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2015 | 2016
Houston Cougars (American West)
2015 Schedule & Results
| Record: 13-1 | Second-order wins (diff.): 10.2 (-2.8) | S&P+ Rk: 44 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 5-Sep | Tennessee Tech | N/A | 52-24 | W | 99% | 19.2 | 54% | 56% | 18% |
| 12-Sep | at Louisville | 28 | 34-31 | W | 24% | -5.7 | 67% | 61% | 43% |
| 26-Sep | Texas State | 112 | 59-14 | W | 100% | 36.7 | 91% | 90% | 76% |
| 3-Oct | at Tulsa | 94 | 38-24 | W | 96% | 14.1 | 93% | 51% | 92% |
| 8-Oct | SMU | 104 | 49-28 | W | 99% | 18.4 | 43% | 62% | 45% |
| 16-Oct | at Tulane | 120 | 42-7 | W | 100% | 26.5 | 74% | 70% | 72% |
| 24-Oct | at Central Florida | 125 | 59-10 | W | 100% | 30.0 | 57% | 92% | 21% |
| 31-Oct | Vanderbilt | 83 | 34-0 | W | 100% | 28.4 | 79% | 61% | 94% |
| 7-Nov | Cincinnati | 74 | 33-30 | W | 15% | -8.1 | 18% | 42% | 41% |
| 14-Nov | Memphis | 55 | 35-34 | W | 48% | -0.4 | 36% | 58% | 62% |
| 21-Nov | at Connecticut | 87 | 17-20 | L | 13% | -9.1 | 14% | 27% | 28% |
| 27-Nov | Navy | 20 | 52-31 | W | 63% | 2.7 | 81% | 99% | 26% |
| 5-Dec | Temple | 49 | 24-13 | W | 95% | 13.5 | 79% | 81% | 86% |
| 31-Dec | vs. Florida State | 7 | 38-24 | W | 69% | 4.0 | 78% | 87% | 78% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 34.8 | 29 | 27.2 | 59 |
| Points Per Game | 40.4 | 10 | 20.7 | 20 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.31 | 42 | 1.26 | 71 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 43.7% | 43 | 38.8% | 41 | 40.3% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 31.2 | 39 | 26.2 | 5 | 29.9 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 5.72 | 3 | 4.03 | 23 | 4.67 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 9.82 | 7 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +3.99 |
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| ACTUAL | 21 | 2 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 107.1 | 44 | 112.8 | 29 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 42.9% | 62 | 37.1% | 22 | 42.3% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.18 | 23 | 0.95 | 20 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 101.7 | 65 | 100.6 | 58 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 39.8% | 54 | 34.3% | 27 | 38.9% |
| Power Success Rate | 66.1% | 63 | 73.7% | 105 | 66.3% |
| Stuff Rate | 17.1% | 27 | 23.0% | 26 | 19.6% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Kenneth Farrow | RB | 5'10, 220 | SR | 186 | 958 | 12 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 33.9% | 1 (0) |
| Greg Ward Jr. | QB | 5'11, 185 | JR | 173 | 1253 | 21 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 51.4% | 9 (3) |
| Ryan Jackson | RB | 5'10, 205 | SR | 84 | 407 | 4 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 36.9% | 1 (0) |
| Javin Webb | RB | 5'10, 190 | SO | 70 | 277 | 4 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 30.0% | 0 (0) |
| Brandon Wilson | CB | 5'11, 200 | JR | 37 | 188 | 2 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 43.2% | 0 (0) |
| Demarcus Ayers | WR | 5'11, 190 | JR | 25 | 147 | 1 | 5.9 | 9.4 | 36.0% | 3 (2) |
| Kyle Postma | QB | 6'3, 205 | SO | 24 | 202 | 1 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 54.2% | 2 (1) |
| Kaliq Kokuma | RB | 5'11, 210 | FR | 18 | 92 | 0 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 27.8% | 0 (0) |
| Adam Schulz | QB | 6'2, 210 | SR | 3 | 16 | 1 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 33.3% | 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+ | 106.9 | 45 | 95.7 | 80 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 44.7% | 28 | 40.3% | 63 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.47 | 70 | 1.51 | 81 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 87.8 | 80 | 89.2 | 83 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Greg Ward Jr. | 5'11, 185 | JR | 232 | 345 | 2828 | 17 | 6 | 67.2% | 25 | 6.8% | 7.3 |
| Kyle Postma | 6'3, 205 | SO | 43 | 68 | 453 | 3 | 1 | 63.2% | 3 | 4.2% | 6.3 |
| Adam Schulz | 6'2, 210 | SR | 7 | 13 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 53.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 9.9 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Demarcus Ayers | WR | 5'11, 190 | JR | 129 | 98 | 1222 | 6 | 12.5 | 9.5 | 76.0% | 56.6% | 31.0% |
| Chance Allen | WR | 6'3, 215 | JR | 88 | 56 | 752 | 6 | 13.4 | 8.6 | 63.6% | 51.1% | 21.2% |
| Steven Dunbar | WR | 6'3, 210 | SO | 54 | 31 | 382 | 3 | 12.3 | 7.1 | 57.4% | 37.0% | 13.0% |
| Linell Bonner | WR | 6'0, 200 | SO | 39 | 25 | 317 | 5 | 12.7 | 8.1 | 64.1% | 48.7% | 9.4% |
| Tyler McCloskey | TE | 6'2, 245 | JR | 23 | 14 | 157 | 1 | 11.2 | 6.8 | 60.9% | 52.2% | 5.5% |
| Ryan Jackson | RB | 5'10, 205 | SR | 18 | 12 | 111 | 0 | 9.3 | 6.2 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 4.3% |
| Kenneth Farrow | RB | 5'10, 220 | SR | 10 | 10 | 119 | 0 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 100.0% | 60.0% | 2.4% |
| Kyle Postma | QB | 6'3, 205 | SO | 9 | 6 | 145 | 1 | 24.2 | 16.1 | 66.7% | 66.7% | 2.2% |
| Donald Gage | WR | 5'11, 190 | SO | 9 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 66.7% | 22.2% | 2.2% |
| Isaiah Johnson | WR | 6'4, 205 | FR | 7 | 6 | 43 | 0 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 85.7% | 57.1% | 1.7% |
| John Leday | WR | 6'0, 200 | SO | 7 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 10.3 | 5.9 | 57.1% | 42.9% | 1.7% |
| Hayden Daniels | TE | 6'4, 225 | SR | 6 | 4 | 59 | 0 | 14.8 | 9.8 | 66.7% | 66.7% | 1.4% |
| Brandon Wilson | CB | 5'11, 200 | JR | 6 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 100.0% | 66.7% | 1.4% |
| Javin Webb | RB | 5'10, 190 | SO | 6 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 83.3% | 66.7% | 1.4% |
| Tyreik Gray | RB | 6'0, 195 | FR | 3 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 12.0 | 8.0 | 66.7% | 66.7% | 0.7% |
| Greg Ward Jr. | QB | 5'11, 185 | JR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 101.9 | 58 | 99.1 | 67 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 47.2% | 59 | 44.5% | 50 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.15 | 45 | 1.11 | 71 | 1.11 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.87 | 69 | 2.63 | 29 | 2.90 |
| SD Sack Rate | 5.8% | 83 | 5.8% | 39 | 5.0% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 117.7 | 27 | 104.8 | 54 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 35.6% | 27 | 28.6% | 42 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.79 | 61 | 1.70 | 50 | 1.77 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.74 | 21 | 2.68 | 18 | 3.20 |
| PD Sack Rate | 7.4% | 64 | 5.8% | 92 | 7.5% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 107.3 | 55 | 103.1 | 51 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 103.8 | 62 | 110.6 | 39 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 111.9 | 33 | 112.2 | 38 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 100.9 | 73 | 90.2 | 108 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 92.0 | 102 | 103.0 | 54 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 110.7 | 41 | 108.0 | 44 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 124.6 | 14 | 100.3 | 69 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 63.6% | 39 | 60.4% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 39.4% | 29 | 34.0% |
| Adj. Pace | +8.2 | 11 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 74.0% | 75 | 74.9% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 54.5% | 114 | 60.3% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 29.6% | 104 | 33.9% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 18.7% | 25 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 2.7% | 121 | 5.1% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 7.0% | 9 | 4.5% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 9.0% | 7 | 6.3% |
