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Virginia Cavaliers (ACC Coastal)
2017 Schedule & Results
| Record: 6-7 | Second-order wins (diff.): 6.1 (0.1) | S&P+ Rk: 85 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 2-Sep | William & Mary | N/A | 28-10 | W | 95% | 15.6 | 78% | 47% | 86% |
| 9-Sep | Indiana | 51 | 17-34 | L | 6% | -14.3 | 21% | 13% | 58% |
| 16-Sep | Connecticut | 119 | 38-18 | W | 100% | 25.8 | 87% | 87% | 63% |
| 22-Sep | at Boise State | 23 | 42-23 | W | 100% | 28.8 | 93% | 93% | 69% |
| 7-Oct | Duke | 65 | 28-21 | W | 95% | 15.5 | 81% | 41% | 82% |
| 14-Oct | at North Carolina | 94 | 20-14 | W | 94% | 14.4 | 76% | 44% | 86% |
| 21-Oct | Boston College | 66 | 10-41 | L | 1% | -22.7 | 12% | 14% | 28% |
| 28-Oct | at Pittsburgh | 82 | 14-31 | L | 19% | -8.1 | 31% | 18% | 71% |
| 4-Nov | Georgia Tech | 73 | 40-36 | W | 35% | -3.7 | 42% | 53% | 39% |
| 11-Nov | at Louisville | 16 | 21-38 | L | 1% | -20.1 | 17% | 38% | 11% |
| 18-Nov | at Miami-FL | 17 | 28-44 | L | 62% | 2.8 | 57% | 75% | 33% |
| 24-Nov | Virginia Tech | 29 | 0-10 | L | 0% | -31.0 | 10% | 1% | 77% |
| 28-Dec | vs. Navy | 69 | 7-49 | L | 0% | -40.2 | 5% | 7% | 10% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 23.2 | 109 | 24.7 | 43 |
| Points Per Game | 24.4 | 99 | 30.8 | 81 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 38.1% | 111 | 39.8% | 54 | 40.3% |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.09 | 98 | 1.14 | 51 | 1.17 |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 30.3 | 46 | 30.0 | 81 | 29.6 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.14 | 94 | 4.43 | 69 | 4.42 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -5.3 | 108 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +1.63 |
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| ACTUAL | -1 | 71 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 86.2 | 112 | 104.7 | 50 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 37.5% | 108 | 42.3% | 76 | 42.2% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.75 | 126 | 0.97 | 94 | 0.92 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 93.5 | 105 | 97.6 | 72 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 33.1% | 116 | 39.1% | 77 | 38.5% |
| Power Success Rate | 61.2% | 102 | 69.6% | 80 | 67.7% |
| Stuff Rate | 20.9% | 90 | 15.3% | 113 | 19.3% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Jordan Ellis | TB | 5'10, 215 | JR | 215 | 836 | 6 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 28.8% | 1 (0) |
| Kurt Benkert | QB | 6'4, 215 | SR | 35 | 127 | 0 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 42.9% | 11 (3) |
| Olamide Zaccheaus | HB | 5'8, 190 | JR | 27 | 182 | 1 | 6.7 | 8.6 | 37.0% | 4 (2) |
| Daniel Hamm | TB | 5'9, 200 | SR | 26 | 99 | 1 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 38.5% | 4 (2) |
| Joe Reed | WR | 6'1, 215 | SO | 21 | 112 | 1 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 38.1% | 0 (0) |
| Chris Sharp | TB | 6'1, 195 | SO | 11 | 40 | 1 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 54.5% | 2 (1) |
| PK Kier | TB | 6'0, 225 | FR | 6 | 32 | 0 | 5.3 | 2.2 | 50.0% | 0 (0) |
| De'Vante Cross | QB | 6'2, 200 | FR | 5 | 27 | 0 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 40.0% | 0 (0) |
| Ben Hogg | WR | 5'10, 175 | JR | 2 | -20 | 0 | -10.0 | 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+ | 97.7 | 78 | 105.0 | 40 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 38.5% | 90 | 36.1% | 28 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.31 | 114 | 1.42 | 58 | 1.48 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 105.8 | 59 | 116.4 | 40 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Kurt Benkert | 6'4, 215 | SR | 298 | 509 | 3207 | 25 | 9 | 58.5% | 31 | 5.7% | 5.6 |
| Lindell Stone | 6'0, 200 | FR | 2 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 22.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2.9 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Olamide Zaccheaus | HB | 5'8, 190 | JR | 140 | 85 | 895 | 5 | 10.5 | 6.4 | 60.7% | 46.4% | 27.8% |
| Doni Dowling | WR | 6'1, 220 | SR | 108 | 51 | 674 | 5 | 13.2 | 6.2 | 47.2% | 35.2% | 21.5% |
| Andre Levrone | WR | 6'3, 225 | SR | 73 | 34 | 689 | 7 | 20.3 | 9.4 | 46.6% | 39.7% | 14.5% |
| Evan Butts | TE | 6'4, 250 | JR | 39 | 32 | 266 | 2 | 8.3 | 6.8 | 82.1% | 48.7% | 7.8% |
| Joe Reed | WR | 6'1, 215 | SO | 30 | 23 | 244 | 2 | 10.6 | 8.1 | 76.7% | 56.7% | 6.0% |
| Jordan Ellis | TB | 5'10, 215 | JR | 28 | 22 | 137 | 1 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 78.6% | 39.3% | 5.6% |
| Daniel Hamm | TB | 5'9, 200 | SR | 27 | 22 | 100 | 1 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 81.5% | 37.0% | 5.4% |
| Hasise Dubois | WR | 6'3, 210 | SO | 21 | 16 | 120 | 1 | 7.5 | 5.7 | 76.2% | 52.4% | 4.2% |
| Warren Craft | WR | 6'2, 210 | SO | 8 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 11.0 | 6.9 | 62.5% | 50.0% | 1.6% |
| Terrell Jana | WR | 6'0, 185 | FR | 7 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 10.5 | 3.0 | 28.6% | 14.3% | 1.4% |
| De'Vante Cross | QB | 6'2, 200 | FR | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | 1.3 | 16.7% | 16.7% | 1.2% |
| Ben Hogg | WR | 5'10, 175 | JR | 4 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.8% |
| Tanner Cowley | TE | 6'4, 235 | SO | 4 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.8% |
| Richard Burney | TE | 6'4, 265 | SO | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 66.7% | 66.7% | 0.6% |
| Lamont Atkins | TB | 5'10, 200 | FR | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11.0 | 5.5 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.4% |
| Chris Sharp | TB | 6'1, 195 | SO | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 95.8 | 89 | 105.8 | 40 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 44.2% | 100 | 44.8% | 49 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.00 | 95 | 1.02 | 47 | 1.07 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.64 | 104 | 3.10 | 91 | 2.92 |
| SD Sack Rate | 6.6% | 94 | 7.0% | 22 | 5.3% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 87.4 | 111 | 110.2 | 40 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 25.7% | 115 | 28.8% | 47 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.42 | 102 | 1.55 | 82 | 1.53 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 2.95 | 96 | 3.44 | 88 | 3.22 |
| PD Sack Rate | 5.7% | 40 | 8.7% | 37 | 7.8% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 89.2 | 101 | 106.3 | 46 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 92.0 | 101 | 117.0 | 30 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 105.4 | 58 | 89.7 | 99 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 80.9 | 123 | 98.4 | 72 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 94.2 | 94 | 99.7 | 70 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 87.3 | 113 | 111.4 | 32 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 95.3 | 87 | 98.7 | 77 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 44.6% | 127 | 60.0% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 28.6% | 103 | 35.3% |
| Adj. Pace | +2.0 | 104 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 66.5% | 113 | 73.8% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 69.4% | 4 | 59.9% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 36.1% | 53 | 35.0% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 15.1% | 76 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 2.5% | 119 | 4.9% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 5.8% | 24 | 4.4% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 6.7% | 63 | 6.5% |
| PD to INC | 36.7% | 36 | 33.9% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | TFL (Sacks) | Run Stuffs* | Int (PBU) | FF | Succ. Rate** |
| Quin Blanding | FS | 6'2, 210 | SR | 99.5 | 3.5 (0) | 11 | 4 (2) | 0 | 55.6% |
| Micah Kiser | ILB | 6'2, 240 | SR | 97.5 | 9.5 (5) | 14 | 0 (4) | 0 | 39.9% |
| Jordan Mack | ILB | 6'2, 225 | SO | 76.0 | 7 (3) | 9 | 0 (0) | 2 | 45.5% |
| Juan Thornhill | SS | 6'0, 200 | JR | 55.0 | 4.5 (0.5) | 6 | 4 (12) | 0 | 58.9% |
| Chris Peace | OLB | 6'2, 245 | JR | 50.0 | 10.5 (7.5) | 8 | 1 (2) | 2 | 25.4% |
| Brenton Nelson | FS | 5'11, 180 | FR | 49.5 | 2 (0) | 5 | 4 (6) | 0 | 60.3% |
| Eli Hanback | DT | 6'4, 305 | SO | 39.0 | 5.5 (1.5) | 10 | 0 (0) | 0 | 19.0% |
| Bryce Hall | CB | 6'1, 200 | SO | 38.0 | 3 (1) | 4 | 1 (9) | 1 | 59.6% |
| Malcolm Cook | OLB | 6'1, 230 | JR | 33.0 | 4 (2) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 50.0% |
| Andrew Brown | DE | 6'4, 285 | SR | 32.0 | 10.5 (3.5) | 10 | 0 (0) | 1 | 15.2% |
| Chris Moore | OLB | 6'0, 210 | SO | 30.5 | 2 (0) | 4 | 1 (2) | 0 | 51.2% |
| Joey Blount | FS | 6'1, 180 | FR | 24.0 | 0.5 (0) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 42.1% |
| Juwan Moye | DE | 6'3, 285 | SO | 12.5 | 1.5 (0.5) | 5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 11.8% |
| Mandy Alonso | DL | 6'2, 290 | FR | 10.0 | 0.5 (0.5) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 35.7% |
| Charles Snowden | LB | 6'7, 205 | FR | 9.5 | 2 (1.5) | 1 | 0 (0) | 1 | 20.0% |
| C.J. Stalker | ILB | 6'2, 240 | JR | 6.5 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 25.0% |
| Steven Wright | DE | 6'3, 280 | SO | 6.0 | 2 (1) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Lamont Atkins | TB | 5'10, 200 | FR | 4.5 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 | ||
| Daniel Hamm | TB | 5'9, 200 | SR | 4.5 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 | ||
| Chris Sharp | TB | 6'1, 195 | SO | 3.0 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 | ||
| James Trucilla | DT | 6'0, 280 | SO | 2.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0.0% |
| De'Vante Cross | QB | 6'2, 200 | FR | 2.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 100.0% |
| Zane Zandier | LB | 6'3, 215 | FR | 2.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Joe Reed | WR | 6'1, 215 | SO | 2.0 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 | ||
| Tanner Cowley | TE | 6'4, 235 | SO | 2.0 | 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+ | -0.4 | 96 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.30 | 103 |
| Punt Success Rate | 59.0% | 59 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 65.5% | 94 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 63.6% | 24 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 51.2% | 32 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| A.J. Mejia | 5'8, 180 | FR | 37-37 | 8-12 | 66.7% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Lester Coleman | 6'5, 225 | JR | 75 | 43.7 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 52.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Brian Delaney | 5'10, 220 | FR | 56 | 62.9 | 20 | 35.7% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Andrew King | 5'9, 185 | JR | 1 | 65.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Mejia | 5'8, 180 | FR | 1 | 55.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Daniel Hamm | 5'9, 200 | SR | 22 | 4.5 | 0 | 24 | 2 (2) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Joe Reed | 6'1, 215 | SO | 29 | 29.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Olamide Zaccheaus | 5'8, 190 | JR | 7 | 20.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) |
| Daniel Hamm | 5'9, 200 | SR | 4 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) |
| Tackler | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | ST Tackles | PR Avg | KR Avg |
| Joey Blount | FS | 6'1, 180 | FR | 12.5 | 11.8 | 29.1 |
| Juan Thornhill | SS | 6'0, 200 | JR | 5.5 | 2.0 | 24.8 |
| Daniel Hamm | TB | 5'9, 200 | SR | 4.5 | 0.0 | 22.0 |
| Lamont Atkins | TB | 5'10, 200 | FR | 4.5 | 13.7 | 19.7 |
| Chris Sharp | TB | 6'1, 195 | SO | 3.0 | 18.3 |
Stats via SportSource Analytics