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South Florida Bulls

5-2 (1-2 American Athletic)Last: W 29-2 vs Kent StateNext: vs UAB

Brian Hartline · 1st season · .714 at South Florida · .714 career

Rating
-0.873
Adj Off
23.088
Adj Def
23.946
WAP
-1.5663

Style profile

Style

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

StatOffenseDefense
Run rate52.7%4752.3%45
Plays per game60.112765.971
Time of possession28:1011131:5028
Yards per pass attempt7.0926.542
Yards per rush4.3844.066
Points per game26.68615.111
Points per opportunity4.18462.5910
Starting field positionOwn 3220Own 2618

Efficiency and EPA

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

StatOffenseDefense
EPA per play+0.14467+0.00636
Adj. EPA per play+0.06491+0.09364
Success rate47.3%3341.4%81
Explosiveness1.101290.991
Rushing EPA per play+0.14153-0.07026
Passing EPA per play+0.17586+0.10249
Std downs success53.5%2247.8%89
Passing downs success33.8%4328.2%60

Situational

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

StatOffenseDefense
Red zone TD rate58.3%8150.0%45
Turnovers per game0.5791.0088
Penalties per game5.1246.381
Penalty yards per game38.91050.699
3rd down conversion40.3%7236.7%60
4th down tries per game1.141192.4321
4th down conversion62.5%4129.4%12

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 8.1-3.9

DateOpponentResult / projectionWAPOff EPADef EPA
Sep 5Wk 1109Florida InternationalW19-9+0.03-0.06-0.12
Sep 12Wk 2@80ArmyW28-24+0.16+0.35+0.13
Sep 19Wk 3Delaware State(FCS)W59-170.00+0.68+0.15
Sep 26Wk 4@131Bowling GreenW14-6+0.02-0.12-0.21
Oct 3Wk 5108TempleL13-17-0.97+0.01+0.06
Oct 8Wk 6@63UTSAL24-31-0.80+0.15+0.31
Oct 17Wk 7130Kent StateW29-2+0.01-0.07-0.28
Oct 31Wk 9112UAB-13.580%+0.02——
Nov 6Wk 10@91East Carolina-1.855%+0.11——
Nov 12Wk 1165Memphis-2.155%+0.10——
Nov 21Wk 12@104Florida Atlantic-5.263%+0.07——
Nov 27Wk 1377Tulane-3.859%+0.09——

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
3Michael Van Buren Jr.FR98%115/17964.3%12667.160

Running backs

Share of rushes
PlayerShareCarYdsY/CTDRec
5D.J. CrowtherFR45%1055184.978
2Jason Collins Jr.FR20%472294.916

Receivers

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareRecYdsY/RTD
1Bryson RodgersWR FR16%3033411.12
80Joshua PorterWR FR13%2327411.92
0Cameron SeldonWR FR7%1217614.71
4Arhmad BranchWR FR6%111089.80
6Mudia ReubenWR FR5%912113.40
8Wyatt SullivanTE FR5%9849.30

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckHurPD
1C.J. HicksDE FR212.01.021
4Michael Williams IIDE FR204.54.050
28Ryan JenkinsDT FR172.00.001
11Asani RedwoodDT FR142.52.020
77Major DillardDT FR91.00.500
18Levi SmileyDE FR74.01.040

Linebackers

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckPDINT
25Zavier HamiltonLB FR353.01.010
7Sam RobinsonLB FR303.50.000
0Grayson HowardLB FR221.00.000
33Ashton MosleyLB FR193.50.000
6Rodney HillLB FR170.00.000

Defensive backs

Total tackles
PlayerTklPDINTTFL
5Ayden JacksonDB FR38303.0
2Tavin WardS FR34011.0
8Amarion FortenberryCB FR24301.5
9Israel BoyceS FR23101.5
15Tayvion BeasleyDB FR21113.5
16Teddy FosterCB FR19101.0
31Jair MurphyCB FR13100.5

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted
PlayerFGFG%LongXPPts
7Nico GramaticaFR10/1377%5322/2252

Punters

By punts
PlayerPuntsAvgLongIn 20TB
39Luke GoaterFR2445.559122