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2015 | 2016
Nevada Wolfpack (MWC West)
2015 Schedule & Results
| Record: 7-6 | Second-order wins (diff.): 6.1 (-0.9) | S&P+ Rk: 99 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 3-Sep | UC Davis | N/A | 31-17 | W | 98% | 16.0 | 42% | 23% | 32% |
| 12-Sep | Arizona | 77 | 20-44 | L | 1% | -20.3 | 22% | 9% | 33% |
| 19-Sep | at Texas A&M | 42 | 27-44 | L | 2% | -16.1 | 25% | 42% | 23% |
| 26-Sep | at Buffalo | 96 | 24-21 | W | 76% | 5.5 | 74% | 72% | 39% |
| 3-Oct | UNLV | 106 | 17-23 | L | 40% | -2.1 | 40% | 23% | 51% |
| 10-Oct | New Mexico | 101 | 35-17 | W | 100% | 25.0 | 82% | 75% | 85% |
| 17-Oct | at Wyoming | 114 | 21-28 | L | 12% | -9.4 | 2% | 19% | 7% |
| 24-Oct | Hawaii | 118 | 30-20 | W | 49% | -0.2 | 12% | 16% | 34% |
| 5-Nov | at Fresno State | 100 | 30-16 | W | 82% | 7.2 | 28% | 54% | 34% |
| 14-Nov | San Jose State | 89 | 37-34 | W | 38% | -2.4 | 23% | 50% | 39% |
| 21-Nov | at Utah State | 46 | 27-31 | L | 63% | 2.7 | 41% | 53% | 66% |
| 28-Nov | at San Diego State | 45 | 14-31 | L | 1% | -19.8 | 24% | 53% | 27% |
| 29-Dec | vs. Colorado State | 81 | 28-23 | W | 45% | -1.0 | 33% | 65% | 48% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 25.2 | 91 | 34.0 | 100 |
| Points Per Game | 26.2 | 86 | 26.8 | 62 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.19 | 99 | 1.21 | 42 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 42.2% | 63 | 43.8% | 89 | 40.3% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 26.5 | 124 | 31.6 | 104 | 29.9 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 5.01 | 44 | 4.47 | 49 | 4.67 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 3.95 | 32 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +1.94 |
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| ACTUAL | 9 | 16 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 100.1 | 75 | 92.1 | 93 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 43.0% | 61 | 44.3% | 84 | 42.3% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.16 | 27 | 1.13 | 90 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 98.2 | 82 | 89.7 | 108 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 38.3% | 75 | 40.9% | 94 | 38.9% |
| Power Success Rate | 59.6% | 106 | 66.7% | 69 | 66.3% |
| Stuff Rate | 20.3% | 85 | 18.7% | 84 | 19.6% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Don Jackson | RB | 5'10, 210 | SR | 230 | 1082 | 8 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 30.9% | 3 (0) |
| James Butler | RB | 5'9, 200 | SO | 209 | 1346 | 10 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 40.2% | 1 (0) |
| Tyler Stewart | QB | 6'4, 220 | JR | 78 | 489 | 4 | 6.3 | 4.1 | 59.0% | 5 (2) |
| Blake Wright | RB | 5'10, 200 | FR | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 25.0% | 0 (0) |
| Jerico Richardson | WR | 5'11, 190 | JR | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 1 (1) |
| Jarred Gipson | TE | 6'1, 240 | JR | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0 (0) |
| Hunter Fralick | QB | 6'2, 205 | FR | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 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+ | 87.0 | 103 | 89.5 | 101 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 40.9% | 59 | 43.2% | 96 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.24 | 121 | 1.31 | 17 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 87.5 | 81 | 101.7 | 60 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Tyler Stewart | 6'4, 220 | JR | 186 | 326 | 2139 | 15 | 7 | 57.1% | 22 | 6.3% | 5.7 |
| Hunter Fralick | 6'2, 205 | FR | 0 | 3 | 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 |
| Jerico Richardson | WR | 5'11, 190 | JR | 111 | 68 | 745 | 5 | 11.0 | 6.7 | 61.3% | 48.6% | 35.0% |
| Hasaan Henderson | WR | 6'5, 220 | JR | 91 | 53 | 734 | 4 | 13.9 | 8.1 | 58.2% | 49.5% | 28.7% |
| Wyatt Demps | WR | 6'4, 195 | SO | 45 | 27 | 232 | 0 | 8.6 | 5.2 | 60.0% | 40.0% | 14.2% |
| Jarred Gipson | TE | 6'1, 240 | JR | 28 | 19 | 247 | 5 | 13.0 | 8.8 | 67.9% | 60.7% | 8.8% |
| Don Jackson | RB | 5'10, 210 | SR | 12 | 7 | 77 | 1 | 11.0 | 6.4 | 58.3% | 33.3% | 3.8% |
| James Butler | RB | 5'9, 200 | SO | 12 | 7 | 44 | 0 | 6.3 | 3.7 | 58.3% | 25.0% | 3.8% |
| Victor Gonzalez | WR | 6'0, 170 | FR | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 25.0% | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| Kameron Richardson | WR | 6'7, 220 | JR | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 0.9% |
| Brayden Sanchez | WR | 5'11, 200 | JR | 2 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.6% |
| Evan Faunce | TE | 6'4, 240 | SO | 2 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18.0 | 9.0 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.6% |
| Rodney Lawson | WR | 6'0, 190 | JR | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.6% |
| Cristian Solano | QB | 6'1, 170 | FR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| Tucker Melcher | WR | 6'1, 190 | SO | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Tyler Stewart | QB | 6'4, 220 | JR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Austin Carrow | TE | 6'3, 255 | JR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 92.7 | 105 | 92.9 | 92 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 46.0% | 75 | 49.2% | 94 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.08 | 74 | 1.02 | 27 | 1.11 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.97 | 53 | 3.19 | 109 | 2.90 |
| SD Sack Rate | 3.0% | 24 | 6.2% | 26 | 5.0% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 94.8 | 89 | 85.8 | 107 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 33.1% | 46 | 31.4% | 76 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.55 | 114 | 1.90 | 104 | 1.77 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.47 | 42 | 3.52 | 95 | 3.20 |
| PD Sack Rate | 9.5% | 96 | 6.2% | 87 | 7.5% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 89.7 | 106 | 100.7 | 58 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 95.6 | 84 | 81.8 | 117 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 91.2 | 99 | 96.5 | 84 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 104.4 | 61 | 91.6 | 103 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 88.9 | 109 | 94.5 | 93 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 101.4 | 69 | 88.4 | 105 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 102.6 | 71 | 94.9 | 95 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 71.9% | 12 | 60.4% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 36.3% | 44 | 34.0% |
| Adj. Pace | -1.3 | 72 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 74.7% | 68 | 74.9% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 59.5% | 73 | 60.3% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 39.4% | 19 | 33.9% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 14.4% | 93 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 7.3% | 14 | 5.1% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 3.6% | 83 | 4.5% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 3.5% | 127 | 6.3% |
| PD to INC | 35.6% | 39 | 32.8% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
| Asauni Rufus | DB | 6'0, 190 | FR | 81.5 | 11.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordan Dobrich | LB | 6'2, 240 | SR | 79.0 | 10.7% | 6.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Matthew Lyons | LB | 6'2, 220 | SR | 62.5 | 8.5% | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dameon Baber | DB | 5'11, 180 | FR | 55.0 | 7.5% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Lane Jr. | LB | 6'4, 220 | SR | 44.5 | 6.1% | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenny Jones | DE | 6'3, 270 | SR | 42.5 | 5.8% | 12.5 | 7.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Faigofie Faaituala | LB | 6'1, 230 | SR | 38.5 | 5.2% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendall Johnson | DB | 6'0, 185 | SO | 37.0 | 5.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Seau | DE | 6'3, 250 | SR | 35.0 | 4.8% | 18.5 | 10.0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Elijah Mitchell | DB | 5'8, 180 | JR | 32.0 | 4.4% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahki Muhammad | DB | 5'9, 185 | FR | 28.5 | 3.9% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rykeem Yates | DL | 6'2, 280 | SR | 24.0 | 3.3% | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Bertrando | LB | 6'2, 225 | JR | 24.0 | 3.3% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin McReynolds | DL | 6'2, 300 | SR | 20.0 | 2.7% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| L.J. Jackson | LB | 6'0, 200 | JR | 18.0 | 2.4% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salesa Faraimo | DL | 6'2, 290 | JR | 16.0 | 2.2% | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Reed | DE | 6'1, 245 | FR | 15.0 | 2.0% | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Moody | DB | 5'11, 175 | FR | 13.5 | 1.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Randy Uzoma | DB | 6'1, 205 | JR | 11.5 | 1.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaden Sawyer | DB | 6'0, 195 | SO | 10.5 | 1.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Korey Rush | DE | 6'1, 260 | FR | 10.0 | 1.4% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Taft | LB | 6'2, 220 | SR | 10.0 | 1.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Choudja | DE | 6'3, 235 | SO | 7.0 | 1.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Wilson | LB | 6'1, 215 | SO | 4.0 | 0.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarid Joseph | DE | 6'2, 230 | FR | 2.5 | 0.3% | 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+ | 1.4 | 8 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.44 | 11 |
| Punt Success Rate | 62.1% | 31 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 70.1% | 65 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 58.3% | 33 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 50.0% | 42 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Brent Zuzo | 5'10, 180 | JR | 38-40 | 17-19 | 89.5% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Alex Boy | 6'3, 200 | JR | 65 | 42.0 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 70.8% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Brent Zuzo | 5'10, 180 | JR | 67 | 62.3 | 28 | 41.8% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Andrew Celis | 5'11, 190 | FR | 11 | 13.8 | 0 | 21 | 0 (0) |
| Elijah Mitchell | 5'8, 180 | JR | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Elijah Mitchell | 5'8, 180 | JR | 25 | 26.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Andrew Celis | 5'11, 190 | FR | 2 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Rodney Lawson | 6'0, 190 | JR | 2 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics