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2015 | 2016
BYU Cougars (Independents)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 9-4 | Second-order wins (diff.): 9.1 (0.1) | S&P+ Rk: 37 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 3-Sep | vs. Arizona | 96 | 18-16 | W | 91% | 10.6 | 61% | 34% | 62% |
| 10-Sep | at Utah | 43 | 19-20 | L | 70% | 4.0 | 66% | 45% | 89% |
| 17-Sep | UCLA | 58 | 14-17 | L | 13% | -8.9 | 31% | 11% | 57% |
| 24-Sep | vs. West Virginia | 29 | 32-35 | L | 75% | 5.3 | 71% | 92% | 46% |
| 30-Sep | Toledo | 34 | 55-53 | W | 36% | -2.8 | 58% | 95% | 3% |
| 8-Oct | at Michigan State | 57 | 31-14 | W | 98% | 15.8 | 82% | 65% | 83% |
| 14-Oct | Mississippi State | 56 | 28-21 | W | 61% | 2.2 | 58% | 20% | 76% |
| 20-Oct | at Boise State | 19 | 27-28 | L | 1% | -18.6 | 29% | 21% | 59% |
| 5-Nov | at Cincinnati | 85 | 20-3 | W | 94% | 12.4 | 70% | 32% | 83% |
| 12-Nov | Southern Utah | N/A | 37-7 | W | 100% | 32.2 | 83% | 76% | 67% |
| 19-Nov | Massachusetts | 117 | 51-9 | W | 99% | 18.3 | 72% | 57% | 76% |
| 26-Nov | Utah State | 70 | 28-10 | W | 91% | 10.7 | 72% | 28% | 89% |
| 21-Dec | vs. Wyoming | 61 | 24-21 | W | 83% | 7.4 | 67% | 37% | 88% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 29.5 | 64 | 23.5 | 29 |
| Points Per Game | 29.5 | 62 | 19.5 | 14 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.14 | 119 | 1.25 | 58 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 44.6% | 37 | 40.2% | 43 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 32.9 | 14 | 25.7 | 4 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.40 | 79 | 3.95 | 25 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 8.76 | 7 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +1.25 |
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| ACTUAL | 12 | 7 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 112.4 | 33 | 126.4 | 7 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 47.5% | 22 | 36.8% | 18 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.08 | 55 | 0.94 | 11 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 109.7 | 32 | 114.7 | 14 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 44.0% | 14 | 34.6% | 22 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 68.5% | 58 | 64.5% | 44 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 18.0% | 53 | 21.1% | 40 | 18.9% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Jamaal Williams | RB | 6'2, 220 | SR | 234 | 1375 | 12 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 41.0% | 2 (2) |
| Taysom Hill | QB | 6'2, 235 | SR | 116 | 727 | 8 | 6.3 | 3.6 | 57.8% | 9 (4) |
| Squally Canada | RB | 5'11, 200 | SO | 74 | 315 | 2 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 39.2% | 0 (0) |
| KJ Hall | DB | 5'9, 175 | FR | 35 | 184 | 2 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 42.9% | 0 (0) |
| Harvey Langi | LB | 6'3, 252 | SR | 20 | 79 | 2 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 40.0% | 0 (0) |
| Algernon Brown | RB | 6'1, 250 | SR | 16 | 43 | 0 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 31.3% | 1 (1) |
| Tanner Mangum | QB | 6'3, 215 | SO | 5 | 58 | 1 | 11.6 | 21.4 | 40.0% | 1 (0) |
| Colby Hansen | RB | 5'11, 195 | JR | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 25.0% | 0 (0) |
| Colby Pearson | WR | 6'0, 203 | SR | 3 | 12 | 0 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 33.3% | 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+ | 91.4 | 90 | 96.8 | 77 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 41.4% | 59 | 43.4% | 85 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.22 | 128 | 1.50 | 81 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 96.1 | 71 | 91.8 | 79 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Taysom Hill | 6'2, 235 | SR | 222 | 372 | 2323 | 12 | 11 | 59.7% | 22 | 5.6% | 5.6 |
| Tanner Mangum | 6'3, 215 | SO | 22 | 33 | 241 | 3 | 1 | 66.7% | 4 | 10.8% | 5.5 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Nick Kurtz | WR | 6'6, 215 | SR | 77 | 49 | 541 | 2 | 11.0 | 7.0 | 63.6% | 49.4% | 19.9% |
| Mitchell Juergens | WR | 5'10, 181 | SR | 55 | 34 | 333 | 2 | 9.8 | 6.1 | 61.8% | 41.8% | 14.2% |
| Colby Pearson | WR | 6'0, 203 | SR | 54 | 38 | 384 | 4 | 10.1 | 7.1 | 70.4% | 59.3% | 14.0% |
| Moroni Laulu-Pututau | WR | 6'4, 220 | SO | 49 | 27 | 277 | 2 | 10.3 | 5.7 | 55.1% | 49.0% | 12.7% |
| Jonah Trinnaman | WR | 6'0, 190 | JR | 45 | 28 | 321 | 1 | 11.5 | 7.1 | 62.2% | 35.6% | 11.6% |
| Aleva Hifo | WR | 5'10, 180 | FR | 17 | 11 | 58 | 0 | 5.3 | 3.4 | 64.7% | 35.3% | 4.4% |
| Tanner Balderree | TE | 6'3, 252 | JR | 16 | 13 | 156 | 2 | 12.0 | 9.8 | 81.2% | 68.8% | 4.1% |
| Jamaal Williams | RB | 6'2, 220 | SR | 12 | 7 | 80 | 0 | 11.4 | 6.7 | 58.3% | 41.7% | 3.1% |
| Hunter Marshall | TE | 6'3, 242 | SO | 11 | 7 | 66 | 1 | 9.4 | 6.0 | 63.6% | 54.5% | 2.8% |
| Algernon Brown | RB | 6'1, 250 | SR | 9 | 6 | 67 | 0 | 11.2 | 7.4 | 66.7% | 55.6% | 2.3% |
| Brayden El-Bakri | RB | 6'0, 235 | SO | 8 | 5 | 88 | 0 | 17.6 | 11.0 | 62.5% | 62.5% | 2.1% |
| Garrett Juergens | WR | 5'10, 184 | SR | 7 | 4 | 36 | 1 | 9.0 | 5.1 | 57.1% | 57.1% | 1.8% |
| Squally Canada | RB | 5'11, 200 | SO | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 42.9% | 14.3% | 1.8% |
| KJ Hall | RB | 5'9, 175 | FR | 6 | 5 | 78 | 0 | 15.6 | 13.0 | 83.3% | 50.0% | 1.6% |
| Talon Shumway | WR | 6'3, 200 | FR | 6 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 16.3 | 8.2 | 50.0% | 33.3% | 1.6% |
| Beau Tanner | WR | 6'0, 188 | SO | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 0.8% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 98.6 | 76 | 117.4 | 13 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 48.3% | 48 | 44.1% | 38 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.04 | 103 | 0.98 | 7 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.19 | 33 | 2.85 | 50 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 4.8% | 63 | 4.4% | 79 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 108.5 | 48 | 94.0 | 90 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 35.2% | 23 | 32.0% | 76 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.49 | 123 | 2.02 | 119 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 4.19 | 4 | 2.33 | 8 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 7.4% | 58 | 6.4% | 87 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 101.9 | 66 | 101.9 | 59 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 90.0 | 111 | 118.8 | 20 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 104.8 | 55 | 123.7 | 11 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 104.4 | 53 | 102.2 | 57 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 101.9 | 62 | 118.5 | 15 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 92.1 | 100 | 109.0 | 42 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 106.8 | 58 | 98.8 | 72 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 60.5% | 64 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 34.8% | 59 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | +2.5 | 38 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 76.2% | 42 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 56.9% | 94 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 30.8% | 98 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 17.6% | 33 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 4.0% | 85 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 8.4% | 5 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 5.2% | 108 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 39.9% | 9 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| Fred Warner | LB | 6'4, 230 | JR | 66.5 | 9.7% | 10.5 | 1.5 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Butch Pau'u | LB | 6'0, 223 | SO | 64.0 | 9.4% | 7.0 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Francis Bernard | LB | 6'1, 239 | SO | 63.0 | 9.2% | 5.5 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Kai Nacua | DB | 6'2, 215 | SR | 44.0 | 6.4% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Harvey Langi | LB | 6'3, 252 | SR | 43.5 | 6.4% | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dayan Lake | DB | 5'11, 200 | FR | 40.5 | 5.9% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Sae Tautu | LB | 6'4, 245 | SR | 37.5 | 5.5% | 11.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Logan Taele | DL | 6'2, 295 | SR | 27.5 | 4.0% | 6.5 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Corbin Kaufusi | DL | 6'9, 285 | SO | 24.5 | 3.6% | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Micah Hannemann | DB | 6'0, 205 | JR | 22.0 | 3.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Michael Davis | DB | 6'2, 196 | SR | 20.5 | 3.0% | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Hadley | DB | 6'0, 205 | JR | 19.5 | 2.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Warner | DB | 6'1, 195 | FR | 19.5 | 2.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Kavika Fonua | LB | 6'0, 220 | SO | 18.5 | 2.7% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Takenaka | DB | 5'10, 210 | SR | 16.0 | 2.3% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Adam Pulsipher | LB | 6'1, 227 | SO | 13.0 | 1.9% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tomasi Laulile | DL | 6'4, 285 | JR | 11.0 | 1.6% | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tevita Mo'Unga | DL | 6'3, 314 | SO | 10.5 | 1.5% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kesni Tausinga | DL | 6'1, 303 | JR | 10.0 | 1.5% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chris Wilcox | DB | 6'2, 175 | FR | 8.5 | 1.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zayne Anderson | DB | 6'2, 200 | SO | 8.5 | 1.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Handsome Tanielu | DL | 6'2, 318 | JR | 7.0 | 1.0% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Trajan Pili | DL | 6'2, 240 | FR | 6.5 | 1.0% | 5.0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin McChesney | DB | 6'1, 190 | FR | 6.5 | 1.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Morgan Unga | LB | 6'5, 210 | SO | 5.5 | 0.8% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | 1.2 | 20 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.06 | 57 |
| Punt Success Rate | 70.2% | 12 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 76.0% | 51 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 45.8% | 81 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 54.5% | 23 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Rhett Almond | 6'4, 195 | SO | 39-40 | 17-21 | 81.0% |
| Jake Oldroyd | 6'1, 170 | FR | 1-1 | 3-4 | 75.0% |
| Andrew Mikkelsen | 6'0, 200 | SO | 2-2 | 0-1 | 0.0% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Jonny Linehan | 6'0, 203 | SR | 57 | 42.5 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 70.2% |
| Rhett Almond | 6'4, 195 | SO | 1 | 39.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Corey Edwards | 6'0, 206 | SO | 58 | 61.2 | 17 | 29.3% | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Mikkelsen | 6'0, 200 | SO | 12 | 59.6 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Oldroyd | 6'1, 170 | FR | 5 | 46.0 | 1 | 20.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Garrett Juergens | 5'10, 184 | SR | 19 | 8.6 | 0 | 19 | 0 (0) |
| Micah Hannemann | 6'0, 205 | JR | 3 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Mitchell Juergens | 5'10, 181 | SR | 1 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Aleva Hifo | 5'10, 180 | FR | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Matt Hadley | 6'0, 205 | JR | 7 | 27.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Brayden El-Bakri | 6'0, 235 | SO | 2 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics