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2015 UNLV advanced statistical profile

Updated on 8/21/2016

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2015 | 2016

UNLV Runnin' Rebels (MWC West)

2015 Schedule & Results
Record: 3-9 | Second-order wins (diff.): 3.1 (0.1) | S&P+ Rk: 106
Date Opponent Opp. S&P+ Rk Score W-L Win
Expectancy		 Adj. Scoring
Margin		 Percentile
Performance		 Off.
Percentile		 Def.
Percentile
5-Sep at Northern Illinois 69 30-38 L 5% -13.5 45% 68% 18%
12-Sep UCLA 23 3-37 L 0% -30.8 16% 2% 73%
19-Sep at Michigan 6 7-28 L 0% -33.5 31% 29% 30%
26-Sep Idaho State N/A 80-8 W 100% 59.9 82% 77% 91%
3-Oct at Nevada 99 23-17 W 60% 2.1 79% 29% 77%
10-Oct San Jose State 89 27-33 L 10% -10.3 17% 17% 38%
16-Oct at Fresno State 100 28-31 L 7% -11.5 10% 24% 12%
31-Oct Boise State 41 27-55 L 3% -15.3 25% 79% 16%
7-Nov Hawaii 118 41-21 W 85% 8.4 32% 70% 19%
14-Nov at Colorado State 81 35-49 L 2% -16.8 16% 65% 10%
21-Nov San Diego State 45 14-52 L 0% -41.7 19% 26% 4%
28-Nov at Wyoming 114 28-35 L 38% -2.4 5% 38% 11%
Category Offense Rk Defense Rk
S&P+ 24.5 93 37.1 113
Points Per Game 28.6 66 33.7 100
Five Factors
Offense Defense
Category Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
EXPLOSIVENESS IsoPPP 1.24 76 1.29 80 1.27
EFFICIENCY Success Rate 40.2% 85 47.0% 115 40.3%
FIELD POSITION Avg. FP 30.6 50 29.6 62 29.9
FINISHING DRIVES Pts. Per Trip in 40 4.70 74 5.11 106 4.67
TURNOVER MARGIN EXPECTED 0.36 65 Turnover Luck (PPG):
+1.52
ACTUAL 4 37
Rushing
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
Rushing S&P+ 97.7 84 78.8 127 100.0
Rushing Success Rate 43.3% 56 51.1% 122 42.3%
Rushing IsoPPP 1.00 94 1.10 78 1.08
Adj. Line Yards 95.1 96 88.1 116 100.0
Opportunity Rate 40.3% 47 42.8% 114 38.9%
Power Success Rate 58.7% 110 63.3% 47 66.3%
Stuff Rate 19.1% 59 19.3% 77 19.6%

Individual Rushing Stats

Player Pos. Ht, Wt Year Rushes Yards TD Yards/
Carry		 Hlt Yds/
Opp.		 Opp.
Rate		 Fumbles
(Lost)
Keith Whitely RB 5'9, 195 JR 152 711 3 4.7 5.3 31.6% 2 (0)
Xzaviar Campbell RB 5'11, 220 FR 89 469 5 5.3 7.4 32.6% 1 (0)
Lexington Thomas RB 5'9, 165 FR 81 506 3 6.2 5.9 49.4% 3 (1)
Kurt Palandech QB 6'2, 185 SO 59 401 4 6.8 4.6 59.3% 4 (2)
Blake Decker QB 6'2, 215 SR 37 175 1 4.7 3.0 48.6% 4 (1)
George Naufahu RB 6'0, 215 SR 28 170 3 6.1 6.1 39.3% 0 (0)
David Greene RB 6'0, 210 SR 11 69 0 6.3 12.3 27.3% 0 (0)
Aaron Criswell WR 5'10, 180 SR 2 22 0 11.0 4.0 100.0% 0 (0)
Eric Noone OL 6'2, 295 SR 2 1 1 0.5 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+ 94.2 85 85.1 114 100.0
Passing Success Rate 36.6% 99 42.8% 90 40.3%
Passing IsoPPP 1.57 36 1.52 82 1.49
Adj. Sack Rate 73.3 109 32 128 100

Individual Passing Stats

Player Ht, Wt Year Comp Att Yards TD INT Comp
Rate		 Sacks Sack Rate Yards/
Att.
Blake Decker 6'2, 215 SR 120 209 1713 12 8 57.4% 10 4.6% 7.6
Kurt Palandech 6'2, 185 SO 75 152 794 9 5 49.3% 23 13.1% 3.9

Individual Receiving Stats

Player Pos. Ht, Wt Year Targets Catches Yards TD Yds/
Catch		 Yds/
Target		 Catch Rate Success Rate Target
Rate
Devonte Boyd WR 6'1, 175 SO 105 54 904 7 16.7 8.6 51.4% 45.7% 30.3%
Kendal Keys WR 6'4, 200 SO 73 43 515 6 12.0 7.1 58.9% 43.8% 21.0%
Aaron Criswell WR 5'10, 180 SR 41 22 416 3 18.9 10.2 53.7% 36.6% 11.8%
Andrew Price TE 6'6, 255 JR 29 17 173 1 10.2 6.0 58.6% 44.8% 8.4%
Anthony Williams WR 5'11, 195 SR 24 12 113 0 9.4 4.7 50.0% 41.7% 6.9%
Keith Whitely RB 5'9, 195 JR 21 17 154 1 9.1 7.3 81.0% 38.1% 6.1%
Jake Phillips TE 6'6, 250 SR 17 8 94 1 11.8 5.5 47.1% 41.2% 4.9%
Lexington Thomas RB 5'9, 165 FR 12 10 100 0 10.0 8.3 83.3% 66.7% 3.5%
George Naufahu RB 6'0, 215 SR 8 5 32 0 6.4 4.0 62.5% 37.5% 2.3%
Brandon Presley WR 6'0, 175 FR 8 3 28 1 9.3 3.5 37.5% 25.0% 2.3%
Xzaviar Campbell RB 5'11, 220 FR 7 5 8 1 1.6 1.1 71.4% 14.3% 2.0%
Antonio Zepeda TE 6'6, 265 SO 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.3%
Kurt Palandech QB 6'2, 185 SO 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+ 94.2 97 80.3 127 100.0
Standard Downs Success Rate 44.2% 101 53.2% 119 46.5%
Standard Downs IsoPPP 1.09 72 1.15 87 1.11
SD Line Yards per Carry 2.68 102 3.17 105 2.90
SD Sack Rate 6.2% 88 1.4% 126 5.0%
Passing Downs
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
Passing Downs S&P+ 104.4 53 89.2 100 100.0
Passing Downs Success Rate 32.1% 57 31.9% 81 30.7%
Passing Downs IsoPPP 1.67 89 1.84 85 1.77
PD Line Yards per Carry 3.88 11 3.41 85 3.20
PD Sack Rate 10.7% 113 2.8% 126 7.5%
Situational
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk
Q1 S&P+ 116.2 27 98.6 66
Q2 S&P+ 88.2 109 81.5 120
Q3 S&P+ 102.2 73 89.1 106
Q4 S&P+ 103.9 64 77.3 127
1st Down S&P+ 102.8 63 79.4 127
2nd Down S&P+ 100.8 73 91.7 99
3rd Down S&P+ 105.3 61 91.5 102
Offensive Footprint
Team Rk Nat'l Average
Std. Downs Run Rate 62.7% 45 60.4%
Pass Downs Run Rate 35.9% 46 34.0%
Adj. Pace +0.9 52 +0.0
% of Solo Tackles 75.6% 55 74.9%
Defensive Footprint
Team Rk Nat'l Average
Std. Downs Run Rate 58.7% 79 60.3%
Pass. Downs Run Rate 31.9% 82 33.9%
Overall Havoc Rate 13.2% 112 16.0%
DL Havoc Rate 3.2% 110 5.1%
LB Havoc Rate 2.9% 103 4.5%
DB Havoc Rate 6.8% 47 6.3%
PD to INC 32.0% 71 32.8%
Individual Defensive Stats
Name Pos Ht, Wt Year Tackles % of Team TFL Sacks Int PBU FF FR
Blake Richmond DB 6'3, 205 SR 73.0 10.9% 3.5 0.0 1 6 2 0
Ryan McAleenan LB 6'2, 220 JR 69.0 10.3% 4.0 1.5 1 4 1 0
Peni Vea DB 6'1, 205 SR 65.0 9.7% 3.0 1.0 1 4 1 0
Tau Lotulelei LB 6'1, 230 JR 55.0 8.2% 11.5 3.0 0 0 0 0
Torry McTyer DB 6'0, 180 JR 46.5 6.9% 2.0 0.5 0 10 1 0
Sonny Sanitoa DL 6'3, 270 SR 30.5 4.5% 3.0 1.0 1 4 0 0
Troy Hawthorne DB 6'3, 210 JR 29.0 4.3% 0.0 0.0 1 0 0 0
Kenny Keys DB 6'4, 200 SR 28.5 4.2% 1.0 0.0 1 0 1 0
Tim Hough DB 5'11, 190 FR 28.5 4.2% 1.0 0.0 4 4 0 0
Kimble Jensen DB 6'0, 215 SR 27.0 4.0% 2.5 0.0 0 1 0 0
Mike Hughes Jr. DL 6'2, 310 SO 19.0 2.8% 3.5 0.0 0 1 2 0
Jason Fao DL 6'0, 300 SO 18.0 2.7% 1.0 0.0 0 1 0 0
Matt Lea LB 5'10, 215 SO 18.0 2.7% 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Darius Mouton DB 5'10, 165 FR 18.0 2.7% 0.0 0.0 0 2 0 0
Fred Wilson DB 6'0, 180 SR 16.5 2.5% 1.0 0.0 1 1 0 1
Dominic Baldwin DL 6'5, 265 JR 13.5 2.0% 1.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Najee Johnson LB 6'4, 220 SR 13.5 2.0% 1.0 0.0 0 1 0 0
Jeremiah Valoaga DL 6'6, 260 JR 11.0 1.6% 4.0 1.0 0 2 0 0
Tuli Fakauho DL 6'1, 330 SR 10.5 1.6% 1.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Iggy Porchia LB 6'2, 245 JR 9.0 1.3% 1.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Mark Finau DL 6'3, 230 SO 8.0 1.2% 2.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Jay'Onn Myles DB 5'8, 165 JR 7.0 1.0% 0.0 0.0 1 3 0 0
Antonio Zepeda TE 6'6, 265 SO 6.0 0.9% 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Trent Langham LB 6'2, 205 JR 5.5 0.8% 0.0 0.0 1 0 0 0
Dalton Baker DB 5'11, 185 FR 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+ -0.2 77
Category Rate Rank
FG Value (per kick) -0.01 73
Punt Success Rate 58.2% 48
Kickoff Success Rate 64.6% 94
Punt Return Success Rate 33.3% 112
Kick Return Success Rate 47.1% 60
Place-Kicker Ht, Wt Year PAT FG Pct
Nicolai Bornand 6'1, 225 JR 43-44 12-17 70.6%
Punter Ht, Wt Year Punts Avg TB FC I20 FC/I20
Ratio
Logan Yunker 6'2, 200 SR 67 42.5 7 27 18 67.2%
Kicker Ht, Wt Year Kickoffs Avg TB TB% OOB Fair
Catches		 Onside
Att		 Onside
Success
Nicolai Bornand 6'1, 225 JR 65 61.8 23 35.4% 0 2 1 1
Jonathan Leiva 5'11, 190 SR 0 0.0 0 0.0% 0 0 1 0
Punt Returner Ht, Wt Year Returns Avg. TD Fair Catch Fumbles (Lost)
Keith Whitely 5'9, 195 JR 11 4.6 0 31 1 (0)
J.T. Nettleton 6'3, 195 FR 1 15.0 0 0 0 (0)
Kick Returner Ht, Wt Year Returns Avg. TD Fair Catch Fumbles (Lost)
Aaron Criswell 5'10, 180 SR 20 21.3 0 0 0 (0)
Lexington Thomas 5'9, 165 FR 12 20.8 0 0 1 (0)
Brandon Presley 6'0, 175 FR 1 26.0 0 0 0 (0)

Stats via SportSource Analytics