Updated on 8/21/2016
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2015 | 2016
Iowa State Cyclones (Big 12)
2015 Schedule & Results
| Record: 3-9 | Second-order wins (diff.): 4.8 (1.8) | S&P+ Rk: 70 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 5-Sep | Northern Iowa | N/A | 31-7 | W | 99% | 17.7 | 79% | 19% | 79% |
| 12-Sep | Iowa | 47 | 17-31 | L | 7% | -11.9 | 70% | 57% | 30% |
| 19-Sep | at Toledo | 21 | 23-30 | L | 43% | -1.4 | 95% | 51% | 91% |
| 3-Oct | Kansas | 127 | 38-13 | W | 100% | 31.2 | 83% | 41% | 69% |
| 10-Oct | at Texas Tech | 62 | 31-66 | L | 1% | -19.4 | 10% | 35% | 9% |
| 17-Oct | TCU | 26 | 21-45 | L | 1% | -19.9 | 18% | 66% | 20% |
| 24-Oct | at Baylor | 14 | 27-45 | L | 0% | -26.5 | 17% | 6% | 65% |
| 31-Oct | Texas | 72 | 24-0 | W | 100% | 26.2 | 82% | 45% | 91% |
| 7-Nov | at Oklahoma | 4 | 16-52 | L | 0% | -30.2 | 15% | 24% | 30% |
| 14-Nov | Oklahoma State | 33 | 31-35 | L | 62% | 2.4 | 65% | 74% | 56% |
| 21-Nov | at Kansas State | 84 | 35-38 | L | 73% | 4.8 | 42% | 48% | 49% |
| 28-Nov | at West Virginia | 24 | 6-30 | L | 0% | -28.4 | 16% | 23% | 45% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 28.8 | 66 | 28.3 | 66 |
| Points Per Game | 25.0 | 93 | 32.7 | 97 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.20 | 97 | 1.21 | 38 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 41.6% | 69 | 46.4% | 111 | 40.3% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 29.9 | 64 | 30.9 | 91 | 29.9 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.05 | 112 | 4.78 | 75 | 4.67 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -8.1 | 117 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -1.21 |
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| ACTUAL | -11 | 113 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 106.7 | 46 | 101.5 | 60 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 46.5% | 27 | 46.0% | 99 | 42.3% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.01 | 91 | 1.01 | 42 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 107.4 | 39 | 101.7 | 52 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 39.1% | 63 | 43.0% | 117 | 38.9% |
| Power Success Rate | 62.5% | 86 | 61.9% | 39 | 66.3% |
| Stuff Rate | 16.6% | 25 | 17.8% | 93 | 19.6% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Mike Warren | RB | 6'0, 200 | FR | 227 | 1339 | 5 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 37.9% | 5 (5) |
| Joshua Thomas | RB | 5'11, 224 | FR | 75 | 295 | 7 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 36.0% | 2 (1) |
| Joel Lanning | QB | 6'2, 232 | SO | 70 | 457 | 4 | 6.5 | 5.3 | 50.0% | 7 (2) |
| Sam Richardson | QB | 6'2, 217 | SR | 29 | 115 | 1 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 41.4% | 4 (1) |
| Tyler Brown | RB | 5'11, 188 | SO | 24 | 94 | 0 | 3.9 | 7.1 | 20.8% | 1 (0) |
| Trever Ryen | RB | 5'11, 190 | SO | 17 | 71 | 1 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 35.3% | 1 (0) |
| Mitchell Harger | RB | 5'10, 200 | JR | 6 | 34 | 0 | 5.7 | 1.8 | 66.7% | 0 (0) |
| Jauan Wesley | WR | 5'11, 181 | SO | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 33.3% | 0 (0) |
| Allen Lazard | WR | 6'5, 223 | SO | 2 | 17 | 0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 50.0% | 1 (1) |
| 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+ | 92.9 | 89 | 98.4 | 69 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 36.6% | 100 | 46.8% | 118 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.45 | 75 | 1.41 | 50 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 62.2 | 122 | 119.5 | 35 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Sam Richardson | 6'2, 217 | SR | 128 | 213 | 1443 | 8 | 8 | 60.1% | 18 | 7.8% | 5.8 |
| Joel Lanning | 6'2, 232 | SO | 107 | 193 | 1246 | 10 | 4 | 55.4% | 24 | 11.1% | 5.2 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Allen Lazard | WR | 6'5, 223 | SO | 92 | 58 | 879 | 6 | 15.2 | 9.6 | 63.0% | 52.2% | 23.5% |
| Quenton Bundrage | WR | 6'2, 198 | SR | 70 | 41 | 548 | 4 | 13.4 | 7.8 | 58.6% | 45.7% | 17.9% |
| Jauan Wesley | WR | 5'11, 181 | SO | 51 | 30 | 298 | 2 | 9.9 | 5.8 | 58.8% | 37.3% | 13.0% |
| D'Vario Montgomery | WR | 6'6, 213 | JR | 50 | 27 | 335 | 3 | 12.4 | 6.7 | 54.0% | 42.0% | 12.8% |
| Dondre Daley | WR | 6'2, 191 | JR | 36 | 24 | 244 | 2 | 10.2 | 6.8 | 66.7% | 38.9% | 9.2% |
| Trever Ryen | RB | 5'11, 190 | SO | 25 | 18 | 191 | 1 | 10.6 | 7.6 | 72.0% | 48.0% | 6.4% |
| Mike Warren | RB | 6'0, 200 | FR | 22 | 14 | 70 | 0 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 63.6% | 27.3% | 5.6% |
| Carson Epps | WR | 6'1, 195 | FR | 15 | 8 | 42 | 0 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 53.3% | 33.3% | 3.8% |
| Joshua Thomas | RB | 5'11, 224 | FR | 9 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 44.4% | 22.2% | 2.3% |
| Ben Boesen | TE | 6'5, 249 | SR | 8 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 50.0% | 12.5% | 2.0% |
| Tyler Brown | RB | 5'11, 188 | SO | 4 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 100.0% | 50.0% | 1.0% |
| Justin Chandler | TE | 6'4, 266 | JR | 2 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.5% |
| Mitchell Harger | RB | 5'10, 200 | JR | 2 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 100.0% | 50.0% | 0.5% |
| Joel Lanning | QB | 6'2, 232 | SO | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
| Darius Lee-Campbell | WR | 6'2, 214 | FR | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
| Kane Seeley | LB | 6'2, 239 | JR | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 100.0 | 69 | 99.9 | 62 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 47.8% | 50 | 52.8% | 116 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.00 | 111 | 1.02 | 26 | 1.11 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.09 | 33 | 3.17 | 105 | 2.90 |
