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Virginia Tech Hokies (ACC Coastal)
2017 Schedule & Results
| Record: 9-4 | Second-order wins (diff.): 8.5 (-0.5) | S&P+ Rk: 29 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 3-Sep | vs. West Virginia | 63 | 31-24 | W | 80% | 7.8 | 68% | 76% | 50% |
| 9-Sep | Delaware | N/A | 27-0 | W | 100% | 28.3 | 89% | 24% | 97% |
| 16-Sep | at East Carolina | 123 | 64-17 | W | 100% | 35.7 | 91% | 95% | 87% |
| 23-Sep | Old Dominion | 115 | 38-0 | W | 100% | 35.9 | 92% | 85% | NULL |
| 30-Sep | Clemson | 8 | 17-31 | L | 12% | -10.9 | 28% | 19% | 55% |
| 7-Oct | at Boston College | 66 | 23-10 | W | 99% | 21.5 | 87% | 45% | 92% |
| 21-Oct | North Carolina | 94 | 59-7 | W | 100% | 26.6 | 88% | 58% | 91% |
| 28-Oct | Duke | 65 | 24-3 | W | 100% | 32.6 | 94% | 46% | 96% |
| 4-Nov | at Miami-FL | 17 | 10-28 | L | 2% | -19.5 | 17% | 23% | 25% |
| 11-Nov | at Georgia Tech | 73 | 22-28 | L | 1% | -20.1 | 15% | 20% | 35% |
| 18-Nov | Pittsburgh | 82 | 20-14 | W | 30% | -4.8 | 38% | 21% | 69% |
| 24-Nov | at Virginia | 85 | 10-0 | W | 100% | 31.0 | 92% | 23% | 99% |
| 28-Dec | vs. Oklahoma State | 12 | 21-30 | L | 30% | -4.9 | 41% | 48% | 40% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 25.6 | 96 | 18.4 | 9 |
| Points Per Game | 30.5 | 63 | 16.0 | 4 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 42.1% | 57 | 34.3% | 9 | 40.3% |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.07 | 107 | 1.35 | 122 | 1.17 |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 32.7 | 12 | 25.2 | 3 | 29.6 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 3.80 | 120 | 3.43 | 5 | 4.42 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 4.7 | 30 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +0.13 |
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| ACTUAL | 5 | 30 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 100.3 | 68 | 122.1 | 15 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 44.6% | 45 | 35.1% | 14 | 42.2% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.71 | 128 | 0.94 | 76 | 0.92 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 102.4 | 59 | 124.1 | 6 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 40.7% | 42 | 32.9% | 13 | 38.5% |
| Power Success Rate | 67.4% | 66 | 44.8% | 1 | 67.7% |
| Stuff Rate | 17.8% | 40 | 27.2% | 3 | 19.3% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Deshawn McClease | RB | 5'9, 190 | SO | 108 | 530 | 3 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 41.7% | 0 (0) |
| Travon McMillian | RB | 6'0, 210 | JR | 104 | 439 | 2 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 38.5% | 1 (1) |
| Josh Jackson | QB | 6'1, 215 | FR | 102 | 466 | 6 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 48.0% | 3 (2) |
| Steven Peoples | RB | 5'9, 220 | JR | 70 | 267 | 2 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 34.3% | 0 (0) |
| Jalen Holston | RB | 5'11, 219 | FR | 70 | 226 | 3 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 28.6% | 1 (0) |
| Coleman Fox | RB | 5'11, 200 | SO | 39 | 223 | 1 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 46.2% | 0 (0) |
| Sean Savoy | WR | 5'9, 188 | FR | 24 | 116 | 2 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 58.3% | 2 (1) |
| AJ Bush | QB | 6'4, 225 | JR | 19 | 129 | 0 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 52.6% | 0 (0) |
| C.J. Carroll | WR | 5'8, 173 | JR | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 25.0% | 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+ | 105.7 | 45 | 112.7 | 24 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 39.2% | 81 | 33.4% | 10 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.55 | 38 | 1.80 | 126 | 1.48 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 128.6 | 32 | 127.2 | 25 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Josh Jackson | 6'1, 215 | FR | 236 | 396 | 2991 | 20 | 9 | 59.6% | 22 | 5.3% | 6.8 |
| AJ Bush | 6'4, 225 | JR | 7 | 11 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 63.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 9.0 |
| Chase Mummau | 6'2, 192 | FR | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 22.0 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Cam Phillips | WR | 6'0, 202 | SR | 107 | 71 | 964 | 7 | 13.6 | 9.0 | 66.4% | 50.5% | 27.6% |
| Sean Savoy | WR | 5'9, 188 | FR | 62 | 39 | 454 | 4 | 11.6 | 7.3 | 62.9% | 35.5% | 16.0% |
| Eric Kumah | WR | 6'2, 220 | SO | 53 | 28 | 324 | 2 | 11.6 | 6.1 | 52.8% | 45.3% | 13.7% |
| Henri Murphy | WR | 5'10, 190 | JR | 23 | 10 | 153 | 0 | 15.3 | 6.7 | 43.5% | 39.1% | 5.9% |
| Hezekiah Grimsley | WR | 6'0, 172 | FR | 20 | 12 | 139 | 0 | 11.6 | 7.0 | 60.0% | 45.0% | 5.2% |
| Travon McMillian | RB | 6'0, 210 | JR | 19 | 12 | 173 | 3 | 14.4 | 9.1 | 63.2% | 36.8% | 4.9% |
| C.J. Carroll | WR | 5'8, 173 | JR | 18 | 15 | 157 | 1 | 10.5 | 8.7 | 83.3% | 55.6% | 4.7% |
| James Clark | WR | 5'10, 185 | SR | 17 | 8 | 92 | 0 | 11.5 | 5.4 | 47.1% | 41.2% | 4.4% |
| Dalton Keene | TE | 6'4, 240 | FR | 15 | 10 | 167 | 0 | 16.7 | 11.1 | 66.7% | 46.7% | 3.9% |
| Chris Cunningham | TE | 6'2, 241 | SO | 13 | 9 | 175 | 1 | 19.4 | 13.5 | 69.2% | 61.5% | 3.4% |
| Phil Patterson | WR | 6'2, 193 | FR | 12 | 9 | 88 | 0 | 9.8 | 7.3 | 75.0% | 58.3% | 3.1% |
| Deshawn McClease | RB | 5'9, 190 | SO | 11 | 9 | 66 | 0 | 7.3 | 6.0 | 81.8% | 36.4% | 2.8% |
| Coleman Fox | RB | 5'11, 200 | SO | 5 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 100.0% | 40.0% | 1.3% |
| Steven Peoples | RB | 5'9, 220 | JR | 4 | 4 | 79 | 2 | 19.8 | 19.8 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1.0% |
| Samuel Denmark | WR | 6'0, 187 | FR | 3 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 14.0 | 9.3 | 66.7% | 66.7% | 0.8% |
| Jalen Holston | RB | 5'11, 219 | FR | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | -0.3 | 33.3% | 0.0% | 0.8% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 107.9 | 40 | 118.6 | 12 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 49.0% | 38 | 38.9% | 6 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.02 | 83 | 1.17 | 108 | 1.07 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.24 | 22 | 2.21 | 5 | 2.92 |
| SD Sack Rate | 2.8% | 17 | 7.9% | 13 | 5.3% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 87.6 | 109 | 109.3 | 43 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 26.9% | 108 | 26.6% | 24 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.28 | 119 | 1.80 | 123 | 1.53 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 2.83 | 105 | 2.86 | 32 | 3.22 |
| PD Sack Rate | 8.4% | 79 | 6.6% | 84 | 7.8% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 96.4 | 80 | 138.4 | 8 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 95.5 | 90 | 108.3 | 48 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 115.3 | 33 | 112.2 | 32 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 86.8 | 113 | 106.9 | 37 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 102.5 | 57 | 117.5 | 17 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 90.6 | 104 | 113.7 | 30 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 100.6 | 70 | 115.0 | 26 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 61.5% | 48 | 60.0% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 37.8% | 47 | 35.3% |
| Adj. Pace | -0.6 | 51 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 66.1% | 117 | 73.8% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 59.3% | 75 | 59.9% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 36.9% | 46 | 35.0% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 20.9% | 6 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 6.6% | 28 | 4.9% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 5.4% | 34 | 4.4% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 8.8% | 9 | 6.5% |
| PD to INC | 32.1% | 90 | 33.9% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | TFL (Sacks) | Run Stuffs* | Int (PBU) | FF | Succ. Rate** |
| Tremaine Edmunds | LB | 6'5, 250 | JR | 84.5 | 14 (5.5) | 23 | 0 (2) | 3 | 24.8% |
| Andrew Motuapuaka | LB | 6'0, 236 | SR | 69.0 | 11.5 (3.5) | 17 | 1 (7) | 1 | 36.7% |
| Reggie Floyd | S | 6'0, 218 | SO | 58.0 | 3 (0) | 12 | 3 (1) | 2 | 47.2% |
| Mook Reynolds | DB | 6'0, 191 | JR | 57.0 | 9 (1.5) | 11 | 0 (1) | 1 | 44.3% |
| Terrell Edmunds | S | 6'2, 220 | JR | 44.0 | 2.5 (1.5) | 6 | 2 (4) | 0 | 45.6% |
| Trevon Hill | DE | 6'3, 245 | SO | 35.0 | 9.5 (5.5) | 9 | 1 (0) | 1 | 19.6% |
| Ricky Walker | DT | 6'2, 300 | JR | 30.0 | 12.5 (4.5) | 10 | 0 (1) | 0 | 12.2% |
| Tim Settle | DT | 6'3, 335 | SO | 28.5 | 12.5 (4) | 14 | 0 (1) | 0 | 22.2% |
| Adonis Alexander | CB | 6'3, 197 | JR | 25.0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 1 (4) | 1 | 70.0% |
| Houshun Gaines | DE | 6'3, 245 | SO | 20.5 | 7 (3) | 6 | 0 (1) | 0 | 20.8% |
| Anthony Shegog | LB | 6'2, 230 | SR | 20.5 | 3 (0) | 4 | 0 (1) | 1 | 44.4% |
| Vinny Mihota | DE | 6'5, 270 | JR | 17.0 | 3.5 (1.5) | 3 | 0 (0) | 0 | 25.0% |
| Greg Stroman | CB | 6'0, 181 | SR | 17.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 4 (11) | 0 | 70.0% |
| Brandon Facyson | CB | 6'2, 197 | SR | 16.5 | 2 (0) | 4 | 0 (5) | 0 | 66.7% |
| Deon Newsome | S | 5'11, 200 | SR | 12.5 | 1 (0) | 2 | 0 (1) | 0 | 50.0% |
| Jarrod Hewitt | DT | 6'1, 285 | FR | 9.5 | 2 (0) | 4 | 0 (0) | 0 | 38.5% |
| Khalil Ladler | DB | 5'11, 180 | FR | 7.5 | 2 (0) | 5 | 0 (1) | 1 | 45.5% |
| Divine Deablo | DB | 6'3, 210 | SO | 7.0 | 1.5 (0.5) | 1 | 1 (3) | 0 | 14.3% |
| Sean Huelskamp | LB | 6'1, 225 | SR | 7.0 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 66.7% |
| Bryce Watts | DB | 6'0, 167 | FR | 4.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Jovonn Quillen | DB | 6'0, 187 | SO | 4.0 | 0 (0) | 0 (1) | 0 | ||
| Emmanuel Belmar | DE | 6'2, 240 | FR | 3.0 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 25.0% |
| Joey Slye | K | 5'11, 213 | SR | 2.5 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 | ||
| Dylan Rivers | LB | 6'1, 233 | FR | 2.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 50.0% |
| Travon McMillian | RB | 6'0, 210 | JR | 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 | 32 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.09 | 89 |
| Punt Success Rate | 64.6% | 32 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 96.0% | 1 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 46.2% | 67 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 50.0% | 35 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Joey Slye | 5'11, 213 | SR | 37-37 | 15-22 | 68.2% |
| Brian Johnson | 6'1, 180 | FR | 5-5 | 3-4 | 75.0% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Oscar Bradburn | 6'1, 202 | FR | 66 | 42.4 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 84.8% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Joey Slye | 5'11, 213 | SR | 63 | 64.4 | 53 | 84.1% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Johnson | 6'1, 180 | FR | 12 | 63.2 | 6 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Greg Stroman | 6'0, 181 | SR | 35 | 11.3 | 2 | 30 | 2 (0) |
| C.J. Carroll | 5'8, 173 | JR | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 (0) |
| Bryce Watts | 6'0, 167 | FR | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Travon McMillian | 6'0, 210 | JR | 9 | 26.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Henri Murphy | 5'10, 190 | JR | 7 | 21.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| James Clark | 5'10, 185 | SR | 7 | 24.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Tackler | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | ST Tackles | PR Avg | KR Avg |
| Anthony Shegog | LB | 6'2, 230 | SR | 4.5 | 4.8 | 25.0 |
| Sean Huelskamp | LB | 6'1, 225 | SR | 4.0 | 1.3 | 18.5 |
| Jovonn Quillen | DB | 6'0, 187 | SO | 4.0 | 2.5 | 17.7 |
| Deon Newsome | S | 5'11, 200 | SR | 3.5 | -1.0 | 22.0 |
| Joey Slye | K | 5'11, 213 | SR | 2.5 | 21.3 |
Stats via SportSource Analytics