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2015 | 2016
SDSU Aztecs (MWC West)
2015 Schedule & Results
| Record: 11-3 | Second-order wins (diff.): 10.6 (-0.4) | S&P+ Rk: 45 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 5-Sep | San Diego | N/A | 37-3 | W | 100% | 28.4 | 41% | 5% | 85% |
| 12-Sep | at California | 34 | 7-35 | L | 1% | -17.8 | 25% | 26% | 37% |
| 19-Sep | South Alabama | 103 | 27-34 | L | 31% | -3.9 | 40% | 24% | 28% |
| 26-Sep | at Penn State | 30 | 21-37 | L | 1% | -17.6 | 25% | 25% | 25% |
| 3-Oct | Fresno State | 100 | 21-7 | W | 99% | 19.2 | 80% | 31% | 91% |
| 10-Oct | at Hawaii | 118 | 28-14 | W | 98% | 17.1 | 44% | 49% | 52% |
| 17-Oct | at San Jose State | 89 | 30-7 | W | 100% | 42.3 | 90% | 94% | 99% |
| 23-Oct | Utah State | 46 | 48-14 | W | 100% | 24.2 | 85% | 88% | 86% |
| 31-Oct | at Colorado State | 81 | 41-17 | W | 84% | 7.9 | 55% | 85% | 42% |
| 14-Nov | Wyoming | 114 | 38-3 | W | 100% | 34.4 | 71% | 37% | 97% |
| 21-Nov | at UNLV | 106 | 52-14 | W | 100% | 41.7 | 83% | 84% | 88% |
| 28-Nov | Nevada | 99 | 31-14 | W | 99% | 19.8 | 77% | 86% | 92% |
| 5-Dec | Air Force | 52 | 27-24 | W | 48% | -0.4 | 41% | 69% | 55% |
| 24-Dec | vs. Cincinnati | 74 | 42-7 | W | 99% | 17.5 | 72% | 54% | 93% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 28.8 | 68 | 21.5 | 25 |
| Points Per Game | 32.1 | 46 | 16.4 | 7 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.26 | 67 | 1.26 | 69 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 42.9% | 50 | 34.6% | 11 | 40.3% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 33.2 | 8 | 27.2 | 15 | 29.9 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 5.77 | 1 | 4.26 | 30 | 4.67 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 13.83 | 2 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +2.92 |
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| ACTUAL | 22 | 1 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 96.6 | 89 | 122.9 | 5 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 44.4% | 46 | 34.9% | 11 | 42.3% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.10 | 49 | 0.98 | 34 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 96.3 | 89 | 120.2 | 7 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 38.2% | 78 | 33.1% | 12 | 38.9% |
| Power Success Rate | 67.1% | 57 | 54.9% | 14 | 66.3% |
| Stuff Rate | 17.1% | 27 | 23.9% | 16 | 19.6% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Donnel Pumphrey | RB | 5'9, 180 | JR | 309 | 1653 | 17 | 5.3 | 6.7 | 36.2% | 3 (2) |
| Chase Price | RB | 5'8, 200 | SR | 190 | 1008 | 6 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 41.6% | 2 (1) |
| Rashaad Penny | RB | 5'11, 210 | SO | 61 | 368 | 4 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 44.3% | 0 (0) |
| Dakota Gordon | FB | 5'10, 235 | SR | 37 | 187 | 3 | 5.1 | 8.7 | 24.3% | 1 (0) |
| Marcus Stamps | RB | 6'1, 215 | SO | 16 | 33 | 0 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 18.8% | 0 (0) |
| Christian Chapman | QB | 6'0, 200 | FR | 14 | 83 | 0 | 5.9 | 1.9 | 71.4% | 0 (0) |
| Maxwell Smith | QB | 6'5, 235 | SR | 14 | 58 | 2 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 28.6% | 4 (1) |
| Mikah Holder | WR | 6'0, 180 | SO | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 100.0% | 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+ | 102.1 | 64 | 109.3 | 38 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 39.3% | 75 | 34.2% | 17 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.68 | 16 | 1.58 | 100 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 76.6 | 103 | 124.8 | 29 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Maxwell Smith | 6'5, 235 | SR | 110 | 200 | 1529 | 13 | 2 | 55.0% | 18 | 8.3% | 6.5 |
| Christian Chapman | 6'0, 200 | FR | 29 | 49 | 436 | 2 | 1 | 59.2% | 2 | 3.9% | 8.3 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Mikah Holder | WR | 6'0, 180 | SO | 49 | 24 | 439 | 6 | 18.3 | 9.0 | 49.0% | 40.8% | 20.2% |
| Donnel Pumphrey | RB | 5'9, 180 | JR | 49 | 28 | 416 | 3 | 14.9 | 8.5 | 57.1% | 42.9% | 20.2% |
| Jemond Hazely | WR | 6'1, 195 | SR | 31 | 21 | 263 | 0 | 12.5 | 8.5 | 67.7% | 51.6% | 12.8% |
| Eric Judge | WR | 6'1, 195 | JR | 29 | 15 | 296 | 2 | 19.7 | 10.2 | 51.7% | 44.8% | 11.9% |
| Daniel Brunskill | TE | 6'5, 250 | JR | 19 | 10 | 112 | 2 | 11.2 | 5.9 | 52.6% | 47.4% | 7.8% |
| Dakota Gordon | FB | 5'10, 235 | SR | 16 | 12 | 167 | 1 | 13.9 | 10.4 | 75.0% | 68.8% | 6.6% |
| Chase Price | RB | 5'8, 200 | SR | 15 | 13 | 118 | 1 | 9.1 | 7.9 | 86.7% | 46.7% | 6.2% |
| Chase Favreau | WR | 6'1, 200 | SO | 10 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 8.0 | 1.6 | 20.0% | 10.0% | 4.1% |
| Rashaad Penny | RB | 5'11, 210 | SO | 9 | 8 | 120 | 1 | 15.0 | 13.3 | 88.9% | 66.7% | 3.7% |
| David Wells | TE | 6'5, 255 | SO | 9 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 5.5 | 2.4 | 44.4% | 22.2% | 3.7% |
| Christian Cumberlander | WR | 6'3, 205 | SO | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.0% | 0.0% | 1.6% |
| Maxwell Smith | QB | 6'5, 235 | SR | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.4% |
| Lloyd Mills | WR | 5'10, 175 | JR | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.4% |
| Curtis Anderson III | WR | 6'3, 200 | JR | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 95.4 | 90 | 107.6 | 37 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 48.1% | 44 | 41.9% | 21 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.08 | 79 | 1.10 | 62 | 1.11 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.06 | 38 | 2.32 | 9 | 2.90 |