| SD Sack Rate | 7.7% | 112 | 6.3% | 24 | 5.0% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 96.9 | 80 | 99.4 | 73 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 26.6% | 99 | 32.0% | 83 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 2.07 | 8 | 1.91 | 105 | 1.77 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.61 | 29 | 2.65 | 17 | 3.20 |
| PD Sack Rate | 14.3% | 126 | 9.4% | 25 | 7.5% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 104.8 | 61 | 97.1 | 77 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 106.3 | 51 | 101.1 | 76 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 100.8 | 76 | 96.9 | 81 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 93.8 | 96 | 98.3 | 76 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 104.6 | 56 | 95.1 | 90 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 93.9 | 92 | 104.9 | 55 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 104.3 | 65 | 96.4 | 87 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 60.7% | 64 | 60.4% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 27.6% | 96 | 34.0% |
| Adj. Pace | +3.9 | 28 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 79.6% | 33 | 74.9% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 58.3% | 80 | 60.3% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 37.8% | 29 | 33.9% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 14.8% | 85 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 4.7% | 68 | 5.1% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 4.8% | 51 | 4.5% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 5.4% | 94 | 6.3% |
| PD to INC | 28.7% | 100 | 32.8% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
| Brian Peavy | DB | 5'9, 184 | FR | 68.0 | 9.5% | 3.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Qujuan Floyd | DB | 6'0, 202 | SR | 65.0 | 9.1% | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Harris | LB | 6'0, 233 | JR | 53.0 | 7.4% | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Harvey | LB | 6'0, 222 | FR | 45.0 | 6.3% | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarnor Jones | LB | 6'3, 209 | JR | 38.0 | 5.3% | 7.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Levi Peters | LB | 5'11, 218 | JR | 37.0 | 5.2% | 6.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Brian Mills | LB | 5'10, 226 | SO | 34.5 | 4.8% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jomal Wiltz | DB | 5'10, 174 | JR | 34.5 | 4.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamari Cotton-Moya | DB | 6'1, 197 | SO | 33.0 | 4.6% | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nigel Tribune | DB | 5'11, 184 | JR | 33.0 | 4.6% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Dale Pierson | DE | 6'2, 249 | SR | 31.5 | 4.4% | 12.5 | 8.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Darian Cotton | DB | 5'11, 200 | SR | 30.0 | 4.2% | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Reggan Northrup | LB | 6'1, 191 | FR | 24.0 | 3.4% | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demond Tucker | DL | 6'0, 296 | JR | 23.0 | 3.2% | 13.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kane Seeley | LB | 6'2, 239 | JR | 17.5 | 2.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J.D. Waggoner | DE | 6'3, 250 | SO | 17.0 | 2.4% | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Knott | LB | 6'1, 215 | JR | 16.5 | 2.3% | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Aka | DL | 6'4, 293 | JR | 15.0 | 2.1% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Richardson | DB | 5'8, 182 | SR | 13.0 | 1.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jhaustin Thomas | DE | 6'6, 265 | JR | 12.0 | 1.7% | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Jahlas | LB | 6'2, 204 | JR | 10.5 | 1.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trent Taylor | DE | 6'2, 267 | SR | 8.5 | 1.2% | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius White | DE | 6'1, 251 | JR | 7.0 | 1.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vernell Trent | DL | 6'3, 280 | SO | 5.0 | 0.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kenneth Lynn | WR | 5'10, 172 | SR | 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+ | -0.5 | 85 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.07 | 58 |
| Punt Success Rate | 53.2% | 79 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 67.8% | 79 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 72.7% | 3 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 32.4% | 111 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Cole Netten | 6'1, 224 | JR | 35-36 | 14-19 | 73.7% |
| Chris Francis | 6'0, 177 | FR | 1-1 | 0-0 | #DIV/0! |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Colin Downing | 5'11, 187 | SO | 53 | 40.9 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 67.9% |
| Holden Kramer | 6'3, 181 | SO | 7 | 31.7 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 142.9% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Cole Netten | 6'1, 224 | JR | 35 | 61.6 | 8 | 22.9% | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Chris Francis | 6'0, 177 | FR | 24 | 59.2 | 2 | 8.3% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Trever Ryen | 5'11, 190 | SO | 11 | 15.4 | 1 | 10 | 0 (0) |
| Allen Lazard | 6'5, 223 | SO | 11 | 19.5 | 0 | 13 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Trever Ryen | 5'11, 190 | SO | 16 | 17.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Jomal Wiltz | 5'10, 174 | JR | 12 | 22.6 | 0 | 0 | 2 (0) |
| Quenton Bundrage | 6'2, 198 | SR | 3 | 17.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics