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2015 | 2016
Iowa Hawkeyes (Big Ten West)
2015 Schedule & Results
| Record: 12-2 | Second-order wins (diff.): 10.0 (-2.0) | S&P+ Rk: 47 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 5-Sep | Illinois State | N/A | 31-14 | W | 100% | 36.0 | 85% | 58% | 87% |
| 12-Sep | at Iowa State | 70 | 31-17 | W | 93% | 11.9 | 84% | 64% | 55% |
| 19-Sep | Pittsburgh | 40 | 27-24 | W | 84% | 7.8 | 97% | 60% | 81% |
| 26-Sep | North Texas | 128 | 62-16 | W | 100% | 34.5 | 87% | 77% | 56% |
| 3-Oct | at Wisconsin | 31 | 10-6 | W | 25% | -5.3 | 79% | 38% | 84% |
| 10-Oct | Illinois | 61 | 29-20 | W | 93% | 11.9 | 55% | 77% | 49% |
| 17-Oct | at Northwestern | 56 | 40-10 | W | 100% | 24.6 | 85% | 85% | 84% |
| 31-Oct | Maryland | 65 | 31-15 | W | 99% | 17.5 | 58% | 34% | 78% |
| 7-Nov | at Indiana | 60 | 35-27 | W | 77% | 5.8 | 43% | 58% | 71% |
| 14-Nov | Minnesota | 37 | 40-35 | W | 22% | -6.0 | 16% | 84% | 6% |
| 21-Nov | Purdue | 86 | 40-20 | W | 99% | 18.0 | 52% | 77% | 58% |
| 27-Nov | at Nebraska | 48 | 28-20 | W | 85% | 8.2 | 56% | 56% | 87% |
| 5-Dec | vs. Michigan State | 13 | 13-16 | L | 26% | -5.1 | 22% | 22% | 77% |
| 1-Jan | vs. Stanford | 10 | 16-45 | L | 0% | -44.5 | 8% | 6% | 12% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 30.3 | 56 | 23.0 | 32 |
| Points Per Game | 30.9 | 54 | 20.4 | 19 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.27 | 60 | 1.12 | 8 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 42.5% | 59 | 38.3% | 36 | 40.3% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 32.0 | 27 | 27.3 | 16 | 29.9 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 5.03 | 41 | 4.38 | 41 | 4.67 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 8.08 | 13 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +1.04 |
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| ACTUAL | 11 | 9 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 106.0 | 54 | 115.1 | 25 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 44.9% | 40 | 40.1% | 47 | 42.3% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.07 | 68 | 0.88 | 4 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 103.8 | 51 | 98.8 | 70 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 35.9% | 103 | 34.0% | 23 | 38.9% |
| Power Success Rate | 71.4% | 35 | 63.8% | 52 | 66.3% |
| Stuff Rate | 17.6% | 35 | 16.4% | 104 | 19.6% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Jordan Canzeri | RB | 5'9, 192 | SR | 183 | 984 | 12 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 34.4% | 3 (2) |
| LeShun Daniels, Jr. | RB | 6'0, 225 | JR | 145 | 646 | 8 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 29.0% | 1 (0) |
| Akrum Wadley | RB | 5'11, 185 | SO | 83 | 496 | 7 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 38.6% | 1 (1) |
| C.J. Beathard | QB | 6'2, 209 | JR | 72 | 448 | 6 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 45.8% | 6 (3) |
| Derrick Mitchell, Jr. | RB | 6'1, 212 | SO | 26 | 162 | 2 | 6.2 | 7.6 | 42.3% | 1 (1) |
| Drake Kulick | LB | 6'1, 228 | SO | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0 (0) |
| Marshall Koehn | PK | 6'0, 200 | SR | 2 | 25 | 0 | 12.5 | 5.8 | 100.0% | 0 (0) |
| Matt VandeBerg | WR | 6'1, 185 | JR | 2 | 24 | 0 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 100.0% | 0 (0) |
| Marcel Joly | RB | 5'11, 185 | FR | 2 | 13 | 0 | 6.5 | 1.3 | 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+ | 106.2 | 47 | 106.6 | 44 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 39.2% | 77 | 36.8% | 27 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.59 | 35 | 1.34 | 26 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 90 | 77 | 114.5 | 41 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| C.J. Beathard | 6'2, 209 | JR | 223 | 362 | 2809 | 17 | 5 | 61.6% | 29 | 7.4% | 6.6 |
| Tyler Wiegers | 6'4, 222 | FR | 3 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 75.0% | 1 | 20.0% | 4.8 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Matt VandeBerg | WR | 6'1, 185 | JR | 94 | 65 | 700 | 3 | 10.8 | 7.5 | 69.1% | 47.9% | 26.2% |
| Tevaun Smith | WR | 6'2, 205 | SR | 62 | 32 | 563 | 3 | 17.6 | 9.1 | 51.6% | 40.3% | 17.3% |
| Henry Krieger Coble | TE | 6'4, 250 | SR | 50 | 36 | 440 | 3 | 12.2 | 8.8 | 72.0% | 44.0% | 13.9% |
| Jacob Hillyer | WR | 6'4, 212 | SR | 32 | 16 | 212 | 0 | 13.3 | 6.6 | 50.0% | 40.6% | 8.9% |
| Jordan Canzeri | RB | 5'9, 192 | SR | 31 | 20 | 208 | 1 | 10.4 | 6.7 | 64.5% | 38.7% | 8.6% |
| George Kittle | TE | 6'4, 235 | JR | 23 | 20 | 290 | 6 | 14.5 | 12.6 | 87.0% | 65.2% | 6.4% |
| Derrick Mitchell, Jr. | RB | 6'1, 212 | SO | 20 | 15 | 141 | 0 | 9.4 | 7.1 | 75.0% | 40.0% | 5.6% |
| Jerminic Smith | WR | 6'1, 180 | FR | 19 | 6 | 141 | 0 | 23.5 | 7.4 | 31.6% | 31.6% | 5.3% |
| Riley McCarron | WR | 5'9, 186 | JR | 9 | 5 | 56 | 1 | 11.2 | 6.2 | 55.6% | 55.6% | 2.5% |
| Akrum Wadley | RB | 5'11, 185 | SO | 6 | 6 | 94 | 1 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 100.0% | 83.3% | 1.7% |
| Macon Plewa | FB | 6'2, 244 | SR | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 66.7% | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Adam Cox | FB | 5'11, 234 | SR | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 33.3% | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| LeShun Daniels, Jr. | RB | 6'0, 225 | JR | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.6% |
| Drake Kulick | LB | 6'1, 228 | SO | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
| Jameer Outsey | TE | 6'3, 235 | FR | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
| Andrew Stone | WR | 5'11, 175 | SR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 98.2 | 80 | 110.3 | 29 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 44.6% | 95 | 43.1% | 39 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.08 | 80 | 0.99 | 11 | 1.11 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.78 | 81 | 2.95 | 78 | 2.90 |
| SD Sack Rate | 7.4% | 111 | 4.4% | 89 | 5.0% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 122.1 | 19 | 110.0 | 38 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 37.0% | 16 | 28.5% | 40 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.87 | 38 | 1.52 | 13 | 1.77 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 4.07 | 3 | 3.35 | 79 | 3.20 |
| PD Sack Rate | 6.4% | 47 | 9.7% | 23 | 7.5% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 99.9 | 76 | 106.8 | 41 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 115.8 | 28 | 106.0 | 61 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 89.1 | 103 | 112.7 | 34 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 113.6 | 25 | 102.7 | 59 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 104.2 | 58 | 100.7 | 66 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 110.1 | 43 | 112.5 | 34 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 99.7 | 75 | 112.9 | 33 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 68.5% | 18 | 60.4% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 27.7% | 94 | 34.0% |
| Adj. Pace | -3.7 | 98 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 71.6% | 91 | 74.9% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 54.0% | 118 | 60.3% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 30.3% | 99 | 33.9% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 15.6% | 70 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 4.1% | 86 | 5.1% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 5.3% | 39 | 4.5% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 6.0% | 78 | 6.3% |
| PD to INC | 34.6% | 47 | 32.8% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
| Josey Jewell | OLB | 6'2, 230 | SO | 94.0 | 13.3% | 7.5 | 2.5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Cole Fisher | OLB | 6'2, 236 | SR | 88.0 | 12.4% | 5.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordan Lomax | DB | 5'10, 205 | SR | 71.0 | 10.0% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Desmond King | DB | 5'11, 200 | JR | 59.0 | 8.3% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Meier | DE | 6'2, 252 | SR | 53.5 | 7.5% | 10.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Miles Taylor | DB | 6'0, 195 | SO | 53.5 | 7.5% | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Mabin | DB | 6'2, 200 | JR | 45.5 | 6.4% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Parker Hesse | LB | 6'3, 240 | FR | 34.0 | 4.8% | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Niemann | LB | 6'3, 225 | SO | 33.5 | 4.7% | 6.5 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaleel Johnson | DL | 6'4, 310 | JR | 33.5 | 4.7% | 5.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Bazata | DL | 6'2, 284 | SO | 30.0 | 4.2% | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Maurice Fleming | DB | 6'0, 205 | JR | 13.0 | 1.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Nelson | DE | 6'8, 270 | FR | 11.5 | 1.6% | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Drew Ott | DL | 6'4, 272 | SR | 9.5 | 1.3% | 7.5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bo Bower | LB | 6'1, 228 | SO | 9.5 | 1.3% | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Faith Ekakitie | DL | 6'3, 290 | JR | 9.0 | 1.3% | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Perry | LB | 6'3, 234 | SR | 8.5 | 1.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Snyder | DB | 6'1, 210 | FR | 8.5 | 1.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua Jackson | WR | 6'1, 185 | FR | 8.0 | 1.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Gair | DB | 6'2, 210 | JR | 6.5 | 0.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Draper | DB | 6'0, 190 | SR | 4.0 | 0.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Ward | DB | 6'1, 205 | SO | 3.5 | 0.5% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marshall Koehn | PK | 6'0, 200 | SR | 3.0 | 0.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Mends | FB | 6'0, 212 | FR | 2.5 | 0.4% | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Terlouw | DL | 6'4, 288 | JR | 2.5 | 0.4% | 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+ | 1.3 | 14 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.36 | 22 |
| Punt Success Rate | 50.7% | 95 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 81.9% | 25 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 66.7% | 12 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 68.6% | 3 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Marshall Koehn | 6'0, 200 | SR | 47-53 | 16-20 | 80.0% |
| Miguel Recinos | 6'1, 180 | FR | 2-2 | 0-0 | #DIV/0! |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Dillon Kidd | 6'2, 215 | SR | 59 | 40.2 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 71.2% |
| Marshall Koehn | 6'0, 200 | SR | 8 | 40.9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37.5% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Marshall Koehn | 6'0, 200 | SR | 81 | 63.5 | 47 | 58.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Miguel Recinos | 6'1, 180 | FR | 2 | 61.5 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Desmond King | 5'11, 200 | JR | 17 | 14.2 | 0 | 25 | 1 (1) |
| Riley McCarron | 5'9, 186 | JR | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Desmond King | 5'11, 200 | JR | 29 | 24.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Riley McCarron | 5'9, 186 | JR | 3 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) |
| George Kittle | 6'4, 235 | JR | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics