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2015 | 2016
Colorado Buffaloes (Pac-12 South)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 10-4 | Second-order wins (diff.): 9.2 (-0.8) | S&P+ Rk: 18 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 2-Sep | vs. Colorado State | 38 | 44-7 | W | 100% | 40.4 | 99% | 88% | 99% |
| 10-Sep | Idaho State | N/A | 56-7 | W | 100% | 41.2 | 85% | 70% | 53% |
| 17-Sep | at Michigan | 3 | 28-45 | L | 16% | -7.7 | 72% | 82% | 61% |
| 24-Sep | at Oregon | 74 | 41-38 | W | 63% | 2.7 | 59% | 59% | 36% |
| 1-Oct | Oregon State | 65 | 47-6 | W | 100% | 39.3 | 98% | 95% | 92% |
| 8-Oct | at USC | 9 | 17-21 | L | 15% | -8.0 | 61% | 45% | 58% |
| 15-Oct | Arizona State | 83 | 40-16 | W | 100% | 27.0 | 90% | 66% | 81% |
| 22-Oct | at Stanford | 23 | 10-5 | W | 91% | 10.7 | 87% | 34% | 88% |
| 3-Nov | UCLA | 58 | 20-10 | W | 69% | 3.9 | 67% | 7% | 97% |
| 12-Nov | at Arizona | 96 | 49-24 | W | 97% | 15.2 | 77% | 60% | 59% |
| 19-Nov | Washington State | 41 | 38-24 | W | 92% | 11.0 | 86% | 77% | 71% |
| 26-Nov | Utah | 43 | 27-22 | W | 78% | 6.1 | 76% | 43% | 94% |
| 2-Dec | vs. Washington | 7 | 10-41 | L | 0% | -20.5 | 40% | 32% | 74% |
| 29-Dec | vs. Oklahoma State | 22 | 8-38 | L | 0% | -31.9 | 14% | 12% | 30% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 32.4 | 47 | 19.6 | 12 |
| Points Per Game | 31.1 | 51 | 21.7 | 20 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.21 | 88 | 1.27 | 70 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 43.5% | 46 | 36.9% | 24 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 28.5 | 95 | 30.8 | 97 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.74 | 42 | 3.72 | 16 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 7.26 | 13 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -0.45 |
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| ACTUAL | 6 | 28 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 96.6 | 89 | 111.9 | 32 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 43.9% | 62 | 39.8% | 38 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.97 | 108 | 1.12 | 89 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 108.1 | 37 | 93.2 | 93 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 38.5% | 79 | 39.6% | 70 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 71.2% | 45 | 66.7% | 58 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 18.9% | 68 | 11.1% | 128 | 18.9% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Phillip Lindsay | TB | 5'8, 190 | JR | 244 | 1252 | 16 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 39.3% | 5 (2) |
| Sefo Liufau | QB | 6'4, 230 | SR | 143 | 626 | 8 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 38.5% | 7 (4) |
| Kyle Evans | TB | 5'6, 175 | SO | 85 | 346 | 3 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 36.5% | 1 (0) |
| Steven Montez | QB | 6'5, 225 | FR | 44 | 288 | 1 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 50.0% | 1 (0) |
| Donovan Lee | TB | 5'9, 180 | JR | 28 | 97 | 0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 32.1% | 0 (0) |
| Beau Bisharat | TB | 6'2, 215 | FR | 15 | 45 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 33.3% | 1 (1) |
| Michael Adkins II | TB | 5'10, 205 | JR | 10 | 30 | 1 | 3.0 | 5.4 | 20.0% | 0 (0) |
| Troy Lewis | TB | 6'2, 210 | SO | 9 | 33 | 0 | 3.7 | 9.5 | 11.1% | 0 (0) |
| Jay MacIntyre | WR | 5'10, 190 | SO | 4 | 12 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 25.0% | 3 (2) |
| 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+ | 115.6 | 27 | 124.4 | 9 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 43.0% | 40 | 34.2% | 11 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.48 | 62 | 1.43 | 45 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 101.6 | 62 | 105.8 | 55 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Sefo Liufau | 6'4, 230 | SR | 200 | 319 | 2366 | 11 | 6 | 62.7% | 23 | 6.7% | 6.5 |
| Steven Montez | 6'5, 225 | FR | 83 | 140 | 1078 | 9 | 5 | 59.3% | 8 | 5.4% | 6.9 |
| Jordan Gehrke | 6'1, 200 | SR | 4 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 57.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 5.4 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Devin Ross | WR | 5'9, 180 | JR | 111 | 69 | 787 | 5 | 11.4 | 7.1 | 62.2% | 49.5% | 25.1% |
| Shay Fields | WR | 5'11, 180 | JR | 96 | 56 | 883 | 9 | 15.8 | 9.2 | 58.3% | 47.9% | 21.7% |
| Bryce Bobo | WR | 6'2, 190 | JR | 70 | 44 | 548 | 2 | 12.5 | 7.8 | 62.9% | 45.7% | 15.8% |
| Phillip Lindsay | TB | 5'8, 190 | JR | 63 | 54 | 520 | 1 | 9.6 | 8.3 | 85.7% | 44.4% | 14.2% |
| Jay MacIntyre | WR | 5'10, 190 | SO | 45 | 32 | 412 | 1 | 12.9 | 9.2 | 71.1% | 55.6% | 10.2% |
| Kabion Ento | WR | 6'3, 180 | JR | 16 | 8 | 174 | 2 | 21.8 | 10.9 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 3.6% |
| Kyle Evans | TB | 5'6, 175 | SO | 14 | 8 | 114 | 0 | 14.3 | 8.1 | 57.1% | 42.9% | 3.2% |
| Donovan Lee | TB | 5'9, 180 | JR | 8 | 8 | 46 | 0 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 100.0% | 50.0% | 1.8% |
| Lee Walker | WR | 6'0, 180 | SO | 4 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 12.0 | 9.0 | 75.0% | 50.0% | 0.9% |
| Sean Irwin | TE | 6'3, 250 | SR | 4 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15.0 | 3.8 | 25.0% | 25.0% | 0.9% |
| Johnny Huntley III | WR | 6'3, 210 | FR | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.5% |
| Dylan Keeney | TE | 6'6, 220 | SO | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.5% |
| George Frazier | TE | 6'2, 260 | JR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Sefo Liufau | QB | 6'4, 230 | SR | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.2% |
| Chris Bounds | TE | 6'4, 245 | FR | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.2% |
| Joseph Hall | WR | 5'9, 170 | JR | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.2% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 102.5 | 58 | 115.3 | 17 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 48.0% | 57 | 42.9% | 25 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.07 | 87 | 1.12 | 75 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.08 | 50 | 3.41 | 119 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 5.4% | 74 | 5.9% | 43 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 112.4 | 37 | 129.8 | 10 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 33.3% | 36 | 24.9% | 13 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.68 | 89 | 1.77 | 85 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.27 | 69 | 3.10 | 53 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 8.2% | 69 | 7.3% | 75 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 122.1 | 26 | 128.2 | 10 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 109.3 | 49 | 124.5 | 13 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 88.7 | 109 | 111.8 | 29 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 86.5 | 111 | 132.7 | 2 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 102.1 | 60 | 120.0 | 11 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 101.3 | 72 | 125.6 | 8 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 103.2 | 70 | 127.7 | 10 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 63.3% | 43 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 27.8% | 104 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | +7.9 | 12 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 79.2% | 26 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 55.4% | 106 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 33.2% | 76 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 17.9% | 31 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 1.8% | 125 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 6.3% | 13 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 9.7% | 1 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 37.6% | 22 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| Kenneth Olugbode | ILB | 6'1, 220 | SR | 92.0 | 12.4% | 6.0 | 2.5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Rick Gamboa | ILB | 6'0, 230 | SO | 59.5 | 8.0% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Chidobe Awuzie | DB | 6'0, 205 | SR | 59.0 | 7.9% | 6.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
| Afolabi Laguda | DB | 6'1, 205 | JR | 58.5 | 7.9% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jimmie Gilbert | OLB | 6'5, 230 | SR | 55.0 | 7.4% | 14.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Tedric Thompson | DB | 6'1, 205 | SR | 52.5 | 7.1% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 16 | 0 |
| Ryan Moeller | DB | 6'1, 215 | JR | 51.0 | 6.9% | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Addison Gillam | ILB | 6'3, 230 | JR | 44.0 | 5.9% | 6.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Samson Kafovalu | DT | 6'4, 295 | SR | 39.0 | 5.2% | 4.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Carrell | DE | 6'3, 300 | SR | 35.0 | 4.7% | 6.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Tupou | DT | 6'3, 325 | SR | 33.5 | 4.5% | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Oliver | DB | 6'1, 190 | SO | 28.0 | 3.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Ahkello Witherspoon | DB | 6'3, 195 | SR | 21.0 | 2.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
| Leo Jackson III | DE | 6'3, 275 | JR | 12.0 | 1.6% | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Lewis | LB | 6'2, 225 | SO | 11.5 | 1.5% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| N.J. Falo | OLB | 6'2, 220 | SO | 11.0 | 1.5% | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Nick Fisher | DB | 6'0, 180 | SO | 9.0 | 1.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Severson | ILB | 5'10, 205 | SR | 7.0 | 0.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anthony Julmisse | WR | 6'1, 185 | FR | 7.0 | 0.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jase Franke | DT | 6'3, 260 | SO | 6.5 | 0.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Timothy Coleman | DE | 6'3, 250 | JR | 5.0 | 0.7% | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Christian Shaver | OLB | 6'3, 230 | JR | 4.5 | 0.6% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Beau Bisharat | TB | 6'2, 215 | FR | 4.5 | 0.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Howard | OLB | 6'1, 230 | SR | 3.5 | 0.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Bergner | CB | 5'11, 170 | JR | 3.0 | 0.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | -1.1 | 103 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.41 | 119 |
| Punt Success Rate | 54.1% | 82 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 70.6% | 75 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 46.9% | 77 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 50.0% | 34 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Davis Price | 6'2, 190 | FR | 26-27 | 4-6 | 66.7% |
| Chris Graham | 6'3, 235 | JR | 8-10 | 10-15 | 66.7% |
| Diego Gonzalez | 6'0, 215 | SR | 16-16 | 3-4 | 75.0% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Alex Kinney | 6'1, 205 | SO | 72 | 41.3 | 4 | 31 | 15 | 63.9% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Chris Graham | 6'3, 235 | JR | 52 | 61.8 | 22 | 42.3% | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Diego Gonzalez | 6'0, 215 | SR | 19 | 65.0 | 16 | 84.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davis Price | 6'2, 190 | FR | 14 | 60.9 | 4 | 28.6% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Jay MacIntyre | 5'10, 190 | SO | 17 | 8.9 | 0 | 11 | 2 (2) |
| Isaiah Oliver | 6'1, 190 | SO | 15 | 10.5 | 1 | 8 | 1 (0) |
| Kyle Evans | 5'6, 175 | SO | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Anthony Julmisse | 6'1, 185 | FR | 18 | 22.4 | 0 | 0 | 2 (0) |
| Terran Hasselbach | 6'1, 240 | SO | 2 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kyle Evans | 5'6, 175 | SO | 2 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics