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2015 | 2016
Arizona Wildcats (Pac-12 South)
2015 Schedule & Results
| Record: 7-6 | Second-order wins (diff.): 6.9 (-0.1) | S&P+ Rk: 77 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 3-Sep | UTSA | 113 | 42-32 | W | 54% | 0.8 | 62% | 45% | 26% |
| 12-Sep | at Nevada | 99 | 44-20 | W | 99% | 20.3 | 95% | 90% | 89% |
| 19-Sep | Northern Arizona | N/A | 77-13 | W | 100% | 35.7 | 72% | 91% | 26% |
| 26-Sep | UCLA | 23 | 30-56 | L | 2% | -15.7 | 50% | 65% | 6% |
| 3-Oct | at Stanford | 10 | 17-55 | L | 0% | -32.6 | 25% | 28% | 13% |
| 10-Oct | Oregon State | 102 | 44-7 | W | 100% | 23.8 | 55% | 72% | 42% |
| 17-Oct | at Colorado | 98 | 38-31 | W | 88% | 9.4 | 43% | 82% | 33% |
| 24-Oct | Washington State | 63 | 42-45 | L | 35% | -3.1 | 27% | 94% | 9% |
| 31-Oct | at Washington | 12 | 3-49 | L | 0% | -45.5 | 10% | 5% | 9% |
| 7-Nov | at USC | 17 | 30-38 | L | 17% | -7.6 | 17% | 36% | 54% |
| 14-Nov | Utah | 27 | 37-30 | W | 90% | 10.4 | 76% | 97% | 66% |
| 21-Nov | at Arizona State | 57 | 37-52 | L | 11% | -9.6 | 13% | 50% | 18% |
| 19-Dec | vs. New Mexico | 101 | 45-37 | W | 96% | 14.4 | 69% | 77% | 53% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 34.6 | 33 | 35.4 | 109 |
| Points Per Game | 37.4 | 20 | 35.8 | 107 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.39 | 17 | 1.30 | 86 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 42.9% | 49 | 44.1% | 91 | 40.3% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 29.8 | 66 | 29.1 | 54 | 29.9 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 5.23 | 28 | 5.28 | 116 | 4.67 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -2.33 | 89 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -0.64 |
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| ACTUAL | -4 | 92 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 107.0 | 45 | 100.3 | 65 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 44.1% | 50 | 45.3% | 92 | 42.3% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.16 | 28 | 0.99 | 36 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 95.6 | 94 | 97.6 | 77 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 41.8% | 29 | 39.2% | 76 | 38.9% |
| Power Success Rate | 64.8% | 74 | 78.3% | 117 | 66.3% |
| Stuff Rate | 18.5% | 48 | 16.8% | 101 | 19.6% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Nick Wilson | RB | 5'10, 199 | SO | 133 | 725 | 8 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 40.6% | 2 (2) |
| Jared Baker | RB | 5'8, 192 | SR | 132 | 798 | 9 | 6.0 | 7.8 | 36.4% | 1 (0) |
| Jerrard Randall | QB | 6'1, 185 | SR | 77 | 710 | 5 | 9.2 | 10.2 | 53.2% | 3 (1) |
| Anu Solomon | QB | 6'2, 205 | SO | 47 | 295 | 3 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 51.1% | 8 (1) |
| Orlando Bradford | RB | 5'8, 202 | FR | 47 | 208 | 3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 27.7% | 0 (0) |
| Brandon Dawkins | QB | 6'3, 195 | FR | 22 | 217 | 2 | 9.9 | 16.2 | 40.9% | 2 (0) |
| Jonathan Haden | RB | 5'6, 181 | FR | 7 | 44 | 0 | 6.3 | 3.3 | 57.1% | 0 (0) |
| Zach Green | RB | 5'10, 220 | SO | 7 | 43 | 0 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 42.9% | 0 (0) |
| Tyrell Johnson | WR | 5'7, 160 | SO | 5 | 21 | 0 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 40.0% | 0 (0) |
| NOTE: Quarterback run totals above do not include sacks (which are counted toward pass averages below) or kneeldowns. | ||||||||||
Passing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing S&P+ | 105.2 | 51 | 80.9 | 121 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 41.9% | 51 | 42.7% | 88 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.60 | 31 | 1.67 | 117 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 102.8 | 57 | 72.6 | 108 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Anu Solomon | 6'2, 205 | SO | 205 | 330 | 2667 | 20 | 5 | 62.1% | 20 | 5.7% | 7.3 |
| Jerrard Randall | 6'1, 185 | SR | 47 | 95 | 518 | 5 | 3 | 49.5% | 1 | 1.0% | 5.3 |
| Brandon Dawkins | 6'3, 195 | FR | 20 | 38 | 338 | 2 | 2 | 52.6% | 10 | 20.8% | 6.3 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Cayleb Jones | WR | 6'3, 215 | JR | 93 | 55 | 908 | 5 | 16.5 | 9.8 | 59.1% | 49.5% | 21.5% |
| Nate Phillips | WR | 5'7, 180 | JR | 75 | 44 | 564 | 4 | 12.8 | 7.5 | 58.7% | 49.3% | 17.3% |
| Johnny Jackson | FS | 5'10, 184 | SR | 73 | 50 | 612 | 5 | 12.2 | 8.4 | 68.5% | 49.3% | 16.9% |
| David Richards | WR | 6'4, 213 | SR | 60 | 42 | 547 | 6 | 13.0 | 9.1 | 70.0% | 58.3% | 13.9% |
| Samajie Grant | WR | 5'9, 177 | JR | 51 | 31 | 301 | 2 | 9.7 | 5.9 | 60.8% | 47.1% | 11.8% |
| Jared Baker | RB | 5'8, 192 | SR | 18 | 11 | 101 | 1 | 9.2 | 5.6 | 61.1% | 33.3% | 4.2% |
| Trey Griffey | WR | 6'3, 195 | JR | 14 | 11 | 284 | 1 | 25.8 | 20.3 | 78.6% | 57.1% | 3.2% |
| Josh Kern | TE | 6'5, 229 | JR | 13 | 8 | 59 | 1 | 7.4 | 4.5 | 61.5% | 38.5% | 3.0% |
| Tyrell Johnson | WR | 5'7, 160 | SO | 8 | 5 | 41 | 1 | 8.2 | 5.1 | 62.5% | 25.0% | 1.8% |
| Nick Wilson | RB | 5'10, 199 | SO | 6 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 13.0 | 8.7 | 66.7% | 50.0% | 1.4% |
| Shun Brown | WR | 5'8, 167 | FR | 6 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 66.7% | 16.7% | 1.4% |
| Jonathan Haden | RB | 5'6, 181 | FR | 6 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 1.4% |
| Jamardre Cobb | RB | 6'0, 239 | FR | 4 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 75.0% | 75.0% | 0.9% |
| Tony Ellison | WR | 5'11, 176 | FR | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13.0 | 4.3 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 0.7% |
| Darrell Cloy Jr. | TE | 6'2, 255 | FR | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Abraham Mendivil | WR | 6'1, 194 | SO | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.2% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 100.4 | 66 | 96.7 | 81 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 46.3% | 70 | 49.0% | 91 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.14 | 48 | 1.05 | 42 | 1.11 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.82 | 74 | 2.93 | 76 | 2.90 |
| SD Sack Rate | 5.7% | 81 | 2.6% | 116 | 5.0% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 122.5 | 18 | 78.8 | 123 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 34.9% | 31 | 33.0% | 94 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 2.16 | 4 | 2.14 | 125 | 1.77 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.64 | 28 | 3.39 | 84 | 3.20 |
| PD Sack Rate | 7.0% | 57 | 7.3% | 66 | 7.5% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 107.9 | 51 | 96.7 | 79 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 105.8 | 52 | 79.7 | 123 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 107.9 | 46 | 98.2 | 74 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 119.8 | 12 | 101.8 | 63 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 111.4 | 31 | 102.7 | 55 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 114.0 | 32 | 86.9 | 109 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 108.2 | 50 | 86.8 | 114 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 54.6% | 94 | 60.4% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 25.9% | 106 | 34.0% |
| Adj. Pace | +4.4 | 23 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 81.8% | 14 | 74.9% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 62.5% | 41 | 60.3% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 32.2% | 80 | 33.9% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 12.6% | 119 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 2.7% | 119 | 5.1% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 2.5% | 116 | 4.5% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 7.0% | 36 | 6.3% |
| PD to INC | 27.5% | 110 | 32.8% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
| Will Parks | S | 6'1, 194 | SR | 64.5 | 7.9% | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Magloire Jr. | S | 6'1, 210 | JR | 63.0 | 7.7% | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| DaVonte' Neal | CB | 5'10, 173 | JR | 56.5 | 6.9% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamar Allah | FS | 6'1, 186 | SR | 53.5 | 6.5% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tellas Jones | S | 6'0, 189 | JR | 48.5 | 5.9% | 7.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| DeAndre' Miller | LB | 6'3, 230 | SO | 43.0 | 5.3% | 8.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Matthews | LB | 6'3, 221 | JR | 38.5 | 4.7% | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Gilbert | DL | 6'4, 262 | SR | 36.5 | 4.5% | 8.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cam Denson | CB | 5'11, 168 | SO | 35.5 | 4.3% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sir Thomas Jackson | LB | 6'0, 222 | SR | 33.0 | 4.0% | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Lopez | S | 5'11, 211 | SR | 31.0 | 3.8% | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles | FS | 6'2, 182 | FR | 24.5 | 3.0% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jarvis McCall Jr. | CB | 6'2, 182 | SO | 24.5 | 3.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Luca Bruno | DL | 6'4, 264 | SO | 23.5 | 2.9% | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jace Whittaker | CB | 5'10, 163 | FR | 22.0 | 2.7% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Worthy | DL | 6'2, 287 | SR | 20.5 | 2.5% | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Scooby Wright III | LB | 6'1, 246 | JR | 19.5 | 2.4% | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sani Fuimaono | DL | 6'1, 288 | JR | 18.5 | 2.3% | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carter Hehr | S | 5'10, 188 | SO | 16.5 | 2.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker Zellers | DL | 6'1, 247 | SO | 16.0 | 2.0% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Turituri | LB | 6'1, 265 | JR | 11.0 | 1.3% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Haden Gregory | LB | 6'2, 231 | SR | 10.5 | 1.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Haden | RB | 5'6, 181 | FR | 10.0 | 1.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Trey Griffey | WR | 6'3, 195 | JR | 9.5 | 1.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tre Tyler | LB | 5'11, 205 | FR | 8.5 | 1.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Note: It appears "Fumble Returns" are getting pulled instead of "Fumble Recoveries." My apologies. Will try to get that corrected. | |||||||||||
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | 1.0 | 26 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.39 | 18 |
| Punt Success Rate | 62.3% | 30 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 69.7% | 70 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 44.4% | 83 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 31.3% | 114 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Casey Skowron | 5'10, 160 | SR | 59-61 | 18-22 | 81.8% |
| Josh Pollack | 5'10, 180 | FR | 1-1 | 0-0 | #DIV/0! |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Drew Riggleman | 6'2, 213 | SR | 52 | 45.3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 34.6% |
| Anu Solomon | 6'2, 205 | SO | 2 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Casey Skowron | 5'10, 160 | SR | 87 | 60.9 | 33 | 37.9% | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Josh Pollack | 5'10, 180 | FR | 2 | 65.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Nate Phillips | 5'7, 180 | JR | 7 | 17.3 | 1 | 22 | 0 (0) |
| Trey Griffey | 6'3, 195 | JR | 1 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) |
| DaVonte' Neal | 5'10, 173 | JR | 1 | 26.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Tyrell Johnson | 5'7, 160 | SO | 16 | 25.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Nate Phillips | 5'7, 180 | JR | 8 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Shun Brown | 5'8, 167 | FR | 4 | 20.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 (1) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics