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2015 | 2016
Auburn Tigers (SEC West)
2015 Schedule & Results
| Record: 7-6 | Second-order wins (diff.): 6.7 (-0.3) | S&P+ Rk: 35 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 5-Sep | vs. Louisville | 28 | 31-24 | W | 83% | 7.5 | 92% | 75% | 72% |
| 12-Sep | Jacksonville State | N/A | 27-20 | W | 84% | 8.1 | 63% | 29% | 51% |
| 19-Sep | at LSU | 9 | 21-45 | L | 0% | -29.2 | 35% | 17% | 13% |
| 26-Sep | Mississippi State | 16 | 9-17 | L | 9% | -10.7 | 73% | 34% | 57% |
| 3-Oct | San Jose State | 89 | 35-21 | W | 98% | 16.1 | 93% | 81% | 74% |
| 15-Oct | at Kentucky | 95 | 30-27 | W | 42% | -1.5 | 24% | 57% | 24% |
| 24-Oct | at Arkansas | 15 | 46-54 | L | 14% | -8.7 | 36% | 32% | 73% |
| 31-Oct | Ole Miss | 5 | 19-27 | L | 17% | -7.5 | 59% | 65% | 67% |
| 7-Nov | at Texas A&M | 42 | 26-10 | W | 98% | 17.3 | 88% | 86% | 77% |
| 14-Nov | Georgia | 32 | 13-20 | L | 22% | -6.2 | 54% | 39% | 71% |
| 21-Nov | Idaho | 109 | 56-34 | W | 96% | 14.1 | 69% | 61% | 58% |
| 28-Nov | Alabama | 1 | 13-29 | L | 2% | -17.2 | 37% | 61% | 43% |
| 30-Dec | vs. Memphis | 55 | 31-10 | W | 100% | 27.6 | 92% | 61% | 98% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 32.6 | 44 | 22.9 | 31 |
| Points Per Game | 27.5 | 75 | 26.0 | 54 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.10 | 123 | 1.11 | 7 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 44.3% | 36 | 44.6% | 97 | 40.3% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 31.1 | 43 | 30.4 | 83 | 29.9 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.89 | 55 | 4.23 | 28 | 4.67 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 4.25 | 27 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -0.87 |
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| ACTUAL | 2 | 51 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 109.1 | 38 | 104.8 | 49 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 47.7% | 19 | 44.8% | 91 | 42.3% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.89 | 125 | 1.02 | 45 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 111.5 | 20 | 100.6 | 58 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 40.6% | 43 | 42.3% | 106 | 38.9% |
| Power Success Rate | 78.7% | 5 | 65.6% | 62 | 66.3% |
| Stuff Rate | 15.4% | 9 | 16.9% | 99 | 19.6% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Peyton Barber | RB | 5'11, 225 | SO | 237 | 1016 | 13 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 34.2% | 3 (0) |
| Jovon Robinson | RB | 6'0, 230 | JR | 117 | 639 | 3 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 45.3% | 1 (0) |
| Kerryon Johnson | RB | 6'0, 195 | FR | 52 | 208 | 3 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 40.4% | 0 (0) |
| Roc Thomas | RB | 5'10, 203 | SO | 43 | 261 | 1 | 6.1 | 7.4 | 39.5% | 1 (1) |
| Jeremy Johnson | QB | 6'5, 240 | JR | 38 | 208 | 6 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 42.1% | 2 (1) |
| Ricardo Louis | WR | 6'2, 215 | SR | 29 | 158 | 1 | 5.4 | 3.2 | 51.7% | 3 (1) |
| Sean White | QB | 6'0, 200 | FR | 21 | 116 | 0 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 42.9% | 4 (1) |
| Jason Smith | WR | 6'1, 180 | SO | 6 | 37 | 1 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 50.0% | 0 (0) |
| Stanton Truitt | WR | 5'9, 184 | FR | 6 | 28 | 0 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 66.7% | 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+ | 107.4 | 42 | 113.8 | 26 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 38.5% | 83 | 44.5% | 105 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.55 | 43 | 1.21 | 1 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 126.2 | 37 | 59.1 | 123 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Jeremy Johnson | 6'5, 240 | JR | 95 | 157 | 1054 | 10 | 7 | 60.5% | 9 | 5.4% | 5.9 |
| Sean White | 6'0, 200 | FR | 83 | 143 | 1167 | 1 | 4 | 58.0% | 10 | 6.5% | 7.1 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Ricardo Louis | WR | 6'2, 215 | SR | 83 | 46 | 716 | 3 | 15.6 | 8.6 | 55.4% | 43.4% | 28.9% |
| Marcus Davis | WR | 5'9, 180 | JR | 37 | 30 | 182 | 1 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 81.1% | 35.1% | 12.9% |
| Melvin Ray | WR | 6'3, 215 | SR | 35 | 20 | 279 | 2 | 14.0 | 8.0 | 57.1% | 45.7% | 12.2% |
| Tony Stevens | WR | 6'4, 205 | JR | 25 | 14 | 177 | 1 | 12.6 | 7.1 | 56.0% | 44.0% | 8.7% |
| D'haquille Williams | WR | 6'2, 224 | SR | 22 | 12 | 147 | 1 | 12.3 | 6.7 | 54.5% | 50.0% | 7.7% |
| Jason Smith | WR | 6'1, 180 | SO | 21 | 13 | 203 | 2 | 15.6 | 9.7 | 61.9% | 47.6% | 7.3% |
| Kerryon Johnson | RB | 6'0, 195 | FR | 21 | 14 | 159 | 0 | 11.4 | 7.6 | 66.7% | 38.1% | 7.3% |
| Peyton Barber | RB | 5'11, 225 | SO | 16 | 11 | 112 | 0 | 10.2 | 7.0 | 68.8% | 43.8% | 5.6% |
| Roc Thomas | RB | 5'10, 203 | SO | 15 | 11 | 200 | 1 | 18.2 | 13.3 | 73.3% | 53.3% | 5.2% |
| Chandler Cox | FB | 6'1, 232 | FR | 5 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 8.3 | 5.0 | 60.0% | 40.0% | 1.7% |
| Stanton Truitt | WR | 5'9, 184 | FR | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13.0 | 4.3 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 1.0% |
| Gray King | WR | 5'10, 170 | SO | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 100.0% | 50.0% | 0.7% |
| Jovon Robinson | RB | 6'0, 230 | JR | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
| Kamryn Pettway | FB | 6'0, 242 | FR | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 99.6 | 73 | 109.1 | 30 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 49.1% | 37 | 49.7% | 101 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 0.91 | 125 | 0.99 | 14 | 1.11 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.12 | 28 | 3.14 | 99 | 2.90 |
| SD Sack Rate | 4.3% | 52 | 2.9% | 112 | 5.0% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 119.5 | 23 | 112.5 | 29 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 32.4% | 51 | 32.1% | 85 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.84 | 50 | 1.58 | 22 | 1.77 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.17 | 72 | 3.62 | 107 | 3.20 |
| PD Sack Rate | 5.3% | 24 | 5.4% | 99 | 7.5% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 121.4 | 19 | 98.9 | 63 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 90.4 | 102 | 118.8 | 21 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 121.1 | 26 | 102.6 | 62 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 103.1 | 69 | 119.6 | 17 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 102.1 | 64 | 110.1 | 33 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 113.0 | 36 | 113.4 | 29 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 113.7 | 29 | 100.7 | 66 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 76.7% | 8 | 60.4% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 28.6% | 89 | 34.0% |
| Adj. Pace | -0.9 | 69 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 69.4% | 108 | 74.9% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 55.0% | 111 | 60.3% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 41.0% | 9 | 33.9% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 13.4% | 110 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 2.5% | 123 | 5.1% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 3.5% | 85 | 4.5% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 7.3% | 29 | 6.3% |
| PD to INC | 37.2% | 28 | 32.8% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
| Johnathan Ford | DB | 6'0, 203 | JR | 93.0 | 12.8% | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Kris Frost | LB | 6'2, 240 | SR | 66.0 | 9.1% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Blake Countess | DB | 5'10, 185 | SR | 57.5 | 7.9% | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Jones | DB | 5'10, 181 | SR | 57.0 | 7.9% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| Cassanova McKinzy | LB | 6'3, 253 | SR | 55.5 | 7.7% | 10.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlton Davis | DB | 6'1, 190 | FR | 47.0 | 6.5% | 1.5 | 0.5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Tre' Williams | LB | 6'2, 238 | SO | 41.0 | 5.7% | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Garrett | LB | 6'1, 228 | SR | 37.5 | 5.2% | 2.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tray Matthews | DB | 6'1, 213 | SO | 36.0 | 5.0% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Montravius Adams | DT | 6'4, 296 | JR | 30.0 | 4.1% | 3.0 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Dontavius Russell | DL | 6'3, 295 | FR | 28.0 | 3.9% | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Devaroe Lawrence | DL | 6'2, 281 | JR | 22.0 | 3.0% | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Ruffin | DB | 6'0, 191 | SO | 21.0 | 2.9% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Roberts | DB | 5'11, 187 | SO | 21.0 | 2.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| DaVonte Lambert | DL | 6'2, 282 | SR | 16.0 | 2.2% | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Irvin | DB | 5'9, 194 | FR | 13.0 | 1.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Dinson | DB | 5'11, 172 | FR | 12.0 | 1.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Lawson | DL | 6'2, 257 | SO | 11.0 | 1.5% | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Holland | OLB | 6'2, 240 | FR | 10.0 | 1.4% | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gimel President | DL | 6'4, 263 | JR | 10.0 | 1.4% | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JaViere Mitchell | LB | 6'2, 215 | JR | 9.0 | 1.2% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maurice Swain | DL | 6'5, 295 | JR | 5.5 | 0.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Raashed Kennion | DL | 6'6, 235 | SO | 5.0 | 0.7% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron Cowart | DE | 6'3, 277 | FR | 3.5 | 0.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deshaun Davis | LB | 5'11, 236 | FR | 3.0 | 0.4% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Note: It appears "Fumble Returns" are getting pulled instead of "Fumble Recoveries." My apologies. Will try to get that corrected. | |||||||||||
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | 1.3 | 17 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.43 | 12 |
| Punt Success Rate | 48.1% | 106 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 81.4% | 29 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 66.7% | 12 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 70.6% | 2 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Daniel Carlson | 6'4, 213 | SO | 40-40 | 23-27 | 85.2% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Kevin Phillips | 6'0, 185 | JR | 55 | 41.0 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 72.7% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Daniel Carlson | 6'4, 213 | SO | 69 | 64.2 | 49 | 71.0% | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Will Hastings | 5'10, 165 | FR | 1 | 42.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Marcus Davis | 5'9, 180 | JR | 15 | 11.5 | 0 | 14 | 0 (0) |
| Carlton Davis | 6'1, 190 | FR | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Johnathan Ford | 6'0, 203 | JR | 15 | 28.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kerryon Johnson | 6'0, 195 | FR | 14 | 27.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Blake Countess | 5'10, 185 | SR | 3 | 35.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics