Here are the football season stats and rankings after the Central Michigan win.
Team Statistics
Offense
Scoring Offense: 31.3 (ACC Rank: 9, Nat’l Rank: 61)
Hi: 48
Low: 14
Rushing Yards: 207.3 (ACC Rank: 5, Nat’l Rank: 42)
Passing Yards: 254.5 (9, 48)
Total Offense: 461.8 (5, 44)
Defense
Scoring Defense: 18.8 (ACC Rank: 7, Nat’l Rank: 32)
Hi: 26
Low: 14
Rushing Yards: 106.0 (ACC Rank: 4, Nat’l Rank: 22)
Passing Yards: 221.8 (10, 57)
Total Defense: 327.8 (7, 26)
Turnovers
Offense: 3 fumbles, 5 interceptions, 8 total
Defense: 6 fumbles, 3 interceptions, 9 total
Turnover Margin: +1
More Team National Rankings
Offense
3rd Down Conversion Pct – 67
4th Down Conversion Pct – 10
1st Downs – 76
Sacks Allowed – 88
Passes Intercepted – 84
Red Zone Offense – 49
Tackles For Loss Allowed – 111
Pass Efficiency – 70
Defense
3rd Down Conversion Pct – 53
4th Down Conversion Pct – 56
1st Downs – 39
Passes Intercepted – 86
Red Zone Defense – 97
Sacks – 33
Pass Efficiency – 46
Tackles For Loss – 2
Special Teams
Kickoff Returns – 114
Kickoff Return Defense – 114
Net Punting – 52
Punt Returns – 15
Punt Return Defense – 34
Other
Penalties – 102
Penalty Yards – 85
Fumbles Lost – 59
Fumbles Recovered – 7
Time Of Possession – 12
Turnover Margin – 56
Turnovers Gained – 29
Turnovers Lost – 76
Attendance
Total Attendance (219,069) – ACC Rank: 2, Nat’l Rank: 16
Average Attendance (54,767) – 5, 40
Percent of Capacity (95.1) – 3, 37
Toughest Schedule
Past Opposition: 2-6 (.250) – ACC Rank: 13, Nat’l Rank: 112
Future Opposition: 16-13 (.552) – 10, 60
Cumulative Oppositon: 18-19 (.486) – 14, 68
Individual Statistics
Rushing Leaders
Matt Dayes: 40 att, 180 yards, 4 TD
Bryant Shirreffs: 24 att, 122 yards, 1 TD
Tony Creecy: 35 att, 110 yards, 1 TD
Bryan Underwood: 5 att, 96 yards
Pete Thomas: 35 att, 93 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Leaders
Rashard Smith: 20 rec, 235 yards
Bryan Underwood: 13 rec, 204 yards, 1 TD
Marquez Valdes-Scantling: 14 rec, 201 yards
Jurmichael Ramos: 5 rec, 69 yards
Quintin Payton: 6 rec, 61 yards
Passing
Pete Thomas: 73-114, 906 yds, 1 TD, 5 Int, 64.0% Comp Pct, 124.92 rating
Brandon Mitchell: 3-3, 93 yds, 0 TD, 0 Int, 100.0% Comp Pct, 360.40 rating
Bryant Shirreffs: 3-3, 19 yds, 1 TD, 0 Int, 100.0% Comp Pct, 263.20 rating
Josh Taylor: 0-1, 0 yds, 0 TD, 0 Int
Tackle Leaders
Robert Caldwell – 38
Hakim Jones – 26
Dontae Johnson – 25
D.J. Green – 23
Justin Burriss – 20
Tackles For Loss Leaders
Robert Caldwell – 7.5
Art Norman – 5.5
T.Y. McGill – 4
Thomas Teal – 4
Monty Nelson – 3.5
Sacks Leaders
Art Norman – 2
T.Y. McGill – 2
Mike Rose – 2
Brandon Pittman – 1
Thomas Teal – 1
Carlos Gray – 1
Interceptions
Hakim Jones – 1
D.J. Green – 1
Josh Stanley – 1
Fumbles
Bryant Shirreffs – 1 fumble, 1 lost
Pete Thomas – 1 fumble, 1 lost
Marquez Valdes-Scantling – 1 fumble, 1 lost
Shadrach Thornton – 1 fumble
Josh Taylor – 1 fumble
Field Goals
Niklas Sade: 9 of 10, long of 48
Extra Points
Niklas Sade: 14 of 14
Punting
Wil Baumann: 18 punts, 40.5 avg, long of 53, 5 inside 20 yard line
Kickoffs
Niklas Sade: 26 KO, 64.3 avg, 20 touchbacks
Kickoff Return Leaders
Johnathan Alston – 8 returns, 16.5 avg
Rashard Smith – 4 returns, 22.5 avg
Shadrach Thornton – 1 return, 5.0 avg
Punt Return Leaders
Rashard Smith – 7 returns, 16.3 avg, 1 TD
Individual ACC & National Rankings (Nat’l Top 100)
Rashard Smith (All Purpose) – 5, 44
Pete Thomas (Completion Percentage) – 4, 47
Pete Thomas (Completions Per Game) – 3, 48
Niklas Sade (Field Goal Percentage) – 6, 26
Niklas Sade (Field Goals Per Game) – 2, 3
Jarvis Byrd (Forced Fumbles) – 1, 10
Dontae Johnson (Forced Fumbles) – 10, 92
Monty Nelson (Forced Fumbles) – 10, 92
Quinton Schooley (Forced Fumbles) – 10, 92
Art Norman (Forced Fumbles) – 10, 92
Darryl Cato-Bishop (Fumbles Recovered) – 7, 40
Forrest West (Fumbles Recovered) – 7, 40
Carlos Gray (Fumbles Recovered) – 10, 70
Art Norman (Fumbles Recovered) – 10, 70
Mike Rose (Fumbles Recovered) – 10, 70
Pete Thomas (Fumbles Recovered) – 10, 70
Pete Thomas (Passing Efficiency) – 11, 85
Pete Thomas (Passing Yards) – 9, 55
Pete Thomas (Passing Yards Per Game) – 6, 49
Pete Thomas (Passing Yards Per Completion) – 8, 56
Niklas Sade (Points Responsible Per Game) – 13, 83
Rashard Smith (Punt Return TDs) – 2, 5
Rashard Smith (Punt Returns) – 2, 12
Will Baumann (Punting) – 10, 66
Marquez Valdes-Scantling (Receiving Yards Per Game) – 12, 85
Rashard Smith (Receptions Per Game) – 8, 77
Matt Dayes (Rushing TDs) – 5, 52
Niklas Sade (Scoring) – 4, 18
Matt Dayes (Scoring) – 10, 90
Robert Caldwell (Tackles For Loss) – 3, 11
Monty Nelson (Tackles For Loss) – 10, 52
Pete Thomas (Total Offense) – 5, 46
Thomas Caldwell (Total Tackles) – 2, 37
