Baylor 16–17 Auburn: Player Stats & Box Score

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Team	1	2	3	4	T
Baylor	0	7	0	9	16
Auburn	3	7	0	7	17

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Box score

Excitement index: 7.28
Baylor Elo: 1,506 → 1,506
Auburn Elo: 1,613 → 1,613
Baylor final win probability: 67.9%
Auburn final win probability: 32.1%

Team stats

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First downs: 27; 24
Third-down efficiency: 7-22; 10-18
Fourth-down efficiency: 4-6; 0-1
Total yards: 436; 389
Passing yards: 333; 259
Completions / attempts: 27-54; 26-35
Yards per pass: 6.2; 7.4
Rushing Yards: 103; 130
Rushing Attempts: 45; 41
Yards per rush: 2.3; 3.2
Penalties / yards: 5-40; 6-47
Turnovers: 2; 3
Fumbles lost: 1; 0
Interceptions: 1; 3
Time of possession: 32:32; 27:28
Passes defended: 4; 9
QB hurries: 0; 0
Sacks: 5; 1
Tackles: 55; 54
Defensive touchdowns: 0; 0
Tackles for loss: 11; 8
Total fumbles: 2; 0
Fumbles recovered: 0; 1
Passes Intercepted: 3; 1
Interception TDs: 0; 0
Interception Yards: 10; 6
Kicking Points: 4; 5
Passing touchdowns: 2; 0
Punt returns: 1; 1
Punt Return TDs: 0; 0
Punt Return Yards: -3; 2
Rushing touchdowns: 0; 2

Player stats

Passing

Baylor

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
D.J. Lagway	27/54	333	6.2	2	1

Auburn

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Byrum Brown	26/35	259	7.4	0	3

Rushing

Baylor

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Dawson Pendergrass	25	88	3.5	7
Caden Knighten	12	33	2.8	10
Michael Turner	4	6	1.5	4
D.J. Lagway	3	-10	-3.3	0
Team	1	-14	-14.0	14

Auburn

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jeremiah Cobb	12	53	4.4	1	15
Byrum Brown	21	27	1.3	1	21
Bryce Cain	1	25	25.0	0	25
Omar Mabson Ii	5	19	3.8	0	12
Bryson Washington	1	7	7.0	0	7
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0	0

Receiving

Baylor

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Gavin Freeman	12	154	12.8	1	28
Jadon Porter	5	77	15.4	0	27
Louis Brown	5	62	12.4	1	15
Hawkins Polley	1	20	20.0	0	20
Dawson Pendergrass	2	11	5.5	0	6
Caden Knighten	1	6	6.0	0	6
Matthew Klopfenstein	1	3	3.0	0	3

Auburn

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Keshaun Singleton	7	89	12.7	20
Jeremiah Koger	5	66	13.2	30
Chas Nimrod	4	41	10.3	26
Jake Johnson	3	20	6.7	10
Omar Mabson Ii	2	15	7.5	10
Bryson Washington	2	13	6.5	8
Jeremiah Cobb	2	8	4.0	9
Jonathan Echols	1	7	7.0	7

Fumbles

Baylor

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
D.J. Lagway	1	1	0
Team	1	0	0

Auburn

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Kaleb Harris	0	0	1

Defensive

Baylor

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Travion Barnes	9	7	0	0	0
Devin Turner	9	5	0	1	1
Kyland Reed	7	7	0	1	0
Garrick Ponder	4	3	1	2.5	0
Daniel Cobbs	4	3	1	1	0
Devonte Tezino	4	2	2	2	1
Kyler Jordan	3	3	0	0	1
Colby McCalister	3	3	0	0	0
Levar Thornton Jr.	3	3	0	0	0
Devon Jordan	3	3	0	0	0
Micah Gifford	3	2	0	0.5	0
Jamaal Whyce	3	1	0	0	0
Reggie Bush	3	1	0	0	0
Ryan Davis	3	1	0	0	0
Hosea Wheeler	2	2	0	1	0
Bo Onu	2	2	0	0	0
Kaleb Burns	2	2	0	1	1
Kedrick Walker	2	2	0	0	0
Tyler Turner	2	1	0	0	0
Jordan Mack	1	1	1	1	0
Gavin Freeman	1	1	0	0	0
Kamren Washington	1	0	0	0	0
Kaleb Arterberry	1	0	0	0	0

Auburn

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Elijah Melendez	12	7	0	1.5	2
Eric Winters	11	9	0	2	0
Kaleb Harris	6	3	0	0	0
Bryce Deas	6	3	0	0	1
Xavier Atkins	5	4	1	2	0
Rayshawn Pleasant	4	3	0	0	2
Sylvester Smith	4	3	0	0	1
Gavin Jenkins	4	3	0	0	0
Dallas Walker IV	4	2	0	0.5	0
Champ Anthony	4	2	0	0	0
Darrion Smith	3	2	0	0	0
Andre Jordan	3	2	0	0	2
Cody Sigler	3	2	0	0	1
Chas Nimrod	2	2	0	0	0
Jourdin Crawford	2	1	0	0	0
Chris Murray	2	1	0	0	0
Da'Shawn Womack	1	1	0	0	0
Bryce Cain	1	1	0	0	0
Nate Johnson	1	1	0	0	0
Walter Mathis Jr.	1	1	0	1	0
Will Myers	1	1	0	0	0
Anquon Fegans	1	0	0	0.5	0
Jared Smith	1	0	0	0.5	0

Interceptions

Baylor

Player	INT	YDS
Micah Gifford	1	6
Devon Jordan	1	6
Reggie Bush	1	-2

Auburn

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Jared Smith	1	6	0

Punt returns

Baylor

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jayden McGowan	1	-3	-3.0	0	0

Auburn

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Christian Neptune	1	2	2.0	2	0

Kicking

Baylor

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Rhett Armstrong	1/2	50.0	22	1/1	4

Auburn

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Alex McPherson	1/2	50.0	43	2/2	5

Punting

Baylor

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Palmer Williams	4	208	52.0	0	1	54

Auburn

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Hudson Kaak	4	170	42.5	0	2	49

Advanced stats

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Total predicted points added

Plays: 101; 75
Overall · Total: -1.1; -3.3
Overall · Q1: -1; -0.1
Overall · Q2: 2.1; 1.7
Overall · Q3: -2.7; -4.6
Overall · Q4: 0.5; -0.3
Passing · Total: 11.7; 0.5
Passing · Q1: 10.8; 1.8
Passing · Q2: 3.6; -1.4
Passing · Q3: -2.9; 0.5
Passing · Q4: 0.2; -0.4
Rushing · Total: -12.3; -4.8
Rushing · Q1: -11.7; -1.9
Rushing · Q2: -1; 3.2
Rushing · Q3: 0.1; -6.2
Rushing · Q4: 0.3; 0.1

Explosiveness

Overall · Total: 1.23; 1.16
Overall · Q1: 1.62; 1.69
Overall · Q2: 1.14; 1.42
Overall · Q3: 0.52; 0.54
Overall · Q4: 1.37; 1.96

Field position

Average starting field position: 76.3; 69.8
Average starting predicted points: 0.96; 1.48

Havoc

Defensive backs: 9.3%; 9.9%
Total: 24%; 19.8%
Front Seven: 14.7%; 9.9%

Predicted points added per play

Plays: 101; 75
Overall · Total: -0.01; -0.04
Overall · Q1: -0.04; -0.01
Overall · Q2: 0.1; 0.07
Overall · Q3: -0.15; -0.2
Overall · Q4: 0.02; -0.02
Passing · Total: 0.21; 0.01
Passing · Q1: 0.68; 0.22
Passing · Q2: 0.36; -0.09
Passing · Q3: -0.27; 0.05
Passing · Q4: 0.01; -0.07
Rushing · Total: -0.29; -0.14
Rushing · Q1: -1.17; -0.32
Rushing · Q2: -0.09; 0.35
Rushing · Q3: 0.02; -0.48
Rushing · Q4: 0.02; 0.01

Rushing profile

Line Yards: 90; 94
Stuff Rate: 23.3%; 22.9%
Power Success: 40%; 100%
Open Field Yards: 0; 34
Line Yards Average: 2.1; 2.7
Second Level Yards: 19; 31
Open Field Yards Average: 0; 1
Second Level Yards Average: 0.4; 0.9

Scoring opportunities

Points: 17; 17
Opportunities: 7; 7
Points Per Opportunity: 2.43; 2.43

Success rates

Overall · Total: 38.6%; 38.7%
Overall · Q1: 40.7%; 21.4%
Overall · Q2: 40.9%; 38.5%
Overall · Q3: 38.9%; 52.2%
Overall · Q4: 35.3%; 33.3%
Passing Downs · Total: 39.3%; 27.3%
Passing Downs · Q1: 55.6%; 40%
Passing Downs · Q2: 0%; 22.2%
Passing Downs · Q3: 0%; 16.7%
Passing Downs · Q4: 54.5%; 50%
Standard Downs · Total: 38.4%; 43.4%
Standard Downs · Q1: 33.3%; 11.1%
Standard Downs · Q2: 45%; 47.1%
Standard Downs · Q3: 58.3%; 64.7%
Standard Downs · Q4: 26.1%; 30%

Advanced player metrics

Player usage

Baylor

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Caden Knighten	RB	12.9%	3.7%	22.7%	5.6%	17.6%	25.6%	3.6%
Dawson Pendergrass	RB	27.7%	25.9%	13.6%	27.8%	38.2%	58.1%	5.5%
DeBraun Hampton	WR	3%	3.7%	4.5%	5.6%	0%	0%	5.5%
D.J. Lagway	QB	56.4%	66.7%	45.5%	61.1%	52.9%	4.7%	100%
Drelon Miller	WR	2%	3.7%	4.5%	0%	0%	0%	3.6%
Gavin Freeman	WR	16.8%	18.5%	13.6%	27.8%	11.8%	0%	30.9%
Hawkins Polley	TE	3%	3.7%	4.5%	0%	2.9%	0%	5.5%
Jadon Porter	WR	9.9%	7.4%	4.5%	11.1%	14.7%	0%	18.2%
Louis Brown	WR	8.9%	11.1%	9.1%	0%	11.8%	0%	16.4%
Matthew Klopfenstein	TE	2%	0%	4.5%	5.6%	0%	0%	3.6%
Michael Turner	RB	5%	0%	13.6%	11.1%	0%	9.3%	1.8%

Auburn

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Bryce Cain	WR	1.3%	0%	3.8%	0%	0%	2.9%	0%
Bryson Washington	RB	4%	0%	11.5%	0%	0%	2.9%	5.1%
Byrum Brown	QB	73.3%	78.6%	84.6%	60.9%	66.7%	42.9%	100%
Chas Nimrod	WR	5.3%	0%	7.7%	4.3%	8.3%	0%	10.3%
Jake Johnson	TE	6.7%	28.6%	0%	4.3%	0%	0%	12.8%
Jeremiah Cobb	RB	18.7%	28.6%	7.7%	21.7%	25%	34.3%	5.1%
Jeremiah Koger	WR	9.3%	7.1%	11.5%	4.3%	16.7%	0%	17.9%
Keshaun Singleton	WR	10.7%	7.1%	11.5%	13%	8.3%	0%	20.5%
Omar Mabson Ii	RB	9.3%	0%	3.8%	26.1%	0%	14.3%	5.1%

Average player PPA

Baylor

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Caden Knighten	RB	-0.26	0.33	-0.22	-0.7	-0.32	-0.3	-0.02
Dawson Pendergrass	RB	0.08	-0.23	0.47	0.19	0.12	0.08	0.09
DeBraun Hampton	WR	-0.61	-1.05	-0.75	-0.03	—	0	-0.61
D.J. Lagway	QB	0.22	0.5	0.36	-0.23	0.13	-2.38	0.31
Drelon Miller	WR	-1.08	-0.87	-1.3	—	—	0	-1.08
Gavin Freeman	WR	0.91	1.64	0.21	0.11	1.51	0	0.91
Hawkins Polley	TE	0.25	2.72	-0.94	—	-1.04	0	0.25
Jadon Porter	WR	-0.13	0.15	0.4	-1.4	0.16	0	-0.13
Louis Brown	WR	1.05	2.04	2.9	—	-0.62	0	1.05
Matthew Klopfenstein	TE	-0.17	—	-0.26	-0.08	—	0	-0.17
Michael Turner	RB	-0.33	—	-0.46	-0.13	—	-0.36	-0.18

Auburn

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Bryce Cain	WR	0.63	—	0.63	—	—	0.63	0
Bryson Washington	RB	0.25	—	0.25	—	—	-0.41	0.58
Byrum Brown	QB	0.07	0.07	-0	-0.13	0.63	-0.1	0.11
Chas Nimrod	WR	0.59	—	-0.04	0.23	2.19	0	0.59
Jake Johnson	TE	0.02	0.26	—	-0.98	—	0	0.02
Jeremiah Cobb	RB	0.11	-0.46	1.04	0.45	-0.33	0.17	-0.27
Jeremiah Koger	WR	0.86	2.84	0.82	-0.87	0.81	0	0.86
Keshaun Singleton	WR	0.86	-0.75	1.45	0.72	1.13	0	0.86
Omar Mabson Ii	RB	-0.38	—	0.17	-0.47	—	-0.58	0.14

Total player PPA

Baylor

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Caden Knighten	RB	-3.4	0.3	-1.1	-0.7	-1.9	-3.3	0
Dawson Pendergrass	RB	2.3	-1.6	1.4	0.9	1.5	2	0.3
DeBraun Hampton	WR	-1.8	-1.1	-0.7	0	0	0	-1.8
D.J. Lagway	QB	12.3	8.9	3.6	-2.5	2.3	-4.8	17
Drelon Miller	WR	-2.2	-0.9	-1.3	0	0	0	-2.2
Gavin Freeman	WR	15.4	8.2	0.6	0.5	6	0	15.4
Hawkins Polley	TE	0.7	2.7	-0.9	0	-1	0	0.7
Jadon Porter	WR	-1.3	0.3	0.4	-2.8	0.8	0	-1.3
Louis Brown	WR	9.4	6.1	5.8	0	-2.5	0	9.4
Matthew Klopfenstein	TE	-0.3	0	-0.3	-0.1	0	0	-0.3
Michael Turner	RB	-1.6	0	-1.4	-0.3	0	-1.4	-0.2

Auburn

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Bryce Cain	WR	0.6	0	0.6	0	0	0.6	0
Bryson Washington	RB	0.8	0	0.8	0	0	-0.4	1.2
Byrum Brown	QB	3.8	0.7	-0.1	-1.8	5	-1.5	4.2
Chas Nimrod	WR	2.3	0	-0.1	0.2	2.2	0	2.3
Jake Johnson	TE	0.1	1.1	0	-1	0	0	0.1
Jeremiah Cobb	RB	1.5	-1.8	2.1	2.2	-1	2	-0.5
Jeremiah Koger	WR	6	2.8	2.4	-0.9	1.6	0	6
Keshaun Singleton	WR	6.9	-0.7	4.3	2.1	1.1	0	6.9
Omar Mabson Ii	RB	-2.6	0	0.2	-2.8	0	-2.9	0.3