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2015 | 2016
Utah Utes (Pac-12 South)
2015 Schedule & Results
| Record: 10-3 | Second-order wins (diff.): 8.2 (-1.8) | S&P+ Rk: 27 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 3-Sep | Michigan | 6 | 24-17 | W | 42% | -1.7 | 95% | 66% | 92% |
| 11-Sep | Utah State | 46 | 24-14 | W | 70% | 4.1 | 90% | 72% | 53% |
| 19-Sep | at Fresno State | 100 | 45-24 | W | 64% | 2.8 | 70% | 39% | 36% |
| 26-Sep | at Oregon | 25 | 62-20 | W | 100% | 31.5 | 97% | 99% | 97% |
| 10-Oct | California | 34 | 30-24 | W | 58% | 1.6 | 53% | 41% | 86% |
| 17-Oct | Arizona State | 57 | 34-18 | W | 100% | 23.7 | 88% | 46% | 98% |
| 24-Oct | at USC | 17 | 24-42 | L | 31% | -3.9 | 36% | 35% | 67% |
| 31-Oct | Oregon State | 102 | 27-12 | W | 94% | 12.3 | 36% | 38% | 50% |
| 7-Nov | at Washington | 12 | 34-23 | W | 83% | 7.7 | 76% | 71% | 82% |
| 14-Nov | at Arizona | 77 | 30-37 | L | 10% | -10.4 | 23% | 20% | 47% |
| 21-Nov | UCLA | 23 | 9-17 | L | 14% | -8.5 | 31% | 24% | 94% |
| 28-Nov | Colorado | 98 | 20-14 | W | 79% | 6.3 | 46% | 32% | 81% |
| 19-Dec | vs. BYU | 38 | 35-28 | W | 80% | 6.8 | 74% | 57% | 78% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 30.8 | 53 | 19.4 | 14 |
| Points Per Game | 30.6 | 55 | 22.3 | 31 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.09 | 126 | 1.13 | 12 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 43.1% | 46 | 39.0% | 45 | 40.3% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 31.9 | 30 | 28.1 | 36 | 29.9 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 5.31 | 20 | 3.97 | 18 | 4.67 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 10.78 | 6 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +0.85 |
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| ACTUAL | 13 | 6 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 102.2 | 66 | 127.7 | 4 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 44.6% | 43 | 38.9% | 42 | 42.3% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.96 | 109 | 0.87 | 1 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 101.6 | 66 | 114.1 | 16 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 36.6% | 90 | 38.1% | 66 | 38.9% |
| Power Success Rate | 76.2% | 12 | 54.5% | 12 | 66.3% |
| Stuff Rate | 19.1% | 59 | 23.7% | 19 | 19.6% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Devontae Booker | RB | 5'11, 212 | SR | 268 | 1261 | 11 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 34.0% | 4 (3) |
| Travis Wilson | QB | 6'7, 233 | SR | 119 | 654 | 7 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 45.4% | 8 (1) |
| Joe Williams | RB | 5'11, 200 | JR | 104 | 477 | 3 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 38.5% | 2 (2) |
| Kendal Thompson | QB | 6'2, 195 | SR | 19 | 55 | 2 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 26.3% | 1 (1) |
| Bubba Poole | WR | 6'1, 197 | SR | 11 | 28 | 1 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 18.2% | 1 (0) |
| Britain Covey | WR | 5'8, 166 | FR | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.0 | 16.7% | 0 (0) |
| Chase Hansen | QB | 6'3, 216 | FR | 4 | 31 | 0 | 7.8 | 4.5 | 50.0% | 0 (0) |
| Tom Hackett | P | 5'11, 195 | SR | 2 | 54 | 0 | 27.0 | 19.5 | 100.0% | 0 (0) |
| Marcus Sanders-Williams | RB | 5'11, 222 | JR | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 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+ | 93.0 | 88 | 113.8 | 25 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 40.8% | 60 | 39.1% | 50 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.29 | 115 | 1.33 | 25 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 119.3 | 40 | 118.2 | 36 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Travis Wilson | 6'7, 233 | SR | 195 | 314 | 2095 | 13 | 10 | 62.1% | 23 | 6.8% | 5.8 |
| Kendal Thompson | 6'2, 195 | SR | 28 | 36 | 220 | 1 | 1 | 77.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| Chase Hansen | 6'3, 216 | FR | 0 | 1 | 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 |
| Kenneth Scott | WR | 6'3, 208 | SR | 66 | 39 | 457 | 4 | 11.7 | 6.9 | 59.1% | 48.5% | 20.1% |
| Britain Covey | WR | 5'8, 166 | FR | 60 | 43 | 519 | 4 | 12.1 | 8.7 | 71.7% | 46.7% | 18.2% |
| Devontae Booker | RB | 5'11, 212 | SR | 47 | 37 | 318 | 0 | 8.6 | 6.8 | 78.7% | 46.8% | 14.3% |
| Harrison Handley | TE | 6'5, 245 | SO | 33 | 21 | 286 | 4 | 13.6 | 8.7 | 63.6% | 48.5% | 10.0% |
| Bubba Poole | WR | 6'1, 197 | SR | 29 | 24 | 145 | 0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 82.8% | 51.7% | 8.8% |
| Tyrone Smith | WR | 6'4, 188 | FR | 28 | 18 | 193 | 0 | 10.7 | 6.9 | 64.3% | 42.9% | 8.5% |
| Siale Fakailoatonga | TE | 6'4, 254 | JR | 16 | 12 | 120 | 0 | 10.0 | 7.5 | 75.0% | 56.2% | 4.9% |
| Joe Williams | RB | 5'11, 200 | JR | 16 | 11 | 84 | 0 | 7.6 | 5.3 | 68.8% | 18.8% | 4.9% |
| Raelon Singleton | WR | 6'3, 205 | FR | 7 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 8.2 | 7.0 | 85.7% | 57.1% | 2.1% |
| Delshawn McClellon | WR | 5'9, 175 | JR | 7 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12.0 | 1.7 | 14.3% | 14.3% | 2.1% |
| Caleb Repp | TE | 6'4, 202 | FR | 6 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 12.5 | 4.2 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 1.8% |
| Cory Butler-Byrd | DB | 5'10, 175 | JR | 4 | 1 | 54 | 1 | 54.0 | 13.5 | 25.0% | 25.0% | 1.2% |
| Marcus Sanders-Williams | RB | 5'11, 222 | JR | 3 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 100.0% | 33.3% | 0.9% |
| Kenric Young | WR | 6'0, 189 | SO | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 100.0% | 33.3% | 0.9% |
| Ken Hampel | TE | 6'3, 250 | JR | 1 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
| Kendal Thompson | QB | 6'2, 195 | SR | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 99.5 | 75 | 122.6 | 5 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 47.3% | 58 | 42.1% | 25 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.00 | 109 | 0.98 | 7 | 1.11 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.98 | 52 | 2.40 | 10 | 2.90 |
| SD Sack Rate | 4.6% | 59 | 5.1% | 62 | 5.0% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 91.2 | 93 | 114.4 | 25 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 32.4% | 50 | 33.0% | 95 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.40 | 127 | 1.51 | 10 | 1.77 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.42 | 47 | 3.32 | 73 | 3.20 |
| PD Sack Rate | 7.4% | 64 | 9.2% | 30 | 7.5% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 112.9 | 42 | 113.6 | 33 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 94.4 | 87 | 129.4 | 7 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 94.7 | 88 | 124.8 | 13 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 98.2 | 82 | 101.3 | 65 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 100.3 | 70 | 113.8 | 25 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 88.5 | 100 | 123.1 | 12 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 106.6 | 54 | 117.0 | 17 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 68.1% | 22 | 60.4% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 39.3% | 30 | 34.0% |
| Adj. Pace | +1.0 | 50 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 69.5% | 106 | 74.9% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 51.0% | 124 | 60.3% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 27.4% | 117 | 33.9% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 20.6% | 6 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 9.1% | 3 | 5.1% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 4.7% | 54 | 4.5% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 6.4% | 62 | 6.3% |
| PD to INC | 38.9% | 17 | 32.8% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
| Gionni Paul | LB | 5'10, 225 | SR | 86.0 | 13.3% | 13.5 | 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Jared Norris | LB | 6'2, 240 | SR | 68.5 | 10.6% | 6.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Marcus Williams | DB | 6'0, 190 | SO | 51.0 | 7.9% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Tevin Carter | DB | 6'1, 215 | SR | 43.5 | 6.7% | 5.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Fanaika | DE | 6'3, 270 | SR | 40.0 | 6.2% | 10.5 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Justin Thomas | DB | 5'8, 178 | JR | 38.0 | 5.9% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Reginald Porter | DB | 5'11, 184 | JR | 32.5 | 5.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Kylie Fitts | DE | 6'4, 268 | JR | 31.0 | 4.8% | 8.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| Viliseni Fauonuku | DT | 5'11, 285 | SR | 28.5 | 4.4% | 8.5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cory Butler-Byrd | DB | 5'10, 175 | JR | 26.0 | 4.0% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Stevie Tu'ikolovatu | DT | 6'1, 320 | JR | 21.5 | 3.3% | 6.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Allen | DB | 6'3, 200 | JR | 21.0 | 3.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Lowell Lotulelei | DT | 6'2, 302 | SO | 19.0 | 2.9% | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Whittingham | LB | 6'2, 245 | SR | 17.5 | 2.7% | 6.0 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Filipo Mokofisi | DT | 6'3, 285 | SO | 15.5 | 2.4% | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Hansen | QB | 6'3, 216 | FR | 13.0 | 2.0% | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hunter Dimick | DE | 6'3, 270 | JR | 10.5 | 1.6% | 7.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pita Taumoepenu | DE | 6'1, 240 | JR | 8.5 | 1.3% | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Evan Eggiman | DB | 6'2, 206 | SO | 8.5 | 1.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Thompson | DB | 6'1, 215 | JR | 8.0 | 1.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boobie Hobbs | DB | 5'10, 175 | SO | 6.5 | 1.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharrieff Shah Jr. | LB | 6'0, 217 | JR | 5.5 | 0.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Barton | LB | 6'1, 228 | FR | 5.0 | 0.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Drews | LB | 6'1, 233 | SO | 5.0 | 0.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Phillips | K | 5'10, 210 | JR | 5.0 | 0.8% | 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 | 9 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.56 | 2 |
| Punt Success Rate | 78.3% | 1 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 65.1% | 90 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 56.7% | 39 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 35.0% | 105 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Andy Phillips | 5'10, 210 | JR | 47-47 | 23-27 | 85.2% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Tom Hackett | 5'11, 195 | SR | 61 | 48.0 | 9 | 21 | 23 | 72.1% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Andy Phillips | 5'10, 210 | JR | 81 | 60.6 | 20 | 24.7% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Halliday | 6'0, 193 | SR | 1 | 62.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Hackett | 5'11, 195 | SR | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Britain Covey | 5'8, 166 | FR | 21 | 11.7 | 1 | 10 | 0 (0) |
| Boobie Hobbs | 5'10, 175 | SO | 9 | 8.8 | 1 | 1 | 2 (1) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Cory Butler-Byrd | 5'10, 175 | JR | 8 | 27.9 | 1 | 0 | 1 (0) |
| Britain Covey | 5'8, 166 | FR | 7 | 24.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Boobie Hobbs | 5'10, 175 | SO | 2 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics