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2015 | 2016
BYU Cougars (Independents)
2015 Schedule & Results
| Record: 9-4 | Second-order wins (diff.): 8.6 (-0.4) | S&P+ Rk: 38 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 5-Sep | at Nebraska | 48 | 33-28 | W | 77% | 5.9 | 90% | 79% | 56% |
| 12-Sep | Boise State | 41 | 35-24 | W | 65% | 3.1 | 90% | 71% | 74% |
| 19-Sep | at UCLA | 23 | 23-24 | L | 9% | -10.6 | 73% | 38% | 70% |
| 26-Sep | at Michigan | 6 | 0-31 | L | 0% | -49.0 | 20% | 13% | 10% |
| 2-Oct | Connecticut | 87 | 30-13 | W | 99% | 17.4 | 90% | 76% | 70% |
| 10-Oct | East Carolina | 76 | 45-38 | W | 76% | 5.5 | 51% | 96% | 30% |
| 16-Oct | Cincinnati | 74 | 38-24 | W | 100% | 22.0 | 85% | 85% | 83% |
| 24-Oct | Wagner | N/A | 70-6 | W | 100% | 70.8 | 72% | 99% | 76% |
| 6-Nov | at San Jose State | 89 | 17-16 | W | 94% | 12.7 | 71% | 52% | 81% |
| 14-Nov | vs. Missouri | 85 | 16-20 | L | 36% | -2.8 | 7% | 62% | 10% |
| 21-Nov | Fresno State | 100 | 52-10 | W | 100% | 31.8 | 78% | 65% | 92% |
| 28-Nov | at Utah State | 46 | 51-28 | W | 86% | 8.6 | 68% | 73% | 65% |
| 19-Dec | vs. Utah | 27 | 28-35 | L | 20% | -6.8 | 21% | 29% | 63% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 32.1 | 48 | 23.2 | 34 |
| Points Per Game | 33.7 | 40 | 22.8 | 34 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.30 | 45 | 1.19 | 34 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 42.3% | 61 | 39.2% | 47 | 40.3% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 29.4 | 79 | 30.1 | 73 | 29.9 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 5.48 | 7 | 4.30 | 33 | 4.67 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -2.78 | 92 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +1.84 |
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| ACTUAL | 2 | 51 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 106.4 | 49 | 98.5 | 72 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 41.2% | 79 | 38.5% | 38 | 42.3% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.10 | 48 | 1.13 | 89 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 103.2 | 55 | 99.8 | 63 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 38.3% | 75 | 33.1% | 12 | 38.9% |
| Power Success Rate | 68.4% | 47 | 60.5% | 31 | 66.3% |
| Stuff Rate | 20.3% | 85 | 25.1% | 9 | 19.6% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Algernon Brown | RB | 6'1, 235 | JR | 127 | 709 | 11 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 37.8% | 4 (1) |
| Adam Hiné | RB | 6'1, 216 | SR | 64 | 326 | 2 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 37.5% | 1 (1) |
| Francis Bernard | RB | 6'0, 235 | FR | 52 | 334 | 7 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 53.8% | 2 (1) |
| Nate Carter | RB | 5'9, 189 | SR | 37 | 148 | 2 | 4.0 | 10.5 | 18.9% | 0 (0) |
| Tanner Mangum | QB | 6'3, 210 | FR | 33 | 100 | 2 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 27.3% | 5 (3) |
| Beau Hoge | QB | 6'1, 198 | FR | 15 | 57 | 2 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 40.0% | 0 (0) |
| Riley Burt | RB | 6'1, 195 | FR | 14 | 86 | 0 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 42.9% | 1 (1) |
| Taysom Hill | QB | 6'2, 234 | SR | 6 | 83 | 2 | 13.8 | 9.4 | 83.3% | 0 (0) |
| Harvey Langi | LB | 6'3, 240 | JR | 5 | 23 | 0 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 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+ | 112.3 | 35 | 104.9 | 49 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 43.1% | 43 | 39.8% | 60 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.44 | 83 | 1.25 | 7 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 91.2 | 75 | 155.5 | 5 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Tanner Mangum | 6'3, 210 | FR | 267 | 446 | 3377 | 23 | 10 | 59.9% | 29 | 6.1% | 6.7 |
| Taysom Hill | 6'2, 234 | SR | 21 | 34 | 268 | 1 | 1 | 61.8% | 3 | 8.1% | 6.9 |
| Beau Hoge | 6'1, 198 | FR | 10 | 17 | 137 | 1 | 1 | 58.8% | 1 | 5.6% | 7.2 |
| Koy Detmer Jr. | 5'10, 180 | FR | 3 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 19.0 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Mitch Mathews | WR | 6'6, 215 | SR | 105 | 54 | 737 | 11 | 13.7 | 7.0 | 51.4% | 41.0% | 21.9% |
| Devon Blackmon | WR | 6'0, 187 | SR | 78 | 46 | 669 | 0 | 14.5 | 8.6 | 59.0% | 42.3% | 16.3% |
| Nick Kurtz | WR | 6'5, 205 | JR | 63 | 39 | 578 | 3 | 14.8 | 9.2 | 61.9% | 54.0% | 13.2% |
| Terenn Houk | WR | 6'5, 225 | SR | 55 | 37 | 490 | 2 | 13.2 | 8.9 | 67.3% | 63.6% | 11.5% |
| Mitchell Juergens | WR | 5'10, 182 | JR | 55 | 37 | 471 | 2 | 12.7 | 8.6 | 67.3% | 49.1% | 11.5% |
| Colby Pearson | WR | 6'0, 204 | JR | 30 | 22 | 210 | 1 | 9.6 | 7.0 | 73.3% | 50.0% | 6.3% |
| Francis Bernard | RB | 6'0, 235 | FR | 20 | 17 | 156 | 2 | 9.2 | 7.8 | 85.0% | 60.0% | 4.2% |
| Algernon Brown | RB | 6'1, 235 | JR | 17 | 13 | 71 | 2 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 76.5% | 35.3% | 3.5% |
| Remington Peck | DL | 6'4, 270 | SR | 13 | 7 | 75 | 1 | 10.7 | 5.8 | 53.8% | 53.8% | 2.7% |
| Moroni Laulu-Pututau | WR | 6'4, 190 | FR | 10 | 6 | 112 | 1 | 18.7 | 11.2 | 60.0% | 40.0% | 2.1% |
| Kurt Henderson | WR | 6'1, 190 | SR | 7 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 14.5 | 8.3 | 57.1% | 28.6% | 1.5% |
| Adam Hine | RB | 6'1, 216 | SR | 6 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 66.7% | 16.7% | 1.3% |
| David Kessler | WR | 6'2, 193 | JR | 4 | 3 | 78 | 1 | 26.0 | 19.5 | 75.0% | 75.0% | 0.8% |
| Trey Dye | WR | 5'9, 172 | SO | 4 | 4 | 67 | 0 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 100.0% | 75.0% | 0.8% |
| Josh Weeks | WR | 6'3, 217 | FR | 3 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 100.0% | 66.7% | 0.6% |
| Nate Carter | RB | 5'9, 189 | SR | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 0.6% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 109.8 | 34 | 99.5 | 65 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 47.3% | 57 | 44.2% | 46 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.11 | 58 | 1.08 | 56 | 1.11 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.76 | 85 | 2.68 | 35 | 2.90 |
| SD Sack Rate | 5.9% | 86 | 6.8% | 14 | 5.0% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 116.1 | 33 | 110.7 | 33 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 32.3% | 52 | 29.3% | 51 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.86 | 41 | 1.51 | 8 | 1.77 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.28 | 62 | 2.62 | 13 | 3.20 |
| PD Sack Rate | 7.3% | 62 | 11.5% | 12 | 7.5% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 116.3 | 26 | 99.3 | 60 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 109.7 | 41 | 129.8 | 6 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 125.7 | 14 | 106.5 | 49 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 109.6 | 36 | 102.4 | 61 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 104.3 | 57 | 112.4 | 29 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 122.7 | 17 | 106.7 | 50 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 114.0 | 27 | 105.8 | 50 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 46.3% | 124 | 60.4% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 29.1% | 86 | 34.0% |
| Adj. Pace | -3.2 | 89 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 80.1% | 25 | 74.9% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 59.6% | 71 | 60.3% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 32.8% | 74 | 33.9% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 17.2% | 42 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 5.2% | 58 | 5.1% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 5.6% | 36 | 4.5% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 6.2% | 69 | 6.3% |
| PD to INC | 30.4% | 83 | 32.8% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
| Michael Wadsworth | DB | 6'2, 221 | SR | 65.5 | 9.2% | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Warner | LB | 6'4, 225 | SO | 56.0 | 7.9% | 11.5 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Harvey Langi | LB | 6'3, 240 | JR | 54.5 | 7.7% | 6.5 | 4.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bronson Kaufusi | DL | 6'8, 280 | SR | 54.0 | 7.6% | 19.5 | 10.5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Kai Nacua | DB | 6'2, 213 | JR | 52.5 | 7.4% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Manoa Pikula | LB | 6'1, 235 | SR | 42.0 | 5.9% | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jherremya Leuta-Douyere | LB | 6'0, 230 | SR | 39.0 | 5.5% | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Micah Hannemann | DB | 6'0, 200 | SO | 39.0 | 5.5% | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Sae Tautu | LB | 6'4, 246 | JR | 31.0 | 4.4% | 9.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Davis | DB | 6'2, 195 | JR | 24.5 | 3.5% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Shelton | DB | 5'8, 169 | FR | 21.0 | 3.0% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tomasi Laulile | DL | 6'4, 280 | JR | 20.0 | 2.8% | 5.5 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Logan Taele | DL | 6'2, 293 | SR | 19.5 | 2.7% | 6.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Preator | DB | 6'0, 183 | SO | 18.5 | 2.6% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Travis Tuiloma | DL | 6'2, 300 | JR | 18.0 | 2.5% | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sione Takitaki | LB | 6'2, 240 | SO | 17.0 | 2.4% | 7.0 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graham Rowley | DL | 6'4, 280 | SR | 14.0 | 2.0% | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Teu Kautai | LB | 6'1, 228 | SR | 12.5 | 1.8% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Hadley | DB | 6'0, 195 | SO | 12.0 | 1.7% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Jones | DB | 6'6, 210 | SO | 12.0 | 1.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Heder | LB | 6'2, 242 | JR | 10.5 | 1.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Badger | DB | 6'0, 195 | JR | 10.5 | 1.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Takenaka | DB | 5'11, 205 | JR | 9.5 | 1.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kesni Tausinga | DL | 6'1, 302 | SO | 6.5 | 0.9% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Pau'u | LB | 6'0, 220 | FR | 6.5 | 0.9% | 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+ | 0.7 | 43 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.28 | 33 |
| Punt Success Rate | 54.7% | 71 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 74.1% | 57 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 40.0% | 97 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 41.2% | 79 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Trevor Samson | 5'11, 177 | SR | 52-55 | 14-17 | 82.4% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Jonny Linehan | 6'0, 195 | JR | 62 | 42.7 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 59.7% |
| Rhett Almond | 6'4, 190 | FR | 1 | 48.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Austin Brasher | 6'0, 183 | JR | 74 | 63.2 | 33 | 44.6% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Edwards | 6'0, 211 | FR | 7 | 56.4 | 1 | 14.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonny Linehan | 6'0, 195 | JR | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Micah Hannemann | 6'0, 200 | SO | 10 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 (0) |
| Michael Shelton | 5'8, 169 | FR | 10 | 11.0 | 0 | 8 | 1 (0) |
| Garrett Juergens | 5'10, 185 | JR | 3 | 17.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Riley Burt | 6'1, 195 | FR | 13 | 24.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Devon Blackmon | 6'0, 187 | SR | 5 | 16.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Trey Dye | 5'9, 172 | SO | 4 | 32.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics