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Vanderbilt Commodores (SEC East)
2017 Schedule & Results
| Record: 5-7 | Second-order wins (diff.): 5.8 (0.8) | S&P+ Rk: 80 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 2-Sep | at Middle Tennessee | 68 | 28-6 | W | 100% | 37.1 | 95% | 79% | 96% |
| 9-Sep | Alabama A&M | N/A | 42-0 | W | 100% | 39.5 | 92% | 85% | NULL |
| 16-Sep | Kansas State | 64 | 14-7 | W | 72% | 5.4 | 63% | 13% | 92% |
| 23-Sep | Alabama | 1 | 0-59 | L | 0% | -49.0 | 7% | NULL | 2% |
| 30-Sep | at Florida | 86 | 24-38 | L | 2% | -19.7 | 14% | 31% | 15% |
| 7-Oct | Georgia | 3 | 14-45 | L | 0% | -28.6 | 11% | 29% | 4% |
| 14-Oct | at Ole Miss | 42 | 35-57 | L | 1% | -22.2 | 14% | 66% | 4% |
| 28-Oct | at South Carolina | 60 | 27-34 | L | 57% | 1.7 | 54% | 67% | 33% |
| 4-Nov | Western Kentucky | 83 | 31-17 | W | 99% | 22.2 | 89% | 70% | 84% |
| 11-Nov | Kentucky | 90 | 21-44 | L | 35% | -3.6 | 39% | 66% | 15% |
| 18-Nov | Missouri | 35 | 17-45 | L | 11% | -11.5 | 28% | 24% | 50% |
| 25-Nov | at Tennessee | 107 | 42-24 | W | 100% | 26.9 | 88% | 92% | 70% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 27.5 | 73 | 27.9 | 67 |
| Points Per Game | 24.6 | 98 | 31.3 | 85 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 43.0% | 51 | 41.1% | 66 | 40.3% |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.19 | 49 | 1.28 | 110 | 1.17 |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 28.3 | 103 | 30.5 | 94 | 29.6 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 5.10 | 12 | 4.75 | 99 | 4.42 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -4.7 | 102 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -0.13 |
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| ACTUAL | -5 | 97 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 94.2 | 93 | 92.3 | 91 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 38.5% | 104 | 46.3% | 99 | 42.2% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.86 | 84 | 1.06 | 120 | 0.92 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 93.8 | 102 | 95.2 | 86 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 32.7% | 121 | 43.7% | 119 | 38.5% |
| Power Success Rate | 60.0% | 108 | 71.4% | 91 | 67.7% |
| Stuff Rate | 22.8% | 118 | 18.9% | 71 | 19.3% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Ralph Webb | RB | 5'10, 202 | SR | 193 | 841 | 10 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 30.1% | 3 (1) |
| Khari Blasingame | RB | 6'1, 235 | JR | 45 | 147 | 0 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 26.7% | 1 (1) |
| Jamauri Wakefield | RB | 6'1, 220 | FR | 28 | 115 | 0 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 39.3% | 0 (0) |
| Dallas Rivers | RB | 6'1, 225 | SR | 24 | 78 | 0 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 33.3% | 0 (0) |
| Kyle Shurmur | QB | 6'4, 227 | JR | 16 | 39 | 3 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 25.0% | 6 (1) |
| Trent Sherfield | WR | 6'1, 205 | SR | 8 | 92 | 1 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 62.5% | 0 (0) |
| Donaven Tennyson | WR | 5'10, 170 | SO | 3 | 63 | 0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 66.7% | 0 (0) |
| Sam Dobbs | TE | 6'4, 230 | JR | 3 | 37 | 0 | 12.3 | 5.3 | 100.0% | 0 (0) |
| Kalija Lipscomb | WR | 6'1, 200 | SO | 3 | 17 | 0 | 5.7 | 2.0 | 66.7% | 1 (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+ | 118.0 | 20 | 115.7 | 17 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 47.0% | 12 | 35.1% | 20 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.44 | 64 | 1.61 | 106 | 1.48 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 139.3 | 25 | 103.6 | 59 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Kyle Shurmur | 6'4, 227 | JR | 220 | 380 | 2823 | 26 | 10 | 57.9% | 19 | 4.8% | 6.8 |
| Deuce Wallace | 6'2, 210 | FR | 11 | 22 | 94 | 1 | 0 | 50.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| Shawn Stankavage | 6'2, 205 | JR | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 6.0 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| C.J. Duncan | WR | 5'11, 203 | SR | 74 | 52 | 517 | 5 | 9.9 | 7.0 | 70.3% | 58.1% | 19.3% |
| Trent Sherfield | WR | 6'1, 205 | SR | 70 | 50 | 729 | 5 | 14.6 | 10.4 | 71.4% | 61.4% | 18.3% |
| Kalija Lipscomb | WR | 6'1, 200 | SO | 68 | 37 | 610 | 8 | 16.5 | 9.0 | 54.4% | 47.1% | 17.8% |
| Jared Pinkney | TE | 6'4, 255 | SO | 40 | 22 | 279 | 3 | 12.7 | 7.0 | 55.0% | 45.0% | 10.4% |
| Caleb Scott | WR | 6'2, 202 | SR | 36 | 18 | 178 | 2 | 9.9 | 4.9 | 50.0% | 38.9% | 9.4% |
| Ralph Webb | RB | 5'10, 202 | SR | 22 | 13 | 188 | 1 | 14.5 | 8.6 | 59.1% | 31.8% | 5.7% |
| Sam Dobbs | TE | 6'4, 230 | JR | 18 | 8 | 79 | 0 | 9.9 | 4.4 | 44.4% | 38.9% | 4.7% |
| Nathan Marcus | TE | 6'5, 242 | SR | 15 | 7 | 68 | 1 | 9.7 | 4.5 | 46.7% | 26.7% | 3.9% |
| Donaven Tennyson | WR | 5'10, 170 | SO | 11 | 8 | 116 | 0 | 14.5 | 10.6 | 72.7% | 54.5% | 2.9% |
| Khari Blasingame | RB | 6'1, 235 | JR | 9 | 6 | 52 | 1 | 8.7 | 5.8 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 2.3% |
| Trey Ellis | WR | 5'9, 170 | SR | 8 | 5 | 70 | 1 | 14.0 | 8.8 | 62.5% | 62.5% | 2.1% |
| Dallas Rivers | RB | 6'1, 225 | SR | 4 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 9.5 | 4.8 | 50.0% | 25.0% | 1.0% |
| Jamauri Wakefield | RB | 6'1, 220 | FR | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 75.0% | 25.0% | 1.0% |
| Chris Pierce | WR | 6'4, 208 | FR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Jackson Winrow | WR | 6'1, 195 | FR | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
| Jaire George | FB | 6'1, 230 | SO | 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+ | 110.4 | 33 | 100.0 | 65 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 49.2% | 36 | 48.4% | 91 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.16 | 28 | 1.15 | 103 | 1.07 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.98 | 56 | 3.14 | 96 | 2.92 |
| SD Sack Rate | 4.2% | 48 | 8.2% | 9 | 5.3% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 97.6 | 75 | 110.0 | 41 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 29.3% | 81 | 25.8% | 18 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.33 | 115 | 1.80 | 122 | 1.53 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 1.95 | 128 | 3.74 | 112 | 3.22 |
| PD Sack Rate | 5.4% | 33 | 7.5% | 68 | 7.8% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 117.5 | 31 | 87.2 | 104 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 101.8 | 69 | 117.5 | 25 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 114.2 | 36 | 98.8 | 76 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 93.8 | 97 | 102.7 | 51 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 117.5 | 21 | 105.1 | 48 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 85.1 | 116 | 99.8 | 67 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 108.7 | 45 | 99.9 | 74 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 53.9% | 96 | 60.0% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 31.7% | 80 | 35.3% |
| Adj. Pace | +3.3 | 126 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 77.2% | 36 | 73.8% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 65.8% | 14 | 59.9% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 28.5% | 118 | 35.0% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 17.0% | 47 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 4.4% | 73 | 4.9% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 5.3% | 38 | 4.4% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 7.3% | 35 | 6.5% |
| PD to INC | 40.1% | 14 | 33.9% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | TFL (Sacks) | Run Stuffs* | Int (PBU) | FF | Succ. Rate** |
| LaDarius Wiley | S | 6'1, 210 | JR | 73.0 | 1 (0) | 3 | 1 (5) | 1 | 68.6% |
| Oren Burks | LB | 6'3, 230 | SR | 63.5 | 7 (1) | 9 | 1 (3) | 0 | 44.4% |
| Ryan White | S | 5'10, 190 | SR | 50.5 | 4 (0) | 6 | 2 (3) | 0 | 55.9% |
