Following each game, I’ll be posting numbers that tell a broader story than what a traditional box score may offer. Looking at Bill C.’s stat profiles is a great way to quickly identify a team’s strengths and weaknesses once you become familiar with the metrics. If you’re curious, here’s a glossary with detailed definitions, but I’ll include some of the more pertinent stuff here.
Everything below excludes garbage time, which kicked in once the Rebels scored a few times in the third quarter.
Five Factors
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Ole Miss |
South Alabama |
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Ole Miss |
South Alabama |
Efficiency (Success Rate) |
53% |
37% |
Big Plays |
7 |
4 |
Average Starting Field Position |
Own 27.8 |
Own 29.4 |
Finishing drives (Points/Scoring Opportunity) |
5.7 |
4.3 |
Turnovers |
1 |
0 |
The Five Factors were developed by Bill Connelly
- A successful play occurs when you gain: 50 percent of necessary yardage on first down, 70 percent on second down, and 100 percent on third and fourth down.
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Explosive/big plays are defined here as runs of 12+ yards or passes of 16+ yards.
- A scoring opportunity is a first down inside the opponent’s 40-yard line.
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Passing downs are defined as second down with at least eight yards to go or third/fourth with at least five to go. All other situations are standard downs.
The Big Picture
Team |
Drives |
Plays |
Yards |
Scoring Opportunities |
Yards/Play |
Team |
Drives |
Plays |
Yards |
Scoring Opportunities |
Yards/Play |
Ole Miss |
8 |
49 |
432 |
6 |
8.8 |
South Alabama |
9 |
45 |
191 |
3 |
4.2 |
Efficiency by Quarter
Team |
First |
Second |
Third |
Overall |
Team |
First |
Second |
Third |
Overall |
Ole Miss |
60% |
44% |
54% |
53% |
South Alabama |
36% |
47% |
29% |
38% |
Efficiency by Play Type
Team |
Passing |
Rushing |
Standard Downs |
Passing Downs |
Team |
Passing |
Rushing |
Standard Downs |
Passing Downs |
Ole Miss |
55% |
50% |
53% |
55% |
South Alabama |
33% |
42% |
46% |
10% |
Explosive Plays
Team |
Running |
Passing |
Yards per Successful Play |
Team |
Running |
Passing |
Yards per Successful Play |
Ole Miss |
1 |
6 |
15.7 |
South Alabama |
3 |
1 |
10.4 |
Ole Miss Passing
Name |
Down |
Completions |
Attempts |
Yards |
Yards/Attempt |
Completion Percentage |
TD |
Int |
Name |
Down |
Completions |
Attempts |
Yards |
Yards/Attempt |
Completion Percentage |
TD |
Int |
Patterson |
All |
25 |
31 |
371 |
12.0 |
81% |
4 |
0 |
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Standard |
17 |
21 |
204 |
9.7 |
81% |
3 |
0 |
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Passing |
8 |
10 |
167 |
16.7 |
80% |
1 |
0 |
Ole Miss Receiving
Name |
Targets |
Catches |
Yards |
Catch Rate |
Success Rate |
Yards per Catch |
Yards per Target |
Name |
Targets |
Catches |
Yards |
Catch Rate |
Success Rate |
Yards per Catch |
Yards per Target |
Brown |
8 |
7 |
189 |
88% |
63% |
27.0 |
23.6 |
Metcalf |
8 |
6 |
70 |
75% |
63% |
11.7 |
8.8 |
Lodge |
6 |
5 |
51 |
83% |
83% |
10.2 |
8.5 |
Jefferson |
4 |
2 |
24 |
50% |
25% |
12.0 |
6.0 |
Wilkins |
3 |
3 |
24 |
100% |
33% |
8.0 |
8.0 |
Pennamon |
1 |
1 |
11 |
100% |
100% |
11.0 |
11.0 |
Quick |
1 |
1 |
2 |
100% |
0% |
2.0 |
2.0 |
South Alabama Passing
Name |
Down |
Completions |
Attempts |
Yards |
Yards/Attempt |
Completion Percentage |
TD |
Int |
Name |
Down |
Completions |
Attempts |
Yards |
Yards/Attempt |
Completion Percentage |
TD |
Int |
Garvin |
All |
12 |
20 |
111 |
5.6 |
60% |
1 |
0 |
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Standard |
9 |
13 |
89 |
6.8 |
69% |
1 |
0 |
|
Passing |
3 |
7 |
22 |
3.1 |
43% |
0 |
0 |
South Alabama Receiving
Name |
Targets |
Catches |
Yards |
Catch Rate |
Success Rate |
Yards per Catch |
Yards per Target |
Name |
Targets |
Catches |
Yards |
Catch Rate |
Success Rate |
Yards per Catch |
Yards per Target |
Francis |
3 |
1 |
2 |
33% |
0% |
2.00 |
0.7 |
Harris |
3 |
2 |
25 |
67% |
67% |
12.5 |
8.3 |
Way |
3 |
1 |
30 |
33% |
33% |
30.0 |
10.0 |
Johnson |
2 |
2 |
11 |
100% |
0% |
5.5 |
5.5 |
McCray |
2 |
2 |
12 |
100% |
50% |
6.0 |
6.0 |
Minter |
2 |
1 |
12 |
50% |
50% |
12.0 |
6.0 |
Reinkemeyer |
2 |
1 |
6 |
50% |
50% |
6.0 |
3.0 |
Baker |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0% |
0% |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Collier |
1 |
1 |
6 |
100% |
0% |
6.0 |
6.0 |
Foster |
1 |
1 |
7 |
100% |
100% |
7.0 |
7.0 |
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Ole Miss Running
Name |
Runs |
Yards |
Yards per Carry |
Opportunity Rate |
Stuff Rate |
Highlight Yards per Opportunity |
Name |
Runs |
Yards |
Yards per Carry |
Opportunity Rate |
Stuff Rate |
Highlight Yards per Opportunity |
Wilkins |
8 |
29 |
3.6 |
38% |
13% |
0.2 |
Patterson |
4 |
24 |
6.0 |
75% |
0% |
1.3 |
Pennamon |
4 |
26 |
6.5 |
50% |
0% |
4.5 |
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Opportunity Rate is the percentage of carries that gain 5+ yards.
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Stuff Rate is the percentage of runs that are stopped at or behind the line of scrimmage.
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Highlight Yards per Opportunity measures how much you’re able to do after getting to the second level of the defense.
- QB runs don’t include sacks.
South Alabama Running
Name |
Runs |
Yards |
Yards per Carry |
Opportunity Rate |
Stuff Rate |
Highlight Yards per Opportunity |
Name |
Runs |
Yards |
Yards per Carry |
Opportunity Rate |
Stuff Rate |
Highlight Yards per Opportunity |
Johnson |
10 |
36 |
3.6 |
30% |
30% |
2.8 |
Minter |
9 |
58 |
6.4 |
67% |
22% |
3.6 |
Garvin |
4 |
2 |
0.5 |
0% |
50% |
0.0 |