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Nebraska Cornhuskers

3-9 (1-8 Big Ten)Last: L 21-28 vs Iowa

Scott Frost · 4th season · .341 at Nebraska · .486 career since 2016

Rating
+9.226
Adj Off
31.436
Adj Def
22.122
WAP
-4.5488

Style profile

Style

What the offense does with the ball, and what the defense faces.

StatOffenseDefense
Run rate55.7%3548.9%88
Plays per game68.85767.863
Time of possession28:539431:0737
Yards per pass attempt9.366.519
Yards per rush4.4584.273
Points per game27.97122.736
Points per opportunity3.97572.9710
Starting field positionOwn 2889Own 3094

Efficiency and EPA

Down-by-down quality, measured in predicted points.

StatOffenseDefense
EPA per play+0.28228+0.15953
Adj. EPA per play+0.28417+0.14636
Success rate45.8%3743.4%84
Explosiveness1.30451.094
Rushing EPA per play+0.21438+0.05831
Passing EPA per play+0.39222+0.26672
Std downs success51.2%3749.2%84
Passing downs success31.3%6330.4%68

Situational

Red zone finishing, ball security, discipline, and money downs.

StatOffenseDefense
Red zone TD rate76.3%3462.8%24
Turnovers per game1.50791.08103
Penalties per game5.3355.1111
Penalty yards per game45.03246.0100
3rd down conversion40.9%5738.9%69
4th down tries per game2.00431.5888
4th down conversion58.3%4531.6%5

Rank out of 130 FBS teams. Green is good for the team, red is bad. Blue only orients neutral traits like tempo and run rate.

Schedule and results

DateOpponentResultWAPOff EPADef EPA
Aug 28Wk 1@63IllinoisL22-30-0.72+0.32+0.04
Sep 4Wk 1Fordham(FCS)W52-7+0.00+0.34+0.17
Sep 11Wk 2100BuffaloW28-3+0.06+0.47+0.08
Sep 18Wk 3@6Oklahoma#10L16-23-0.36+0.23+0.38
Sep 25Wk 4@33Michigan State#9L20-23-0.58+0.22+0.09
Oct 2Wk 593NorthwesternW56-7+0.07+0.66+0.05
Oct 9Wk 64Michigan#3L29-32-0.43+0.19+0.20
Oct 16Wk 7@19MinnesotaL23-30-0.52+0.13+0.21
Oct 30Wk 922PurdueL23-28-0.67+0.14+0.17
Nov 6Wk 102Ohio State#6L17-26-0.29+0.08+0.08
Nov 20Wk 12@8WisconsinL28-35-0.39+0.25+0.34
Nov 26Wk 1329Iowa#23L21-28-0.69+0.27+0.14

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
PlayerShareC/ACmp%YdsY/ATDINT
9Adrian MartinezSR89%189/30661.8%28639.41410
7Logan SmothersSR10%23/3369.7%3179.601

Running backs

Share of rushes
PlayerShareCarYdsY/CTDRec
14Rahmir JohnsonSR23%1124954.4416
Jaquez YantSO10%472946.311
30Markese SteppSR9%451773.921
22Gabe ErvinJR8%371243.422
28Sevion MorrisonSR6%301163.933

Receivers

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareRecYdsY/RTD
6Samori ToureWR SR13%4689819.55
11Austin AllenTE JR11%3860215.82
5Omar ManningWR SR8%2638014.62
13Zavier BettsWR SO6%2028614.30
88Levi FalckWR SR5%1822312.41
83Travis VokolekTE SR3%1112711.50

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckHurPD
44Garrett NelsonDE JR5711.55.042
95Ben StilleDL SR426.01.563
2Caleb TannorDE SR335.52.033
93Damion DanielsDL JR332.00.002
9Ty RobinsonDL SR274.02.011
97Deontre ThomasDL JR231.51.510

Linebackers

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckPDINT
3Nick HenrichLB JR993.50.500
4Luke ReimerLB SR905.51.051
13JoJo DomannLB SR719.02.032
22Eteva Mauga-ClementsLB SR51.50.010
5John BullockLB SR50.00.000

Defensive backs

Total tackles
PlayerTklPDINTTFL
5Cam TaylorCB JR511113.0
8Deontai WilliamsS SR46342.0
9Marquel DismukeS SR46010.0
15Quinton NewsomeDB SR42402.0
4Myles FarmerDB SR30010.5
2Isaac GiffordDB SR7100.0
18Braxton ClarkCB SR5200.0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted
PlayerFGFG%LongXPPts
33Connor CulpSR6/1250%5128/3146
19Chase ContrerazSR2/450%3911/1117

Punters

By punts
PlayerPuntsAvgLongIn 20TB
92William PrzystupSR3143.48463
40Daniel CerniFR1636.94762