Updated on 8/21/2016
Confused? Check out the advanced-stats glossary here.
Got position corrections? Note them here.
Full Football Outsiders F/+ rankings can be found here.
2015 | 2016
Idaho Vandals (Sun Belt)
2015 Schedule & Results
| Record: 4-8 | Second-order wins (diff.): 3.6 (-0.4) | S&P+ Rk: 109 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 3-Sep | Ohio | 66 | 28-45 | L | 1% | -17.7 | 32% | 48% | 8% |
| 12-Sep | at USC | 17 | 9-59 | L | 0% | -43.4 | 8% | 25% | 1% |
| 19-Sep | Wofford | N/A | 41-38 | W | 58% | 1.7 | 19% | 63% | 12% |
| 26-Sep | Georgia Southern | 39 | 20-44 | L | 1% | -17.7 | 50% | 69% | 26% |
| 3-Oct | at Arkansas State | 79 | 35-49 | L | 3% | -15.3 | 47% | 53% | 25% |
| 17-Oct | at Troy | 90 | 19-16 | W | 57% | 1.5 | 35% | 27% | 72% |
| 24-Oct | UL-Monroe | 122 | 27-13 | W | 88% | 9.2 | 34% | 36% | 52% |
| 31-Oct | at New Mexico State | 116 | 48-55 | L | 35% | -3.0 | 11% | 37% | 12% |
| 7-Nov | at South Alabama | 103 | 45-52 | L | 46% | -0.8 | 16% | 45% | 11% |
| 14-Nov | Appalachian State | 43 | 20-47 | L | 3% | -15.6 | 33% | 84% | 23% |
| 21-Nov | at Auburn | 35 | 34-56 | L | 4% | -14.1 | 10% | 55% | 4% |
| 28-Nov | Texas State | 112 | 38-31 | W | 67% | 3.6 | 27% | 55% | 28% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 28.7 | 69 | 42.2 | 127 |
| Points Per Game | 30.3 | 57 | 42.1 | 123 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.16 | 115 | 1.34 | 104 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 46.1% | 21 | 47.8% | 118 | 40.3% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 28.6 | 100 | 31.3 | 101 | 29.9 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.85 | 58 | 5.67 | 125 | 4.67 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -0.61 | 75 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -2.25 |
||
| ACTUAL | -6 | 102 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 101.9 | 68 | 78.9 | 126 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 48.3% | 15 | 49.8% | 118 | 42.3% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.89 | 126 | 1.30 | 123 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 107.7 | 36 | 90.2 | 106 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 39.5% | 59 | 43.6% | 120 | 38.9% |
| Power Success Rate | 66.0% | 65 | 75.0% | 109 | 66.3% |
| Stuff Rate | 15.2% | 6 | 17.9% | 92 | 19.6% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Elijhaa Penny | RB | 6'2, 234 | SR | 247 | 1163 | 10 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 39.3% | 2 (1) |
| Aaron Duckworth | RB | 5'8, 201 | SO | 71 | 249 | 3 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 28.2% | 2 (0) |
| Matt Linehan | QB | 6'3, 214 | SO | 67 | 388 | 5 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 56.7% | 5 (3) |
| Jake Luton | QB | 6'6, 220 | FR | 22 | 101 | 5 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 36.4% | 0 (0) |
| Isaiah Saunders | RB | 5'10, 228 | FR | 13 | 40 | 0 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 15.4% | 0 (0) |
| Callen Hightower | WR | 5'10, 177 | JR | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 50.0% | 0 (0) |
| Marc Millan | LB | 6'1, 221 | SR | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 100.0% | 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+ | 100.4 | 68 | 88.6 | 103 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 44.0% | 35 | 45.0% | 111 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.43 | 85 | 1.41 | 49 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 100.4 | 63 | 66.8 | 116 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Matt Linehan | 6'3, 214 | SO | 248 | 391 | 2992 | 16 | 11 | 63.4% | 24 | 5.8% | 6.8 |
| Jake Luton | 6'6, 220 | FR | 49 | 78 | 383 | 1 | 4 | 62.8% | 5 | 6.0% | 4.3 |
| Kareem Coles | 6'1, 189 | FR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Dezmon Epps | WR | 5'10, 175 | SR | 85 | 61 | 757 | 2 | 12.4 | 8.9 | 71.8% | 57.6% | 19.4% |
| Callen Hightower | WR | 5'10, 177 | JR | 83 | 57 | 749 | 2 | 13.1 | 9.0 | 68.7% | 48.2% | 18.9% |
| Deon Watson | TE | 6'4, 222 | JR | 72 | 42 | 551 | 7 | 13.1 | 7.7 | 58.3% | 51.4% | 16.4% |
| Trent 'Buck' Cowan | TE | 6'3, 224 | JR | 67 | 48 | 624 | 4 | 13.0 | 9.3 | 71.6% | 56.7% | 15.3% |
| Elijhaa Penny | RB | 6'2, 234 | SR | 37 | 27 | 239 | 2 | 8.9 | 6.5 | 73.0% | 43.2% | 8.4% |
| Rueben Mwehla | WR | 5'10, 187 | SO | 23 | 19 | 150 | 0 | 7.9 | 6.5 | 82.6% | 56.5% | 5.2% |
| Jante Boston | WR | 5'10, 165 | FR | 23 | 15 | 132 | 0 | 8.8 | 5.7 | 65.2% | 52.2% | 5.2% |
| Jacob Sannon | WR | 5'11, 191 | JR | 15 | 11 | 86 | 0 | 7.8 | 5.7 | 73.3% | 53.3% | 3.4% |
| Jake Manley | FB | 6'0, 243 | SR | 8 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 6.8 | 4.3 | 62.5% | 50.0% | 1.8% |
| Kareem Coles | QB | 6'1, 189 | FR | 7 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 6.3 | 2.7 | 42.9% | 14.3% | 1.6% |
| Aaron Duckworth | RB | 5'8, 201 | SO | 5 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 6.3 | 3.8 | 60.0% | 20.0% | 1.1% |
| Isaiah Saunders | RB | 5'10, 228 | FR | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 40.0% | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Calvary Pugh | RB | 5'9, 172 | FR | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.5% |
| Garren Jackson | DL | 6'3, 225 | JR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Steven Matlock | OL | 6'2, 270 | JR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| David Ungerer | WR | 5'8, 171 | SO | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 99.9 | 71 | 81.6 | 125 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 51.6% | 20 | 54.4% | 122 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 0.99 | 114 | 1.24 | 112 | 1.11 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.06 | 38 | 3.23 | 112 | 2.90 |
| SD Sack Rate | 5.4% | 75 | 2.9% | 112 | 5.0% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 107.3 | 45 | 89.3 | 99 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 33.8% | 38 | 31.6% | 77 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.72 | 75 | 1.80 | 76 | 1.77 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.76 | 20 | 3.06 | 49 | 3.20 |
| PD Sack Rate | 5.9% | 36 | 5.9% | 91 | 7.5% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 100.9 | 70 | 90.8 | 95 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 104.9 | 57 | 80.8 | 121 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 98.7 | 82 | 74.3 | 127 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 102.3 | 71 | 74.5 | 128 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 98.1 | 82 | 80.2 | 126 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 101.3 | 70 | 73.8 | 128 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 103.8 | 67 | 101.4 | 63 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 52.4% | 104 | 60.4% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 40.0% | 26 | 34.0% |
| Adj. Pace | +4.6 | 21 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 77.8% | 43 | 74.9% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 66.3% | 13 | 60.3% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 42.2% | 5 | 33.9% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 12.8% | 118 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 4.6% | 70 | 5.1% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 4.4% | 62 | 4.5% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 3.0% | 128 | 6.3% |
| PD to INC | 25.0% | 124 | 32.8% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
| Kaden Elliss | LB | 6'3, 216 | FR | 70.0 | 10.0% | 7.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Broc Westlake | LB | 6'3, 235 | SR | 68.0 | 9.7% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Edwards | LB | 6'2, 215 | SR | 55.5 | 7.9% | 8.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Marc Millan | LB | 6'1, 221 | SR | 54.5 | 7.8% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Quinton Bradley | DE | 6'3, 259 | SR | 46.0 | 6.6% | 15.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordan Grabski | DB | 6'0, 189 | SO | 43.0 | 6.1% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendrick Trotter | CB | 5'11, 176 | JR | 39.0 | 5.6% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russell Siavii | S | 6'2, 208 | JR | 39.0 | 5.6% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dorian Clark | DB | 6'0, 182 | SO | 36.5 | 5.2% | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Armond Hawkins | CB | 5'10, 209 | SO | 33.0 | 4.7% | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tueni Lupeamanu | DL | 6'1, 305 | JR | 30.5 | 4.4% | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Hall | LB | 6'0, 209 | FR | 25.0 | 3.6% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan Edwards | DL | 6'3, 323 | SR | 24.5 | 3.5% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Shelton | DL | 6'3, 265 | SO | 20.5 | 2.9% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kaylyn Ayers | DE | 6'2, 261 | SR | 18.0 | 2.6% | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Khalin Smith | TE | 6'5, 245 | JR | 18.0 | 2.6% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Hampton | S | 5'11, 188 | JR | 17.5 | 2.5% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Antoine | DL | 6'4, 325 | JR | 13.0 | 1.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayshawn Jordan | CB | 5'9, 185 | SR | 9.5 | 1.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Lashley | LB | 6'1, 236 | SO | 7.5 | 1.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin White | DE | 6'4, 263 | JR | 4.0 | 0.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Garren Jackson | DL | 6'3, 225 | JR | 4.0 | 0.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Desmond Banks | S | 6'3, 206 | SO | 3.0 | 0.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Saunders | RB | 5'10, 228 | FR | 3.0 | 0.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trent 'Buck' Cowan | TE | 6'3, 224 | JR | 2.0 | 0.3% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 42 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.29 | 32 |
| Punt Success Rate | 58.8% | 45 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 72.3% | 60 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 45.5% | 77 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 27.5% | 117 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Austin Rehkow | 6'3, 208 | JR | 39-40 | 23-27 | 85.2% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Austin Rehkow | 6'3, 208 | JR | 48 | 45.8 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 41.7% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Austin Rehkow | 6'3, 208 | JR | 73 | 62.1 | 41 | 56.2% | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Rueben Mwehla | 5'10, 187 | SO | 7 | 2.4 | 0 | 3 | 1 (1) |
| Dezmon Epps | 5'10, 175 | SR | 3 | 1.3 | 0 | 5 | 0 (0) |
| Callen Hightower | 5'10, 177 | JR | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Aaron Duckworth | 5'8, 201 | SO | 14 | 17.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) |
| Jayshawn Jordan | 5'9, 185 | SR | 9 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) |
| Elijhaa Penny | 6'2, 234 | SR | 7 | 19.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics