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Syracuse Orange (ACC Atlantic)
2017 Schedule & Results
| Record: 4-8 | Second-order wins (diff.): 3.3 (-0.7) | S&P+ Rk: 88 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 1-Sep | Central Connecticut | N/A | 50-7 | W | 100% | 38.5 | 92% | 91% | 95% |
| 9-Sep | Middle Tennessee | 68 | 23-30 | L | 6% | -14.0 | 22% | 17% | 54% |
| 16-Sep | Central Michigan | 79 | 41-17 | W | 100% | 32.3 | 93% | 90% | 79% |
| 23-Sep | at LSU | 21 | 26-35 | L | 14% | -10.1 | 30% | 36% | 38% |
| 30-Sep | at NC State | 38 | 25-33 | L | 9% | -12.6 | 26% | 42% | 26% |
| 7-Oct | Pittsburgh | 82 | 27-24 | W | 23% | -6.6 | 34% | 49% | 43% |
| 13-Oct | Clemson | 8 | 27-24 | W | 49% | -0.3 | 49% | 36% | 58% |
| 21-Oct | at Miami-FL | 17 | 19-27 | L | 1% | -22.1 | 14% | 17% | 32% |
| 4-Nov | at Florida State | 43 | 24-27 | L | 19% | -8.2 | 32% | 35% | 41% |
| 11-Nov | Wake Forest | 37 | 43-64 | L | 0% | -26.3 | 10% | 74% | 3% |
| 18-Nov | at Louisville | 16 | 10-56 | L | 0% | -35.6 | 8% | 11% | 10% |
| 25-Nov | Boston College | 66 | 14-42 | L | 5% | -15.5 | 19% | 42% | 22% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 28.6 | 62 | 31.9 | 99 |
| Points Per Game | 27.4 | 84 | 32.2 | 94 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 39.7% | 91 | 42.7% | 82 | 40.3% |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.14 | 79 | 1.32 | 116 | 1.17 |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 28.2 | 104 | 28.6 | 45 | 29.6 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 3.93 | 111 | 4.76 | 100 | 4.42 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -7.1 | 120 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -2.06 |
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| ACTUAL | -12 | 122 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 99.6 | 72 | 101.1 | 60 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 39.0% | 99 | 42.0% | 68 | 42.2% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.93 | 51 | 1.14 | 127 | 0.92 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 102 | 60 | 106.7 | 44 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 35.4% | 103 | 39.8% | 87 | 38.5% |
| Power Success Rate | 74.1% | 28 | 56.8% | 12 | 67.7% |
| Stuff Rate | 17.6% | 36 | 21.8% | 41 | 19.3% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Dontae Strickland | RB | 5'11, 207 | JR | 129 | 482 | 4 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 26.4% | 2 (1) |
| Eric Dungey | QB | 6'4, 222 | JR | 117 | 749 | 9 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 44.4% | 1 (0) |
| Moe Neal | RB | 5'11, 182 | SO | 92 | 488 | 1 | 5.3 | 6.7 | 32.6% | 0 (0) |
| Markenzy Pierre | RB | 5'11, 214 | FR | 25 | 89 | 0 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 36.0% | 1 (1) |
| Chris Elmore | FB | 6'0, 280 | FR | 23 | 56 | 1 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 17.4% | 0 (0) |
| Rex Culpepper | QB | 6'3, 221 | FR | 18 | 77 | 0 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 50.0% | 4 (3) |
| Zack Mahoney | QB | 6'2, 217 | SR | 13 | 52 | 0 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 46.2% | 0 (0) |
| Ervin Philips | WR | 5'11, 181 | SR | 11 | 76 | 1 | 6.9 | 4.5 | 54.5% | 0 (0) |
| Tyrone Perkins | RB | 6'0, 197 | JR | 8 | 18 | 0 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 25.0% | 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+ | 113.0 | 26 | 98.1 | 74 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 40.2% | 70 | 43.3% | 93 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.29 | 118 | 1.51 | 85 | 1.48 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 117.9 | 41 | 67.8 | 110 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Eric Dungey | 6'4, 222 | JR | 225 | 377 | 2495 | 14 | 9 | 59.7% | 26 | 6.5% | 5.8 |
| Zack Mahoney | 6'2, 217 | SR | 46 | 90 | 471 | 3 | 4 | 51.1% | 2 | 2.2% | 5.0 |
