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Troy Trojans (Sun Belt)
2017 Schedule & Results
| Record: 11-2 | Second-order wins (diff.): 9.2 (-1.8) | S&P+ Rk: 31 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 2-Sep | at Boise State | 23 | 13-24 | L | 1% | -23.0 | 13% | 4% | 63% |
| 9-Sep | Alabama State | N/A | 34-7 | W | 100% | 47.8 | 93% | 87% | 99% |
| 16-Sep | at New Mexico State | 72 | 27-24 | W | 73% | 5.7 | 64% | 65% | 50% |
| 23-Sep | Akron | 112 | 22-17 | W | 95% | 14.7 | 77% | 66% | 70% |
| 30-Sep | at LSU | 21 | 24-21 | W | 38% | -2.7 | 45% | 55% | 37% |
| 11-Oct | South Alabama | 98 | 8-19 | L | 32% | -4.2 | 39% | 13% | 79% |
| 21-Oct | at Georgia State | 96 | 34-10 | W | 100% | 26.2 | 91% | 79% | 86% |
| 28-Oct | Georgia Southern | 120 | 38-16 | W | 100% | 28.6 | 89% | 84% | 86% |
| 2-Nov | Idaho | 99 | 24-21 | W | 92% | 13.0 | 76% | 68% | 68% |
| 11-Nov | at Coastal Carolina | 111 | 42-17 | W | 91% | 12.1 | 73% | 65% | 64% |
| 24-Nov | Texas State | 117 | 62-9 | W | 100% | 39.4 | 93% | 96% | 86% |
| 2-Dec | at Arkansas State | 25 | 32-25 | W | 1% | -20.2 | 18% | 20% | 23% |
| 16-Dec | vs. North Texas | 62 | 50-30 | W | 98% | 18.9 | 85% | 85% | 56% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 29.2 | 58 | 21.0 | 17 |
| Points Per Game | 34.2 | 42 | 20.0 | 12 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 44.6% | 32 | 37.7% | 29 | 40.3% |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.17 | 63 | 1.09 | 33 | 1.17 |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 31.4 | 26 | 30.6 | 95 | 29.6 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.53 | 60 | 3.13 | 1 | 4.42 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 5.1 | 27 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +0.75 |
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| ACTUAL | 7 | 26 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 109.2 | 43 | 105.9 | 48 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 46.0% | 28 | 36.4% | 21 | 42.2% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.96 | 40 | 0.76 | 10 | 0.92 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 99 | 82 | 110 | 32 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 39.3% | 56 | 34.2% | 25 | 38.5% |
| Power Success Rate | 76.7% | 17 | 68.3% | 72 | 67.7% |
| Stuff Rate | 15.6% | 18 | 26.8% | 5 | 19.3% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Jordan Chunn | RB | 6'1, 235 | SR | 154 | 774 | 10 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 35.7% | 3 (3) |
| Josh Anderson | RB | 5'11, 250 | SR | 93 | 444 | 6 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 37.6% | 1 (1) |
| Jamarius Henderson | RB | 5'11, 200 | SO | 45 | 355 | 4 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 55.6% | 0 (0) |
| Brandon Silvers | QB | 6'3, 219 | SR | 33 | 136 | 5 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 24.2% | 2 (2) |
| B.J. Smith | RB | 5'9, 198 | SO | 27 | 101 | 2 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 33.3% | 0 (0) |
| Kaleb Barker | QB | 6'1, 210 | SO | 21 | 181 | 2 | 8.6 | 6.8 | 57.1% | 0 (0) |
| Tevaris McCormick | WR | 5'10, 183 | SR | 5 | 14 | 0 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 40.0% | 0 (0) |
| Deondre Douglas | WR | 6'1, 197 | JR | 3 | 43 | 1 | 14.3 | 15.1 | 66.7% | 1 (1) |
| Sidney Davis | WR | 5'11, 219 | JR | 3 | 38 | 0 | 12.7 | 5.5 | 100.0% | 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+ | 97.7 | 79 | 101.1 | 60 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 43.5% | 38 | 38.9% | 51 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.34 | 107 | 1.37 | 44 | 1.48 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 173.2 | 15 | 116.8 | 38 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Brandon Silvers | 6'3, 219 | SR | 283 | 443 | 3290 | 17 | 7 | 63.9% | 15 | 3.3% | 7.0 |
| Kaleb Barker | 6'1, 210 | SO | 8 | 13 | 143 | 1 | 0 | 61.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 11.0 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Deondre Douglas | WR | 6'1, 197 | JR | 76 | 48 | 628 | 4 | 13.1 | 8.3 | 63.2% | 51.3% | 17.3% |
| Damion Willis | WR | 6'4, 194 | JR | 64 | 42 | 620 | 3 | 14.8 | 9.7 | 65.6% | 54.7% | 14.5% |
| Emanuel Thompson | WR | 6'1, 200 | SR | 62 | 38 | 420 | 0 | 11.1 | 6.8 | 61.3% | 46.8% | 14.1% |
| Tevaris McCormick | WR | 5'10, 183 | SR | 49 | 37 | 421 | 3 | 11.4 | 8.6 | 75.5% | 46.9% | 11.1% |
| John Johnson | WR | 6'1, 193 | SR | 35 | 23 | 287 | 2 | 12.5 | 8.2 | 65.7% | 51.4% | 8.0% |
| Jordan Chunn | RB | 6'1, 235 | SR | 35 | 28 | 204 | 0 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 80.0% | 40.0% | 8.0% |
| Tray Eafford | WR | 6'1, 196 | FR | 27 | 17 | 312 | 3 | 18.4 | 11.6 | 63.0% | 44.4% | 6.1% |
| Sam Letton | WR | 6'2, 226 | SO | 19 | 11 | 115 | 1 | 10.5 | 6.1 | 57.9% | 47.4% | 4.3% |
| Josh Anderson | RB | 5'11, 250 | SR | 18 | 13 | 95 | 0 | 7.3 | 5.3 | 72.2% | 38.9% | 4.1% |
| Clark Quisenberry | WR | 6'3, 221 | SR | 16 | 9 | 96 | 2 | 10.7 | 6.0 | 56.2% | 43.8% | 3.6% |
| Jamarius Henderson | RB | 5'11, 200 | SO | 14 | 11 | 95 | 0 | 8.6 | 6.8 | 78.6% | 28.6% | 3.2% |
| Sidney Davis | WR | 5'11, 219 | JR | 14 | 8 | 77 | 0 | 9.6 | 5.5 | 57.1% | 42.9% | 3.2% |
| Richard Hallman | WR | 6'2, 197 | SO | 5 | 5 | 96 | 1 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1.1% |
| Gabe Hill | TE | 6'2, 245 | JR | 1 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.2% |
| Ismail Saleem | WR | 5'8, 176 | SO | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| KE'Marvin Pitts | WR | 5'6, 155 | SR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 105.3 | 47 | 104.2 | 46 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 51.0% | 20 | 42.4% | 25 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.07 | 55 | 0.99 | 34 | 1.07 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.13 | 36 | 2.30 | 9 | 2.92 |
| SD Sack Rate | 3.6% | 34 | 9.6% | 4 | 5.3% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 100.9 | 66 | 101.1 | 67 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 31.5% | 58 | 29.2% | 54 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.49 | 78 | 1.34 | 16 | 1.53 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 2.50 | 119 | 2.52 | 11 | 3.22 |
| PD Sack Rate | 3.3% | 6 | 7.1% | 75 | 7.8% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 105.9 | 53 | 125.8 | 16 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 102.7 | 67 | 110.9 | 41 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 106.0 | 55 | 98.7 | 78 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 108.4 | 42 | 89.9 | 112 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 104.5 | 50 | 101.6 | 56 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 102.9 | 61 | 116.0 | 26 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 106.4 | 54 | 97.2 | 80 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 51.0% | 113 | 60.0% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 27.0% | 108 | 35.3% |
| Adj. Pace | -0.1 | 62 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 66.0% | 118 | 73.8% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 55.8% | 109 | 59.9% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 34.3% | 76 | 35.0% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 20.5% | 8 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 6.1% | 34 | 4.9% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 5.9% | 19 | 4.4% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 8.4% | 13 | 6.5% |
| PD to INC | 37.7% | 23 | 33.9% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | TFL (Sacks) | Run Stuffs* | Int (PBU) | FF | Succ. Rate** |
| Tron Folsom | LB | 6'2, 218 | SO | 65.0 | 9 (0) | 12 | 1 (3) | 0 | 28.4% |
| Cedarius Rookard | S | 6'1, 210 | JR | 58.5 | 2 (0) | 4 | 2 (3) | 2 | 67.5% |
| Tyquae Russell | DB | 6'1, 200 | SR | 43.0 | 2.5 (1) | 4 | 0 (5) | 0 | 51.2% |
| Marcus Jones | CB | 5'9, 170 | FR | 41.5 | 2 (0) | 2 | 2 (6) | 0 | 64.3% |
| Sam Lebbie | LB | 6'3, 244 | SR | 36.5 | 10.5 (2) | 17 | 0 (1) | 1 | 19.6% |
| Melvin Tyus | S | 5'10, 212 | SO | 33.5 | 2 (0) | 3 | 0 (1) | 0 | 60.5% |
| Kris Weatherspoon | S | 6'2, 205 | SR | 31.5 | 2 (0) | 3 | 2 (2) | 0 | 58.1% |
| Andre Flakes | DB | 5'9, 200 | SR | 30.0 | 5 (2) | 7 | 0 (3) | 0 | 52.9% |
| Blace Brown | CB | 6'0, 186 | JR | 28.0 | 0 (0) | 1 | 5 (6) | 1 | 65.6% |
| Justin Whisenhunt | LB | 6'1, 219 | FR | 27.0 | 2.5 (0) | 10 | 0 (0) | 0 | 33.3% |
| Hunter Reese | LB | 6'1, 221 | JR | 26.5 | 14 (6.5) | 9 | 1 (0) | 1 | 22.9% |
| Seth Calloway | DE | 6'3, 252 | SR | 26.5 | 5 (2.5) | 8 | 0 (1) | 0 | 27.0% |
| Jalen Harris | CB | 6'0, 187 | SR | 24.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | 75.0% |
| Terence Dunlap | CB | 5'11, 174 | FR | 24.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 68.8% |
| Jamal Stadom | DT | 6'2, 280 | SR | 22.0 | 11.5 (7) | 9 | 1 (1) | 1 | 7.1% |
| Baron Poole II | DT | 6'2, 283 | SR | 20.0 | 6 (3.5) | 9 | 0 (3) | 0 | 20.0% |
| Marcus Webb | DT | 6'3, 252 | SO | 16.5 | 8.5 (4) | 7 | 0 (0) | 0 | 8.7% |
| Trevon Sanders | DT | 6'0, 310 | JR | 16.0 | 5 (2.5) | 8 | 0 (0) | 0 | 27.3% |
| Antione Barker | DE | 6'3, 253 | SO | 15.5 | 6.5 (3.5) | 7 | 0 (1) | 1 | 16.7% |
| Tyler Murray | S | 6'1, 186 | FR | 13.5 | 1.5 (1) | 2 | 1 (0) | 2 | 33.3% |
| Kevin Nixon | LB | 6'1, 212 | FR | 13.5 | 0.5 (0.5) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 66.7% |
| Zo Bridges | LB | 6'2, 225 | SO | 12.0 | 6 (2.5) | 4 | 0 (0) | 0 | 28.6% |
| Kelan Chairs | LB | 6'0, 218 | SR | 12.0 | 1.5 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 61.1% |
| Kamryn Melton | CB | 5'10, 184 | SR | 11.5 | 0.5 (0) | 1 | 0 (6) | 0 | 62.5% |
| Kelvin Lucky | DE | 6'4, 225 | FR | 9.5 | 4 (2) | 3 | 0 (0) | 0 | 16.7% |
* 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+ | -0.8 | 125 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.58 | 118 |
| Punt Success Rate | 41.4% | 125 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 62.7% | 103 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 47.8% | 63 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 60.0% | 10 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Tyler Sumpter | 5'10, 230 | FR | 34-34 | 7-9 | 77.8% |
| Bratcher Underwood | 5'9, 179 | JR | 10-12 | 3-5 | 60.0% |
| Evan Legassey | 6'3, 195 | FR | 3-3 | 1-5 | 20.0% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Tyler Sumpter | 5'10, 230 | FR | 59 | 40.0 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 47.5% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Bratcher Underwood | 5'9, 179 | JR | 71 | 60.1 | 24 | 33.8% | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Tyler Sumpter | 5'10, 230 | FR | 3 | 41.7 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Marcus Jones | 5'9, 170 | FR | 13 | 9.3 | 0 | 16 | 3 (2) |
| Cedarius Rookard | 6'1, 210 | JR | 9 | 7.1 | 0 | 9 | 0 (0) |
| Jeremiah Jones | 5'11, 189 | FR | 1 | -6.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Marcus Jones | 5'9, 170 | FR | 29 | 30.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Terence Dunlap | 5'11, 174 | FR | 4 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| B.J. Smith | 5'9, 198 | SO | 1 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Tackler | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | ST Tackles | PR Avg | KR Avg |
| Terence Dunlap | CB | 5'11, 174 | FR | 10.0 | 3.3 | 22.1 |
| Tyquae Russell | DB | 6'1, 200 | SR | 7.5 | 3.7 | 21.7 |
| Marcus Jones | CB | 5'9, 170 | FR | 5.5 | 37.3 | |
| Tron Folsom | LB | 6'2, 218 | SO | 5.5 | 3.5 | 21.8 |
| Tyler Murray | S | 6'1, 186 | FR | 5.0 | 13.8 |
Stats via SportSource Analytics