| PD to INC | 39.2% | 16 | 32.8% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
| Elandon Roberts | ILB | 6'0, 235 | SR | 115.0 | 15.2% | 19.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Steven Taylor | OLB | 6'1, 225 | JR | 76.5 | 10.1% | 18.5 | 10.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Adrian McDonald | S | 5'11, 205 | SR | 75.5 | 10.0% | 3.5 | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Trevon Stewart | S | 5'10, 195 | SR | 64.0 | 8.5% | 10.5 | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Brandon Wilson | CB | 5'11, 200 | JR | 54.5 | 7.2% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| Lee Hightower | CB | 6'2, 200 | SR | 43.5 | 5.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyus Bowser | OLB | 6'3, 240 | JR | 38.5 | 5.1% | 6.5 | 5.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Matthew Adams | ILB | 6'1, 230 | SO | 38.5 | 5.1% | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Jackson III | CB | 6'2, 195 | SR | 38.5 | 5.1% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| Cameron Malveaux | DE | 6'6, 270 | JR | 28.0 | 3.7% | 8.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tomme Mark | DT | 6'2, 305 | SR | 27.5 | 3.6% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Thurman | DL | 6'4, 290 | SO | 21.5 | 2.8% | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| B.J. Singleton | DT | 6'4, 305 | JR | 15.5 | 2.1% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Winchester | CB | 6'0, 190 | FR | 15.0 | 2.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Khalil Williams | S | 6'0, 200 | SO | 14.5 | 1.9% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Emeke Egbule | LB | 6'3, 230 | FR | 10.0 | 1.3% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerard Carter | DE | 6'3, 290 | FR | 10.0 | 1.3% | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D'Juan Hines | ILB | 6'1, 225 | SO | 9.5 | 1.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Jackson | RB | 5'10, 205 | SR | 6.5 | 0.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Foster | S | 5'11, 200 | SR | 6.0 | 0.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrett Davis | S | 6'1, 200 | FR | 5.5 | 0.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasheed Tynes | LB | 5'11, 220 | JR | 5.0 | 0.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Howard Wilson | CB | 6'1, 185 | SO | 5.0 | 0.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler White | CB | 5'11, 195 | SR | 5.0 | 0.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Doubenmier | ILB | 5'11, 220 | SO | 5.0 | 0.7% | 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+ | 0.4 | 55 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.02 | 74 |
| Punt Success Rate | 65.6% | 20 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 75.0% | 49 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 44.8% | 81 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 39.4% | 86 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Ty Cummings | 6'0, 185 | JR | 51-51 | 8-8 | 100.0% |
| Kyle Bullard | 6'1, 190 | SR | 23-23 | 5-9 | 55.6% |
| Logan Piper | 6'0, 200 | SR | 1-1 | 0-0 | #DIV/0! |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Logan Piper | 6'0, 200 | SR | 64 | 40.4 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 67.2% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Ty Cummings | 6'0, 185 | JR | 100 | 62.7 | 30 | 30.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Demarcus Ayers | 5'11, 190 | JR | 28 | 10.4 | 1 | 32 | 0 (0) |
| Joeal Williams | 5'10, 185 | FR | 1 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Javin Webb | 5'10, 190 | SO | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Brandon Wilson | 5'11, 200 | JR | 23 | 26.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Javin Webb | 5'10, 190 | SO | 7 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Steven Dunbar | 6'3, 210 | SO | 1 | 37.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics