Confused? See the glossary at the bottom.

2011 Schedule & Results
Record: 8-5 | Adj. Record: 7-6 | Final F/+ Rk: 68 | |||||
Date | Opponent | Score | W-L | Adj. Score | Adj. W-L |
3-Sep | Cal Poly | 49-21 | W | 26.8 - 29.3 | L |
10-Sep | at Army | 23-20 | W | 30.3 - 27.4 | W |
17-Sep | Washington State | 42-24 | W | 29.0 - 25.8 | W |
24-Sep | at Michigan | 7-28 | L | 24.4 - 28.0 | L |
8-Oct | TCU | 14-27 | L | 21.8 - 25.7 | L |
13-Oct | at Air Force | 41-27 | W | 29.9 - 24.4 | W |
29-Oct | Wyoming | 27-30 | L | 30.9 - 29.9 | W |
5-Nov | New Mexico | 35-7 | W | 27.7 - 21.0 | W |
12-Nov | at Colorado State | 18-15 | W | 21.3 - 25.4 | L |
19-Nov | Boise State | 35-52 | L | 33.9 - 27.6 | W |
26-Nov | at UNLV | 31-14 | W | 25.3 - 29.2 | L |
3-Dec | Fresno State | 35-28 | W | 28.2 - 24.9 | W |
17-Dec | vs UL-Lafayette | 30-32 | L | 28.1 - 30.6 | L |
Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
Points Per Game | 29.8 | 46 | 25.0 | 57 |
Adj. Points Per Game | 27.5 | 59 | 26.9 | 48 |
2012 Schedule & Projection Factors
2012 Schedule | ||
Date | Opponent | Proj. Rk |
1-Sep | at Washington | 59 |
8-Sep | Army | 95 |
15-Sep | North Dakota | NR |
22-Sep | San Jose State | 110 |
29-Sep | at Fresno State | 81 |
6-Oct | Hawaii | 93 |
13-Oct | Colorado State | 102 |
20-Oct | at Nevada | 63 |
27-Oct | UNLV | 119 |
3-Nov | at Boise State | 39 |
10-Nov | Air Force | 103 |
24-Nov | at Wyoming | 108 |
Five-Year F/+ Rk | 91 |
Two-Year Recruiting Rk | 82 |
TO Margin/Adj. TO Margin* | +12 / +12.6 |
TO Luck/Game | -0.2 |
Approx. Ret. Starters (Off. / Def.) | 12 (6, 6) |
Yds/Pt Margin** | -1.3 |
Offense

Category | Yards/ Game Rk |
S&P+ Rk | Success Rt. Rk |
PPP+ Rk |
OVERALL | 32 | 92 | 105 | 71 |
RUSHING | 30 | 76 | 90 | 61 |
PASSING | 49 | 89 | 107 | 81 |
Standard Downs | 81 | 98 | 62 | |
Passing Downs | 97 | 92 | 98 | |
Redzone | 105 | 108 | 100 |
Q1 Rk | 100 | 1st Down Rk | 85 |
Q2 Rk | 110 | 2nd Down Rk | 99 |
Q3 Rk | 42 | 3rd Down Rk | 64 |
Q4 Rk | 63 | ||
Adj. Line Yards Rk | 82 | ||
Adj. Sack Rate Rk | 11 |
Quarterback
Note: players in bold below are 2012 returnees. Players in italics are questionable with injury/suspension.
Player | Ht, Wt | 2012 Year |
Rivals | Comp | Att | Yards | Comp Rate |
TD | INT | Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
Ryan Lindley | 237 | 447 | 3,153 | 53.0% | 23 | 8 | 11 | 2.4% | 6.7 | |||
Adam Dingwell | 6'4, 205 | So. | ** (5.4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 |
Ryan Katz (2010^) | 6'1, 215 | Sr. | *** (5.6) | 213 | 355 | 2,401 | 60.0% | 18 | 11 | 33 | 8.5% | 5.6 |
Matt Morin | 6'2, 217 | Fr. | *** (5.6) |
^ Katz is an Oregon State transfer who will be eligible this fall.
Running Back
Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | 2012 Year |
Rivals | Rushes | Yards | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Carry |
TD | Adj. POE |
Ronnie Hillman | RB | 311 | 1,711 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 19 | +5.3 | |||
Walter Kazee | RB | 5'9, 175 | Sr. | ** (4.9) | 74 | 339 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 4 | -1.8 |
Adam Muema | RB | 5'10, 190 | So. | *** (5.6) | 42 | 253 | 6.0 | 3.2 | 3 | +4.1 |
Chad Young | FB | 5'11, 225 | Jr. | NR | 16 | 43 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 2 | +0.3 |
Brandon Wright | RB | 5'11, 185 | RSFr. | *** (5.7) | ||||||
De'Saan Hardwick | RB | 5'9, 175 | RSFr. | *** (5.5) | ||||||
Chase Price | RB | 5'8, 200 | RSFr. | ** (5.4) |
Receiving Corps
Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | 2012 Year |
Rivals | Targets | Catches | Yards | Catch Rate | Target Rate |
%SD | Adj. Yds/ Target |
Colin Lockett | WR-X | 6'0, 175 | Jr. | ** (5.1) | 118 | 58 | 972 | 49.2% | 27.6% | 57.6% | 5.3 |
Gavin Escobar | TE | 6'6, 245 | Jr. | ** (5.2) | 85 | 51 | 780 | 60.0% | 19.9% | 44.7% | 8.0 |
Dylan Denso | WR-Z | 6'2, 210 | Jr. | NR | 80 | 49 | 634 | 61.3% | 18.7% | 51.3% | 7.3 |
Ronnie Hillman | RB | 42 | 24 | 270 | 57.1% | 9.8% | 69.0% | 5.5 | |||
Marcus Russell | WR-X | 28 | 13 | 150 | 46.4% | 6.6% | 50.0% | 2.2 | |||
Brice Butler^ | WR-X | 6'3, 195 | Sr. | **** (6.0) | 19 | 12 | 150 | 63.2% | 4.4% | 68.4% | 9.2 |
Bryce Quigley^^ | TE | 18 | 9 | 64 | 50.0% | 4.2% | 38.9% | 1.7 | |||
Chad Young | FB | 5'11, 225 | Jr. | NR | 15 | 11 | 63 | 73.3% | 3.5% | 46.7% | 3.9 |
Alston Umuolo | TE | 14 | 8 | 82 | 57.1% | 3.3% | 57.1% | 4.3 | |||
Walter Kazee | RB | 5'9, 175 | Sr. | ** (4.9) | 11 | 8 | 89 | 72.7% | 2.6% | 54.5% | 8.3 |
Osmond Nicholas | WR-Z | 6'3, 215 | Jr. | ** (5.4) | 10 | 3 | 46 | 30.0% | 2.3% | 70.0% | -1.2 |
Tim Vizzi | WR | 5'10, 180 | Jr. | ** (5.3) | |||||||
Ezell Ruffin | WR-Z | 6'1, 200 | So. | ** (5.4) | |||||||
Jemond Hazely | WR-X | 6'1, 170 | RSFr. | ** (5.3) | |||||||
Aaron Boesch | TE | 6'4, 230 | Jr. | *** (5.5) |
^ Butler is a USC transfer who will immediately be eligible this fall.
^^ Quigley moved to left tackle this spring.
Offensive Line
Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | 2012 Year |
Rivals | Career Starts/Honors/Notes |
Tommie Draheim | LT | 33 career starts, 2011 1st All-MWC | |||
Alec Johnson | C | 6'3, 300 | Sr. | ** (5.4) | 29 career starts, 2011 2nd All-MWC |
Nik Embernate | RG | 6'4, 300 | Sr. | ** (5.2) | 33 career starts |
Kurtis Gunther | RT | 27 career starts | |||
Emilio Rivera | LG | 15 career starts | |||
Mike Matamua | RT | 8 career starts | |||
Riley Gauld | RG | 6'5, 310 | Sr. | ** (5.3) | 1 career start |
Garrett Corbett | LT | 6'5, 290 | So. | ** (5.4) | |
Japheth Gordon | LG | 6'3, 290 | Jr. | NR | |
Jimmy Miller | C | 6'3, 290 | Sr. | *** (5.5) | |
Bryce Quigley | LT | 6'5, 260 | Jr. | *** (5.5) | |
Zack Dilley | RT | 6'5, 285 | So. | *** (5.6) | |
Justin Aysse | OL | 6'5, 285 | Jr. | ** (5.4) | |
Nico Siragusa | OL | 6'6, 300 | Fr. | *** (5.6) |
Defense

Category | Yards/ Game Rk |
S&P+ Rk | Success Rt. Rk |
PPP+ Rk |
OVERALL | 68 | 48 | 38 | 56 |
RUSHING | 78 | 58 | 51 | 69 |
PASSING | 55 | 37 | 33 | 40 |
Standard Downs | 19 | 22 | 20 | |
Passing Downs | 95 | 87 | 97 | |
Redzone | 82 | 53 | 96 |
Q1 Rk | 101 | 1st Down Rk | 12 |
Q2 Rk | 83 | 2nd Down Rk | 43 |
Q3 Rk | 8 | 3rd Down Rk | 101 |
Q4 Rk | 7 | ||
Adj. Line Yards Rk | 48 | ||
Adj. Sack Rate Rk | 15 |
Defensive Line
Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | 2012 Year |
Rivals | GP | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
Jerome Long | DT | 13 | 61.5 | 8.5% | 8 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
Larry Gibbs | DE | 13 | 29.5 | 4.1% | 6.5 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
J.J. Autele | DE | 11 | 24.0 | 3.3% | 4 | 1 | |||||||
Jordan Thomas | DE | 6'1, 245 | Jr. | *** (5.5) | 13 | 17.0 | 2.4% | 3 | |||||
Dontrell Onuoha | DE | 6'2, 250 | So. | *** (5.6) | 7 | 11.5 | 1.6% | 2 | 1 | ||||
Cody Galea | DE | 6'3, 255 | So. | ** (5.4) | 9 | 4.0 | 0.6% | 2 | 1 | ||||
Frederick Trujillo | DE | 6'1, 230 | Sr. | NR | 3 | 4.0 | 0.6% | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
Sam Meredith | DT | 6'4, 250 | So. | *** (5.5) | 12 | 4.0 | 0.6% | 1 | |||||
Everett Beed | DE | 6'3, 245 | So. | *** (5.5) | 1 | 1.5 | 0.2% | 1 | 1 | ||||
Teddy Queen | DE | 6'2, 235 | Fr. | *** (5.5) |
Linebackers
Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | 2012 Year |
Rivals | GP | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
Miles Burris | OLB | 13 | 62.0 | 8.6% | 19.5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | |||||
Jake Fely | MLB | 5'10, 200 | So. | *** (5.5) | 13 | 44.0 | 6.1% | 5.5 | 1.5 | 3 | |||
Nick Tenhaeff | OLB | 6'2, 225 | Jr. | ** (5.1) | 13 | 39.5 | 5.5% | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | |||
Logan Ketchum | LB | 8 | 30.5 | 4.2% | 4.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Demetrius Barksdale | OLB | 13 | 26.5 | 3.7% | 4.5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
Vaness Harris | OLB | 6'2, 255 | Jr. | ** (5.3) | 13 | 19.0 | 2.6% | 4.5 | 2 | ||||
Rob Andrews | MLB | 6'2, 225 | Sr. | ** (5.2) | 4 | 13.5 | 1.9% | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
Josh Gavert | OLB | 6'2, 210 | So. | *** (5.5) | 13 | 6.5 | 0.9% | 2 | 2 | ||||
Andrew Feaster | OLB | 6'0, 210 | So. | NR | 5 | 1.0 | 0.1% |
Secondary
Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | 2012 Year |
Rivals | GP | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
Larry Parker | CB | 13 | 57.0 | 7.9% | 2.5 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | ||||
Nat Berhe | AZTEC | 5'10, 185 | Jr. | *** (5.6) | 13 | 55.0 | 7.6% | 3.5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||
Leon McFadden | CB | 5'10, 185 | Sr. | ** (5.1) | 13 | 40.5 | 5.6% | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | ||
Rene Siluano | AZTEC | 5'10, 185 | Jr. | ** (5.4) | 13 | 29.5 | 4.1% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Gabe Lemon | WAR | 5'10, 185 | Jr. | ** (5.3) | 13 | 27.0 | 3.7% | 1 | 5 | ||||
Josh Wade (2010^) | CB | 6'0, 185 | Sr. | ** (5.2) | 13 | 19.5 | 2.6% | 1.5 | 1 | 3 | |||
Eric Pinkins | WAR | 6'3, 205 | Jr. | *** (5.6) | 13 | 19.0 | 2.6% | 1.5 | 1 | ||||
Marcus Andrews | WAR | 6'0, 190 | Jr. | ** (5.4) | 12 | 17.5 | 2.4% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Dey Juan Hemmings | WAR | 11 | 16.5 | 2.3% | 1 | 3 | |||||||
Khalid Stevens | AZTEC | 9 | 11.0 | 1.5% | 1 | ||||||||
King Holder | CB | 5'10, 150 | So. | ** (5.4) | 13 | 10.5 | 1.5% | 2 | |||||
Mahbu Keels | CB | 6'1, 160 | So. | *** (5.5) | |||||||||
Darius Guillory | AZTEC | 5'10, 180 | RSFr. | *** (5.5) | |||||||||
Pierre Romain | CB | 5'8, 140 | RSFr. | NR |
^ Wade missed the 2011 season with injury.
Special Teams
Punter | Ht, Wt | 2012 Year |
Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
Brian Stahovich | 61 | 43.8 | 11 | 23 | 17 | 65.6% |
Kicker | Ht, Wt | 2012 Year |
Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% |
Abelardo Perez | 70 | 68 | 24 | 34.3% |
Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | 2012 Year |
PAT | FG (0-39) |
Pct | FG (40+) |
Pct |
Abelardo Perez | 47-49 | 5-10 | 50.0% | 1-5 | 20.0% |
Returner | Pos. | Ht, Wt | 2012 Year |
Returns | Avg. | TD |
Colin Lockett | KR | 6'0, 175 | Jr. | 31 | 21.9 | 1 |
Brandon Davis | KR | 18 | 22.7 | 1 | ||
Leon McFadden | PR | 5'10, 185 | Sr. | 12 | 5.8 | 0 |
Larry Parker | PR | 10 | 4.5 | 0 |
Category | Rk |
Special Teams F/+ | 70 |
Net Punting | 37 |
Net Kickoffs | 22 |
Touchback Pct | 8 |
Field Goal Pct | 118 |
Kick Returns Avg | 81 |
Punt Returns Avg | 101 |
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Glossary
Adj. Line Yards: A line measure derived from the formula found here. The idea is to divvy credit for a given rush between both the runner and the blockers.
Adj. Pace: Part of the offensive footprint, this takes into account both the number of plays a team attempts and the type of play. Since passes, on average, take up less time (thanks to the fact that 30-50 percent of them are incomplete and stop the clock), pass-heavy offenses are prone to run more plays, therefore limiting the effectiveness of a general plays-per-game measure. Adj. Pace takes a team's run-pass ratio into account.
Adj. POE: An opponent-adjusted "Points Over Expected" measure for running backs that looks both at what a runner gained and what would have been expected given the opponents involved. For more information, start here.
Adj. Points: A look at how a team would have performed in a given week if playing a perfectly average team, with a somewhat average number of breaks and turnovers. The idea for the measure is simple: what if everybody in the country played exactly the same opponent every single week? Who would have done the best? It is an attempt to look at offensive and defensive consistency without getting sidetracked by easy or difficult schedules. And yes, with adjusted score you can allow a negative number of points. For more, start here.
Adj. Record: See Adj. Points.
Adj. Sack Rate: An opponent-adjusted measure of sack rates.
Adj. Score: See Adj. Points.
Adj. TO Margin: What a team's turnover margin would have been if they had recovered exactly 50 percent of all the fumbles that occurred in their games. If there is a huge difference between TO Margin and Adj. TO Margin (in other words, if fumbles, dropped interceptions, or other unlucky bounces were the main source of a good/bad TO margin), that suggests that a team's luck was particularly good or bad and might even out the next season.
Adj. Yards Per Target: A look at a receiver's total receiving yards divided by the number of times he was targeted. Slight adjustments are made for the percentage of times a receiver was targeted on standard ("%SD") and passing downs. Players targeted more on passing downs are likely to have a lower overall per-target average, since passing is more difficult on passing downs.
Bend-Don't-Break: Part of the defensive footprint, this is a comparison of a team's Def. Success Rate (efficiency) to its Def. PPP (explosiveness). The higher the number, the higher percentage of a team's overall S&P was made up by success rate, i.e. the more willing a team was to sacrifice efficiency to prevent big plays. (The lower the number, the more likely a team was to take aggressive risks.)
Covariance: Covariance is a statistical tool that provides a measure of the strength of the correlation between two or more sets of random variates. For these purposes, it is used to compare a team's performance (using opponent-adjusted Adj. Score) to the quality of the opponent at hand. Some teams play their best games against their worst opponents, and some teams do the opposite. This measure is used for both the offensive and defensive footprint. For more, go here.
Go After the Ball: Part of the defensive footprint, this looks at a team's forced fumbles, interceptions and passes broken up. In other words, it looks at their ability to go after the ball. The higher the number, the more they got their hands on the football.
Highlight Yards: The portion of a given run that is credit only to the running back; after a certain number of yards, the line has done its job, and most of the rest of the run will be determined by the running back himself. For more information, start here.
Need for Blitzes: Part of the defensive footprint, this compares a team's standard downs sack rate to its passing downs sack rate. The lower the number, the more they were able to generate pressure on standard downs, and the less need for blitzes.
Turnovers Luck: Presented in Points Per Game fashion, Turnovers Luck looks at the difference between a team's Turnover and Adj. TO Margins and, using the average point value of a turnover (~5.0 points), projects how many points a team gained or lost per game last season.
Yards Per Point: A measure long tracked by Phil Steele as a means of looking at teams that were a little too efficient or inefficient the previous season. A positive YPP Margin means a team's offense was less efficient than opponents' offenses, and to the extent that luck was involved, their luck might even out the next year.