| Rex Culpepper | 6'3, 221 | FR | 45 | 75 | 518 | 2 | 3 | 60.0% | 3 | 3.8% | 6.3 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Steve Ishmael | WR | 6'2, 209 | SR | 167 | 105 | 1347 | 7 | 12.8 | 8.1 | 62.9% | 49.7% | 33.3% |
| Ervin Philips | WR | 5'11, 181 | SR | 138 | 89 | 904 | 4 | 10.2 | 6.6 | 64.5% | 50.0% | 27.5% |
| Devin C. Butler | WR | 6'3, 196 | SO | 56 | 33 | 327 | 1 | 9.9 | 5.8 | 58.9% | 35.7% | 11.2% |
| Ravian Pierce | TE | 6'3, 237 | JR | 38 | 30 | 279 | 4 | 9.3 | 7.3 | 78.9% | 52.6% | 7.6% |
| Dontae Strickland | RB | 5'11, 207 | JR | 28 | 18 | 142 | 2 | 7.9 | 5.1 | 64.3% | 28.6% | 5.6% |
| Moe Neal | RB | 5'11, 182 | SO | 19 | 12 | 170 | 1 | 14.2 | 9.0 | 63.2% | 36.8% | 3.8% |
| Sean Riley | WR | 5'8, 155 | SO | 17 | 8 | 125 | 0 | 15.6 | 7.4 | 47.1% | 41.2% | 3.4% |
| Jamal Custis | WR | 6'5, 227 | JR | 14 | 8 | 120 | 1 | 15.0 | 8.6 | 57.1% | 50.0% | 2.8% |
| Nykeim Johnson | WR | 5'8, 163 | FR | 14 | 8 | 68 | 0 | 8.5 | 4.9 | 57.1% | 50.0% | 2.8% |
| Sean Avant | WR | 5'10, 217 | SR | 4 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.8% |
| Eric Dungey | QB | 6'4, 222 | JR | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 0.6% |
| Tyrone Perkins | RB | 6'0, 197 | JR | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 100.0% | 50.0% | 0.4% |
| Tyler Gilfus | WR | 6'1, 195 | FR | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.2% |
| Markenzy Pierre | RB | 5'11, 214 | FR | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 104.2 | 54 | 103.5 | 49 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 44.8% | 91 | 46.5% | 65 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 0.99 | 97 | 1.16 | 107 | 1.07 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.78 | 84 | 2.91 | 64 | 2.92 |
| SD Sack Rate | 5.7% | 79 | 6.0% | 44 | 5.3% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 111.3 | 39 | 91.3 | 101 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 29.1% | 84 | 34.8% | 111 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.60 | 39 | 1.77 | 120 | 1.53 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.07 | 86 | 2.69 | 21 | 3.22 |
| PD Sack Rate | 6.2% | 47 | 1.3% | 130 | 7.8% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 94.6 | 85 | 98.4 | 73 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 107.5 | 48 | 96.3 | 81 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 120.6 | 23 | 92.3 | 91 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 98.3 | 81 | 96.0 | 86 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 106.2 | 44 | 93.8 | 96 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 95.8 | 87 | 97.3 | 80 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 107.4 | 48 | 100.5 | 69 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 47.8% | 122 | 60.0% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 32.5% | 76 | 35.3% |
| Adj. Pace | -3.5 | 9 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 74.3% | 66 | 73.8% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 58.7% | 80 | 59.9% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 34.8% | 71 | 35.0% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 13.6% | 106 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 3.7% | 93 | 4.9% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 4.4% | 65 | 4.4% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 5.3% | 103 | 6.5% |
| PD to INC | 24.2% | 129 | 33.9% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | TFL (Sacks) | Run Stuffs* | Int (PBU) | FF | Succ. Rate** |
| Parris Bennett | LB | 6'0, 216 | SR | 91.5 | 11 (2) | 18 | 0 (2) | 1 | 41.7% |
| Zaire Franklin | LB | 6'0, 236 | SR | 63.0 | 5.5 (1.5) | 8 | 0 (2) | 1 | 45.8% |
| Evan Foster | DB | 6'0, 211 | SO | 56.0 | 1.5 (0) | 6 | 1 (4) | 1 | 60.9% |
| Rodney Williams | DB | 5'10, 191 | JR | 38.5 | 3 (0) | 5 | 0 (2) | 0 | 62.2% |
