American Athletic · 2016 · History
Tulane Green Wave
4-8 (1-7 American Athletic)Last: W 38-13 at UConn
Willie Fritz · 1st season · .333 at Tulane · .595 career since 2014
- Rating
- -10.4102
- Adj Off
- 21.7110
- Adj Def
- 32.185
- WAP
- -6.10105
Style profile
Style
What the offense does with the ball, and what the defense faces.
| Stat | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Run rate | 66.6%8 | 54.1%41 |
| Plays per game | 71.458 | 68.882 |
| Time of possession | 32:2422 | 27:37106 |
| Yards per pass attempt | 5.3127 | 7.260 |
| Yards per rush | 4.655 | 4.043 |
| Points per game | 24.1104 | 27.760 |
| Points per opportunity | 3.1696 | 3.3762 |
| Starting field position | Own 3411 | Own 3191 |
Efficiency and EPA
Down-by-down quality, measured in predicted points.
| Stat | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| EPA per play | +0.044120 | +0.09431 |
| Adj. EPA per play | +0.039119 | +0.17469 |
| Success rate | 37.8%119 | 40.1%35 |
| Explosiveness | 1.1782 | 1.2388 |
| Rushing EPA per play | +0.13559 | +0.03529 |
| Passing EPA per play | -0.136128 | +0.17848 |
| Std downs success | 44.5%106 | 43.5%29 |
| Passing downs success | 24.5%128 | 33.7%69 |
Situational
Red zone finishing, ball security, discipline, and money downs.
| Stat | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Red zone TD rate | 73.5%55 | 71.2%60 |
| Turnovers per game | 1.5059 | 2.255 |
| Penalties per game | 6.481 | 5.589 |
| Penalty yards per game | 55.170 | 48.882 |
| 3rd down conversion | 27.8%128 | 42.4%94 |
| 4th down tries per game | 3.003 | 0.75126 |
| 4th down conversion | 55.6%43 | 33.3%12 |
Rank out of 128 FBS teams. Green is good for the team, red is bad. Blue only orients neutral traits like tempo and run rate.
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Result | WAP | Off EPA | Def EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1Wk 1 | @71  Wake Forest | L3-7 | -0.81 | -0.07 | -0.10 |
| Sep 10Wk 2 | Southern(FCS) | W66-21 | +0.00 | +0.40 | -0.07 |
| Sep 17Wk 3 | 56  Navy | L14-21 | -0.82 | +0.17 | +0.05 |
| Sep 24Wk 4 | 100  Louisiana | W41-39 | +0.04 | -0.06 | +0.04 |
| Oct 1Wk 5 | @119  Massachusetts | W31-24 | +0.04 | +0.11 | +0.15 |
| Oct 14Wk 7 | 48  Memphis | L14-24 | -0.80 | -0.04 | 0.00 |
| Oct 22Wk 8 | @51  Tulsa | L27-50 | -0.69 | +0.18 | +0.34 |
| Oct 29Wk 9 | 101  SMU | L31-35 | -0.96 | +0.09 | +0.33 |
| Nov 5Wk 10 | @77  UCF | L6-37 | -0.83 | -0.27 | +0.07 |
| Nov 12Wk 11 | @24  Houston | L18-30 | -0.57 | 0.00 | -0.10 |
| Nov 19Wk 12 | 36  Temple | L0-31 | -0.75 | -0.13 | +0.26 |
| Nov 26Wk 13 | @112  UConn | W38-13 | +0.05 | +0.19 | +0.01 |
Key players
Sorted by how much of the offense runs through them. Bold rows are the primary option at each spot; the shade tracks their share.
Offense
Quarterbacks
Share of pass attempts| Player | Share | C/A | Cmp% | Yds | Y/A | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14Glen Cuiellette2016Y | 92% | 101/237 | 42.6% | 1309 | 5.5 | 10 | 8 |
| 11Johnathan Brantley2016Y | 8% | 8/21 | 38.1% | 51 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 |
Running backs
Share of rushes| Player | Share | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Dontrell Hilliard2016Y | 23% | 135 | 759 | 5.6 | 9 | 9 |
| 33Lazedrick Thompson2016Y | 15% | 87 | 506 | 5.8 | 7 | 2 |
| 3Sherman Badie2016Y | 7% | 43 | 169 | 3.9 | 1 | 2 |
Receivers
Share of pass attempts| Player | Share | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5Terren EncaladeWR SR | 14% | 36 | 500 | 13.9 | 6 |
| 3Darnell MooneyWR SR | 9% | 24 | 267 | 11.1 | 2 |
| 85Larry DaceWR 2016Y | 6% | 15 | 169 | 11.3 | 0 |
Defense
Defensive line
Total tackles| Player | Tkl | TFL | Sck | Hur | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77Tanzel SmartDT 2016Y | 68 | 19.0 | 5.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1Ade ArunaDE 2016Y | 43 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90Robert KennedyDE SR | 27 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 94Sean WilsonDT 2016Y | 26 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 44Luke JacksonDE 2016Y | 20 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 91Eldrick WashingtonDT 2016Y | 20 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 |
Linebackers
Total tackles| Player | Tkl | TFL | Sck | PD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2Nico MarleyLB 2016Y | 86 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 40Zachery HarrisLB SR | 45 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56Rae Juan MarbleyLB 2016Y | 36 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52Eric ThomasLB 2016Y | 23 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 51Eric BowieLB 2016Y | 14 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Defensive backs
Total tackles| Player | Tkl | PD | INT | TFL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6Jarrod FranklinS 2016Y | 78 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 |
| 2Roderic TeamerS SR | 58 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 1Donnie Lewis Jr.CB SR | 39 | 8 | 2 | 2.0 |
| 23Richard AllenDB 2016Y | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 17Parry NickersonCB 2016Y | 29 | 9 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 19Taris ShenallS SR | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 25Will HarperS SR | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Special teams
Kickers
By kicks attempted| Player | FG | FG% | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42Andrew DiRocco2016Y | 10/16 | 63% | 48 | 32/33 | 62 |
| 45Randy HarveySR | 0/0 | — | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
Punters
By punts| Player | Punts | Avg | Long | In 20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49Zachary BlockSR | 68 | 40.8 | 62 | 0 | 0 |
| 14Glen Cuiellette2016Y | 4 | 29.0 | 37 | 0 | 0 |