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2016 Arizona advanced statistical profile

Updated on 1/13/2017

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2015 | 2016

Arizona Wildcats (Pac-12 South)

2016 Schedule & Results
Record: 3-9 | Second-order wins (diff.): 3.6 (0.6) | S&P+ Rk: 96
Date Opponent Opp. S&P+ Rk Score W-L Win
Expectancy		 Adj. Scoring
Margin		 Percentile
Performance		 Off.
Percentile		 Def.
Percentile
3-Sep vs. BYU 37 16-18 L 9% -10.6 40% 49% 37%
10-Sep Grambling State N/A 31-21 W 88% 9.3 23% 9% 15%
17-Sep Hawaii 97 47-28 W 100% 23.1 87% 92% 47%
24-Sep Washington 7 28-35 L 37% -2.6 75% 94% 59%
1-Oct at UCLA 58 24-45 L 6% -12.3 29% 46% 9%
8-Oct at Utah 43 23-36 L 18% -7.2 45% 57% 31%
15-Oct USC 9 14-48 L 0% -28.6 22% 14% 26%
29-Oct Stanford 23 10-34 L 0% -21.2 23% 11% 36%
5-Nov at Washington State 41 7-69 L 0% -47.8 4% 7% 4%
12-Nov Colorado 18 24-49 L 3% -15.2 36% 58% 28%
19-Nov at Oregon State 65 17-42 L 0% -28.0 8% 13% 6%
25-Nov Arizona State 83 56-35 W 100% 27.6 89% 96% 38%
Category Offense Rk Defense Rk
S&P+ 30.1 61 35.4 105
Points Per Game 24.8 99 38.3 117
Five Factors
Offense Defense
Category Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
EXPLOSIVENESS IsoPPP 1.40 14 1.23 47 1.27
EFFICIENCY Success Rate 39.5% 102 46.5% 113 40.9%
FIELD POSITION Avg. FP 26.6 123 32.1 109 29.7
FINISHING DRIVES Pts. Per Trip in 40 4.41 78 5.22 121 4.47
TURNOVER MARGIN EXPECTED 0.53 67 Turnover Luck (PPG):
-3.14
ACTUAL -7 107
Rushing
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
Rushing S&P+ 115.7 22 95.1 88 100.0
Rushing Success Rate 42.5% 73 47.2% 107 43.1%
Rushing IsoPPP 1.38 2 1.02 40 1.08
Adj. Line Yards 109.5 33 95.5 85 100.0
Opportunity Rate 39.5% 71 39.4% 66 39.7%
Power Success Rate 67.6% 69 60.7% 23 67.9%
Stuff Rate 16.9% 35 16.6% 106 18.9%

Individual Rushing Stats

Player Pos. Ht, Wt Year Rushes Yards TD Yards/
Carry		 Hlt Yds/
Opp.		 Opp.
Rate		 Fumbles
(Lost)
Brandon Dawkins QB 6'3, 210 SO 118 1015 10 8.6 8.9 51.7% 4 (1)
Zach Green RB 5'10, 227 JR 77 373 3 4.8 5.2 32.5% 1 (1)
Samajie Grant WR 5'9, 180 SR 75 464 6 6.2 11.9 30.7% 1 (0)
Nick Wilson RB 5'10, 208 JR 55 320 3 5.8 7.8 34.5% 1 (0)
Khalil Tate QB 6'2, 212 FR 47 258 1 5.5 4.9 44.7% 1 (1)
J.J. Taylor RB 5'6, 170 FR 38 261 2 6.9 11.6 31.6% 0 (0)
Tyrell Johnson WR 5'7, 164 JR 28 144 1 5.1 3.9 39.3% 3 (1)
Anu Solomon QB 6'2, 206 JR 13 41 0 3.2 2.1 38.5% 3 (2)
Branden Leon RB 5'8, 195 FR 8 38 0 4.8 1.4 50.0% 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+ 89.7 95 87.8 113 100.0
Passing Success Rate 35.1% 118 45.7% 110 40.9%
Passing IsoPPP 1.44 76 1.44 56 1.49
Adj. Sack Rate 70.6 113 89.8 85 100

Individual Passing Stats

Player Ht, Wt Year Comp Att Yards TD INT Comp
Rate		 Sacks Sack Rate Yards/
Att.
Brandon Dawkins 6'3, 210 SO 97 181 1345 8 6 53.6% 13 6.7% 6.6
Anu Solomon 6'2, 206 JR 38 64 465 1 2 59.4% 12 15.8% 4.9
Khalil Tate 6'2, 212 FR 18 45 243 3 3 40.0% 2 4.3% 4.7
Zach Werlinger 6'1, 188 SO 0 5 0 0 0 0.0% 1 16.7% -1.2

Individual Receiving Stats

Player Pos. Ht, Wt Year Targets Catches Yards TD Yds/
Catch		 Yds/
Target		 Catch Rate Success Rate Target
Rate
Nate Phillips WR 5'7, 186 SR 56 33 414 2 12.6 7.4 58.9% 44.6% 23.0%
Trey Griffey WR 6'3, 209 SR 44 23 382 2 16.6 8.7 52.3% 40.9% 18.1%
Shun Brown WR 5'8, 175 SO 38 29 521 3 18.0 13.7 76.3% 60.5% 15.6%
Samajie Grant WR 5'9, 180 SR 30 22 247 3 11.2 8.2 73.3% 46.7% 12.3%
Cam Denson WR 5'11, 187 JR 27 15 242 2 16.1 9.0 55.6% 48.1% 11.1%
Shawn Poindexter WR 6'5, 210 JR 12 6 82 0 13.7 6.8 50.0% 50.0% 4.9%
Trevor Wood TE 6'6, 265 SO 7 7 49 0 7.0 7.0 100.0% 57.1% 2.9%
Tyrell Johnson WR 5'7, 164 JR 6 5 46 0 9.2 7.7 83.3% 66.7% 2.5%
Josh Kern TE 6'5, 235 SR 6 5 41 1 8.2 6.8 83.3% 66.7% 2.5%
Nick Wilson RB 5'10, 208 JR 4 2 11 0 5.5 2.8 50.0% 25.0% 1.6%
Zach Green RB 5'10, 227 JR 4 2 5 0 2.5 1.3 50.0% 0.0% 1.6%
Cedric Peterson WR 5'11, 187 FR 3 3 47 0 15.7 15.7 100.0% 100.0% 1.2%
Tony Ellison WR 5'11, 188 SO 2 2 19 0 9.5 9.5 100.0% 50.0% 0.8%
J.J. Taylor RB 5'6, 170 FR 2 2 16 0 8.0 8.0 100.0% 50.0% 0.8%
Devaughn Cooper WR 5'10, 175 FR 1 1 15 0 15.0 15.0 100.0% 100.0% 0.4%
Darick Holmes Jr. WR 5'5, 174 FR 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.4%
Standard Downs
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
Standard Downs S&P+ 102.6 57 95.8 81 100.0
Standard Downs Success Rate 44.8% 99 50.0% 92 47.3%
Standard Downs IsoPPP 1.19 36 1.11 66 1.12
SD Line Yards per Carry 3.08 50 3.18 94 2.98
SD Sack Rate 7.1% 109 5.7% 46 5.1%
Passing Downs
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
Passing Downs S&P+ 105.0 58 85.9 112 100.0
Passing Downs Success Rate 26.9% 109 37.6% 124 31.1%
Passing Downs IsoPPP 2.21 2 1.62 22 1.76
PD Line Yards per Carry 3.52 38 3.48 95 3.24
PD Sack Rate 10.8% 112 6.6% 83 7.9%
Situational
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk
Q1 S&P+ 99.3 77 98.3 74
Q2 S&P+ 106.2 56 86.8 108
Q3 S&P+ 90.7 102 87.5 114
Q4 S&P+ 124.7 7 90.8 101
1st Down S&P+ 110.3 38 96.7 80
2nd Down S&P+ 101.5 67 86.4 111
3rd Down S&P+ 100.3 78 80.6 122
Offensive Footprint
Team Rk Nat'l Average
Std. Downs Run Rate 67.5% 23 60.2%
Pass Downs Run Rate 39.0% 31 34.6%
Adj. Pace -2.5 87 +0.0
% of Solo Tackles 89.6% 1 74.2%
Defensive Footprint
Team Rk Nat'l Average
Std. Downs Run Rate 58.5% 83 60.2%
Pass. Downs Run Rate 32.2% 86 34.5%
Overall Havoc Rate 12.9% 109 15.8%
DL Havoc Rate 2.9% 114 5.0%
LB Havoc Rate 3.4% 92 4.3%
DB Havoc Rate 6.3% 62 6.4%
PD to INC 35.6% 41 33.1%
Individual Defensive Stats
Name Pos Ht, Wt Year Tackles % of Team TFL Sacks Int PBU FF
Paul Magloire Jr. LB 6'1, 227 SR 69.5 9.7% 5.5 2.5 0 1 0
Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles FS 6'2, 199 SO 68.5 9.6% 4.0 0.0 2 6 0
Dane Cruikshank CB 6'1, 204 JR 56.5 7.9% 1.5 0.0 2 7 0
Michael Barton LB 6'0, 237 SR 56.0 7.8% 8.0 3.0 0 1 0
John Kenny LB 6'1, 234 JR 34.5 4.8% 0.5 0.0 0 1 1
Isaiah Hayes S 6'0, 180 FR 34.0 4.7% 2.5 1.0 0 0 0
Jace Whittaker CB 5'11, 180 SO 33.0 4.6% 1.0 0.0 1 11 0
Tristan Cooper S 6'1, 180 FR 30.5 4.3% 2.0 1.0 0 1 1
Jake Matthews LB 6'3, 230 SR 27.5 3.8% 0.5 0.5 0 0 1
Tellas Jones S 6'0, 206 SR 26.5 3.7% 2.0 1.5 0 0 0
Cody Ippolito LB 6'2, 248 SR 25.5 3.6% 4.0 1.5 0 0 0
Jarvis McCall Jr. S 6'2, 203 JR 23.5 3.3% 2.0 0.0 1 2 1
DaVonte' Neal CB 5'10, 178 SR 19.5 2.7% 0.0 0.0 1 4 0
Anthony Mariscal S 5'10, 197 FR 17.0 2.4% 1.0 0.0 0 1 0
DeAndre' Miller LB 6'3, 236 JR 16.5 2.3% 5.0 3.0 0 0 0
Sani Fuimaono DL 6'1, 271 SR 16.5 2.3% 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
Brandon Rutt LB 6'1, 220 SO 15.0 2.1% 0.0 0.0 1 1 0
Justin Belknap DL 6'2, 247 FR 14.5 2.0% 2.5 1.0 0 2 0
Kwesi Mashack CB 5'8, 206 JR 14.0 2.0% 0.0 0.0 0 1 0
Aiulua Fanene DL 6'5, 308 SR 13.5 1.9% 2.0 0.0 0 1 0
Jack Banda DL 6'3, 247 JR 12.0 1.7% 3.0 2.0 0 1 0
Larry Tharpe Jr. DL 6'5, 275 SO 12.0 1.7% 2.5 0.0 0 3 0
Parker Zellers DL 6'1, 247 JR 11.5 1.6% 3.5 3.0 0 0 2
Luca Bruno DL 6'4, 295 JR 9.5 1.3% 1.0 0.0 0 0 0
Malcolm Holland CB 5'11, 182 FR 8.0 1.1% 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
Special Teams

 Rating Rank
Special Teams S&P+ -1.3 114
Category Rate Rank
FG Value (per kick) -0.19 99
Punt Success Rate 55.0% 74
Kickoff Success Rate 60.3% 100
Punt Return Success Rate 25.0% 124
Kick Return Success Rate 31.0% 113
Place-Kicker Ht, Wt Year PAT FG Pct
Josh Pollack 5'10, 184 SO 36-36 9-14 64.3%
Punter Ht, Wt Year Punts Avg TB FC I20 FC/I20
Ratio
Josh Pollack 5'10, 184 SO 48 42.3 2 6 14 41.7%
Jake Glatting 6'3, 206 SO 10 39.4 0 4 4 80.0%
Matt Aragon 6'5, 211 FR 3 38.7 0 1 1 66.7%
Kicker Ht, Wt Year Kickoffs Avg TB TB% OOB Fair
Catches		 Onside
Att		 Onside
Success
Edgar Gastelum 6'2, 252 SO 34 62.8 15 44.1% 0 1 0 0
Josh Pollack 5'10, 184 SO 24 54.0 5 20.8% 1 2 2 0
Punt Returner Ht, Wt Year Returns Avg. TD Fair Catch Fumbles (Lost)
Nate Phillips 5'7, 186 SR 7 4.9 0 17 2 (1)
J.J. Taylor 5'6, 170 FR 3 8.7 0 0 0 (0)
Shun Brown 5'8, 175 SO 2 -2.0 0 0 1 (0)
Kick Returner Ht, Wt Year Returns Avg. TD Fair Catch Fumbles (Lost)
Tyrell Johnson 5'7, 164 JR 9 15.4 0 0 1 (0)
DaVonte' Neal 5'10, 178 SR 8 19.1 0 0 1 (0)
Cam Denson 5'11, 187 JR 4 18.0 0 0 0 (0)

Stats via SportSource Analytics