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Missouri State Bears

2-5 (1-2 Conference USA)Last: L 38-61 at DelawareNext: vs Sam Houston

Casey Woods · 1st season · .286 at Missouri State · .286 career

Rating
-16.1128
Adj Off
20.5109
Adj Def
36.6131
WAP
-3.91122

Style profile

Style

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

StatOffenseDefense
Run rate47.9%9152.0%46
Plays per game63.910573.310
Time of possession26:5912833:0010
Yards per pass attempt7.7617.8109
Yards per rush4.01004.7106
Points per game24.49434.9131
Points per opportunity3.85664.23121
Starting field positionOwn 27121Own 33137

Efficiency and EPA

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

StatOffenseDefense
EPA per play+0.07798+0.270134
Adj. EPA per play+0.007116+0.266134
Success rate41.4%8850.1%135
Explosiveness1.24711.1321
Rushing EPA per play-0.020117+0.158115
Passing EPA per play+0.25358+0.377127
Std downs success47.9%7456.0%137
Passing downs success26.8%11335.0%122

Situational

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

StatOffenseDefense
Red zone TD rate61.3%6873.8%136
Turnovers per game1.43921.0088
Penalties per game8.91317.631
Penalty yards per game70.611775.08
3rd down conversion36.5%9744.6%121
4th down tries per game2.29322.0046
4th down conversion37.5%11878.6%131

Rank out of 138 FBS teams. Green is good for the team, red is bad. Blue only orients neutral traits like tempo and run rate.

Schedule and resultsProjected 3.8-8.2

DateOpponentResult / projectionWAPOff EPADef EPA
Sep 5Wk 1@16Texas A&ML0-50-0.49-0.43+0.35
Sep 12Wk 2Lindenwood(FCS)W48-140.00+0.32-0.06
Sep 19Wk 3115MarshallL24-30-0.98+0.39+0.34
Sep 26Wk 4@29SMU#23L24-34-0.59-0.12+0.19
Oct 8Wk 6@100Western KentuckyL13-34-0.92-0.05+0.33
Oct 14Wk 7122Kennesaw StateW24-21+0.02+0.02+0.09
Oct 20Wk 8@111DelawareL38-61-0.94+0.20+0.54
Oct 27Wk 9126Sam Houston-2.155%+0.01——
Nov 7Wk 10@109Florida International+9.128%+0.06——
Nov 14Wk 11120New Mexico State+0.150%+0.02——
Nov 21Wk 12@97Jacksonville State+11.723%+0.09——
Nov 28Wk 1369Liberty+12.621%+0.10——

Unplayed games show the projected spread from this team's view (negative = favored) and its win probability, from the ratings; their WAP is what a win would be worth. How the ratings work.

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
2Henry Belin IVFR50%73/10867.6%8878.264
9Skyler LocklearFR50%71/10865.7%7887.342

Running backs

Share of rushes
PlayerShareCarYdsY/CTDRec
22Ramone Green Jr.FR25%572464.328
40Connor LairFR20%461834.039
1Jambres DubarFR19%422335.524
10King DavisFR6%14463.301
43Amar'e JohnsonFR3%7375.300

Receivers

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareRecYdsY/RTD
3Isaiah MyersWR FR17%3879620.97
0Jmariyae RobinsonWR FR17%372968.00
6Mekhi MillerWR FR6%1314611.20
85Dillon HippTE FR6%131229.41
88Jeron AskrenTE FR5%11777.01

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckHurPD
11Tim Brantley Jr.DL FR193.01.010
57Gilles TchioDL FR143.01.000
92Joshua LukusaDE FR102.01.530
30Caden WiestDE FR100.50.002
49Dylan BrooksDE FR100.00.022
5Kellen LindstromDE FR91.00.000

Linebackers

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckPDINT
0Jared LloydLB FR794.01.010
21Jashawn CooperLB FR302.01.011
15Martavis BlackmonLB FR231.51.020
38Stratton ShufeltLB FR160.00.000
24Caleb OlabodeLB FR101.00.010

Defensive backs

Total tackles
PlayerTklPDINTTFL
16J.J. O'NealS FR42211.0
29Christian FordS FR41301.0
12Joel BoamahCB FR32511.0
8Joel KpassouCB FR30501.0
33Anthony MattisonS FR23203.5
7Malik GanawayCB FR16001.0
2Antonio SmithS FR12000.0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted
PlayerFGFG%LongXPPts
36Yousef ObeidFR8/1080%3511/1135
25Stewart McDonaldFR0/10%06/76

Punters

By punts
PlayerPuntsAvgLongIn 20TB
25Stewart McDonaldFR2341.25771