Updated on 8/21/2016
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2015 | 2016
UTEP Miners (Conference USA West)
2015 Schedule & Results
| Record: 5-7 | Second-order wins (diff.): 3.6 (-1.4) | S&P+ Rk: 126 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 5-Sep | at Arkansas | 15 | 13-48 | L | 0% | -42.2 | 12% | 14% | 6% |
| 12-Sep | at Texas Tech | 62 | 20-69 | L | 0% | -29.5 | 10% | 14% | 6% |
| 19-Sep | at New Mexico State | 116 | 50-47 | W | 37% | -2.7 | 33% | 46% | 8% |
| 26-Sep | Incarnate Word | N/A | 27-17 | W | 87% | 9.0 | 0% | 12% | 14% |
| 3-Oct | UTSA | 113 | 6-25 | L | 24% | -5.7 | 30% | 2% | 76% |
| 10-Oct | at Florida International | 108 | 12-52 | L | 0% | -42.9 | 8% | 5% | 4% |
| 24-Oct | Florida Atlantic | 93 | 27-17 | W | 42% | -1.7 | 16% | 44% | 40% |
| 31-Oct | at Southern Miss | 58 | 13-34 | L | 1% | -20.0 | 20% | 41% | 43% |
| 6-Nov | Rice | 119 | 24-21 | W | 41% | -1.9 | 18% | 32% | 30% |
| 14-Nov | at Old Dominion | 110 | 21-31 | L | 23% | -5.8 | 11% | 25% | 23% |
| 21-Nov | Louisiana Tech | 54 | 15-17 | L | 19% | -7.1 | 32% | 45% | 74% |
| 28-Nov | at North Texas | 128 | 20-17 | W | 88% | 9.6 | 7% | 5% | 72% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 18.0 | 118 | 40.4 | 122 |
| Points Per Game | 20.7 | 112 | 32.9 | 98 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.25 | 70 | 1.56 | 127 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 36.8% | 110 | 39.7% | 54 | 40.3% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 27.4 | 116 | 30.0 | 70 | 29.9 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.20 | 101 | 5.27 | 114 | 4.67 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -10.16 | 120 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -0.35 |
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| ACTUAL | -11 | 113 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 77.7 | 125 | 98.7 | 71 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 37.9% | 109 | 37.7% | 27 | 42.3% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.00 | 97 | 1.34 | 126 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 84 | 122 | 101.6 | 53 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 36.4% | 94 | 33.4% | 15 | 38.9% |
| Power Success Rate | 75.7% | 18 | 66.7% | 69 | 66.3% |
| Stuff Rate | 22.4% | 103 | 20.7% | 51 | 19.6% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Jeremiah Laufasa | RB | 6'0, 225 | SR | 101 | 378 | 1 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 34.7% | 1 (0) |
| Kavika Johnson | QB | 6'1, 205 | FR | 68 | 252 | 1 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 33.8% | 6 (4) |
| LaQuintus Dowell | DB | 5'10, 205 | SR | 63 | 279 | 2 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 39.7% | 1 (1) |
| Darrin Laufasa | FB | 6'1, 250 | JR | 34 | 183 | 1 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 35.3% | 1 (0) |
| Aaron Jones | RB | 5'10, 205 | JR | 32 | 209 | 1 | 6.5 | 9.2 | 40.6% | 0 (0) |
| Ryan Metz | QB | 6'4, 205 | FR | 29 | 138 | 1 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 44.8% | 0 (0) |
| Treyvon Hughes | RB | 6'1, 225 | FR | 25 | 67 | 0 | 2.7 | 5.9 | 20.0% | 0 (0) |
| Warren Redix | WR | 5'10, 185 | FR | 23 | 136 | 0 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 47.8% | 2 (1) |
| TK Powell | RB | 5'11, 190 | FR | 20 | 136 | 0 | 6.8 | 8.8 | 40.0% | 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+ | 75.7 | 120 | 82.1 | 119 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 35.6% | 105 | 41.5% | 73 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.56 | 41 | 1.74 | 120 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 245.8 | 7 | 86.2 | 88 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Mack Leftwich | 5'10, 190 | SO | 105 | 192 | 1228 | 9 | 3 | 54.7% | 4 | 2.0% | 6.2 |
| Ryan Metz | 6'4, 205 | FR | 82 | 140 | 900 | 6 | 7 | 58.6% | 3 | 2.1% | 6.2 |