| Jordan Griffin | LB | 6'0, 223 | JR | 47.0 | 8.5 (1) | 10 | 0 (1) | 1 | 45.2% |
| Emmanuel Smith | LB | 6'2, 240 | SR | 43.0 | 4 (1.5) | 11 | 0 (0) | 0 | 38.6% |
| Joejuan Williams | CB | 6'3, 208 | SO | 36.0 | 2.5 (0) | 3 | 0 (10) | 1 | 66.7% |
| Charles Wright | LB | 6'3, 240 | JR | 30.5 | 10.5 (9) | 5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 16.3% |
| Dare Odeyingbo | DL | 6'2, 272 | JR | 29.5 | 11 (4.5) | 9 | 0 (2) | 1 | 25.6% |
| Taurean Ferguson | CB | 5'9, 190 | SR | 26.0 | 2 (0) | 4 | 1 (3) | 0 | 51.7% |
| Tre Herndon | CB | 6'1, 188 | SR | 25.0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 (11) | 1 | 76.7% |
| Arnold Tarpley III | S | 6'1, 203 | SR | 23.5 | 0 (0) | 2 | 0 (3) | 0 | 50.0% |
| Jonathan Wynn | DL | 6'5, 265 | SR | 19.0 | 3.5 (1.5) | 4 | 0 (2) | 0 | 27.3% |
| Josh Smith | LB | 6'4, 240 | JR | 16.0 | 4 (2) | 6 | 0 (0) | 0 | 20.0% |
| Nifae Lealao | DL | 6'5, 312 | SR | 15.5 | 4 (0) | 6 | 0 (3) | 0 | 30.4% |
| Dayo Odeyingbo | DL | 6'6, 250 | FR | 15.0 | 4.5 (2.5) | 4 | 1 (0) | 0 | 25.0% |
| Cameron Tidd | DL | 6'3, 290 | FR | 11.5 | 1 (1) | 3 | 0 (0) | 1 | 25.0% |
| Jay Woods | DL | 6'3, 285 | SR | 11.5 | 1 (1) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 33.3% |
| Donovan Sheffield | CB | 6'0, 190 | JR | 10.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 58.3% |
| Bryce Lewis | CB | 6'0, 185 | JR | 8.5 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (0) | 1 | 60.0% |
| Zaire Jones | S | 6'0, 200 | FR | 8.0 | 1 (0) | 3 | 0 (0) | 1 | 54.5% |
| Caleb Peart | LB | 6'1, 235 | SO | 6.0 | 1 (0) | 3 | 0 (0) | 0 | 36.4% |
| Tae Daley | DB | 6'0, 185 | FR | 5.0 | 0.5 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 25.0% |
| Andre Mintze | LB | 6'3, 235 | FR | 4.5 | 1.5 (0) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 25.0% |
| Jay Hockaday | LB | 6'3, 230 | SO | 3.5 | 0.5 (0) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Andrew Rector | S | 6'0, 205 | JR | 3.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 50.0% |
* 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+ | -0.8 | 128 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.79 | 127 |
| Punt Success Rate | 45.5% | 117 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 85.7% | 19 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 37.5% | 93 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 33.3% | 108 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Tommy Openshaw | 6'2, 200 | SR | 39-40 | 3-7 | 42.9% |
| Ryley Guay | 5'10, 190 | SO | 1-1 | 0-0 | #DIV/0! |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Sam Loy | 6'1, 190 | SO | 64 | 40.2 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 48.4% |
| Reid Nelson | 6'2, 215 | SR | 2 | 24.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Tommy Openshaw | 6'2, 200 | SR | 54 | 63.7 | 36 | 66.7% | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryley Guay | 5'10, 190 | SO | 2 | 65.0 | 2 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Kalija Lipscomb | 6'1, 200 | SO | 14 | 5.9 | 0 | 17 | 1 (0) |
| Frank Coppet | 5'11, 185 | FR | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) |
| Andrew Rector | 6'0, 205 | JR | 1 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Jamauri Wakefield | 6'1, 220 | FR | 22 | 23.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| C.J. Duncan | 5'11, 203 | SR | 3 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kalija Lipscomb | 6'1, 200 | SO | 3 | 16.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Tackler | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | ST Tackles | PR Avg | KR Avg |
| Chris Pierce | WR | 6'4, 208 | FR | 3.5 | 39.8 | |
| Khari Blasingame | RB | 6'1, 235 | JR | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Kalija Lipscomb | WR | 6'1, 200 | SO | 2.5 | -1.0 | 11.0 |
| LaDarius Wiley | S | 6'1, 210 | JR | 2.0 | 12.5 | |
| Tae Daley | DB | 6'0, 185 | FR | 1.5 | 18.5 |
Stats via SportSource Analytics