| Jonathan Thomas | LB | 6'1, 209 | SR | 38.0 | 4 (0) | 7 | 1 (3) | 0 | 65.3% |
| Christopher Fredrick | DB | 5'11, 193 | SO | 37.0 | 2 (0) | 1 | 1 (4) | 1 | 67.4% |
| Austin Valdez | LB | 6'1, 236 | SR | 30.0 | 1.5 (0.5) | 4 | 0 (0) | 2 | 27.0% |
| Alton Robinson | DL | 6'4, 245 | SO | 24.0 | 6 (5) | 7 | 0 (0) | 1 | 23.3% |
| Chris Slayton | DL | 6'4, 315 | JR | 23.0 | 8.5 (1) | 13 | 0 (1) | 1 | 10.7% |
| Brandon Berry | DL | 6'4, 232 | SO | 22.0 | 0.5 (0) | 3 | 0 (0) | 0 | 21.4% |
| Kendall Coleman | DL | 6'3, 240 | SO | 21.0 | 2.5 (0.5) | 7 | 0 (0) | 0 | 28.6% |
| Jordan Martin | DB | 6'3, 206 | SR | 21.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (3) | 1 | 80.0% |
| McKinley Williams | DL | 6'4, 292 | SO | 20.0 | 4 (0) | 7 | 0 (0) | 0 | 16.0% |
| Juwan Dowels | DB | 5'10, 183 | JR | 20.0 | 1 (0) | 1 | 1 (1) | 0 | 83.3% |
| Scoop Bradshaw | DB | 5'11, 167 | SO | 17.0 | 5.5 (1) | 2 | 0 (6) | 0 | 55.0% |
| Devin M. Butler | DB | 6'1, 189 | SR | 17.0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 47.4% |
| Kayton Samuels | DL | 6'0, 319 | JR | 10.5 | 1 (1) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 16.7% |
| Andrew Armstrong | LB | 6'2, 226 | SO | 9.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 75.0% |
| Ryan Guthrie | LB | 6'2, 215 | JR | 9.0 | 1.5 (1.5) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 27.3% |
| Kenneth Ruff | DL | 6'1, 284 | SO | 7.0 | 0.5 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 20.0% |
| Daivon Ellison | DB | 5'8, 181 | JR | 6.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 50.0% |
| Josh Black | DL | 6'3, 250 | SO | 6.0 | 3 (0) | 4 | 0 (0) | 0 | 12.5% |
| Kielan Whitner | LB | 6'0, 202 | JR | 5.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 100.0% |
| Kingsley Jonathan | DL | 6'3, 245 | FR | 3.0 | 1.5 (1) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kyle Strickland | DB | 6'0, 177 | FR | 3.0 | 0 (0) | 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+ | 0.7 | 6 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.13 | 51 |
| Punt Success Rate | 75.0% | 5 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 76.8% | 49 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 57.9% | 33 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 55.3% | 19 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Cole Murphy | 6'3, 215 | SR | 34-35 | 20-27 | 74.1% |
| Sterling Hofrichter | 5'9, 196 | SO | 1-1 | 2-3 | 66.7% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Sterling Hofrichter | 5'9, 196 | SO | 57 | 43.2 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 78.9% |
| Zack Mahoney | 6'2, 217 | SR | 1 | 37.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Cole Murphy | 6'3, 215 | SR | 64 | 65.0 | 31 | 48.4% | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Sterling Hofrichter | 5'9, 196 | SO | 5 | 60.6 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Grossman | 5'9, 155 | SR | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Sean Riley | 5'8, 155 | SO | 17 | 7.8 | 0 | 23 | 1 (1) |
| Steve Ishmael | 6'2, 209 | SR | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Sean Avant | 5'10, 217 | SR | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Sean Riley | 5'8, 155 | SO | 29 | 24.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Nykeim Johnson | 5'8, 163 | FR | 4 | 22.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kenneth Ruff | 6'1, 284 | SO | 2 | 12.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 (0) |
| Tackler | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | ST Tackles | PR Avg | KR Avg |
| Daivon Ellison | DB | 5'8, 181 | JR | 5.0 | 17.5 | |
| Jordan Martin | DB | 6'3, 206 | SR | 4.5 | 21.0 | |
| Kielan Whitner | LB | 6'0, 202 | JR | 3.5 | 10.5 | 20.8 |
| Andrew Armstrong | LB | 6'2, 226 | SO | 3.0 | 21.4 | |
| Cole Murphy | K | 6'3, 215 | SR | 3.0 | 26.3 |
Stats via SportSource Analytics