| Kavika Johnson | 6'1, 205 | FR | 27 | 53 | 218 | 3 | 0 | 50.9% | 5 | 8.6% | 3.0 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Jaquan White | WR | 5'11, 200 | JR | 65 | 41 | 494 | 7 | 12.1 | 7.6 | 63.1% | 46.2% | 17.7% |
| Hayden Plinke | TE | 6'4, 255 | JR | 64 | 37 | 410 | 0 | 11.1 | 6.4 | 57.8% | 45.3% | 17.4% |
| Warren Redix | WR | 5'10, 185 | FR | 43 | 29 | 202 | 1 | 7.0 | 4.7 | 67.4% | 32.6% | 11.7% |
| Tyler Batson | WR | 6'2, 200 | SO | 42 | 21 | 390 | 3 | 18.6 | 9.3 | 50.0% | 40.5% | 11.4% |
| Autrey Golden | WR | 5'11, 180 | SR | 42 | 20 | 165 | 2 | 8.3 | 3.9 | 47.6% | 26.2% | 11.4% |
| Cole Freytag | WR | 6'2, 200 | JR | 31 | 14 | 257 | 3 | 18.4 | 8.3 | 45.2% | 38.7% | 8.4% |
| Jeremiah Laufasa | RB | 6'0, 225 | SR | 23 | 14 | 130 | 0 | 9.3 | 5.7 | 60.9% | 26.1% | 6.3% |
| Cedrick Lang | TE | 6'9, 290 | SR | 18 | 11 | 72 | 1 | 6.6 | 4.0 | 61.1% | 44.4% | 4.9% |
| Darrin Laufasa | FB | 6'1, 250 | JR | 16 | 10 | 91 | 0 | 9.1 | 5.7 | 62.5% | 50.0% | 4.3% |
| Aaron Jones | RB | 5'10, 205 | JR | 10 | 9 | 106 | 1 | 11.8 | 10.6 | 90.0% | 50.0% | 2.7% |
| Cole Ford | TE | 6'4, 245 | FR | 7 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 4.3 | 1.9 | 42.9% | 14.3% | 1.9% |
| Sloan Spiller | FB | 6'0, 225 | FR | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 66.7% | 66.7% | 0.8% |
| Donovan Walker | WR | 6'0, 180 | SO | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
| Sterling Napier | TE | 6'4, 255 | SO | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Cole Rogers | TE | 6'4, 235 | SO | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| TK Powell | RB | 5'11, 190 | FR | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | -1.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 76.3 | 125 | 89.5 | 107 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 43.1% | 107 | 45.8% | 60 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 0.98 | 119 | 1.30 | 121 | 1.11 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.79 | 78 | 2.90 | 70 | 2.90 |
| SD Sack Rate | 1.7% | 9 | 4.0% | 98 | 5.0% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 79.0 | 115 | 89.0 | 102 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 25.5% | 106 | 28.9% | 47 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 2.08 | 7 | 2.29 | 128 | 1.77 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 2.70 | 107 | 2.75 | 25 | 3.20 |
| PD Sack Rate | 2.6% | 4 | 8.2% | 49 | 7.5% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 70.9 | 125 | 80.8 | 122 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 79.7 | 120 | 85.5 | 112 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 69.8 | 127 | 86.5 | 112 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 86.0 | 112 | 113.0 | 27 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 77.3 | 125 | 87.3 | 112 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 63.1 | 128 | 92.9 | 94 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 95.6 | 85 | 92.9 | 100 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 60.8% | 59 | 60.4% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 37.9% | 35 | 34.0% |
| Adj. Pace | -2.0 | 79 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 67.1% | 116 | 74.9% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 58.0% | 86 | 60.3% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 28.9% | 109 | 33.9% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 14.9% | 84 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 5.4% | 54 | 5.1% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 3.3% | 95 | 4.5% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 6.1% | 70 | 6.3% |
| PD to INC | 27.6% | 109 | 32.8% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
| Alvin Jones | LB | 5'11, 220 | SO | 70.5 | 12.7% | 14.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Musgrave | LB | 6'0, 240 | SR | 42.5 | 7.6% | 7.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Roy Robertson-Harris | DL | 6'7, 255 | SR | 39.0 | 7.0% | 7.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Usher | DL | 6'3, 235 | JR | 36.5 | 6.6% | 10.0 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kalon Beverly | DB | 6'1, 175 | FR | 33.5 | 6.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Lewis | DB | 5'11, 170 | FR | 32.0 | 5.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nik Needham | DB | 5'11, 185 | FR | 31.5 | 5.7% | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dashone Smith | DB | 6'0, 200 | JR | 30.5 | 5.5% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ishmael Harrison | DB | 6'0, 200 | SR | 29.0 | 5.2% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelvin Fisher Jr. | DB | 5'11, 200 | SR | 26.0 | 4.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Sky Logan | DL | 6'2, 285 | SO | 23.0 | 4.1% | 5.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Traun Roberson | DB | 6'0, 200 | SR | 21.0 | 3.8% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Gino Bresolin | DL | 6'2, 290 | JR | 19.0 | 3.4% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Brown | LB | 6'0, 225 | SR | 18.0 | 3.2% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Da'Carlos Renfro | DB | 5'10, 175 | SR | 16.0 | 2.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Silas Firstley | DL | 6'0, 265 | JR | 15.5 | 2.8% | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mookie Carlile | DB | 6'1, 200 | FR | 11.0 | 2.0% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence Montegut | DL | 6'1, 230 | SO | 10.0 | 1.8% | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Adrian Hynson | DB | 5'10, 185 | FR | 9.0 | 1.6% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Villarreal | DL | 6'4, 300 | SR | 7.5 | 1.3% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trent Trammell | DB | 6'0, 200 | SR | 6.0 | 1.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Hayes | DB | 5'10, 200 | JR | 3.5 | 0.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cooper Foster | LB | 6'1, 210 | JR | 3.0 | 0.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Madunezim | DL | 6'3, 275 | JR | 3.0 | 0.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaQuintus Dowell | DB | 5'10, 205 | SR | 2.0 | 0.4% | 1.0 | 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+ | 0.8 | 39 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.17 | 43 |
| Punt Success Rate | 54.7% | 71 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 81.6% | 27 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 44.4% | 83 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 47.5% | 57 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Jay Mattox | 6'0, 185 | JR | 23-24 | 15-19 | 78.9% |
| Mack Leftwich | 5'10, 190 | SO | 0-1 | 0-0 | #DIV/0! |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Alan Luna | 6'0, 190 | FR | 60 | 44.3 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 30.0% |
| Mack Leftwich | 5'10, 190 | SO | 4 | 29.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 75.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Jay Mattox | 6'0, 185 | JR | 55 | 64.3 | 31 | 56.4% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Jaquan White | 5'11, 200 | JR | 8 | 15.5 | 1 | 4 | 2 (2) |
| Daniel Siller | 6'1, 200 | SR | 5 | -1.6 | 0 | 0 | 2 (0) |
| Warren Redix | 5'10, 185 | FR | 4 | 6.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Autrey Golden | 5'11, 180 | SR | 31 | 20.7 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) |
| Warren Redix | 5'10, 185 | FR | 3 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| LaQuintus Dowell | 5'10, 205 | SR | 3 | 18.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics