 8.3% |
| Elkanah Dillon | TE | 6'5, 256 | JR | 21 | 11 | 119 | 0 | 10.8 | 5.7 | 52.4% | 28.6% | 6.0% |
| D'Ernest Johnson | RB | 5'10, 208 | SR | 19 | 11 | 153 | 2 | 13.9 | 8.1 | 57.9% | 42.1% | 5.4% |
| Deangelo Antoine | WR | 5'10, 185 | SO | 15 | 11 | 168 | 1 | 15.3 | 11.2 | 73.3% | 53.3% | 4.3% |
| Stanley Clerveaux | WR | 6'3, 207 | JR | 8 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 25.0% | 12.5% | 2.3% |
| Chris Barr | WR | 5'10, 175 | JR | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.4% |
| DeVontres Dukes | WR | 6'4, 203 | FR | 4 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 10.7 | 8.0 | 75.0% | 75.0% | 1.1% |
| Darius Tice | RB | 5'10, 210 | SR | 3 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 66.7% | 66.7% | 0.9% |
| Jernard Phillips | WR | 5'10, 180 | FR | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13.0 | 6.5 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.6% |
| Eric Mayes | OL | 6'4, 287 | JR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Trevor Steinke | WR | 5'11, 187 | SR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Deatrick Nichols | CB | 5'10, 189 | SR | 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+ | 90.4 | 113 | 128.1 | 6 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 44.8% | 91 | 35.2% | 1 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.22 | 14 | 0.92 | 10 | 1.07 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.89 | 69 | 2.29 | 8 | 2.92 |
| SD Sack Rate | 4.0% | 43 | 6.8% | 30 | 5.3% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 90.6 | 97 | 92.7 | 93 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 32.3% | 45 | 31.0% | 79 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.64 | 34 | 1.70 | 109 | 1.53 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.70 | 17 | 3.13 | 60 | 3.22 |
| PD Sack Rate | 5.1% | 28 | 9.6% | 25 | 7.8% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 85.8 | 107 | 125.7 | 17 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 102.2 | 68 | 122.5 | 19 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 96.1 | 84 | 121.6 | 17 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 103.6 | 60 | 89.0 | 116 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 95.6 | 87 | 126.6 | 9 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 93.2 | 97 | 103.2 | 61 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 107.6 | 47 | 99.7 | 75 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 69.0% | 24 | 60.0% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 42.0% | 24 | 35.3% |
| Adj. Pace | -5.0 | 1 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 81.1% | 13 | 73.8% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 59.8% | 63 | 59.9% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 27.7% | 123 | 35.0% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 19.8% | 12 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 6.8% | 21 | 4.9% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 5.3% | 36 | 4.4% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 7.6% | 25 | 6.5% |
| PD to INC | 35.6% | 49 | 33.9% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | TFL (Sacks) | Run Stuffs* | Int (PBU) | FF | Succ. Rate** |
| Auggie Sanchez | LB | 6'2, 245 | SR | 65.0 | 10 (2) | 18 | 2 (2) | 0 | 44.0% |
| Deadrin Senat | DT | 6'1, 305 | SR | 50.5 | 10.5 (6) | 16 | 0 (0) | 0 | 12.1% |
| Deatrick Nichols | CB | 5'10, 189 | SR | 50.0 | 4 (0) | 1 | 3 (12) | 1 | 71.4% |
| Ronnie Hoggins | CB | 5'8, 175 | JR | 49.0 | 0 (0) | 1 | 2 (8) | 0 | 62.3% |
| Nico Sawtelle | LB | 6'2, 245 | SO | 44.0 | 4.5 (1.5) | 5 | 2 (1) | 0 | 30.8% |
| Greg Reaves | LB | 6'2, 236 | SO | 41.5 | 14 (4) | 19 | 0 (3) | 0 | 14.3% |
| Devin Abraham | S | 5'9, 189 | SR | 41.5 | 2 (1) | 5 | 5 (2) | 0 | 50.0% |
| Jaymon Thomas | S | 6'3, 195 | JR | 37.0 | 1 (0) | 2 | 1 (3) | 0 | 63.6% |
| Khalid McGee | S | 5'10, 198 | JR | 33.5 | 3.5 (0) | 4 | 0 (0) | 1 | 48.4% |
| Bruce Hector | DT | 6'2, 296 | SR | 32.0 | 13 (7) | 13 | 0 (1) | 1 | 13.2% |
| Tajee Fullwood | CB | 6'2, 210 | SR | 27.5 | 2 (0) | 2 | 1 (0) | 0 | 59.3% |
| Mazzi Wilkins | CB | 6'0, 176 | JR | 27.0 | 0.5 (0.5) | 0 | 3 (9) | 0 | 51.4% |
| Mike Love | DE | 6'4, 266 | SR | 23.0 | 11 (5.5) | 10 | 0 (3) | 0 | 3.6% |
| Josh Black | LB | 6'2, 252 | JR | 14.0 | 3 (0) | 6 | 0 (1) | 0 | 33.3% |
| Nate Ferguson | CB | 5'9, 180 | JR | 14.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 66.7% |
| Kirk Livingstone | DE | 6'4, 266 | SO | 12.0 | 5.5 (2) | 7 | 0 (1) | 0 | 12.5% |
| Kelvin Pinkney Jr. | DL | 6'3, 284 | FR | 11.5 | 3 (1.5) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 12.5% |
| Danny Thomas | LB | 6'1, 215 | JR | 10.5 | 1.5 (0) | 3 | 0 (1) | 0 | 33.3% |
| Naytron Culpepper | DB | 6'1, 175 | FR | 10.0 | 0.5 (0) | 1 | 0 (2) | 0 | 72.7% |
| Mike Hampton | DB | 6'1, 170 | FR | 10.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 87.5% |
| Kevin Bronson | DE | 6'4, 275 | JR | 9.0 | 2.5 (0.5) | 6 | 0 (0) | 0 | 16.7% |
| Juwuan Brown | DE | 6'2, 255 | JR | 8.5 | 5 (3) | 5 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0.0% |
| Kevin Kegler | DL | 6'2, 280 | FR | 8.5 | 1 (1) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 40.0% |
| Jimmy Bayes | DE | 6'3, 228 | JR | 6.5 | 0.5 (0) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 14.3% |
| Keirston Johnson | LB | 6'0, 215 | FR | 6.0 | 1 (0) | 2 | 1 (1) | 0 | 33.3% |
* 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+ | -0.1 | 73 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.32 | 20 |
| Punt Success Rate | 50.0% | 101 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 65.9% | 92 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 80.0% | 5 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 30.0% | 119 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Emilio Nadelman | 5'6, 173 | SR | 52-56 | 21-25 | 84.0% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Jonathan Hernandez | 6'4, 241 | SR | 61 | 43.4 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 50.8% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Emilio Nadelman | 5'6, 173 | SR | 86 | 62.0 | 36 | 41.9% | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Hernandez | 6'4, 241 | SR | 2 | 61.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Tajee Fullwood | 6'2, 210 | SR | 12 | 13.3 | 0 | 15 | 0 (0) |
| D'Ernest Johnson | 5'10, 208 | SR | 9 | 5.7 | 0 | 5 | 0 (0) |
| Devon Jones-Stewart | 6'1, 194 | SR | 1 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| D'Ernest Johnson | 5'10, 208 | SR | 12 | 20.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Tyre McCants | 5'11, 225 | JR | 7 | 21.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Chris Barr | 5'10, 175 | JR | 4 | 16.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Tackler | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | ST Tackles | PR Avg | KR Avg |
| Nate Ferguson | CB | 5'9, 180 | JR | 11.0 | 5.7 | 23.1 |
| Khalid McGee | S | 5'10, 198 | JR | 6.5 | 9.5 | 23.4 |
| Trevon Sands | RB | 5'11, 201 | SO | 5.0 | -2.0 | 22.3 |
| Craig Watts | S | 6'0, 185 | FR | 3.5 | 19.2 | |
| Tajee Fullwood | CB | 6'2, 210 | SR | 3.5 | 4.5 | 31.5 |
Stats via SportSource Analytics