| SD Sack Rate | 10.0% | 124 | 4.6% | 80 | 5.0% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 102.6 | 61 | 137.2 | 5 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 30.1% | 68 | 20.9% | 2 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.97 | 22 | 1.86 | 92 | 1.77 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.26 | 65 | 2.75 | 25 | 3.20 |
| PD Sack Rate | 6.2% | 43 | 12.0% | 7 | 7.5% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 107.8 | 52 | 117.1 | 30 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 93.0 | 95 | 113.3 | 32 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 88.7 | 104 | 114.3 | 28 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 100.1 | 75 | 131.1 | 6 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 95.1 | 94 | 105.0 | 44 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 93.0 | 94 | 119.8 | 18 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 107.0 | 53 | 152.8 | 2 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 81.2% | 7 | 60.4% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 41.1% | 25 | 34.0% |
| Adj. Pace | -2.3 | 80 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 71.4% | 95 | 74.9% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 64.7% | 25 | 60.3% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 31.3% | 85 | 33.9% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 21.9% | 3 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 6.7% | 25 | 5.1% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 5.6% | 32 | 4.5% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 9.5% | 3 | 6.3% |
| PD to INC | 42.4% | 1 | 32.8% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
| Calvin Munson | LB | 6'1, 240 | JR | 71.5 | 10.1% | 15.0 | 9.5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Damontae Kazee | DB | 5'11, 185 | JR | 66.5 | 9.4% | 5.5 | 0.0 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Na'im McGee | DB | 6'0, 200 | JR | 63.0 | 8.9% | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Smith | DB | 6'0, 190 | JR | 60.5 | 8.6% | 5.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Jake Fely | LB | 5'10, 220 | SR | 57.5 | 8.1% | 8.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Alex Barrett | DL | 6'3, 260 | JR | 47.5 | 6.7% | 13.0 | 5.5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Kameron Kelly | DB | 6'2, 195 | SO | 47.5 | 6.7% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. Whittaker | DB | 5'10, 180 | SR | 40.0 | 5.7% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Sanchez | DL | 6'2, 255 | SR | 29.0 | 4.1% | 8.0 | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Dunn | LB | 6'3, 235 | SO | 28.5 | 4.0% | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Heyward | DL | 6'3, 300 | SR | 22.0 | 3.1% | 5.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Kelley | DL | 6'3, 260 | JR | 19.5 | 2.8% | 9.0 | 7.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Randy Ricks | LB | 6'5, 230 | JR | 15.0 | 2.1% | 5.0 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Noble Hall | DL | 6'3, 265 | FR | 14.0 | 2.0% | 6.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Pierre Romain | DB | 5'8, 170 | SR | 13.5 | 1.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker Baldwin | DB | 6'2, 200 | FR | 11.0 | 1.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dakota Turner | DL | 6'3, 255 | SO | 10.5 | 1.5% | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Vaughn, Jr. | DB | 6'3, 255 | SO | 10.5 | 1.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Wyatt-Thayer | LB | 6'5, 230 | JR | 10.0 | 1.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronley Lakalaka | LB | 6'0, 225 | FR | 8.0 | 1.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Lomax | DB | 5'11, 190 | SO | 7.5 | 1.1% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kalan Montgomery | DB | 6'1, 185 | SO | 7.5 | 1.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendrick Mathis | DB | 6'0, 195 | JR | 7.0 | 1.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Walcott | DB | 5'11, 185 | SO | 6.5 | 0.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Watson | DL | 6'5, 285 | 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+ | 0.0 | 64 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.16 | 44 |
| Punt Success Rate | 47.2% | 109 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 61.6% | 101 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 34.6% | 111 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 67.6% | 5 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Donny Hageman | 6'1, 175 | SR | 57-57 | 17-22 | 77.3% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Tanner Blain | 6'0, 205 | JR | 77 | 40.3 | 8 | 24 | 22 | 59.7% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Donny Hageman | 6'1, 175 | SR | 86 | 62.9 | 24 | 27.9% | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Lloyd Mills | 5'10, 175 | JR | 15 | 9.5 | 0 | 4 | 3 (2) |
| Mikah Holder | 6'0, 180 | SO | 6 | 7.5 | 0 | 8 | 1 (1) |
| Damontae Kazee | 5'11, 185 | JR | 5 | 14.0 | 1 | 16 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Rashaad Penny | 5'11, 210 | SO | 24 | 33.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Chase Price | 5'8, 200 | SR | 10 | 18.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Chase Favreau | 6'1, 200 | SO | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics