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Rutgers Scarlet Knights

5-7 (2-7 Big Ten)Last: L 36-40 vs Penn State

Greg Schiano · 6th season · .431 at Rutgers · .478 career since 2001

Rating
+2.958
Adj Off
31.034
Adj Def
28.180
WAP
-3.4165

Style profile

Style

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

StatOffenseDefense
Run rate50.2%7251.7%56
Plays per game72.81559.3133
Time of possession32:321327:28124
Yards per pass attempt8.4198.6130
Yards per rush3.71136.9136
Points per game28.76031.8117
Points per opportunity3.381024.45131
Starting field positionOwn 2899Own 2721

Efficiency and EPA

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

StatOffenseDefense
EPA per play+0.21036+0.309134
Adj. EPA per play+0.22333+0.225106
Success rate46.2%2647.3%128
Explosiveness1.22811.34119
Rushing EPA per play+0.08185+0.274135
Passing EPA per play+0.35135+0.423128
Std downs success50.8%3353.2%132
Passing downs success34.9%1833.3%118

Situational

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

StatOffenseDefense
Red zone TD rate69.3%8477.8%118
Turnovers per game0.92160.92112
Penalties per game4.194.9113
Penalty yards per game32.6746.396
3rd down conversion42.5%4140.4%84
4th down tries per game2.83141.25131
4th down conversion61.8%3073.3%130

Rank out of 136 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 174OhioW34-31+0.08+0.33+0.24
Sep 6Wk 287Miami (OH)W45-17+0.05+0.27+0.32
Sep 13Wk 3Norfolk State(FCS)W60-10+0.00+0.46-0.41
Sep 19Wk 416Iowa#17L28-38-0.62+0.25+0.30
Sep 27Wk 5@61MinnesotaL28-31-0.77+0.21+0.26
Oct 10Wk 7@18WashingtonL19-38-0.50+0.10+0.54
Oct 18Wk 84Oregon#4L10-56-0.43-0.11+0.80
Oct 25Wk 9@94PurdueW27-24+0.09+0.24+0.18
Nov 1Wk 10@31IllinoisL13-35-0.63+0.15+0.35
Nov 8Wk 1175MarylandW35-20+0.08+0.32+0.25
Nov 22Wk 13@2Ohio State#5L9-42-0.19-0.12+0.31
Nov 29Wk 1412Penn StateL36-40-0.57+0.29+0.46

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
16Athan KaliakmanisSR97%229/36862.2%31248.5207

Running backs

Share of rushes
PlayerShareCarYdsY/CTDRec
3Antwan RaymondJR52%24412415.11318
20Ja'shon BenjaminSR15%683284.824
0CJ CampbellSR5%221195.400
27Samuel Brown VSR3%16382.400

Receivers

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareRecYdsY/RTD
8KJ DuffWR JR16%60108418.17
9Ian StrongWR SR14%5276214.75
0DT SheffieldWR SR12%4457713.15
12Kenny FletcherTE SR7%262369.10
18Colin WeberTE SR5%171026.00

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckHurPD
99Eric O'NeillDL SR3710.02.5101
94Bradley WeaverDL SR287.02.531
14Jordan ThompsonDL SR253.01.000
10Jordan WalkerDE SR252.51.030
55Zaire AngoyDL SR140.00.010
96Keshon GriffinDL SR121.50.011

Linebackers

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckPDINT
8Dariel DjabomeLB SR675.52.000
6Abram WrightLB SR530.50.020
2Moses WalkerLB SR172.00.010
7Sam RobinsonLB SO120.50.000
13DJ McClaryLB SO61.00.000

Defensive backs

Total tackles
PlayerTklPDINTTFL
9Jett EladDB SR77123.0
1Kaj SandersDB JR64100.0
5Bo MascoeDB SR48412.0
7Cam MillerDB SR43512.0
10Jacobie HendersonCB SR39303.0
21Al-Shadee SalaamDB SR9100.0
20Chris JoinesDB SR6000.0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted
PlayerFGFG%LongXPPts
44Jai PatelSR13/1872%5137/3976
29Dane PizzaroJR0/10%02/22

Punters

By punts
PlayerPuntsAvgLongIn 20TB
94Jakob AndersonJR3344.268101